Lebanon PM condemns strike, also says Israel freed 9 Lebanese POWs and calls for release of 9 more; IDF again warns displaced southern Lebanese against returning after deadly riots

ALBAWABA- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Friday for a 12-hour visit, marking a significant step in supporting Lebanon’s newly ele

Lebanon's caretaker, Prime Minister Najib Mikati, received the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, at the Grand Serail, where they discussed the current developments,

The government of Lebanon, the government of Israel and the government of the United States will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners captured after Oct. 7, 2023,” the

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty is set to arrive in Beirut on Friday, January 31, carrying a message from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. The Egyptian Embassy in Beirut announced that this visit—the minister's third in recent months—aims to reaffirm Egypt's support for Lebanon following President Aoun's election and the appointment of Nawaf Salam to form the new government.

Macron was received at Beirut’s international airport by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and was expected to head to the country’s south, where French troops are deployed part of a U.N. peacekeeping force along the border with Israel.

French President Emmanuel Macron after his meeting with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, right, upon his arrival in Beirut, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said Monday that Israel should withdraw from the occupied border areas in southern Lebanon, rejecting the extension of the cease-fire arrangements to Feb. 18.

French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic crisis and the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

The police officer was transported to hospital after being injured by the Mercedes driver. According to the family of the young driver, he turned himself in to local authorities. The driver of a Mercedes-AMG C 63 S sedan was arrested in Beirut,

More than two weeks after Nawaf Salam was designated as Lebanon's next Prime Minister, the extensive and complicated consultations that lead to the creation of the country's cabinet continue. It's the highly coveted Finance Ministry – whose head in recent years has been named by parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri – that is proving most