Lebanon

Saudi aid agency KSrelief continued its medical aid projects in Indonesia, Lebanon and Cambodia, state news agency SPA reported on Friday. The initiative in Indonesia provided patients in need with open heart surgery and catheterization…
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The Lebanese government is continuing its preparations for a possible expansion of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, as Air France on Thursday extended its suspension of flights between Paris and Beirut until at least Sunday “due…
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Hamas ally Hezbollah on Tuesday congratulated Yahya Sinwar on his selection as the Palestinian militant group’s new political chief following the killing last week of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh. Sinwar’s appointment affirms that “the…
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Confrontations between Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued to escalate and grow in intensity on on Tuesday. Five members of Hezbollah were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a three-story building in the village of Mayfadoun in…
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France’s Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday said a military escalation in the Middle East must be avoided “at all costs” during a telephone call, the French presidency said. Fears that the almost 10-month-old Gaza…
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Lebanon on Sunday marks four years since a catastrophic explosion at Beirut’s port killed more than 220 people, with fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah hanging heavy over the grim commemoration. Several marches are set to…
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Hezbollah said Saturday it had launched dozens of Katyusha rockets at Israel, the latest in a series of attacks it says is in support of the Palestinian people. The Iran-backed group said its latest attack, on Beit Hillel in northern…
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Flights to Beirut by Air France and low-cost carrier Transavia France will remain suspended until at least Tuesday due to “security” concerns in the region, parent company Air France-KLM said. The two French airlines first stopped…
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A source close to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said late Friday that Israel carried out strikes on a convoy of trucks entering Lebanon from Syria. “Three Israeli strikes targeted a convoy of tanker trucks on the Syrian-Lebanese…
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As Hezbollah’s leader threatened Israel with crushing retaliation for killing their top commander, thousands in Beirut flocked to a dance extravaganza in a stark illustration of Lebanon’s deep divisions. In the capital’s southern suburbs…
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