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Germany will continue supporting Lebanon after UN peacekeepers withdraw, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says during Beirut visit.
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Germany to back Lebanon after UN peacekeepers leave

Germany pledges continued support for Lebanon after UNIFIL ends, with focus on backing the Lebanese army.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 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
UN report says Israeli forces increasingly targeted UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon with drones and gunfire, raising doubts over UNIFIL’s future.
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UNIFIL allege surge in Israeli violence toward them

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 February, 2026
Nawaf Salam called for a new international force to be deployed when UNIFIL's mandate expires
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Lebanon PM says international force needed after UNIFIL

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2026
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in Lebanonâs Beqaa
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Two killed as Israel intensifies strikes beyond south Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
Rita El Jammal
16 January, 2026
Rooney was killed as part of the peacekeeping force in Lebanon's south
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Trial over death of Irish soldier in Lebanon set for September

The New Arab Staff
Rita El Jammal
27 March, 2025
Firefighters extinguish a burning UNIFIL vehicle, set ablaze by protesters, on the road leading to Beirut's international airport on February 14, 2025. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lebanon military court charges 20 over attack on UNIFIL members

The New Arab Staff
28 February, 2025
An airplane belonging to an Iranian airliner is photographed at Mehrabad Airport in western Tehran, Iran, on October 16, 2024. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A compound crisis in Beirut after US-imposed ban on Iran flights

Dario Sabaghi
25 February, 2025
Vehicles of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Army deploying in Lebanon's southern village of Adaisseh
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Lebanese army deploys to south as Israel retains five positions

The New Arab Staff
18 February, 2025
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Lebanon says 25 arrested after attack on UN peacekeepers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2025
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Lebanon president vows punishment for attack of UN peacekeeper

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 February, 2025
Israeli army vehicles operate in the Western Galilee near the border with Southern Lebanon during the 60-Day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah on January 06, 2025 in Shtula, Israel. (Photo by Martin Fraser/Getty Images)
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Israel to stay in Lebanon past Sunday withdrawal deadline

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2025
Grand Serail in Beirut, Lebanon
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Lebanon cabinet to be formed 'before 26 Jan ceasefire deadline'

The New Arab Staff
18 January, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Lebanese President Joseph Auon (R) hold a joint press conference at Baabda Palace on January 17, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Macron in Beirut, announces aid conference to rebuild Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 January, 2025
People walk through the rubble of destroyed buildings following strikes on the the town of Naqura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel on January 4, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Lebanon ceasefire panel meets as Israeli settlers cross border

The New Arab Staff
19 December, 2024
Armoured vehicles of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the streets of the southern area of Marjaayoun near the border with Israel on December 6, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Lebanese army deploys in Khiam border town after Israeli pullout

The New Arab Staff
11 December, 2024
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicles patrol the southern Lebanese town of Marjaaoun near the border with Israel on December 4, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Lebanon-Israel ceasefire panel expected to begin work this week

The New Arab Staff
04 December, 2024
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Fear and bombing continue in Lebanon's besieged town of Rmeish

Cian Ward
03 December, 2024
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Lebanon ceasefire: Displaced head home despite Israeli warnings

The New Arab Staff
27 November, 2024
A UNIFIL armoured Land Cruise drive out from a beachside hotel by a sea side road in an upmarket part of downtown Beirut on November 13, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. A series of air strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs today following warnings posted to social media by the Israeli army.
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Rocket fire wounds four UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 November, 2024
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Argentina withdraws from UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 November, 2024