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Lebanon

  • February 23 2026
    Lebanon eyes sale of gold reserves to rescue banks and the economy
    Central bank has about $45bn worth of bullion but wary citizens are sceptical about selling it
    3 hours ago
    A gold bar encased in a clear display box at the currency museum of Lebanon's Central Bank.
  • February 22 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Satellite images reveal surge in US fighter jets in Middle East
    Washington has deployed dozens of planes to the region as Donald Trump threatens to strike Iran
    An F-35C jet prepares to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln’s flight deck as a crew member signals with gloved hands.
  • February 22 2026
    Middle East war
    Iran agreed secret shoulder-fired missile deal with Russia
    Leaks reveal €500mn contract for man-portable ‘Verba’ system to rebuild Tehran’s air defences
    Anti-aircraft gunner with Verba
  • February 20 2026
    News in-depthUS-Iran tensions
    The ‘incredibly significant’ US military forces surrounding Iran
    US naval and aircraft build-up is reminiscent of the invasion of Iraq, experts say
    A montage of a US military aircraft carrier with a world map focusing on Iran in the background
  • February 19 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Trump gives Iran 15 days to strike a deal or ‘bad things will happen’
    President heaps pressure on Tehran as US amasses biggest force in Middle East since 2003 Iraq invasion
    Donald Trump gestures with one hand while talking to reporters on board Air Force One, appearing to address a question.
  • February 19 2026
    US foreign policy
    Trump announces $10bn commitment to ‘Board of Peace’ at inaugural meeting
    Group cast as guarantor for Gaza redevelopment but has been criticised for excluding Palestinians
    Donald Trump, JD Vance, Edi Rama, Adel Al-Jubeir, Ilham Aliyev and Ayman Safadi display signed documents at the Board of Peace meeting
  • February 19 2026
    Vali Nasr
    Why Iran is betting on war
    Tehran thinks a drawn-out conflict could eventually yield a better deal than what Trump is offering today
    A fireball and smoke rise from a target on the water during an IRGC military exercise, seen through binoculars.
  • February 18 2026
    How To Spend It In...
    Bars, beaches and bravery – musician Yasmine Hamdan’s essential Beirut
    The singer-songwriter loves her hometown for its resilient spirit, and its chatty taxi drivers
  • February 18 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran and US report ‘progress’ in nuclear talks
    Vice-president JD Vance cautions Tehran not yet ready to work within Trump administration’s ‘red lines’
    Abbas Araghchi speaks at a podium during the Conference on Disarmament at the UN.
  • February 16 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran launches naval drills as tensions with US rise
    Revolutionary Guards’ exercises in Strait of Hormuz come a day before talks set between Tehran and Washington
    Several Iranian military speedboats with mounted weapons travel at high speed during naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • February 12 2026
    Iran nuclear deal
    US and Iran showing flexibility on nuclear deal, says top Turkish diplomat
    Hakan Fidan tells FT that broadening talks to ballistic missiles would bring ‘nothing but another war’
    Hakan Fidan gestures while speaking during an interview, seated in front of a Turkish flag and red curtains.
  • February 12 2026
    Banks
    Lebanon’s divisive banking bill jeopardises reform agenda
    Draft law sets out who should repay savers whose deposits were frozen during country’s devastating financial collapse
    A Lebanese army soldier walks past a barrier wall covered with mock "wanted" posters of bank owners and executives during a protest.
  • February 11 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Trump-Netanyahu meeting ends with no agreement on Iran strategy
    US president backs talks with Tehran while building up military presence in Middle East
    Donald Trump shakes hands with Benjamin Netanyahu in front of Israeli and American flags at a news conference.
  • February 11 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran’s president says it will open nuclear sites for ‘verification’
    Pledge comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump
    A satellite image showing the Isfahan nuclear facility in Iran, surrounded by desert terrain and several buildings.
  • February 10 2026
    Gaza
    Indonesia prepares to deploy thousands of troops to Gaza
    Jakarta makes biggest commitment yet to Donald Trump’s international peacekeeping force
    Prabowo Subianto speaks at a podium against a blue background at the World Economic Forum meeting.
  • February 7 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Trump praises ‘very good’ talks with Iran but warns of ‘steep’ consequences
    US president says Tehran seems to ‘want to make a deal very badly’
    An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln as crew members watch.
  • February 6 2026
    News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
    The fake Saudi prince who fooled a nation’s elite
    Lebanon’s MPs and aspiring politicians appear to have been duped in an audacious scam that has stunned the country
    Lebanon’s parliament in session and a Saudi prince from behind
  • February 4 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran should prepare for ‘meaningful’ negotiations with US, Rubio says
    Tehran seeks to limit talks to nuclear aims as Washington pushes for concessions on missiles and proxy programmes
    Abbas Araghchi speaks at a podium during a press statement in Istanbul, with the Iranian flag and Turkey’s foreign ministry emblem visible.
  • February 3 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    US shoots down Iranian drone as Middle East tensions escalate
    Iranian gunboats also challenged US-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz days before planned negotiations
    USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier sailing in the Arabian Sea with multiple military aircraft on its deck.
  • February 3 2026
    Middle East war
    Witkoff meets Netanyahu ahead of new US-Iran talks
    Arab leaders seek to avert regional war as Israeli officials push for hard line on Tehran
    Steve Witkoff speaks and gestures with his hand during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
  • February 3 2026
    Kim Ghattas
    Iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed
    Trump is not negotiating to ease the burden of the regime’s victims — and war will not make them safer
    Four protesters stand in front of burning barricades blocking a street at night during a demonstration in Shiraz, Iran.
  • February 2 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    US-Iran talks expected in coming days, diplomats say
    Regional powers brokering meeting in attempt to avert new conflict in Middle East
    Esmaeil Baghaei stands at a podium during a press conference at Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, flanked by Iranian flags.
  • February 1 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Trump says Iran negotiating ‘seriously’ on nuclear weapons
    US president demands Tehran accept ‘no nuclear weapons’ as regional allies try to de-escalate tensions
    US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs for Palm Beach, Florida
  • January 30 2026
    South African politics
    Israel and South Africa expel envoys in escalating dispute
    The tit-for-tat moves are latest in a series of clashes between the pair since the start of the war in Gaza
    Ariel Seidman, Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, speaks on the phone next to an Israeli flag.
  • January 30 2026
    Iran
    Iran says it will not negotiate with US on ballistic missiles
    Foreign minister says Tehran is ready for nuclear talks after Trump sent ‘armada’ to region
    Abbas Araghchi speaks at a podium with two microphones, gesturing with his left hand during a press statement.
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