Lebanon Elects US-Backed Army Chief As President Lebanon elects US-backed army chief as president, ending political stalemate and presidential vacuum. Joseph Aoun secures victory with Saudi-US support. Top News · Jan 9, 2025
Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanese president, ending two-year wait Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the war-battered country. Radio France Internationale · Jan 9, 2025
Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia. Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2025
Will Lebanon finally elect a president? Lebanon’s parliament is to vote for the country’s next president after a two-year void. Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2025
History made: Habib is 1st Lebanese player in Open era to play in a Grand Slam men's singles draw Hady Habib isn’t likely to find anything too daunting at the Australian Open now that he’s become the first Lebanese player in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam men’s singles draw The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025
Lebanon Set To Finally Elect President After Two-year Vacancy Lebanese lawmakers are expected to finally elect a president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis. International Business Times · Jan 9, 2025
UN Peacekeepers Patrol In Lebanon As Truce Deadline Nears UN peacekeepers in Lebanon patrol through rocky hills and olive groves near the border with Israel, ahead of a deadline for a truce in the war with Hezbollah that some residents fear will not hold. International Business Times · Jan 8, 2025
Biden Administration Shifts Military Aid To Strengthen Lebanon Ceasefire Biden administration reallocates military aid to Lebanon to reinforce ceasefire with Hezbollah, supporting Lebanese Armed Forces and enhancing security in ... Top News · Jan 8, 2025
Lebanon Leaders In Talks For New Bid To Elect President Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus. International Business Times · Jan 8, 2025
US shifts more than $100M in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025
Gunmen Attack Bus In West Bank, Killing Three Israelis Stay informed about the recent violence in the West Bank and Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations, negotiations for a ceasefire, and international eff... Top News · Jan 6, 2025
US envoy says Israeli army will withdraw completely from south Lebanon As Israel pulls out of western sector, Amos Hochstein promises full Israeli withdrawal with 60-day deadline looming. Al Jazeera · Jan 6, 2025
US Envoy Says Israeli Forces Begin Pullout From 2nd South Lebanon Town Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Israeli forces began withdrawing on Monday from a south Lebanon border town more than halfway into a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. International Business Times · Jan 6, 2025
Middle East crisis: Israeli forces ‘fired on World Food Programme convoy in Gaza’ – as it happened Statement from UN agency ‘strongly condemns horrifying incident’ on Sunday which it says risked lives of staff The Guardian - AU · Jan 6, 2025
Top News · Jan 5, 2025 Hezbollah Leader Killed In Israeli Airstrike, War Erupts Learn about the Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, escalating conflict in Lebanon and leading to a fragile ceasefire.
International Business Times · Jan 5, 2025 Gaza Rescuers Say 23 Dead In Latest Israeli Strikes Israel pounded the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 23 people according to rescuers, nearly 15 months into the war with Hamas Palestinian militants.
Top News · Jan 5, 2025 Israel Warns Hezbollah Ceasefire At Risk Over Litani River Withdrawal Israel warns of potential collapse of ceasefire with Hezbollah over withdrawal beyond Litani River.
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2025 Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed last year inside the war operations room, aide says A senior Hezbollah security official says leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the militant group’s war operations room
Top News · Jan 4, 2025 Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens In Gaza, Ceasefire Talks Ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza lead to casualties, ongoing conflict with Hamas, and international efforts for peace.
Top News · Jan 4, 2025 Israeli Forces Destroy Secret Syrian Missile Factory Israeli forces destroy Syrian missile factory funded by Iran for Hezbollah, uncovering chemical weapons intel in a daring mission.
The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2025 The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline
Latin Times · Jan 3, 2025 Israel Reveals Footage of Covert Operation Inside Syria That Destroyed An Iranian Missile Manufacturing Compound "Operation Many Ways" sought to destroy the underground facility that mostly supplied Hezbollah in Lebanon
The Guardian - US · Jan 3, 2025 Ex-CIA director Leon Panetta ‘hopeful’ that Trump will be more Reagan than ‘America First’ on national security Vastly experienced former defense secretary who allowed women into combat is braced for backlash but feels ‘deep, deep down in my guts’ that norms will hold
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025 Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels as other fronts calm The rockets from Gaza have mostly fallen silent
Dynamite News · Jan 2, 2025 15 killed, 20 injured as Israel continues strikes in northern Gaza on New Year Israeli forces continued their strikes on Jabalia in Northern Gaza, killing 15 people and injuring 20 others on Wednesday (local time), France 24 reported. Read further On Dynamite News: