Lebanon

Several independent MPs, reformists, and opposition parties urged Lebanon’s caretaker government on Monday to declare a state of emergency in southern Lebanon and hand over control to the military. They asked parliament to adopt a…
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Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday that the Lebanese army is “the protector and guardian of the nation.” He assured the army that it has the full support of the government, adding: “I know that you are going…
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The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Lebanon said on Saturday it was closely following the developments of the current events in southern Lebanon, Saudi Press Agency reported. It stressed its previous call to all Saudi citizens to avoid travel…
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Hezbollah said it fired “dozens” of rockets Thursday at a military base in northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon, announcing four of its fighters had been killed. Fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah…
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The situation between Israel and Hezbollah is very concerning, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday, on the eve of her tour of Lebanon, Tel Aviv, and the West Bank. Baerbock is scheduled to travel to Lebanon to engage…
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King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center’s (KSrelief) philanthropist works in Lebanon and Sudan continues with its latest provision of medical support and basic food requirements for needy individuals. In the Miniyeh region of…
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will visit the Middle East next week, Berlin said Friday, as the Gaza war grinds on and fears grow of a wider regional conflict. Baerbock will travel to Israel Monday immediately after a meeting…
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Cyprus on Thursday rejected as “groundless” allegations by the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement that airports on the east Mediterranean island might be used by Israeli warplanes if the Israel-Hamas war spreads. Hezbollah chief Hassan…
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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned “no place” in Israel would be spared in case of full-blown war against the Lebanese group, and threatened Cyprus if it opened its airports to Israel. “The enemy knows well that we have…
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German authorities have canceled their arrest warrant for Lebanon’s former central bank chief for technical reasons, but are continuing their probe and keeping his assets frozen, the Munich prosecutor’s office told Reuters on Wednesday.…
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