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Arab World A soldier of the UN peacekeeping mission, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) keeps watch at the Blue Line, the line of withdrawal between Lebanon and Israel, during a visit organized by Hezbollah for Arab youths to the border village of Shebaa, Lebanon, 05 September 2022. (EPA)

UNIFIL Stresses Close Cooperation with Lebanese Army After Amendments to Mission

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sought to assure Lebanese authorities after amendments were introduced to its mission last month. In a…

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Arab World A general view shows a UN watchtower near a border fence that surrounds the divided village of Ghajar, with its northern part falling inside Lebanon and the south becoming part of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on September 7, 2022, as Israel lifts entry restrictions to the disputed village on the Lebanese border. (AFP)

Lebanon Seeks to Contain Fallout from Amendment to UN Peacekeepers’ Mission

Lebanese authorities sought to contain the fallout of the amendments introduced to the mission of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that is…

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Arab World Amos Hochstein meets with President Michel Aoun (Dalati & Nohra)

Lebanese Caution after Hochstein Lauds ‘Very Good Progress’ in Maritime Border Talks

The US mediator arbitrating negotiations of the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel, Amos Hochstein, reported “very good progress” towards arranging for…

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Features This aerial view shows activists and relatives of the 2020 Beirut port blast victims spreading a giant national flag, as they march in the Lebanese capital's port area on August 4, 2022, on the day that crisis-hit country marks two years since a giant explosion ripped through the capital. (AFP)

Lebanese Officials Begin Mulling Names of Presidential Candidates

Lebanese political blocs have kicked off “cautious” efforts to discuss potential presidential candidates to succeed Michel Aoun, whose term ends in around 80…

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Arab World  Families of several victims carry pictures of their relatives in a protest in Beirut, Lebanon (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Beirut Sees Popular Rallies in Memory of Blast Victims, Calls for Accountability

Grief and rage filling the families of victims of the Beirut port explosion is eclipsing any kind of positivity drawn from economic activity returning to the…

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Arab World An Israeli crane erects a wall near border, as seen from Lebanon, near Lebanon's Naqoura, March 6, 2018. (Reuters)

'Naqoura Tunnel' a New Conflict Issue between Lebanon and Israel

A new point of border conflict was added on Monday to the Lebanese-Israeli file after a pro-Hezbollah caretaker minister included the so-called “railway tunnel…

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Arab World Hezbollah supporters pose for a photo with its flags in Sahl al-Khiyam (Khiyam plain) in southern Lebanon on May 25, 2022, near the northern Israeli town of Metula across the border (Background). (AFP)

Nasrallah's Call for Dialogue over Defense Strategy Is Widely Rejected by Lebanese Parties

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's call on Lebanese political forces to hold dialogue over a national defense strategy has been widely rejected by his rivals. …

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Arab World Lebanese people wait in front of a bakery in Beirut, Lebanon (EPA)

Lebanon’s Living Crises Worsen, Long Queues Return after Elections

Lebanon’s living crises resurfaced only two days after the parliamentary elections were held. Long queues of people waiting in front of bakeries and gas…

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