The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group said Thursday that an Iranian fuel tanker will sail toward Lebanon “within hours,” warning Israel and the United States not to intercept it. The delivery organized by Lebanon-based Hezbollah, would be an apparent violation of U.S....

Syrian state media reported that Israel carried out a missile attack on southern Syria late on Tuesday, targeting an unspecified military position. There was no immediate comment from Israel. The state TV report did not specify if there were any casualties. It said two missiles were fired...

A fire broke out Tuesday at one of the main power stations in Lebanon’s capital following a loud explosion, according to eyewitnesses and an Anadolu Agency correspondent. Firefighting teams rushed to the location and proceeded to put out the fire at the station in the Qasqas area of...

President Michel Aoun said he hoped a new Lebanese government would be formed within the next couple days, as efforts to agree one were spurred on by a fuel crisis that has brought much of the country to a standstill and sparked warnings of anarchy. The steadily worsening fuel crisis has...