Lebanon
What does the ceasefire agreement mean for Israel, Hamas and the Middle East?
Israel can point to countless tactical victories in the war.
Lebanon’s new PM vows to rebuild after economic meltdown and war with Israel
Nawaf Salam was speaking after meeting Lebanon’s new president, Joseph Aoun, who himself took office last week.
Hamas accepts draft agreement for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release – officials
The announcement came as Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 18 people, including six women and four children.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 18 as hopes rise for ceasefire and hostage release
Two strikes in Deir al-Balah killed two women and their four children, and another 12 people were killed in two strikes in Khan Younis.
Head of International Court of Justice named Lebanon’s new prime minister
New president Joseph Aoun has asked the ICJ chief to form the country’s new government.
Lebanese parliament tries for 12th time to elect new president
The crisis-battered Mediterranean country has been without a president for more than two years.
‘People feel pain in different ways but when it’s coming through a song it just grabs you’ - Co Leitrim based musician Zoé Basha
Robert McMillen chats to French-American chanteuse Zoé Basha about her debut album Gamble, her connection with Lebanon and why she loves traditional French timber framing...
British aid worker in Gaza for Christmas says UK donors are giving people ‘hope’
The Disasters Emergency Committee, a coalition of UK charities, has raised £37.5 million since October.
Israeli airstrikes hit missile warehouses in Syria, war monitor says
The war monitor said the strikes were the ‘most violent in the Syrian coast region since the beginning of the (Israeli) strikes in 2012’.
American ‘who crossed into Syria on foot’ freed after seven months in detention
Travis Timmerman appears to have been among thousands of people released from the country’s notorious prisons after rebels reached Damascus.