Hezbollah

US proposes disarmament roadmap for Hezbollah by year-end, triggering Cabinet split in Beirut

The US has presented Lebanon with a proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel's military operations in the country and the withdrawal of its troops from five positions in south Lebanon, according to a copy of a Lebanese cabinet agenda

Will Hezbollah surrender its weapons? Lebanese armed group balks as pressure mounts

Once hailed as the country’s most powerful armed force, Hezbollah now finds itself under intense scrutiny from both domestic and international actors

Lebanon firm on disarming Hezbollah, seeks to arrest non-state actors brandishing automatic weapons

The US-brokered truce stipulates that all armed groups in Lebanon must disarm

Hezbollah's new chief says group will not surrender to Israeli aggression

Qassem, who succeeded longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah after Israel killed him in September, said the group's fighters would not abandon their arms and asserted that Israel's "aggression" must first stop.

Israel defies ceasefire in Lebanon, conducts strikes in south, killing 3 people

The Lebanese health ministry said an "Israeli enemy" drone strike on a car in Kunin, south Lebanon, killed one man and wounded another person

This Week in Explainers: What did the US target in Iran? And how?

The US has entered Israel’s war on Iran. On Sunday, it bombed Fordow and two other nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic. But why did Israel need America’s help? Our weekly wrap answers these questions and everything you need to know about the Israel-Iran conflict

Why has Hezbollah stayed out of the Israel-Iran conflict so far?

As Iran and Israel exchange direct attacks, Hezbollah — Tehran’s most powerful regional ally — has chosen to stay on the sidelines. The Lebanon-based group, weakened by last year’s Israeli strikes and under domestic and international pressure, has publicly pledged loyalty to Iran but held back militarily

Trump and jihadist forces: Is the US taking a U-turn on war on terror?

While Trump positioned himself as a fighter against jihadism, he unintentionally played into the hands of the jihadist groups by fuelling global instability and deepening divisions within US

Are Al Qaeda and other terror groups in US paying X for blue ticks?

A new investigation by the Tech Transparency Project, a nonprofit watchdog of major tech companies, has found that Elon Musk’s platform X has been receiving subscription payments from individuals and groups designated as terrorists by the United States. Those reportedly paying for X’s services include an Al-Qaeda adviser, a Hezbollah founder, the leader of an Iraqi militia accused of targeting US troops, and a senior Houthi official

Why India needs an Iron Dome to neutralise Pakistan's shelling at the border

Along with the Akash missile defence system and the S-400, the Iron Dome could be the perfect fit to counter the artillery mayhem unleashed by Pakistan across the LoC and International Border