First responders inspect the damage at an apartment building hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP

Iran threatens retaliation after Israeli strikes kill two in Beirut suburbs

Israel says strikes targeted 'Hezbollah infrastructure' in response to the Lebanese group's fire

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US downs Iranian drones threatening Hormuz amid fragile diplomacy

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Lebanon launches redevelopment of Qlayaat airport in push for second aviation hub

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Officers among Lebanese soldiers killed by Israeli strike in south Lebanon

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InterviewFrance considers post-Unifil security force for southern Lebanon, envoy says

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DispatchLebanon’s split screen: Daily strikes hit the south as life goes on in the north

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Aoun accuses Iran of using Lebanon as 'bargaining chip' with US

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Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon's central bank. AP

HSBC charged in French probe over Lebanese central bank embezzlement case

Previous investigation by The National revealed behind-the-scenes failures that facilitated Lebanon's biggest money-laundering scheme

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Oil slips more than 2% but still posts weekly gain amid renewed fighting in Middle East

Energy

My fellow Cubans will defend their land and their sovereignty

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Hezbollah rejects 'illusory' ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the fragile truce in parts of Lebanon

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Lebanon moves a step closer to abolishing death penalty

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Lebanon launches safety audit of Middle East Airlines amid pilot concerns over flying through warzone

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the fragile truce in parts of Lebanon

Our cartoonist's take on the fragile truce in parts of Lebanon

Cartoon

Lebanon moves a step closer to abolishing death penalty

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Lebanon launches safety audit of Middle East Airlines amid pilot concerns over flying through warzone

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Lebanon and Israel agree to ceasefire after US-brokered talks

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