Libanon

In direct contact with the parties, Major General Stefano Del Col, Head of the UN Interform Force (UNIFIL), called on both sides to immediately stand down and desist from any further agression. 

… Israel fired more than 100 shells into Lebanon, according to Israeli media reports. It also carried out its first acknowleged airstrikes over the border in eight years, targeting the sites from where the rockets were fired, the military said early Thursday.

A year after the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a staggering 98 per cent of families are still in need, according to a survey published on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. 

[…] The problems in Lebanon are a clear threat to the stability of the Mediterranean region and associated European interests.

Lebanese telecoms tycoon and former prime minister, Najib Mikati, was chosen by lawmakers Monday to serve as Lebanon's new prime minister as the nation reels from multiple political-economic crises.

The Israeli military said its artillery shelled southern Lebanon early this morning in response to two rockets fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory.

Lebanese politician Saad al-Hariri abandoned his effort to form a new government on Thursday, saying it was clear he would not be able to reach an agreement with President Michel Aoun, plunging the country deeper into crisis.

Lebanon Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down on Thursday after failing to form a government for over the past eight months.

The Lebanese want the EU to sanction political leaders they say are responsible for the country's crisis. Some EU nations are in favor, but experts warn sanctions could be dangerous.

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, held talks on Saturday with Lebanese officials in Beirut about the severe political and economic crises facing the Middle Eastern nation. After holding a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Borrell warned that the EU could impose sanctions on those responsible for the current political stalemate in the country.