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 ...

Lebanon once pledged to enforce UN Resolution 1701, demanding Hezbollah’s withdrawal beyond the Litani River and its ...

Since the outbreak of Syria’s war in 2011, professor Nasser Yassin has been working to understand the ensuing refugee crisis. As Lebanon’s refugee influx intensified, Yassin began exploring how civil ...

A look at major events between Lebanon and Israel: 1978: Israeli forces invade south Lebanon to attack Palestinian guerrillas, retaliating for an attack on an Israeli bus that killed more than 35 ...

Israel’s defense minister warned that Hezbollah’s recent actions along the northern border could trigger a broader escalation ...

A look at Lebanon, which holds parliamentary elections Sunday: THE LAND – Lebanon lies in the eastern Mediterranean and covers about 4,030 square miles (10,450 square kilometers) – smaller than the ...

People gather as smoke rises from a shop in Sidon, Lebanon, on Wednesday. (Reuters) A further round of explosions in the Lebanese capital Beirut, apparently targeting militant group Hezbollah, has ...

Muslims make up at least sixty percent of the population. The rest are Christians. There are 18 religious sects. Christians, Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims make up a third of the population each.

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 ...

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. GDP (purchasing power parity): $87.68 ...