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Lebanon

EU European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas delivers a joint statement with Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro (not pictured) on the Enhanced Partnership between the Philippines and the European Union, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center on July 24, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Photo: Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS

More than 10 EU countries willing to contribute to Lebanon mission

The proposed mission stems from the EU studying ways to strengthen Lebanese forces to help free up the Lebanese army to focus on disarming the armed group Hezbollah

A man walks through the rubble of a building in Ansar, southern Lebanon, following an Israeli strike.Photo:Collected.

Israeli strikes kill 11 in south Lebanon, health ministry says​

People and journalists stand at a site hit by Israeli strikes that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, according to Lebanon’s state news agency NNA, in Burj al-Shamali, southern Lebanon, 6 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

After US criticism, Israel ties Lebanon withdrawal to Hezbollah disarmament

A view shows the parliament building on a rainy day in downtown Beirut, Lebanon January 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Lebanon abolishes death penalty in first for region

A damaged civil defence car parks in front of a house damaged by an Israeli strike, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Mansouri village, southern Lebanon, April 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Investigations raise war crimes concerns over Israeli attack on Lebanese journalists

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran says any peace deal with US depends on end to Israeli operations in Lebanon

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not pictured), at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump at White House, hoping to generate pressure on Israel

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at This is the Turning Point Tour at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, US, 14 April 2026. Photo: Reuters/File photo

Vance says some in Israeli government sought to sway US on Iran deal

Smoke rises from a village in southern Lebanon as the Israeli army operates in it as seen from the Israeli side of the border, 23 April 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gil Eliyahu

Israeli drone strike reported to kill 4 in Lebanon, testing ceasefire

Displaced people make their way back to their homes in southern Lebanon following an interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, in Sidon, Lebanon, June 24, 2026.

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese head home as fighting eases, many still stranded

Israeli tanks manoeuvre in Lebanon, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, as seen from northern Israel, 27 June 2026. Photo: Reuters

Senior Lebanese official slams US-brokered deal with Israel, warns of divisions

Israeli military vehicles and soldiers in a village in southern Lebanon as the Israeli army operates in it as seen from the Israeli side of the border, 23 April 2026 Photo: REUTERS/Ayal Margolin/File Photo

Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as 'surrender'

After a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was announced, locals in Beirut's southern suburbs celebrated, with some waving Iranian flags. Photo: DW

Lebanon’s lose-lose: Is there another way out of conflict?