The Lebanese army is expected to finish its sweep of Hezbollah targets in the south by the end of this year, a considerable feat in a country in which Hezbollah was once the dominant political force.

"We affirm our legitimate right to resist occupation and aggression and to stand by our army and our people to protect the sovereignty of our country," Hezbollah said. Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday that the terror group had "a legitimate right to resist (Israeli) occupation,

Homes have been destroyed after Israeli airstrikes hit three towns in the southern Lebanese close to the border with Israel on Friday. (AP video by Imad Hadad)

The Lebanese government has intervened in a row over the voting rights of the country's diaspora and submitted an urgent bill to Parliament that would allow citizens living abroad to vote for all 128 MPs rather than only six.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday denounced Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon as “full-fledged crime.” Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes in several southern towns after issuing evacuation orders, despite a ceasefire agreement in place since November 2023.

Hezbollah on Thursday urged national unity against Israeli incursions in southern Lebanon and ruled out any political talks with Tel Aviv. 'The

When the American University of Beirut (AUB) said the cost of study at Lebanon's top school would more than double, 21-year-old Ali Slim felt his dream career in medicine might be over before it had even began.