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'End Of An Era' For Hezbollah After Israel's Killed Its Leader

The killing of Hezbollah's powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah a month ago has marked a fundamental shift for the Iran-backed Lebanese movement and revived calls for it to surrender its vast weapons arsenal.

International Business Times

US says it is seeking lasting end to war in Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’

In Beirut, Biden’s envoy says he is ‘saddened’ by devastation in Lebanon as Israel’s US-backed offensive intensifies.

Al Jazeera

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon hit branches of Hezbollah-linked bank

Strikes targeted Al-Qard Al-Hassan buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, south Lebanon and the Bekaa valley

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US Envoy Hochstein In Beirut For Talks With Hezbollah Ally

US envoy Hochstein engages with Berri in Beirut on Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire talks.

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In Lebanon, Top French Diplomat Seeks Israel-Hezbollah De-escalation

France's top diplomat on Sunday urged de-escalation between Israel and the Hezbollah movement during his second visit to Lebanon since cross-border tensions flared alongside the Gaza war.

International Business Times

Diplomacy The 'Only Way' To End Israel-Hezbollah Clashes: US Envoy

A US envoy said Monday that a diplomatic solution was key to ending nearly five months of intensifying hostilities between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel after the eruption of the Israel-Hamas war.

International Business Times

Lebanon and Israel ‘prefer’ diplomatic end to tensions, US envoy says

Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border attacks since the early days of the war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Bukhari: Riyadh Calls for Swift Election of President in Lebanon

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari emphasized the Kingdom’s stance on the swift election of a president, who will be “capable of meeting the aspirations of the Lebanese people.” Following talks with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday, Bukhari said: “We reject the ongoing presidential vacuum that threatens the stability…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Supports Any Agreement Between Lebanese Parties to Elect New President

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday that his country supports any agreement between Lebanese parties to elect a new president. He made his remarks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib in Beirut where he is on an official visit until Friday. Abdollahian…

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Qatari Envoy Visits Lebanon to Discuss Presidential Elections

Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi met on Monday in Beirut with Lebanese officials and a number of party leaders to discuss the means to find a solution to the presidential vacuum in the country. While information noted that the Qatari envoy carried an initiative…

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Hezbollah Admits Impasse with Bassil

Hezbollah has most likely reached the conclusion that it was not possible to reach an understanding with the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, over the election of Marada Movement chief Sleiman Franjieh as Lebanon’s president. Communication between the two sides has sharply declined over the recent…

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Gemayel: Hezbollah Will Not be Able to Impose a President on the Lebanese

The head of the Lebanese Kataeb party, MP Sami Gemayel, announced turning the page on a disagreement between him and the political aide to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, MP Ali Hassan Khalil, declaring his acceptance of the apology after a verbal dispute between the two earlier this week. On the…

Al Jazeera

Daylight savings time dispute puts Lebanon in two timezones

Caretaker PM Najib Mikati’s decision to delay daylight saving until April 20 sparks a sectarian rift.

Reuters

Lebanon wakes up in two time zones as clock change row deepens divisions

Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to delay the clock change by a month.

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US Warns Situation in Lebanon Cannot Persist

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf warned Lebanese officials on Friday that the situation in their country cannot persist amid the crippling economic, living and political crises it is enduring. Leaf had arrived in Beirut as part of a tour of the region that includes…

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Aboul Gheit from Beirut: Arab League Summit Will Be Held in May

The next Arab League summit will be held in Saudi Arabia in May, announced Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit from Beirut on Tuesday. He said the summit is likely to focus on economic issues and how to help the neediest Arab regions. Aboul Gheit met with caretaker Prime Minister…

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Lebanese Pound Hits Record Low of 100,000 to the Dollar

The Lebanese pound sank to a historic low against the dollar on the parallel market Tuesday, the latest somber milestone in an economic meltdown that started in 2019. Officially pegged at 15,000 to the dollar, the Lebanese pound was trading at 100,000 against the greenback. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih…

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Top Lebanese intel chief, mediator with Syria steps down

A Lebanese intelligence chief who has mediated the release of Westerners held in Syria and also acted as a mediator within Lebanon has stepped down after attempts to extend his term failed

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Western, Regional Ambassadors Pressure Lebanon to Elect New President

Western and regional powers have warned they will reconsider “all ties” with Lebanon if parliament fails to elect a president amid a worsening financial crisis, the prime minister's office said Monday. Support for Lebanon will begin after the election of a new head of state and the implementation of reforms,…

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Iranian Official Reiterates from Beirut Tehran's Support for 'Lebanon and its Resistance'

Iranian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Bagheri on Wednesday pointed to an "embargo exercised by the enemies of the region against Iran and Lebanon," saying, however, that he trusted Lebanon and its resistance in fighting these acts. Bagheri, who is also Iran's chief negotiator in international talks to revive the…

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Al-Rahi Accuses Complacent MPs of ‘Great Treason’ for Failing to Elect President

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi launched on Sunday a scathing attack against “complacent” MPs who have failed to elect a president since Michel Aoun’s term ended in November. During his Sunday sermon, he said the lawmakers’ blind following of their political leaders was tantamount to “great treason.” The Lebanese people…

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Lebanese Interior Minister: Security Situation Is Stable, Will Remain So

Lebanon’s caretaker Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi announced on Thursday that the security situation in the country was “still stable”, revealing that his ministry has kicked off preparations to hold municipal elections in May. The minister met with parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, stressing that the security forces will continue to perform…

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