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Beirut accuses Tehran of violating Vienna Convention in complaint to UN

The founder and president of the Alma Research and Education Center warned that the UN's “capability to enforce anything is very, very low” and Iran’s allies will likely “get into the picture” there.

People drive past a Lebanese national flag fluttering in a square in central Beirut on October 21, 2024.
A man paints the Hezbollah flag on a board in Tyre, south Lebanon, April 14, 2026

Hezbollah plans to occupy Beirut, US ships may be in danger

A protester holds a picture of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem during a demonstration in Riad Al Solh Square in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 11, 2026.

Hezbollah planning to occupy Beirut, push out hopes of normalization with Israel

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs neighbourhood of Haret Hreik on May 6, 2026.

IDF confirms killing of Hezbollah Radwan commander in Beirut in first attack on capital in weeks


Hezbollah defies disarmament push as Israel maintains border buffer

BEHIND THE LINES: Lebanon's government faces mounting challenges in its faux attempt to dismantle Hezbollah's weapons, with no signs of real progress on the horizon.

LEBANESE ARMY soldiers patrol near the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this month.

Lebanese army disarms six Palestinian camps, Hamas and Islamic Jihad not included - report

According to the report the Lebanese Army received “a batch of light and medium weapons, B7 rockets, and medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from the camps of Tyre.”

Demonstrators carry flags as they take part in a protest against the hunger crisis in Gaza, in Sidon, Lebanon July 25, 2025

'Arrogance of a cowboy': US envoy slammed for off-the-cuff remark in Lebanon

As ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria, Barrack has not usually caused offense, though his role on Syria policy has led to some controversy among those who support the US-backed SDF.

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and U.S. special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack speaks after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not pictured) at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 26, 2025.

Lebanon moves toward disarming Hezbollah as Aoun rejects Iranian intervention

During a meeting in Beirut with Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's top security body, Aoun warned against foreign interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, in this handout image released on August 13, 2025.

Gun control, border regulation: Lebanon's Aoun inches toward Hezbollah confrontation - analysis

Aoun spoke about the need for a “comprehensive approach to restricting the possession of weapons to the army and security forces."

The coffin of late Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine, who was killed during Israeli airstrikes last year, is carried during his burial, in Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, southern Lebanon February 24, 2025.

Lebanese man accused of killing model wife arrested after fleeing to UK on small boat

Ibrahim Ghazal traveled through a number of European countries, evading extradition after arrests, by complaining he would be executed if he would return to Lebanon.

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain, August 6, 2024. (illustrative)

Hunter Biden: The worst thing that has happened to Jewish people globally is Israeli gov't

"Bombing the f*** out of whatever remains of Hamas in Gaza and turning it into a golf course like Donald Trump said is not going to work," he stated.

Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden at a Hanukkah reception at the White House, December 16, 2024; illustrative.

Hezbollah stages parade in central Beirut, rattling and outraging Lebanese citizens - report

Hezbollah's parade in Lebanon causes concerns within Beirut and abroad as the terror organization weighs whether or not to partially disarm.

 People celebrate what they say is Iran's victory, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon June 25, 2025.

Inside enemy territory: A former IDF soldier's journey from Tehran to a Beirut jail cell

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: American-Israeli Dan Brotman has travelled across the Middle East as a citizen journalist in order to "understand the world" unseen by mainstream media.

 DESPITE SERVING in the IDF and holding Israeli citizenship, Brotman visited Iran. Here, he stands in front of the 'US Den of Espionage Museum,' site of the former US Embassy in Tehran.

Lebanon drafts reply to US demand for Hezbollah to disarm, sources say

A phased approach to disarmament, in which Hezbollah would hand in its arms throughout Lebanon in exchange for the withdrawal of Israeli troops occupying areas in south Lebanon.

 A person rides a motorbike past a poster depicting Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon December 2, 2024.