The international community must support a reform-driven government now or risk a far more destabilised reality
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Surrounded by depopulated Shia areas, thousands of Christians near the border are determined not to leave their homes
The Turner Prize winner’s forensic work is fuelled by a belief that sounds can reveal hidden violence
Deal brokered by Donald Trump to pause Israel’s offensive highlights Lebanon’s weakness
US stocks close out third consecutive week of gains on rising hopes of a resolution to conflict
Ceasefire could increase the chance of securing a permanent end to conflict between the US and Iran
Deal to halt war between Israel and Hizbollah could boost efforts to reach a US-Iran peace accord
No major breakthrough as envoys from two countries meet in Washington to discuss conflict and its links to the Iran war
Two American warships have passed through the contested waterway for first time since start of war
The talks would be the first direct negotiations between the two countries in more than four decades
US stocks closed higher as investors remained positive that Iran would stick to agreement after Israel and Lebanon agree to talks
A string of rapid Israeli attacks killed hundreds of people in one of the deadliest episodes in the country’s history
Bombardment of Lebanon prompted Iran to halt passage of oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
Israeli military says it hit 100 sites linked to militants as Netanyahu and Trump insist deal does not cover Lebanon
Defence minister Israel Katz plans ‘security control’ of area stretching dozens of kilometres into neighbour’s territory
Evacuation orders and strikes turn once-vibrant Lebanese beach town into a refuge for holdouts and displaced
IDF sends more troops across border to create ‘buffer zone’ as Hizbollah fires rockets towards Haifa
Ensuring the country’s survival — and Hizbollah’s weakening — is Trump’s best hope for Middle East success
Government is pushing a hyper-aggressive military strategy against Hizbollah to avoid mass evacuations in the country’s north
President says US ‘very close’ to meeting its military objectives in Iran but does not want a ‘ceasefire’
Many in the country, haunted by memories of the 1980s, are convinced Israel is preparing a broad land offensive
Widespread opposition to conflict and mass displacement in Lebanon stokes sectarian tensions
Meeting between two longstanding enemies could take place in Cyprus
Israel orders area of hundreds of thousands of people cleared as war rages with militant group Hizbollah
