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One in five children in Gaza City malnourished, UN warns – Middle East crisis live
ByKyriakos Petrakos August 16, 2025

Malnutrition has reached 21.5% in Gaza City, meaning around one in five young children are suffering from malnutrition, Unrwa has saidEight Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and the Mawasi al-Qa…

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Time not right to recognise Palestinian state, says Danish PM – as it happened
ByKyriakos Petrakos August 16, 2025August 16, 2025

This blog is now closed. You can read all our Middle East coverage here.The Metropolitan police has said that 60 more people will be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government last month.More than 700…

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US demands for Hezbollah disarmament may force Lebanon into dangerous choice | William Christou
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut August 7, 2025

There are fears that pressure for quick results is threatening the Lebanese effort to gradually build a stronger stateMiddle East crisis – live updatesUnder mounting US pressure, Lebanon’s government is being forced into a dangerous choice. Does it wan…

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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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