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A poster bearing a portrait of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri reads in Arabic "There is no hapiness without Saad" is seen on a billboard on Beirut's airport highway, on November 21, 2017.

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Hariri signals Future Movement's return to Lebanon elections

Former Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri signals his party will contest upcoming elections, four years after stepping back from politics.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 February, 2026

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Syria clears roadblocks for some Lebanese trucks after ban: state media

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

12 February, 2026

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Lebanon army chief to present weapons monopoly plan next week

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Rita El Jammal

12 February, 2026

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Lebanon to decide on plan to control arms north of Litani river

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

12 February, 2026

People inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targetted a branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan finance group

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US sanctions target alleged Hezbollah gold exchange

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

11 February, 2026

Abed Trad (C) ploughs a field in the town of Kfartebnit, south of Beirut on 22 November 2021. [Getty]

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Israeli chemical attacks devastates Lebanese, Syrian farms

Suzanne Abou Said

11 February, 2026

Lebanon, Jordan seek solutions after Damascus bans non-Syrian trucks

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Lebanon, Jordan seek solutions after Damascus bans non-Syrian trucks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 February, 2026

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Lebanon-Israel conflict

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US Centcom praises Lebanon army after Hezbollah tunnel uncovered

The New Arab Staff

10 February, 2026

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon plan to withdraw most troops by mid 2027 after UNIFIL’s mandate ends, shifting security duties to Lebanese authorities

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UN force to withdraw most troops from Lebanon by mid 2027

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 February, 2026

Tripoli building collapse

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Several buildings evacuated in Tripoli after deadly collapses

The New Arab Staff

10 February, 2026

US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack holds a press conference in the capital Beirut, Lebanon on August 18, 2025

Is US envoy Tom Barrack a peacemaker for the Middle East?

Mahmoud Khalaf Al-Deiri

10 February, 2026

A man stands on February 9, 2026, on the rubble of an old residential building that collapsed in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli a day earlier.

Tripoli

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Lebanon building collapse toll rises to 14

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 February, 2026

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Lebanon-Israel conflict

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Lebanese army denies meeting with Israeli officer in Florida

The New Arab Staff

09 February, 2026

Supporters of Lebanon's Jamaa Islamiya in 2010

Lebanon-Israel conflict

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Israel abducts al-Jamaa al-Islamiya official in south Lebanon

The New Arab Staff

09 February, 2026

Search and rescue operations continue after a five-storey building in the Tebbaneh neighborhood of Tripoli

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Lebanon: 15 dead in building collapse in Tripoli

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

08 February, 2026

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Kuwait adds eight hospitals in Lebanon to its 'terror' list

The New Arab Staff

08 February, 2026

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot gives a press briefing at the residence of the French ambassador (Pine Residence) in Beirut

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France to rally aid for Lebanon, warns truce gains fragile

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 February, 2026