The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said new explosions hit its headquarters Friday, injuring two peacekeepers a day after Israeli forces targeted the same position and ...

The current wave of conflict gripping the Middle East began when the Palestinian militant group Hamas stormed from Gaza into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians ...

Middle East updates: Here’s what happened on Oct. 2 Also: Ottawa is prepared to use military aircraft in evacuating Canadians from Lebanon if the situation deteriorates, Minister of Defence Bill ...

Lebanon has been without a president since October 2022, as its deeply divided parliament has been unable to elect a new head of state. The last effort to elect a president was more than a year ago.

Qatar is home to the Middle East’s largest US airbase, which Iran attacked this week in response to US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites. Lebanon Area: 10,500 sq km. Population: 5.8m.

Israeli airstrikes pounded the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry and state-run news agency. Enjoy unlimited reading ...

Middle East latest: Displaced people return to south Lebanon as ceasefire appears to hold By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:28 PM CST Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 Last Modified: 4:19 AM CST Wednesday ...

5:22 p.m. ET UN Security Council schedules an emergency meeting The UN Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on the escalating situation in the Middle East.

A man who is returning to his village waves as he carries his belongings on his car after the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel began early morning, in Tyre, south Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 27 ...