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. Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
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. Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2025
Explosion at Lebanese arms depot kills 6 army experts, wounds several others An explosion at an arms depot in south Lebanon has killed six troops and wounded several others The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025
Six Lebanese soldiers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon Deadly explosion at weapons depot comes as army has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2025
Trump Burger owner in Texas faces deportation after Ice arrest Roland Beainy from Lebanon, who opened chain of restaurants in support of president, says charges ‘not true’ The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2025
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. International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025
The human toll of Israel’s pager attack on Lebanon Thousands of pagers distributed to the militant group Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon on 17 September 2024. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
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. Euronews · Aug 7, 2025
Lebanese cabinet approves ‘objectives’ of US plan to disarm Hezbollah Group warns US-driven plans bow to interests of Israel, which continues to carry out near-daily violations of truce. Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2025
Lebanese Shiite ministers walk out of Cabinet meeting over Hezbollah disarmament plan Four Shiite members of Lebanon's Cabinet have withdrawn from a government meeting to protest a plan to disarm Hezbollah The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
US demands for Hezbollah disarmament may force Lebanon into dangerous choice There are fears that pressure for quick results is threatening the Lebanese effort to gradually build a stronger state The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025
Lebanon's Hezbollah Rejects Cabinet Decision To Disarm It Hezbollah said Wednesday that it would treat a Lebanese government decision to disarm the militant group "as if it did not exist", accusing the cabinet of committing a "grave sin". International Business Times · Aug 6, 2025
Hezbollah to treat Lebanon’s disarmament decision ‘as if it does not exist’ The Lebanese armed group says the move was dictated by the US and that it ‘fully serves Israel’s interest’. Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 Hezbollah blasts Lebanese government's plan to disarm group this year and calls it 'grave sin' Hezbollah is sharply criticizing the Lebanese government’s decision to begin a process aiming to disarm the Iran-backed group this year, saying it “fully achieves” neighboring Israel’s interests
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of survivors of Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah last year On Sept. 17, 2024, thousands of pagers distributed to the Hezbollah group exploded across Lebanon, remotely detonated by Israel and aimed at disrupting the Iran-backed group as it fired almost daily at Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 Survivors of Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah last year struggle to recover The Associated Press explores the human toll of Sept. 17, 2024, when thousands of pagers distributed to the Hezbollah group blew up across Lebanon, remotely detonated by Israel
The Conversation · Aug 6, 2025 The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon Violence continues several weeks after clashes started between armed Bedouin clans, Sunni jihadist groups and Druze fighters on July 14, 2025, in Sweida, a city in southern Syria.
Euronews · Aug 6, 2025 Lebanon tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hezbollah by end of the year Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is under growing pressure from the US to ensure that the Iran-aligned militant group lays down its weapons.
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Hezbollah threatens to restart firing missiles at Israel if it intensifies operations in Lebanon Naim Kassem’s comments came as Lebanon’s Cabinet was meeting to discuss Hezbollah’s disarmament
Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2025 Hezbollah chief Qassem says resistance to Israel key amid disarmament talks Lebanese PM Salam declares army will be tasked with bringing all arms under state control by end of the year.
International Business Times · Aug 5, 2025 Five Years After Beirut Port Blast, Lebanese Demand Justice The loved ones of those killed in a catastrophic explosion at Beirut's port five years ago gathered to demand justice on the anniversary of the blast Monday, as Lebanon's president vowed to hold those responsible to account.
Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2025 Beirut Port blast victims say five years later, justice feels a bit closer The investigation was derailed by political interference, but a new government is trying to get justice back on track.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 4, 2025 Five years after Beirut port explosion justice and recovery remain elusive Five years after the deadly explosion at Beirut’s port on 4 August 2020, many Lebanese are still struggling with loss, trauma and broken lives.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 A father's grief and a nation's hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice