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Politics

Berri tells French ministers Lebanon wants UNIFIL to stay

The Speaker says Lebanon has complied with Resolution 1701 and urges pressure on Israel.

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Security & Justice

Third group of convicted Syrian prisoners to be handed to Damascus soon, says Mitri

Two groups totalling about 265 inmates have already been transferred under February's agreement.

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Lebanon

Netanyahu says Israeli army will stay in south Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed

The Israeli PM says he does not trust the Lebanese government to disarm the group.

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Politics

Salam orders arrests over illegal weapons: 'war and peace belong to the state alone'

After two nights of tension in Beirut, the PM backs the army and calls for everyone involved in moving illegal arms to face the courts.

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Politics

Foreign Minister Raggi tells Iran to stop arming and funding Hezbollah

Lebanon's top diplomat demands an end to Iranian interference as the weapons crisis deepens.

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Corruption & Governance

Central bank weighs raising withdrawal limits: 'reserves belong to depositors'

BDL sources say a decision could come before the holidays as living costs soar.

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Security & Justice

US tells Aoun not to hand seized explosives back to Hezbollah

Hezbollah admits the truckload of explosives stopped at Dahr al-Baidar is its own and demands it back; Washington says returning it is "out of the question".

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Security & Justice

Army reinforces Beirut's southern suburbs after armed men surround judicial patrol

Gunmen linked to Hezbollah briefly encircled investigators raiding a medicines warehouse in Galerie Semaan; they withdrew when the army arrived.

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Economy

Qatar to build and run a power project for Lebanon at no upfront cost to the state

Prime Minister Salam says Doha will finance, execute and operate the project; the amount and timeline have not been announced.

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Politics

With UNIFIL leaving in December, Aoun asks France to help avoid a security vacuum in the south

Lebanon will welcome "any arrangement" that keeps an international presence after the UN mandate ends on 31 December.

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Security & Justice

Lebanon investigates abduction of former Syrian militia commander taken to Damascus

Ali Kayali, wanted by Syria over the 2013 Baniyas killings, was seized in Mansouriyeh; prosecutors want to know how he left the country.

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Economy

Central bank revokes Bank Saderat Iran's licence to operate in Lebanon

Governor Karim Souaid says the move sends "a clear signal" that Lebanon will shield its banks from contamination risk.

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Heritage

Mussaylha Fort restored, and a Roman-era site in Chehim is next

A four-year, $210,000 preservation project reinforced the landmark fort and revived its historic mill; a further $436,827 goes to Chehim.

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Church & Faith

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer; Lebanon's faithful pray for his recovery

The Vatican says surgery to remove part of the Pope's right lung was successful; further treatment awaits test results.

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Diaspora

Lebanon asks its people at home and abroad to help write its history with family photos and letters

A new Culture Ministry archive invites residents and the diaspora to contribute photos, letters and songs.

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Diaspora

Lebanese expatriates in Riyadh face disruption after Houthi attacks on the airport

Jobs and travel plans of one of the largest Lebanese communities in the Gulf are being upended.

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Heritage

A rabbi born in Beirut on Lebanon's lost Jewish community

Rabbi Elie Abadie, who left Lebanon more than five decades ago, says his Lebanese roots still matter.

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