Lebanon

 Meeting at the Serail to Address Raoucheh Rock Illumination Defiance
Meeting at the Serail to Address Raoucheh Rock Illumination Defiance

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam convened a ministerial meeting at the Grand Serail on Thursday afternoon to address the repercussions of Hezbollah’s illumination of Raoucheh Rock in defiance of a government decision.  According to sources, Minister of Health Rakan Nassereddine, Minister of Environment Tamara el-Zein and Minister of Administrative ...

Netanyahu at UN: Conditional Peace with Lebanon, a New Middle East
Netanyahu at UN: Conditional Peace with Lebanon, a New Middle East

In an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reopened the door to peace with Lebanon. He declared that “peace between Israel and Lebanon is possible,” contingent on the disarmament of Hezbollah. “If Lebanon takes action to disarm Hezbollah, I’m confident peace will follow,” he ...

Lebanese Army Launches Raids Against Fugitives in Baalbeck
Lebanese Army Launches Raids Against Fugitives in Baalbeck

The Lebanese Army carried out raids in Dar al-Wasaa, Baalbeck, on Friday, deploying air force units and drones in pursuit of wanted individuals and contraband. Field reports confirmed that a prominent fugitive, identified as H.J. and known by the alias “al-Sabee’,” was killed during the operation. In a statement, the Army Command said that ...

Hezbollah vs. the State: A Sisyphus Moment at Raouche
Op-edHezbollah vs. the State: A Sisyphus Moment at Raouche

In a bold display of power that lays bare Lebanon’s fragile balance of forces, Hezbollah flouted every law and directive, trampling both state decisions and promises to its own allies. On Thursday evening, despite an explicit ban from Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud, the Pigeon Rock in Raouche, an iconic national and tourist landmark, was ...

The End of an Era: Hezbollah Without Its Anchor
SpotlightThe End of an Era: Hezbollah Without Its Anchor

September 27, 2024, marked a turning point for Hezbollah. At 6:30 PM, a powerful shockwave tore through Beirut’s southern suburb and its surroundings, but the deeper tremor was political. In a matter of seconds, the “Party of God” entered free fall. Hassan Nasrallah, the movement’s towering figure, its uncontested leader and the symbol of ...

Israel Strikes Hezbollah 'Precision' Missile Site in Beqaa
Israel Strikes Hezbollah 'Precision' Missile Site in Beqaa

The Israeli Army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, announced on Friday that Israeli fighter jets struck a Hezbollah “precision missile production site.” The statement came after Israeli warplanes carried out multiple raids on positions in the Beqaa’s eastern mountain chain, targeting areas in Jerd al-Shaara, Nabi Shit and ...

Syrian Army Clashes with Narcotics Smugglers on Lebanese Border
Syrian Army Clashes with Narcotics Smugglers on Lebanese Border

The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that army units clashed with a group of narcotics smugglers near Dabousiya, west of Homs, along the Lebanese-Syrian border. In a statement, the ministry said the confrontation led to the seizure of a batch of drugs, which was handed over to the competent authorities. It added that operations to ...

Berri: No Cause for Concern...
Berri: No Cause for Concern...

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri speaks only when circumstances demand it or when a message must be conveyed, whether on domestic or external fronts. He has mastered the art of choosing his words, his audience, and the medium through which they are delivered. This is the result of forty years of political shrewdness, which has taught him how to ...

Salam Condemns Hezbollah for Defying State Decisions, Calls for Legal Action
Salam Condemns Hezbollah for Defying State Decisions, Calls for Legal Action

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called on Thursday on the ministers of Interior, Justice and Defense to take “immediate action” and arrest those responsible for projecting images onto Beirut’s iconic Raouche Rock, in defiance of an official ban. In a post on X, Salam urged that the perpetrators be referred for investigation and “punished in ...

Boulos: Hezbollah Disarmament a 'Red Line' for Washington
Boulos: Hezbollah Disarmament a 'Red Line' for Washington

US President Donald Trump’s advisor on African affairs, Massaad Boulos, underscored that the disarmament of Hezbollah and the exclusive control of arms by the Lebanese state constitute a “red line” for Washington. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Thursday, Boulos reiterated US support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), highlighting ...