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Hezbollah has been heavily weakened by its war with Israel. Getty Images

Hezbollah threatens 'response' if talks with Israel shift from security

Group does not oppose direct talks but it has reservations about the head of the Lebanese negotiating team, sources say

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Lebanon announces date for next round of talks with Israel

Gaza militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab has been killed, his group confirms

Israel strikes Lebanon a day after envoys begin ceasefire talks

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Lebanon enters direct civilian talks with Israel to 'defuse tension'

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A papal visit has given hope to a country mired in division, but now it is up to Lebanese leaders to maintain that momentum

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Pope Leo leads prayers at Beirut blast site and holds final Mass of visit

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Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for a visit to Bkerki, the seat of the Maronite Church, in Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo / Bilal Hussein)

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Pope Leo XIV visiting the Monastery of the Carmelite Sisters of the Theotokos, during his apostolic journey to Harissa in Lebanon. EPA

Pope Leo begins Lebanon trip with emphasis on peace

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Lebanon hopes Pope Leo’s visit will bring brief respite from its crises

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Israel's plan to crush Hezbollah has failed, Qassem says

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EditorialWhat Pope Leo's visit to Turkey and Lebanon means for the Middle East

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Lebanon and Cyprus reach 'historic' maritime border deal

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Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji stressed Lebanon's sovereignty, 'free from ideological slogans and transborder regional agendas'. Reuters

Lebanon rebukes Iran for calling Hezbollah 'more essential than bread and water'

Lebanese Foreign Minister has repeatedly criticised Tehran for interfering in his country's affairs

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Lebanon praises Saudi co-operation after huge drug-smuggling attempt thwarted

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UN Security Council to visit Syria and Lebanon in first official trip since Assad’s fall

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Lebanon grants citizenship to Fifa chief Gianni Infantino

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'Baalbek is back' despite Israeli bombardment of Bekaa Valley

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The aftermath of an Israeli strike on reconstruction equipment in the southern Lebanese village of Ansariyeth. AFP

Special reportIsrael blocks reconstruction in Lebanon to carve out buffer zone

The National has verified dozens of attacks on reconstruction equipment, factories and residents

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Who was Haitham Ali Tabatabai, the Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike?

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Syria lifts curfew in Homs after Alawite areas come under attack

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Hezbollah confirms strike on Beirut killed senior leader

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Israel says it killed Hezbollah chief of staff in Beirut attack

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Aoun says Lebanon ready for negotiations to halt Israeli strikes

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Strike on refugee camp in Lebanon attacked 'Hamas terrorists', Israel says

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Israel's attack on Beirut was its first since June, although it regularly bombards the south of Lebanon. EPA

Israel says it killed Hezbollah chief of staff in Beirut attack

Five people dead in fourth Israeli strike on suburb of Dahieh since ceasefire last year

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Aoun says Lebanon ready for negotiations to halt Israeli strikes

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Strike on refugee camp in Lebanon attacked 'Hamas terrorists', Israel says

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Jordan, Syria and Lebanon seek to revive dormant energy deals

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