Lebanon
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Middle East
From Lebanon to the Strait of Hormuz, a Middle East hanging on fragile peace talks
Since Tuesday, United Nations peacekeepers have detected no airstrikes or new missile fire in southern Lebanon. The lull remains fragile,…
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Humanitarian Aid
Gaza: Sneeze and you might get shot, warns UNICEF in alert on child killings
After another deadly night of clashes in Lebanon, aid agencies issued a new alert for Gaza, where 265 Palestinian children…
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Middle East
UN upholds freedom of movement for peacekeepers in Lebanon
The United Nations has again called for freedom of movement for its peacekeepers in Lebanon who continue to closely monitor…
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Middle East
Lebanon: 12 children killed, maimed daily, despite Hezbollah-Israel truce
More than 100 days of war reveals a shattering snapshot of life for civilians in Lebanon amid Israeli strikes and…
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Peace and Security
Guterres welcomes US-Iran peace deal as ‘critical step’ toward ending conflict
UN Secretary General António Guterres welcomed on Sunday a new peace deal between the United States and Iran, calling it…
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Middle East
Fresh strikes on Tyre kill eight, as UN puts Lebanon destruction bill at $365 million, and rising
Lebanon has suffered more than $365 million in damage to buildings across Beirut and Mount Lebanon since the latest escalation,…
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Peace and Security
Lebanon crisis: Needs soar as UN launches new funding appeal
The UN in Lebanon appealed for an additional $331.5 million on Friday to help 1.4 million people in crisis as…
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Middle East
Lebanon: Another peacekeeper dies in new attack
A Serbian peacekeeper serving in Lebanon died early Thursday after mortar fire on his position near Marjayoun in the country’s…
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Middle East
‘Women and girls cannot wait’: Lebanon’s crisis is putting lives at risk
Women and girls in Lebanon are paying an increasingly devastating price as violence and displacement continue despite a ceasefire, the…
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Middle East
UN mission reports rising tensions along the Blue Line in Lebanon
Monday’s hastily convened meeting of the UN Security Council at the request of France in response to escalating violence in Lebanon…
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