Lebanon

Hezbollah readies for new regional war with funds from Iran, sources say

Hezbollah has remained committed to attacking Israel and has used a lull in hostilities since June to rearm, with a focus on procuring explosives and drones that can be used to attack IDF troops.

A man attending a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and holding an Iranian and a Hezbollah flag on September 27, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Motorcyclists ride on the streets of Beirut, Lebanon, October 20, 2026.

Lebanon's Mossad hysteria: Palestinians with Israeli phone country code spark fear in Beirut

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks during an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Iran's Baghaei says Israel's election outcome 'doesn't matter' ahead of Mecca pact meeting

IDF soldiers take part in a military operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 25, 2026

Saudi Arabia intercepts three Houthi missiles, IDF kills four terrorists in Gaza operation


Voices from the Arab Press: Hezbollah's retreat, Egypt's extremism problem, and Yemen's crossroads

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

HOUTHI SUPPORTERS lose their minds at an anti-Saudi rally in Sana’a, Yemen, July 31.

Did the pager operation change the Middle East? - opinion

Hezbollah is weaker, but it's not disappeared. It still possesses thousands of rockets and missiles and continues to invest in expanding its drone capabilities

A Hezbollah supporter holds an image of late former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and flowers, at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the second anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, September 27, 2026

Two IDF service members injured in accident in Lebanon over the weekend

The soldiers were taken to a hospital to receive medical treatment, and their families have been notified, the military added.

Israeli soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion take part in a military training exercise near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, August 20, 2026.

Defense Ministry: 1,318 Israeli security personnel killed across all fronts since October 7

The number includes fallen personnel from the IDF, Israel Police, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Fire and Rescue Services, security coordinators, and local response team members.

IDF Paratroopers Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip. Pictures released on August 24, 2026.

Yemen launches counteroffensive against Houthis, flydubai hijacker's motives under investigation

Pete Hegseth says US 'hell-bent' on keeping Iran from achieving nuclear weapons • Iran delays renewing Hamas financial support over failure to undermine West Bank stability • Iran executes detainee

A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker while patrolling the skies over the Middle East.

IDF targets Yahya Sinwar's successor in Gaza strike, kills two PIJ commanders in Gaza City

Trump reportedly discusses next steps of war at secret Camp David meeting • US pushes for pressure on Iran • Yemen claims 20 strikes carried out on Houthis

Smoke and flames rise from a house during an Israeli strike, carried out after the IDF warned residents to evacuate the area, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.

Middle Israel: Three years after October 7, Israel’s gravest defeats are not military - opinion

Alongside its seven military fronts, this war had three non-military fronts: the diplomatic, the social, and the moral. And in all these, Israel’s wartime leadership sowed havoc and reaped defeat. 

ONE OF the government’s greatest defeats on a social level since October 7, the writer argues, is the failure to conscript its ultra-Orthodox allies’ boys.

One injured in Saudi Arabia from missile shrapnel as US reportedly builds up forces in region

Yemen claims 20 strikes carried out on Houthis • Crude oil tanker struck by unknown projectile off Oman, UKMTO says • US deploys third aircraft carrier to Middle East

Large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 19, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

CENTEF report reveals Hezbollah acquired $157m of weapons in 2024, majority provided freely by Iran

The report, titled Hezbollah Financial Statements, is the first installment in a series set to expose Hezbollah's spending on media, payments to wounded fighters, and its military infrastructure.

Hezbollah rockets discovered by the IDF in southern Lebanon, May 2, 2026.

UNICEF warns of severe child deprivation in Lebanon as displacement, economic tolls mount

“Without urgent and sustained action, an entire generation of children and young people risks carrying the scars of this crisis into adulthood,” UNICEF Lebanon Representative Marcoluigi Corsi said. 

Displaced Lebanese children play in the playground of a public school that has been converted into a shelter in the town of Dekwaneh, north of Beirut on March 25, 2026.