Lebanon

Hezbollah's Strength Stems From the Weakness of Its Opponents

par Johnny Kortbawi, 15/10 09:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s opposition forces have once again revealed their division and inability to achieve real unity, unlike the solid cohesion among the party’s supporters, despite occasional disagreements surfacing for various reasons. For instance, if a meeting was required for Hezbollah’s supporters, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the ...

Geagea: A Return to the Status Quo Ante Is "Out of the Question"

par This is Beirut, 14/10 23:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, stated that a return to the status quo ante is "out of the question" once the war between Hezbollah and Israel is over, calling for the election of a president of the Republic and the formation of a government capable of rebuilding the state. In this context, he called on the Speaker of House Nabih ...

Grandi: There Is a Need to Prevent a Wider Regional Conflict with Global Repercussions

par This is Beirut, 14/10 22:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations emphasized on Monday the urgent need for a "ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza to prevent a wider regional conflict that could have global repercussions." UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi stated that "a ceasefire supported by a meaningful peace process is the only way to break the cycle of violence, hatred and ...

Netanyahu Vows No Mercy After Deadly Hezbollah Drone Strike

par This Beirut, 14/10 22:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to strike Hezbollah without mercy, a day after the Iran-backed group's deadliest strike on Israel since the start of the war in late September. Hezbollah's drone attack on an Israeli base killed four soldiers on Sunday, while another 60 people were injured, according to the Israeli ...

Lebanon’s Complaint to UN: Israel Should Be Held Accountable

par This is Beirut, 14/10 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, under the instructions of caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, submitted an identical complaint to both UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council in response to repeated Israeli attacks targeting United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ...

US Embassy Reiterates Security Alert, Urges Citizens to Leave Lebanon Now

par This is Beirut, 14/10 20:58 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United States Embassy in Lebanon reiterated its security arlert on Monday, “strongly” advising American citizens to depart from the embattled country immediately.  In a statement, the embassy noted that “since September 27, the US government has added thousands of (airplane) seats in extra capacity to accommodate US citizens and their ...

Damascus: A Ruthless Universe…

par Marc Saikali, 14/10 20:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“One people, two countries,” proclaimed Hafez al-Assad. Syria's role in Lebanon's disintegration is significant. The 100-day battle in 1978, during which the Syrian army surrounded and incessantly bombarded the Ashrafieh neighborhoods, the brutal siege of Zahleh in 1981… These events, among many others, are deeply ingrained in collective ...

What Successful Diplomacy Looks Like

par David Hale , 14/10 15:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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One of the things to know about ceasefires is they don't just happen because an American leader wants one, or because there is a piece of paper in circulation in New York labeled "ceasefire."  Unless an outside power is prepared to impose a ceasefire by force, it happens when the parties to a conflict no longer believe they can achieve their ...

Where Are We Now?

14/10 09:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Israel is engaged on multiple fronts, extending between Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank, and the auxiliary theaters of operation in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The frontlines correspond to the coordinates that define the operational realms of the “unified battlegrounds” set by the Iranian regime. None of the evoked political issues—the ...

Israeli Forces Breach UNIFIL Post in Fifth Incident Against Peacekeepers in Days

par This is Beirut, 13/10 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a strongly-worded statement condemning the violation of one of its posts and the restriction of its movements by the Israeli army on Sunday.  "Breaching and entering a UN site constitutes a flagrant violation of Resolution 1701 (2006)," the statement read, adding that such actions put ...

Netanyahu Urges UNIFIL Forces to Move Out of Harm's Way

par This is Beirut, 13/10 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon out of "harm's way." Netanyahu's appeal to UN chief Antonio Guterres comes a day after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, refused to withdraw from the border area despite five of its members being ...

UNIFIL Warns Against Regional Catastrophe

par This is Beirut, 13/10 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned on Saturday against a “catastrophic” regional conflict as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas militants on two fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Israel has faced a fierce diplomatic backlash over the injuries suffered by five Blue Helmets serving in south Lebanon. Lebanon's Health ...

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