Hezbollah, a powerful Iran-backed militia, has long been the country’s dominant political force and has formed part of the ...

(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after Salam was named prime minister ...

It is unprecedented in Lebanon that the President of the Republic hosts the Speaker of the Parliament and the prime minister-designate in addition to other officials concerned with the cabinet ...

Morgan Ortagus, a newly appointed U.S. envoy, urges Lebanon to ensure Hezbollah is excluded from government. She emphasized America's stand to prevent Hezbollah's participation in governance while ...

A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant ...

Like all of Lebanon's main factions, the armed group Hezbollah has long named ministers to government ... to see that ...

A senior US official visiting Beirut warned on Friday against any Hezbollah presence in Lebanon's new government, saying the ...

Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule ...

Morgan Ortagus is heading a delegation and set to arrive in Lebanon on Thursday night, the first such visit by Trump ...

The US deputy special envoy for the Middle East on Friday said that Hezbollah's presence in Lebanon's new government was a red line, welcoming the end of the Iran-backed group's "reign of terror".

Sources say the US is pressuring Lebanese officials to nominate the next finance minister to limit Hezbollah's influence in ...