Nada Homsi

President Joseph Aoun has vowed to assert state control over all weapons

Residents report shortages of flour, milk, eggs, vegetables, fuel and water

Formal commitment to disarming non-state groups would be a step towards meeting US demands

Assurance followed Lebanese response to US road map for disarming Hezbollah, sources say

UN-backed plan aims to assist repatriation of up to 400,000 people this year

Thomas Barrack encourages Lebanon to seize opportunity to 'change region'

US envoy Thomas Barrack is set to visit Lebanon on Monday

Work on Beirut airport part of gradual improvements to infrastructure, Fayez Rasamny tells The National

Deadly Damascus church attack deepens challenge to Ahmad Al Shara’s authority

Militant group confirms Haytham Abdullah Bakr and his two sons were members

Some residents of Tehran celebrate truce as a victory and a chance to return to normal life, but others remain cautious

Latest ceasefire violation one day after series of Israeli attacks on towns and villages

Israel may be invoking the 'Beirut model' for Tehran, but analysts say the cities are worlds apart

Hezbollah source tells The National that the group will not intervene, even if US joins conflict

Middle East deputy special envoy Morgan Ortagus will not fly in, amid speculation she will be given a new role