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A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its Weapons
ByNeil MacFarquhar and Hwaida Saad August 4, 2025

The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking at demands to surrender whatever is left of its once formidable arsenal.

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A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its Weapons
ByNeil MacFarquhar and Hwaida Saad August 4, 2025August 6, 2025

The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking at demands to surrender whatever is left of its once formidable arsenal.

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Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69
ByVivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Dayana Iwaza July 27, 2025

A son of Lebanese musical icons, Mr. Rahbani became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.

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Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69
ByVivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Dayana Iwaza July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

A son of Lebanese musical icons, Mr. Rahbani became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.

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Lebanon, Eager to Stay Out of Israel-Iran War, Warns Hezbollah Not to Join the Fight
ByEuan Ward June 17, 2025

Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional ally, has signaled privately that it does not intend to attack Israel, but Lebanon’s military has bolstered its presence in the country’s south to prevent rocket fire.

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Syrian General Questioned in Case of Austin Tice, Missing American Journalist
ByAdam Goldman, Haley Willis, Erika Solomon and Christiaan Triebert June 15, 2025

The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former Marine who went missing in 2012.

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