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Lebanon

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Capital

Beirut

Head of State

Vacant

Head of Government

Prime Minister Najib Mikati

China-Africa relations

How a punt on an unknown Chinese truck manufacturer paid off in South Africa

Chinese commercial truck builder FAW now outsells major Western and Japanese brands including Toyota, Daimler and Isuzu.

17 Feb 2026 - 6:00PMvideocam

US-Iran tensions

Iran’s foreign minister in Geneva for second round of talks with US

16 Feb 2026 - 2:42PM

US-Iran tensions

The US dropped proposal of Iran regime change. Could a nuclear deal be next?

12 Feb 2026 - 5:16PMvideocam

Middle East

Lebanon’s Tripoli called a ‘disaster-stricken city’ after deadly collapse

Tripoli’s mayor warns that thousands of people remain at risk in unsafe buildings due to years of neglect.

9 Feb 2026 - 4:41PM

Rescue teams search for survivors in Tripoli, Lebanon. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli forces kill Palestinian children, journalists in Gaza despite ceasefire

Eleven Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday, threatening the peace deal as the US tries to push the agreement forward.

22 Jan 2026 - 7:07PM

Yemen

Pro-Saudi forces regain province from separatists: Yemen presidential council

Rashad al-Alimi said forces had successfully retaken positions in the resource-rich Hadramout province, which borders Saudi Arabia.

4 Jan 2026 - 6:44AM

Jewellery

Nadine Ghosn on stacking luxury watches with her Crayola and Toothbrush jewellery

The designer likes to stack watches by maisons like Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet with her brand’s Crayola and Toothbrush jewellery.

30 Dec 2025 - 6:00AM

Nadine Ghosn on her favourite watches, and how her popular and quirky designs, including her Toothbrush and Crayola jewellery, came to be. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Middle East

‘Hell to pay’: Trump warns Hamas and Iran after talks with Netanyahu

Trump presses for Hamas disarmament in Gaza, warns Iran of further US action if it reconstitutes nuclear programme.

30 Dec 2025 - 4:49PM

Israel-Gaza war

Trump and Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan during US visit

Israel’s prime minister is making his fifth visit to see Trump in the United States this year.

29 Dec 2025 - 4:29PM

Middle East

Iran and Gaza plan to top agenda for Netanyahu-Trump meeting

The Israeli prime minister is set to visit Washington to discuss the next phase of Trump’s Gaza plan with his key US ally.

23 Dec 2025 - 1:18PM

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in October. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Iraq removes Hezbollah and Houthis from asset-freeze list after ‘mistake’

Iraqi PM orders accountability for the error over list meant for Islamic State/al-Qaeda only. Reversal is blow to US efforts curbing Iran.

5 Dec 2025 - 4:58AM

Houthi fighters participate in a rally marking the second anniversary of the attacks carried by Hamas against Israel, in Sana’a, Yemen in October. Photo: EPA

Middle East

Lebanon and Israel hold first direct civilian talks in decades

Talks were held days after the first anniversary of the start of the fragile truce between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

4 Dec 2025 - 1:15PM

Middle East

‘No calm in Beirut’ as more Israeli strikes expected after Hezbollah ultimatum

Israel’s ultimatum to Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah by New Year’s Eve is more about political pressure than an invasion plan, analysts say.

2 Dec 2025 - 5:20PMvideocam

Middle East

Pope Leo urges Lebanon’s leaders to unite for peace

The first US pope arrived in Beirut from Istanbul, where sought to give Lebanon’s long-suffering people a message of hope.

1 Dec 2025 - 1:09AM

Pope Leo XIV and Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun shake hands as they meet at the Presidential Palace during Leo’s first apostolic journey, in Baabda, Lebanon on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Hezbollah leader leaves open possibility of new war with Israel

The group’s top military commander was killed days ago in an Israeli attack, and the militants say they have a right to retaliate.

29 Nov 2025 - 5:51AM

Hezbollah supporters hold images of late leader Hassan Nasrallah and current leader Naim Qassem on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, in September. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender

The Israeli army says its investigating the circumstances in which two Palestinians were shot dead.

28 Nov 2025 - 2:46PM

Turkey

Pope warns ‘piecemeal’ third world war ‘threatening’ humanity

In Ankara, Pope Leo urged for global peace amid rising conflicts and geopolitical tensions during his first trip outside Italy.

27 Nov 2025 - 10:25PM

Israel-Gaza war

Hezbollah military chief killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Israel’s prime minister said Hezbollah’s Haytham Tabtabai was leading efforts to rebuild the militant group’s strength.

24 Nov 2025 - 2:03PM

A man shouts from a balcony of a residential building targeted by an Israeli military strike in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Israeli strike on Palestinian camp in Lebanon kills 13, deadliest since ceasefire

The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas training compound that was being used to prepare an attack.

19 Nov 2025 - 12:38PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli strike in Lebanon kills Hezbollah operative amid tensions with UN peacekeepers

Strike kills a school principal with Hezbollah links on the same day Israeli forces mistakenly fired near UN peacekeepers.

17 Nov 2025 - 4:58PMvideocam

Syria

Syria detains security forces over sectarian violence that killed hundreds

The arrests follow a July rampage in Sweida where government fighters effectively sided with Bedouin clans against the Druze.

17 Nov 2025 - 1:35PM

Syrian security forces after clashes between government troops and local Druze fighters in the southern city of Sweida in July. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Gaddafi’s son released on bail after 10 years in a Lebanon prison

Hannibal Gaddafi was released after a Libyan delegation paid a drastically reduced bail, ending his detention over a missing cleric.

11 Nov 2025 - 1:50PM

Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in 2010. File photo: Reuters

Middle East

Civilians or terrorists? Israeli drone strike kills 2 Lebanese brothers

The latest attacks came as the EU voiced concern over Israel’s continued strikes despite its year-old ceasefire with Lebanon.

8 Nov 2025 - 9:53PM

Israel

Is Israel’s ‘lessfire’ truce in Lebanon the model for Gaza?

Israel continues near-daily attacks in southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah taking hold 11 months ago.

21 Oct 2025 - 12:07AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

‘Not a chance’: experts dismiss Trump’s Gaza peace declaration as temporary fix

Trump has brought together nations willing to work with Washington to stabilise the Middle East but not tackled the real cause, analysts say.

16 Oct 2025 - 11:30AMvideocam

Hamas fighters stand guard as Red Cross vehicles arrive to transport remains of Israeli hostages on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

Israel-Gaza war

Trump says Gaza ‘war is over’ as he heads to Middle East on high-stakes peace trip

US president to address Israel’s Knesset and attend a peace summit in Egypt as Gaza captives are set to return, Palestinian prisoners go free.

13 Oct 2025 - 1:13PMvideocam

Israel

Israel air strikes in Lebanon continue despite Gaza ceasefire deal

The Lebanese president condemned the ‘heinous Israeli aggression’ that came just hours after the US-backed Gaza truce took effect.

11 Oct 2025 - 3:32PM

United Nations

UN to slash 25% of global peacekeeping force due to funding strains

The US, the UN’s largest donor, reduced its contribution by hundreds of millions, forcing cuts to peacekeeping missions.

9 Oct 2025 - 12:23PM

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