President Joseph Aoun is reassured that Hezbollah will not join a potential war between U.S.-Israel and Iran, official sources close to the president said.

The sources claimed that high-level talks with Hezbollah have reassured the president that the group would not join a potential regional escalation in Iran.

French President Emmanuel Macron will open an international conference in support of the Lebanese Army in Paris on March 5, the Lebanese presidency said in a statement Wednesday.

The statement came after French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, Saudi envoy Prince Yazid Bin Farhan, and the ambassadors of the U.S., Qatar and Egypt met Wednesday with President Joseph Aoun in Baabda.

During Lebanon's civil war, the Commodore Hotel in western Beirut's Hamra district became iconic among the foreign press corps.

For many, it served as an unofficial newsroom where they could file dispatches even when communications systems were down elsewhere. Armed guards at the door provided some sense of protection as sniper fights and shelling were turning the cosmopolitan city to rubble.

Reliable electricity is “essential for economic growth and foreign investment,” the U.S. Embassy in Beirut said on Tuesday, following a meeting between U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa and Chair and General Manager of Electricite du Liban Kamal Hayek.

During the meeting, Issa “underscored the United States’ commitment to supporting Lebanon’s efforts to modernize its electricity sector, noting that American companies are well-positioned to provide expertise and technology,” the Embassy said in a post on X.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as "terrorist" organizations, imposing sanctions on them and their members in a decision that could have implications for U.S. relationships with allies Qatar and Turkey.

The Treasury and State departments announced the actions Tuesday against the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, which they said pose a risk to the United States and American interests.

Relations are back on track between the U.S. administration and Lebanese Army chief Rodolphe Haykal, whose performance -- according to U.S. sources -- has changed, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The Americans are “optimistic” that Speaker Nabih Berri can play a role in the issue of removing arms north of the Litani River and they are “betting on his performance in the coming period,” the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday.

In remarks to the daily, U.S. sources described Berri’s performance as “promising,” which “gives the impression that the Speaker may have promised the U.S. administration to achieve something regarding disarmament north of the Litani,” Nidaa al-Watan said.

The corruption case of Lebanon's former central bank governor, who is widely blamed for the country's economic meltdown, has been transferred to the country's highest court, judicial officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Riad Salameh was released on $14 million bail in September after a year in prison while awaiting trial in Lebanon on corruption charges, including embezzlement and illicit enrichment.

Speaker Nabih Berri has said that he does not fear for Lebanon, noting that the country “has a strong weapon, which is unity.”

“This unity is what immunizes and protects the country and prevents its violation by the Israelis as is happening during this period,” Berri said in remarks to al-Joumhouria newspaper published Tuesday.

Ravers danced and swayed to the loud bass at a popular night club in the heart of the city of Beirut. It was another sold-out Saturday in the party capital of the Middle East.

What was different this time was the DJ at the helm. Before putting on his headphones, he had been leading a Mass at a Lebanese Catholic university.