A man allegedly carrying $2.5 million in cash destined for Hezbollah reportedly was detained at Beirut’s airport in what an expert is calling an "unprecedented" bust.

Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash from a man arriving from Turkey on Friday, the finance ministry said, with three sources saying the money was destined for militant group Hezbollah.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun will ask Saudi Arabia to reactivate a $3-billion aid package to the Lebanese army in his visit to the kingdom next week, Aoun said in an interview with Asharq television broadcast on Friday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Finance Minister Yassine Jaber told Reuters on Friday that the World Bank is working to create a $1 billion fund for reconstruction efforts in the country. "The World Bank is putting in the seed money of $250 million and donors fill in the rest, $750 million," Jaber told Reuters.

Lebanese officials say a traveler from Turkey was detained and $2.5 million in cash was confiscated at the Beirut airport.

Residents of southern Lebanon have been gradually returning to their villages to find their homes heavily damaged by the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

His wife, Betsy Arakawa, was also found dead in their New Mexico home. Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 64, were found deceased in their New Mexico home on Wednesday morning. They were married for 34 years. The American pro wasn't a Swiftie when they met, but he sure is now.

Northern Lebanon’s Aaron Seidel has set the state record for most career wins in wrestling. Aaron Seidel, a senior, defeated Trinity’s Noah Aubert by technical fall at 133 pounds for his 200th victory in his opening match Friday at the PIAA Class 2A Southeast Region Championships at Bethlehem Freedom High School.

Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said her office and other members of law enforcement in the county are assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Lebanon's government of new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, with 95 votes in the 128-seat chamber. Your trusted source for the latest news delivered weekdays from the team at U.S. News and World Report.