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Lebanon beats Hong Kong of China in Davis Cup semifinals​

LebanonqualifiedforthetennisfinalsoftheAsia-OceaniagroupinDavisCupafterbeatingHongKong,China3-1inthesemifinalgameshostedbytheLebaneseTennisfederationattheNotreD

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Chinese peacekeepers to Lebanon awarded UN Peace Medal of Honor

The410membersofthe16thChinesepeacekeepingforcetoLebanonwereawardedtheUnitedNationsPeaceMedalofHonoronFriday,amonthbeforetheirtransferofauthoritytothe17thconting

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Lebanon gears up for parliamentary elections after decade-long absence

AsregistrationofficiallyclosedforcandidatesrunningforLebanon'supcomingparliamentaryelections,thecountryinchescloserinholdingitsfirstelectionssince2009,butanalys

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Lebanese leaders say Israel threatens border stability

Lebanon'sthreetopleadersaccusedIsraelonTuesdayofthreateningthestabilityoftheborderregionbetweenthetwocountries,wherecalmhaslargelyprevailedsincea2006war,amidris

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Lebanese push for more participation of women in politics

Lebanoniscampaigningtogetatleastfivetimesmorewomenelectedtoparliamentthisspringinitsfirstvoteinnearly10years,thecountry'sfirstwomen'saffairsministersays.Itisada

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Lebanon bans Spielberg film and Israeli adventurer biopic

LebaneseauthoritieshavebannedStevenSpielberg'slatestfilm,politicalthriller"ThePost",andAustraliandrama"Jungle"tocomplywithaboycottofIsrael,anofficialtoldAFPMond

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Macron warns against Mideast meddling at Lebanon conference

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacrononFridaywarnedregionalpowersagainstmeddlinginLebanonataninternationalmeetingaimedatfendingoffpressureonthefragilecountryfromrivalsI

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Private school in Lebanon regrets showing Israel on a map

AprivateFrenchschoolinLebanonhasissuedanapologyfollowingcomplaintsfromtheparentsofafourthgraderthatamapingeographyclassshowsIsrael—andnotPalestine—asthecountry'

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Is Hariri’s unresignation the end of the Lebanon saga?

Lebanon’smonthofpoliticalintrigueappearedtocomefullcircleonTuesday,asPrimeMinisterSaadal-Haririwithdrewtheresignationheannounced–fromSaudiArabia–onNovember4.The

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Lebanese PM threatens to resign over Hezbollah influence

PrimeMinisterSaadHaririsaidMondaythathewillresigniftheHezbollahmilitantgrouprefusestoacceptanewpower-sharingarrangementforLebanon,speakingasconsultationsgotunde

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Clean-up dives, recycling: Lebanese respond to garbage crisis

Lebanesediversplungebelowthesurface,scubatanksontheirbacksandnetsinhand.Butwhatthey'relookingforunderthesea'ssurfaceisnottreasure,it'strash.Thegroupisconducting

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Hariri's U-turn a breather but Lebanon still holds its breath

AsenseofcautiousreliefprevailsinLebanonafterPrimeMinisterSaadHaririannouncedheisputtinghisresignationonhold.Buttherespitecouldbeshort-livedasquestionsaboundabou

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Lebanon: Who's in charge and what's at stake?

Resignationornot?‍Lebanon’sprimeministerSaadAl-HaririsettheregiononedgeinearlyNovemberbyunexpectedlyannouncinghisresignationduringavisittoSaudiArabia.Thereasons

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Lebanon's Hariri arrives in Beirut after resignation

Lebanon'sPrimeMinisterSaadal-HaririarrivedinBeirutTuesdayeveningafterhissuddenresignationinatelevisedstatementhereadfromtheSaudiArabiancapitalRiyadhonNov.4.Hari

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Lebanon’s ‘detained’ prime minister to travel to France

Lebanon'sformerprimeministerSaadHaririwilltraveltoFrance"inthecomingdays,"aFrenchpresidentialsourcesaidWednesday,afterBeirutaccusedSaudiArabiaofdetaininghimfoll

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Hariri plans return to Lebanon amid Qatar-like blockade fears

JustashestunnedtheworldbyhisshockresignationasLebanon’sprimeministerinabroadcastfromSaudicapitalRiyadh,Saadal-HaririmadeasurpriseannouncementonTuesdaydeclaringh

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Top Lebanese priest heads to Saudi Arabia amid crisis

AtopLebaneseChristianleaderwillheadtoSaudiArabiaonMondaywhereheisexpectedtomeetwithLebanon'sprimeminister,whoresignedearlierthismonthinasurprisetelevisedaddress