After nearly five decades of UN peacekeeping in southern Lebanon, the approaching end of UNIFIL raises questions about who ...

Showing its support for Lebanon, Paris is backing Beirut’s request at the UN for a short-term extension of UNIFIL’s mandate, ...

Emmanuel Macron welcomes Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Jordan's King Abdullah II to Paris today for talks on Lebanon's security and international support for the Lebanese army. The meeting comes ...

Lebanon urges peacekeepers to stay as UNIFIL prepares to end operations in December and begin withdrawing in 2027 amid ...

Europe pushes for stronger Lebanese army presence as Israel and Hezbollah face off ...

An Israeli army Merkava main battle tank moves at a position in southern Lebanon by the border with northern Israel on March 27, 2026. (Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images) BEIRUT — The United Nations ...

As UNIFIL's mandate in southern Lebanon approaches its end, tensions rise in the Israeli-occupied zone. The force has been a ...

Since this spring, about 6 percent of Lebanon has been occupied by the Israeli army. On the ground, around 600 French soldiers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) continue to ...

Closed-door UN debate reopens decision to wind down peacekeeping force; meanwhile Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi ...

Report by Nada Andraos, English adaptation by Mariella Succar UNIFIL’s role in southern Lebanon extends well beyond its ...

President Joseph Aoun welcomed the parliamentary initiative and petition calling for an extension of the international forces’ mandate in southern Lebanon. He said UNIFIL’s presence in the south is ...

UN peacekeeping force recorded an average of 137 projectiles fired daily in the region over the last two weeks.