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November 27, 2024

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An Israeli soldier sits in a tank stationed near the border with Lebanon in the Upper Galilee area in northern Israel, on Nov. 26, 2024.

Biden says Israel, Lebanon accept ceasefire to end war

President Joe Biden said the parties had agreed to a “permanent cessation of hostilities” after nearly 14 months of war.

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Marjayoun, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on Sept. 23, 2024.

Israel security cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hezbollah to end Lebanon war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet approved the US-mediated deal with Hezbollah for stopping the conflict in Lebanon.

Smoke billows above Beirut's southern suburbs following an Israeli airstrike on Nov. 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.

Cautious optimism in Lebanon as Israel inches toward cease-fire deal

Lebanon is awaiting Israel’s decision on a US-brokered cease-fire deal even as Israeli strikes continue across the country.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the District Court to follow Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan by video conference from Brighton, testifying at a trial involving Netanyahu, Jerusalem, June 25, 2023.

Netanyahu gets partial delay for testimony; cease-fire decision expected in hours

As the Jerusalem District Court decided to delay Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial by one week only, reports say a deal with Lebanon is imminent.

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Will Netanyahu finally agree to Lebanon cease-fire after months of delays?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony for Israelis killed on the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Lebanon’s ex-spymaster says Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire close

The influential head of Lebanon's General Security apparatus, Abbas Ibrahim, is pictured during an interview at his office in the capital Beirut on July 22, 2020.

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By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

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Four Italian UNIFIL peacekeepers injured in Lebanon as Argentina withdraws

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Israel seeking US security guarantees to clinch Lebanon deal: What we know

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam on Nov. 20, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.

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By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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In Washington, DC, reporting on regional geopolitics, China in the Middle East

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In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict

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In Beirut, reporting on politics, migration, human rights

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In Beirut, reporting on Lebanon

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In Boqaata, reporting on culture

Zaynab Razzouk, head of the animal protection NGO Carma, plays with a paralyzed dog at the shelter in the area of Koura, north of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on April 3, 2020.

Economic meltdown in Lebanon leaves pets homeless

In Lebanon's ongoing economic collapse, hundreds of cats and dogs are thrown into the streets every month.

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Egypt ready to pump gas to Lebanon

While Syria says the Arab Gas Pipeline on its territory is set and ready, Egypt announces that it is ready to export natural gas to Lebanon in the first quarter of 2022.

Lebanese arriving to Cyprus

Will Lebanon’s economic crunch stir demographic change?

The emigration of Lebanese, especially Christians, raises concerns in Lebanon in terms of the demographic change that it may lead to, in light of the economic crisis that the Lebanese have been experiencing for nearly two years.

Members of the Abi Haidar family depart from Beirut International Airport on their way to Cyprus, Lebanon, Sept. 2, 2021.

Lebanese opt for new emigration destinations amid crises

Lebanon is witnessing one of the biggest waves of emigration in its history as the country faces its worst socio-economic conditions amid a worsening political crisis; Turkey, Armenia and Georgia have become new destinations.

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Lebanon's elderly population devastated by crash

As one of the 16 countries in the world that don’t offer social security, older people in Lebanon are spending their last years struggling and depending on aid groups to survive.

George Kordahi, the Lebanese minister of information whose comments on Yemen sparked a row with Gulf countries that has crippled the government for weeks, holds a press conference in Beirut on Dec. 3, 2021 to announce his resignation.

Lebanon's information minister resigns amid Gulf row

George Kordahi's resignation comes a day before French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia.

The usually crowded seaside promenade is deserted during a lockdown imposed by authorities in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, in the Lebanese capital Beirut, on Jan. 7, 2021.

Lebanon announces curfew for unvaccinated amid Omicron concerns

For three weeks beginning Dec. 17, those without at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose or a recent negative PCR test will be subject to a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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Russia sends satellite images of Beirut port explosion to Lebanon

Lebanese and Russian officials also discussed upgrading a Russian oil terminal in the Beirut port during a meeting in Moscow.

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Families of Lebanese arrested for Beirut blast demand their release

Several customs and port officials have been arrested and held in prison in relation to the deadly explosion, but nobody has been convicted.

(L to R) Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Ghait, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim and Assistant Secretary-General Ambassador Hossam Zaki attend the Arab Foreign Ministers 153rd annual meeting at the Arab League headquarters, Cairo, Egypt, March 4, 2020.

Arab League says talks in Lebanon 'starting point' amid Gulf rift

Hossam Zaki, the Arab League’s deputy chief, also offered to travel to Saudi Arabia to help mediate the diplomatic row.

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Economic meltdown hits Lebanese funeral industry

With the economy in tatters, many Lebanese are struggling to afford basic funeral services.

Lebanon's Minister of Information George Kordahi speaks during a press conference.

Lebanon’s president, prime minister agree on plan to solve crisis with Gulf

Saudi Arabia and its allies are angry with a Lebanese minister over comments he made on the war in Yemen, but the row may actually be about the influence of Iran’s ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.