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August 18, 2026

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Israeli army vehicles move to a position in southern Lebanon, March 27, 2026.

Analysis

Israel defies Trump on Lebanon as Netanyahu, Katz prioritize elections

Both Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump face fateful elections this fall, but one needs progress in Lebanon while the other wants more of the same.

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

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Explainer

Who benefits from Lebanon’s amnesty law and why it is controversial

The law, initially intended to ease prison overcrowding, could see the release of Islamists accused of killing soldiers and allow Lebanese exiled to Israel return to the country.

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Culture

Lebanon becomes first Arab country to abolish death penalty

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Analysis

As Lebanon-Israel talks drag on, can Beirut break Iran linkage?

Manon Roca / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images

Beatrice Farhat

By Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

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

Civil Defense personnel monitor a wildfire burning through hills on July 28, 2021, in Qobayat, Lebanon.

Fires in northern Lebanon caused by high temperatures, winds

Lebanon has experienced several wildfires this summer, as have other countries in the region.

Demonstrators gather outside the port of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, on the first anniversary of the blast that ravaged the port and the city on Aug. 4, 2021.

Lebanese commemorate Beirut port explosion anniversary with statue, music

Activists and families of the victims of the deadly Beirut port blast have criticized a statue that was erected at the explosion site, saying they need to get to the truth behind the explosion before holding any memorial.

Relatives of fuel tank burn victim anguished at Tripoli hospital

Fuel crisis roils Lebanon

Lebanon's fuel crisis is killing people, and hospital patients could be among the next victims.

Lebanese fire

Fires continue in Lebanon amid regional outbreak

Large wildfires have affected Turkey, Syria and European countries recently.

Pope Francis

Pope Francis expresses desire to visit Lebanon

Speaking on the one-year anniversary of Beirut's deadly explosion, the pontiff said he was praying for those affected and wished to visit the country.

Volunteers help to extinguish a forest fire in the Qubayyat area of northern Lebanon's remote Akkar region on July 29, 2021.

Forest fires rage in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey

At least four people were killed in the fires.

A boy digs in a garbage container in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Jan. 15, 2021.

Half a million children in Lebanon still 'struggling to survive' after Beirut blast

A new report from Save the Children found the families of 564,000 children can't afford sufficient food and other basic goods.

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius (R) meets Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on November 26, 2013.

Former PM Najib Mikati named Lebanon's prime minister-designate

President Michel Aoun designated Mikati after the wealthy businessman secured the backing of a majority of lawmakers.

Lebanon water containers for sale

UN: public water in Lebanon could stop pumping in matter of 'weeks'

Lebanon's water sector is on the verge of collapse due to the harrowing economic crisis, the United Nations has warned.

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France to host Lebanon aid conference as political crisis deepens

French President Emmanuel Macron will host the Aug. 4 conference, which comes a year after the devastating blast at Beirut's port.

A picture taken in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on May 29, 2020, shows the food products that constitute a ration, part of a relief campaign to help families in need across Lebanon.

Lebanon implements ration card program as economic crisis worsens

The Lebanese parliament approved a law to fund ration cards for the most vulnerable families, while ending subsidies.

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi delivers speech at the Imam Reza shrine in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, on June 22, 2021.

The Takeaway: Iran deal on front burner before Raisi takes office

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