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US Envoy Thomas Barrack Urges Lebanon to Seize the Moment, or Be Left Behind

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US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack delivered a strong message to Lebanese leaders on Monday, urging them to “seize the opportunity” for peace and reform while the region is moving forward on the path of change and the United States remains engaged and supportive. His remarks to the press followed a meeting with President Joseph Aoun at Baabda ...

VideosBarrack to Beirut: Act Now or Be Left Behind

Chelsea Al Arif 14:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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After a pivotal hour of closed-door talks, US envoy Tom Barrack delivered a clear and urgent message: Lebanon must act swiftly—from within—or risk missing the region’s fast-moving train.

Intensified Israeli Raids Pound Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Overnight

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Israeli warplanes carried out a wave of intense airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa on Sunday evening, targeting multiple locations. The strikes come on the eve of US envoy Tom Barrack’s expected arrival in Beirut. Barrack is due to receive Lebanon’s formal response to Washington’s proposed roadmap aimed at resolving two major ...

Lebanon Leads Creation of First Francophone Model Supreme Court

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The Association of Francophone Supreme Judicial Courts (AHJUCAF) adopted the “Rabat Recommendations” on Monday, marking the first global framework to establish a Model Court for Francophone Supreme Judicial Courts. This initiative was originally proposed by Lebanon in 2020. The newly adopted Rabat Recommendations lay the foundation for a ...

Lebanese Army Carries Out Series of Raids, Arrests 20

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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) arrested around 20 people on Monday after raiding several regions across the country. According to a statement released by the LAF Command, military patrols, accompanied by intelligence units, conducted targeted operations in Choueifat, Bauchrieh, Shmestar and Tripoli. In Choueifat (Aley district), a Lebanese ...

VideosBarrack in Lebanon: The Country at a Historic Crossroads

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US envoy Tom Barrack is back in Beirut this Monday – his second visit in less than a month. His goal: to secure a clear response from Lebanese authorities on the US proposal to disarm Hezbollah by November. Barrack is expected to meet with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Foreign Minister ...

EditorialWhen Hezbollah Clings to a Perpetual State of War

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In the aftermath of one of Hezbollah’s many aimless wars in recent years, a senior figure within the pro-Iranian party delivered a speech categorizing the Lebanese people into four groups: the “noblest” – party members and loyalists who, in his words, are “resisting the occupation,” those who “collaborate with the enemy,” those who ...

AnalysisThe Peace Riddles Between Lebanon and Syria

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The destruction of the operational platforms of Iranian subversion politics in the Near East is not yet complete, as none of the concerned countries has been able to oversee a path to stabilization. Syria, with its overwhelming reconstruction and national reconciliation assignments, has a long way to go before steadying its course. Lebanon is ...

Geagea Calls on Government to Lead Talks on Hezbollah’s Disarmament

This is Beirut 06/07 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, has called on the government to take the lead in responding to a US roadmap aimed at helping Lebanon gradually resolve its border issue with Israel—which maintains a military presence at five points—and to tackle the issue of illegal weapons within its territory. In a statement released ...

Qassem: Defense of Lebanon Is a 'Duty'

This is Beirut 06/07 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem reaffirmed on Saturday the group’s unwavering stance on resisting Israel, declaring that Lebanon will remain in a “continuous struggle to defend its sovereignty and land against the Israeli enemy.” In his speech, Qassem stated that defending Lebanon is not a choice but a “duty,” and ...

Salam: State Must Regain Monopoly over Arms

This is Beirut 06/07 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterated on Sunday the need to fully implement the Taif Agreement, stressing that Lebanon’s failure to confine arms to the hands of the state remains a fundamental obstacle to national stability. “Arms must be confined to the hands of the state, and we have failed to fulfill this clause since the Taif ...

Patriarch Rai: 'Those in Charge Have Forgotten That Responsibility Is a Service, Not a Business'

This is Beirut 06/07 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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From the Maronite Patriarchate's summer headquarters in Diman, Maronite Patriarch Rai denounced the loss of a sense of duty and mission among Lebanon's leaders in his Sunday homily. “The country is a mission, and the Lebanese are sent to their homeland to participate, not to withdraw,” he declared. The Patriarch pointed to the forgetfulness ...