A crowd surrounds the vehicle in which Muhammad Hamid Jabara was killed by an Israeli air strike in Ghazzeh, in Lebanon's Bekaa region. AFP
Hezbollah-allied Fajr Forces commander killed in Israeli strike

Conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border has intensified this week, after brief lull

July 18, 2024, 10:59 AM
Rockets launched from Lebanon into Israel are intercepted. Reuters
Countries urge their citizens to leave Lebanon amid fears of war

Germany and the Netherlands are the latest to issue warnings as Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah trade fire across the border

June 27, 2024, 5:47 PM
A photo taken at a depot at Beirut's international airport on Monday, part of a tour organised for ambassadors and journalists. AFP
Media and diplomats given tour of Beirut airport after weapons claims

Event was held in response to a report by a UK newspaper alleging the site is used as a weapons depot by Hezbollah

June 24, 2024, 3:28 PM
Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in south Lebanon near the border with Israel. AFP
Lebanon and Israel 'one mistake' from war that could devastate both countries

For many living close to the border, the war has already begun

June 19, 2024, 3:48 PM
People swim in the Euphrates, east of the Iraqi city of Karbala, amid increasing temperatures. AFP
Heatwave grips countries across Middle East during Eid Al Adha

People across Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Jordan face challenges coping with rising temperatures

June 16, 2024, 9:03 AM
On the beach at the ancient city of Batroun, north of Lebanon's capital Beirut. AP
Despite conflict, Lebanon's diaspora still come home for holiday

Threat of wider conflict with Israel won't stop tourists returning to their homeland - though hotels see little benefit

June 15, 2024, 3:00 AM
Lebanese special forces patrol on a road that leads the US Embassy in Awkar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Syrians in Lebanon fearful after embassy attack

New wave of anti-Syrian refugee sentiment has swept through Lebanon in recent weeks

June 06, 2024, 2:12 PM
A Lebanese army soldier at the northern Lebanese-Syrian border, where hundreds of Syrian refugees are smuggled illegally, in the area of Wadi Khaled, Akkar, Lebanon. EPA
Weaponising residency: Lebanon's crackdown on Syrian refugees

For the vast majority of Syrians in Lebanon, life is lived in the shadows

June 02, 2024, 8:24 AM
Israel's Sky Dew advanced radar detection airship has been struck by a Hezbollah drone. Getty
Hezbollah strike on Sky Dew blimp 'blinds' Israeli defences

Israeli military confirms damage to radar blimp as PM Benjamin Netanyahu accused of ignoring threat from Lebanese side of border

May 17, 2024, 12:30 PM
An Israeli air strike hits Khiam in southern Lebanon, as fighting continues in tandem with the war in the Gaza Strip. AFP
Fighting at Lebanon-Israel front intensifies ahead of Rafah offensive

'Everything in due time,' says Hezbollah representative on escalating the conflict with Israel

May 09, 2024, 3:30 PM
A newly released Palestinian who was detained by the Israeli army is hugged by a relative at a hospital in Rafah. Reuters
Hamas to respond to ceasefire proposal before end of week

Palestinian group and Israel still disagree over length and details of potential truce and hostage exchange deal

May 02, 2024, 3:35 PM
Students at the American University of Beirut protest the war in Gaza in solidarity with students around the world. Oliver Marsden / The National
Lebanese universities join global protests against Israel

Students at campuses across the country demand their institutions divest from companies with links to Israel

April 30, 2024, 12:48 PM
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, right, shows French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne a map of Israeli attacks on Lebanon during their meeting in Beirut on Sunday. EPA
French mediation efforts fail to quell Israel-Lebanon violence

Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne meets top Lebanese officials in push for de-escalation

April 28, 2024, 12:24 PM
Israel is believed to have assassinated senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Tawil in a drone strike in southern Lebanon using information from a local source. AP Photo
‘They’re always here’: Israel's network of operatives in Lebanon

A series of Israeli assassinations on Lebanese territory has revived memories of civil war-era espionage

April 24, 2024, 8:13 AM
Soldiers and first responders near the scene of an attack in Israel's Arab Al Aramshe village on Wednesday. Reuters
At least 14 Israeli soldiers wounded in Hezbollah strike

Lebanese militant group said it hit a military reconnaissance headquarters in the Bedouin village of Arab Al Aramshe

April 17, 2024, 12:34 PM