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Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri shakes hands with Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun after he is elected as the country's President at the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2025. (Reuters)

Berri on Washington Summit: Its Success Is Measured by the Ceasefire and Israeli Withdrawal

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Wednesday that following the Washington summit between US President Donald Trump and Lebanese President…

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Arab World In this photo, released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, shakes hands with Adm. Brad Cooper, the top US military commander in the Middle East, at the presidential place in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, June 29, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency press office via AP)

Aoun Optimistic on ‘Best Possible’ Deal for Lebanon, Banks on US Role

In one phrase, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun answers critics of the framework agreement Lebanon and Israel signed late last week, an agreement he admits is …

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Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. (EPA)

Lebanon Welcomes European Push to Form Int’l Coalition to Succeed UNIFIL

Lebanon welcomed a French-Italian effort to form a multinational coalition that would replace the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) after its…

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Features Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on the village of Jibchit in southern Lebanon on May 23, 2026. (AFP)

Have Hezbollah’s Drones Changed the Rules of Engagement with Israel?

The “support war” waged by Lebanon’s Hezbollah in backing Hamas in late 2023 shattered the doctrine of “deterrence” that the Iranian-backed group had embraced…

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Features During his Senate confirmation hearing, Issa outlined the contours of his policy, setting out several themes that later became central to his performance

Lebanese-Born US Envoy Michel Issa Arrives with High Expectations

When the new US ambassador to Lebanon arrived in Beirut, he did not need a learning period or special State Department training before taking up his first…

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Arab World Families leave Beirut’s southern suburbs after Netanyahu ordered strikes on the area in Lebanon (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

Lebanon Prioritizes Genuine Ceasefire, Ready to Consider a Security Agreement

For the second time, Lebanon’s negotiators are heading to Washington with one primary demand at the top of the agenda: a ceasefire with Israel. The second…

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Arab World A bulldozer clears debris from outside a damaged building after an overnight Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre (AFP)

Lebanon Seeks Real Ceasefire from Early Monday

Lebanon will test before dawn on Monday whether Israel will honor a ceasefire and halt attacks on civilians and civilian facilities, and whether Hezbollah will…

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Arab World Women mourn over the coffin of a civil defense member killed in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon during his funeral on Wednesday (AP)

Lebanon Enters Talks Constrained by Adamant Israel, Hezbollah Positions

Lebanon heads into direct talks with Israel on Thursday, with little room to maneuver as positions harden on both sides. Officials in Beirut believe Israel…

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