Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Saturday his group was not demanding the resignation of the Lebanese government amid mass protests against plans to impose new taxes.  “The problem is not with the government, but with the agenda,” Nasrallah said in his first comments on the...

The Lebanese army moved to end a wave of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption Saturday as the fragile governing coalition fractured over promised economic reforms. Troops reopened some major highways that had been blocked by protesters after firing tear gas and...

Prime Pinister Saad Hariri gave his political adversaries in Lebanon's national unity government a 72-hour ultimatum to agree on "convincing" reforms amid escalating nationwide protests over the country's worsening economic crisis. "I'm setting a very short deadline. Either our partners in...

Two Syrian workers died when they were trapped in a shop that was set on fire by rioters during a large protest against new taxes in Downtown Beirut Friday, The Daily Star reported Friday. Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Beirut early Friday...