Asia Lebanon The suspension of financial support by donor countries to the UN agency for UNRWA will put at risk the education of 38.000 Palestinian refugee children in Lebanon
Asia Lebanon The Israeli Air Force launched an extensive wave of attacks against Lebanon, in which at least seven civilians were killed, in response to rocket attacks by Hezbollah towards the north of the country that killed an Israeli soldier
Asia Lebanon Britain would be organising a plan to de-escalate tensions on the Lebanese-Israeli border; the plan would involve Britain training Lebanese army forces to do more security work in the border region
Asia Lebanon The Lebanese parliament approved an amended draft budget for 2024 that, according to experts, neglects to include crucial reforms that would help the country emerge from a financial meltdown that has gutted the public sector for almost five years
Asia Lebanon The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces warned that "the probability of war" in Lebanon is at an all-time high after the latest series of missile attacks between the IDF and Hezbollah
Asia Lebanon Senior Hamas official Saleh Al-Arouri was among at least six people killed in a suspected Israeli drone strike in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh; this fact could change the evolution of the ongoing conflict, according to experts
Asia Lebanon The historic Deir Mimas monastery, a revered site dating back to 1404 A.D., has been attacked by Israeli forces a day before Christmas Eve; many read the action as a signal of a broader pattern of aggression targeting religious sites and civil shrines
Asia Lebanon PM Mikati announced the closure of all public administration offices, public institutions and municipalities for yesterday, in response to global support for Gaza and in solidarity with the Palestinian people and residents of Lebanese border villages
Asia Lebanon Villagers living off the land in southern Lebanon are rushing to sow their crops, trying to make up for lost time after weeks of hostilities with Israel forced them to miss the start of the planting season
Asia Lebanon Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon's Shia military group, on Lebanon's southern border have had a disastrous effect on the country's tourism sector, industry experts said, with many hotels forced to close
Asia Lebanon The country began its qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the shadow of war hanging over it and its opponent on the pitch, Palestine, in a match that ended 0-0
Asia Lebanon War escalations has made the olive harvest near the southern border particularly dangerous: farmers are denouncing they have to brave war perils to secure their crop
Asia Lebanon The Lebanese lira is going through a record crisis, with the US dollar exchanged at 100.000 lira; over the course of three years, it has lost more than 98% of its value in the context of the failure of the Lebanese banking system