Defense minister says 'citizens of Lebanon are not our enemies,' but implies offers of assistance were turned down

Abdallah Assaii arrested after holding seven bank employees hostage, dousing them in gasoline and threatening to set them on fire unless provided with $50,000 from his account

Agreements expected to bring crisis-ridden nation up to 250 megawatts daily within two months, enough for about two hours of power a day; World Bank to finance arrangement

UN agency says basic commodities have become out of reach for more than 210,000 refugees due to country's economic meltdown, with 58% reducing number of meals a day

One provider only remains online, after a resident donates diesel; nation continues to collapse within throes of worst financial and economic crisis in its history

Unsourced TV report says agreement, brokered by US envoy, will see natural gas piped through Syria, is partially designed to provide Lebanese with an alternative to Iran

Terror group and allied Amal movement say they will participate in budget votes despite tensions over investigation into 2020 Beirut port explosion

Firm says activists stormed key substation and disconnected equipment, causing major disruptions amid ongoing crisis

Lebanese pound trading at 30,000 to 1 US dollar on the black market after drastically dropping in value in recent years amid political and financial mismanagement

Leaving behind homeland's failing economy and political uncertainty, over 12,000 Lebanese have relocated to nearby Mediterranean island in past 2 years