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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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Arab World Israeli soldiers patrol near the Israel-Lebanon border, in Israel, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Avi Ohayon

Israel Shocks Lebanon with Plan to Link Withdrawal to Normalization

Lebanon’s government and public were caught off guard by Israeli leaks suggesting a potential deal that would link Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory…

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Arab World Lebanese soldiers are deployed in Beirut. (Reuters file)

Army Defuses Tensions in Northern Lebanon Caused by Syrian Coast Unrest

The Lebanese army defused on Sunday tensions in the northern city of Tripoli sparked by the clashes along the Syrian coast. The army deployed in areas…

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Arab World Hezbollah holds a funeral for its fighters in Aitaroun. (Hezbollah media)

Death Toll from Israel’s War on Hezbollah in Lebanon Tops 6,000

The death toll from Israel’s latest war on Hezbollah in Lebanon rose to 6,000 after medics were able to retrieve the bodies of the deceased from under the…

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