Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati led a delegation on Saturday heading to Syria on a one-day visit to meet with the new Syrian leadership, the Central News Agency said. The visit comes at the invitation of Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of the new Syrian administration. The...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday reaffirmed his country's insistence on Israel’s full withdrawal from all Lebanese territories, according to a statement. It came during Aoun's meeting with the leader of the Greek Cypriot Administration, Nikos Christodoulides, at the Presidential...

Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday. The presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel Aoun’s term ended in October 2022, with deeply divided factions unable to agree on...

Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by airstrikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria’s northern Manbij region, a war monitor said. The latest reported fighting comes despite the United States saying Wednesday that it was working to address...