80% of weapons in south under state control: Lebanon PM
The Lebanese government has managed to bring 80% of weapons in southern Lebanon under its control, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has stated.
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Beirut launches process to disarm Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugee camps
A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee has tasked with the removal of weapons held by Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugee camps has met for the first time to begin hashing out a timetable for disarming the groups.
PM condemns wave of Israeli air attacks on Lebanon
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has denounced a wave of Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon, calling on the international community to pressure Tel Aviv to respect a ceasefire reached in November with Lebanese group Hezbollah.
Lebanon Moves to Disarm Palestinian Groups, a Test Run for Hezbollah
After war with Israel weakened Iran-backed militias across the Middle East, including the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has moved to assert its authority over armed groups.
Israeli airstrikes hit south Lebanon before region’s first elections in years
Several towns bombed, killing one person, before municipal elections that are seen as referendum on HezbollahMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael carried out a wave of airstrikes on south Lebanon, killing one person and wounding another, before the …
Attacks on healthcare in conflict zones in 2024 reach ‘new levels of horror’: Report
Last year saw more than 3,600 attacks on health workers, hospitals, and clinics in war zones — a record figure reflecting ‘new levels of horror,’ a new report has shown
Opinion – Reconstituting the Lebanese Security Forces Post-Ceasefire
With internal and external help, the Lebanese Security Forces can become the regional force for stability that Lebanon has been missing since the 1960s.
Israeli defense spending jumped in 2024, part of overall rise in Middle East: SIPRI
Meanwhile, Iran’s military spending decreased by 10 percent to reach $7.9 billion in 2024.
Lebanese gov’t must do more to end Israeli strikes: Hezbollah chief
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has urged Lebanon’s government to work harder to end Israel’s daily attacks in the country, a day after an Israeli air raid targeted the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, for the third time since a ceasefi…
Lebanese gov’t must do more to end Israeli strikes: Hezbollah chief
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has urged Lebanon’s government to work harder to end Israel’s daily attacks in the country, a day after an Israeli air raid targeted the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, for the third time since a ceasefi…