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Israeli emergency services work at the scene of a missile strike that, according to Israel’s military, was launched from Yemen and landed in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, December 21, 2024. REUTERS / Stoyan Nenov

Latest updatesHouthis confirm missile attack on central Israel

Sixteen people were injured after a projectile launched from Yemen landed in Jaffa

ExclusiveSyrian army generals and security officers fled to Lebanon, sources say

Beirut’s Metropolis cinema to return amid Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

EditorialGuns in Lebanon should be in the hands of its army

Israel's eviction orders on Lebanon 'grave breach' of humanitarian law

AK-47 for $25: Lebanon 'flooded' with Syrian firearms after army collapse

Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire monitors meet for second time in Lebanon

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Iran's nuclear programme has long provoked Washington's ire. EPA

CommentWhat are the chances of a US-Iran reset?

Britain's Tyson Fury, right, and Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk faced off for 11 whole minutes in Riyadh. AFP

Fury and Usyk stare each other down for 11 minutes in intense face-off

Pro-Palestinian supporters hold a picket line outside Columbia University, Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo / Yuki Iwamura)

PodcastPalestine and pressure on campus

The moment Houthi rebels swooped down on the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea. Getty Images

Gunpoint talks and diplomacy to rescue Red Sea hostages from Houthis

Iraq midfielder Ibrahim Bayesh, left, after scoring during the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup final against Oman at the Basra International Stadium on January 19, 2023. AFP

Arabian Gulf Cup 2025: Fixtures, how to watch and all you need to know

The New York Stock Exchange. With high macroeconomic and financial market volatility, investors should focus on capital markets where the playing field is familiar. AFP

Four trends set to drive markets in 2025

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts at the end of the match, December 12. Reuters

Why are Manchester City sliding? The answers might lie in organisational behaviour

How will Syria’s cultural landscape transform?

How will Syria’s cultural landscape transform?

Iran's nuclear programme has long provoked Washington's ire. EPA

CommentWhat are the chances of a US-Iran reset?

Britain's Tyson Fury, right, and Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk faced off for 11 whole minutes in Riyadh. AFP

Fury and Usyk stare each other down for 11 minutes in intense face-off

Pro-Palestinian supporters hold a picket line outside Columbia University, Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo / Yuki Iwamura)

PodcastPalestine and pressure on campus

The moment Houthi rebels swooped down on the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea. Getty Images

Gunpoint talks and diplomacy to rescue Red Sea hostages from Houthis

Iraq midfielder Ibrahim Bayesh, left, after scoring during the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup final against Oman at the Basra International Stadium on January 19, 2023. AFP

Arabian Gulf Cup 2025: Fixtures, how to watch and all you need to know

The New York Stock Exchange. With high macroeconomic and financial market volatility, investors should focus on capital markets where the playing field is familiar. AFP

Four trends set to drive markets in 2025

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts at the end of the match, December 12. Reuters

Why are Manchester City sliding? The answers might lie in organisational behaviour

How will Syria’s cultural landscape transform?

How will Syria’s cultural landscape transform?

Iran's nuclear programme has long provoked Washington's ire. EPA

CommentWhat are the chances of a US-Iran reset?

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Etihad Airways is about to resume non-stop daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Beirut. Photo: Etihad Airways

Relief for Lebanese as UAE flights resume in time for Christmas break

High prices hit scores of residents, but Etihad Airways and Air Arabia are leading a return to service from Wednesday

ExclusiveLebanese diaspora 'key to rebuilding the country's health sector'

Many international carriers suspended services to Beirut following the recent Israeli attacks. Reuters

Etihad resumes flights to Lebanon and Icehotel reopens

Hezbollah softens tone towards new Syrian rulers after fall of ally Assad

Hady Habib will travel to Melbourne to compete in the Australian Open qualifiers next month. Photo: Hady Habib

Lebanon's Habib on reaching his first Grand Slam qualifying tournament

ExclusiveArab neighbours set to plug Lebanon's electricity shortage

Gaza conflict is having bigger impact than expected on Jordan’s economy, IMF says

Israel bombs south Lebanon's Khiam a day after its troops withdrew from the town

After months of war with Israel, Lebanon watches fall of Syrian regime with cautious hope

(L-R) Lebanon's late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Syria's Bashar Al Assad and his Iranian counterpart at the time, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at an official dinner in Damascus on February 25, 2010. AFP

CommentThe effect of Syrian events on Hezbollah

Hezbollah may be making a similar mistake as Al Assad, who refused to negotiate when he had the upper hand

Lebanon's largest party hails Assad's fall as a 'great day for history'

InterviewPolitical stability essential before reconstruction begins, says Lebanese minister

Amos Hochstein reveals how Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire was achieved and what comes next

Special reportWar on culture: Lebanon's heritage sites destroyed in Israeli strikes

Committee overseeing Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes aerial tour

Northern Israel lies abandoned despite Hezbollah ceasefire

People salvage belongings after Israeli air strikes in the Lebanese city of Tyre. Getty

Committee overseeing Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire aiming to strengthen truce

US and French military generals have arrived in Lebanon to ensure ceasefire holds

'They shot at her dead body': Lebanese family recount Israeli breach of ceasefire

Scale of missed schooling for Lebanese children 'near-catastrophic'

King Charles meets volunteers on UK’s Middle East appeal

Barnier ousted as Macron returned from Saudi Arabia

EditorialHow to make the ceasefire in Lebanon stick

Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire intact after toughest period yet

French President Emmanuel Macron visits a museum near the north-western Saudi city of AlUla. AFP

Barnier ousted as Macron returned from Saudi Arabia

French leader pursues Saudi Arabia’s co-operation on Palestine statehood during talks in Riyadh

EditorialHow to make the ceasefire in Lebanon stick

Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire intact after toughest period yet

Nine killed in Israeli attack on Lebanon as retaliatory strikes test ceasefire

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Assad regime forces surrender their weapons in Hama

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