World Sep 26 A British court throws out a terror-related charge against a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap By Pan Pylas, Associated Press
World Sep 21 Israeli drone strike kills 5 people, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon, health officials say An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said four of the killed, the three children as well as their father, held U.S. citizenship. By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press
World Sep 02 Watch 8:31 How Lebanon is planning to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year The Lebanese government approved a U.S. plan to disarm Hezbollah, the group whose military wing was recognized by previous governments as a parallel security structure to Lebanon’s armed forces. The agreement calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament by the end of the… By Simona Foltyn, Hadi Raghda, Zeba Warsi
World Aug 18 U.S. envoy discusses long-term Israel-Lebanon ceasefire after Beirut commits to disarming Hezbollah The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon says his team will discuss a long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel. By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press
World Aug 13 Lebanon’s leader rejects foreign intervention during visit by top Iranian official Lebanon’s president has told a top Iranian security official that Beirut rejects foreign intervention and wants stability for its people. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Aug 06 Survivors of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah last year struggle to recover By Bassem Mroue, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The Associated Press explores the human toll of Sept. 17, 2024, when thousands of pagers distributed to the Hezbollah group blew up across Lebanon, remotely detonated by Israel. Over 10 months later, more than 3,000 wounded Lebanese are on a… Continue reading
Aug 05 Hezbollah threatens to resume firing missiles at Israel if it intensifies operations in Lebanon By Associated Press The U.S. wants full disarmament of Hezbollah, while the group says the ceasefire only mentions disarmament south of a key river in Lebanon. Continue reading
Jun 06 Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The army's statement Friday came hours after the Israeli military struck several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production. Continue reading
Mar 28 Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israel on Friday launched an attack on Lebanon's capital for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November. Continue reading
Mar 22 Retaliatory Israeli strike kills 2 people in southern Lebanon, health ministry says By Bassem Mroue, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, killing two, including a child, in the heaviest exchange of fire since its ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah almost four months ago. Continue reading