US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said on Monday that he is “satisfied” with Lebanon’s response to his roadmap for the disarmament of the Hezbollah group. “We had a very satisfactory meeting and appreciate Lebanon’s balanced response,” Barrack said following his meeting with President...

The food security situation in Gaza is once again “on the brink of collapse”, according to Antoine Renard, the Palestine country director for the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP). “Most of the families that I’ve met yesterday in Gaza City are telling me that they’re...

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Sunday his group would not surrender or lay down its weapons in response to Israeli threats, despite pressure on the Lebanese militants to disarm. “This threat will not make us accept surrender,” Qassem said in a televised speech to thousands of his...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending a team to Qatar Sunday for talks on a truce and hostage release in Gaza, after Hamas said it was ready to start negotiations “immediately.” But Netanyahu, who is due to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday,...