Articles tagged with "Lebanon"
29 articles found
Lebanon transfers 128 Syrian convicts home under agreement
Under a bilateral agreement between the two countries, Lebanon transferred more than 130 Syrian detainees earlier this year; the move marks the first phase of prisoner transfers aimed at improving post-Assad relations.
June 24, 2026
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UN rights chief sending mission to Lebanon to collect abuses evidence
UN rights chief said Wednesday he would send a mission to Lebanon to collect evidence on alleged rights abuses since the war began between Hezbollah and Israel
June 10, 2026
Bahrain, Lebanon senior military officials meet Pakistan field marshal, discuss regional security environment
Bahrain National Guard Commander General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa and Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Rodolphe Haykal, separately called on Pakistan Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir at the GHQ on Tuesday, where they discussed matters of mutual interest and the regional security environment.
June 9, 2026
Asian stocks take another hit from AI, Mideast worries
After leading several markets to record highs this year, technology firms are facing selling pressure on concerns that the eye-watering sums pumped into artificial intelligence may have been overdone and stock valuations are too high.
June 5, 2026
Pakistan urges ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon at UNSC
Says escalating violence in Lebanon threatens regional stability; urges an immediate ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal, respect for Lebanese sovereignty, and renewed diplomatic efforts for peace.
June 2, 2026
Israeli offensive in Lebanon forces Syrian, Palestinian refugees to flee again: UN
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR says Lebanon hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world, with roughly one in five people in the country a refugee, warning that escalating violence is leaving displaced communities with shrinking access to housing, medical care, and basic services across the country.
June 1, 2026
More than half of Lebanon population depends on aid: EU official
More than half of Lebanon’s population depends on humanitarian aid, the EU said, as Israeli strikes continue despite a ceasefire and Washington talks seek to end the war.
May 8, 2026
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Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in Washington May 14-15: US
Lebanon and Israel will hold a new round of peace talks on May 14-15 in Washington, a US official said Thursday, despite a new Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut.
May 7, 2026
All you need to know about Day 50 of US-Israel war on Iran
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf describes the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a “clumsy and ignorant decision,” saying tensions nearly escalated during behind-the-scenes talks involving an American minesweeper near the strategic waterway.
April 19, 2026