https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/lebanon/ The latest Flip News stories on Lebanon. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:25 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/lebanon-roumieh-hunger-strike/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/lebanon-roumieh-hunger-strike/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A hunger strike by inmates at Lebanon's Roumieh prison has entered its third week over the suspended implementation of the country's first amnesty law since 1991. Sarah Whitfield Lebanon Roumieh prison hunger strike amnesty law Beirut The National / AFP https://flipnews.co.uk/world/rubio-saudi-talks-yemen-hormuz/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/rubio-saudi-talks-yemen-hormuz/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:59:00 GMT US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Washington on Monday on Yemen and Hormuz shipping security, after the US declined Saudi requests for strikes on the Houthis but agreed to intelligence support. Sarah Whitfield Marco Rubio Saudi Arabia Yemen Strait of Hormuz Houthis Lebanon US-Iran war Al Jazeera https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israeli-minister-smotrich-west-bank-war-annexation-call/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israeli-minister-smotrich-west-bank-war-annexation-call/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:50:00 GMT Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich used a Ynet podcast on Sunday to call for war in the West Bank and the annexation of Gaza territory to the 'yellow line' and southern Lebanon to the Litani River, drawing a condemnation from the Palestinian Authority. Sarah Whitfield Israel West Bank Gaza Lebanon Smotrich annexation The Times of Israel / Dawn https://flipnews.co.uk/world/idf-strikes-hezbollah-drone-attack-lebanon/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/idf-strikes-hezbollah-drone-attack-lebanon/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hezbollah launched an explosive drone at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon's buffer zone overnight; the IDF says no soldiers were injured and it struck the group's drone and anti-tank missile launching posts in response. Sarah Whitfield Hezbollah IDF Lebanon Israel Middle East The Times of Israel; Haaretz; Israel National News https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israel-apache-helicopters-southern-lebanon-escalation/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israel-apache-helicopters-southern-lebanon-escalation/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT An Israeli Apache helicopter struck a commercial building in Nabatieh and a house in Qabrikha on Sunday morning — the first reported use of attack helicopters in Israel's ongoing strikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media. Sarah Whitfield Israel Lebanon Hezbollah Middle East L'Orient Today