BEIRUT (AP) — It was an ordinary day in Beirut. In one part of Lebanon's capital, a church was inaugurated, with the leader of the Christian Phalange party there. In another, Palestinian factions held ...

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said his group will not “surrender its weapons” while Israel, which significantly weakened Hezbollah during a 14-month war last year, remains a threat and continues ...

Many say they have received little support from government or Hezbollah, not enough to rebuild lives or homes destroyed.

Half a century has passed since the outbreak of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War, a vicious, multifaceted conflict characterised by sectarianism, foreign intervention, powerful militias and a state ...

Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now gather to bear the same message, half a century after the devastating conflict erupted: never again. The ...

Former Deputy Fares Saeed points out that "Since the days of Syrian guardianship, there are those who threaten the Lebanese with civil war whenever they demand their country's independence, as if ...

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What happened on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon. BEIRUT — It was an ordinary day in Beirut. In one part of Lebanon's capital, a church was inaugurated, with the leader of the ...

Former foes Nassim Assad and Georges Mazraani revisit Beirut's Ain al-Remmaneh district - Copyright AFP/File JULIEN DE ROSA Former foes Nassim Assad and Georges ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 15 (UPI) --Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem issued a strong warning to the Lebanese government against moving forward with its plan to disarm the Iran-backed militant group, ...