Lebanon

Displacement Crisis: The Stakes of the Government Plan and Prefabricated Housing
ExplainerDisplacement Crisis: The Stakes of the Government Plan and Prefabricated Housing

The government has outlined a plan to relocate those displaced by the ongoing war in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, whose homes have been destroyed. On Wednesday, a decision was made to build prefabricated houses to shelter part of the estimated 1.2 million displaced. What does this involve? With the winter season drawing near and more ...

Is It Farewell to Iran’s Hezbollah?
Is It Farewell to Iran’s Hezbollah?

It has been 42 years since Israel launched a war to eliminate the Palestinian armed presence in Lebanon. This conflict, which unfolded in the summer of 1982, achieved its Israel’s objective. However, it also set the stage for the emergence of another armed group: Hezbollah. Today, Israel is initiating yet another war aimed at dismantling it. ...

An Unconvincing Qassem Seeks to Reassure Hezbollah's Supporters
An Unconvincing Qassem Seeks to Reassure Hezbollah's Supporters

Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem said in an address on Tuesday, which is obviously meant to lift the morale of the group’s supporters, that Hezbollah is still steady on its feet, despite the blows it has suffered, and has entered the stage of “inflicting pain on the enemy.” “We moved from being a support (front for Gaza) ...

Mikati: Americans Are Serious About Pressuring Israel to Reach a Ceasefire
Mikati: Americans Are Serious About Pressuring Israel to Reach a Ceasefire

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati affirmed that the Lebanese army is ready to strengthen its presence in south Lebanon by around 10,000 soldiers, in cooperation with the UNIFIL. “We took a decision in the cabinet to ask the UN Security Council to adopt a ceasefire resolution,” Mikati asserted, while emphasizing “full commitment to ...

Salloum Warns: Stock of Medicine in Lebanon Might Be at Risk
InterviewsSalloum Warns: Stock of Medicine in Lebanon Might Be at Risk

The head of the Pharmacists’ Syndicate, Joe Salloum, sounded the alarm “that the remaining stock of medicine, present in the pharmacies and in Lebanon in general, is at risk,” jeopardizing patients’ health. “It is our duty to shed light on this issue, as we cannot compromise the health of the patients,” he emphasized in an interview ...

Arab Aid vs. Iran’s Empty Promises
Arab Aid vs. Iran’s Empty Promises

All we get from Iran is “words, words, and words.” Only the Arab nations are Lebanon's genuine supporters and saviors in this crisis! In just a few days, Lebanon will mark the end of the first bloody month of the brutal war waged by the Israeli Army. Southern Lebanon has become a scorched landscape, and the Beqaa has suffered equally ...

Fierce Fronts in South and Beqaa Amid Cautious Calm in Beirut
PoliticsFierce Fronts in South and Beqaa Amid Cautious Calm in Beirut

Following a tense night, fire exchange continued on Tuesday morning between Israel and Hezbollah amid rising casualties and injuries. Early Tuesday morning, the city of Baalbeck and the villages of the district were subjected to a series of simultaneous Israeli air raids, the most intense of which was towards the southern entrance of Baalbeck, ...

Hezbollah's Strength Stems From the Weakness of Its Opponents
Op-edHezbollah's Strength Stems From the Weakness of Its Opponents

Hezbollah’s opposition forces have once again revealed their division and inability to achieve real unity, unlike the solid cohesion among the party’s supporters, despite occasional disagreements surfacing for various reasons. For instance, if a meeting was required for Hezbollah’s supporters, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the ...

Presidential Election: Tangled in Internal and Regional Quagmires
PoliticsPresidential Election: Tangled in Internal and Regional Quagmires

The Lebanese presidential issue is ensnared in a deadlock, caused by both domestic and international challenges. Each time one obstacle is removed, another, often more complex, emerges, as if the doors of the Baabda Palace are destined to remain closed until the regional crises are comprehensively addressed. The Lebanese political landscape is ...

Geagea: A Return to the Status Quo Ante Is \
Geagea: A Return to the Status Quo Ante Is "Out of the Question"

The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, stated that a return to the status quo ante is "out of the question" once the war between Hezbollah and Israel is over, calling for the election of a president of the Republic and the formation of a government capable of rebuilding the state. In this context, he called on the Speaker of House Nabih ...