The Trump Administration’s attempt to dictate terms on the new Lebanese government’s cabinet appears to have failed spectacularly. The new Lebanese cabinet has been announced, and includes multiple members from both Hezbollah and the Shi’ite Amal Movement. The...
Violence in Syria’s Homs and Hama Governorates have now spread across the border into neighboring Lebanon, and Syria’s new Islamist government has reportedly sent ground troops into the Lebanese border town of Hermel, sparking massive clashes. Both Lebanese clans and...
As it does virtually weekly, Israel reiterated today that civilians are not to return to their homes in any areas of southern Lebanon Israel currently occupies. This apparently includes not just villages, but the Mediterranean Sea as well, as an Israeli military boat...
Former a government in a multi-party parliamentary system is often a complex matter, particularly when very few parties of any substantial size are available to include. That’s the case in Lebanon, with the Trump Administration adding some difficulties by meddling in...
On Wednesday, Israel blew up thousands of two-way radios used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing at least 20 people and wounding 450. Lebanon's official news agency also reported that solar energy systems blew up in Beirut and in the south, wounding one girl. The...
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah vowed in a televised speech on Tuesday that the Lebanese group would have a "strong" response to the Israeli killing of a high-level Hezbollah commander. Nasrallah delivered the speech during a ceremony that marked one week...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won President Biden's "private backing" for a ground invasion of Gaza during talks in Israel on Wednesday, The Times of London reported. The report said Biden told Netanyahu that he remained "fully in support" of Israel's...
The White House has discussed the possibility of using military force against Hezbollah if the Lebanese Shia group launches a significant attack on Israel, Axios reported on Tuesday. The report reads: "The scenario of using US military force if Hezbollah were to join...
In a rare joint move, the US and Qatar coordinated on sanctions against Hezbollah on Wednesday. The sanctions targeted seven individuals based in the Arabian Peninsula that the US accuses of financing Hezbollah and designated them as Specially Designated Global...
Trump Slams Hezbollah After Praising Its Anti-ISIS Operation | Dodged questions on Hezbollah the day prior
