Lebanon

Lebanon’s Aoun to meet Trump at White House, hoping to generate pressure on Israel

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on Feb 16.

Lebanon, Syria to reset trade ties, economy minister tells Reuters

A view shows inside the port of Beirut, Lebanon, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel tells Pentagon chief it will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘security zones’

Israeli forces remain deployed in what the military describes as a security zone extending roughly 10km into Lebanese territory.

Syria foils attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah from Iraq, state news agency says

Lebanon, Israel conclude US-brokered talks on 'pilot zones' in Rome

FILE PHOTO: A man rides past the rubble of buildings damaged in Israeli strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs in Beirut, Lebanon, July 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

In occupied zone of Lebanon, Israeli military veterans see shadow of past wars

FILE PHOTO: An explosion of what appears to be white phosphorus fired by the Israeli military on the Lebanese side of the Israel-Lebanon border as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 10, 2026. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin/File Photo

Lebanon, Israel hold US-brokered talks in Rome to implement framework deal

FILE PHOTO: Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, outside Metula, Israel, June 27, 2026, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following U.S.-mediated talks. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

US delegation in Lebanon to discuss Israel ‘pilot zone’ withdrawal: Official

As part of the agreement, the long-disempowered Lebanese military will take full control of two small areas dubbed pilot zones.

US to guide Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon zones: Officials

Under a framework agreement reached on June 26, Israel will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon where it has sent troops as part of its military campaign against Hezbollah.

Amnesty urges investigating Israeli attacks on Lebanon as ‘war crimes’

Amnesty analysed three strikes on civilian homes between March 6 and 13, in which 24 civilians were killed, 12 of them children.

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