3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (81+ words) Naharnet U. S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he expected the Israeli and Lebanese leaders to meet with him over the next couple of weeks and voiced hope for a permanent peace deal this year. "I think there's a very good chance…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (221+ words) Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war Thursday, in a wide-ranging press conference en route home from his trip to Africa. He called for a new "culture of peace" to…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (159+ words) Speaking alongside Trump in the Oval Office, Israeli Ambassador to the U. S. Yechiel Leiter said Israel and Lebanon "have never been next to each other more than today." Leiter thanked Trump and Vice President JD Vance for a day he said…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1585+ words) Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has urged the Trump administration to pressure Israel to scale back its demands and end its military invasion of the country. In an interview with the Washington Post, Salam said Lebanon could not sign any agreement…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (130+ words) Naharnet Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Beirut to make joint efforts with Israel to counter the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, ahead of talks between the countries set to resume in Washington. "Tomorrow the direct talks between Israel and Lebanon…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (457+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron is to reaffirm France's full commitment to the ceasefire in Lebanon and support for the country's territorial integrity at a meeting Tuesday in Paris with Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Macron's office said. Pakistan is preparing…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (129+ words) The U. N. Security Council on Monday condemned the recent killing of a French peacekeeper in Lebanon, whose death France has blamed on Hezbollah. The Frenchman was killed and three others wounded when their unit was ambushed on Saturday as it headed…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (187+ words) Naharnet Berri says US seeking to extend Lebanon-Israel ceasefire Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri confirmed Monday to the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that "Washington is making an effort to extend the ceasefire in Lebanon." Moreover, Berri refused to disclose his position on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (213+ words) Israel said Friday it will not discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah when it holds talks with Lebanon's government next week in Washington. The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors spoke to set up the talks that will open Tuesday at the State…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (237+ words) Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates after airstrikes against oil facilities on Iran's Lavan island on Wednesday morning, state television reported. "Missile and drone attacks on the Emirates and Kuwait have taken place…...