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This Week on This is America: Hezbollah, Gaza, Israel, Iran

Tylia El Helou, 01/10 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the 21-Point Plan for Gaza, the Trump and Netanyahu meeting, and the disarming of Hezbollah. We also feature an exclusive interview with David Schenker, Taube Senior Fellow and Director of the Linda and Tony Rubin Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, to discuss the ...

Two Killed, Five people Injured in Israeli Drone Strike on Car in Kafra

This is Beirut, 01/10 18:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli drones carried out two airstrikes on Saturday afternoon in the town of Kafra, located in Lebanon’s southern Bint Jbeil district, targeting a Range Rover SUV. According to initial reports, at least one person was wounded in the attack. Media updates later confirmed that four people were injured, including one reported to be in ...

Lebanon: Political Supervision and Army Support

Bassam Abou Zeid, 01/10 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Western diplomatic sources have noted that international and regional focus on Lebanon has shifted toward the Palestinian and Syrian issues. This was particularly evident during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where attention to Syria and Palestine prevented a meeting between President Joseph Aoun and French President Emmanuel ...

Public Prosecutor Issues Search Warrants for Organizers of Raoucheh Rock Lighting

This is Beirut, 01/10 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Public Prosecutor Jamal Hajjar issued investigative warrants against two suspects involved in the lighting of Raoucheh Rock last Thursday. According to a report by the National News Agency, the action follows the suspects’ refusal to appear for questioning after being summoned for investigation.

Lebanon's Half Measures Lead to Growing US Skepticism

Amal Chmouny, 01/10 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As Lebanese leaders continue to implement half measures that fail to address pressing issues decisively, voices in Washington are increasingly questioning the US's support for Beirut. The context is troubling. From across the Atlantic, it is clear that Lebanese officials have yet to confront their fear of a "weak and defeated" Hezbollah, while the ...

Contours of Sanctification and Demonization

Johnny Kortbawi, 30/09 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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There is no doubt that emotions among Hezbollah’s supporters remain raw on the first anniversary of the assassination of the militia’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah. He was regarded as both an inspiration and a leader, and it’s not surprising that many in the movement’s base approached him in ways that verge on sanctification or even ...

Hezbollah's Raoucheh Message: Overthrowing Salam, Overturning the State

Philippe Abi-Akl, 30/09 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The uprising of Hezbollah’s “parallel state” against the rule of law dominated Lebanese discussions over the weekend, with sovereigntist forces seeing it as another May 7-style move against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: a potential coup and a shift from coexistence to confrontation. As local appeasements failed to contain the fallout from ...

Naim Qassem Thanks Iran for Backing the "Resistance"

This is Beirut, 28/09 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Saturday thanked Iran for its continued support to Lebanon and the “resistance” during a meeting with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, which was also attended by Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mojtaba Amani. During the meeting, Larijani reaffirmed Iran’s ...

Barrack Says US Not Guarantor of Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 28/09 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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US envoy Tom Barrack said on Saturday that Washington is not the “guarantor” of the ceasefire agreement reached between Lebanon and Israel. In an interview with Al Jazeera, he stressed that “both sides accuse each other of failing to comply with the agreement” and that “the problem is the lack of dialogue.” Barrack added that “if ...

Naim Qassem Stands Firm: Weapons or Karbala

This is Beirut, 27/09 20:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah continues its standoff with the Lebanese state, issuing yet another threat. “We refuse to be disarmed, and we will wage this battle as we did in Karbala,” declared Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem on Saturday. Speaking during a ceremony commemorating the assassination of his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, on September ...

Larijani in Beirut Praises Qassem’s Initiative Toward Saudi Arabia

This is Beirut, 27/09 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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While in Lebanon for the commemoration of the assassination of Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at Ain el-Tineh. After the meeting, Larijani hailed Lebanon as a “friendly country,” describing his talks with Berri as ...

Hezbollah: From Military Power to Spoiler Power

Tilda Abou Rizk, 27/09 09:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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By defying an official ban and illuminating Pigeon Rock in Raouche with portraits of its two former leaders assassinated by Israel in 2024, and mobilizing thousands of supporters for a flagrantly ostentatious show of force, Hezbollah once again pushed the boundaries of its provocative maneuvers. This time, it was through deeds rather than words ...