By Maya Gebeily, Humeyra Pamuk and Laila Bassam BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is weighing in with Lebanon's ...

Lebanon has elected US-backed Joseph Aoun as president, and a new cabinet without a direct role for Hezbollah has taken power.

Researchers say Israeli, US refusals to comment on Beirut's move exemplify low-key approach to dealing with some regional ...

The US State Department has approved an exception for the transfer of $95 million in military assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, despite US President Donald Trump’s ongoing freeze on foreign aid ...

Last week, the US authorized ... homes on March 2. Hezbollah has said it does not accept Israel’s justifications for staying in Lebanon and has urged Lebanon’s government to ensure the troops ...

The official further said that the US thinks Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity to lead Lebanon away from Hezbollah and Iran's stranglehold. "We believe that ...

At such a critical moment in US history ... those who can afford it. Lebanon’s new government on Wednesday won a confidence vote in Parliament, with the support of Hezbollah’s bloc, even ...

Iran-backed Hezbollah ... that the US — despite originally rejecting a general extension — had approved such a move. On Saturday, Lebanon’s prime minister named a new government, with ...

Hezbollah's leader ... weapons including rocket launchers in Lebanon, without specifying where. During a joint address with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, top US diplomat Rubio said ...

US Speaker of the ... Photo / AFP Hezbollah’s chief said it was the Government’s responsibility to ensure the Israeli Army withdraws from Lebanon by a looming ceasefire deadline, as Israel ...

This is the latest example of the US’ unusually hands-on approach in Lebanon, where a more than five-year financial crisis ...