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French envoy criticizes Lebanon over ‘slow’ reforms needed for IMF loan
The French diplomat charged with coordinating international support for Lebanon, so it can receive International Monetary Fund aid, on Friday ... Middle East -
UN experts slam slow progress in Lebanese activist murder probe
UN rights experts voiced deep concern Thursday at the slow pace of an investigation into the killing of Lebanese intellectual Lokman Slim two years ... Middle East -
Seven dead in eastern Syria air strikes: Monitor
Seven people have been killed after air strikes destroyed a convoy of trucks that crossed into eastern Syria from Iraq, a war monitor said Monday.The ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s central bank freezes accounts of currency exchange house sanctioned by US
Lebanon’s central bank said Thursday it has frozen the accounts of a foreign exchange trader and his sons, after the US sanctioned them this week over ... Middle East -
Lebanese environmental NGO accused of being Hezbollah arm
On the outskirts of this southern Lebanese village, workers in a pickup truck parked at a nature reserve named after a fallen fighter of the militant ... Middle East -
US slaps sanctions on Hezbollah-linked men, companies
Moukalled is accused of dealing with a sanctioned senior Hezbollah financial official, Muhammad Qasir, including business deals with Russia. Middle East -
US ‘clear-eyed’ about threat Hezbollah poses to Lebanon: State Department
Combating Hezbollah’s influence and shoring up Lebanon’s stability and security remain key objectives for the Biden administration, the official said. Middle East -
French judges denied access to Lebanese blast investigation, Lebanese source says
A top Hezbollah official said in 2021 the group would remove Bitar from the probe, while Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said was biased and should be replaced. Middle East -
Lebanese army shoots at Israeli drone
The Lebanese army said on Friday its troops shot at an Israeli drone that crossed into Lebanon’s southern airspace, with a security source saying the ... Middle East -
UN extends tribunal investigating assassination of Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended the mandate of the international tribunal that investigated the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s last hero: The lion of Taif Hussein el-Husseini
There are few within the Lebanon political establishment who deserve the designation of statesman, as the vast majority of Lebanon’s so-called ... Opinion -
Lebanon’s Husseini, ‘godfather’ of Taif Agreement that ended civil war, dies at 86
Lebanese Shia politician Hussein el Husseini, a former parliament speaker who was an architect of the peace agreement ending the 1975-90 civil war, ... Middle East -
Hezbollah urges France to punish magazine over Iran cartoons
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement on Tuesday condemned cartoons of Iran’s supreme leader published last week by the French weekly Charlie Hebdo, calling on ... Middle East -
Lebanese court charges seven over fatal UNIFIL peacekeeper attack: Report
Lebanon’s military tribunal on Thursday charged seven suspects in last month’s attack that killed an Irish peacekeeper when a group of armed local ... Middle East -
Hezbollah head says change to al-Aqsa status quo could explode the region
The leader of Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah, said that any infringement of the decades-long status quo at the al-Aqsa mosque in ... Middle East -
Hassan Nasrallah speech canceled due to flu, says Hezbollah
A speech by the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah scheduled for Friday has been canceled after he contracted the flu, the Iran-backed ... Middle East -
Lebanon detains Hezbollah supporter in probe of Irish UN peacekeeper’s killing
The Lebanese army detained over the weekend a main suspect in the recent killing of an Irish UN peacekeeper in a move coordinated with powerful armed ... Middle East -
Hezbollah hands over suspected killer of UN peacekeeper: Security source
Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group has handed over a man suspected of killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper earlier this month, a security ... Middle East -
Hezbollah’s UNIFIL ambush with impunity from the world breeds terror
Last Wednesday night, the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), who have been operating since 1978, were reminded of the scary reality of ... Opinion -
Saudi Arabia condemns attack on UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
Saudi Arabia on Friday condemned the attack on a UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.An Irish ... Saudi Arabia -
Top US senators urge Biden to sanction more Lebanese bankers, politicians
Senators Menendez and Risch slammed Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a longtime Hezbollah ally, for facilitating the tactics used by lawmakers to prevent the quorum needed to elect a new president. Middle East -
Exclusive - The Netanyahu Doctrine: An in-depth regional policy interview
Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to become the Prime Minister of Israel for the third time. He has until December 21 to form a government before taking ... Middle East -
US issues Hezbollah-related sanctions against three Lebanese men, two companies
The Treasury Department says the sanctions underscore how Hezbollah remains “at its core, a terrorist organization determined to procure weapons that undermine Lebanon’s security and stability even as the country suffers a dire financial crisis.” Middle East -
Beirut ‘neighborhood watch’ launched, but critics see echoes of troubled past
In the darkness of Beirut’s unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will ... Middle East -
Hezbollah chief seeks assurances from Lebanon’s next president
Hezbollah wants Lebanon’s next president to “reassure” the group and stand up to the United States, its leader Hassan Nasrallah said Friday, after ... Middle East -
US designates oil smuggling network linked to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Iran’s Quds Force
The network would blend oil to conceal the Iranian origins of the shipments and export it around the world in support of Hezbollah and the IRGC-QF. Middle East -
Lebanon’s Hezbollah ends ‘exceptional’ mobilization against Israel
Lebanon’s Hezbollah will end an “exceptional” mobilization against Israel after threatening to attack for months, its leader Hassan Nasrallah said ... Middle East -
Iran is striking NATO
In political commentaries, I prefer to call a spade a spade. As Iran’s provocative actions continue to disrupt the region and the world, it is a must ... In Translation -
Lebanon MP sanctioned by US says he played behind-the-scenes role in border talks
A leading Lebanese politician who is sanctioned by the United States said on Thursday he played a behind-the-scenes role in US-brokered talks to ... Middle East -
Lebanon deal ‘staves off’ Hezbollah conflict: Israeli PM
Israel’s agreement with Lebanon to resolve their maritime border dispute “staves off the possibility” of a conflict with the Iran-backed militant ... Middle East