4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (522+ words) President Joseph Aoun met Tuesday at the White House with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, who said that the Lebanese leader is “highly respected.” "I think he could become one of the most important leaders in the Middle East actually," Trump…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (551+ words) Southeast Asia's top diplomats opened three days of talks in the Philippine capital Tuesday with an agenda topped by their most daunting security problems and a backdrop of unfolding crises led by the resurging war in Iran and a violent…...

11+ hour, 38+ min ago   (487+ words) President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, Israel's key condition before withdrawing from south Lebanon. It comes a day after the United States,…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago   (486+ words) President Joseph Aoun will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to wrap up a four-day visit to Washington, in a bid to bring about long-term calm in the war-torn country after months of war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah....

7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (113+ words) Lebanon army says Israeli troops opened fire near units deploying in 'pilot zone' Naharnet Lebanon army says Israeli troops opened fire near units deploying in 'pilot zone' Lebanon's military said Tuesday that Israeli troops fired near its soldiers deploying in…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago   (282+ words) The Lebanese Army will be responsible for the pilot zones from which Israel will withdraw in south Lebanon, a U.S. official told U.S. news portal Axios. It will “clear them of Hezbollah weapons and infrastructure, conduct verified clearance operations and secure the…...

10+ hour, 37+ min ago   (931+ words) The Israeli military is quietly but quickly building a giant earthen barrier separating the over 50% of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, according to satellite imagery, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave....

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (414+ words) The Lebanese army deployed on Tuesday to "pilot zones" in part of the country that had been under Israeli control following a deal sponsored by Washington, a military source told AFP. The source said soldiers "have begun deploying to the…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (583+ words) On the road to south Lebanon's coastal town of Naqoura, an Israeli flag hung over the deep blue sea, a stone's throw away from a metallic grid marking the Israeli-announced "security zone". "Turn around, you don't have permission to pass,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (194+ words) Talks between President Joseph Aoun and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio covered several topics, most notably the implementation of the framework agreement with Israel, providing full support to the Lebanese Army, and addressing the Lebanese government's program regarding investments, reconstruction,…...