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50 years after Lebanon's civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder

What happened on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon

The Independent UK

Lebanese judge questions former top security chiefs over Beirut port blast

Lebanon’s lead investigator into the 2020 Beirut port blast has questioned two former security chiefs, including Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, who appeared in court for the first time

The Independent UK

Turkey's Erdoğan meets pro-Kurdish MPs as they seek to end 40-year insurgency

The recent PKK ceasefire came against the backdrop of fundamental changes in the region, including the reconfiguration of power in Syria, the weakening of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

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Lebanon's Civil War Fighters Working For Reconciliation, 50 Years On

Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now gather to bear the same message, half a century after the devastating conflict erupted: never again.

International Business Times

Israel pushes on with strategy to keep neighbours weak in Lebanon and Syria

Israel has repeatedly bombed both Syria and Lebanon, experts say it is no mood for peace.

Al Jazeera

France's Macron to hold Gaza summit with Egyptian, Jordanian leaders

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a trilateral summit on the situation in Gaza with Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday and Tuesday. This comes as Israel steps up its new offensive against the Palestinian militant group Hamas and renews strikes on Hezbollah in…

Radio France Internationale

Israel Targets Hezbollah In South Lebanon As US Envoy Visits

A strike Sunday that Israel said targeted Hezbollah killed two people in south Lebanon, according to authorities, as a US envoy was visiting for talks on the militant group and economic reforms.

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US envoy visits Beirut amid pressure to control Hezbollah and assert Lebanese army authority

Senior U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus has visited Beirut amid rising tensions with Israel and U.S. pressure for Lebanon to curb Hezbollah’s influence

The Independent UK

Lebanon's new central bank chief vows to fight money launduring and terrorism funding

Lebanon’s new central bank governor has vowed that the institution will fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism and will work independently away from political intervention

The Independent UK

Israel Kills Hamas Commander In Lebanon Strike

Israel killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday in a pre-dawn strike in the Lebanese port city of Sidon that also killed his adult son and daughter.

International Business Times

Middle East crisis: Israel issues evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza – as it happened

IDF says residents should evacuate Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Zayed, al-Manshiya and Tal al-Zaatar

The Guardian - UK

Israel strikes Lebanon’s Beirut testing fragile truce with Hezbollah

Lebanese officials say the attack on Dahiyeh killed at least four people and wounded seven others.

Al Jazeera

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Operative In Beirut, Kills 3

An Israeli strike on Beirut killed at least three people on Tuesday, Lebanon's health ministry said after Israel announced its second strike on the country's capital in a fragile four-month truce.

International Business Times

Border wars: Syria’s new authorities grapple with Lebanese smugglers

Attempts to seal porous borders through which guns, drugs and fuel flowed in Assad times are turning local tensions deadly

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The Independent UK

Israel strikes building in southern Beirut, killing at least 3 people

The Israeli military says it struck a building in Beirut's southern suburbs, killing at least three people

Radio France Internationale

Macron urges Israel to 'put an end to strikes' on Gaza, Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "put an end to the strikes on Gaza and return to the ceasefire" in a phone call between the two leaders on Sunday. He also called on Israel to respect the truce in place with Hamas-ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Al Jazeera

Is Lebanon’s new central bank governor ‘another Riad Salameh’?

Lebanon has a new central bank governor. But critics say he’s too close to traditional powers who created the crisis.

Euronews

Israel expands ground operations in Gaza as ceasefire efforts continue

The IDF says it has expanded its ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip, with troops advancing deeper into Rafah as they look to expand a buffer zone along the borders of the enclave.

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The Independent UK

Hezbollah says it will act if Israel's attacks on Lebanon continue

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has warned that if Israel’s attacks on Lebanon continue and the Lebanese state does not act to stop them, the group will eventually resort to other alternatives

The Independent UK

They fled Syria years ago. Now, they spend their first Ramadan back amid nostalgia, relief and loss

As they spend their first Ramadan in their country in years, many Syrians who’ve recently returned from abroad to a homeland they were forced to flee have been celebrating the end of the Assad family’s rule

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Israel Launches Strike On Beirut For First Time Since Hezbollah Ceasefire

Israel has launched its first major airstrike on Beirut since a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah was established in November.

The Independent UK

How will the latest strikes between Israel and Lebanon affect a tenuous ceasefire?

An already fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appeared to be on shakier ground after rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel triggered Israeli airstrikes in the suburbs of Beirut

Al Jazeera

Israel launches first air strike on Lebanon’s Beirut since November truce

Israeli attack destroys a residential building in a Beirut suburb as France’s Macron decries ‘unacceptable’ strike.

The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in November

Evening Standard

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire in war with Hezbollah

Israel's army had warned people to evacuate parts of a suburb in the Lebanese capital ahead of attack

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