Chelsea Al Arif 2025-02-17 16:00 - Reading : less than a minute
What will the policy statement of PM Nawaf Salam’s government entail? And what happens after the ministers discuss the draft?
Marc Saikali 2025-02-17 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Achrafieh Hezbollah
What will happen on February 18, the deadline for the truce extension? Probably not much. The Israelis won’t have fully withdrawn, Hezbollah will call for “resistance” and the international community will exert pressure to avoid an unexpected escalation. Yelling and threatening mobs will likely rush into the neighborhoods that, not so long ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-17 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ceasefire Joseph Aoun Saudi Arabia United States
President Joseph Aoun on Monday reiterated the Lebanese Army’s responsibility for securing the country’s borders, emphasizing its full readiness for accountability. Addressing the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons, Aoun stated that any resolution must be discussed among the Lebanese. President Aoun voiced concern that Israeli troops may not ...
Nadia Hallak 2025-02-17 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Downtown Beirut Business Souks
After years of closure, void and stagnation of market activity, Nejmeh Square in downtown Beirut was finally reopened to the public, along with the surrounding roads — especially those near the Parliament building and the Banks’ Street, adjacent to the Grand Serail. These areas had been sealed off with metal and concrete barriers, as well as ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-17 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Hezbollah
An Israeli strike on Monday targeted a vehicle in Saida, on the eve of a withdrawal deadline under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli Channel 12 reported that the target was a Palestinian Hamas military commander. According to Al-Hadath media, the individual was Mohammad Shahine, Hamas's military chief in ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-02-17 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah Gulf
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hezbollah have yet to come to terms with the end of Hezbollah’s military and security role as the armed wing of the Islamic Revolution. Therefore, they are attempting by all means to maintain a foothold that would allow Hezbollah to reassert itself. However, the prevailing ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-17 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Munich Security Order of Malta
Under the aegis of the 61st Munich Security Conference, the high-level side event organized by the Sovereign Order of Malta entitled "Kairos or Crisis? Unwinding Lebanon’s Path to Stability and Peace” was held. The event was divided into two panels with the participation of numerous guests from the political and institutional scene, including ...
Charles Chartouni 2025-02-17 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The new government of Lebanon was welcomed as symptomatic of a new era. Nonetheless, its shortcomings are obvious, and its inaugural performance is not a good omen. The political subtext is plainly contradictory, and its steering committee doesn’t seem to realize that its multiple inconsistencies are self-defeating. Surfing on the false idea of ...
Michel Touma 2025-02-16 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Iran UNIFIL Joseph Aoun
For those who remained skeptical, reluctant to acknowledge the reality before them, the past few days should have dispelled any lingering doubt. Hezbollah has once again provided undeniable proof that its political agenda and modus operandi stand in stark opposition to the construction of a unified, sovereign state. More than ever, the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-16 21:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah Iran
In a ritual now well mastered, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem placed his speech under two political banners, one rather reduced, regional, the other more elaborate, local. With regard to internal political developments, Qassem played the cards of “apparent good intention” and “innocence.” “We have endeavored to contribute ...
Yara Germany 2025-02-16 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Saudi Arabia Saad Hariri Future Movement
Saad Hariri was greeted with a massive crowd at Martyrs' Square on Friday, February 14. His return, eagerly awaited by his supporters, came more than three years after his withdrawal from the Lebanese political scene. In fact, much of the Sunni community has been feeling sidelined and underrepresented in recent years. For former Minister Rashid ...
This is Beirut 2025-02-16 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanese Army South Lebanon ceasefire
Israeli forces opened fire toward the town of Hula on Sunday, killing one person and injuring several others, according to the National News Agency (NNA). The escalation followed an incident in which residents of the southern Lebanese town bypassed a barrier erected by the Israeli army and entered the area despite Israeli military ...