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Blow to country’s most formidable political and military force as independents make gains
Absence of an alternative means Iran-backed group set to dominate in upcoming vote, say experts
Disarray in Sunni bloc creates risk of power vacuum that Hizbollah could fill
Saudi Arabia and its Sunni allies are losing patience with a state under the shadow of Iran and Hizbollah
Saudi allies increasingly worried about rising influence of Iran-backed militant group Hizbollah
Clashes in Beirut bode ill for a country where Iran-backed Hizbollah flexes its muscles
Investigation into devastating 2020 blast threatens to reignite civil-war rivalries after Hizbollah show of force
Worst violence in years as tensions rise over probe into 2020 explosion that devastated Lebanon’s capital
Support for influential Iran-backed paramilitary group and party tested by country’s economic woes
Struggles for political freedom in the Arab world bode ill for the global fight against autocracy
Tensions escalate as Iran-backed group targets north of country
Last year’s explosion should have been a nadir. Instead it was the start of a further descent into chaos
Brussels applies pressure as Beirut power vacuum deepens economic and political crisis
A central figure in Iran’s 1979 revolution who helped found Hizbollah before being sidelined by later politicians
Publisher and activist who documented country’s violent past had previously received death threats
Meeting comes as sectarian leaders in Beirut under pressure to form government
Washington claims two political heavyweights engaged in corruption to help Iran-backed group
Hariri rules himself out of premiership with no credible candidate in sight for key job
Tribunal ruling on Hariri’s killing and Beirut explosion add to country’s instability
Tribunal finds one member of paramilitary group guilty over killing of former Lebanese leader
Beirut blast felt like a visit from the fifth horseman of the apocalypse
The supposed beneficiaries of the US Caesar Act will be pushed faster towards famine
Paramilitary group seizes on Covid 19 crisis to show it is a force for good after countries’ mass protests
The skies above Idlib are crowded with rival warplanes and drones with 3m civilians at risk
Campaign to isolate Iran-backed paramilitaries gains traction in Latin America
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