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Bin Farhan Meets Aoun as Naim Qassem Calls for Dialogue with Riyadh

Bassam Abou Zeid, 20/09 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi envoy Yazid bin Farhan’s visit to Beirut coincided with a call by Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem for dialogue with Saudi Arabia. Political sources said the overlap was coincidental. The Saudi envoy offered no reaction, suggesting Riyadh merely took note of the statement. According to the same sources, bin Farhan’s meeting ...

Israeli Strikes: UNIFIL Denounces 'Serious Violations' of Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 19/09 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) condemned Thursday night’s Israeli airstrikes on multiple areas in South Lebanon, calling them “violations of Security Council Resolution 1701.” In a statement issued on Friday morning, UNIFIL warned that these attacks “put the fragile stability that has been built since November of ...

Of Stones and Rocks

Johnny Kortbawi, 19/09 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Raouche Rock crisis has no real bearing on Lebanon’s political life. Yet, it does reveal the deep divide in how political figures are perceived: either as sacred icons or as demons. Hezbollah’s fabricated controversy over projecting the images of Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine on the rock to mark their assassination is nothing more ...

Series of Israeli Raids in Southern Lebanon After Warnings Issued by Adraee

This is Beirut, 18/09 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A series of Israeli raids targeted several villages in southern Lebanon on Thursday, following evacuation warnings issued to residents by the Israeli army. The towns of Mays al-Jabal, Kfar tebnit and Debbin were targeted late afternoon after the Israeli army issued an urgent warning to residents of several villages in southern Lebanon, cautioning ...

Buffer Zones and Broken Red Lines: Israel’s New Security Architecture in Syria and Lebanon

Salam El Zaatari, 18/09 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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For decades, Israel and Lebanon have lived under a paradox: perpetual hostility punctuated by temporary ceasefires. The 1949 Armistice created quiet without peace until the Lebanese state allowed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to operate from its south in 1969. That decision transformed southern Lebanon into a launchpad for attacks on ...

Upcoming Diplomatic Developments: Ortagus in Beirut, President Aoun in New York

This is Beirut, 18/09 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus is expected to arrive in Beirut on Sunday to attend a meeting of the Ceasefire Oversight Committee. According to information obtained by Nidaa Al-Watan, her visit will focus mainly on technical and military aspects, rather than political ones, while the President of the Republic is due to fly to New York to attend ...

Donald Trump, Waging Battles… for Peace

Marc Saikali, 18/09 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Warning: the following lines may upset the delicate. Like it or not, Donald Trump keeps rewriting the script. While much of the mainstream media dedicates entire columns to tearing him down, the American president is busy bending global diplomacy to his own rhythm. A single post on X is enough to send foreign ministries into overdrive, forcing ...

This Week on This is America: Charlie Kirk, 9/11, Hezbollah, Israel

Tylia El Helou, 17/09 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the murder of Charlie Kirk, the 24th commemoration of 9/11, and the U.S. $14.2 million aid package to the Lebanese Army. We also feature an exclusive interview with Hanin Ghaddar, Friedmann Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute, to discuss disarming Hezbollah and the path to peace with ...

Politicians Oppose Plan to Project Images of Hezbollah Leaders on Raouche Rock

This is Beirut, 17/09 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah has stirred controversy among Lebanese politicians after announcing on Tuesday that the images of former Secretary Generals Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine would be projected on the Rock of Raouche on the anniversary of their deaths. During a press conference, Hezbollah’s head of activities, Ali Daher, said that the Raouche ...

Rigged Pagers: Hezbollah’s Fatal Blow

Rayan Chami, 17/09 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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September 17, 2024, will be remembered as a dark day in Hezbollah’s history. Thirty-nine people were killed and around 3, 500 thousand of its officials and fighters were injured in brutal and unusual circumstances: the simultaneous explosion of booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies. Let’s break it down.

The Incredible Pagers Affair: The Shadow Behind the Explosion

Natasha Metni Torbey, 17/09 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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September 17, 2024, 3:30 p.m. Like so many other dates, this one once again thrust Lebanon into the unexpected. In an almost everyday silence, thousands of small devices, pagers, and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah forces exploded almost simultaneously. A deafening roar, flames erupting from offices, vehicles, and command centers. Dozens killed, ...

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