The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, traveled to Lebanon on Monday to visit the Spanish military participating in the UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL), a few days before the two-month ceasefire agreement reached with Israel to end the fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah.

Analysts, however, said Salam and Aoun have a unique opportunity. The collapse of the al-Assad regime, a constant meddler in Lebanese affairs, the weakening of Iran and the willingness of the international community to provide foreign aid and backing to Lebanon’s new leaders mean there is support for a reform agenda that wasn’t previously there.

Hezbollah has warned Israel against extending its occupation of south Lebanon past the January 26 withdrawal deadline. A US-mediated ceasefire deal gave Israel 60 days to withdraw from south Lebanon and for Hezbollah to move north of the Litani River.

The World Bank estimated in a report in November — before the ceasefire later that month — that losses to Lebanon’s infrastructure amount to some $3.4 billion

Six weeks after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon faces significant reconstruction challenges. Many Lebanese await compensation, yet financial and political uncertainties loom. While Hezbollah has begun some payments,

The situation is "still very fragile," said Indian peacekeeper Gurpyar Sharma from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) amid the wreckage of several destroyed buildings near the town of Marjayoun. "We are carrying out these kind of patrols ...

As part of the ceasefire agreement established on November 27, the Israeli army has withdrawn from five villages in southern Lebanon, following the end of cross-border bombings between Israel and Hezbollah that began on October 8,

Large swaths of southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as Beirut’s southern ... Manal, a 53-year-old mother of four from the southern village of Marjayoun has been displaced with her family ...

The Lebanese Civil Defense continues its search and rescue efforts in areas impacted by Israeli attacks. The operations are being conducted in close cooperation with the Lebanese army. In Khiam, search teams have been working for the fourth consecutive week,

Many in Lebanon are anxiously awaiting the 60-day withdrawal deadline, fearing more violence. Marjayoun resident Tamame al-Kadri, 54, who fled last year after a strike nearby, said she came back ...

Join our Whatsapp channel MARJAYOUN: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon patrol through rocky hills and olive groves near the border with Israel, ahead of a deadline for a truce in the war with Hezbollah ...

The Israeli army carried out extensive demolition operations in Wadi Saluki on Tuesday, targeting areas near the town of Tallouseh in southern Lebanon's Marjayoun district, according to the National News Agency.