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The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Lead investigator resumes Beirut port blast probe and plans to question senior officials

A Lebanese judge has resumed his investigation into the devastating 2020 Beirut Port explosion

The Independent UK

US Envoy Says Hezbollah 'Defeated', Must Not Be In Lebanon Government

A senior US official visiting Beirut warned Friday against any Hezbollah presence in Lebanon's new government, saying the Iran-backed group was "defeated" in its war with Israel.

International Business Times

Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78

Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to some of the late 20th century’s most chaotic and challenging news stories, has died

The Independent UK

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Between bombs and books: The lasting impact of war on Lebanese students

A young man from Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburbs, another from a south Lebanon village – both students marked by war forever.

Al Jazeera

Is Hezbollah weakened as Lebanon shifts towards new governance?

Lebanon has a new president and prime minister – but can they challenge groups like Hezbollah for dominance?

Al Jazeera

French President Macron in Lebanon to support new leadership

France's President Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday, where he was due to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country's turbulent history.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron In Lebanon To Back New Leadership

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Lebanese whose homes were destroyed in the war want to rebuild. Many face a long wait

It's been six weeks since a ceasefire halted the war between Israel and Hezbollah and many displaced Lebanese whose homes were destroyed in the fighting want to rebuild

The Independent UK

Lebanon Minister Says Working To 'Resolve' Syria's New Entry Restrictions

Lebanon's interior minister on Friday told AFP that Beirut was working to find a solution with Syria, after two security officials said Damascus had imposed new restrictions on the entry of Lebanese citizens.

International Business Times

A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and change

The streets were buzzing with excitement in Damascus as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise of a brighter future after the unexpected fall of Bashar Assad’s government weeks earlier

The Independent UK

Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officers

Syria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports

The Independent UK

Could Syria return as a tourism destination? What to consider after years of devastation under Assad

Exclusive: While Damascus airport is currently closed, daily flights connect the UK with Beirut, which is only 60 miles from the Syrian capital

The Independent UK

AP photos in 2024 show a Middle East riven by wars, but also moments of grace

An Israeli bomb hangs suspended in air, caught in a split-second image of a suburb in Beirut before it slams into an apartment building, passersby already bracing for the explosion.

The Independent UK

US hostage envoy in Beirut to seek information on missing journalist Austin Tice

The State Department says the U.S. government’s top hostage negotiator is in Beirut in hopes of collecting information on the whereabouts of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for 12 years

The Independent UK

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US Hostage Envoy In Beirut To Find Journalist Austin Tice

US envoy in Beirut to find journalist Austin Tice as officials seek information on his whereabouts.

Al Jazeera

Syrians who fled home rejoice at Assad’s ouster, although some are cautious

Syrians across the Middle East celebrate the fall of the al-Assad regime and express hope to return to their homeland.

The Guardian - UK

From Beirut to Khartoum, the Arab world is changing beyond our recognition

The Arab world is increasingly divided between those who are losing everything, and those who have everything, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s displaced wrestle with grief and despair as they return home

Lebanon’s displaced families are relieved the war with Israel is over and are now picking up the pieces of their lives.

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The Independent UK

Lebanon counts cost of the war between Israel and Hezbollah: ‘We need a miracle to rebuild’

ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew and Rana Najjar meet residents in and around Beirut looking to reconstruct their lives as a fragile ceasefire holds

The Independent UK

Israeli airstrikes leave massive trail of destruction across Lebanon

For more than 60 days, Lebanese have watched stunned as Israeli strikes smashed into buildings, raising giant explosions and palls of smoke in the heart of the capital and other cities

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire brings respite – but for how long, and what comes next?

In today’s newsletter: Behind the celebratory scenes on the streets of Beirut lies a battered, divided country teetering on the brink of becoming a failed state

The Independent UK

Thousands join rush to return home on first day of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon

Israeli military warns that it will deal ‘firmly’ with anyone who breaks a night-time curfew it has imposed

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Israeli-Hezbollah Ceasefire Met With Skepticism In Beirut

Beirut residents cautiously optimistic about Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire, awaiting effective implementation by Lebanon's army.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon takes effect

Reports of cars heading south inside Lebanon despite Israeli army warning. Plus, record South Korea snowfall

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