Palestinian refugees have launched a third day of consecutive protests in camps across Lebanon against a government crackdown on non-Lebanese workers. Last month Lebanon’s ministry of labour began clamping down on businesses employing foreign workers without a permit. After a grace period expired last week it started inspections and closed[…]
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to crush Hezbollah if it launches an attack against Israel, after the militant group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, claimed that Tel Aviv was within rocket range. Speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, The Israeli prime minister warned of a “crushing” retaliation should the Iran-backed, Lebanese group[…]
The United States has imposed sanctions on Hezbollah political officials, including members of the Lebanese parliament, accusing the group of threatening the “economic stability and security of Lebanon and the wider region”. The sanctions, announced on Tuesday, target parliament members Amin Sherri and Muhammad Rad, as well as Wafiq Safa,[…]
The United Kingdom said it will add the political wing of Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah to its list of banned “terrorist” organisations, despite the role it plays in the government and parliament. The move, which will come into effect on Friday, subject to approval by the British parliament, criminalises anyone[…]
Lebanon’s presidency on Thursday announced the formation of a new national unity government, ending months of political wrangling amid concerns over the country’s struggling economy. The news comes after more than eight months of deadlock as politicians from rival Lebanese factions could not agree on the make-up of the cabinet[…]
As Lebanon prepares to host a regional economic summit this weekend, the meeting has been overshadowed by divisions over Syria’s future and efforts to contain Iran. Having previously confirmed their attendance at the Arab Economic and Social Development summit in Beirut, many heads of state are now set to stay[…]
The lives of 70,000 Syrian refugees in makeshift camps across Lebanon are at risk as the country faces extreme weather conditions and flooding, the United Nations’ refugee protection agency has said. A heavy storm with colder temperatures and high winds, dubbed Norma by Lebanese meteorologists, has affected some 11,301 refugees[…]
Hundreds of Syrian refugees left northeast Lebanon this week in pick-up trucks jam-packed with their belongings: mattresses, gas stoves, crockery, children’s toys as well as the occasional bird cage. They were headed for the Qalamoun region of Syria, just a few hours drive from the camps they had lived in[…]
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah has said his group and its allies in the region would renew their focus on the Palestinian cause after what he called their victories elsewhere in the region. Hassan Nasrallah called on Hezbollah’s allies on Monday to put in place a united strategy “in the[…]
Saad Hariri on Tuesday withdrew his resignation as Lebanese prime minister, a month after the shock move drew accusations that Saudi Arabia was holding him hostage and sparked a political crisis. “The council of ministers thanks the prime minister for rescinding his resignation,” Hariri said, reading from a cabinet statement[…]
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