Lebanon

Many reasons for optimism about Syria and Lebanon

Faisal J Abbas

They say all good things come to an end, and surely the same argument applies to bad things too. At ...

Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties after years of tensions

Observer Online Desk

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a ...

Lebanon to work with Syria to strengthen borders

Jan 11: Lebanon and Syria will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land ...

Weakening of Hezbollah allowed Lebanon to fill vacant presidency

BEIRUT, Jan 10: The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked parliament to reach ...

Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing regional shifts

BEIRUT, Jan 9: Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with ...

Lebanon set to finally elect president after 2-year vacancy

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Lebanese lawmakers are expected to finally elect a president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed ...

Israeli forces begin pullout from 2nd south Lebanon town: US envoy

BEIRUT, Jan 7: Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Israeli forces began withdrawing on Monday from a south Lebanon border ...

Lebanon hopes for neighbourly relations in first message to new Syria government

DUBAI, Dec 26: Lebanon said on Thursday it was looking forward to having the best neighbourly relations with Syria, in ...

UN force sounds alarm over Israeli 'destruction' in south Lebanon

UNIFIL urges timely Israeli pullout from south Lebanon under month-old truce deal

BEIRUT, Dec 26: The United Nations' peacekeeping force in Lebanon expressed concern on Thursday at the "continuing" damage done by ...

Lebanon should not be a security threat for the new Syria

Dr Dania Koleilat Khatib

Lebanese social media was busy last week discussing the presence of figures from the former Syrian regime in Lebanon. While ...

Syria leader vows country will not negatively interfere in Lebanon

DAMASCUS, Dec 22: Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Lebanese Druze leaders on Sunday that his country would not negatively ...

85 Bangladeshi return from Lebanon

Observer Online Report

A total of 85 Bangladeshi citizens returned home from war-torn Lebanon on Friday.They returned on an Ethiopian flight. Officials from ...

US announces first Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon under ceasefire deal

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Israeli forces conducted a first withdrawal from a town in south Lebanon and were replaced by the Lebanese military under ...

Lebanon closes all its land border crossings with Syria except one

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Lebanon is closing all its land border crossings with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the ...

105 stranded expats return from Lebanon

Bangladesh has repatriated 105 stranded citizens from war-torn Lebanon.These individuals, who had been seeking to return home voluntarily, arrived on ...

105 more Bangladeshi expatriates return home from Lebanon

Observer Online Report

Another 105 Bangladesh nationals have returned home from war-ravaged Lebanon on Thursday night, bringing the total number of returnees to ...

Macron, Saudi crown prince sign strategic partnership, call for Lebanon elections

RIYADH, Dec 3: President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic partnership on Monday aimed ...

Pope urges Lebanon to elect a new president immediately

VATICAN CITY, Dec 1: Pope Francis called on Lebanese politicians on Sunday to urgently elect a new president, to get ...

Israel says ceasefire with Hezbollah violated, fires on south Lebanon

BEIRUT, Nov 28: Israel said on Thursday that its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached hours after Lebanese security sources said ...

Hamas says ‘ready’ for Gaza truce after Lebanon ceasefire

GAZA CITY, Nov 27: Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in the ...

Iran welcomes end of Israel ‘aggression’ in Lebanon

TEHRAN, Nov 27: Iran welcomed the end of Israel's "aggression" in Lebanon, after a ceasefire came into force on Wednesday ...

Biden hails Lebanon ceasefire deal as ‘good news’

WASHINGTON, Nov 27: President Joe Biden on Tuesday welcomed as "good news" a US and French-brokered ceasefire between Israel and ...

Israel has ‘no excuse’ to refuse Lebanon ceasefire: Top EU diplomat

FIUGGI, Nov 26: Israel has no reason to turn down a proposed ceasefire with Lebanon brokered by France and the ...

Netanyahu approves Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘in principle’

Far-right minister says Lebanon ceasefire now ‘big mistake’

JERUSALEM, Nov 25: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the emerging ceasefire deal with Hezbollah "in principle" during a security ...

Israel strike that killed 3 Lebanon journalists ‘apparent war crime’: HRW

BEIRUT, Nov 25: Human Rights Watch said on Monday an Israeli air strike that killed three journalists in Lebanon last ...

Israel records 160 launches from Lebanon as Hezbollah targets Tel Aviv, south

JERUSALEM, Nov 24: Israel's army said Hezbollah fired around 160 projectiles into its territory from Lebanon on Sunday, with the ...

EU urges immediate halt to Israel-Hezbollah war Lebanon on ‘brink of collapse’: EU top diplomat

BEIRUT, Nov 24: Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a ...

Committed to ‘diplomatic resolution’ in Lebanon: Austin

WASHINGTON, Nov 23: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon ...

82 more expats return from Lebanon

A total of 82 more Bangladeshi expatriates returned home from conflict-stricken Lebanon on Thursday night aboard an Emirates Airlines flight.The ...

82 more Bangladeshi return from Lebanon

Observer Online Report

Eighty-two more Bangladeshi national returned home from war-torn Lebanon on Thursday night.With them, a total of 697 Bangladeshi citizens, so, ...