Lebanon

The End of the Cold War, a New Phase in the Region
The End of the Cold War, a New Phase in the Region

A European diplomat maintains that the Cold War phase is over, and that the time has come for a new phase in the world, generated by new alliances that have emerged, in particular, since the war in Ukraine. The conflict has altered many facts and pushed towards a new phase in which the United States, China, India and Russia, as well as other ...

Lebanon Appeals to UNSC and ITU Over Israeli Cyber Attacks
Lebanon Appeals to UNSC and ITU Over Israeli Cyber Attacks

Lebanon formally submitted complaints on Thursday to both the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in response to Israeli cyber-attacks. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested condemnation from Security Council member states, citing significant threats to the nation’s civil ...

Opposition Delegation to Mikati: 1701 Remains the Only Solution
Opposition Delegation to Mikati: 1701 Remains the Only Solution

A delegation of opposition MPs held talks with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday against the backdrop of the recent armed escalation between Hezbollah and Israel. After the meeting, MP Marc Daou emphasized that “the only solution to the crisis is the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701,” underscoring the ...

The Nahr al-Kalb Stelae Syndrome
The Nahr al-Kalb Stelae Syndrome

This article should be read by anyone who believes they can take control of Lebanon. A few months ago, I was talking to my friend Frédéric Domont, who has sadly recently passed away. I shared my recent experience in Lebanon, having always lived in France, and the challenges of dealing with Lebanese people on a daily basis. This great expert on ...

Patriarch Estephanos Doueihi (2/2)
Patriarch Estephanos Doueihi (2/2)

Estephanos Doueihi initiated a liturgical and cultural reform that reconnected with Antiochian roots while upholding allegiance to Rome, within a Syriac-Latin syncretism that confirmed his Chalcedonian and Catholic identity. He perceived the Maronite culture as a synthesis of Syriac poetic expression and Western positivist philosophy. A thousand ...

The Lebanese Army: Protector of the Republic
The Lebanese Army: Protector of the Republic

The recent assassinations of Fouad Shokr in Beirut and Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran by Israeli operatives have escalated tensions in the region, risking igniting an all-out war between Iran’s proxies and Israel. The conflict has reached unprecedented levels, drawing global attention and overshadowing significant national moments. Amid this turmoil, ...

Hezbollah Officially Announces Death of Fouad Shokr
Hezbollah Officially Announces Death of Fouad Shokr

More than 24 hours after the Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Hezbollah officially announced the death of Fouad Shokr, Hezbollah's military leader and an influential adviser to Hassan Nasrallah. Following the Israeli strike, Hezbollah denied and then confirmed the presence of the military official in the targeted building. Also ...

Full-Scale War Scenarios Are Taking Shape
Full-Scale War Scenarios Are Taking Shape

All efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and south Lebanon have unraveled following two recent Israeli attacks: one targeting Hezbollah in the southern suburbs, where they struck the party's military commander, Fouad Shokr, and another targeting Hamas with the assassination of the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in ...

Condemnations of the Assassination of Haniyeh
Condemnations of the Assassination of Haniyeh

In the wake of the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas's political bureau, in Tehran, several condemnations poured in on Wednesday in Lebanon. Hezbollah In a statement, Hezbollah announced that “the martyrdom of Haniyeh will strengthen the determination and obstinacy of fighters on all resistance fronts in the face of the ...

Reactions to Haret Hreik Attack
Reactions to Haret Hreik Attack

Local reactions after the Israeli attack on Haret Hreik were numerous on Wednesday. The targeting resulted in the death of four and the wounding of around 79, according to the Health Ministry, with many still trapped under the rubble. A Hezbollah parliamentary delegation, headed by MP Ali Ammar, visited the scene of the attack in Haret Hreik. ...

Hezbollah Condemns Killing of Hamas Chief
Hezbollah Condemns Killing of Hamas Chief

Hezbollah condemned Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday, warning his death will only increase the resolve of Iran-backed "resistance" groups. Hamas said Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital, where he was attending the swearing-in of the country's new president, and vowed the act "will not go ...