The Israeli military also moved into dozens of new positions across southern Lebanon in the first 40 days of the ceasefire.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Saturday a "more hopeful" future awaits Lebanon after meeting its new leaders in a two-day visit ahead of a deadline for implementing a fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Israel must accelerate its withdrawal from south Lebanon to achieve a full pullout,

In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.

New developments following the election of Western-backed Joseph Aoun as president perhaps offer hope for generating political momentum and restoring the international community's confidence in Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel on Friday to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as a deadline nears for the pullout under the terms of a ceasefire that ended the war with Hezbollah last year.

Geopolitical shifts in the troubled Middle East, highlighted by the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran's dwindling influence, present a rare opportunity for Lebanon to regain control of its own fate.

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate has vowed to rebuild the country following years of economic meltdown and a 14-month war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group

Lebanon now has a new government in waiting for the first time in two years after Nawaf Salam was nominated for prime minister.

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares landed in Beirut on Wednesday. Albares plans to hold high-level political meetings in the Lebanese capital to address the situation in the country, after the parliamentary process resumed on January 9 with the election of the new president of this country,

The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has announced an aid of 10 million euros destined for the Lebanese armed forces within the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Camera: IRENE YAGÜE.