Long-running conflict enters dangerous phase with thousands of Yemenis forced into refugee camps
Prime minister-designate resigns after Hezbollah-led opposition rejects proposed cabinet
US-backed, Sunni-led alliance celebrates upset against Shia party supported by Syria and Iran
Moscow challenges US arms supply with biggest upgrade of Lebanese military since civil war
Deal breaks years of isolation following accusations of involvement in assassination of Lebanese premier
Killing of top Syrian army officer triggers intense speculation about crisis over relations in region
Hizbullah give hero's welcome to returned prisoner who was held for killing three Israelis
Samir Qantar, one of the Arab world's icons of armed struggle, has set foot on Lebanese soil to a hero's welcome
Ian Black and Hugh Macleod look at the backgrounds of some of those due to be exchanged, and at one who is notable by his absence from the swap