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A flag of Hezbollah flutters at the site of destroyed buildings following airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs of Ghobeiry neighborhood, on March 5, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
March 21, 2026, 11:53 am
How Iran’s IRGC rebuilt Lebanon’s Hezbollah to be ready for war
Iranian advisers filled the gaps in Hezbollah’s decimated leadership, shifted terror group from a hierarchical command to small decentralized units
By Laila Bassam, TOM PERRY, Samia Nakhoul and Maya Gebeily
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah wave flags and hold pictures of their slain leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut's southern suburbs, to celebrate a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, on June 25, 2025. (Haitham Moussawi/AFP)
July 4, 2025, 3:06 pm
Hezbollah said to be considering partial disarmament after devastating Israeli blows
Terror group said to perceive huge arsenal meant to deter and attack Israel as possible liability; its finances damaged by regional change, Israeli assassinations
By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily
Riad Salameh the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, listens to a journalist's question during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
September 3, 2024, 7:32 pm
Lebanon’s former central bank chief arrested over financial crimes
Riad Salameh said to have been charged with embezzlement, money laundering and fraud after years of accusations marred his 30-year term as bank governor
By Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari
In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, listens to Ziad Nakhaleh, the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, second right, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
August 1, 2024, 6:59 pm
Iran to huddle with proxy leaders to discuss retaliation against Israel
Islamic Republic supreme leader, senior IRGC members to attend Tehran meeting with representatives from Hamas, PIJ, Houthis, Iraqi militias
By Parisa Hafezi, Ahmed Rasheed and Laila Bassam
Workers remove debris from the site of last week's explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 10, 2020 (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
From the WebAugust 11, 2020, 5:31 am
Lebanon’s leaders were warned in July about explosives at port — report
Documents seen by Reuters show security officials warned prime minister and president that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate posed security risk and could destroy capital
By Laila Bassam and Samia Nakhoul
Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. (YouTube screenshot)
From the WebOctober 7, 2015, 3:11 am
How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow
Qassem Soleimani’s July visit to Moscow was first step in planning for Russian military intervention in Syrian war, Reuters reports
By Laila Bassam and TOM PERRY
From the WebMarch 2, 2012, 2:12 pm
New indictment issued over killing of Hariri, says Lebanese source
Fifth person to be indicted in the 2005 murder of the billionaire politician is also member of Hezbollah
By Laila Bassam
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