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Franjieh: Hezbollah has not ended, disarmament must be through dialogue

Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh said that the so-called Axis of Resistance is not in its best situation today, but added that “it is premature to say that it has ended, even if it has been dealt a very strong blow.”

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PM Salam meets Hezbollah's Khalil who urges govt. to rebuild war-hit houses

The relation between Hezbollah and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is not at its best, pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper said Friday.

The daily reported that despite the disagreements, ties are not severed and communication and coordination between the two sides are ongoing.

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Ortagus to visit Lebanon soon to work on consolidating ceasefire

U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus told some Lebanese officials who contacted her Thursday over the latest Israeli airstrikes that she would visit Lebanon soon to work on consolidating the ceasefire, Lebanese officials told al-Joumhouria newspaper.

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Hamas says 'individuals' behind rocket fire at Israel from Lebanon

Palestinian militant group Hamas has blamed "individual" actors for firing rockets towards Israel from Lebanon after it handed over several people, saying it was committed to a Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire.

Hamas claimed attacks on Israel from Lebanon during more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian group's Lebanese ally Hezbollah that erupted over the Gaza war and largely ended with a November truce.

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President Aoun hopes Pope Leo will boost interfaith ties

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, the Arab world’s only Christian head of state, has congratulated newly elected Pope Leo XIV, expressing the hope that he will strengthen interfaith dialogue.

Aoun, elected in January under multi-confessional Lebanon’s power-sharing system, said in a statement from his office that he hoped the new pontiff would "strengthen dialogue between religions and cultures".

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Paris gives Beirut maps that can help demarcate border with Syria

Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji on Thursday met with French Ambassador to Lebanon Herve Magro, who handed him a copy of the documents and maps of the French archive that are related to the Lebanese-Syrian border, the French Ministry said.

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Aoun visits Central Bank, meets with governor and his deputies

President Joseph Aoun on Thursday visited the Central Bank in Beirut’s Hamra area and met with its newly-appointed governor Karim Souaid and his four deputies.

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Salam inspects northern Bekaa region and border with Syria

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Thursday inspected the northern Bekaa region and the border with Syria.

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Report: Hezbollah members killed in 'bunker buster' raid on 'huge' facilities

Thursday’s Israeli airstrikes on the heights of the Nabatieh region killed an unspecified number of Hezbollah members, a Lebanese security source told Sky News Arabia, after the Health Ministry said the raid killed one person and wounded eight others.

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Aoun follows up on situation in South as Salam urges end to Israeli strikes

President Joseph Aoun on Thursday followed up on the security developments in south Lebanon after violent Israeli strikes targeted the Nabatieh region.

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