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The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

2023 FIBA World Cup: Canada enjoys lopsided 128-73 win over Lebanon

SGA had a nice, quiet day in the office in Canada's blowout win against Lebanon.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 27, 2023

Monaco closes corruption probe against Lebanon's caretaker prime minister for lack of evidence

The office of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati says a three-year probe against him and his family over corruption allegations has been closed by Monaco's judicial authorities for lack of evidence

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

2023 FIBA World Cup: Davis Bertans scores 10 points in Latvia’s 109-70 win over Lebanon

Recapping Davis Bertans and Latvia's 109-70 win over Lebanon.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 25, 2023

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Lebanon's interim central bank chief vows not to lend money to government

Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has called on the country’s ruling class to quickly implement economic and financial reforms that the central bank won’t offer loans to the state and does not plan on printing money to cover the huge budget deficit to avoid worsening inflation

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Shin Bet Nabs Israelis Accused Of Smuggling Iranian Bombs

Israeli Security Agency revealed that the security forces last month arrested four Arab Israelis on suspicion of smuggling

Zenger · Aug 24, 2023

Fearing IDF Strikes, Palestinian Terror Groups Raise Alert Level

Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza and Lebanon have stepped up their security levels in recent days over impending strikes fears

Zenger · Aug 24, 2023

Lebanon’s FIBA World Cup journey is about much more than basketball

Basketball fans in crisis-hit Lebanon find much-needed joy and hope through the national team’s World Cup journey.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023

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Two dead in Lebanon military helicopter crash

Air force helicopter came down in a mountainous area east of Beirut, but the cause of the crash has not been given.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023

Business tycoon Carlos Ghosn's rise, fall and dramatic escape is subject of new Apple TV+ series

Carlos Ghosn, the former rock star businessman who fell from grace and fled authorities smuggled in a music instrument box, is getting what his dramatic story deserves — a multi-part Apple TV+ documentary series

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Where is Carlos Ghosn now? Whereabouts of the fugitive explained

Where is Carlos Ghosn now? We reveal the whereabouts of the fugitive, as a new Apple+ TV documentary about his escape airs.

GoodToKnow · Aug 23, 2023

Four years into crisis, Lebanon's leaders hope tourism boom will help bypass reforms in IMF bailout

Lebanon's political elites are pushing a recovery plan for the country's financial collapse that would allow them to sidestep tough reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him

A Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in Lebanon and Iraq says that groups including Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah are trying to silence voices of dissent within the sect — including his own

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

UN suspends services at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon after clashes

UN refugee agency has called on armed actors within the refugee camp to immediately vacate its facilities.

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2023

UN suspends services in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon over gunmen inside its facilities

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has decided to suspend all of its services in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp for a day in protest against the presence of gunmen in its facilities

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

UN says militants are occupying a school complex in Lebanon's largest Palestinian camp after clashes

Two weeks after clashes between armed factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp ended, militants are still occupying a United Nations-run school complex, U.N. officials have said

The Times of India · Aug 17, 2023

Captagon: $3 narcotic pill sold in the Gulf worries European officials

Europe is bracing for the possible influx of a drug that’s hooked the Middle East as political shifts and crackdowns in the Gulf spur producers in Syria and Lebanon to tap new markets.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Offshore drilling rig arrives in Lebanese waters ahead of work near Israel border

Lebanese Cabinet ministers say an offshore drilling rig has arrived at its location in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast and will start operations in the coming weeks to search for gas

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2023

Drilling rig arrives in Lebanon’s Block 9 to begin exploration

The drilling became possible after a US-mediated deal settled a maritime border dispute in Lebanese and Israeli waters.

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Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2023

Lebanon-Israel tensions rise, but life continues in disputed Ghajar

Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel exchange threats to send each other back to the ‘stone age’, Ghajar is in the middle.

Zenger · Aug 15, 2023

Nasrallah: Israel Will Cease To Exist In A Multi-front War

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel will cease to exist if conflict erupts with the Iran-backed terror groups

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Lebanon's interim central bank governor freezes assets of former chief and close associates

Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has frozen the accounts of the banks embattled former chief and close relatives and associates

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Libya asks Lebanon to release Gadhafi's detained son due to deteriorating health, officials say

Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon’s prosecutor general to release one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015 because of his deteriorating health

Zenger · Aug 14, 2023

Hezbollah Terrorist Hurls Molotov Cocktail Into Israel

IDF soldiers fired warning shots at a Hezbollah terrorist who had thrown a Molotov cocktail from southern Lebanon

France 24 · Aug 13, 2023

'Barbie' might be banned in Lebanon for ‘promoting homosexuality’

The Ministry of Culture in Lebanon may decide to ban "Barbie" after it accused the film of "promoting homosexuality" on Wednesday. Lebanon, normally perceived as relatively open and free in the Middle East, has seen its ruling elites unite around hardcore conservative values.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Forensic audit into Lebanon's central bank reveals misconduct and 'illegitimate' commissions

A forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank by a New York-based company has revealed yearslong misconduct by the bank’s former governor and $111 million in “illegitimate commissions.”

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