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Ketua Parlemen Lebanon Nabih Berri pada Jumat (6/11) menegaskan kembali pentingnya mempertahankan keberadaan ...

Syrian security forces said they seized 280kg of hashish and 28,000 Captagon pills after an armed clash with smugglers attempting to move the narcotics from Lebanon. The Syrian Border Guard Forces thwarted the smuggling attempt in the Serghaya area of rural Damascus, Sana reported. It added that the smugglers started firing at the security forces, who then a

The Israeli military is making preparations for a potential new offensive in Lebanon should hostilities with Iran reignite, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Friday, rais...

For Ali Cherri, a French- Lebanese , France’s decision to open a war crimes investigation into the killing of his parents in an Israeli strike in 2024 is a step towards “restoring a little faith in justice”. The crimes against humanity unit of the Paris Judicial Court has appointed two investigating judges to the case, following a complaint he filed as a civ

Israeli strikes on construction equipment and water infrastructure in South Lebanon have blocked recovery efforts, keeping displaced families away from their homes.

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Last week, Hezbollah secretary general Naim Qassem issued a statement in which he said his group would not disarm while Israel pursued its occupation of Lebanon and its attacks. He also described the Lebanese-Israeli framework agreement of last June as “devoid of legitimacy”, adding that it was the memorandum of understanding agreed by the US and Iran, also

Lebanon's state power provider Electricite du Liban has begun cutting electricity to public institutions that have failed to pay their bills. The company has followed through on repeated warnings to public sector bodies, some of which it says “have not even taken the initiative to contact EDL to settle their situations”. Among those believed to be affected i

<p>France has opened a judicial investigation into a war crimes complaint over an Israeli strike on a residential building in Lebanon, a lawyer told <em>AFP</em> on Tuesday.</p> <p>French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, whose parents were killed in the Beirut strike in 2024, filed the complaint as a civil party this year with the International Federation for Hum

Political disputes and war worsen Lebanon's electricity crisis, as experts say deeper reforms are necessary.

In today’s episode of Trending Middle East , the US military reportedly strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about renewed escalation. Oil prices rise following the reports, while President Donald Trump says a deal with Tehran could happen and denies considering further strikes after Tuesday’s midterm elections. OpenAI chief

Germany is committed to maintaining a presence in Lebanon after the end of the UN peacekeeping mission Unifil, as European countries discuss a possible successor force, deputy defence minister Nils Schmid has told The National . The UN Security Council voted unanimously in August 2025 to extend Unifil's mandate for a final time until December this year, afte

A flurry of food poisoning cases has struck Lebanon, with at least 17 people – mainly children – taken to hospital in the northern region of Akkar over the weekend. Local authorities said those affected had consumed tainted pastries, while some had also eaten meat. The Ministry of Health last week issued a warning over a rise in suspected cases of trichinosi

Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group said its board of directors had approved the sale of the company's assets and investments in Lebanon , after it ceased operations there. The company, which has hotels, commercial and residential properties in Lebanon, said in January that it was ceasing operations and would terminate its employees in the country due to "prolonged

With the knockout stage looming, here's everything you need to know from week three of the Rugby League World Cup.

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Lebanese authorities have arrested a Syrian passenger after seizing 40kg of cocaine at Beirut’s airport, in what the Finance Ministry described as the largest drug bust in the airport's history. The ministry said customs officers, working with the General Directorate of General Security, had foiled an attempt to smuggle the drugs into Lebanon. The passenger,

As one of Lebanon's most vulnerable communities, Palestinians are struggling to make ends meet.

Lebanon and France were not expected to produce one of the blockbusters of this Rugby League World Cup. But the two minnows showed great things can come from the most unexpected places.

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Lebanon players, fans and officials celebrate wildly after a crazy finish to their World Cup clash.

Syria and Lebanon are entering a new phase, with attention shifting to how they can rebuild their futures, said US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs. "Both are turning a corner, and the question is no longer whether they can be rebuilt but how and on what foundation," he told a panel at Bahrain's Manama Dialogue on Sunday. His remarks com

From Hebron to Gaza to southern Lebanon, Israel is tearing down homes, and, with them, families' hopes of return.

New EU military support mission in Lebanon will be limited to training Lebanese troops

Group calls charges 'unjust', says weapons were meant to be used against Israeli forces in south Lebanon.

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Lebanon head coach Michael Cheika says he will be approaching the concluding fixture of his side's 2026 Rugby League World Cup campaign as if it is the final.

Lebanon's olive harvesters are facing dangerous conditions, with potential attacks and fear of cluster munitions.

Minister visits Camp Shamrock as Unifil mission winds down amid debate back home about ‘triple lock’

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Minister to reiterate Ireland’s ‘commitment to ensuring accountability and justice’ over killing of peacekeeper in country almost four years ago

Druze leader Walid Joumblatt believes Israel will remain in southern Lebanon for decades. “They will never leave,” he tells On The Record with Hadley Gamble from his home in Beirut. "The Americans are withdrawing. What is left is [Benjamin] Netanyahu controlling and expanding his own territory , his biblical empire." It is a stark reading of the region from

Irish troops should be deployed to Lebanon as part of a new EU mission and be involved in both peacekeeping and peace enforcement duties, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Helen McEntee.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun vowed on Saturday to end decades of neglect in Tripoli during the first presidential visit to the northern city in 15 years, a move aimed at restoring public trust in state institutions and services. Mr Aoun was received with a hero's welcome in Lebanon's second-largest city, which is home to some of the country's wealthiest p

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At lunchtime on March 16, 1965, Chief Inspector Jock Wilson of London’s Special Branch followed his suspect through the streets surrounding London’s Charing Cross Underground station. Under the railway arches nearby, he witnessed Peter Sydney Allen exchange envelopes with another man. It was time to move in. He arrested Allen, a soldier and desk sergeant wor

When a passer-by stumbled upon a tunnel north-east of Beirut earlier this week, almost immediately alarm bells began ringing over fears it could be connected to Hezbollah. It was the latest in a series of recent incidents that have raised tensions in an uneasy and deeply divided Lebanon, where Hezbollah has resisted government pressure to disarm as part of a

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Experts warn that war takes a heavy toll on neurodivergent people, who often rely on routine.

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meetings took place in Bangkok last week. One participant from the Middle East – Lebanon – is confronting a question larger than any bailout: can the state recover authority over both force and finance? Although Hezbollah ’s independent arsenal has long denied the state full control over war and peace, so

As UN peacekeeping forces prepare to withdraw from Lebanon, Israel remains present and Hezbollah is still armed. A new EU support mission aims to strengthen Lebanon's army, but will not replace UN peacekeepers.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced Saturday that Lebanon and Israel will participate in U.S.-backed trilateral talks in Tampa, Florida, on Oct. 20, marking a new round of dip...