Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash destined for Hezbollah carried by a man arriving from Turkey. This development follows Israeli accusations that Turkey is being used as a conduit for Iranian funds to reach Hezbollah and may be facilitating the transfers.

Two sources told Reuters that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani will visit Ankara on Monday to talk with Turkish officials. The visit coincides with discussions between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in the Turkish capital.

Militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party have declared a ceasefire, in what may represent a significant political breakthrough for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.

The Lebanese army on Wednesday said its specialized units discovered Israeli spy devices in southern Lebanon. The army said in a statement that its specialized teams, during engineering surveying operations in areas in southern Lebanon, identified two spy devices planted by the Israeli army.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party has called on his organization to disarm and dissolve as part of a new effort to end 40 years of fighting between the state and the banned militant group.

Lebanese airport security intercepted an attempt to smuggle $2.5 million in cash from Iran to Lebanon via Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Türkiye. The funds were believed to be destined for Hezbollah after Lebanon banned Iranian civilian aircraft from landing in Beirut and imposed strict inspections on flights arriving from Iraq.

Lebanon on Friday arrested a man arriving from Turkey with $2.5 million in cash bound for Hezbollah, the Lebanese Finance Ministry said. “The detainee and the seized funds will be handed over to the investigation division at the General Directorate of General Security,