By Maya Gebeily, Humeyra Pamuk and Laila Bassam BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is weighing in with Lebanon's ...

Lebanon has elected US-backed Joseph Aoun as president, and a new cabinet without a direct role for Hezbollah has taken power.

Researchers say Israeli, US refusals to comment on Beirut's move exemplify low-key approach to dealing with some regional ...

The US State Department has approved an exception for the transfer of $95 million in military assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, despite US President Donald Trump’s ongoing freeze on foreign aid ...

At such a critical moment in US history ... those who can afford it. Lebanon’s new government on Wednesday won a confidence vote in Parliament, with the support of Hezbollah’s bloc, even ...

Last week, the US authorized ... homes on March 2. Hezbollah has said it does not accept Israel’s justifications for staying in Lebanon and has urged Lebanon’s government to ensure the troops ...

Iran-backed Hezbollah ... that the US — despite originally rejecting a general extension — had approved such a move. On Saturday, Lebanon’s prime minister named a new government, with ...

But the militant group now has to contend with an aftermath that for many Lebanese, including ... government has taken a firmer line against Hezbollah-related smuggling. On March 1, Lebanon’s ...

On Tuesday, the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah had given its backing to the government in a speech delivered by senior Hezbollah lawmaker Mohammed Raad. Lebanon's political landscape has ...

Hezbollah's leader ... weapons including rocket launchers in Lebanon, without specifying where. During a joint address with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, top US diplomat Rubio said ...

This is the latest example of the US’ unusually hands-on approach in Lebanon, where a more than five-year financial crisis ...