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Ortagus to make her last visit to Beirut before being replaced

U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus is expected to visit Lebanon at the end of this week, in a visit that might be her last before she moves to another post in the U.S. administration, media reports said.

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Salam meets Berri in Ain el-Tineh, says his doors 'always open' for Hezbollah

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday that his "doors are always open" for Hezbollah after he met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh, as the gap between Salam and Berri's ally Hezbollah seemed to widen over the group's disarmament.

"I am leaving plenty of room for cordiality with (Hezbollah MP) Hajj Mohammad Raad and my doors are always open for him and Hezbollah," Salam said.

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Iraq condemns 'repeated Israeli attacks' on Lebanon

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday condemned Israeli attacks on Lebanon as he hosted Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, on his first visit to Baghdad since taking office.

Israel has continued to strike Lebanon despite a November ceasefire that ended more than a year of conflict -- including two months of open war -- with militant group Hezbollah, which emerged severely weakened.

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One killed in Israeli strike on Aita al-Shaab

Lebanon's health ministry has said that Israeli strikes on the country's south killed two people, as the Israeli army said it targeted Hezbollah members in the latest raids despite a ceasefire.

The ministry said an "Israeli enemy" strike targeted a motorcycle in Arnoun, a village in the Nabatiyeh region about five kilometers from the Israeli border, killing one person.

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President Aoun begins official visit to Iraq

President Joseph Aoun on Sunday began an official visit to Iraq by meeting with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid.

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1 dead and 1 hurt in Israeli drone strikes in Beit Leef and Arnoun

One person was killed Sunday in an Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle in the southern town of Arnoun, Al-Jadeed TV said.

Earlier in the day an Israeli drone bombed a car in the Bint Jbeil district town of Beit Leef, wounding one person, the Health Ministry said.

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Iranian foreign minister to visit Lebanon on Monday

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Lebanon on Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry said.

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MP says Hezbollah has 'nothing to offer' before govt. honors 'commitments'

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah on Saturday said “the stances we’re hearing from some of the government components do not only contravene the Ministerial Statement, but are against it and its total opposite.”

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Israeli strike in Deir al-Zahrani kills 'Hezbollah rocket commander'

Lebanese official media said an Israeli strike killed one person in the south on Saturday despite a six-month-old ceasefire, as Israel said it targeted a Hezbollah militant.

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Report: Hezbollah disarmament north of Litani likely to begin next week

The Lebanese Army will likely begin removing Hezbollah’s weapons north of the Litani River next week, informed sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper in remarks published Friday.

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