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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

US says it is seeking lasting end to war in Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’

In Beirut, Biden’s envoy says he is ‘saddened’ by devastation in Lebanon as Israel’s US-backed offensive intensifies.

Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2024

‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee

As the number of people forced from their homes by Israeli attacks grows, communities are stepping in to help.

Al Jazeera · Oct 2, 2024

Hezbollah chief says response to killing of senior Hamas official is ‘inevitable’

Hassan Nasrallah says assassination in Beirut has changed nature of his group’s conflict with Israel, raising fears of escalation

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

More than 19,000 displaced in Lebanon as Israel border clashes escalate: UN

IOM official says the movement of thousands of people not helping an already ‘deteriorating’ situation in Lebanon.

Al Jazeera · Oct 23, 2023

Lebanon’s political impasse continues despite Iran-Saudi deal

The Saudi-Iran rapprochement has yet to reflect on Lebanon’s political deadlock.

Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2023

Lebanon's cabinet reverses decision to delay daylight savings time

Lebanon's caretaker premier said the cabinet had voted to move clocks one hour ahead on Wednesday night, reversing his decision to postpone the move to daylight savings time by a month that had sparked uproar across the country.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2023

US Army pulls ads after Jonathan Majors' arrest, Chris Minns to talk wages, and the Obamas are in Australia — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News · Mar 26, 2023

IMF: Lebanon in 'very dangerous situation' with reforms stalled

The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that Lebanon was in a very dangerous situation a year after it committed to reforms it has failed to implement and said the government must stop borrowing from the central bank.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2023

Lebanese security forces fire tear gas at crowds protesting pound devaluation

Lebanese security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters, mostly retired members of the security forces, who had gathered near government buildings in Beirut in anger at deteriorating economic conditions.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023