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Buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes near the border wall in the southern Lebanese village of Ramia. AFP

Lebanon needs $11bn for post-war recovery, says World Bank

Lebanon’s GDP contracted by 7.1 per cent last year due to Israel-Hezbollah conflict

IMF to send mission to Lebanon next week

Saudi Arabia and Lebanon to look into resuming Lebanese exports

ExclusiveIsrael unlikely to withdraw from five key positions in Lebanon

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun meets Saudi Crown Prince on first trip abroad

Lebanese President to visit Saudi Arabia in hope of restoring economic ties

Beirut airport customs arrest traveller with $1.4 million in cash

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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference in the White House last month. AP

CommentWhat explains Trump’s odd contradictions between Israel and Ukraine?

Police presence on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. EPA

AnalysisEgypt's relations with Israel hit a dangerous low over plans for Gaza

Demonstrators calling for the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, in Tel Aviv, Israel. AFP

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An F-35 Lightning drops an RAF Paveway IV precision-guided bomb. More fighters and missiles will be needed if the US deserts the European alliance, say experts. Photo: Ministry of Defence

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A Palestinian man in front of his destroyed home in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP.

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Iran's new Shahed-149 'Gaza' drone. Photo: X

How Iran’s American-style drones compare to US models

Freed Palestinian detainees are greeted after being released from an Israeli prison in Khan Younis last month. AP

‘Stripped and dragged across broken glass’: Palestians tell of jail torture

The $TRUMP memecoin. The memecoin launch by US President Donald Trump was an experiment that ended with an 83 per cent collapse in value from a brief high. Getty Images

US crypto reserve: next Fort Knox or financial time bomb?

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference in the White House last month. AP

CommentWhat explains Trump’s odd contradictions between Israel and Ukraine?

Police presence on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. EPA

AnalysisEgypt's relations with Israel hit a dangerous low over plans for Gaza

Demonstrators calling for the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, in Tel Aviv, Israel. AFP

TrendingUS engaged in talks with Hamas and UK lifts sanctions on Syria

An F-35 Lightning drops an RAF Paveway IV precision-guided bomb. More fighters and missiles will be needed if the US deserts the European alliance, say experts. Photo: Ministry of Defence

Europe faces uphill struggle to make up US army deficit

A Palestinian man in front of his destroyed home in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP.

Beyond the HeadlinesThe challenges standing in the way of the Arab plan for Gaza

Iran's new Shahed-149 'Gaza' drone. Photo: X

How Iran’s American-style drones compare to US models

Freed Palestinian detainees are greeted after being released from an Israeli prison in Khan Younis last month. AP

‘Stripped and dragged across broken glass’: Palestians tell of jail torture

The $TRUMP memecoin. The memecoin launch by US President Donald Trump was an experiment that ended with an 83 per cent collapse in value from a brief high. Getty Images

US crypto reserve: next Fort Knox or financial time bomb?

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference in the White House last month. AP

CommentWhat explains Trump’s odd contradictions between Israel and Ukraine?

Police presence on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. EPA

AnalysisEgypt's relations with Israel hit a dangerous low over plans for Gaza

Demonstrators calling for the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, in Tel Aviv, Israel. AFP

TrendingUS engaged in talks with Hamas and UK lifts sanctions on Syria

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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and members of the new Lebanese government attend a plenary session for a vote of confidence at the parliament building in Beirut. Reuters

Lebanese parliament backs new government in historic vote

'Armed resistance' term removed as statement vows to establish a state monopoly on weapons

CommentHezbollah’s strategy now lies in ruins

Mourners shouted familiar chants and party slogans throughout the day. Matt Kynaston for The National.

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One killed and two injured in Israeli attacks on south Lebanon

Lebanon scraps 'armed resistance' from ministerial statement for first time in two decades

EditorialHezbollah is trying to subvert Lebanon's new start. It should stop

Lebanon warns it may use 'all means' to force full Israeli withdrawal

Lebanese security forces and civil defence inspect the remains of a destroyed vehicle that was hit by an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon. AFP

Israel to remain in five posts in south Lebanon, missing deadline

Hezbollah MP says the move constitutes ‘new violation of the ceasefire agreement’

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Families return with the Lebanese army to the southern village of Marwahin in January. AFP

Israel says troops will stay in southern Lebanon after ceasefire deadline

Second delay to withdrawal will be fiercely opposed by the Lebanese government and Hezbollah

CommentFew in post-war Lebanon had an impact like Rafic Hariri’s

Syria accuses Lebanon's Hezbollah of sponsoring smuggling gangs at border

Lebanon's PM packs cabinet with heavy hitters from business and finance world

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Hezbollah must not be in Lebanon’s government, says US envoy

Dubai Humanitarian provided critical aid to 106 countries in 2024

People in Lebanon celebrate after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect in November. EPA

CommentAt long last, Lebanon’s citizens are beginning to feel hope

Many Lebanese want to believe that better days are coming

Hezbollah must not be in Lebanon’s government, says US envoy

Dubai Humanitarian provided critical aid to 106 countries in 2024

Today's cartoonShadi's take on attempts to form a new government in Lebanon

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