BEIRUT: Lebanon entered a new phase on Thursday evening after approving the restriction of all weapons to state control, including those held by Hezbollah and other militias, and endorsing the objectives outlined in the US-brokered executive mechanism.

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Cabinet met at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday to discuss the most sensitive item on its agenda: the disarming of Hezbollah and the need to restrict…

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s government on Tuesday tasked the army with developing a plan to restrict arms to the state by year end, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said, an unprecedented move…