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US to divert $95 million military aid to Lebanon

US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

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.

newarab · 3h

Egypt expresses anger over US redirection of military aid to Lebanon

Egyptian officials have expressed anger over the decision by US President Joe Biden's administration to redirect military aid to Lebanon.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

Exclusive-US shifts some military aid to Lebanon from Egypt, letter says

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which faces threats from Hezbollah and other non-state actors and is enforcing a ceasefire with Israel,

Lebanon chooses a new president

WUNC · 17h

Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one

Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been vacant since October 2022.

Inquirer on MSN · 13h

Lebanon army chief becomes president after two-year vacancy

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Jan. 9, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown.

The Economist · 1d

Lebanon tries yet again to elect a new president

A ruthless warlord during the civil war, his nomination for president would be deeply divisive. Indeed, he was one of General Aoun’s earliest supporters. Trying to veto a candidate who had little chance of winning anyway says much about Hizbullah’s diminished power.

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IDF strikes Hezbollah target in Lebanon as ceasefire deadline looms

As the ceasefire deadline looms, Israel's strikes on Hezbollah and hints at extended presence raise questions about ...

Lebanon country profile

1920 - The League of Nations grants the mandate for Lebanon and Syria to France, which creates the State of Greater Lebanon ...

Long War Journal2d

Analysis: Lebanon’s Mahan Air theater was meant to cover ceasefire deal non-performance

Lebanon did not thoroughly inspect a Mahan Air Flight suspected of carrying funds for Hezbollah. It engaged in an act of ...

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US President Biden Hails Aoun As 'Right Leader' For Lebanon

US President Joe Biden welcomed the election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanon's president on Thursday, saying in a statement that the army chief was the "right leader" for the war-battered country.

The Nation25d

Beirut Gets a Reprieve—but for How Long?

Whenever I hear the word “ceasefire” about Lebanon, I reach for my stopwatch. During the first phase of the civil war there, in 1975–76, we would give numbers to each successive ceasefire.