With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat on Monday said “much progress” had been made recently.

Outgoing and incoming US administration officials rush to ease conflict in Lebanon as its parliament holds presidential vote this week

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no relation to Joseph Aoun. On Thursday, the country is set to hold elections to fill the top post, potentially ushering in a new era of leadership.

Both sides are accusing each other of violations as the deadline nears for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon.

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Lebanon’s parliament is set to vote to elect a president to fill a more than an two-year-long presidential vacuum

Lebanon's parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a presidential vacuum that's lasted over two years. This time, analysts said, they might succeed.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned posts made by Israeli authorities on its official accounts of alleged maps of the region that include Arab lands of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria as well as provocative calls to annex the West Bank and practice genocide in the Gaza Strip,

Lebanon's parliament on Thursday looked set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun as the country's new president after a Hezbollah-backed candidate withdrew from the race, ending more than two years of political deadlock.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have condemned the Israeli map claiming parts of Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria as part of 'Greater Israel.' The Gulf nations call it a violation of international law and sovereignty,