DUBAI/JERUSALEM, June 17 — United States (US) President Donald Trump said he wanted a "real end" to the nuclear dispute with Iran and indicated he may send senior American officials to meet with the Islamic Republic as the Israel-Iran air war raged for a fifth day.

BEIRUT, Feb 24 — Hundreds of thousands of people bid farewell to Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah at a mass funeral in Beirut yesterday, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in a stunning blow to the Iranian-backed group.

BEIRUT, Feb 8 — Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, following unusually direct United States (US) intervention in the process and in a step intended to bring the country closer to accessing reconstruction funds, following a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — Israeli forces killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday as a deadline for their withdrawal passed and thousands of people tried to return to their homes in defiance of Israeli military orders, said the Lebanese authorities.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Nov 26 — Israel looks set to approve a United States-led plan for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah today, a senior Israeli official said, clearing the way for an end to the war which has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza conflict 14 months ago.

BEIRUT, Nov 19 — Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a United States-led proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters yesterday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end the fighting.

BEIRUT, Nov 15 — An Israeli airstrike flattened a building near one of Beirut’s busiest traffic junctions today, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel kept up its intensified bombardment of Hezbollah-controlled areas of the city.

BEIRUT, Oct 29 — Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has elected deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air attack on Beirut's southern suburb over a month ago.

BEIRUT, Oct 23 — Hashem Safieddine, the top Hezbollah official widely expected to succeed slain secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli attack, the group said Wednesday.

TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct 22 — United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, in the first big US push for a Middle East ceasefire since Israel killed the leader of Hamas last week — and the last attempt before a presidential election that could upend US policy.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct 18 — Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said on Friday it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel, while Iran said “the spirit of resistance will be strengthened” after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — Israel has a right to target Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah even as it may be hiding in civilian buildings in Lebanon, but should do so in a way that protects civilians, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said yesterday.

JERUSALEM/DUBAI, Oct 14 — Israel expanded its targets in its war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people in an airstrike on the Christian-majority town of Aitou in the north, said the Lebanese Red Cross.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 5 — The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an Israeli airstrike that is reported to have targeted him.

BEIRUT, Sept 30 — Lebanon's Hezbollah will choose a successor to its slain secretary-general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah "at the earliest opportunity" and will continue the fight against Israel, the Iran-backed group's deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Monday.

BEIRUT, Sept 29 — Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Saturday a three-day national mourning after the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, which has sparked fears of a wider conflict in the region, Anadolu Agency reported.

NEW YORK, Sept 29 — Malaysia has expressed deep regret over Israel’s barbaric actions following the assassination of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Jewish state as arrogant and disrespectful of the decisions made by the United Nations (UN).

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 28 — A wave of air raids hit Beirut's southern suburbs early on Saturday as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah, after a massive strike on the Iran-backed movement's command centre that apparently targeted leader Hassan Nasrallah.

NEW YORK, Sept 26 — The United Nations (UN) Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday to address the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, as Lebanon's situation continues to deteriorate.

TOKYO/SHANGHAI/TAIPEI, Sept 23 — The lethal hack of Hezbollah’s Asian-branded pagers and walkie-talkies has sparked an intense search for the devices’ path, revealing a murky market for older technologies where buyers may have few assurances about what they are getting.