Mohamad Ali Harisi

Israeli leader wants guarantees Hamas is removed from power in Gaza and has no part in its reconstruction

Former ICJ president Nawaf Salam was nominated by parliamentary majority three weeks ago to form administration

Concerns escalate after Israeli troops installed heavy surveillance equipment in strategic areas of south Lebanon

Sources in Beirut accuse Israel of testing Hezbollah and making border towns uninhabitable

New Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has delicate job of forming government

For the first time in nearly three decades, an elected leader falls outside Hezbollah's sphere of influence

Confidence about the future 'greater this time', a senior Hamas official told The National

Political parties have yet to agree on a candidate, sources in Beirut tell The National

The sources spoke of a 'systematic illegal campaign' to smuggle former army personnel across the border

Rebels recruiting fighters and pressuring citizens into weapons training ahead of extended confrontation, sources say

Guido Crosetto tells The National his country is working with the UAE to prevent regional crises escalating

One month before the truce transitions into a permanent ceasefire, the country is once again preparing for the worst-case scenario

The country's interim leader has been meeting in the Syrian capital with officials from the Middle East, US and EU

Syria's ambassadors who were in Damascus when the rebels advanced towards the city also crossed into the neighbouring country

About 3,000 pieces had already been smuggled through illegal border crossings, sources told The National