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Middle East latest: Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in November

The Independent UK

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire in war with Hezbollah

Israel's army had warned people to evacuate parts of a suburb in the Lebanese capital ahead of attack

Evening Standard

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire

Plumes of smoke rise from suburb of Dahiyeh in Lebanese capital after airstrike threatens fragile truce

The Guardian - UK

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Israel bombs Beirut in first strike since November ceasefire

The strike was in retaliation for rockets fired at northern Israel

The Independent UK

Israel Hits South Lebanon After Threatening Beirut Over Rocket Fire

Israel carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon Friday after its defence minister threatened Beirut over new rocket fire, rattling an already fragile truce that largely ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.

International Business Times

Lebanese President Heading To France On First Europe Visit Since Election

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visits France on Friday, his first trip to a European country since his January election and as Paris pushes Beirut for long-demanded political and economic reforms.

International Business Times

Lebanon-Syria border clashes reflect new realities on the ground

Clashes along the Lebanon-Syria border drew armies, threaten Damascus and Beirut’s state-building projects.

Al Jazeera

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Man charged with money laundering after £1m found in suitcases at Heathrow

Mazen Al Shaar was stopped by officials on Saturday as he attempted to board a flight to Beirut

Evening Standard

Columbia graduate detained by Ice was respected British government employee

Mahmoud Khalil described by former colleague at UK office for Syria as well liked and extensively vetted

The Guardian - US

After a Musk post, Canada professor convicted in absentia plunges back in public eye

Hassan Diab, who maintains innocence in 1980 Paris attack, fears extradition fight as rightwing media seizes on his case

The Guardian - US

What’s happening with Lebanon’s economy and will it recover?

Lebanon’s economy has struggled for years as people’s discontent with the government grew.

Al Jazeera

‘The price was huge’: Hezbollah reeling as Lebanese ponder sacrifices of its war

The fighting with Israel has weakened the group and brought heavy losses to residents in its southern heartland

The Guardian - UK

In post-war Lebanon, Hezbollah grapples with new relationship to the state

What does the future look like for a militarily, politically and financially weakened Hezbollah?

Al Jazeera

‘There’s a poetry to her work’: why Lina Ghotmeh is the right person to remake one-third of the British Museum

The Beirut-born, Paris-based architect has beaten a list of top candidates to redesign the museum’s Western Range. It will be the latest in a series of compelling creations which ‘get all the senses engaged’

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Hezbollah Leader's Funeral Draws Massive Crowds In Beirut

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral in Beirut reflects the group's strength and challenges amid calls for disarmament.

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The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis live: Trump envoy says US expects second phase of Israel-Hamas deal to proceed

Comments come after Israel suspended release of 600 Palestinian detainees

Al Jazeera

Thousands attend funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Nasrallah was assassinated by Israel five months ago and his public funeral delayed for security reasons.

The Independent UK

Thousands of people attend the funeral of late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah 5 months after his death

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Beirut to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s leader nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital

International Business Times

Big Turnout Expected For Beirut Funeral Of Slain Hezbollah Leader

A huge turnout was expected for the funeral Sunday of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as the Lebanese militant group looks to put on a show of strength after a bruising war with Israel.

The Independent UK

Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah's slain leader Nasrallah fly into Beirut for his funeral

Thousands of supporters of the longtime leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group have flown into Beirut for Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral this weekend

Al Jazeera

Lebanon to hold funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah on Sunday

Tens of thousands of people expected to attend rites at huge sports stadium on the outskirts of capital, Beirut.

International Business Times

Hezbollah Readies Massive Funeral For Slain Leader Nasrallah

Lebanon's Hezbollah is preparing for a massive turnout for the funeral on Sunday of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, an opportunity for a show of strength by the Iran-backed group after a bruising war with Israel.

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