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Pope Leo heads to Lebanon with message of hope after years of crises

Pope Leo XIV is wrapping up his visit to Turkey before heading to Lebanon

The Independent UK

Pope Leo to go against Vatican tradition on first trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV will make a notable departure from his predecessors in the first foreign trip of his pontificate

The Independent UK

Pope Leo warns of risk from ‘piecemeal’ world war in first overseas trip

Leo welcomed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as he begins six-day itinerary that will also include visit to Lebanon

The Guardian - UK

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Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip

The Independent UK

Thousands mourn Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike

Thousands have attended the funeral organized by Hezbollah for its top military commander, killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb

The Independent UK

Officials clear debris after first Israeli strike in Beirut in months

Residents of Beirut's southern suburb of Haret Hreik woke up on Monday to see debris scattered around roads targeted by the attack, as well as damaged cars and buildings.

Euronews

Hezbollah chief of staff among five killed as Israel strikes Beirut

Military leader Haytham Ali Tabtabai is a veteran who had held a series of senior positions

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Israel kills Hezbollah chief of staff in Beirut strike

Israel announced it killed Hezbollah's chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai in a strike on Beirut, marking the first Israeli strike in the city since June.

Euronews

Hezbollah chief of staff killed in Beirut airstrike, Israeli military says

Militant group confirms Haytham Ali Tabatabai was killed in attack that dramatically escalates tensions in the region

The Guardian - UK

Israel says it assassinated Hezbollah's top military commander in Beirut

Israel struck Beirut, aiming at Hezbollah's top military commander.

Axios

Israel kills Hezbollah chief of staff in its latest violation of Lebanon ceasefire

First Israeli attack on Beirut since June kills five people and injures 25

The Independent UK

London leaver: 'We swapped our 2-bed Dollis Hill flat for a 5-bed house in Reigate'

Jad and Aga expanded their Beirut street food concept to Reigate when they left the capital

Evening Standard

Mona Ziade, who helped shape the AP's Middle East coverage in the 1980s and '90s, dies at age 65

Former Associated Press journalist Mona Ziade has died

The Independent UK

Libyan delegation in Beirut seeks release of the son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi

A Libyan delegation in Lebanon has made progress in talks with Lebanese judicial officials on the possible release of the son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been held without trial in Lebanon since 2015

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Israel threatens to step up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel’s defence minister accuses Beirut of delaying efforts to disarm militant group a day after deadly Israeli airstrike

The Independent UK

Pope Leo reveals first foreign tour with visit to site of Beirut blast

Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 port blast in Beirut that killed over 200 people during his first foreign visit as pope

The Independent UK

Pop star turned Islamist militant turns himself in after 12 years on the run

Fadel Shaker had been hiding out in a Palestinian refugee camp since 2013

The Guardian - UK

A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed

In 1982, Ronald Reagan picked up the phone to Menachem Begin to tell him to end a war. There are lessons from history and we need to learn them, says Guardian international security correspondent Jason Burke

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The Independent UK

Three Lebanese comfort food classics to warm you through autumn

From smoky freekeh and tender mloukhieh to the golden vermicelli rice that anchors every meal, Lebnani chef Jad Youssef shares three recipes from his upcoming debut cookbook that capture the warmth and generosity of Beirut’s home cooking

International Business Times

Hezbollah Says It Refuses To Be Disarmed One Year After Leader's Killing

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said the group would not allow itself to be disarmed on Saturday as he addressed supporters marking one year since the killing by Israel of his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah.

The Independent UK

Photos show Hezbollah supporters honoring slain leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine despite PM's ban

Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered in Beirut to honor former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his successor Hashem Safieddine, both killed in Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ago.

The Independent UK

Hezbollah defies Lebanon PM's ban to honor fallen leaders with coastal light show

Hezbollah supporters have gathered in Beirut to project images of their former leaders on Raouche rock

The Guardian - UK

David Hirst obituary

The Guardian’s Middle East correspondent for four decades whose articles were key to understanding the region’s turmoil

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s terrible year: From exploding pagers to Israeli occupation

The pager attack in Lebanon kicked off a year that upended the country’s political and military reality.

The Independent UK

Bulgaria confirms arrest of Russian owner of a ship at the center of the 2020 Beirut port blast

Bulgarian authorities have confirmed the arrest of a Russian ship owner whose vessel is linked to a cargo of ammonium nitrate at the center of the massive 2020 port explosion in Beirut

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