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          Lebanon

          Syria's internal security forces and military have stepped up anti-smuggling efforts but illegal traders continue to try to find ways to operate. Lizzie Porter / The National

          ‘Huge returns’ draw smugglers to rugged Syria-Lebanon border

          MENADecember 25, 2025
          Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal. Photo: @LebarmyOfficial / X

          Lebanon army chief accuses Israel of spreading misinformation to undermine his troops

          MENADecember 23, 2025
          A family poses with Santa Claus at Our Lady of Lebanon church before Christmas. Photo credit: Nilanjana Gupta

          A Lebanese Christmas in US keeps Maronite traditions alive

          USDecember 23, 2025
          Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announces the draft law. Lebanese Government Press Office / AFP

          Lebanon's cabinet to discuss draft banking law

          MENADecember 22, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on Hezbollah's disarmament process

          CartoonDecember 21, 2025
          Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced events south of the Litani River as Lebanese and Israeli civilian negotiators continued their talks. Reuters

          Hezbollah disarmament south of Litani days away, says Lebanese PM

          MENADecember 21, 2025
          Prime Minister Nawaf Salam outlines the draft proposal at a press conference in Beirut. Photo: Lebanese Government Press Office

          Lebanon drafts long-awaited banking law to meet shortfalls in financial system

          MENADecember 20, 2025
          Nick Donaldson / Getty

          Will 2026 see the revival of both Syria and Lebanon?

          CommentDecember 19, 2025
          UN vehicles drive past buildings destroyed by Israel's air and ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. AP

          Lebanon says civilian return to villages must come before broader Israel talks

          MENADecember 19, 2025
          Speaker Nabih Berri's unwillingness to have MPs hear a contentious election law has prompted boycotts in Lebanon's parliament. NNA

          Lebanese parliament meets despite boycott over election law

          MENADecember 18, 2025
          About 50 actors across all age groups benefit from Takreem’s support, including many aged 70 and above. Photo: @RicardoRKaram / X

          Christmas concert offers stage for Lebanon’s forgotten actors

          MENADecember 18, 2025
          Protesters carry a mocked-up missile at a rally against US-led strikes on Houthi targets, in Sanaa, Yemen, in January 2024. Reuters

          Is the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

          CommentDecember 17, 2025
          The US envoy Morgan Ortagus was responsible for pushing Lebanon to include civilian representatives in the committee negotiating with Israel. AFP

          Beirut is in no state to normalise Lebanon-Israel relations

          CommentDecember 16, 2025
          Amin Salam, Lebanon's former economy minister, is under investigation over alleged corruption. Pawan Singh / The National

          Travel ban imposed on former Lebanese minister facing corruption charges

          MENADecember 16, 2025
          Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack. Photo: Prime Minister of Israel / X

          US Syria envoy Barrack meets Israel's Netanyahu in Jerusalem

          MENADecember 15, 2025
          Radical Lebanese cleric Ahmed Al Assir, left, and singer Fadel Chaker. Reuters

          Fadel Chaker: Lebanese judiciary sets court date for singer-turned-militant

          MENADecember 15, 2025
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