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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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U.S. Victims of Hamas and Hezbollah Attacks Sue UNRWA
ByEphrat Livni August 2, 2025August 5, 2025

Relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks accuse the agency that aids Palestinians of providing support to the armed groups.

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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 29, 2025

A son of Lebanese musical icons, he 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, 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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They Vanished in Syria’s Long Occupation of Lebanon. Now Their Families Want Answers.
ByEuan Ward July 19, 2025

Thousands went missing during Syria’s decades-long intervention in Lebanon. Months after the fall of the Syrian regime, families are still clinging to hope.

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Who Are the Druse: The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions
ByEuan Ward July 18, 2025

Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.

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Who Are the Druse? The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions
ByEuan Ward July 18, 2025July 20, 2025

Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.

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Syria’s Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says – Middle East crisis live
ByJoe Coughlan July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

An earlier ceasefire announced on Tuesday night collapsed after only a few hours.Syria state media said that the Israeli military struck the Druze-majority city of Sweida, where Syrian government forces have deployed despite Israeli warnings, Agence Fr…

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