Libanon

[UNIFIL spokesman Andrea] Tenenti said that UNIFIL’s operations along the Lebanon-Israel border are not affected by the new virus cases.

French President Emmanuel Macron has given Lebanese politicians three months to take concrete steps to rebuild the country, or face sanctions and lose out on crucial aid.

Lebanese diplomat Mustapha Adib has been tasked with forming a government by an overwhelming majority of parliamentarians representing the country's political establishment.

[…] The French-drafted resolution reduced the troop ceiling for the force, known as UNIFIL, from 15,000 to 13,000 under US pressure, while extending its mandate for another year.

Tough negotiations on the scope and scale of a 42-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon are set to run all the way up to a Friday United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session to renew its mandate.

Le Drian calls on Lebanon’s political elite to quickly create new government to implement crucial reforms.

The Israeli army on Tuesday reported a "security" incident near the Lebanon border, and told local residents to seek shelter.

One of four men accused of killing a former Lebanese prime minister in Beirut in 2005 has been convicted by a special UN-backed court. Salim Ayyash and the others, all from the Shia militant group Hezbollah, had been on trial in absentia since 2014.

The $565 million appeal targets four areas: food security, health, shelter and education. Immediate plans include providing hot meals and food rations, as well as grain deliveries.

Lebanon's parliament has approved a state of emergency that grants sweeping powers to the army, citing the exceptional circumstances in the country following a massive explosion in Beirut last week.