Lebanon

Hormuz tensions: What UAE residents need to know

Gargash says attacks on ADNOC vessels will not deter the UAE from diplomacy and deterrence

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Last week, a top Iranian official laid out a laundry list of conditions for reopening the strait, including an end to the "war and aggression against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq".

Lebanon's sweeping amnesty law: what we know so far

The law contains amnesty for crimes committed before March this year, with some exceptions

Sunni Muslims hold a portrait of imprisoned Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir during a protest against a clause in a proposed amnesty law that would exclude some prisoners, including the cleric, from being eligible for amnesty, after Friday prayers in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 22, 2026

Lebanon becomes first Mideast nation to end executions

Historic vote makes Lebanon 1st Middle East country to formally repeal capital punishment

Lawmakers approved the bill during a two-day legislative session that also included debate on a long-disputed general amnesty law.

Beirut blast victims’ families: Wound has not healed

Massive explosion on August 4, 2020 killed more than 220 people, injured more than 6,500

Family members carry the portraits of the victims of 2020 Beirut port blast as they gather near the blast's ground zero on the sixth anniversary of the explosion, in Beirut on August 4, 2026.

Few families return to southern Lebanese village

Nearly half the village’s 500 homes have been destroyed and many others damaged

Mahasen Faqih and her husband, Mohammed Sobeih, inspect their home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar Al Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

Famous influencer 'Dr Food' gets life over drug case

Influencer convicted in absentia as prosecutors allege narcotics were hidden in biscuits

Famous influencer 'Dr Food' sentenced to life over drug manufacturing case

Netanyahu, Trump agree to meet in US 'soon'

Israel won't withdraw troops until Hezbollah disarms, officials say

Smoke rises from the site of Israeli artillery shelling on south Lebanon villages along the border with Israel

From Beirut butchery to Dubai's comfort food empire

How a humble Lebanese butchery became Dubai’s go-to comfort food destination

The forces behind the iconic food empire: Abed Safadi (left), Fadi Safadi (centre) and Fadl Safadi.

UAE allows citizens to travel to Lebanon from Monday

UAE lifts Lebanon travel ban from June 29, sets strict pre-trip registration rules

Travel to Lebanon resumes for Emiratis with mandatory Tawajudi registration

UAE steps up relief aid for people in Lebanon

UAE Aid Agency mobilises urgent relief for communities hit by Lebanon crisis

UAE responds to relief efforts for people affected in Lebanon

Inside the US plan to end the Israel-Lebanon conflict

The 14-point plan calls for direct talks and phased security arrangements

Hezbollah supporters block the old airport road in the southern suburbs of Beirut, with burning tires to protest against the trilateral agreement that was signed between the US, Israel and Lebanon on June 27, 2026.

Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral deal in Washington

Rubio calls deal a framework for lasting peace and security between Lebanon and Israel

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C, back) looks on as (L/R, front row) Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2026.

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