Tensions rise between Lebanon's Shia and Christian parties as election results trickle out

A Hezbollah MP has warned the Lebanese Forces party against 'inciting a new civil war' after the LF threatened to form a government that excludes Shia parties

Protests ongoing in Iran over rising food prices

At least one person has died after the protests turned violent in the province of Khuzestan

Vote count ongoing in Lebanon one day after critical elections

Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces have both claimed major gains in parliament ahead of the release of official results

Participation down as polls close across Lebanon

Citizens took to the polls for the first time since the start of what the World Bank describes as the world's worst economic crisis in 150 years

Lebanese energy minister visits Syria to discuss energy transfer plan

The long-awaited plan to receive energy transfer from Egypt via Syria has stalled due to US refusal to grant sanction waivers to the nations involved