The funding was released at a time when the Republican president's administration had been slashing many foreign assistance programs. US President Donald Trump's administration approved $230 million for Lebanon's security forces this week as they push to disarm the once-powerful armed terror group Hezbollah,

Pope Leo, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, is set to visit Turkey and Lebanon in November. His journey aims to foster peace in the Middle East, engage with Christian communities, and commemorate key historical events while marking his first international trip since his election.

Five years ago, on August 4, 2020 one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history rocked Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Today the entire nation is still struggling to recover from the tragedy on top of many other pressures,

People attend the funeral of Fatima Abdullah, a girl who died in a pager explosion, in Saraain El Faouqa, a village in the Baalbek district of Lebanon on September 18, 2024 [Suleiman Amhaz/Anadolu via Getty Images] The day after the pager attack ...

The United Nations is helping to restore cultural sites in Lebanon damaged by the 2020 Beirut port explosions which, according to Human Rights Watch, killed 218 people, displaced 300,000, and caused $3.

Lebanese soldiers stand guard in Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel [File: Aziz Taher/Reuters] The Lebanese military says two soldiers have been killed and two wounded as they investigated an Israeli drone crash in southern Lebanon.

Sep 30, 2025 // Lebanon’s leadership has enjoyed a significant spike in approval among Lebanese residents, according to Gallup polling. In one of the largest year–over–year approval swings, the embattled country’s new government appears to be inspiring hope,

UNESCO's restoration projects in Beirut aim to revive historic neighborhoods and enhance the cultural landscape five years after the port explosion.