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Where Is Hezbollah’s Arsenal Still Hidden?

Mario Chartouni, 09/09 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Since the November 2024 ceasefire and Hezbollah’s crushing military defeat by Israel, the question of the pro-Iranian group’s arsenal has once again moved to the forefront in Lebanon. Caught between international pressure, internal fragility and a government determined to reassert control over weapons, Hezbollah appears weakened. Yet its ...

Lebanon Moves Toward Gradual Disarmament of Hezbollah

Bassam Abou Zeid, 09/09 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Anyone who believes Hezbollah will announce the handover of its weapons to the Lebanese Army is mistaken. The party is unlikely to do so for two main reasons. First, its arsenal remains closely tied to the strategic agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Second, Hezbollah uses the issue to rally Lebanese Shia, portraying itself as a protector ...

Raggi: Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah Near Israel Border Within 3 Months

This is Beirut, 09/09 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon's army is set to fully disarm Hezbollah near the border with Israel within three months, Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi told AFP on Tuesday. In August, the Lebanese government ordered the military to draw up plans to disarm the once-dominant militant group by the end of the year, having come under pressure from the United States and ...

Salam Reaffirms Government Support for Army’s Plan, Cooperation with Parliament

This is Beirut, 09/09 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed on Tuesday, following a meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri, the government’s commitment to implementing the army’s plan for the disarmament of militias, which would be accompanied by a monthly follow-up report. He stressed that the government would not go back on its decisions regarding the monopoly of ...

When Immorality Becomes a Profession

Johnny Kortbawi, 09/09 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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There is no precise or scientific description of the moral collapse Lebanon has been experiencing for years. Yet in recent weeks, this decline has taken on unprecedented forms, with public discourse sinking to new lows. The Lebanese Shias are enduring hardships at every level. What is even more troubling is that some deliberately seek to ...

Drone Strike Targets Car Near Barja

This is Beirut, 09/09 10:52 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli drone strike targeted a car this morning near a mosque between the towns of Jiyeh and Barja in the Iqlim al-Kharroub region. The target of the raid was a Hezbollah leader from the Akil family. Seriously wounded, he was first transported in a private car to a secure area, then taken by ambulance to a hospital in Beirut. According to ...

Will Lebanon Disarm Hezbollah, or Not?

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 09/09 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The Lebanese cabinet heard, on Friday, a presentation from Army Chief Rodolphe Haykal on a confidential plan to monopolize arms, as tasked by the government on August 5. The cabinet then issued a statement, and Information Minister Paul Morcos held a press conference. The vague responses left observers divided, with each side interpreting the ...

UNIFIL: Lebanese Army Expands Deployment in South in Line with Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 08/09 17:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Monday that the Lebanese Army has redeployed to more than 120 positions across southern Lebanon, reinforcing state authority in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. In a statement on X, UNIFIL said its peacekeepers are working “closely with the Lebanese Armed Forces to ...

Five Killed in Israeli Raids on East Lebanon

This is Beirut, 08/09 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Five people were killed and five others injured on Monday in a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Hermel region in easst Lebanon and areas around Nabi Moussa in Northern Beqaa. The dead are believed to be members of Hezbollah. According to a statement from the Israeli army spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, the raids targeted ...

Lebanon and Gaza: The Unresolved Dilemmas

Charles Chartouni, 08/09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The observation of political realities in both Lebanon and Gaza sends us back to the same impasses that have prevailed over the last two years despite the mutating strategic landscape. Iran is trying ex post facto to stall the political dynamics and revert to a previous stage whereby it restores its control over political life and dictates its ...

Disarmament: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

Michel Touma, 08/09 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The political decision has been made. What matters now is to move to the essentials, cutting through the media noise stirred up by Hezbollah for domestic consumption. From this point forward, it is bold action on the ground that will test the executive branch’s real determination to implement the disarmament of all militias, Lebanese and ...

Geagea: ‘A New State Is Beginning to Emerge’

This is Beirut, 07/09 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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During the annual mass in honor of the martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance in Maarab, the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, delivered a strong speech against the “obstructionist camp” while outlining his vision for a sovereign Lebanon, free from foreign interference. Between denouncing the practices of Hezbollah and its allies, ...