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Beirut accuses Tehran of violating Vienna Convention in complaint to UN

The founder and president of the Alma Research and Education Center warned that the UN's “capability to enforce anything is very, very low” and Iran’s allies will likely “get into the picture” there.

People drive past a Lebanese national flag fluttering in a square in central Beirut on October 21, 2024.
A man paints the Hezbollah flag on a board in Tyre, south Lebanon, April 14, 2026

Hezbollah plans to occupy Beirut, US ships may be in danger

A protester holds a picture of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem during a demonstration in Riad Al Solh Square in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 11, 2026.

Hezbollah planning to occupy Beirut, push out hopes of normalization with Israel

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs neighbourhood of Haret Hreik on May 6, 2026.

IDF confirms killing of Hezbollah Radwan commander in Beirut in first attack on capital in weeks


Iran introduces punitive visa requirements for Lebanese after Beirut cancels bilateral agreement

Lebanese citizens will now be charged €20 for entering Iran, with a €10 euro deduction if the visit is religious in nature.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, in this handout image released on August 13, 2025.

Protests erupt in Lebanon after displaced Shia community refuses to leave private school grounds

Parents at the school claimed the displaced individuals forced their way into the school, some hinting that Hezbollah arranged to take the educational institute by force.

Lebanese displaced by nearly two months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia continue to live in makeshift tents and shelters in the Biel open space near the shore, on April 27, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Beirut promise to disarm Hezbollah ‘only ink on paper,’ Lebanese Hezbollah expert says - interview

Hanin Ghaddar, previously a journalist for Lebanese newspapers, has personally seen how significantly entrenched Hezbollah is within Lebanon’s military and government.

Mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah terrorist in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026

Hezbollah's Qassem rejects 'direct negotiations' with Israel, will respond to 'Israeli aggression'

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected direct negotiations with Israel, insisting Lebanon’s government must annul a decision "criminalizing" the terror group.

A young girl plays with a mobile phone as Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem appears on TV to address supporters on April 13, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Lebanese prisons emptied of Hezbollah terrorists after two released on bail

The suspects admitted to transporting 21 Grad missiles, 3,000 rounds of ammunition, and eight machine guns from the Bekaa Valley to southern Lebanon for the express purpose of confronting the IDF.

A picture shows a general view of Rumieh prison, northeast of Beirut, on August 18, 2009.

Lebanese Maronite party leader Geagea denounces Hezbollah as cause of violence, displacement

Meanwhile, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem told Iranian media five steps that the terror group requires for a ceasefire with Israel.

Head of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea attends an interview with Reuters in Maarab, Lebanon November 14, 2024; illustrative.

Senior IDF intel. officer: In minutes, we devastated Hezbollah, killing hundreds of terrorists

An IDF official says April 8 strikes killed 250 Hezbollah fighters and hit key command centers across Lebanon, bringing total terror group losses to over 1,400.

An IDF infographic depicting Hezbollah commanders killed during IDF strikes, published April 13, 2026.

Cross-border tunnels spotlight Syria-Lebanon smuggling, security tensions

Official Syrian sources told The Media Line that army units, during sweeping security operations in border areas, uncovered two tunnels stretching between Syrian and Lebanese territory.

DEFENSE MINISTER Marhaf Abu Qasra inspects an armored brigade in the Syrian Army, March 31.

Lebanese artist files war crimes complaint against Israel over death of parents in Beirut - report

Cherri, described by Deadline as "one of Lebanon’s best-known contemporary artists," has had his work featured in several prominent galleries, including the Guggenheim.

Members of the Lebanese Civil Defence inspect a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following renewed hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 9, 2026.

Israel kills over 30 Hezbollah terrorists as IDF ramps up southern Lebanon operations

In addition, St.-Sgt. Ori Greenberg, an IDF soldier fighting in southern Lebanon, died in battle early Thursday morning.

An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank that is deployed at a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on March 24, 2026.