Lebanon welcomes UAE's decision to lift travel ban

BEIRUT, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon on Sunday welcomed the decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lift a travel ban on the country. The UAE Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday that Emirati citizens will be allowed to travel to Lebanon as of May 7, …

Lebanon arrests suspect in rocket attacks toward Israel

BEIRUT, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese army intelligence has detained a Palestinian national suspected of involvement in two rocket attacks launched from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel, the army said on Sunday. In a statement, the army's …

Turkey accused of financing Hezbollah’s resurgence in Lebanon, sending planes loaded with cash

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey has emerged as a new source of financial support for Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed proxy group in Lebanon, which has come under intense pressure from Israeli military operations and US Treasury sanctions. In a formal …

Lebanon holds first local elections after the long war between Hezbolllah and Israel

Lebanon holds local polls in first vote since Israel-Hezbollah war

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Sunday (May 4) began the first stage of long-delayed municipal elections, the first vote since a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah and after a new national government was formed. Polls opened at 7am (12pm, Singapore time) for …

Lebanon Begins Local Polls In First Vote Since Israel-Hezbollah War

Lebanon on Sunday began the first stage of long-delayed municipal elections, the first vote since a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah and after a new national government was formed. Polls opened at 7:00 am (0400 GMT) for voters in the Mount …

War-torn and crisis-hit Lebanon holds first local elections in nearly 10 years

HARET HREIK, Lebanon — For the first time in nearly a decade, Lebanese people went to the polls Sunday for local elections, amid an acute economic crisis and just months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah. …

Exclusive: Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to visit Lebanon on 19 May to announce the disarmament of Palestinian resistance factions, by force if necessary, Middle East Eye can reveal. Palestinian and Lebanese sources told MEE that Abbas will travel to …

UAE allows nationals to travel to Lebanon from May 7

Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and in line with the unwavering endeavours to enhance fraternal ties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has on Sunday announced the lifting of the travel ban on UAE …

Municipal and Mayoral Vote in Mount Lebanon Completed, Initial Results Indicate Win of Hezbollah-backed lists

Despite few quarrels, peaceful and democratic were the municipal and mayoral elections in all the towns of Mount Lebanon governorate on Sunday, May 4, 2025. According to the preliminary results reported by Al-Manar reporters, the lists, backed by Hezbollah …