Faint hopes of a miracle rescue from the rubble of the Lebanese capital's catastrophic August 4 explosion were snuffed out Sunday as a civil defence chief announced the search had been in vain. "There's nothing more," after an exhaustive search that lasted three days, George Abou Moussa,...

 Cypriot authorities are alarmed over the arrival of four boats carrying Syrian and Lebanese migrants in waters off the east Mediterranean island nation’s coastline within a 48-hour span. Cyprus police said Sunday that four vessels appeared off Cyprus’ eastern and southern coast...

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah held talks in Beirut with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and his deputy Saleh al-Arouri, according to the Lebanese group.  The talks covered the “latest political and military developments in Palestine, Lebanon and the region,” Hezbollah...

First Abu Dhabi Bank plans to restart talks to buy the Egyptian business of Lebanon’s Bank Audi, two sources familiar with the matter said. FAB, the United Arab Emirates’ biggest lender, will have an internal meeting this week to decide on a way to resume negotiations and put in a final...