A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its Weapons
The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking at demands to surrender whatever is left of its once formidable arsenal.
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U.S. Victims of Hamas and Hezbollah Attacks Sue UNRWA
Relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks accuse the agency that aids Palestinians of providing support to the armed groups.
Lebanon’s president unveils draft response to US plan for disarming Hezbollah, calls for army monopoly on weapons
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday unveiled key elements of a draft response to a US proposal on disarming Hezbollah, stressing the army should hold weapons as the country seeks to restore sovereignty and stability.
Hezbollah dismisses calls to disarm, says demands serve Israel
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has stressed that calls for the Lebanese group’s disarmament serve only Israel, amid pressure from the United States on Beirut to take such steps.
Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69
A son of Lebanese musical icons, Mr. Rahbani became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.
US can’t ‘compel’ Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon: Trump envoy
US special envoy Tom Barrack has stated that the White House “can’t compel Israel to do anything” in Lebanon after he was asked whether Washington would guarantee the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the country’s embattled south.
They Vanished in Syria’s Long Occupation of Lebanon. Now Their Families Want Answers.
Thousands went missing during Syria’s decades-long intervention in Lebanon. Months after the fall of the Syrian regime, families are still clinging to hope.
Hezbollah chief says it will not give up weapons despite US proposal
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has appeared to dismiss a proposal that his group disarm, as presented by Washington to Lebanon’s leadership last month.
Who Are the Druse: The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions
Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.
Syria’s Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest report here:Israel strikes Syria’s defence ministry in third day of attacksSyria state media said that the Israeli military struck the Druze-majority city of Sweida, where Syrian government forces h…