The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Hundreds of servicemen and women are ready in the UK to be deployed to the region at short notice as fears for an all-out war grow

Israeli jets fly low over Beirut, with sonic booms rattling windows throughout the Lebanese capital.

With tension in the Middle East at its highest since October 7, how did we get here and what could happen next?

Britain has been preparing to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon if needed

Despite rising tensions and threats of war in the region, daily life in Tel Aviv and Beirut carries on with a mix of normalcy and unease.

As the spectre of a major war looms over Lebanon, civilians are bracing for the worst-case scenario.

In Beirut, shops are open and traffic is as snarled as ever

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday pleaded for “all parties” to “urgently de-escalate what has become a very precarious situation” amid growing fears of an Iranian attack on Israel. Regional tensions have soared since last week's assassination of Hamas's political leader in Tehran and Israel's killing…

Hundreds gathered near Beirut's port on Sunday to mark four years since a catastrophic explosion devastated the capital and to demand accountability, with the spectre of war weighing over commemorations.

Assassinations have led to escalating fears of full-scale conflict, though some Lebanese say they are ‘ready for any confrontation with Israel’

No one has been held accountable for the catastrophic explosion that killed more than 220 people.