Syria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports.

Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities handed over dozens of Syrian nationals, including former officers in the army, to the new administration in Damascus after they were caught illegally entering Lebanon.

Assad, a cousin of Syria’s deposed President Bashar Al-Assad, were arrested at Beirut's airport while attempting to leave the country using allegedly forged passports.

Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been arrested at the Beirut airport.

Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged strikes and accusations of breaches. Implementation of the deal has been slow. But the truce has brought some calm to a tumultuous region.

Lebanon said on Thursday it was looking forward to having the best neighbourly relations with Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad opened the way to a new era in the often turbulent relations between the two neighbours.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the country's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition.

Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster has ended Iran's 40-year dominance and quest for hegemony in the region, further weakened his allies in Lebanon and created a new opportunity for establishing normal relations.

The ancient Christian community in the coastal city of Tyre has little cause for celebration this year, with many mourning their dead and still rattled by months of Israeli bombardment.

Emergency dispatch says that crews were called to the scene of a camper fire in Lebanon County Saturday morning. The fire was in the Cozy Corner Campground, just off Route 22 in Swatara Township. No injuries are reported at this time. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Bunker Hill Fire Company was on scene of the blaze around 9 a.m. Saturday morning at the Cozy Corner Campground for a reported camper fire. Crews confirmed that no one was injured in the fire and that 2 adults and 2 teens were displaced as a result of the fire.

Several longtime Lebanon County restaurants closed or moved in 2024, including: MOD Pizza, formerly located at 1501 Quentin Road was one of over 25 locations throughout several states the company decided to close in June. A spokesperson said the location had underperformed for some time.