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Laure Al Khoury

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Laure Al Khoury

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared public mourning after Nasrallah’s death, as did Lebanon and Iraq (ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
ALI KARAKE DEATH

Israel kills Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut air strike

Nasrallah had enjoyed cult status among his Shiite Muslim supporters, and was the only man in Lebanon with the power to wage war or make peace

  • Laure Al Khoury
  • Benoit Finck
5 min read
A man rides his moped past a billboard bearing portraits of slain leaders, Ismail Haniyeh of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Iranian Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani, and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr on the main road near the Beirut International Airport on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)
CEASEFIRE NEGOTIATIONS

Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon amid rising regional tensions, fears of war

Saudi Arabia and France are the latest of several countries calling on their citizens to leave

  • Laure Al Khoury
  • Talek Harris
5 min read