Lebanon

Diplomacy

France weighs up resetting Turkey ties as Europe's security landscape shifts

A possible thaw between Paris and Ankara is being shaped by Russia, Ukraine and defence cooperation, but several longstanding issues remain unresolved
Syria after Assad
Syrian foreign minister's visit to Lebanon opens cautious channel to Hezbollah
Syria after Assad
'Expel the Sunni and Shia': Settler project for 'Greater Israel' sets its sights on Syria
War on Iran
Israel's 'kill first' strategy is now aimed at Turkey. Will the region respond?
David Hearst
Israel normalisation deals
Lebanon’s Israel framework deal draws broad opposition but little appetite for confrontation
Israel's war on Lebanon
Israel-Lebanon 'agreement' evokes the spectre of Oslo capitulation
Ussama Makdisi
Occupation
Israeli extremists are terrorising Palestinian Christians and their holy sites
Janan Abdu
Syria after Assad
Damascus races to reassure Beirut as Trump pushes Syria to take on Hezbollah
Israel's war on Lebanon
Hezbollah supporters protest in Beirut against Israel deal
Israel's war on Lebanon
Lebanon and Israel sign 'framework agreement' to end war
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Netanyahu and Katz say Israel will remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza 'without time limit'
Yemen War
Yemen war: Is a new order emerging in the Red Sea?
Taqadum al-Khatib
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Gaza is an early warning. Will the world heed it?
Ammiel Alcalay
Israel normalisation deals
Why Arab normalisation with Israel means more colonisation
Joseph Massad
Syria after Assad
Exiled Assad loyalists plot to destabilise Syria's new government, report says
Israel's war on Lebanon
Bombed churches and air strikes: Celebrating Christmas in south Lebanon
US Politics
Arrogance, hubris and ideology: How 2025 capped a quarter century of US failures
David Hearst
Politics
How the Middle East can escape the cycle of conflict in 2026
Seyed Hossein Mousavian
Inside Lebanon
Lebanon likely to announce full disarmament of south 'in coming weeks'
Politics
Trump's national security plan declares end to Middle East wars. But is it for real?
Marco Carnelos
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Will anyone stop Israel and the UAE sowing chaos across the region in 2026?
Mohamad Elmasry
Israel's war on Lebanon
'Deafening silence': US journalist wounded by Israel says his government has done nothing
Israel's war on Lebanon
Why Lebanon's army cannot defend the nation after a year of 'ceasefire'
Hala Jaber