Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after major rocket attack
By Lucy Williamson & David Gritten BBC News, in Jerusalem and London The Israeli military has carried out air…
Lebanon election: Hezbollah and allies lose parliamentary majority
The Iran-backed Shia Muslim Hezbollah movement and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon’s parliament, results from Sunday’s election…
Lebanese minister behind Saudi remarks rift resigns
Lebanon’s information minister, whose criticism of the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen caused a major rift with Gulf states, has…
Beirut blast: UN ignored plea for port disaster evidence
The BBC has learned that the UN has repeatedly ignored requests from bereaved families for information to help the official…
Daily Star: Lebanon’s crisis forces oldest English newspaper to close
Lebanon’s oldest English-language newspaper, The Daily Star, has closed down, in a further sign of the country’s deepening economic crisis.…
Saudi Arabia expels Lebanon ambassador amid Yemen row
Saudi Arabia has ordered Lebanon’s ambassador to leave within 48 hours over “insulting” comments by a Lebanese minister. The kingdom…
Beirut port blast: Day of mourning in Lebanon after bloodshed at protest
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has announced a day of mourning for Friday, a day after deadly fighting erupted in…
Lebanon left without power as grid shuts down
Lebanon has been left without electricity, plunging the country into darkness amid a severe economic crisis. A government official told…
Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into Lebanon to ease shortages
Four convoys carrying Iranian fuel have arrived in Lebanon under an initiative by the militant group Hezbollah to ease the…
Lebanon crisis deepens as PM-designate quits over cabinet deadlock
Lebanon protests Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has given up trying to form a new government after nine months…