Lebanon
Hezbollah tells US to halt Israel's Gaza attack to prevent regional war
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah has warned the United States that preventing a regional conflict depended on stopping the Israeli attack on Gaza, saying fighting on the Lebanese front could turn…
Israel bombards Gaza as war spreads to other fronts
Israel bombarded Gaza with more air strikes on Monday ahead of an anticipated ground operation into the besieged Palestinian enclave as the United Nations warned that civilians were running out of…
Israel pounds Gaza, targets in Syria and Lebanon, US ups presence
Concerns the Israel-Hamas war could trigger wider Middle East conflict is rising, with the US sending more military assets and Israel pummelling targets in Gaza and Hamas supporters in Lebanon and…
Lebanon army blames Israel for journalist's killing
Lebanon's army says Israel fired a missile that killed a Reuters journalist in southern Lebanon.
More than 3000 dead in Turkey and Syria, second huge quake hits
The magnitude 7.8 quake which hit before sunrise in bitter winter weather, was followed in the early afternoon by another large quake of magnitude 7.7.
Dozens of migrants killed as boat sinks off Syrian coast
At least 77 migrants have died after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria's coast, the country's state-run media has reported.
Lebanese banks to remain shut indefinitely after economic crises
Lebanese banks will remain shut "indefinitely" due to a lack of security protection by authorities, says their association.
Calling Home: Rachel Scott-Leflaive in Beirut, Lebanon
Rachel Scott-Leflaive's permanent home is in the idyllic ski area of Chamonix, France, but following the devastating blast in Beirut last month she has been deployed to Lebanon where she is working… Audio
Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
Sebastian talks to Kathryn about the resignation of the Lebanese Government following Beirut's deadly port explosion Sebastian Usher is a BBC Middle East analyst, editor and reporter. Audio
Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
Sebastian talks to Kathryn about the state of emergency in Lebanon in the aftermath of the deadly port explosion which has devastated Beirut. Audio
Beirut blast Ammonium nitrate from leaky Russian cargo ship
The 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate which caused the fatal explosion first arrived on leaky Russian-registered cargo ship in Lebanon in September 2013. Video, Audio
Beirut explosion: 16 arrested as investigation grows
To Beirut now where Lebanese authorities have arrested 16 people, including the Port manager, as the investigation into Tuesday's fatal explosion which displaced a quarter of a million people… Video, Audio
Questions over how Lebanon will receive food without port
Questions are being raised over how food will be bought into Lebanon, after the main port was destroyed in a devastating explosion.
The country has no trade across its borders with Israel and Syria… Audio
Beirut blast: Shock wave strikes city reeling from economic crisis
Hospitals are overwhelmed with people injured in two massive blasts that hit the Lebanese capital in the early hours. Scores of people have been killed with thousands more injured, after two… Audio
NZer working to protect Lebanon's migrant maids
Layla (not her real name) is a New Zealander working remotely from the Bay of Plenty as an online advocate for some of the estimated 400,000 migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. They are mostly women… Audio
Dozens hurt as police and protesters clash in Beirut
Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Lebanese protesters in central Beirut in clashes that went on into the night and wounded dozens of people.
Abercrombie three-pointer seals NZ win
Led by a stand-out performance from swingman Tom Abercrombie, the Tall Blacks have edged Lebanon 69-67 in Beirut and won their 10th consecutive World Cup qualifier in the process.
UK embassy worker found dead in Lebanon
A British woman who worked at the UK embassy in Beirut has been found dead, Lebanese police have said.
Lebanon PM 'suspends' resignation
The Prime Minister of Lebanon has "suspended" his resignation amid reports Saudi Arabia officials had detained him.
Saudis 'detaining' Lebanon's prime minister, president says
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has for the first time publicly accused Saudi Arabia of detaining its prime minister.