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Lebanon

Hezbollah warns Lebanese government against expanding disarmament push

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted Jbaa in southern Lebanon on Dec 4, 2025. Hezbollah has said Israeli troops must withdraw from five positions they occupy in southern Lebanon.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted Jbaa in southern Lebanon on Dec 4, 2025. Hezbollah has said Israeli troops must withdraw from five positions they occupy in southern Lebanon.

US designates three Muslim Brotherhood chapters as global terrorists

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood hold Jordanian flags and chant slogans during a pro-Palestinian demonstration after Friday prayers in Amman, Jordan, April 13, 2018. The placard reads: \"Jerusalem our capital\". REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood hold Jordanian flags and chant slogans during a pro-Palestinian demonstration after Friday prayers in Amman, Jordan, April 13, 2018. The placard reads: \"Jerusalem our capital\". REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Lebanon says first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah complete

UN peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon standing with Lebanese soldiers next to destroyed buildings and cars in the southern Lebanese village of Dhayra on Jan 8.
UN peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon standing with Lebanese soldiers next to destroyed buildings and cars in the southern Lebanese village of Dhayra on Jan 8.

Lebanon army says it takes control of south; Israel says Hezbollah still must disarm

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese army members stand on a military vehicle during a Lebanese army media tour, to review the army's operations in the southern Litani sector, in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Lebanese army members stand on a military vehicle during a Lebanese army media tour, to review the army's operations in the southern Litani sector, in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File Photo

Lebanon central bank seeks to recuperate embezzled funds to bolster liquidity, governor says

Central Bank of Lebanon Governor Karim Souaid and other central bank officials attend a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Central Bank of Lebanon Governor Karim Souaid and other central bank officials attend a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel begins strikes of Hezbollah and Hamas ‘targets’ in Lebanon

Emergency services and residents at the scene after an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Hatta, in southern Lebanon on Jan 5, 2026.
Emergency services and residents at the scene after an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Hatta, in southern Lebanon on Jan 5, 2026.

Trump, Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on next to U.S. President Donald Trump as Trump leaves Israel en route to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, Israel, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on next to U.S. President Donald Trump as Trump leaves Israel en route to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, Israel, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Israel army says member of elite Iran unit killed in Lebanon strike

A screenshot from a video circulating online that is said to show the Israeli strike on Quds Force member Hussein Mahmud Marshad al-Jawhari.
A screenshot from a video circulating online that is said to show the Israeli strike on Quds Force member Hussein Mahmud Marshad al-Jawhari.

Lebanon denies any army link to Hezbollah after Israeli strike

Lebanon close to completing disarmament of Hezbollah south of Litani River, says PM

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the government headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the government headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.