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Senior Hezbollah Official Wafiq Safa Steps Down as Qassem Reshapes Leadership

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Wafiq Safa, the head of Hezbollah’s liaison and coordination unit, resigned from his position on Friday as Secretary General Naim Qassem has pushed to reshape the organization’s leadership, sources close to Reuters confirmed. Safa has maintained a senior position within Hezbollah since 1987 and was appointed to his role as a powerful ...

Lebanon and Syria Ink Deal on Prisoner Handover

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Lebanon inked an agreement with Syria on Friday to hand some 300 convicts over to Damascus, a move seen as key to helping turn a new page in ties between the countries. Overcrowded Lebanese prisons hold more than 2,200 Syrians held on various charges. Many of them are still awaiting trial, while hundreds accused of "terrorism" or ...

French FM: Lebanese Army Must be Given 'Means' to Disarm Hezbollah

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Lebanon’s army must be given the means to disarm the Hezbollah terror group, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told AFP ahead of his expected arrival in Beirut on Friday. His visit comes as Paris prepares to host an international conference on March 5 in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces, with ...

Graham Cuts Haykal Meeting Short After LAF Chief Refuses to Label Hezbollah Terrorist

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Lebanese Armed Forces Chief of Defense Gen. Rodolphe Haykal’s Thursday meeting with Senator Lindsay Graham ended early after Haykal stated that he did not consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization. In a post on X describing his meeting, Graham stated that “I asked [Haykal] if he believes Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. He ...

Khamenei Adviser Sends Message to Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 05/02 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In remarks carried by state-affiliated media, Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, sent a message on Thursday to Hezbollah affirming Tehran’s willingness to face external threats. Velayati addressed the message to Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem following the death of Abdul Karim Nasrallah, ...

Aoun Orders Inquiry Into Israel’s Spraying of Unknown Substance in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 04/02 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun instructed the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday to investigate Israel’s spraying of an unknown substance on southern Lebanese land to document the violations for international bodies.  He declared that “these dangerous practices…require the international community and relevant United ...

U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Sanction Election Interference in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 04/02 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on February 2 that would authorize President Trump to impose sanctions on foreign individuals or entities accused of interfering in Lebanon’s electoral process, including efforts to obstruct voting by Lebanese citizens living abroad. The legislation would allow the president, in consultation with senior ...

‘Moment Could Be Fleeting’: U.S. Congressional Hearing on Curbing Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 03/02 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Policy experts told the U.S. Congress that dismantling Hezbollah’s malign influence in Lebanon will require leveraging Washington’s support for Beirut to secure measurable progress on the militant group’s disarmament, as well as political and financial reforms, thereby strengthening state sovereignty. On Tuesday, the House Foreign Affairs ...

Military Court Sentences Nouh Zeaiter in Limited Rulings, Leaving Broader Case Open

This is Beirut, 03/02 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Permanent Military Court on Tuesday issued its first batch of rulings in the sprawling judicial case of Nouh Zeaiter, convicting him in four security-related cases and sentencing him to one month in prison for each, while acquitting him in three files and dropping prosecution in 33 others due to the statute of limitations. The court ...

Hezbollah’s Qassem Rejects State Authority, Frames Conflict as Existential Battle

This is Beirut, 03/02 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem on Tuesday adopted a defiant tone toward Lebanese officials and state institutions, rejecting any internal pressure on the group and reaffirming Hezbollah’s commitment to armed confrontation, while framing regional tensions as an existential battle against what he described as American and Israeli ...

January 2026: What the Surge in Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Signals

This is Beirut, 03/02 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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January 2026 marked a sharp escalation in Israeli military activity in Lebanon, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducting 87 airstrikes, more than double the number recorded in December 2025. It was the most active month since the ceasefire of November 27, 2024, underscoring a shift in operational tempo even as Israel maintains that its ...

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