Lebanon

Israel and Lebanon agree to U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement

Israel and Lebanon have reached a ceasefire agreement after two days of U.S.-led negotiations in Washington, ABC News reported on June 4.

4 June, 08:53 AM

Iran suspends U.S. talks as Israel attacks Lebanon

Iran has suspended negotiations with the United States after Israel expanded its military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, CNN reported on June 1, citing Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim.

2 June, 12:29 AM

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Iranian authorities said they again closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping in response to a new series of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah assets in Lebanon, the Associated Press reported on April 8.

8 April, 10:34 PM

Israel deploys new troops in southern Lebanon for first time since 2024

The Israel Defense Forces began an operation in southern Lebanon on March 3, deploying troops to additional positions near the border for the first time since November 2024, the IDF announced in an official statement on X.

3 March, 02:20 PM

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon follow Hezbollah rocket attack

Israeli forces struck Hezbollah targets across Lebanon on March 2, killing at least 31 people and wounding 149 others, The Associated Press reported, citing Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

2 March, 11:10 AM

Bulgaria arrests Russian owner in 2020 Beirut port blast case

Bulgarian authorities arrested the Russian owner of the cargo ship carrying ammonium nitrate that caused the 2020 Beirut port explosion, the AP reported on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 09:49 PM

Over 2 million Syrians return home after Assad’s fall

More than 2 million Syrians have returned to their homeland following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the United Nations reported on June 19.

19 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Zelensky discusses food supply with Lebanon’s new president

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had his first conversation with Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, on Jan. 30.

31 January 2025, 01:32 AM

Israel may already be arming Ukraine with seized Lebanese weapons, report suggests

Israel is considering supplying Ukraine with Soviet and Russian-made weapons seized in Lebanon, but there are indications that such deliveries are already underway, The Telegraph reports.

27 January 2025, 11:12 AM

Israel proposes to give Ukraine Russian weapons captured by IDF

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has proposed handing over Russian-supplied weapons captured by the IDF to Ukraine, the Ukrainian embassy in Israel said on Jan. 21.

21 January 2025, 09:43 PM

Relatives of Bashar al-Assad arrested at Beirut airport using fake passports

Authorities arrested the wife and daughter of a cousin of former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad at Beirut’s airport on Dec. 27 as they attempted to leave using fake passports, the Associated Press reported on Dec. 28, citing law enforcement sources.

29 December 2024, 02:41 AM

HUR and Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry evacuate 34 from Syria, including 15 children

Ukraine’s HUR and Foreign Ministry evacuated 34 people from Syria via Lebanon, including 31 Ukrainians and 3 Syrians, relatives of Ukrainians with legal rights to enter Ukraine, HUR reported on Dec. 21.

21 December 2024, 05:45 PM

Israel targets Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut with multiple airstrikes

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched at least ten airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on the morning of Nov. 1, The Times of Israel reported.

1 November 2024, 11:28 AM

Ukraine's military intelligence shares stories of people evacuated from Lebanon earlier

Ukraine successfully evacuated 28 citizens from Lebanon on Oct. 9, 2024, during the fourth phase of a joint operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

10 October 2024, 10:55 AM

FSB head fears Russian leadership could be eliminated with explosive gadgets 'at the right moment'

After Hezbollah militants' gadgets were remotely detonated in an operation, Kremlin officials, including FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov, voiced concerns that similar tactics could be used against them during a CIS security meeting.

4 October 2024, 02:34 PM

HUR evacuates 179 Ukrainians and foreigners from Lebanon - photos

Ukraine evacuated 134 of its citizens, including 22 children, and 45 people of other nationalities from Lebanon, the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Telegram on Oct. 2 following the successful joint operation with the Foreign Ministry.

2 October 2024, 10:17 AM

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