September 24, 2022 Israel, Lebanon inch closer to resolve maritime dispute as terror group threatens over drilling Talks between Israel and Lebanon on a prized swath of Mediterranean Sea appear to be making progress as the Biden administration urges the two countries to expedite a resolution.
September 23, 2022 Lebanese migrant boat sinks in Syrian waters, death toll reaches 73 A migrant boat from Lebanon sank off the coast of Syria, killing at least 73 people. The Lebanese migrants were heading to Europe to escape a total economic collapse in Lebanon.
August 23, 2022 Section of Beirut grain silos damaged in 2020 Lebanon explosion collapses The northern section of a group of previously damaged silos collapsed after a fire slowly burned in the block for weeks after grain trapped inside ignited.
August 11, 2022 Gunman takes bank staff hostage in Lebanon, demanding access to $200,000 in savings: report A Lebanese gunman demanding access to $200,000 he claims is stored in a bank in Beirut took up to ten people hostage Thursday before walking out, reports say.
May 17, 2022 Hezbollah, allies lose their majority in Lebanon parliament Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and its allies lost their parliamentary majority, while more than a dozen independents gained seats, according to final tally released Tuesday.
May 12, 2022 Family of former US hostage slams Biden pick for counterterrorism job: 'We are shocked' The family of former hostage Amer Fakhoury "shocked by the news" of President Biden's pick for State Department counterterrorism post, Elizabeth Richard, the ambassador while Fakhoury was detained.
October 14, 2021 6 killed in Beirut during protest over judge in blast probe Armed clashes erupted Thursday in Beirut during a protest organized by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and its allies against the lead judge probing last year’s blast in the city’s port. At least six people were killed and dozens were wounded in the most protracted and violent street fighting in the city in years, authorities said.
August 6, 2021 Hezbollah says it fired rockets after Israeli airstrikes The militant Hezbollah group said it fired a barrage of rockets near Israeli positions close to the Lebanese border on Friday, calling it retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon a day earlier.
August 6, 2021 Israel sirens warn of attack from Lebanon The Israeli army says sirens in northern Israel are warning of new attacks from over the border with Lebanon on Friday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
August 4, 2021 Reporter's Notebook: Beirut demands accountability 1 year after deadly blast Wednesday marked one year since an explosion in the port of Beirut killed more than 200 people.
