Lebanon’s army moves south as part of cease-fire deal, as U.S. weighs more arms to Israel Story by Rachel Pannett, Niha Masih, Adela Suliman, Karen DeYoung, Mohamad El Chamaa • 3mo ...

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Lebanon named a new head of the armed forces Thursday to succeed Joseph Aoun, who was elected president earlier this year. “Brigadier General Rodolphe Haykal was named commander in chief of the ...

Lebanon’s government said Monday the state should be the sole bearer of arms, in a thinly veiled message on Hezbollah’s arsenal that came hours ahead of a deadline to fully implement a truce ...

Officials say negotiations would also include the future of Israeli military outposts in Lebanon and of Lebanese prisoners still held in Israel. By Adam Rasgon Reporting from Jerusalem Israel and ...

BEIRUT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Lebanon's new government won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, following a speech by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promising to push for economic and financial ...

The announcement raised the specter of renewed fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia. By Patrick Kingsley and Euan Ward Reporting from Jerusalem and ...