A meeting Monday of the ceasefire monitoring committee witnessed a negative atmosphere that does not indicate that Israel intends to withdraw from south Lebanon by the weekend, when the 60-day timeframe expires,

President Joseph Aoun told visiting United Nations chief Antonio Guterres that it was necessary for “Israeli forces to withdraw from occupied territories in the south within the deadline set by the ag

“President Macron promised to keep support for the new government,” Mikati said after meeting the French leader at the airport. He added that Macron will meet early Friday with the U.S. and French officers on the ceasefire monitoring committee and will later meet Lebanese officials.

SOUTH LEBANON - On his first working day after being elected president, President Joseph Aoun called for binding parliamentary consultations next Monday to name the prime minister-designate to form the next government.

With the fall of Assad in December, the election of Aoun and Salam in Lebanon marks the second dramatic political shift in Israel’s neighborhood dynamics in less than two months.

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Iraq will take part in Lebanon reconstruction efforts following the damage caused by the Hezbollah-Israel conflict Iraqi Undersecretary of the Minist

Macron was received at Beirut’s international airport by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and was expected ... force along the border with Israel. “This is a message of gratitude ...

Macron was received at Beirut’s international airport by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and was expected ... force along the border with Israel. “This is a message of gratitude ...

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati hosted U.N. Friday evening at his residence in Beirut. The meeting was attended by U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix,

Southern Lebanon residents vow to return home despite Israeli occupation as tensions rise amid ceasefire violations.

Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.