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Report: No reconstruction funds before reforms and Hezbollah disarmament

Lebanese officials have sensed reluctance from major powers, particularly Arab countries, to provide reconstruction funds, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Friday.

“Arab and donor countries have informed Lebanon that they will not to engage in the reconstruction project until the vision for Lebanon and the region becomes clear. According to their definition, reconstruction is linked to the state's ability to undertake necessary reforms, fully disarm Hezbollah and prevent it from rebuilding its military and financial capabilities,” the daily said.

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Salam says 'no turning back' in plans to monopolize arms

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that Lebanon “has managed to pave the way for a promising new start, despite all the difficulties that the project of rebuilding confidence and the course of reform are facing.”

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Hezbollah will 'go far' in the issue of arms handover

Hezbollah will “go far” in the issue of the handover of its weapons to the Lebanese state and it will “embarrass” everyone, a source close to Hezbollah said.

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Berri blames US not Israel for ongoing ceasefire violations

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri linked Friday the Israeli escalation in south Lebanon to the push for normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab world, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said Syria's president backed normalization with Israel in the future.

Trump had said after meeting the Syrian interim President that Ahmad al-Sharaa backed normalization with Israel in the future but "they have a lot of work to do". The meeting took place in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after Trump announced he was lifting sanctions on the war-battered country.

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Army says 86 so far arrested over elections-linked gunfire

The army on Friday announced that it has so far arrested 86 people who were involved in firing weapons in the air in connection with the municipal and mayoral elections, while also seizing arms and ammunition.

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Ortagus to visit Beirut in a week, says occupation doesn't justify Hezbollah arms

U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus will return to Lebanon in around a week, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Friday.

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Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie faces sentencing in New York

The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.

A jury found Hadi Matar, 27, guilty of attempted murder and assault in February.

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US sanctions three 'Hezbollah officials and financial facilitators'

The United States has sanctioned “a network of senior Hezbollah officials and financial facilitators,” the U.S. State Department said.

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Army intervenes after UNIFIL-residents clash causes injuries

A clash erupted Friday morning between a UNIFIL patrol and residents of the southern town of al-Jmeijmeh in the Bint Jbeil district.

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Israel says killed Hezbollah militant in Arnoun strike

Israel's military said it killed Thursday a Hezbollah militant in a strike on south Lebanon, the second such attack in two days despite a ceasefire with the Iran-backed militant group.

"Earlier today, an IDF (military) aircraft struck and eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist in the area of Arnoun who attempted to re-establish Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the area," a military statement said.

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