The Latest Breaking News from Nawaf Salam

Lebanon has a new central bank governor. But critics say he’s too close to traditional powers who created the crisis.

French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, in Paris on Friday, a visit he says signals France's full commitment to Lebanon's "recovery" and "sovereignty". The country's new government is facing a crippling economic crisis, as well as the need to rebuild after the recent Israeli-Hezbollah war.

Thousands of mourners in southern Lebanon have attended a funeral for nearly 100 Lebanese killed last year during the war between Israel and Hezbollah

Nawaf Salam’s government wins the backing of 95 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament.

Lebanon’s new government has won a confidence vote in Parliament, with the support of Hezbollah’s bloc, even though the government statement adopted took a swipe at the group’s weapons

A U.N. official says a Trump administration move to suspend funding to the World Health Organization has frozen $46 million for its operations in Gaza

Thousands of supporters have gathered in downtown Beirut to mark the 20th anniversary of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination

PM Salam has formed a new government as Hezbollah appears increasingly sidelined.

Lebanon’s new prime minister has formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022