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Hezbollah leader says the reforms will not be just ink on paper

Sources say government could resign and technocratic administration take office by weekend

Walid Jumblatt says his two ministers are not planning to resign

'Your demonstrations led to these reforms being approved,' PM Saad Hariri said, backing calls for early election

Prime minister's proposed economic reforms unlikely to dampen mood on streets

The last mass rallies in 2015 failed to ignite a national uprising, but today the country is on the streets

Mr Trump warned Recep Tayyip Erdogan 'not to be a tough guy' and make a deal

Kurds fear that a Turkish offensive in north-eastern Syria will erode their autonomy in the territory they call Rojava

Spokesman Ahmed Mismari tells 'The National' that all peaceful means to solve crisis had been exhausted

Hassan Nasrallah says Israel ‘must pay price’ for drone attack against group

We look at Israel stepping up its drone campaign against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon and Syria

The British-Iranian dual national was arrested in 2016 and convicted of plotting to overthrow Iran’s clerical establishment

Andrew Murrison tells 'The National' he’s confident the Royal Navy can protect commercial vessels after British-flagged tanker taken by Iran

Hezbollah official says party did not shoot down two drones over its south Beirut stronghold

We look at the challenges Khartoum faces days after signing an agreement to steer the country to democracy