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Raids Continue in Southern Lebanon: One Injury in Toul

This is Beirut, 13/11 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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One person was injured on Thursday afternoon when an Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of Toul, in the Nabatieh caza, the Public Health Ministry announced in a statement. The strike reportedly occurred at the roundabout near Ayoub Station and Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital, in the heart of the town, on a street typically congested at that hour ...

Syria to Help US Fight Iran-Backed Armed Groups, Envoy Says

This is Beirut, 13/11 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria will play an active role in assisting the United States in fighting armed groups including Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hamas and Hezbollah, US special envoy Tom Barrack said on Thursday. Islamist interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, himself a former jihadist, became the first Syrian leader to visit the White House since his country's ...

Disarming Hezbollah Starts with the Banks

Marc Saikali, 13/11 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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One billion dollars. That is the sum Hezbollah is said to have received from Iran in 2025. An astonishing figure, revealed during the highly political visit of the U.S. Treasury delegation led by Sebastian Gorka, the White House’s counterterrorism director. How did the militia manage to receive such an amount? Through currency exchange offices, ...

The World Tired of Lebanon’s Stalling: A Possible Return to Syrian Influence?

Bassam Abou Zeid, 12/11 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese file no longer provides meaningful political leverage for the countries involved. Neither U.S. President Donald Trump nor French President Emmanuel Macron has been able to exert decisive influence. A Western diplomatic source described the situation as exhausting and frustrating, noting that Lebanese officials often tell foreign ...

Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood: Rivalry, Similarities, and Tactical Convergences

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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The relationship between Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood illustrates the paradoxes of political Islam in the Middle East. Temporary alliances, strategic interests, and deep sectarian divides intersect—from the war in Syria to Palestinian factions—producing a shifting balance between cooperation and antagonism. On June 19, 2025, amid the ...

Tehran Fights for Its Political Survival in Iraq

Paul Guillot, 11/11 19:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Officially, the elections are hailed as a step forward for a country still scarred by two decades of war and instability. In reality, the vote unfolds under the persistent shadow of Iran, determined to preserve a political system it has largely shaped since Saddam Hussein’s fall in 2003. Outgoing Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani owes his ...

Qassem: “We Will Not Surrender our Arms”

This is Beirut, 11/11 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s deputy secretary-general, Naim Qassem, on Tuesday affirmed the group’s support for the Lebanese Army, saying it “is part of our people, our families, and our nation” and that Hezbollah “supports anyone who wants to defend this country.” Speaking on the occasion of Hezbollah’s Martyrs’ Day, Qassem said the movement ...

US Treasury Delegation Warns Lebanon: Two-Month Deadline for Key Reforms

This is Beirut, 10/11 20:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A US official, during a visit to Lebanon on Monday, called on the authorities to “end Iran’s malign influence through Hezbollah,” stressing that Washington is determined to halt Tehran’s funding of the group hostile to Israel. “We believe that the key for the Lebanese people to take back their country is to end ...

Syria: From Pariah State to a Guest in Washington

Mario Chartouni, 10/11 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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This Monday, Donald Trump is hosting Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House. It is a historic moment: never before has a Syrian president been officially received in Washington since the country gained independence in 1946. The event symbolizes the end of half a century of hostility between the two capitals. For a long time, Syria was one of the most ...

Cutting Off Hezbollah’s Iranian Lifeline

Liliane Mokbel, 10/11 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The time has come to deprive Hezbollah of its footing and halt its systematic effort to dismantle what remains of the Lebanese state. John Hurley, the Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, stated last week that there is now a favorable opening in Lebanon to disrupt Iranian funding to Hezbollah and exert ...

Israeli Airstrikes Intensify Across Lebanon

This is Beirut, 10/11 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli air raids escalated sharply on Monday, striking multiple regions across Lebanon from the eastern border near Baalbek to the southern border. Warplanes launched two raids on the outskirts of Nabi Sheet (Bekaa) and the Shaara area near Janta (Baalbeck-Hermel), while additional strikes targeted the Rihan hills (Jezzin), Qatrani, and ...

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