Lebanon

Cyprus' strategic location, only 114 miles from Beirut, makes it a vital hub for evacuations and humanitarian aid.

Israeli officials have said Lebanese troops are not deploying fast enough in the areas Israeli troops are supposed to vacate.

The French president is scheduled to meet prime ministerial nominee Nouf Salam and newly elected President Joseph Aoun.

"The 67% surge in civilian casualties in 2024 is not just a statistic; it is a call to action," AOAV's Iain Overton told Newsweek.

Lebanon now has a new government in waiting for the first time in two years after Nawaf Salam was nominated for prime minister.

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

Lebanon's Parliament will convene tomorrow to vote on the country's next president.

It is our moral responsibility to call out violations of the just war principles such as intentionally targeting civilians or conducting disproportionate strikes causing excessive civilian harm.

Ukraine is aiming to build up its security and trade relations in the Middle East and says Syria could be a "reliable partner."

Donald Trump's return to the White House brings a new dimension to Middle East politics.

Despite its vast natural gas and oil reserves, the country struggles economically due to years of underinvestment and sanctions.

Many of the100,000 have entered Syria from neighboring countries such as Lebanon as they attempt to travel to their former homes.

"We are defending Gaza as a religious duty and in implementation of God's directives in the Holy Quran," Ansar Allah told Newsweek.

On Sunday morning, a lightning offensive by Syrian rebels ended with the dramatic fall of Damascus, marking the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime after 13 years of devastating civil war.

The Israeli military stated the Arida crossing was attacked as it was used to transfer munitions for Hezbollah.

I was in solitary confinement—I had persuaded my captors to release the taxi driver.

The Syrian military "can defend its land" without outside support, a Hezbollah spokesperson told Newsweek.

Israeli warplanes have hit a Hezbollah rocket storage facility in Lebanon in the first airstrike since a U.S.- and French-brokered ceasefire began Wednesday.

Experts debate if the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will hold, pointing to regional tensions and challenges.

The biggest threat to Lebanon and the Middle East is the radical ideology of Iran's regime.

On Aug. 25, 2005, just three days after the last Israeli had pulled out of the Gaza Strip, the first rocket was fired into Israel.

In photos: displaced residents return to Lebanon following the implementation of a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.

Biden spoke about his hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza after he announced the deal achieved between Israel and Lebanon yesterday.

A Hezbollah spokesperson told Newsweek the group is "strong in the field and with every day that passes we become stronger."

The Israeli military issued warnings for 20 buildings in southern Beirut's suburbs to evacuate before they were struck.

"We believe that the trajectory of this is going in a very positive direction," the National Security Council's John Kirby said.

Several missiles flattened an eight-story building in Lebanon's capital early Saturday morning.

The United Nations have reported a record 281 aid workers killed this year, with those providing resources in Gaza accounting for 230 deaths in 2024.

Israeli forces engaged in intense fighting with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, including near the headquarters of UNIFIL

More than half those killed are women and children with thousands more still believed to be buried under rubble, according to Gaza health officials.