Israel pulled its troops from towns and villages in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, but held onto strategic positions along the border as a deadline elapsed for both Israel and Hezbollah to fully withdraw from the south. The ongoing Israeli presence on Lebanese territory risked undermining a fragile truce with Hezbollah…
When Israel and Hezbollah signed a temporary truce in November, the agreement was hailed as a first step toward ending Lebanon’s deadliest war in decades. Both Hezbollah and Israel agreed to withdraw their forces from southern Lebanon within 60 days. The Lebanese Army and U.N. peacekeepers would secure the area. And if the truce held,…
Lebanon’s fractured Parliament named Nawaf Salam as prime minister on Monday, handing the country’s political reigns to the prominent diplomat and international jurist as Lebanon emerges from a devastating war and attempts to recover from a dire economic meltdown. Mr. Salam was endorsed by a majority of lawmakers in the country’s 128-seat Parliament on Monday,…
Lebanon’s fractured Parliament overcame more than two years of gridlock on Thursday to select a new president, a critical step toward bringing stability to a country attempting to recover from economic catastrophe and a devastating war. Lawmakers elected Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, by an overwhelming majority in the second round…