(CNN) — Here is a look at Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country with a history of civil war and political instability, bordering Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. About Lebanon: (from the CIA World ...
Israel, as well as the United States, have been pressing Lebanon’s army to disarm Hezbollah at a more rapid pace. Two months ago, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, urged ...
The first visit of a pope to the modern Lebanese state in 1964 came during a prosperous time that today many look back on ...
Israeli aircraft carried out strikes overnight Tuesday near the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp outside Sidon, targeting what the ...
1918 – After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, France gains control of the area that comprises modern-day Lebanon. November 22, 1943 – Lebanon proclaims independence. 1948-1975 – A large number of ...