Sonia Rizk, 2024-12-19 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amal Baalbeck Hamas Hezbollah Israel Palestine
At a time when all norms in Lebanon and its surrounding regions have been overturned, with one downfall following another — from Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Assad regime in Syria — huge changes continue to unfold, provoking reactions from the entire “Axis of resistance.” This axis has collapsed, dragging along those who ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amal AUB Hezbollah Palestine Ziad Sayegh
As part of the Partnership between the Good Governance and Citizenship Observatory (GGCO) at The American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Civic Influence Hub (CIH), the two organizations have published a Policy Brief titled " Lebanon in the 'Day After': The Last Chance?" In a press release published on Thursday, GGCO and CIH explain that the ...
Marc Saikali, 2024-12-19 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hamas Hezbollah Middle East Irran
Just a few weeks ago, the defunct “Axis of Resistance” still managed to maintain its facade. From Iran — both a bystander and instigator — to Lebanon, passing through Gaza, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, the fronts were numerous. But the pretense has crumbled, revealing an empty shell. The turning point began in Lebanon. Defying ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Opposition MPs reiterated on Wednesday that they will approach the January 9 presidential election session with “utmost seriousness,” stressing that “dealing with this issue with the necessary (strong) will should lead to the election of a president who will be a prelude to saving Lebanon.” As part of their regular meetings, the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hezbollah Israel Lebanese Army United States UNIFIL
Israeli army spokesperson Avichae Adraee announced on Wednesday that the troops of the 188th Brigade destroyed underground Hezbollah headquarters connected by a tunnel stretching for “tens of meters.” Adraee further disclosed on his X account that Hezbollah used this site to launch missiles toward cities and villages in the northern Israeli ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Syrian civil defence official said Wednesday that White Helmets rescuers discovered unidentified bodies and remains in a medicine warehouse in Damascus southern suburb, 10 days after Bashar al-Assad's ouster. An AFP video journalist at the scene said the warehouse strewn with medicine boxes was located just around 50 metres (yards) from the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-17 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lawyers Majd Harb and Elie Kyrillos filed a legal complaint once again on Tuesday against Al-Qard Al-Hassan, Hezbollah's illicit financial institution. Harb announced on his X account that he had “filed this complaint for the second time against Hezbollah, addressed to the Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar.” ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-12-17 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Revolution
The concept of counter-revolutions is far from novel. Throughout history, each revolution has been met with an opposing force determined to challenge the revolutionaries and regain lost ground. As political movements evolved alongside society, the nature of revolutions changed, increasingly relying on military coups, shifts in power dynamics and ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-16 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Hezbollah Ceasefire LAF
Despite the ceasefire in Lebanon established on November 27, certain areas in the south continue to be subjected to bombardments and raids. At dawn on Monday, Israeli soldiers infiltrated the town of Naqoura, and successive explosions targeted and partially destroyed several residences in the region. Israeli airstrikes also hit the village of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-16 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Hezbollah Lebanon Ceasefire
Following the ceasefire announced on November 27 and in light of the significant material damage and human losses from a war Lebanon was reluctantly drawn into, several Shiite supporters of Hezbollah from southern Lebanon have filed complaints against the organization. This was reported by the daily Nidaa al-Watan on Monday, citing well-informed ...
Vanessa Kallas, 2024-12-16 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Assad regime has fallen, leaving behind the largest Captagon empire in the world. For years, the regime relied on the multibillion-dollar Captagon market to finance its war efforts, support allied militias like Hezbollah and circumvent international sanctions. Recent seizures of Captagon factories and pills in former regime strongholds ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-15 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Residents of Qusayr in central Syria are finally returning home after the departure of Hezbollah fighters, who helped Bashar al-Assad's forces seize the city a decade ago and left with his fall. Many of the houses are now in ruins, after years under the control of the Lebanese armed group, a key Assad ally which had set up a military base and ...