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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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Arab World Leader of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea - AFP

Geagea: Negotiations Must Deliver Lasting Stability on Border, Not Temporary Calm

The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, said Lebanon “is facing an extremely complex dilemma, to the extent that merely observing developments is no…

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Interviews Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi - File Photo

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Only the State Decides on Talks with Israel

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said Lebanon “has started to gradually reclaim its natural right to determine its own fate independently of others’…

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Arab World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), alongside US State Department Counselor Michael Needham (2L) and US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa (2R), speaks during a meeting with Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad (out of frame) and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter (out of frame) at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon Seeking to Leverage US Support in Negotiations with Israel

Efforts to extend the ceasefire in Lebanon are accelerating amid Israeli reports of a new round of talks at the ambassador level paving the way for direct…

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Arab World People gather at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in the Corniche al-Mazraa neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon 08 April 2026. (EPA)

Lebanon Rejects Iran Negotiating on Its Behalf

Lebanon was left outside contacts that produced a US-Iran ceasefire deal, despite reports it would be included and moves by Iran and Hezbollah suggesting…

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Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih. dpa

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Lebanon Included in Ceasefire Deal

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday that the US-Iran-Israel deal to reach a ceasefire also covered the fighting in…

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Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chairs a government meeting. (Lebanese government)

Nawaf Salam to Asharq Al-Awsat: No One but the State Negotiates for Lebanon

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday that “no one negotiates for Lebanon except for the Lebanese state” - in his first…

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