Qatar is preparing — for the second time this year — to help Lebanon turn the lights back on. On October 16, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced plans to modernize Lebanon’s...
Lebanon’s government is becoming increasingly nervous as the expiration date for the mandate of UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, draws closer. Meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel...
It must ensure that the terrorist organization cannot rebuild militarily.
Lebanon’s central bank, Banque Du Liban (BDL), has revoked the operating license of Bank Saderat Iran, an Iranian financial institution with documented ties to Hezbollah financing. The move comes amid...
Men identifying themselves as Hezbollah supporters reportedly surrounded a Lebanese police patrol on October 16 during a raid on a warehouse containing unfit pharmaceuticals in Galerie Semaan, near Beirut’s...
Washington and Riyadh risk sacrificing Syrian stability by pressuring Damascus to join their war.
Lebanon has revoked the operating license of Bank Saderat, an Iranian lender implicated in financing Hezbollah. Karim Souaid, the governor of Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank, confirmed the...
Hussain al Abdallah, who succeeded Wafiq Safa as head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit in February, reportedly sought the return of explosives seized this month by Lebanese security forces....
Hezbollah is still smuggling weapons across the Syrian-Lebanese border. On October 12, the Lebanese army seized approximately 200 kilograms of explosives being transported from Syria into Lebanon...
Nabih Berri, the powerful Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, supported Hezbollah through a difficult period following Israel's assassination of its leader more than two years ago – helping it keep its weapons and resist pressure to disarm
A seemingly routine traffic mishap in Lebanon on Friday exposed the Lebanese government as either unwilling or unable to disarm Hezbollah, even as it publicly pretends to have done so in line with the...
Hezbollah announced a yearlong housing-assistance program on October 13, offering eligible families displaced by the 2024 and 2026 wars with Israel up to $14,000 for rent and furniture. Lebanese Prime...
If Lebanon wants to reclaim control of its borders, it must recognize that while the EU can grade its homework, only the Lebanese army can hold the line.
Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) intercepted a vehicle carrying nearly 800 kilograms of explosives and related materials on October 5 at the Dahr al Baidar checkpoint on the Bekaa–Beirut highway...
Hezbollah is trying to keep its head down and recover its strength. As a result, Naim Qassem is providing a more muted leadership than his predecessor.
U.S. sanctions have strained Iran’s finances and disrupted some funding channels to its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah. Yet sanctions have not eliminated the group’s access to outside funding, including...
Less than two months after its signing, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia activated the Mecca Pact for the first time. On October 5, during an emergency meeting held in Riyadh, the three countries...
Israel’s formidable military and intelligence machines chewed up and spit out two of Iran’s most powerful regional proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. Tehran’s militias in Iraq have proved far less capable...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is shifting forces in southern Lebanon toward what Israeli security officials described as a “forward and offensive defense” posture. The officials said the IDF is also...