Beirut bishop’s terse exchange with the country’s Maronite president echoes the Christian community’s unhappiness with the elite In early February, on the occasion of Saint Maron’s…
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Beyond the imploding Lebanese economy, Lebanon’s incoming pro-Syria, pro-Hezbollah government has a problem. President Michel Aoun and the political forces pulling the strings behind the new…
If the party opts for repression to silence the domestic scene, it might cause a social explosion and foreign condemnation that it would regret In…
Lebanon’s Sa‘d al-Hariri is facing a growing credibility problem that may prove to be fatal politically. These are not good times for Lebanon’s caretaker prime…
Nissan-Renault chairman accused of financial misconduct lands in his parents’ native Lebanon Chloe Cornish in Beirut Carlos Ghosn has left Japan where he was on…
Congress should offer conditional aid that forces Beirut and Baghdad to respond to their citizens’ grievances, many of which stem from Iranian-sponsored sectarianism, corruption, and violence.…
Abdallah Chatila and World Chairman of Keren Hayesod Sam Grundwerg Abdallah Chatila, who bought €600,000 worth of Nazi-era items to stop them falling into the hands…
By trying to preserve a corrupt political order, the pro-Iranian party is now identified with it. Since the start of the Lebanese uprising on October…
Download the full testimony Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Feltman testifies before the House Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism on “What’s Next…
BEIRUT High, cement blast walls surrounding the United Nations offices in central Beirut are covered with anti-government graffiti. “Down with the rule of the mafia,” is…
All over Lebanon people remain in the streets protesting, chanting, singing, dancing, even organizing live concert shows! It does not look as if it will calm…
I have mixed feelings about the two days of anger in Lebanon. I will not call it “revolt” or “revolution”, “anger” is a best description. People…
Two crates reportedly belonging to Hezbollah containing critical technical machinery that were destroyed in a drone strike attributed to Israel in Beirut on August 25, 2019.…
The group’s local partners balked when U.S. officials warned them to back off a recent political smear campaign, but more should be done to expose and…
“PASSE”، قالها نزار زكّا حازمة، ردّاً على سؤال مراسلة تلفزيون “إل بي سي” هدى شديد التي سألته عن سبب عدم شكره “حزب الله” كما شكرَ رئيس…
Exclusive: Parliament speaker Nabih Berri’s links with Iran are focus of White House ire The United States is considering sanctions against allies of Lebanon’s parliamentary…
A mural for the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran was installed in Valiasr Square in Tehran last month.CreditArash Khamooshi for The New York…
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 13, 2018 The Department of State has designated Jawad Nasrallah and Al-Mujahidin Brigades (AMB) as Specially Designated…
New US legislation relating to the Iran-backed group casts a shadow over the future of bilateral relations News that a new government may soon be…
By Ben Hubbard and David D. Kirkpatrick BEIRUT, Lebanon — Jamal Khashoggi landed in Washington last fall, leaving behind a long list of bad news back home. After a…
Lebanese army complains to UNIFIL saying Israeli bulldozers working on the barrier are encroaching on Lebanese side; IDF says barrier’s purpose is to defend Israeli communities…
The Prosecution of the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon has submitted a “Final Trial Brief” that explains the links between Hizbullah and the supposed assassination squads…
The country’s institutions are not a counterweight to Hezbollah, but its enablers. Days after the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, Washington ramped up sanctions against Hezbollah…
Satellite images document targets hit in alleged Israeli strike in Homs on Thursday, including hangar and two hardened aircraft shelters; ‘We are working to stop the…
A photograph of an Israeli Air Force F-35 flying (more or less..) “over” Beirut has been made public. Interestingly, the image seems to prove the stealthy…
Threat of regional war prompted huge American deployment As tensions escalated in the Middle East over the civil war in Syria, in April 2018 the United…
A Swedish Air Force heavily-modified Gulfstream IVSP aircraft used to perform ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) missions has joined the long list of ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) platforms…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Though Russia has been gradually increasing its economic and military influence in Lebanon, it is unlikely that Moscow is prepared to irreparably compromise its relations…
There are few signs that the Trump administration is ready for the outbreak of a conflict that could trap U.S. citizens in a dangerous conflict. The…
Border tour seen as message that Tehran is not deterred by Israeli threats to clear the region of Iranian influence. BY TAMAR BEN-OZER Ayatollah Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi,…
After losing thousands of its fighters in Iraq and Syria, the Shiite organization is boosting its presence in Lebanese villages along the Israel border, undeterred by…
She is pretty, she is “flawless”! True! Elie Saab was criticized for “bragging about an ex-Israeli soldier wearing his dress”! Yet, Yasser Arafat made peace with…
The more the regime believes that its foreign adventures threaten its internal foundations, the more likely it will be to temper its behavior. Iran’s leaders…
An ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah’s billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White House’s desire for a nuclear deal with Iran. * PART I…
Though a targeted strike has up-front costs, failing to act will likely exact an even greater price in the next conflict. Likely as a response to…
U.S. counterterrorism director announces multi-million dollar reward for information leading to arrest of two Hezbollah officials Haaretz and Reuters The United States believes that Hezbollah…
In his first interview since taking office, IDF Chief of Staff Eisenkot tells Ynet about the IDF’s covert operations to stop Iranian aid to Hezbollah and…
A recent indictment prompts questions about the real value of the investigation and trial of Rafik al-Hariri’s assassins. On September 11, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon…
Despite collusion between the LAF and Hezbollah, the United States may still have an interest in funding the Lebanese military. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shia militia, is…
The IDF releases video evidence of Hezbollah intelligence gathering operations in southern Lebanon along the Israeli border in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.…
By BEN HUBBARD, ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTIJUNE BEIRUT, Lebanon — The recently deposed crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef, has been barred from leaving the kingdom and confined…
With her identity being concealed, Mustafa Badreddine’s self-confessed former lover claims not only that Hezbollah was behind his assassination, but that the terrorist leader was aware…
The Israeli Air Force disapproves Not unexpectedly, the IDF is developing its own missile response to Hezbollah missile attacks. Not a good news to lebanese civilians…
Analysis: Wednesday’s attack on a Syrian army outpost and Hezbollah arms convoy is seen as a ‘case study’ for the alleged limits of Israel’s freedom of…
While liberating territory from the Islamic State is vital, the consequences of ceding portions of Iraq and Syria to de facto Iranian control could be just…
Although filling the long-vacant office could help pull the country out of its political stagnation, Hezbollah and Iran will continue undermining Lebanese state institutions unless the…
Absent effective support from the United States and Saudi Arabia, Lebanon’s traditionally pro-Western but increasingly fractured Sunni bloc stands little chance of preventing further gains by…
Paper prepared for the Economic Roundtable on “The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Lebanese Economy,” Organized by the Maronite League, Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace, Beirut,…
Nadav Pollak and Hanin Ghaddar How has Hezbollah avoided a catastrophic quagmire in Syria and even exploited its campaign there to enhance its military capabilities?…
As was recently reported, a new batch of emails from Hillary Clinton’s State Department have been obtained by Judicial Watch. One read, as related by CNN, In…