Timeline:Lebanon - Revision history

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			* According to the Bible, King Hiram of Tyre collaborated closely with Solomon, supplying cedar logs for Solomon's Temple and sending skilled workers. - Wikipedia
			* Archaeologists discovered remnants of prehistoric huts with crushed limestone floors, primitive weapons, and burial jars left by the Neolithic and Chalcolithic fishing communities who lived on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea over 7,000 years ago. - Wikipedia
	* Area: 10,400 sq km - CIA World Factbook		* Area: 10,400 sq km - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: As a result of its location at the crossroads of three continents, the area that is modern-day Lebanon is rich in cultural and religious diversity. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: As a result of its location at the crossroads of three continents, the area that is modern-day Lebanon is rich in cultural and religious diversity. - CIA World Factbook
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	* Chief of state: President Joseph AOUN (since 9 January 2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Chief of state: President Joseph AOUN (since 9 January 2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows - CIA World Factbook		* Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows - CIA World Factbook
			* Consequently, millions of people of Lebanese descent are spread throughout the world, especially in Latin America; Brazil and Argentina have the largest Lebanese communities, with the former having the largest population in the world, at 5–7 million. - Wikipedia
			* Despite the ethnic, linguistic, religious and denominational diversity of the Lebanese, they "share an almost common culture". - Wikipedia
	* Equipment: the LAF's inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand equipment from an array of countries, such as France, Germany, Russia, and especially the US (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Equipment: the LAF's inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand equipment from an array of countries, such as France, Germany, Russia, and especially the US (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% - CIA World Factbook		* Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% - CIA World Factbook
			* Evidence of early settlement in Lebanon was found in Byblos, considered among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. - Wikipedia
			* Fertility rates vary considerably among the different religious groups: in 2004, it was 2.10 for Shiites, 1.76 for Sunnis and 1.61 for Maronites. - Wikipedia
			* Formally trained in Rome and Paris, he exhibited in venues from Paris to New York to Beirut over his career. - Wikipedia
	* Government type: parliamentary democratic republic - CIA World Factbook		* Government type: parliamentary democratic republic - CIA World Factbook
	* Head of government: Prime Minister Nawaf SALAM (since 8 February 2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Head of government: Prime Minister Nawaf SALAM (since 8 February 2025) - CIA World Factbook
			* Identifying all Lebanese as ethnically Arab is a widely employed example of panethnicity, as the Lebanese "are descended from many different peoples who are either indigenous, or have occupied, invaded, or settled this corner of the world", making Lebanon, "a mosaic of closely interrelated cultures". - Wikipedia
			* In visual arts, Moustafa Farroukh was among Lebanon's most prominent painters of the 20th century. - Wikipedia
	* Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian - CIA World Factbook		* Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian - CIA World Factbook
			* Lebanese Arabic is universally spoken while food, music, and literature are deep-rooted "in wider Mediterranean and Levantine norms". - Wikipedia
			* Lebanese people have a long history of emigration stretching back to the 19th century; including partial ancestry, more Lebanese live outside the country than in Lebanon itself. - Wikipedia
			* Lebanon had an estimated population of 5,592,631 in 2021, with the number of Lebanese nationals estimated at 4,680,212 in July; however, no official census has been conducted since 1932 due to the sensitive confessional political balance between Lebanon's various religious groups. - Wikipedia
			* Lebanon was part of northern Canaan, and consequently became the homeland of Canaanite descendants, the Phoenicians, a seafaring people based in the coastal strip of the northern Levant who spread across the Mediterranean in the first millennium BC. - Wikipedia
			* Lebanon's diverse population, composed of different ethnic and religious groups, has further contributed to the country's festivals, musical styles and literature as well as cuisine. - Wikipedia
	* Legal system: mixed system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities - CIA World Factbook		* Legal system: mixed system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities - CIA World Factbook
	* Life expectancy: 79.2 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Life expectancy: 79.2 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
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	* Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria - CIA World Factbook		* Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria - CIA World Factbook
	* Major urban areas: 2.421 million BEIRUT (capital) (2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Major urban areas: 2.421 million BEIRUT (capital) (2023) - CIA World Factbook
			* Many more contemporary artists are active, such as Walid Raad, a contemporary media artist residing in New York. - Wikipedia
	* Median age: 29.4 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Median age: 29.4 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Natural resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land - CIA World Factbook		* Natural resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land - CIA World Factbook
			* North America likewise hosts a large diaspora, particularly in Canada (approximately 250,000–700,000) and the United States (around 2 million). - Wikipedia
			* Originally home to the Canaanite-Phoenicians, and then conquered and occupied by the Assyrians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Crusaders, the Ottoman Turks and most recently the French, Lebanese culture has over the millennia evolved by borrowing from all of these groups. - Wikipedia
	* Personnel: approximately 70,000 active Lebanese Armed Forces (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Personnel: approximately 70,000 active Lebanese Armed Forces (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Population: 5,364,482 (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Population: 5,364,482 (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Religions: Muslim 67.8% (31.9% Sunni, 31.2% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 32.4% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 4.5%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2020 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Religions: Muslim 67.8% (31.9% Sunni, 31.2% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 32.4% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 4.5%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2020 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Terrain: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains - CIA World Factbook		* Terrain: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains - CIA World Factbook
			* The Natufian culture was the first to become sedentary at around 12000 BC. - Wikipedia
			* The Phoenicians are credited with the invention of the oldest verified alphabet, which subsequently inspired the Greek alphabet and the Latin one thereafter. - Wikipedia
			* The country has experienced a series of migration waves since independence: over 1.8 million people emigrated from the country between 1975 and 2011. - Wikipedia
			* The culture of Lebanon reflects the legacy of various civilizations spanning thousands of years. - Wikipedia
			* The evidence dates back to earlier than 5000 BC. - Wikipedia
			* The fertility rate fell from 5.00 in 1971 to 1.75 in 2004. - Wikipedia
			* The most prominent Phoenician cities were Byblos, Sidon and Tyre. - Wikipedia
	* Urbanization: 89.4% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Urbanization: 89.4% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook

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	* Msayleh - Human Rights Watch		* Msayleh - Human Rights Watch

			=== 2025-12-08 ===
			* Baraa in Syria - Al Jazeera

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	* Background: Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: This region was subject to various foreign conquerors for much of its history, including the Romans, Arabs, and Ottomans. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: This region was subject to various foreign conquerors for much of its history, including the Romans, Arabs, and Ottomans. - CIA World Factbook
			* Branches: Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army Command (includes Presidential Guard Brigade, Land Border Regiments), Naval Forces, Air Forces; ; Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of Internal Security Forces (law enforcement; includes Mobile Gendarmerie), General Directorate for Public Security (border control, some domestic security duties) (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Capital: Beirut - CIA World Factbook		* Capital: Beirut - CIA World Factbook
	* Chief of state: President Joseph AOUN (since 9 January 2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Chief of state: President Joseph AOUN (since 9 January 2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows - CIA World Factbook		* Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows - CIA World Factbook
			* Equipment: the LAF's inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand equipment from an array of countries, such as France, Germany, Russia, and especially the US (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% - CIA World Factbook		* Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% - CIA World Factbook
	* Government type: parliamentary democratic republic - CIA World Factbook		* Government type: parliamentary democratic republic - CIA World Factbook
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	* Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian - CIA World Factbook		* Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian - CIA World Factbook
	* Legal system: mixed system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities - CIA World Factbook		* Legal system: mixed system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities - CIA World Factbook
			* Life expectancy: 79.2 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Literacy: 92% (2019 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria - CIA World Factbook		* Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria - CIA World Factbook
			* Major urban areas: 2.421 million BEIRUT (capital) (2023) - CIA World Factbook
			* Median age: 29.4 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Natural resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land - CIA World Factbook		* Natural resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land - CIA World Factbook
			* Personnel: approximately 70,000 active Lebanese Armed Forces (2025) - CIA World Factbook
			* Population: 5,364,482 (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Religions: Muslim 67.8% (31.9% Sunni, 31.2% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 32.4% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 4.5%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2020 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Religions: Muslim 67.8% (31.9% Sunni, 31.2% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 32.4% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 4.5%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2020 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Terrain: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains - CIA World Factbook		* Terrain: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains - CIA World Factbook
			* Urbanization: 89.4% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook

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Dated events for '''Lebanon''', generated from the archive. Each line is one headline as it was recorded.

=== 2026-07-12 ===
* Lebanon's dilemma - ynet.co.il

=== 2026-07-01 ===
* Israel-Lebanon Deal: A Path to Peace or Another Ceasefire Illusion? - TV7 Israel News

=== 2026-06-22 ===
* Lebanon’s Failure to Disassociate - Foreign Policy in Focus

=== 2026-06-12 ===
* The U.S. Should Not Encourage Syria to Enter Lebanon - The Washington Institute

=== 2026-06-06 ===
* Gaza is a step away from catastrophe - ynet.co.il

=== 2026-06-05 ===
* Lebanon’s President Accuses Iran of Using Lebanon as Bargaining Chip, Urges Diplomacy Over War - Kurdistan24

=== 2026-05-31 ===
* Lebanon's prime minister: Israel has a 'scorched-earth policy' in Lebanon - The Jerusalem Post

=== 2026-05-26 ===
* The knot in Lebanon is tightening - hurriyet.com.tr

=== 2026-05-11 ===
* Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo - Al Majalla

=== 2026-05-07 ===
* The Final Lebanon War? - David Daoud, Jonathan Schanzer - The Dispatch

=== 2026-05-01 ===
* Recalling Damascus on the Hudson - The Broadsheet

=== 2026-04-26 ===
* Damascus, Scatter Brain, and New Faces - The Trek

=== 2026-04-23 ===
* Trump Says Israel and Lebanon Agree to Extend Cease-Fire - The New York Times

=== 2026-04-21 ===
* Israel Cannot Achieve Normalization with Lebanon by Bombing It - Stimson Center

=== 2026-04-17 ===
* Damascus, MD - gnews

=== 2026-04-15 ===
* Discover - Twin Cities PBS

=== 2026-04-14 ===
* IDF officer severely injured in southern Lebanon, weapons found in Lebanon home - The Jerusalem Post
* Israel-Lebanon Peace Talks, Strait of Hormuz Blockade and More - The New York Times

=== 2026-04-11 ===
* Lebanon: Flash Update #16 - Escalation of hostilities in Lebanon (as of 9 April 2026) - OCHA

=== 2026-04-02 ===
* How to Prevent a Repeat of the Gaza Narrative in Lebanon - The Washington Institute

=== 2026-03-25 ===
* Acknowledgments - Pew Research Center
* The Choking of Hormuz - The New York Times

=== 2026-03-24 ===
* Lebanon’s stability requires steadier US engagement - Al Majalla

=== 2026-03-22 ===
* Israel eliminates 3 Hamas members operating in Lebanon - FDD's Long War Journal

=== 2026-03-17 ===
* Situation in Lebanon - ohchr - gnews

=== 2026-03-13 ===
* Kibbutz residents on edge amid fighting near Lebanon - DW.com

=== 2026-03-05 ===
* Is this the end of Hezbollah? Lebanon is finally taking on the militia - UnHerd
* Whither Palestine and the Palestinians? - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2026-02-27 ===
* Shipping Tribune - shippingtribune.com

=== 2026-02-10 ===
* Cutting Through the Fog of War (and Peace) in Syria - The Washington Institute

=== 2026-02-02 ===
* Hassan Nasrallah's Father Dies at 90 in Lebanon - JFeed

=== 2026-01-21 ===
* The Price of Armed Exception in Lebanon - Nowlebanon

=== 2025-12-30 ===
* Lebanon was not the headline at Mar-a-Lago. That was precisely the point. - Nowlebanon

=== 2025-12-16 ===
* Lebanon FM’s Iran criticism sparks political rift - The Jerusalem Post

=== 2025-12-15 ===
* Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Destroying Reconstruction Equipment - Human Rights Watch

=== 2025-12-12 ===
* Msayleh - Human Rights Watch

=== 2025-12-05 ===
* Hezbollah condemns Lebanon's delegation to ceasefire talks - The Jerusalem Post

=== 2025-11-30 ===
* UNFIL work blocked by Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon - The Jerusalem Post

=== 2025-11-24 ===
* Lebanon: Between escalation and strategic opportunity - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

=== 2025-11-18 ===
* Hamas - Middle East Institute

=== 2025-11-11 ===
* Spotlight on Terrorism: Lebanon and Hezbollah (November 1-10, 2025) - Terrorism Info

=== 2025-10-26 ===
* Javad Naeimi: Mossad Spy or a Victim? - WANA News Agency

=== 2025-10-23 ===
* IDF strikes Hezbollah training camp in Lebanon - The Jerusalem Post
* Lebanon: Attacks stoke fear of renewed escalation - DW.com

=== 2025-10-20 ===
* Barrack: Syria and Lebanon are next steps for Levant peace - The Jerusalem Post

=== 2025-10-17 ===
* Huge Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon despite ceasefire - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-10-13 ===
* Poor Syria - Arab American Institute

=== 2025-10-10 ===
* Why Lebanon is stuck in the middle on Hezbollah disarmament - Atlantic Council

=== 2025-10-01 ===
* Focus on the Druze - Jewish Policy Center
* Gas and Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2025-09-26 ===
* Israel - General Debate

=== 2025-09-24 ===
* Returning to Yarmouk - Jewish Currents

=== 2025-09-17 ===
* Ecocide, Imperialism and Palestine Liberation - Transnational Institute
* History of the Kaaba - TRT World
* Syria, Lebanon sign agreement on border demarcation - TRT World

=== 2025-09-05 ===
* Discontent Amid Despair - Riddle Russia

=== 2025-09-04 ===
* Palestinian Disarmament in Lebanon: Small Steps with Regional Implications - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2025-09-02 ===
* Lebanon, UNIFIL, and the return of sovereignty and peace - Middle East Institute

=== 2025-08-26 ===
* Ukraine, Land Swaps, and Patriotic Assassination - Cato Institute

=== 2025-08-25 ===
* Talking and Fighting Intersect in Gaza - The Soufan Center

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* Area: 10,400 sq km - CIA World Factbook
* Background: As a result of its location at the crossroads of three continents, the area that is modern-day Lebanon is rich in cultural and religious diversity. - CIA World Factbook
* Background: Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. - CIA World Factbook
* Background: This region was subject to various foreign conquerors for much of its history, including the Romans, Arabs, and Ottomans. - CIA World Factbook
* Capital: Beirut - CIA World Factbook
* Chief of state: President Joseph AOUN (since 9 January 2025) - CIA World Factbook
* Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows - CIA World Factbook
* Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% - CIA World Factbook
* Government type: parliamentary democratic republic - CIA World Factbook
* Head of government: Prime Minister Nawaf SALAM (since 8 February 2025) - CIA World Factbook
* Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian - CIA World Factbook
* Legal system: mixed system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities - CIA World Factbook
* Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria - CIA World Factbook
* Natural resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land - CIA World Factbook
* Religions: Muslim 67.8% (31.9% Sunni, 31.2% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 32.4% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 4.5%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2020 est.) - CIA World Factbook
* Terrain: narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains - CIA World Factbook

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