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Arab World Portraits of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah, right, and Hashem Safieddine, are projected onto the landmark Raouche sea rock during an event commemorating the anniversary of their assassination, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s Government Vows Action to Defend State Authority

Lebanese ministers meeting with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday pledged to “take the necessary legal measures to preserve the authority of the state and…

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Arab World This handout photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office on September 11, 2025, shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (R) during a meeting with France's envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian (C) at presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. (Lebanese Presidency / AFP)

Support for Lebanese Army Tops French’s Envoy’s Meetings in Beirut

Support for the Lebanese army was the focus of discussions between top Lebanese officials and French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian. The envoy arrived in Lebanon…

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Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at his residence (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanon PM Mends Ties with Berri: ‘Decisions Will Be Implemented, No Turning Back’

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has set out a new mechanism for developing a “national security strategy” to be decided solely through constitutional…

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Arab World Banners on Beirut airport road voice support for Lebanese army (AFP)

Lebanese Split Over Cabinet Decision on State Arms Monopoly

US envoy Morgan Ortagus arrived in Lebanon on Sunday in what diplomats describe as the first test of Washington’s reaction to a cabinet decision backing the…

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Arab World 
Lebanese soldiers deploy at the entrance of Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian camp in southern Beirut (Asharq al-Awsat)

Lebanese Army Handed Political Fireball over Weapons Control

In recent weeks, Lebanon’s army has found itself stretched thin across multiple fronts: mourning two soldiers killed by an exploding Israeli drone in the south…

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Arab World President Joseph Aoun visits a soldier in hospital where he is receiving treatment to injuries sustained during the dismantling munitions in an arms depot on Saturday. (Lebanese Presidency)

Lebanon Attempting to Contain its Latest Crisis Ahead of Barrack Visit

Lebanon is attempting to tackle its latest crisis after the government decided last week on limiting possession of weapons in the country to the state, putting…

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Arab World  US Envoy Thomas Barrack during a recent visit to Lebanon (EPA) 

Lebanon Edges Toward Divergence with Hezbollah Over US Arms Proposal

Tensions are surfacing between Hezbollah and the Lebanese state over a US-backed proposal that calls for exclusive control of weapons by Lebanon’s official…

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Arab World Hezbollah supporters take part in Ashura commemorations in Beirut’s southern suburbs last week (AP)

Hezbollah Orders Members to Stay Away from South Lebanon Amid Renewed Israeli Strikes

In the wake of renewed Israeli strikes in south Lebanon, Hezbollah has reportedly instructed its members and affiliates to avoid traveling to their hometowns…

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