Gaining its independence from France during World War II, Lebanon formed a democracy that put religious affiliation at the center of the distribution and dynamics of political power. Per the ...

Part of a Crusader castle crumbled. An 18th century minaret felled. Church mosaics burned. Archaeologists are assessing ...

As the humanitarian crisis affecting children in Gaza continues to deepen, UNICEF says there’s also a great need in Lebanon and Syria. John Yang speaks with UNICEF spokesman James Elder about what he ...

Lebanon has been without a president since Michel Aoun left the post in 2022, and the current government exists in a caretaker format. Lebanon's foreign minister on Thursday defended Hezbollah's ...

The truce has since silenced the explosions, but Imad worries it won’t end the crisis. “Lebanon and the Lebanese don’t have a future; we jump from catastrophe to catastrophe,” he says ...

From October 8, 2023, until November 26, 2024, below are some estimated numbers for the Lebanon war. Some numbers are fully updated, and some await updates from the IDF but are based on previous ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon woke up to the sound of celebratory gunfire instead of Israeli ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 4 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people were killed and 16,600 wounded in nearly 14 months of Israeli air strikes and bombardment on Lebanon as part of a devastating conflict with ...

Former Lebanese soccer player Assile Toufaily couldn't help but cry upon hearing of an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. "I'm happy. They had some sort of objective to help Gaza, they did what they did. But ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Hours after a U.S.-brokered cease-fire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon woke up to the sound of celebratory gunfire instead of Israeli ...