Lebanon

President Emmanuel Macron's new special envoy for Lebanon heads to Beirut in the coming week as France seeks a new push to end a political crisis that has left the country without a president for over half a year, a diplomatic source said…

Lebanon’s caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan called on “rationalizing the distribution of medicine” and warned that the quantity of pharmaceutical drugs is sufficient for another three months. Last week, Lebanon’s Internal Security…

The interior Ministry of Lebanon has announced that it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The ministry on 11th of October stated that, "Bars and Nightclubs are to be shut until further…

Mustapha Adib, Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate has announced his resignation after failing to form a new government. Adib on Sunday September 26, 2020, announced this in a televised address after meeting with Lebanese President Michel…

The government of The Gambia has begun processes to secure the evacuation of about 36 Gambian migrant workers currently in Lebanon. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday August 24, 2020, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

Egypt has announced that it intends to extend medical aid diplomacy to Lebanon after a meeting between the two presidents This decision was made as an effort to tend to the aftermath of the explosion which happened on August 4, 2020 in…

A security officer has been killed and more than 200 demonstrators injured in a protest staged in Lebanon’s capital. The officer, who was trying to save those stranded in a hotel that was raided in Beirut, was attacked and died in the…

Qatar Emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thanihas, has ordered an airlift of emergency mthat the first aircraft of the Qatar Air Force has already left for Beirut’sedical aid to the people of Lebanon following the explosion in the capital, Beirut on…

A massive explosion near Lebanon's capital has killed at least 10 people, shattering glass in people's homes. While disclosing this on Tuesday August 4, 2020, witnesses and security sources stated that the blast caused apartment balconies…

Nassif Hitti, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, has tendered his resignation over what he described as a lack of political will to reform as the country battles with a financial crisis. While disclosing this in a statement on Monday August 3,…

About 30 Nigerian ladies who were trafficked to Lebanon have been appealing to Nigerian government to rescue them as they are stranded in that country. They made this appeal in a statement through the President of Journalists International…

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun said on Saturday that the country is prepared to defend itself against Israel’s attacks, which are in violation of the 2006 UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution. The President in a televised address stated…

The Israeli army has reported that an Israeli reconnaissance drone crashed inside Lebanese territory during IDF operational activity. The army however stated that there was no concern that any information was leaked. The drone was…

Lebanon's Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, disclosed on Monday July 21, 2020, that the country was sliding towards a critical stage after recording a new surge in infections. The financially troubled Mediterranean country declared early…

Cyprus has announced that effective from Monday July 5, flights coming from Lebanon will no longer be accepted into the country. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Cypriot embassy on Sunday July 4, 2020. The statement said…

President Michel Aoun of Lebanon has on Sunday called for national unity after violence erupted between supporters of rival sectarian political parties. Lebanon maintains a fragile sectarian balance since its many sects fought a 1975-1990…

Not less than fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon This was disclosed on Tuesday May 26, 2020, by the Nigerian foreign minister, Geoffrey Onyeama. On arrival, the trafficked women were taken to the quarantine…

Source: AP Lebanese officials had alleged that Fakhoury, 57, of Dover, New Hampshire, who had been jailed since September, was accountable for the killings and abuse of prisoners in Lebanon as part of an Israeli-backed militia two decades…

Lebanon's parliament has disclosed plan to vote on a law that would legalize the cultivation of cannabis for medical and industrial usage. The draft law, if approved, will constitute a measure to improve the country’s crippled economy and…

The bodies of Hezbollah militants who fought alongside the Syrian regime of president Bashar Al–Assad have been returned to Lebanon. Disclosing in a statement on Monday March 3rd, the group stated that the bodies were those killed in the…