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Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian Official and Bodyguard in East…
An Israeli airstrike on eastern Lebanon killed a number of people, including a senior member of a Palestinian group and his…
Lebanese Officials Outraged over Iranian FM’s ‘Incitement’ against…
Lebanese officials were outraged on Thursday over Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s recent remarks over the state’s…
Lebanese Cabinet Approves Objectives of US Proposal on Hezbollah as…
Lebanon's information minister said the cabinet had approved on Thursday only the objectives of a US proposal for disarming…
US Plan Sees Hezbollah Disarmed by Year-end, Israeli Withdrawal
The United States has presented Lebanon with a proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending…
Lebanon Cabinet to Meet Again on Hezbollah Disarmament
Lebanon's cabinet is set to meet again on Thursday to discuss the thorny task of disarming Hezbollah, a day after the Iran-backed…
Tehran Loses Ground to Najaf’s Rising Influence in Baghdad
Iran’s sway over Iraq’s Shiite political landscape is weakening as the Najaf religious establishment, led by Cleric Ali…
Can Lebanon Disarm Hezbollah?
Lebanon's cabinet has told the army to draw up a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms in a challenge to the Iran-backed…
Hezbollah Says Lebanon Cabinet Decision to Seek State Monopoly on…
Hezbollah said on Wednesday the Lebanese government was committing a "grave sin" by tasking the army with establishing a state…
End of Era as Beirut Renames Assad Avenue After Late Legend Ziad…
Lebanon has decided to rebaptize a thoroughfare named after former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad in favor of late Lebanese…
Israel Says It Killed Hezbollah Operative in East Lebanon
The Israeli army said Wednesday that it killed a Hezbollah operative in the Bekaa region of east Lebanon who it said was…
Lebanon’s Supreme Defense Council: A Coordinating Body within…
Debate over the Supreme Defense Council (SDC) is back in Lebanon amid rising political discussions about the possibility of…
Lebanon Tasks Army with Limiting Arms to State Forces in Challenge to…
Lebanon's cabinet on Tuesday tasked the army with drawing up a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms by the end of the year,…
Hezbollah Rejects Deadline for its Disarmament as Lebanese Govt Holds…
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem declared on Tuesday that his party will not agree to any timeframe for its…
What is Hezbollah, the Lebanese Group under Pressure to Disarm?
The Lebanese government is expected to discuss Hezbollah's disarmament on Tuesday, facing pressure from the United States to make…
Hundreds Gather to Mark Five Years Since Beirut Blast, but Justice…
Hundreds of Lebanese gathered solemnly near Beirut's coast on Monday to commemorate a half-decade since the cataclysmic port…
A Father's Grief and a Nation's Hope: Lebanon Awaits Justice 5 Years…
George Bezdjian remembers searching for his daughter, Jessica, after a massive explosion at Beirut's port five years ago. He…
Salam to Beirut Port Explosion Victims: Justice Will Be Achieved, No…
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterated on Sunday his government’s commitment to ensure that decisions of war and peace…
“No One Is Coming”: Why Christians in the Middle East Are Facing a…
"No One Is Coming": Why Christians in the Middle East Are Facing a New Age of Menace and Betrayal. By Elijah J. Magnier - For the…
Why the U.S. Only Wants Hezbollah’s Precision Weapons, Not Its Full…
By Elijah J. Magnier – The United States does not seek the total disarmament of Hezbollah. It wants something far more…
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