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Iran's Leader condoles demise of Lebanon's Sheikh Ahmad al-Zein

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a message to the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah expressed his condolences on the demise of Head of Lebanon’s Association of Muslim Scholars Judge Sheikh Ahmad al-Zein.

Hezbollah shoots down Israeli drone in southern Lebanon

The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement said it intercepted and shot down an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle as it crossed into Lebanon's airspace near the border village of Blida in the south of the Arab country.

Tense calm in northern Lebanese city after violent clashes

A tense calm prevailed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday after rioters set fire to several government buildings, capping days of violent clashes as anger over poverty made worse by the coronavirus lockdown boiled over.

‘Very anxious’: Lebanon’s ICU doctors fear unfolding COVID surge

“I’m very anxious about what we’ll see in the next few weeks,” a 33-year-old intensive care doctor, on a short break from a 24-hour shift at a Beirut hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), said.

Nasrallah remembers Soleimani: A commander present on frontline

The secretary-general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement paid homage to Iran’s top commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, saying he was always present on the battleground and commanding fellow fighters as opposed to military leaders worldwide who are absent from conflict zones.

Nine In 10 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon in extreme poverty: UN

Nine out of 10 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations report, citing "compounded crises" in the country.

Hundreds of Syrians exit Lebanese town over tensions: UN

At least 270 Syrian families have left a north Lebanon town, as hostility toward them mounted over a murder allegedly committed by a Syrian national, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.

Iran reiterates support for Lebanon amid Western pressure

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Lebanon on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Independence Day, reaffirming Tehran’s support for Beirut and its preparedness to strengthen bilateral relations.

Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port

Lebanon’s authorities signed a contract this month with a German company to clear dangerous material stored for more than a decade at Beirut port, the site of a seismic blast in August that killed about 200 people and wrecked swathes of the capital.

MP: Iran always pursuing important strategy of cooperation with Lebanon

By Sadeq Dehqan & Farzam Vanaki

Bassil says US sanctions result of his refusal to break ties with Hezbollah

Influential Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil said on Sunday that US sanctions against him were unjust, politically motivated and the result of his refusal to break ties with Hezbollah.

Lebanon seeks arrest of owner, captain of ship bringing ammonium nitrate to Beirut

Lebanon requested the arrest of the foreign owner and captain of the ship which brought material which blew up at Beirut port causing devastation.

Lebanon PM-designate resigns after failing to form cabinet

Lebanon's premier-designate stepped down Saturday, saying he had been unable to form a reform-minded government to lift the country out of its worst economic crisis in decades.

Lebanese president says cabinet formation needs miracle

President Michel Aoun warned on Monday Lebanon was going "to hell" if a new government was not formed, and said agreeing one could need a miracle after positions had hardened between rival factions.

One family's desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon

By Bassam Hatoum and Hussein Malla