Lebanon to devalue currency by 90% on Feb. 1: central bank chief

Several rates remain, including the official rate, the central bank's Sayrafa exchange platform rate which currently stands at 38,000 pounds per U.S. dollar.

1 February 2023

Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms

In Haifa, public bomb shelters have been equipped with digital systems so they can be unlocked remotely during an attack.

8 August 2024

Israel shoots down missile fired from Yemen

Hamas' allies include Iran-backed groups such as the Houthis, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iraqi paramilitaries.

22 July 2024

Israel fighting with Gaza, Lebanon intensifies

Israel has amassed tanks and troops near the fenced border around Gaza for a planned ground invasion aiming to annihilate Hamas.

23 October 2023

Hezbollah: 'cannot be silent' after Hamas leader's killing

Nasrallah said there would be "no ceilings" and "no rules" to Hezbollah's fighting if Israel launched full war on Lebanon.

4 January 2024

Israel rebuffs calls for ceasefire; strikes Lebanon

Worsening violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has fuelled concerns it could become a third front in a wider war.

6 November 2023

U.S. sanctions Hezbollah's accountants, weapons facilitator

The two companies sanctioned on Thursday over providing financial services to Hezbollah were named Al-Khobara and Auditors.

2 December 2022

Rocket launch at Israel from Lebanon draws Israeli shelling

The United Nations' peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon urged all sides to show restraint.

7 July 2023