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David Hirst obituary

The Guardian’s Middle East correspondent for four decades whose articles were key to understanding the region’s turmoil

The Guardian - UK

Lebanon’s terrible year: From exploding pagers to Israeli occupation

The pager attack in Lebanon kicked off a year that upended the country’s political and military reality.

Al Jazeera

Bulgaria confirms arrest of Russian owner of a ship at the center of the 2020 Beirut port blast

Bulgarian authorities have confirmed the arrest of a Russian ship owner whose vessel is linked to a cargo of ammonium nitrate at the center of the massive 2020 port explosion in Beirut

The Independent UK

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Shipowner Linked To Giant Beirut Port Blast Held In Bulgaria

A shipowner wanted over a 2020 blast at Beirut port that killed more than 220 people has been arrested in Bulgaria, officials said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Bulgaria arrests Russian owner of ship at centre of Beirut port blast that killed 218

The arrest of Igor Grechushkin comes nearly five years after a Lebanese investigative judge issued two arrest warrants through Interpol for him and the vessel's captain.

Euronews

Israel 'drunk on UK-gifted impunity' strikes six countries in one week, surgeon says

ISRAEL has struck six countries in the last week because it is “drunk on impunity” gifted it by the UK ...

The National (Scotland)

Photos of a male dancer in Beirut who challenges social norms with his performances

Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch wears a dress and corset as he undulates to classical Arabic music at his sold-out performance in Beirut. He dances in a way largely seen as exclusive to women, challenging traditional social and gender norms, and angering fundamentalist Christian and Muslim groups.

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A Lebanese dancer defies extremist threats and social norms with his sold-out performances

Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch takes to the stage in Beirut, defying extremist threats

The Independent UK

Top officials with Hamas and its allies killed by Israel over the past 2 years

Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Hamas and its regional allies since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led militants in southern Israel that triggered the war in Gaza

The Independent UK

US diplomat Tom Barrack apologises for using word 'animalistic' to describe reporters in Lebanon

The American ambassador to Turkey made the comment during a visit to Beirut on Tuesday.

Euronews

Lebanon to present Hezbollah disarmament plan in coming days: US envoy

Tom Barrack says Beirut will set out plan on Sunday. Hezbollah has rejected it as Israel continues attacks.

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah chief rejects disarmament, demands Israel comply with ceasefire

Naim Qassem says group will not abandon weapons ‘that protect us from our enemy’, insists on end to Israeli attacks.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian Camps In Lebanon Begin Disarming

Some armed Palestinian groups in Lebanese refugee camps began handing over their weapons to the authorities on Thursday after reaching a deal earlier this year, with Washington hailing the move as a "historic step".

International Business Times

Palestinian factions begin handing over weapons at Beirut refugee camp

Palestinian factions have started handing over some weapons from a refugee camp near Beirut to the Lebanese army

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

Israel’s turn to ‘comply’: US envoy after Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah

Barrack said plan to disarm Hezbollah also ‘requires Israel’s cooperation’ to keep up its end of the deal.

Euronews

US envoy to discuss further steps with Israel after Lebanon commits to disarming Hezbollah

US special envoy to Lebanon Tom Barrack said his team would discuss a long-term deal with Israel after Beirut endorsed a US-backed plan for Hezbollah to disarm.

Euronews

Not just a night out: how 7 Management is redefining hospitality

We talk to 7 Management’s CEO, Rabih Fakhreddine, about how he turned a Beirut lounge into a global hospitality empire blending dining, nightlife and immersive storytelling.

The Independent UK

US envoy to discuss long-term ceasefire with Israel after Lebanon commits to disarming Hezbollah

The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon says his team will discuss the long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel, after Beirut endorsed a U.S.-backed plan for the Hezbollah militant group to disarm

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The Independent UK

Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations

Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbor as a sovereign nation

Al Jazeera

Lebanon, Iran’s delicate diplomacy amid calls to disarm Hezbollah

Iran dispatches one of its most senior politicians to Beirut in a bid to soothe tensions.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon rejects foreign interference, president tells Iran official

The security chief’s visit comes after Iran expressed opposition to a government plan to disarm Hezbollah.

The Independent UK

Lebanon says it rejects foreign intervention during visit by top Iranian official Ali Larijani

Lebanon’s president has told a top Iranian security official that Beirut rejects foreign intervention and wants stability for its people

Al Jazeera

Will Lebanon succeed in disarming Hezbollah?

Lebanon’s government announces it will disarm the group before the end of the year, which Hezbollah says it will ignore.

International Business Times

Lebanon Cabinet Meets Again On Hezbollah Disarmament

Lebanon's cabinet met on Thursday for the second time in days to discuss disarming Hezbollah, after the Iran-backed group rejected the government's decision to take away its weapons.

Euronews

Lebanon backs US proposal for Hezbollah to disarm and IDF to withdraw from south

Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss giving up its remaining arsenal until Israel withdraws from five hills it is occupying inside Lebanon and stops almost daily air strikes.

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