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Lebanon Could Face ‘Indirect but Serious’ Fallout from Venezuela, Warns Senior Official

This is Beirut, 05/01 13:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A senior Lebanese official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the fallout from Venezuela could have “indirect but serious consequences” for Lebanon, particularly if pressure on Iran intensifies, according to Nidaa Al-Watan.  “The collapse or weakening of this axis does not stop at one country,” the official stated. “If Iran is ...

Lebanon Must Become Independent of Saudi Arabia Too

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 05/01 12:35 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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If Lebanon’s Shia are to finally divorce Iran and reclaim patriotism for their nation, other sects must also place Lebanon’s national interests above the diktats of foreign patrons. That means the Sunnis, the Christian Lebanese Forces, and Walid Jumblatt’s Druze political bloc must end their humiliating dependence on Saudi Arabia. For too ...

Syria and Lebanon: Who Is Moving Forward in 2026?

Salam El Zaatari, 04/01 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Entering 2026, Syria and Lebanon stand at an inflection point along the region’s active fault line. While both nations shook off paralysis at roughly the same time a year ago, neither has become truly stable. What separates them is the nature of the risks they face in the near and medium-term as the Middle East undergoes uneasy post-war ...

Israel Shells Hezbollah Radwan Force Sites

This is Beirut, 02/01 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army announced Friday that it carried out a series of intense air raids targeting what it described as a training complex belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, along with military buildings in southern Lebanon. In a post on the platform X, the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, said the strikes targeted a ...

Hezbollah Receives ‘Last-Chance Advice’ from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey to Disarm

This is Beirut, 02/01 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese ministerial officials say Hezbollah on Wednesday received “last-chance advice” from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey to hand over its weapons to Lebanon’s government, according to the Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat.  According to the sources, the countries warned the militant group that failing to disarm would isolate ...

Deadlock in the Second Phase of the State Monopoly on Arms

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-12-31 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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By the last day of 2025, the Lebanese government was expected to have completed the disarmament of Hezbollah nationwide, following a decision made at a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace on August 5. The official statement tasked the Lebanese Army with drawing up an operational plan to restore the monopoly of weapons exclusively to the ...

Israel Prepares for “Days of Fighting” Along the Lebanese Border

This is Beirut, 2025-12-31 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel is preparing for possible “days of fighting” along the Lebanese border, as the deadline set by the U.S. for the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah by the end of 2025 expires on Wednesday, Israeli media reported. The U.S. news site Axios, citing American officials, reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the ...

Trump, Netanyahu Signal Hard Line on Lebanon as Hezbollah Disarmament Takes Center Stage

This is Beirut, 2025-12-30 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a tougher stance toward Hezbollah following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in Florida, warning that the group is “behaving badly” and stressing that efforts to disarm it remain a central focus of U.S. policy toward Lebanon. Speaking after the meeting at his ...

De-Radicalizing Hezbollah's Base: A Realist Framework

Salam El Zaatari, 2025-12-29 13:15 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Any serious discussion about de-radicalizing Hezbollah supporters must begin by discarding comforting illusions about the organization. It is not a fringe extremist group operating on the margins of Lebanese society but a heavily armed political-military organization embedded in parliament, municipalities, unions, border economies, and a regional ...

Netanyahu to Ask Trump for Green Light on Lebanon Escalation

This is Beirut, 2025-12-29 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to make Lebanon a top priority in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday in Florida, with reports indicating he will seek Washington’s approval to escalate Israeli military strikes there. According to Israeli media reports, Netanyahu will seek U.S. approval to intensify military ...

Winds from the East and North: Lebanon Faces Pressure on Multiple Fronts

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-12-28 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Recent developments suggest that Lebanon is a stage for the activities of supporters of Syria’s former regime. Amid these movements, they have also been preparing operations inside Syria, particularly along the coast and in Homs, where Alawite communities are concentrated. Their activities appear to be supported, to some extent, by ...

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