{"id":26778,"date":"2026-06-20T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T07:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26778"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:19:23","slug":"lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lebanon Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off due to intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lebanon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is situated on the eastern <\/span><b>coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Borders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bounded in the northern and eastern parts by <\/span><b>Syria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; in the southern part by <\/span><b>Israel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; in the western part by the <\/span><b>Mediterranean Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Beirut<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Lebanon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its <\/span><b>Mediterranean climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brings mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its major mountains are <\/span><b>Lebanon Mountains (Jabal Lubnan), Hermon Ranges.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point of Lebanon is Qurnat as Sawda\u2019 which peaks at 10,128 ft. (3,087 m) in the Lebanon Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Valley:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bekaa (Al-Biqa)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>River:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Litani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the most significant river which irrigates the heart of the fertile Bekaa Valley.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of mineral products which include limestone, gypsum, oil, natural gas, and salt.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/talks-between-us-iran-called-off-because-of-fighting-in-lebanon-officials-say\/article71123404.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanon is situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia. 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