Lebanon’s Hezbollah rejects cabinet decision to disarm it

BEIRUT: Hezbollah said Wednesday that it would treat a Lebanese government decision to disarm the group “as if it did not exist”, accusing the cabinet of committing a “grave sin”. Amid heavy US pressure and fears Israel could expand its strikes on...

Lebanon asks army to disarm defiant Hezbollah

Lebanon's government asked the national army on Tuesday to prepare a plan to monopolize weapons in the hands of the state by the end of the year, a move that aims to disarm the militant Hezbollah group. The announcement made by Prime Minister...

Disarmament is final: Lebanon warns Iran to stay out

Amid political unity over Hezbollah’s disarmament, Lebanon calls out Tehran’s rhetoric as dangerous, divisive, and damaging to regional peace and internal cohesion read more Lebanese officials have expressed outrage over recent remarks made by...

US Congressman says a 'new day' for Lebanon began, Lebanese Army will do what is required

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Friday at the Grand Serail with U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson and Nijad Fares, vice president of the Task Force for Lebanon, to discuss the latest developments and...

Weapons control deadline on August 31: Lebanon prepares final step in disarmament plan

Report by Bassam Abou Zeid, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi Lebanon is ramping up political consultations ahead of an August 31 deadline for the army to submit its plan to limit all weapons to state control. Discussions are underway between...

Lebanon army told to limit arms to state forces

Lebanon’s cabinet yesterday tasked the army with drawing up a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms by the end of the year, a challenge to Hizbollah, which has rejected calls to disarm since last year’s devastating war with Israel. The...

Israel Is Killing Commanders Of Syrian ‘Resistance’ In Lebanon (Videos)

Illustrative image. (The Israeli Defense Forces) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has apparently begun to target “Axis of Resistance” commanders in Lebanon responsible for operations in neighboring Syria. On August 6 ,the military announced that a...

Israeli Enemy Proceeds Aggression on Lebanon: Another Martyr in Drone Strike on South

The Israeli occupation army presses on with its attacks across Lebanon, showing open disregard for the ceasefire agreement and the international resolutions. According to the latest Al-Manar reports, a Zionist drone attacked and incinerated a...

Iran, Egypt FMs Call for Action on Gaza, Israeli Withdrawal from South Lebanon

Foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt urged an action to stop the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza and called for an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied posts in south Lebanon. In a phone conversation late Thursday, Iran’s Abbas Araghchi and Egypt’s...

Lebanon’s cabinet met to discuss Hezbollah’s disarmament

🔊 Listen to Post Lebanon’s political landscape and society have long been divided with different views on Hezbollah’s role and the need for disarmament. The issue has dominated Lebanese politics for decades but now there is a sense of urgency with...

Warren County to sell fairgrounds to city of Lebanon

“We’re excited to partner with the city of Lebanon to support its vision for a thriving downtown and expanded North Broadway corridor,” the statement read. “At the same time, we honor our agricultural past by preserving the fairgrounds, sustaining...

Gulf Cooperation Council hails Lebanon’s move on exclusive state control of weapons

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Friday warmly welcomed the ruling made by Lebanon’s Cabinet to centralize weapons control exclusively under state institutions, Anadolu reports. In a statement, GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi...

Australia closing in on Quarter-Finals after cruising past Lebanon

JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) - Australia clicked from deep early and that spelled the difference as they handed Lebanon a 93-80 beating to stay perfect in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025, Friday night at the King Abdullah Sports City. The Boomers raced to a 20-4...

Israel strike kills one in Lebanon

Agence France-Presse . Beirut, Lebanon 08 August, 2025, 22:17 Lebanese army soldiers check the wreckage of a vehicle that was reportedly targeted by an Israeli strike, on the highway near the village of Ansarieyh, south of the coastal city of...

Lebanon awaits justice five years after Beirut blast

A new Lebanese government and a determined judge have reignited hope that justice would finally be found for the devastating 2020 explosion that killed at least 218 people George Bezdjian remembers searching for his daughter, Jessica, after a...

2 gas stations in cities throughout Lebanon County had the cheapest midgrade gas in week ending Aug. 2

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Lebanon County selling...

Lebanon city man charged after two infants hospitalized with severe injuries

Lebanon instructs army to draft arms restriction roadmap by August 31

Lebanon’s Cabinet assigns the army to draft a weapons restriction roadmap, sparking a walkout by ministers who reject pressure to disarm in the face of Israeli threats. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Tuesday that the Cabinet has...

Campers get explosives demonstration from bomb squad at PSP Camp Cadet

EARL TWP., Pa. - Those taking part in the Pennsylvania State Police Troop L's Camp Cadet had a blast today as they learned all about explosives. The week-long summer camp at Camp Manatawny in Earl Township gives kids in Berks, Lebanon, and...

From streets to state authority: Lebanon positions itself as part of a stable Middle East

Report by Lara El Hachem, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi On the night of August 7, the Lebanese government approved the general principles of a decision to confine all weapons to the hands of the state, in the absence of ministers from the...