Tag: Lebanon
EU announces over $1BN aid package for Lebanon largely aimed at stemming flow of asylum seekers and migrants
The European Union announced Thursday a 1 billion euro aid package for Lebanon, much of which will go to strengthening border control to...
Iran-backed Hezbollah downs Israeli drone in southern Lebanon
AMMAN (Reuters) - Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Sunday it downed an Israeli drone that was on a combat mission in southern...
Terry Anderson, AP reporter held captive for years, has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from...
Lebanon says Israeli agents likely killed Hezbollah-linked currency exchanger near Beirut
BEIT MERI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister alleged Wednesday that the mysterious abduction and killing of a Hezbollah-linked Lebanese currency exchanger in...
‘Hamas financier’ found riddled with bullets in Lebanon villa
A suspected financier for Hamas has been found dead at his villa in Lebanon amid growing tensions between Israel and Iran’s proxies.A body...
Strike on Iran's consulate in Syria is 'turning point', Hezbollah head says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah said on Friday that Israel's strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus this week...