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6 days ago | 
dailyherald.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Suzan Haidamous
In a photo, released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center foreground, and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, right, head a cabinet meeting Thursday at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon.
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1 week ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Suzan Haidamous
Lebanese army making progress in displacing Hezbollah near Israeli border (washingtonpost.com) Lebanese army making progress in displacing Hezbollah near Israeli border By Mohamad El Chamaa; Suzan Haidamous 2025041706002400 BEIRUT — The Lebanese army has increased its deployment in the country's south over the past few months, confiscating Hezbollah's arms and dismantling its positions under the terms of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between the militant group and Israel, according to...
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1 week ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Rachel Chason |Victoria Bisset |Alon Rom |Suzan Haidamous
Israel says it has completely encircled Rafah (washingtonpost.com) Israel says it has completely encircled Rafah By Rachel Chason; Victoria Bisset; Alon Rom; Suzan Haidamous 2025041213040300 The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said it had taken over large stretches of territory in the southern Gaza Strip, encircling the city of Rafah and establishing a security corridor separating Rafah from the city of Khan Younis.
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3 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Suzan Haidamous |Susannah George |Mohamad El Chamaa
BEIRUT — Israel launched a strike on a suburb of the Lebanese capital Friday, the first such attack on Beirut since late last year when Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a ceasefire that ended months of deadly fighting. The attacks Friday were the second such exchange of fire in the past week, as fears mount that the months-long fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is at risk of collapse as conflicts elsewhere in the region expand.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Suzan Haidamous |Susannah George |Mohamad El Chamaa
10 hours agoBeirut, Lebanon - March 28, 2025 Israel launched a two-rocket airstrike on a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, demolishing a building. The strike, which occurred just moments ago, sent shockwaves through the densely populated area, raising concerns over further military action.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Suzan Haidamous |Meg Kelly
President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is expected to travel to the Qatari capital of Doha on Tuesday for ceasefire talks, according to a U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomacy. They would be the first Trump administration negotiations with both Hamas and Israel, focused on a ceasefire deal in Gaza and hostage releases.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Suzan Haidamous
Fierce clashes over the past two days between security forces under Syria’s new Islamist government and gunmen belonging to the country’s Alawite religious minority killed dozens of people and threatened to plunge Syria deeper into sectarian violence. The fighting, centeredin Syria’s coastal regions of Latakia and Tartus, marked the most widespread violence since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime three months ago.
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2 months ago | 
spokesman.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Suzan Haidamous |Abbie Cheeseman
BEIRUT - As Hezbollah prepares to hold an elaborate funeral Sunday for its slain leader Hasan Nasrallah, the group he led for more than 30 years is struggling with a looming financial crisis after traditional supply lines of money from Iran have been severed. The United States, Israel and the new rulers of Syria, who overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad, the longtime Hezbollah ally, have clamped down on the Lebanese militant group’s sources of funding and weapons, analysts said.
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2 months ago | 
finance.einnews.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Suzan Haidamous |Abbie Cheeseman
BEIRUT - As Hezbollah prepares to hold an elaborate funeral Sunday for its slain leader Hasan Nasrallah, the group he led for more than 30 years is struggling with a looming financial crisis after traditional supply lines of money from Iran have been severed. The United States, Israel and the new rulers of Syria, who overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad, the longtime Hezbollah ally, have clamped down on the Lebanese militant group’s sources of funding and weapons, analysts said.
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2 months ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Mohamad El Chamaa |Suzan Haidamous |Abbie Cheeseman
BEIRUT — As Hezbollah prepares to hold an elaborate funeral Sunday for its slain leader Hasan Nasrallah, the group he led for more than 30 years is struggling with a looming financial crisis after traditional supply lines of money from Iran have been severed. The United States, Israel and the new rulers of Syria, who overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the longtime Hezbollah ally, have clamped down on the Lebanese militant group’s sources of funding and weapons, analysts said.
