Elias Murr

BEIRUT — Lebanon's defense minister offered US officials advice on how Israel could defeat Hizbullah in a future war and vowed to keep the Lebanese…

For one tense day in early August, the region held its breath as an exchange of gunfire on the Israel- Lebanon border left five people dead and…

Given competing interests at stake with Washington’s $100 million annual military assistance to Beirut, clear benchmarks should be established to…

Israel and the US are attempting to prevent a French-Lebanese arms deal that could lead to increased Israeli casualties in any future confrontation,…

Israel and the US are attempting to prevent a French-Lebanese arms deal that could lead to increased Israeli casualties in any future confrontation,…

Shi’ite and Sunni groups traded machine gun fire and grenades in Beirut on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding several others just blocks from a…

BEIRUT — Lebanon's defense minister announced Saturday that the government has opened an account at the central bank to receive donated funds to buy…

BEIRUT — Lebanon's  defense minister says he would reject any American military assistance to the Lebanese army if it comes with conditions that the…

Israel is becoming increasingly anxious about the fate of UNIFIL if Hizbullah increases its power in upcoming parliamentary elections in…

Washington will provide Lebanon with fighter jets, helicopters, tanks and unmanned aerial vehicles, Israel Radio reported Saturday, following the…

American Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Beirut, Lebanon on Friday to reinforce the United States' support for an independent and sovereign…

This Saturday, Lebanon's pro-West March 14 coalition officially kicks off its election campaign in Beirut. Two weeks ago, the Hizbullah-led…

Lebanon's defense minister is visiting Syria for the first time since escaping a 2005 assassination attempt which he suggested at the time was the…

Russian news agencies are reporting that Moscow has promised to deliver a batch of fighter jets to Lebanon. ITAR-Tass and Interfax have quoted…

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman starts a two-day trip to the Islamic republic on Monday on what Iranian officials are calling "a historic visit"…

The United States and Lebanon on Monday set up a joint military commission to bolster military cooperation - a move that follows the first visit by…

Hizbullah handed over a suspect who allegedly fired at a Lebanese army helicopter the previous day, a judicial official said Friday, amid media…

Hizbullah and its allies solidified their hold on Lebanon's government Friday with the formation of a national unity Cabinet in which the opposition…

A senior US defense official has met with Lebanon's top leaders to discuss military cooperation between the two countries and has reiterated American…

The government and the opposition united in mourning, while schools and businesses closed Friday as Lebanese people and the military staged a…