This is Beirut, 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Panamanian authorities announced Sunday the arrest in Venezuela of the suspected mastermind behind a 1994 plane bombing that killed 21 people, mostly Jewish, in an attack attributed to Hezbollah. The aircraft, Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, exploded shortly after takeoff from an airport in Panama’s Colón province on the night of July ...
This is Beirut, 20:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun met on Sunday evening with a delegation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury at the Baabda Palace. The delegation was led by Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council (NSC), and included John Hurley, Under Secretary for Terrorism and ...
This is Beirut, 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The US Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, John Hurley, said the United States wants to seize a “favorable moment” in Lebanon to cut Iranian funding to Hezbollah and push the group to disarm. “There is a moment now in Lebanon. If we can get Hezbollah to disarm, the Lebanese people could get their country back,” ...
Marc Saikali, 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Sometimes symbolism says it all. On Monday, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will walk through the doors of the White House, a sight that would have seemed unthinkable a year ago. The world, it seems, has a soft spot for spectacular reinventions. Yesterday’s pariah has become today’s partner. Al-Sharaa, once a wanted man with a price on his ...
This is Beirut, 08/11 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In an article published this week in Foreign Policy, Michael Jacobson and Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy argue that urging the Lebanese Army to disarm Hezbollah is not enough; the international community must also work to dismantle the group’s financial network. Although Israeli strikes have severely damaged ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 08/11 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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According to an official Lebanese source, the process of placing all weapons exclusively under state authority is first and foremost a Lebanese initiative — not an Israeli, American, or broader international demand. Any delay or suspension of this process, the source warned, would have negative repercussions solely for Lebanon and its ...
Marc Saikali, 08/11 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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It was the famous line uttered by the late former secretary-general of Hezbollah after the disastrous war of 2006. Yet the pro-Iranian militia can’t seem to help itself — always eager to “help its neighbor,” especially when the one that pays the price is Lebanon. And so, it happened again in October 2023. The brilliant idea this time? ...
Tylia El Helou, 07/11 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the new OFAC sanctions and the tensions between the US and Venezuela. We also feature an exclusive interview with David Hale, who shares his insights on the disarming of Hezbollah and the prospects for peace in the region.
Natasha Metni Torbey, 07/11 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Things are moving fast in Lebanon, a country now walking a tightrope. In just forty-eight hours, an open letter from Hezbollah, increasingly intense Israeli raids in the south, new U.S. sanctions, and a shaky government response to Hezbollah’s disarmament have reignited fears of a “renewed” conflict. It all (re)started on Thursday morning, ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 07/11 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah does not want the Lebanese state to negotiate with Israel, yet it has offered no alternative for liberating occupied areas, releasing prisoners, or resolving the disputed points along the Blue Line. It wants neither negotiation nor fighting against Israel. It aims to maintain the status quo, thereby blocking solutions that would secure ...
This is Beirut, 07/11 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Thursday new sanctions against several individuals accused of transferring tens of millions of dollars from Iran to Hezbollah in 2025 through Lebanese money exchange houses. According to the Treasury, these networks exploit Lebanon’s largely cash-based and informal financial system to fund the ...
This is Beirut, 06/11 17:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Tensions rose sharply in southern Lebanon on Thursday as the Israeli army launched a series of air raids hitting alleged Hezbollah targets in several villages. In the late afternoon, the town of Kfardunin (Bint Jbeil) was targeted after the Israeli army issued a warning to residents located near the building that was hit, located about ten meters ...