Lebanon

Gemayel, Sleiman, and Siniora Present a Rescue Plan for Lebanon
PoliticsGemayel, Sleiman, and Siniora Present a Rescue Plan for Lebanon

Former presidents Amine Gemayel and Michel Sleiman, along with former prime minister Fouad Siniora, presented a five-point rescue plan to save Lebanon, on Wednesday, following a meeting they held at Gemayel’s residence in Bikfaya. Restoring Lebanese sovereignty and putting an end to the armed confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah are the ...

The Testimony of a Beirut Resident Wary of a New May 7
The Testimony of a Beirut Resident Wary of a New May 7

As the fighting between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah escalated in southern Lebanon, tens of thousands of displaced people converged on Beirut, where they were warmly received by its inhabitants. They opened their hearts and homes, making schools and restaurants available to those escaping the devastation of war and death from southern Lebanon, ...

Airstrikes Hit Tyre, Close to the City's Ancient Ruins
Airstrikes Hit Tyre, Close to the City's Ancient Ruins

Four Israeli airstrikes targeted the city of Tyre on Wednesday,    just 500 meters from the city’s ancient ruins, a UNESCO world heritage site.   Following an Israeli evacuation warning covering large swathes of the city, civil defense rushed to warn residents to leave.   Only 14,500 people remain in the city, many of them displaced ...

Heavy Israeli Raids Hit Southern Town of Tyre
Heavy Israeli Raids Hit Southern Town of Tyre

The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, issued an evacuation warning to residents in Tyre on Wednesday, urging those living between Al-Hiram, Jaafar Sharaf Al-Din, Abu Dib and Al-Athar street to leave immediately. The warning emphasized that Hezbollah’s activities in the area were provoking decisive military actions from the ...

Lebanon 'on the Brink of Collapse,' Warns German Foreign Minister
Lebanon 'on the Brink of Collapse,' Warns German Foreign Minister

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned on Wednesday that “Lebanon is on the brink of collapse” as she arrived in the war-torn country for a visit. As Israel clashes with the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, she stated that “any deliberate attack on UN peacekeepers violates international humanitarian law.” Baerbock was on ...

France “Will Not Fail” Lebanon, Pledges Barrot
France “Will Not Fail” Lebanon, Pledges Barrot

France stands by Lebanon and “will not fail it,” assured French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Wednesday, on the eve of the international support conference being held in Paris. “The aim is first and foremost to reaffirm the need for a ceasefire, a diplomatic resolution, and an end to hostilities; to mobilize humanitarian aid from as ...

Hochstein's Proposal: A Beacon of Hope or a Harbinger of Diplomatic Failure?
AnalysisHochstein's Proposal: A Beacon of Hope or a Harbinger of Diplomatic Failure?

On Monday, the US special envoy visited Beirut as part of yet another diplomatic initiative aimed at reinforcing stability in Lebanon amid heightened tensions on the southern border with Israel. American demands—ranging from the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to separating Lebanon's situation from the war in ...

Israel Has Moved Beyond Resolution 1701… What’s Next for Lebanon?
AnalysisIsrael Has Moved Beyond Resolution 1701… What’s Next for Lebanon?

Has United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 been effectively set aside, with political discussions now focusing on a new international resolution or a revised version of the existing one? Such a step would aim to halt the escalating Israeli war on Lebanon, which is increasingly targeting civilians, residential neighborhoods, densely ...

The Bodies of Hashem Safieddine and 23 Other Hezbollah Commanders Recovered
The Bodies of Hashem Safieddine and 23 Other Hezbollah Commanders Recovered

Israel confirmed on Tuesday that it has killed Hashem Safieddine, the presumed successor of slain Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, was the most likely successor to Nasrallah, who is also his cousin. Safieddine’s body, along with the corpses of 23 other persons, all ...

Rising Death Toll Amid Intensifying Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
Rising Death Toll Amid Intensifying Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

The death toll in Lebanon continues to rise daily as the conflict between the Israeli army and Hezbollah intensifies, with 2,546 dead and 11,862 injured since October 8, 2023. Southern suburbs Three Israeli raids targeted the Ghobeiry neighborhood, minutes after the end of a press conference held nearby by Hezbollah media office head and ...

Hashem Safieddine, Nasrallah’s Potential Successor, Killed by Israel
ExclusiveHashem Safieddine, Nasrallah’s Potential Successor, Killed by Israel

Likely killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday, October 3rd, Hachem Safieddine, whose body was found on Tuesday, October 22nd, was an influential figure within Hezbollah. Born in 1964 in Deir Qanoun Al Naher, South Lebanon, he was a maternal cousin of the pro-Iranian group’s secretary-general, Hassan ...