US-sanctioned Gebran Bassil, who is also president's son-in-law, emphasizes deal with Israel 'not a normalization process' but predicts will brings much-needed stability to region

Televised speech by Free Patriotic Movement head Bassil signals unprecedented level of frustration with group, suggests 2006 alliance credited with maintaining peace in jeopardy

Gebran Bassil calls Treasury Department measures against him a 'crime,' vows to appeal decision

New measures hit Gebran Bassil, a lawmaker who leads the largest bloc in parliament and a son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, accusing him of corruption

Nasrallah rejects calls to form emergency government of technocrats, two months after Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned amid widespread protests

As the economy lurches to a halt and protesters demand a reset of the post-civil war system of shared sectarian rule, Israel's northern neighbor could be on the brink of chaos

Protesters in country's biggest demonstrations in years have trained much of their ire on Lebanese politicians, many of whom and their relatives have long called most of the shots

Arabic newspaper quotes US secretary of state telling Lebanese FM that facility should be dismantled or Israel will 'destroy it in the coming days'