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President Donald Trump meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House following the announcement to lift the 41-year ban on direct US flights to Lebanon

Trump Lifts Four-Decade Ban on US Direct Flights to Lebanon

President Trump lifted the 41-year ban on direct US airline service to Lebanon following Joseph Aoun's White House visit, the first by a Lebanese president since 2009. The move comes as Israeli

July 22, 2026

by Shivam Chopra

Lebanese army vehicles patrol Froun village in Bint Jbeil district, southern Lebanon

Lebanese Return to Villages Israel Never Occupied, Exposing Pilot Zone Limits

Lebanese civilians return to Bint Jbeil villages under the pilot zone framework, but residents say Israel never occupied them. The ceasefire's first phase reveals the gap between diplomatic symbolism and actual Israeli withdrawal.

July 22, 2026

by Arab Desk

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss Hezbollah disarmament

Lebanon’s Aoun Meets Rubio, Brings Hezbollah Disarmament Plan to Washington

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met Secretary of State Rubio in Washington Sunday, heading into a Trump

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun gestures to journalists at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Beirut, before flying to Washington to meet Donald Trump

Aoun Arrives in Washington to Press Trump on Israeli Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon

Lebanese President Aoun flew to Washington on Saturday for a July 21 meeting with Trump — the first White House visit by a Lebanese head of state since 2009. Aoun's goal: US

July 19, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Istanbul on July 10 2026 for diplomatic talks on Lebanon's future

Erdogan Hosts Lebanese PM Salam in Istanbul as Turkey Seeks Post-Iran Lebanon Role

Erdogan met Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam in Istanbul on Friday, positioning Turkey to counter Israeli and Iranian influence in post-war Lebanon. Analysts see an emerging Turkey-Saudi-Egypt-Qatar-Oman coalition forming to preserve Lebanese stability

July 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

UNIFIL United Nations peacekeeping vehicles deployed in southern Lebanon

Israel to Return First Lebanese Territory as CENTCOM Coordinates Pilot Zone Withdrawal

Israel will return the first 'pilot zone' in southern Lebanon to Lebanese control 'in a matter of days,' a US official confirmed, with CENTCOM coordinating transfers under the June 26 framework. Rome

July 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

IDF soldiers from the 98th Division operating in southern Lebanon security zone

IDF Kills Armed Individual in Southern Lebanon Security Zone as Ceasefire Talks Continue in Washington

Israeli troops shot and killed an armed individual inside the security zone in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the IDF announced, as Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington concluded with a framework agreement intended to

July 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter speaks at the Lebanon ceasefire framework discussions at the US State Department in Washington

IDF Kills Armed Individual in Southern Lebanon Security Zone as Ceasefire Talks Continue in Washington

July 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire dispute over IDF withdrawal 2026

Iran Says No Comprehensive Deal Without IDF Withdrawal From Lebanon. The US Disagrees.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in June that no comprehensive deal is possible while Israeli forces occupy southern Lebanon. The US says the MoU with Iran contains no such requirement —

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Israeli army tank positioned along the Israel-Lebanon border as forces remain in southern Lebanon, July 2026

The Framework Israel Signed With Lebanon Doesn’t Require Withdrawal. That’s Iran’s Problem With It.

The US brokered a Trilateral Framework between Israel, Lebanon, and the US that gives Israel a phased withdrawal 'pilot program' rather than an immediate exit from southern Lebanon. Iran says it violates

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A man and child near unexploded artillery shell from Israeli bombardment in Syria Daraa province near Golan Heights June 2026

Katz Declares IDF Will Stay in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza Indefinitely

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz declared that IDF forces will remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely, days after Lebanon signed a US-backed peace framework. His statement at a Jerusalem memorial confirms

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Lebanon-related Iran crisis scene as ceasefire clause deadlock persists in MoU negotiations

The Lebanon Clause Has Three Problems. Israel Won’t Leave. Berri Won’t Approve. Iran Won’t Sign Without It.

Lebanon parliament speaker Nabih Berri has vowed to block the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework. Israel has refused to withdraw from the south. Iran says Lebanon clause compliance is a condition for signing any

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting military unit in southern Lebanon 2026

Netanyahu Declares Israel Will Not Leave Lebanon, Putting the Iran MoU at Risk

Netanyahu stood with Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon on July 1 and declared the military "will not leave" while Hezbollah is armed — a position Iran has said constitutes grounds for annulment

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Trump Lifts Four-Decade Ban on US Direct Flights to Lebanon

Lebanese Return to Villages Israel Never Occupied, Exposing Pilot Zone Limits

Lebanon’s Aoun Meets Rubio, Brings Hezbollah Disarmament Plan to Washington

Aoun Arrives in Washington to Press Trump on Israeli Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon

Erdogan Hosts Lebanese PM Salam in Istanbul as Turkey Seeks Post-Iran Lebanon Role

Israel to Return First Lebanese Territory as CENTCOM Coordinates Pilot Zone Withdrawal

IDF Kills Armed Individual in Southern Lebanon Security Zone as Ceasefire Talks Continue in Washington

IDF Kills Armed Individual in Southern Lebanon Security Zone as Ceasefire Talks Continue in Washington

Iran Says No Comprehensive Deal Without IDF Withdrawal From Lebanon. The US Disagrees.

The Framework Israel Signed With Lebanon Doesn’t Require Withdrawal. That’s Iran’s Problem With It.

Katz Declares IDF Will Stay in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza Indefinitely

The Lebanon Clause Has Three Problems. Israel Won’t Leave. Berri Won’t Approve. Iran Won’t Sign Without It.

Netanyahu Declares Israel Will Not Leave Lebanon, Putting the Iran MoU at Risk

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