Hizbullah

Presidency candidate has had ‘very positive’ response from Sinn Féin members but respects party’s process around contesting election

The 15-date tour had been due to begin at the start of October

UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon under threat on Monday as Israel and US oppose deployment

Private Seán Rooney died after his UN vehicle came under attack in Lebanon in 2022

Hamas, which is not part of the process, described the handover of weapons as an ‘internal matter within the Fatah movement’

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Council set to vote on peacekeeping force’s continued deployment, which has support of Lebanon’s president

Islamist group vows ‘no life’ in country if government seeks to remove Iran-backed militia

Government ministers from Iran-backed group and Muslim Shia allies withdraw from cabinet meeting in protest at discussions

‘What happened in Lebanon was not justice,’ says Natasha Rooney

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Transport for London rejects poster featuring likeness of a balaclava, deeming advert as ‘likely to cause offence’

Investigators believe Kinahan organised crime group among transnational gangs linked to €157m seizure

Pte Rooney (24) was killed in attack on peacekeeper convoy in Lebanon in 2022

If Kneecap’s pro-Palestine stance is noisy and relentless, it’s right up there with the band’s marketing nous

Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert

Force says alleged offences happened outside the statutory time limit for prosecution and decision does not impact other prosecution

Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained

A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East

Unifil mission requires UN Security Council vote amid fears US will act to end or scale it back

How Israel’s security services pulled off parallel operations in Iran may never fully become public, but early hints are trickling out

With almost 2,000km between Tel Aviv and Tehran, this is Israel’s first long-distance war

Bedlam and singing outside London court as Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appears on charge over displaying Hizbullah flag

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under stage name Mo Chara, accused of displaying a flag in support of Hizbullah

More than 80% of Jewish Israelis support the conflict, researchers say

Taoiseach criticises Tehran and Tel Aviv, warning of risk to regional and global stability

Air defence systems firing in Iranian cities, signalling possible start of another Israeli attack, according to state television

Israel warns strikes are just start of its campaign, while Donald Trump says Iran could halt attacks by ending its nuclear programme

Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, Darragh Mackin and Gareth Peirce part of team representing member of Irish-language rap trio in Westminster court

Already speculation that a successful outcome for Israel could prompt Binyamin Netanyahu to call early election

Complaints of one-sided treatment may often be simplistic or partisan, but that only underscores the corrosive effect of inconsistent application of the law

Push to demilitarise Palestinian factions seen as precursor to far tougher bid to disarm Hizbullah

Six-month Unifil deployment in Lebanon completed by 170 troops

Hadi Matar stabbed author 15 times at 2022 literary gathering in New York, causing severe injuries to his right eye, liver and intestines

All Irish personnel are ‘safe and well’, Defence Forces say

Beirut Letter: I am unused to the sudden contrast between joy and violence, and feel a deep disquiet

UK counter-terrorism police are investigating videos of the group

Families of murdered MPs reject band’s ‘half an apology’

Video from 2023 appears to show a band member saying ‘the only good Tory is a dead Tory’

Khaldiyeh, in Syria’s third-largest city, is a former opposition stronghold once under siege during the country’s long war