Facing unprecedented financial meltdown, lawmakers vote to appoint former premier Najib Mikati to position vacated by Saad Hariri after he failed to form a government

Unarmed suspect spotted by lookouts, intercepted by navy and taken in for questioning

Temperatures in Iran top 50°C during chaos in country's southwest over lack of water; Lebanon's major power station to resume operations, even with economic collapse

Hezbollah, Iranian commanders reported killed in Israeli strikes; Russian military official says 7 of 8 Israeli missiles struck down this week

Army launched manhunt after group cut through the border overnight; the 5 are believed to be illegal immigrants

Arab paper claims that after getting sense US does not back ongoing Israeli raids, Moscow has taken steps to upgrade Syrian missile defenses against attack

Economic crisis piling on pressure, leaving them ill-equipped to face new spike in illness, according to official

Amid the financial crash and parallel power grid failure in the country, more than 4 million people could lose access to safe water

Residents in towns near border temporarily told to stay in their homes after border breach detected; some roads closed as soldiers attempt to find pair amid rising tensions

Damascus says air defenses confronting 'Israeli aggression' near Homs, days after reported attack on Iranian weapons depot and missile fire from Lebanon