Israel has attacked Beirut’s suburbs just two days after Lebanon’s president said he was open to negotiations.

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun announced that the army will launch a peace initiative in southern Lebanon, taking control of additional positions along the border.

Lebanon's most wanted drug trafficker was arrested Thursday after years on the run, authorities said. Noah Zeiter was taken into custody during a raid near the eastern city of Baalbeck, according to a high-ranking military official.

Beirut says one killed in earlier drone strike, which Israel has not commented on; military says rocket launchers, military sites hit in country's south, eastern Beqaa Valley

The Maronite Archbishop of Beirut, Paul Abdel Sater, looks forward to Pope Leo XIV's upcoming visit to Lebanon. He upholds the Pope's continuing closeness to the country and says his mere presence will provide huge encouragement to the population.

Lebanon is ready to negotiate an end to Israeli strikes and seek Israeli withdrawal from five border points occupied since last year, President Joseph Aoun said Friday.

The Lebanese Army has arrested Noah Zaaiter, the country's most notorious drug lord, for operating a multibillion dollar cross-border drug industry .

President Joseph Aoun renewed Lebanon’s commitment to its Arab and international partners, stressing that the country must regain its natural role as an economic and cultural player in the region, a bridge between East and West,