This photo taken from northern Israel shows Israeli tanks and military vehicles driving on a road between destroyed houses in southern Lebanon, April 25, 2026. Jalaa Marey / AFP TOPSHOT - This photograph taken from the northern Israel shows Israeli tanks and military vehicles driving along the road between destroyed houses in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, on April 25, 2026. Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on April 25 in the country's south killed four people, despite a ceasefire that was extended this week in the war between Israel and militant group Hezbollah. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Lebanon is once again at the center of Arab, regional and international attention. Despite Arab and U.S. efforts to distance it from Iran, dynamics involving Pakistan are expected to reverberate across the Lebanese file. And U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a personal interest in the dossier, seeking to secure a diplomatic success.Saudi Arabia, for its part, has stepped up its engagement, setting out a series of principles reflected in the visit of its envoy, Yazid bin Farhan, to Lebanon. This involvement is part of a broader push that includes Arab and European initiatives, notably French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to revive the idea of an international conference in support of Lebanon, as well as efforts to expand negotiations into a wider regional framework beyond the exclusive U.S.-brokered Lebanese-Israeli talks. ...
Lebanon is once again at the center of Arab, regional and international attention. Despite Arab and U.S. efforts to distance it from Iran, dynamics involving Pakistan are expected to reverberate across the Lebanese file. And U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a personal interest in the dossier, seeking to secure a diplomatic success.Saudi Arabia, for its part, has stepped up its engagement, setting out a series of principles reflected in the visit of its envoy, Yazid bin Farhan, to Lebanon. This involvement is part of a broader push that includes Arab and European initiatives, notably French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to revive the idea of an international conference in support of Lebanon, as well as efforts to expand negotiations into a wider regional framework beyond the exclusive U.S.-brokered Lebanese-Israeli talks. ...
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