Hezbollah has rejected calls to disarm, and now, Lebanon is conceding its best — if not only — leverage. On June 3, Lebanese television station Al Jadeedrevealed that President Joseph Aoun appointed...
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) units claimed to have inspected a suspected Hezbollah military site in the Mrayjeh-Laylaki neighborhoods of Beirut’s southern suburbs, also known...
On Thursday night, the Israeli military launched its most intensive airstrikes on Hezbollah’s stronghold in the southern Dahiyeh suburbs of Beirut. Simultaneously, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched...
Latest Developments Israel Strikes Hezbollah Positions: The Israeli Air Force on June 5 struck multiple Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) production and storage facilities embedded in...
Lebanon’s political machine is moving again. In May, the Lebanese concluded country-wide municipal and mayoral elections—their first in nine years—on the heels of Joseph Aoun filling...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, a Sunni, entered the stadium of Beirut’s Sports City to watch the classic football game between the two rival teams Nijmeh and Ansar. When the Shia supporters of...
Lebanon has announced a plan to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, a step in the right direction. But disarmament is not enough. Lebanon needs a hard divorce from the Palestinians and their cause and should...
How a tiny but extraordinarily wealthy emirate buys influence
A joke has it that Syria’s self-proclaimed president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, offered to build a Trump Tower in Damascus to make up for the two New York towers that Al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa former organization,...
Latest Developments Targets Transferred Funds From Iran to Hezbollah: The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned four individuals in Lebanon and Iran who transferred funds to Iran’s proxy Hezbollah...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between April 28 and May 11, 2025. The week of April 28 to May 4 witnessed one of the lowest rates of...
A glimmer of hope can finally be seen in the Middle East and is emanating, surprisingly, from Lebanon, where the state is restoring its sovereignty and shrinking the Hezbollah tumor. More needs to be done....
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gave a speech on Wednesday, April 28, addressing Lebanon’s upcoming municipal elections. The fate of Hezbollah’s arms is now the top question...
Israel Strikes Hezbollah: The Israeli Air Force launched extensive airstrikes on May 8 targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. The IDF said that it struck a terrorist...
Lebanese Official Touts LAF Moves Against Hezbollah: An unnamed Lebanese security official has claimed that “over 90 percent” of Hezbollah’s infrastructure along the country’s...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between April 21 and April 27, 2025. The IDF’s operations this week included targeted killings of Hezbollah...
Strike Follows Warning: The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah precision-guided missile storage facility embedded in Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh district on April 27. The strike...
Lebanon Tells Iran to Abide by Diplomatic Norms: Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi had rejected “foreign interference” following criticism from Iranian Ambassador Mojtaba...
Lebanon has a unique opportunity to disarm Hezbollah, which most Lebanese hope their government can seize. They see a chance in President Joseph Aoun’s insistence on monopolizing force in the hands of...
‘All Arms Must Be Under the Sole Authority of the State’: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on April 15 that he aims to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group this...