Hezbollah supporters raise their hands and beat their chests as they march during Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration marking the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo / Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon's Shiites mark Ashura amid calls for Hezbollah to disarm

First commemoration since the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah

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Lebanese PM orders arrests of armed men who took part in Ashura commemoration

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ColumnIntroducing my son to Lebanon helped me heal my relationship with home

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InterviewLebanon ready for take-off: Minister pushes for airport upgrades and investment

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Australia reverses decision to axe Lebanese-born artist from Venice role

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Bahrain prepares to reopen its embassy in Beirut

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Saudi-Lebanese operation foils smuggling of five million amphetamine pills

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US special envoy Tom Barrack, left, meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, at the presidential palace in Baabda, on June 19. AP

Lebanon drafts response to US demands for cabinet to approve Hezbollah disarmament

Beirut is under immense US pressure to bring all weapons under state control as soon as possible

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ExclusiveBeirut 'terrorist cell' plotted day of attacks mirroring Israel’s pager assault

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on US pressure on Lebanon to approve Hezbollah disarmament

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US pressures Lebanon to approve Hezbollah disarmament

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Lebanon fears extremist attacks, security sources say

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Israeli air strikes kill three in south Lebanon despite ceasefire

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Weekend CartoonShadi's take on Elon Musk's interest in Lebanon

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Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in downtown Beirut. EPA

Lebanon fears extremist attacks, security sources say

The suspected leader of ISIS arrested in Lebanon was a school teacher, claimed the sources

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Israeli air strikes kill three in south Lebanon despite ceasefire

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Weekend CartoonShadi's take on Elon Musk's interest in Lebanon

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Special reportOn patrol with UN troops as 'normality returns' to Lebanon's fragile border

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