How Hizbollah is using cash and WhatsApp groups to shore up power
After her son, a Hizbollah military officer, was killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon last year, Umm Hassan made lapel pins of his image to commemorate him. When the pain was at its ...
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Lebanon forms its first government in more than 2 years to end deadlock
BEIRUT -- Lebanon's new prime minister on Saturday formed the country's first full-fledged government since 2022. President ...
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Middle East latest: Israel and Hamas conduct fifth exchange of hostages and prisoners in ceasefire
Israel and Hamas conducted a fifth exchange of prisoners and hostages Saturday as part of a ceasefire agreement that has ...
Lebanon's prime minister forms new government without Hezbollah dominance
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam formed a new cabinet made up of specialized and clean-handed ministers, ending past ...
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US Embassy welcomes formation of new government
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut on Saturday welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon, despite the latest remarks by Deputy U.S. Envoy for Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who warned against ...
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Lebanon PM forms new government, pledging reforms
Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, following unusually direct U.S. intervention in the process and in a step ...
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Middle East latest: Hamas names the next 3 Israeli hostages to be released
JERUSALEM — Hamas has named the next three Israeli hostages it plans to release this weekend as part of the ceasefire deal, ...
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Lebanon: Beirut blast investigator questions two senior officials as probe resumes
Judge Bitar questioned the owner of a contracting company which had conducted repairs at the site of the explosion, as well ...