Beirut
Displaced Lebanese head for homes as fragile truce appears to hold
Early in the morning they grabbed what they could – bags with clothes, blankets, and mattresses – and headed south.Families who had been forced to flee because of the...
Celebrations and taking stock as cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel takes hold
War is often less seen than heard, and as a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel came into effect on Wednesday morning, Ibrahim Najdi marveled at the absence of one...
Beirut hit by massive strikes amid hope of imminent ceasefire
With expectations growing of an imminent ceasefire to stop the fighting in Lebanon, Israel has struck multiple targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut from the air, in particular targeting...
Israel intensifies strikes on Hezbollah as ceasefire deal seems close
Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, a hotbed of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement, intensified on Monday afternoon, as a potential ceasefire deal between Israel and the militants appeared to...
Israel strikes Beirut again after 29 killed in multi-storey building
Israel's military once again bombed buildings near the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, a day after one of its strikes on a densely populated area in central Beirut killed...
Hezbollah fires rocket barrages into Israel after deadly Beirut strikes
Israel's military says around 250 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon, marking one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in September.Several...
Israel hits Beirut suburbs with more airstrikes
Israel's military has once again bombed buildings near the Lebanese capital Beirut, with a dpa reporter counting at least eight loud explosions.The airstrikes followed several evacuation calls by the...
Major Israeli airstrike kills 15 in Beirut
Israeli airstrikes, launched without warning, killed at least 15 people in Lebanon's capital early Saturday, according to the Associated Press.The strikes, which occurred around 4 a.m. local time on...
Israel ramps up airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs
Israel on Friday unleashed a spate of airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, an area seen as a hotbed of Lebanon's Iran-allied Hezbollah movement.In the evening, the Israeli military carried...
Will Israel use window before Trump takes office and ramp up Gaza, Hezbollah conflicts?
WASHINGTON — The foreign leader who has most engaged President-elect Donald Trump is undoubtedly Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister was quick to congratulate the Republican leader, and the two...
Israel Kills Hezbollah’s Chief Spokesperson Hajj Mohammed Afif al-Nabulsi and Three Others in Airstrike on Building in Beirut
An Israeli airstrike has killed Hezbollah's chief spokesperson and three others in an attack on a building in Beirut. Hajj Mohammed Afif al-Nabulsi, who led Hezbollah's media relations, lost...
