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Qaraoun: The Israeli strike near the Litani Dam revives fears for water, electricity and villages downstream, a strike that not only threatens the dam but constitutes a war crime.

Al-Aqsa is at the heart of a major tension after information on an American-Israeli project to reduce Jordanian guardianship in the sanctuary. The issue threatens the religious status quo, weakens Amman, worries the Palestinians and places East Jerusalem at the centre of Abraham's agreements and major lasting regional tensions.

South Lebanon under pressure, Beirut again threatened In its 26 May 2026 edition, Annahar puts Lebanese tension at the forefront of the news. The first aid and fire watch in Kfar Remmane, Nabatiyah district, after an Israeli strike. The main title insists on Hezbollah's escalation and threats [...]

Lebanon faces a major warning following Israeli strikes in the south, Tyre, Nabatiyah and Bekaa. There were 34 deaths in 24 hours. Threats to Beirut, Hezbollah drones, Iran and the United States raise fears of an immediate regional escalation.

Smotrich threatens Beirut: ten buildings destroyed for each Hezbollah explosive drone, against a fragile truce in Lebanon.

The Syrian Parliament expected on 8 June must test the transition between presidential seats, regional inclusion and political control.

In Gaza, strikes, hunger, aid restrictions and displacement aggravate an already heavy civilian record despite the truce.

Naim Kassem hardens the tone on Hezbollah's weapons, threatens the street and defends Al-Qard Al-Hassan against American pressure.

The Lebanese street returns to the centre of the political game, while Hezbollah challenges any pressure on its weapons before the Israeli strikes stop and the return of the inhabitants of the South. The American response, in favour of the Salam government, turns the crisis into a test of legitimacy. Beirut remains the most sensitive place of this tension, as any mobilization can revive fears of internal fracture.

Lebanon went through a new sequence of strikes, evacuation orders and interim balance sheets between Saturday and Monday. The main event remains the strike of Sir al-Gharbiyeh in Nabatiyah District, where 11 people were killed, including one child and six women. Around this assessment, the attacks affected Arab Salim, al-Namiriya, Toul, Bazouriyeh, Toura, Srifa and several locations in Western Bekaa.

Lebanon is at the heart of the power relationship between Washington, Tehran and Israel. Between American-Iranian discussions that now seem to preempt Washington's, military escalation to the south, pressure on Hezbollah's weapons and the Pentagon meeting, Beirut is trying to avoid a regional agreement transforming its territory into a sustainable front, under permanent tension and fragile.

Mediation around a possible Iran-USA agreement is accelerating in Tehran. Pakistan's Interior Minister, Syed Mohsin Naqvi, met Abbas Araghchi, while a Qatari team arrived in coordination with Washington. Marshal Asim Munir was also reported in Iran. Discussions focus on a short text, possibly one page, to stop the war and open a wider negotiation on Ormuz, nuclear and sanctions.

Beirut, Lebanon – 22 May 2026 Palestine 36, one of the year's historical dramas, directed by renowned Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir, was premiered in Lebanon on 21 May at the Metropolis Cinema in Mar Mikhaël, under the patronage of Dr. Basel Dalloul and the Dalloul Art Foundation (DAF). The pre-first [...]

The fate of Iran's highly enriched uranium has become the main blocking point between Washington and Tehran. Donald Trump wants the stock to leave Iran, while Iranian officials refuse a transfer deemed dangerous for their sovereignty and security. Pakistan's mediation continues, but tensions around Ormuz, Israeli demands and the limits of international inspections still make the agreement uncertain.