Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun announced that the army will launch a peace initiative in southern Lebanon, taking control of additional positions along the border.

BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of dysfunction and official impunity and called for justice to prevail, as he offered words of consolation to Lebanon’s people — including in the war-battered south — on the final day of his first overseas trip.

Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue, and a renewed commitment to the common good during an address on Sunday.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a statement issued by his office that Israel's strike in Beirut on Sunday was "further proof that it disregards repeated calls to cease its

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Cyprus signed a long-delayed sea border agreement on Wednesday, ending an almost 20-year impasse that had stalled some oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean Sea, as Europe seeks alternatives to Russian fuel.

President Nikos Christodoulides will visit Beirut on Wednesday for talks with his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun. The discussions will focus on energy cooperation and broader regional issues. On Tuesday,

Speaking to national civil authorities and members of the diplomatic corps in Beirut Nov. 30, the pope said peace in Lebanon “is a desire and a vocation; it is a gift and a work in progress.”

Pope Leo XIV landed in Lebanon on Sunday aiming to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East. He arrived at a

The maiden voyage of Leo XIV, the first American pontiff in history, has taken him to the heart of Christianity.