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2 days ago · Lebanon ( / ˈlɛbənɒn, - nən / ⓘ LEB-ə-non, -nən; Arabic: لُبْنَان, romanized : Lubnān, local pronunciation: [lɪbˈneːn] ), officially the Republic of Lebanon, [c] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.
4 days ago · Lebanon, country consisting of a narrow strip of territory on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It was home to ancient Phoenician settlements at sites that continued to be important centers of trade into the modern era. Lebanon became independent in 1943 with Beirut as its capital.
5 days ago · In northern Israel, where more than 70,000 have already been displaced, first responders are stepping up preparations for the worst. Increasing cross-border violence between Israel, Hezbollah ...
1 day ago · U.N. peacekeepers take cover as Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel trade attacks. Members of the Lebanese army and the Italian contingent of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force inspect a house destroyed by an Israeli attack during a patrol in Yarine on June 10, 2024. ALMA AL-CHAAB, Lebanon — United Nations vehicles rumble along a deserted road in south ...
6 days ago · Beirut Holidays, a spectacular celebration of culture, art and community, showcasing the vibrant spirit of Lebanon’s capital, is among the highlights of July 2024.
6 days ago · Lebanon has a heritage almost as old as the earliest evidence of mankind. Its geographic position as a crossroads linking the Mediterranean Basin with the great Asian hinterland has conferred on it a cosmopolitan character and a multicultural legacy.
4 days ago · Lebanon - Civil War, Sectarianism, Conflict: The attempt to establish a centralized state bureaucracy, begun by Chehab and continued by Hélou, came to an end with the election of Suleiman Franjieh to the presidency in August 1970. Franjieh, a traditional Maronite clan leader from the Zghartā region of northern Lebanon, sought to ...
4 days ago · Lebanon - Economy, Trade, Agriculture: Geopolitical factors in recent decades have placed significant strain on the economy of Lebanon, which had enjoyed status as a regional and commercial centre.
4 days ago · For Lebanon’s pleasure seekers, the main reminders of a war being fought only 60 miles to the south of Beirut are the scrambled GPS signals, deafening Israeli sonic booms and “go bags” that ...
5 days ago · Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Hamas was conducting Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel on behalf of the entire "Axis of Resistance" and, if a deal was reached, Hezbollah would stop its ...
5 days ago · Lebanon has by far the largest proportion of Christians of any Middle Eastern country, but both Christians and Muslims are sub-divided into many splinter sects and denominations. Population statistics are highly controversial. The various denominations and sects each have vested interests in inflating their own numbers.
6 days ago · Amos Hochstein, an energy policy official who was born in Israel, is playing diplomatic firefighter along the Israel-Lebanon border.
3 days ago · The economy of Lebanon has been experiencing a large-scale multi-dimensional crisis since 2019, [25] including a banking collapse, the Lebanese liquidity crisis and a sovereign default. [26] It is classified as a developing, lower-middle-income economy.
4 days ago · An Israeli military campaign in Lebanon would significantly magnify all the difficulties ordinary citizens already face, and many would come to see supporting Hezbollah as a pragmatic way to defend their homeland, making it harder for Israel to achieve its goals.
4 days ago · Christian areas scattered across Hezbollah-dominated southern Lebanon find themselves on the front line of a fight that few see as theirs.
4 days ago · Levant, historical term designating the region along the eastern Mediterranean, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and adjacent areas.
6 days ago · An official with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group says an Israeli strike in Syria killed a former bodyguard of the group's leader.
4 days ago · Australian Government travel advice for Lebanon. Do not travel. Travel advice level RED. Understand the risks, safety, laws and contacts.
5 days ago · Italy is working to clinch a land border agreement between Lebanon and Israel in an effort to de-escalate tensions between the two countries, according to Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
2 days ago · Latest News. 21:06 Politics - Makary at the launching of the “Rashaya Tourism Season”: We believe in Lebanon’s coexistence that supports humanitarian issues. 19:43 International - British Foreign Minister seeks an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.
