Lebanon

A group of Lebanese activists have taken the initiative to assist African migrants affected by the ongoing conflict in the country, while leading advocacy efforts to release the workers from a Kafala labor system that allows their employers…

Israel has launched missile strikes against Syria that hit locations in the vicinity of the city of Homs resulting in material damage, the army said in a statement. State media reports on Sunday quoting the army said the missiles flew…

Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to delay the clock change by a month. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided on Thursday not to…

Lebanon's president Michel Aoun has vacated the presidential palace a day before his six-year term ends, leaving a void at the top of a failing state.

The UN special envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis of Slovakia, has quit less than a year after taking on the role. According to diplomatic sources at the United Nation, No official reason was given for the resignation, ahead of Libya’s …

At least 28 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health ministry said. Military and security sources said that the army had seized a fuel storage tank hidden by black…

The Lebanese group, Hezbollah, has said it fired rockets at open ground near Israeli positions in response to Israeli air raids on southern Lebanon, drawing retaliatory Israeli strikes for a second consecutive day. In a statement on…

Pope Francis, speaking at his first general audience since he underwent intestinal surgery a month ago and on the first anniversary of a fatal blast in Beirut, said he had a "great" desire to visit Lebanon. The 84-year-old pope, who looked…

Two rockets launched from Lebanon struck Israel on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, adding that it fired artillery into Lebanese territory in response to the attack. Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said there were no…

Protests in solidarity with Palestine continue in Lebanon with marches planned on Monday as Israeli air raids killed nearly 200 people in Gaza. Palestinian refugees and Lebanese civilians travelled to the border with Israel on Sunday for…