The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 32 tons and 500 kilograms of food baskets on Monday to the neediest Syrian and Palestinian refugee families and the host community in Naameh, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The aid is part of the project aimed at supporting food security…

Earlier this year, Sydney man Mohamed Barghachoun was on the brink of being deported back to Lebanon, leaving his wife and three children behind, after his visa was cancelled by the Department of Home Affairs.

Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday postponed municipal elections for up to a year for a second time amid concerns the government would not be able to secure the needed funding in time for the polling. The delay comes as Lebanon’s economy and infrastructure continue to crumble, with legislators in the deeply…

Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday voted to extend the terms of municipal councils and other local officials, delaying elections to avoid further political paralysis in a country still in the throes of an economic meltdown.

Iran's president on Tuesday reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country's annual Army Day. The comments by Ebrahim Raisi came as fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead in Tehran, and as Iranian submarines sailed across its waters during a ceremony carried live by state television, The Associated Press said.…

People hunting for sport in northern Lebanon used automatic rifles to massacre dozens of rare wild birds traveling through the region on their migration route to Europe. Lebanese animal rights activists have denounced the cruelty of these hunters who slaughter these protected species with total impunity “for fun".

Muslim worshippers packed Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound for noon prayers on the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan under heightened Israeli police presence. The prayers ended peacefully amid a year-long escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Israeli police raids at the sacred compound last week triggered rocket attacks from Gaza, southern…

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group claims that Israel did not hit Hamas or Hezbollah targets in last week’s strikes on southern Lebanon

Lebanon's security forces have seized an estimated 10 million captagon pills that were to be smuggled to Senegal and then on to Saudi Arabia, Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said in a tweet on Friday.