Good news and bad news from Lebanon as Nawaf Salam elected premier
Israel-bashing president of the International Court of Justice hardly seems the one to bring peace with neighbor
Israel-bashing president of the International Court of Justice hardly seems the one to bring peace with neighbor
Topping the list of reasons for lack of Lebanese interest, all presidential hopefuls need Hezbollah votes
The Iranian-backed group has deep popular roots, and its degradation or elimination will have to rest equally on military defeat coupled with political and social pressure
Hezbollah, although it only has a handful of seats in parliament, has deep control over Lebanon. Part of this is that they stockpiled so many weapons that it is stronger than the state of Lebanon.
Lebanon may be tired of the excesses of Hezbollah and how it is dragging the country into conflict.
The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah carried out several attacks on northern Israel on April 30 and May 1. Hezbollah claimed it targeted an Israeli military barracks at Biranit,...
The country’s recent election was a masterpiece of counterfactual Kabuki theater—and there wasn’t a dry Western eye in the house
Three members of Hezbollah were killed Thursday after heavy clashes in the Tayouneh neighborhood of Beirut. The violence was prompted by Hezbollah-led protests calling for the removal of Judge Tarek Bitar...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared a “great political and moral victory for the resistance”...
In late December, Lebanon’s parliament swore in a new cabinet dominated by Hezbollah and its partners in the pro-Syrian March 8 Alliance. For the Shiite group, this was a political victory...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif arrived in Beirut on Tuesday to congratulate ...
Maarab, Lebanon Samir Geagea is reluctant to speak much of the attem...
The reactions from Washington, Paris and Riyadh following Najib Mikati’s designation as prime minister suggest that we are now in a watchful, wait-and-see period. Everyone is keeping a clos...
The resignation of Hezbollah and its allies from the Lebanese government was, in many ways, foreseeable. Hezbollah and Prime Minister Saad Hariri's respective positions on the Special Tribun...
Lebanon's civil war was a complex, multisided battle whose implications still shape the country's politics today. This article analyzes the forces involved domestically and the course o...