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France Steps Up Diplomatic Efforts in Lebanon as End of UNIFIL Mandate Approaches

BEIRUT, Lebanon — France is intensifying its diplomatic engagement with Lebanon as international stakeholders prepare for a new security framework ahead of the scheduled end of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate at the close of 2026. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël......

Lebanon Calls on Iran to Stop Arming and Financing Hezbollah as Sovereignty Tensions Rise

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi has called on Iran to stop financing and arming Hezbollah, demanding an end to foreign interference in Beirut’s affairs as the Lebanese government seeks to restore state authority and strengthen national sovereignty. The appeal was delivered on Sunday......

US–Lebanon Direct Flights Face Security Hurdles as Trump Seeks to Restore Air Links

Plans to restore direct commercial flights between the United States and Lebanon are facing significant regulatory and operational obstacles, with shortcomings identified at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport raising questions about how soon the long-suspended air connection could resume. The......

Israel intensifies southern Lebanon operations after Naïm Qassem speech

Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon intensified after Hezbollah Secretary-General Naïm Qassem reaffirmed the group’s refusal to give up its weapons while Israeli forces remain in Lebanese territory. Qassem made the remarks on Sunday, September 27, during a televised speech marking......

Lebanon Charges 14 Over Alleged Pro-Assad Network Linked to Planned Attacks in Syria

Lebanese military prosecutors have brought charges against 14 Lebanese and Syrian nationals over an alleged network suspected of preparing armed operations in Syria, according to judicial sources cited in reports published on September 17 and 18. The case involves allegations of clandestine recruitment,......

Macron hosts Lebanon and Jordan leaders as Paris seeks support for Lebanese army

French President Emmanuel Macron brought together Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and Jordan's King Abdullah II in Paris on Thursday as France sought international backing for Lebanon's armed forces and preparations for the future security architecture in southern Lebanon. The discussions......

Iran rejects talks with the United States as Trump signals openness to dialogue

Iran has rejected any immediate dialogue with the United States to end the ongoing war, despite US President Donald Trump once again saying that Washington remains open to discussions with Tehran. Mohsen Rezaï, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, dismissed the possibility......

Lebanon condemns the attack on the East-West pipeline in Saudi Arabia

Beirut has strongly condemned the attack carried out against the Saudi East-West pipeline, targeted on Friday in the regions of Riyadh and Medina. The Lebanese government expressed its solidarity with Saudi Arabia and reaffirmed its commitment to the sovereignty of states against the actions of armed......

Lebanon: Four Dead in New Israeli Strikes, Ceasefire with Hezbollah Under Strain

The ceasefire established between Israel and Hezbollah in June once again shows its limits. Four people, including two women, were killed on Sunday in multiple Israeli strikes targeting southern Lebanon. About twenty others were also injured, as the Israeli army claims to have responded to an attack......