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Lebanon uncovers new tunnel amid tensions with Hezbollah: What to know

A tunnel was discovered near Beirut as tensions between Lebanese authorities and Hezbollah have been running high over the seizure of weapons shipments destined for the Iran-backed group.

Israeli troops stand guard on the dividing line between the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and Syrian, near Majdal Shams, July 16, 2025.

Analysis

'The problem and the solution': Netanyahu-Sharaa call exposes Israel's Syria dilemma

The Israeli leader revealed that he spoke with the Syrian president last year, but stalled talks and Israel's fortification of a security zone on Syrian land underscore his mistrust of Sharaa.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

Qatar PM in Beirut as Lebanon seeks economic relief: What to know

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani’s visit to Beirut coincides with the Lebanese authorities’ ongoing efforts to curb Hezbollah’s influence in the country.

Mihrac Ural, who was also known as Ali Kayali, was arrested

Explainer

Syria arrests Mihrac Ural, ex-Assad militia head also wanted by Turkey

The Turkey-born militia chief and a longtime ally of the Assad-regime, was sought by Ankara over the deadly Reyhanli bombings and by Damascus over his alleged role in massacres on the Mediterranean coast.

Latest News

Syria denies meeting with Lebanon’s Hezbollah in Turkey: What to know

Lebanon seeks Turkey’s help to join Syria-Saudi rail link: What to know

A picture taken on May 1, 2019 shows a railroad of Mar Mikhael neighborhood in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Lebanon PM meets Rubio as Israel talks stall: What to know

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Lebanon's PM calls for international force to replace UNIFIL: What to know

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Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Beatrice Farhat

Associate Editor (Lebanon)

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Joyce Karam

Editor-in-Chief

Ali Hashem

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict

Hanna Davis

In Beirut, reporting on politics, migration, human rights

Rodayna Raydan

In Boqaata, reporting on culture

A man rides his motorcycle near damaged fuel tanker trucks in Tripoli, northern Lebanon March 15, 2013. Seven Syria-bound fuel tanker trucks were burned and destroyed in Tripoli on Friday, according to the National News Agency. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ENERGY) - RTR3F10L

Lebanon's 'Fuel War' Linked To Syrian Conflict

Opponents of the Syrian government in Lebanon are blocking transportation of diesel into Syria, reports Nasser Chararah.

Leaders from Arab states are seen attending the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha March 26, 2013. A summit of Arab heads of state opened in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday expected to focus on the war in Syria as well as on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (QATAR - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXXXR4

Is a Pan-Arab Reform Possible?

Nassif Hitti asks, “Will the Arab League be able to take the road of pan-Arab economic cooperation, institutional reform and modernization?”

Israeli Arab demonstrators carry a huge Palestinian flag during a demonstration marking Land Day in the northern town of Sakhnin March 30, 2013. Land Day is the annual commemoration of protests in 1976 against Israel's appropriation of Arab-owned land in Galilee. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (ISRAEL - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY) - RTXY307

Lessons From Land Day

According to Clovis Maksoud, Land Day should remind leaders and the Arab Summit to stress Palestinians' human rights and unity.

Lebanon's House Speaker Nabih Berri speaks to journalists after a meeting with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris October 28, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXTX78

Parliament Speaker Key to Lebanese Electoral Law

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri remains a critical player in Lebanese politics, including whether there will be passage of an electoral law, writes Elie Hajj.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati gestures before delivering a news conference at the Grand Serail, the government headquarters in Beirut, March 22, 2013. Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced his resignation on Friday after Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its allies blocked the creation of a body to supervise parliamentary elections and opposed extending the term of a senior security official. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3FCDT

Hezbollah Says External Pressures Forced the Mikati Resignation

Sources close to Hezbollah consider the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Mikati to be the result of pressure from outisde powers, writes Nasser Chararah.

Heads of Arab states gather ahead of a group photo during the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha March 26, 2013. Russia criticised the Arab League on Wednesday for giving a seat formerly held by the Syrian government to a representative of the Syrian opposition at a summit in Doha. Picture taken March 26, 2013. REUTERS/Egyptian Presidency/Handout (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CA

Arab League Summit Is About More Than Syria

The Arab League summit dealt not only with the controversial issue of seating the Syrian opposition, but also with Arab citizenship and civil society, writes Clovis Maksoud.

What Lebanon's Mikati Lacked To Succeed as Prime Minister

Hadi Fathallah examines Najib Mikati's resignation as Lebanon's prime minister, where he failed in the job, and what he needs to succeed should he return.

Lebanese workers fix the symbolic of the Arab League and flags at the
main conference hall at the Phoenicia hotel in Beirut March 22, 2002.
Syria is poised to jump on the bandwagon of the Saudi Middle East peace
proposal at next week's Arab League summit in Beirut. REUTERS/ Jamal
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It's Time to Dust Off Arab Peace Initiative

According to Nassif Hitti, the Arab Peace Initiative is the most comprehensive initiative in addressing the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Lebanese Army soldiers deploy after gunmen ambushed the convoy of Lebanese Minister of Sports and Youth Faisal Karami in the northern city of Tripoli January 18, 2013. Gunmen ambushed the convoy in Tripoli on Friday, wounding three people and riddling a security patrol car with bullets, medics and witnesses said. Karami, appeared to be unhurt, the medics said. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3CLYJ

Tripoli: A Powder Keg of Fundamentalism

The northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has been severely affected by the conflict in neighboring Syria, with heightened sectarian tensions threatening an outbreak of civil war, writes Jean Aziz.

An Israeli flag waves atop a military watchtower just outside the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah December 6, 2012. As a winter chill falls on the West Bank, tensions are rising after years of relative calm, with clashes reported almost daily across the territory in a tangled ritual that has come to define 45 years of Israeli occupation. Picture taken December 6, 2012.
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President Obama’s Visit: One Clear Outcome

Israel is not an occupying power but a conquering one; this became clear when it was implied that previous negotiations were a “cover-up” to reach the current status quo, writes Clovis Maksoud.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks during a news conference at the Grand Serail, the government headquarters in Beirut, March 22, 2013. Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced his resignation on Friday after Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its allies blocked the creation of a body to supervise parliamentary elections and opposed extending the term of a senior security official. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3FCDX

Lebanon Premier's Resignation Exposes Lebanon to Instability

Lebanon's prime minister has resigned after two difficult years in office, opening the door to further instability in the country, writes Ali Hashem.

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (L) meets with Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut, March 23, 2013. Lebanon's president accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Saturday, Mikati said, calling for a "salvation" caretaker government to take over after a political standoff with the Hezbollah movement. REUTERS/Dalati Nohra/Handout (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ON

Mikati’s Resignation Puts Lebanon At a Crossroads

After two prior threats to quit, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati resigned, leaving Lebanon with its third power vacuum in 25 years, writes Jean Aziz