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Arab World Residents inspect the damage to a building following an Israeli strike on the town of Ain Qana in southern Lebanon on Thursday night into Friday (AFP)

UNIFIL Affirms Freedom of Movement Amid Tensions in South Lebanon

The United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon (UNIFIL) has reaffirmed its authority to move freely and conduct patrols with or without Lebanese army…

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Arab World The Lebanese and American delegation meet at the Baabda presidential palace on Monday. (X)

Lebanon to Tackle Arms in Beirut Palestinian Refugee Camps in June, as Aoun Meets Hezbollah MPs 

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced on Monday that authorities will begin tackling the issue of weapons in three Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut in…

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Arab World A handout photo made available by the Lebanese Presidency Press Office shows Lebanese President Joseph Aoun casting his vote at a polling station during municipal elections in his village of Al-Aishiyeh, southern Lebanon, 24 May 2025. EPA/LEBANESE PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT

Lebanon Wraps Up Local Vote in South Amid International Pressure on Israel

Lebanon completed the final phase of its municipal and local elections on Saturday in the southern governorates of South Lebanon and Nabatieh, under what…

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Arab World Lebanese soldiers stand next to a vehicle hit by an Israeli strike in Abu al-Aswad, southern Lebanon. (AFP)

Israeli Escalation Raises Tensions as Lebanon Prepares to Hold Municipal Elections in South

Lebanon fears that Israeli military escalation could undermine municipal elections scheduled for Saturday in the southern provinces of Nabatieh and South…

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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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