BEIRUT, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's municipal and local elections began on Sunday in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, marking the first such elections in nine years after several postponements.

中国近年来在中东地区的影响力不断提升，通过“一带一路”倡议和联合国维和行动，逐步确立了自身的建设性角色。此次运-20运输机飞抵中东，尽管是为维和部队轮换，但也展现了中国强大的远程投送能力和日益增强的军事外交影响力。

JERUSALEM, May 7 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli drone strike in the Lebanese port city of Sidon on Wednesday killed a senior Hamas official, according to the Israeli military and Hamas.