Tag: Lebanon
US envoy says Israel should ‘comply’ with Lebanon plan to disarm militant groups
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Top U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack said on Monday Israel should comply with a plan under which…
The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon has split the United States and its European…
The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations
BEIRUT (AP) — A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border.…
Lebanon, Iran’s delicate diplomacy amid calls to disarm Hezbollah
This week’s visit to Lebanon of senior Iranian politician Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council,…
Hezbollah vows to keep arms, says Lebanon’s disarmament plan serves Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday vowed not to disarm, saying last…
Hezbollah chief says ‘no life’ in Lebanon if government confronts group
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem warned the Lebanese government on Friday against confronting the Iran-backed militant group,…
only state holds arms, no outside interference
BEIRUT (Reuters) -No group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing, President Joseph…
Explosion kills six members of army in southern Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Lebanese army said on Saturday that six soldiers were killed and others wounded in an…
Lebanon cabinet meets again on Hezbollah disarmament
Lebanon's cabinet on Thursday held a second meeting within days to discuss the thorny task of disarming Hezbollah,…
Lebanese cabinet holds more talks on disarming Hezbollah, under US pressure
Lebanon’s cabinet has again met to discuss the disarmament of Hezbollah despite the latter’s earlier rejection of the…
Hezbollah says Lebanon cabinet decision to limit arms to state is ‘grave sin’
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hezbollah said on Wednesday the Lebanese government was committing a "grave sin" by tasking the army…
Survivors of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah last year struggle to recover
BAZOURIEH, Lebanon (AP) — Her head heavy with a cold, Sarah Jaffal woke up late and shuffled into…