Decision came after UNSC's approval last month, redeployment process to be looked at, says Khaled

BEIRUT, Feb 8 — Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, following unusually direct United States (US) intervention in the process and in a step intended to bring the country closer to accessing reconstruction funds, following a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — Israeli forces killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday as a deadline for their withdrawal passed and thousands of people tried to return to their homes in defiance of Israeli military orders, said the Lebanese authorities.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Nov 26 — Israel looks set to approve a United States-led plan for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah today, a senior Israeli official said, clearing the way for an end to the war which has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza conflict 14 months ago.

BEIRUT, Nov 23 — A powerful Israeli airstrike targeted central Beirut early on Saturday, security sources said, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.

BEIRUT, Nov 19 — Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a United States-led proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters yesterday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end the fighting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The fourth group of the Malaysian Battalion 850-12 (Malbatt 850-12) for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping and humanitarian mission in Lebanon departed from Subang Air Base yesterday.

NEW YORK, Nov 17 — The UN Security Council is set to hold a briefing session on Monday on the situation in the Middle East.

BEIRUT, Nov 15 — An Israeli airstrike flattened a building near one of Beirut’s busiest traffic junctions today, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel kept up its intensified bombardment of Hezbollah-controlled areas of the city.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysia is ready to channel financial aid to Lebanon to help victims affected by Israeli attacks, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysia and Egypt condemned the Israeli attacks and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon to avert further humanitarian catastrophe.

JERUSALEM, Nov 11 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday admitted responsibility for the first time for the mass pager explosions that rocked Lebanon nearly two months ago, according to Anadolu Agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Malaysia calls on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take swift, decisive, and unified action to ensure the safety and security of all United Nations (UN) peacekeepers who are carrying out the council’s mandate.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The government has a backup plan in case the situation in southern Lebanon worsens and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) decides to withdraw due to Israel’s aggressive actions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) confirmed that six members of the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) were injured in an explosion near Saida Stadium, Lebanon, yesterday.

PETALING JAYA, Nov 6 — The deployment and assignment of the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) to Lebanon for peacekeeping duties under the United Nations (UN) mission will proceed despite the tense situation following Israel's attacks on the country since September.

BANGKOK, Oct 31 — Thailand has expressed deep concern over the escalation of armed conflict in the Middle East, particularly in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and surrounding areas, which has resulted in a significant loss of life and property among innocent civilians on all sides.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The deployment of the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) for peacekeeping missions in South Lebanon will continue, with Malbatt 850-12, scheduled to be carried out in stages, from Wednesday (November 6) to November 18.

BEIRUT, Oct 29 — Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has elected deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air attack on Beirut's southern suburb over a month ago.

BEIRUT, Oct 29 — Israel’s military campaign in southern Lebanon has caused vast destruction in more than a dozen border towns and villages, reducing many of them to clusters of grey craters, according to satellite imagery provided to Reuters by Planet Labs Inc.