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Arab World A Lebanese soldier secures participants during a marathon in Beirut last week (AP)

Lebanon: Mysterious Evacuation Calls Renew Fears of Israeli Strikes

A wave of anonymous phone calls urging residents to evacuate buildings in southern and eastern Lebanon sparked fresh panic on Saturday over potential Israeli…

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Arab World A Lebanese man casts his ballot during the Municipal elections at a polling station in Deir El Qamar, in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon, 04 May 2025. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Lebanon Sends Message of Confidence with First Local Elections

Lebanon completed the first phase of its municipal and mayoral elections on Sunday, in a vote overseen by political and security authorities and hailed by…

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Arab World A UNIFIL vehicle patrols along the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel (UNIFIL)

Lebanon, UNIFIL Reaffirm Commitment to Continuing Peacekeeping Patrols

Lebanon’s government and the United Nations peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) have reaffirmed that patrols in southern Lebanon would continue uninterrupted, after…

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Arab World Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanon Summons Iranian Ambassador Over Remarks on State’s Monopoly on Arms

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, Youssef Raji, has summoned Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mojtaba Amani to protest his criticism of recent attempts to disarm…

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Arab World A UNIFIL patrol in the border town of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon, April 6 (AFP) 

Hezbollah Mulls Handing Its Heavy Weapons to Lebanese Army

Lebanon has linked any move toward resolving the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons to Israel’s withdrawal from territories it still occupies in southern Lebanon and…

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Arab World Lebanese Army Commander Rodolphe Haikal and troops inspect the border with Israel. (Army Command)

Lebanese Army Arrests Suspects Linked to Rocket Attack against Israel

The Lebanese army arrested a number of suspects linked to the firing of rockets towards Israel. Israel on Friday launched the broadest attack against Lebanon…

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Features  A man walks next to a destroyed car and damaged buildings at the site that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday March 28, 2025.(AP)

Israeli Attack on Beirut Deepens Hezbollah’s Crisis

Israel’s attack on Hezbollah’s stronghold in Beirut’s southern suburbs has put the Iran-backed party in a difficult position. Stopping attacks on the suburb,…

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Arab World A firefighter douses the flames of a car hit by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Burj al-Muluk on March 15, 2025, in which one person was reportedly killed. (AFP)

Israel Exploiting Hezbollah’s Weakened Position in Lebanon to Assassinate its Members

Israel is waging a law intensity war against Hezbollah in Lebanon by assassinating its suspected members and fighters taking advantage of the Iran-backed party…

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