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With Trump pressure and a ‘new Lebanon,' can Hezbollah's shadow economy be dismantled?
However, the U.S. under President Donald Trump's administration is placing renewed pressure on Lebanon's new government to ...
Lebanon’s UN refugee agency chief hopes at least 200,000 Syrian refugees return under new plan
The UN refugee agency in Lebanon hopes that 200,000 Syrian refugees will return to Syria by the end of the year under a new ...
Lebanon firm on disarming Hezbollah, seeks to arrest non-state actors brandishing automatic weapons
According to a report in Asharq Al-Awsat, people at different levels in the Lebanese government have called for arrest of ...
They Vanished in Syria’s Long Occupation of Lebanon. Now Their Families Want Answers.
Thousands went missing during Syria’s decades-long intervention in Lebanon. Months after the fall of the Syrian regime, ...
Lebanon sentences six in killing of UN peacekeeper, main defendant gets death penalty
Lebanon’s military court has convicted six people for killing a U.N. peacekeeper, according to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ...
Lebanon mourns iconic composer Ziad Rahbani as mother Fayrouz makes rare appearance
Hundreds of people in Lebanon have paid tribute to iconic composer, pianist and playwright Ziad Rahbani, who died over the ...
Lebanon's President Aoun urges Hezbollah to give up arms
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun called on Hezbollah and other political parties on Thursday to hand over their weapons to the army, a move the powerful militant group is resisting as Washington ramps ...
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Fate of Beirut heritage buildings damaged in port blast remains uncertain five years on
Five years ago, the Port of Beirut blast tore through the Lebanese capital, destroying lives, livelihoods and homes.
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People in Beirut reflect on what they've lost 2 years after port blasts ...
An explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in Lebanon's biggest seaport in 2020 has left deep trauma in the Lebanese psyche. Opera singer Michel Bou Rjeilly says Beirut will never be the same.
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Four killed in Thursday's Israeli strikes on south, east Lebanon
A series of Israeli air strikes killed four people, Beirut's Ministry of Health said Friday, offering a toll for attacks that took place the day before.The Israeli military said on Thursday that it ...