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Anxiety mounts across Middle East amid fears of US-Iran war

People across region are bracing for possibility of conflict as embassies evacuate staff and flights are cancelled

The Guardian - UK

'High likelihood' of strikes trigger evacuation orders

Families of Australian officials in the Middle East have been told to leave the region as tensions escalate following a US military build-up near Iran.

AAP

Lebanese government urges Hezbollah militant group to avoid getting involved if the US strikes Iran

Lebanon’s foreign minister says his government has urged the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah not to get involved if any fighting erupts between the United States and Iran, voicing concerns about a new possible conflict with Israel

The Independent UK

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'Like 1990 Persian Gulf War I': Ex-Nato commander warns US Middle East buildup mirrors 'Dante’s Inferno'

Former NATO commander Admiral James Stavridis likened the US military buildup around Iran to "Dante's Inferno," describing concentric rings of firepower. This massive deployment includes strategic bombers, two aircraft carrier groups, and Tomahawk missile capabilities. The move comes amid escalating US-Iran tensions, with Washington ordering non-essential staff out of Lebanon…

The Times of India

US evacuates staff from Lebanon embassy amid tensions with Iran

US state department official says it’s ‘prudent’ to reduce their footprint to essential personnel

The Guardian - UK

US orders staff to leave Beirut embassy as tensions with Iran grow

Trump has said he is ‘considering’ a military strike on Iran and that the country ‘better negotiate a fair deal’

The Independent UK

Amid mounting Iran tensions, US orders nonessential diplomats and their families to leave Lebanon

The United States has ordered the departure of nonessential diplomatic staff and family members from Lebanon, citing rising regional tensions linked to military strikes threat in Iran, according to a State Department official, quoted by Associated Press.

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Hezbollah says Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon on Friday have killed eight of its members

Two Hezbollah have confirmed to the Associated Press that eight of their members, including local-level officials, were killed in Friday’s Israeli attacks on the eastern Baalbek region. The IDF says the strikes eliminated members planning operations against Israel.

Euronews

Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon kill 8 Hezbollah members, officials say

Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight Hezbollah members

The Independent UK

Israel launches strike on Lebanon; 10 dead including senior Hezbollah leader —video shows aftermath

Israeli air strikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley killed at least 12 and wounded 50, targeting Hezbollah command centres. A senior Hezbollah leader was reportedly among the dead. These strikes, among the deadliest recently, risk straining a fragile US-brokered ceasefire. Earlier, an Israeli strike in Sidon killed two Hamas members.

The Times of India

‘A love letter to Beirut’: Lana Daher on sifting 20,000 sources and 70 years of film to make Do You Love Me

Remembering and documentation are radical acts in Lebanon, a country with a tumultuous history and no national archive. Daher’s effervescent cultural collage is a direct challenge to collective amnesia

The Guardian - UK

Protesters block Beirut roads after Cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices

Protesters block major roads around Beirut after Lebanon’s cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices to fund public pay hikes

The Independent UK

How Bad Bunny’s power pole dance spotlighted the colonial legacy of energy poverty

When Bad Bunny and his dancers scaled power poles during his Super Bowl performance, he wasn’t just entertaining millions. He was spotlighting how Puerto Rico’s chronic power outages are a legacy of its colonisation.

The Conversation

Fifa president Gianni Infantino ‘very proud’ as he receives Lebanese passport in Beirut

Gianni Infantino is married to a Lebanese national and received his passport this week

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Germany will keep supporting Lebanon after UN peacekeepers leave, the German president says

Germany is seeking to assure Lebanon that it will support the Lebanese government even after pulling out German troops deployed as part of U.N. peacekeepers along the Lebanon-Israel border when their mission ends later this year

Radio France Internationale

Trade and prisoner disputes keep Lebanon-Syria relations at a standstill

Relations between Lebanon and Syria remain tense 14 months after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, with disputes over prisoners, security concerns and trade continuing to block progress.

The Guardian - UK

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine review – drag fabulousness in war-torn Beirut

Spanning eras of conflict and Covid in Lebanon, this irresistible queer coming-of-age tale explores what it means to be truly free

The Independent UK

Village in southern Lebanon buries a child and father killed in Israeli drone strike

Mourners in southern Lebanon have buried a father and his young son killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a Hezbollah member

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NFL Players from Lebanon H.S. (Lebanon, OR)

An updated list of all NFL Players from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Oregon

The Independent UK

Death toll in Lebanon building collapse rises to 15

The number of people killed in a building collapse in Tripoli, Lebanon, has risen to 15, according to state media

The Independent UK

Israeli forces capture a local Sunni Islamist official and Hamas ally in southern Lebanon

Israelis forces have seized a local Sunni Islamist politician and an ally of the Palestinian militant Hamas group and took him to Israel for questioning

The Independent UK

Rescue teams search for survivors after building collapse in northern Lebanon

At least three people have been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Tripoli, northern Lebanon

The Independent UK

France urges Iran-backed groups to show restraint if US-Iran tensions escalate

France's foreign minister is urging Iran-backed groups in the Middle East to show restraint if tensions escalate between Iran and the U.S. He made the remarks in Beirut on Friday after visiting Syria and Iraq

The Independent UK

Hezbollah replaces top security official Wafiq Safa as part of internal restructuring

Hezbollah has replaced its top security official, Wafiq Safa, who was in charge of coordination with Lebanon’s security agencies

The Independent UK

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon allege surge in Israeli violence toward them

U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say they have faced increased violence from Israeli forces over the past year

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