Lebanese banker Antoun Sehnaoui with Morgan Ortagus. Photo: Instagram

Lebanese lawyers file suit against banker Sehnaoui after Netanyahu meeting

Under Lebanese law, citizens and residents are banned from direct dealings with Israelis

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In depthThe battle for Donald Trump's ear: Lebanon’s big gamble on Israel talks

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Lebanon offering Iraq an oil transit route

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Lebanese banker and Netanyahu seen sharing dinner table in Washington

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Protesters light fires at Lebanese banks over frozen savings

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Israeli drones hit south Lebanon's Nabatieh as military demolishes homes

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CommentWhy Lebanon cannot disarm Hezbollah without Nabih Berri

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Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam leading a delegation to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi in Baghdad. AFP

ExclusiveLebanon offers Iraq oil route to bypass Hormuz

Countries will form joint technical team and Iraqi delegation will visit Lebanon to examine how best to advance plans

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UN rights chief warns Israeli actions in Lebanon could amount to war crimes

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Lebanon seeks closer economic ties with Iraq as PMs meet

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Lebanese MPs urge UN to extend peacekeeping mission

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Japanese militant who took part in 1972 Tel Aviv attack dies in Lebanon aged 78

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Syrian authorities foil plots to smuggle 700,000 Captagon pills from Lebanon

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Lebanese Prime Minister hails 'beginning of Israeli withdrawal' from country

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A man holds a wreath bearing an image of Japanese militant Kozo Okamoto, also known as “Ahmed al-Yabani” (Ahmed the Japanese) as members and supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), joined by Lebanese and Palestinian participants, attend his funeral procession in Beirut on July 24, 2026. The procession set off from Al-Khashoggi Mosque before burial at the Martyrs’ Cemetery of the Palestinian Revolution. Okamoto, was part of a three-man commando from the Japanese Red Army that killed 26 people, eight Israelis, a Canadian, and 17 Christian pilgrims from Puerto Rico on May 30, 1972 at Lod airport -- now known as Ben Gurion -- near Tel Aviv in an attack planned by the PFLP. Okamoto died on July 23, 2026 aged 78, the group said. (Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP)
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Japanese militant who took part in 1972 Tel Aviv attack dies in Lebanon aged 78

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine praises his support for the Palestinian cause

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Syrian authorities foil plots to smuggle 700,000 Captagon pills from Lebanon

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Lebanese Prime Minister hails 'beginning of Israeli withdrawal' from country

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CommentAfter Washington, Aoun must persuade Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah without fear

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