The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, has been arrested in Beirut. Once lauded for reviving the country's economy after the civil war, Salameh's later years in office were marred by allegations of financial crimes including embezzlement and money laundering. Plus, the trial against Martin Winterkorn, the former CEO of…

Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli airstrike demolished an apartment building in a busy neighborhood where Hezbollah has its main operations and base of support

The ferocious exchange of fire by Hezbollah and the Israeli military is raising fears of a regional war beyond the tense border

British Airways suspends flights until Wednesday, while Air France pauses services until Monday.

I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into the civil war and six years before Theodore Ell was born. I mention this because, despite the fact our experiences of this fascinating country were at different times, his impressions and judgements in his excellent new book Lebanon Days – which…

Air France suspends flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut in response to Israel-Hezbollah tensions, monitoring security conditions for passenger safety.

Watch a view of Beirut on Sunday (25 August) after Hezbollah retaliated with a rocket barrage following Israeli strikes.

Israel launched what it said were ‘self-defence’ strikes on targets in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires hundreds of rockets and drones over the border

In Lebanon's biggest public hospital, nurses are busy honing their life-saving skills as the spectre of all-out war looms, 10 months into intensifying clashes between Hezbollah and Israel over the Gaza war.

Hezbollah fires 55 missiles at town in Israel after Israeli strike killed 10 Syrian workers and their relatives in Lebanon

Syrians and Sudanese nationals are trapped between war raging in their own countries and a war looming over Lebanon.