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Joseph Aoun’s Courageous Stand: A Historic Turning Point for Lebanon’s Sovereignty

Tara B. Moussallem , 06/08 15:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Yesterday, an exceptional Cabinet session was held at the Baabda Presidential Palace, lasting nearly six hours and marking a major political turning point in Lebanon’s modern history. Under the presidency of the Head of State, General Joseph Aoun, the government adopted a bold and unprecedented decision: to set a deadline for the disarmament ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Child and Injures Father

This is Beirut, 06/08 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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A child was killed and his father was seriously injured on Wednesday following an Israeli drone strike that targeted the courtyard of their home in the village of Touline, located in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon. Earlier on Wednesday, an Israeli drone dropped two sound bombs over the town of Khiam, while another launched a similar ...

Israel Says It Killed Hezbollah Operative in Bekaa

This is Beirut, 06/08 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said Wednesday that it had killed a Hezbollah operative in the Bekaa region of eastern Lebanon, who it said was directing militant cells in Syria. "Yesterday evening (Tuesday), the Israeli Air Force... struck Hossam Qasem Ghorab, a Hezbollah operative who operated from Lebanese territory to direct terrorist cells in ...

Lebanon Sets Year-End Deadline for Militia Disarmament

This is Beirut, 05/08 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanon has set a deadline of the end of this year for the disarmament of all militias, based on a disarmament roadmap to be prepared by the Lebanese Army and submitted to the Cabinet for review before August 31. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam following a nearly six-hour cabinet session held at the Baabda Presidential ...

Trading Arms for Power: Hezbollah’s Political Bargain

Johnny Kortbawi, 05/08 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The issue of Hezbollah’s weapons is no longer confined to a small elite who once represented a silent majority and feared Hezbollah’s refusal to constructively engage. Today, the weapons file is firmly on the table, openly discussed under sustained Arab and international pressure. The August 5 Cabinet session holds historic significance, on ...

Lebanon’s Cost of Living: A Nation Still Under Pressure

Liliane Mokbel, 05/08 17:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As of June, Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index recorded an annual increase of around 15%, a sharp drop from the staggering 253.55% seen during the same period in 2023. This decline is largely due to the stabilization of the exchange rate following months of severe devaluation of the Lebanese pound (LBP). Yet, despite this slowdown in inflation, ...

Can Hezbollah Still Claim Resistance With Its Arsenal Depleted?

Mario Chartouni, 05/08 14:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, warned on July 30 that any withdrawal of the group’s forces from south of the Litani River would be “a gain for Israel,” insisting that the party’s weapons remained “a domestic Lebanese matter.” Speaking at a memorial ceremony marking the first anniversary of the death of senior Hezbollah ...

The Shebaa Question: Sovereignty, Strategy, and the Price of Peace

Philippe Abi-Akl, 05/08 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the rise of Ahmad al-Sharaa as Syria’s president, the political landscape has dramatically shifted. Long-held narratives have unraveled, and entrenched positions reversed, including those concerning territory, borders, and the disputed Shebaa Farms. No longer using Shebaa as a pretext for resistance under ...

Victims’ Families Demand Justice on 5th Memorial of Port Blast

This is Beirut, 04/08 19:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Monday evening, the fifth anniversary of the devastating Beirut port explosion, families of the victims led a solemn march, reaffirming their calls for truth, justice and accountability. Two groups set off from Martyrs’ Square and the Karantina Fire Station, converging at the Statue of the Emigrant near the blast site, carrying portraits of ...

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