Judicial reform in motion: Lebanon’s Cabinet approves long-stalled draft law to curb political interference

Report by Ghida Fayad, English adaptation by Mariella Succar Lebanon’s Cabinet has approved a draft law to secure greater judicial independence, a long-sought reform following years of political interference that has weakened the judiciary and stalled key …

Lebanon dismantles Hezbollah’s airport control

But recent months have brought a dramatic shift: the U.S.-backed Lebanese government has taken control of the facility and with Hezbollah's weakening grip, smuggling through the airport has reportedly stopped. 4 View gallery Beirut’s Rafic Hariri …

Lebanon's new political elite revive Beirut blast probe but hurdles still lie ahead

Israeli war jets fly over South Lebanon, creating sonic booms over Nabatiyeh

Israel seeking to pressure Lebanon toward normalization

As cross-border tensions between Israel and Lebanon intensify, concerns are growing that the Israeli military’s actions are part of a broader strategy to reshape the region’s political order by pushing Lebanon toward negotiations and eventual normalization …

Israeli warplanes fly at low altitude over Tyre, South Lebanon: NNA

81 municipalities win unopposed in North Lebanon and Akkar

A total of 81 municipalities across North Lebanon and Akkar won uncontested ahead of the upcoming municipal elections, out of 289 in the region.  In Akkar, 44 out of 134 municipalities were decided by acclamation. In the Batroun district, three out of 31 …

Lebanon's President Aoun arrives in Cairo for emergency Arab summit

Lebanon’s Sutton getting up to speed in Truck Series

NASHVILLE — Lebanon-native Dawson Sutton has achieved a lot of success since climbing behind the wheel of a race car three years ago. The jury is still out in his latest venture, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, which he began competing in less than a …

Al-Manar correspondent: One civilian injured after Israeli drone drops bomb on Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon