Ukraine's embassy says Syrian tanker's cargo was taken illegally by Russia, which calls allegations 'baseless'

Foreign minister gives upbeat assessment of negotiations over offshore gas plays, says US envoy expected back in region, amid saber-rattling over drilling in disputed zone

Spy agency probe finds Lebanese terror group smuggled explosives in chocolate and shampoo bottles on commercial flights from Europe in 1990s while Israel was busy watching Tehran

Silo was scene of devastating blast that tore through city two years ago; blaze has been burning for past two weeks after summer heat ignited tons of fermented grains still at site

During tour of IDF's Northern Command, premier says Israel seeks Lebanon as 'stable neighbor,' but Iran-backed group's actions are 'unacceptable'; vows to act against all threats

National Assembly Party, whose members live in exile, claims founder Manea Al-Yami slain in 'complicated circumstances;' local police arrest victim's two brothers

Country's interior ministry instructs security forces to clamp down on events 'promoting sexual perversion'; community lost many of its spaces in Beirut port explosion

Minister presents 'humane, honorable, patriotic' repatriation plan to President Michel Aoun; UN agency tells Lebanon to respect exiles' right to return of their own volition

Marking 40th anniversary of Lebanon incident, Iran's foreign ministry says it is 'continuing serious efforts' to determine their fate

Some 400 former soldiers who fought alongside IDF during Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon from mid-1980s to 2000 to be given $160,000 apiece in aid