Lebanon, Israel to meet for tough talks in Washington
- 14-Apr-2026
WASHINGTON: Lebanese and Israeli representatives are scheduled to meet in Washington Tuesday for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon, but the prospects of an agreement appear slim. Naim Qassem — the leader of pro-Iran Hezbollah, which is battling Israel — called for the talks to be scrapped before they even began, describing them […]
US plan sees Hezbollah disarmed by year-end, Israeli withdrawal
- 07-Aug-2025
BEIRUT, Aug 7, 2025: The United States has presented Lebanon with a proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel’s military operations in the country and the withdrawal of its troops from five positions in south Lebanon, according to copy of a Lebanese cabinet agenda reviewed by Reuters. The […]
Hezbollah rejects Lebanon’s cabinet decision to disarm it
- 06-Aug-2025
Beirut: Hezbollah said Wednesday it would treat a Lebanese government decision to disarm the militant group “as if it did not exist”, accusing the cabinet of committing a “grave sin”. Amid heavy US pressure and fears Israel could expand its strikes on Lebanon, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that the government had tasked the […]
Kneecap member charged with a terror offence in UK
- 23-May-2025
British police charged Irish hip-hop group Kneecap with a terrorism offence for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert. To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu – Click Here The Metropolitan Police force said Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, was charged under the Terrorism Act with displaying a flag in support of a proscribed organisation. […]
Tens of thousands mourn Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah in mass funeral
- 23-Feb-2025
Tens of thousands of people gathered on the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday to pay their respects to Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The killing of Nasrallah, who led the Shi’ite Muslim group through decades of conflict with Israel and oversaw its transformation into […]
Israel and Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations
- 29-Nov-2024
The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting. Israel said it also opened fire on Thursday towards what it called “suspects” with […]
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect, civilians head back to south Lebanon
- 27-Nov-2024
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah held on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the U.S. and France, a rare victory for diplomacy in the Middle East wracked by two wars for over a year. Lebanon’s army, tasked with ensuring the ceasefire lasts, said it was preparing to deploy to the […]
Israel to decide on ceasefire as US says deal ‘close’
- 26-Nov-2024
Israel’s security cabinet was due to meet Tuesday to vote on a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, an official said, while the White House voiced optimism that a deal was close. The United States, European Union and United Nations have pushed in recent days for a truce in the long-running hostilities […]
Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after large Israeli strike on Beirut
- 25-Nov-2024
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement fired heavy rocket barrages at Israel on Sunday, and the Israeli military said houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv, after a powerful Israeli airstrike killed at least 29 people in Beirut the day before. Israel also struck Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, where intensified bombardment over the last two […]
Hezbollah says, attack Israeli naval base with strike drones
- 24-Nov-2024
BEIRUT: Lebanese militant group Hezbollah earlier on Sunday said it has launched attacks using missiles and drones directed at a naval base in southern Israel and a “military target” in Tel Aviv. The group said in a statement that it had “launched, for the first time, an aerial attack using a swarm of strike drones […]