Middle East


Lebanese prisons emptied of Hezbollah terrorists after two released on bail

A picture shows a general view of Rumieh prison, northeast of Beirut, on August 18, 2009.

Fatah says it claimed ‘sweeping victory’ in local elections, despite democratic shortcomings

Yousef al-Jaabari (R), candidate of the Palestinian Fatah movement, casts his ballot at a polling station during municipal elections in the West Bank city of Hebron on April 25, 2026.

Lebanon won’t disarm Hezbollah, but will attack a 'generator owner'

A Lebanese Armed Forces (LIF) checkpoint is seen in the border village of Ayta al-Chaab, southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border, on February 23, 2026.