Lebanon

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States will give Lebanon an extra $140 million to help Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them, the State Department said during a U.S. state visit by Lebanon’s …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Lebanon’s efforts to guard its borders to prevent Islamic State and other militant groups from gaining a foothold inside their country and promised …

AMMAN (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army chief said on Tuesday the army had 50 “dangerous terrorists” in custody among hundreds of detainees arrested in recent security raids on Syrian refugee camps on the border …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah said on Monday its battle with Nusra Front jihadists at the Syria-Lebanon border was almost over and urged remaining insurgents in the area to give up, pressing its campaign …

NNA – General Security Director General, Abbas Ibrahim, stressed Saturday on continuing to avert the threats of terrorism, noting that “the cost of confrontation is much less than waiting for the cancer of …

NNA – Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, met Saturday with Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon, Abdel-Karim Ali, with talks touching on the general situation and latest developments. The Army Chief also conferred with …

NNA – Interior and Municipalities Minister, Nuhad al-Mashnouq, conducted over the past 24 hours intensive contacts and work meetings that focused on measures to redress the humanitarian repercussions of the armed clashes in …

NNA – MP Alain Aoun deemed Saturday that the aim behind the ongoing events in Arsal is to prevent the infiltration of militants into Arsal, noting that “controlling the Lebanese borders helps to …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an offensive to drive insurgents from their last foothold on the Syrian-Lebanese border on Friday, a pro-Damascus military commander said. The operation targeted …