Joseph Aoun’s Courageous Stand: A Historic Turning Point for Lebanon’s Sovereignty
Tara B. Moussallem 2025-08-06 15:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Yesterday, an exceptional Cabinet session was held at the Baabda Presidential Palace, lasting nearly six hours and marking a major political turning point in Lebanon’s modern history. Under the presidency of the Head of State, General Joseph Aoun, the government adopted a bold and unprecedented decision: to set a deadline for the disarmament ...
Raids at Casino du Liban and OMT: Sweeping Out Parallel Financing Networks
Tara B. Moussallem 2025-06-19 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It was an operation that took everyone by surprise and deserves to be loudly applauded: Lebanese security forces, in coordination with financial judiciary authorities, carried out raids on the 18th of June at Casino du Liban—seizing computers and servers—and at a branch of OMT, a money transfer company. This is a rare assertion of ...
Kulluna “Hood”: Breaking the Rules, But Defending Whom?
Tara B. Moussallem 2025-06-04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Once upon a time, there was a man named Robin Hood. A popular hero of English folklore, he stole from the rich to give to the poor… only to end up betrayed by his own. Since then, many have dreamed of becoming justice warriors. But between legend and reality, the myth quickly crumbles. In Lebanon, amidst economic and social collapse, Kulluna ...
The Cost of No Peace: What Lebanon Loses by Staying in a Perpetual State of 'Resistance'
Tara B. Moussallem 2025-05-30 10:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In Lebanon, the word “resistance” has long been romanticized—chanted in songs, woven into political slogans and wrapped in the symbolism of national pride. Yet, behind this idealized notion lies a sobering truth: Lebanon is a nation trapped in a permanent state of conflict, with its sovereignty and future held hostage by Hezbollah’s ...