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The US State Department has raised the travel alert for Lebanon to 'do not travel' due to the 'unpredictable security situation' related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah or other armed militant factions. more
Israeli army strikes in 'Lebanon area' in response to Hamas' fire

Beirut/IBNS/UNI: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that it was striking "the area in Lebanon" in response to fire from the area.

Prison fire leaves three dead in Lebanon

At least three people died as fire broke out at a prison in eastern Lebanon, media reports said.

Lebanon: Military court charges 7 for attacking UN peacekeepers

Beirut: Lebanon's military court charged seven people over the attack in December that killed an Irish peacekeeper and wounded three others in southern Lebanon.

Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty dies in Lebanon gun attack

Beirut: An Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty has died in a gun attack in Lebanon, officials said.

Lebanon: At ‘a crossroad between rebound or collapse’

New York: The dire impact of Lebanon’s unrelenting socio-economic crisis prompted the UN Special Coordinator to warn the Security Council behind closed doors on Thursday, that the c ...

As global food and fuel crisis deepens, Lebanon’s crisis is affecting ‘everyone, everywhere’

New York: Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled grave concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the global food and fuel crisis, which are af ...

Socio-economic meltdown leaves Lebanese ‘hanging on by a thread’

New York: With livelihoods in tatters and hopes almost shattered, the Lebanese are “hanging on by a thread,” the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Thursday, ann ...

People for Peace: Dreaming of a mine-free Lebanon

A young Cambodian woman says it is her dream to help remove all land mines from the south of Lebanon and improve living conditions for all people living under the threat of death or injur ...

Lebanon crisis robbing young people of their futures: UNICEF

New York: More than four in 10 young Lebanese over just a 12-month period, reduced spending on education to buy basic food, medicine and other essential items, and nearly a third, have be ...