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Arab World 07 July 2025, Lebanon, Beirut: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun shakes hands with Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack ahead of their meeting in the presence of US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson, in Beirut. Photo: Lebanese Presidency Office Apai/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

US Opens Diplomatic Track to Revise Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Deal

A high-stakes visit by US envoy Tom Barrack to Beirut has opened a “diplomatic window” to de-escalate tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border, as Lebanese…

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Arab World Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes targeting the hills overlooking Nabatieh in southern Lebanon (DPA)

Lebanon to US: Hezbollah Arms Move to North Litani Region if Israel Pulls Back from South

Lebanon has formally proposed a trade-off to the United States: Israel withdraws from Lebanese territory, and in return, Hezbollah will pull its heavy weapons…

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Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

Lebanese Prime Minister: No Turning Back on State Decision to Control All Arms

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized on Friday that Lebanon has succeeded at making a new promising start despite all the challenges facing the…

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Arab World Lebanese walk through rubble in destroyed Meis El-Jabal, Lebanon (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Asharq Al-Awsat Reports on Return of Lebanese to ‘Scorched Earth’ in the South

The Lebanese army has reached the country’s southern borders for the first time since war broke out between Hezbollah and Israel late last year, reclaiming…

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Arab World Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. (National News Agency)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Lebanon's Presidential Elections to Be Held on Time, No Prior Deal over Govt

Lebanon’s parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Friday that efforts are ongoing to hold the presidential elections on time on January 9. Speaking to…

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Features The Jdeidet Yabous Syrian border crossing, where images of Assad and his father appear to have been defaced (Asharq Al-Awsat).

The Border Zone with Lebanon: A Refuge for Syrians Fearing ‘Change’

The road from Beirut to Damascus is now lined with unfamiliar scenes. In just a few days, everything has changed for those traveling to the Syrian capital by…

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Arab World Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is pictured as Lebanon's newly elected parliament convenes for the first time to elect a speaker and deputy speaker in Beirut, Lebanon May 31, 2022. (Reuters)

Berri Says No Negative Fallout on Lebanon from Change in Syria

Lebanon’s parliament Speaker Nabih Berri dismissed on Tuesday the possibility that Lebanon would be negatively affected by the regime change in Syria. In…

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Arab World A Lebanese woman passes by the rubble of a building in Beirut's southern suburbs (Reuters)

Beirut’s Southern Suburbs Welcome Residents Amid Ruins, Stray Gunfire

As autumn rain and celebratory gunfire marked the morning after a ceasefire, residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs returned to their streets. Traffic quickly…

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