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Israeli strikes kill at least three in latest violation of Lebanon ceasefire
In the latest near-daily violations of a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon in place since November 2024, Israeli military aircraft have carried out separate strikes against positions in southern Lebanon, killing at least three individuals, Press TV reported Saturday.
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2025-10-19 21:03
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Targeting Lebanon's infrastructure: A war on the foundations of resilience
BEIRUT—In modern warfare, battles are no longer fought solely on military frontlines. Vital infrastructure, the backbone of daily life, has become a deliberate target in a strategy aimed at breaking the will of the Lebanese people and undermining their resilience.
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2025-10-17 19:00
Israel mounts heaviest strikes on Lebanon in 10 months
Israeli warplanes and drones carried out dozens of strikes across south Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa on Thursday and Friday, leveling an asphalt factory, destroying a quarry and a diesel tanker, and striking villages as olive harvesters worked — an assault described by local media as the heaviest since last year’s ceasefire.
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2025-10-17 18:08
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Israel seeking to turn South Lebanon into a de facto buffer zone
Lebanon facing environmental, cultural, and military assaults
BEIRUT—Lebanon is experiencing a complex moment, facing continuous Israeli bombardment, severe political divisions, and increasing economic and diplomatic pressures.
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2025-10-15 19:59
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon between Israeli aggression and international pressure
BEIRUT — Over the past few months, Lebanon has witnessed repeated Israeli air raids targeting economic infrastructure in the South and Bekaa, including bulldozers and excavators.
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2025-10-13 22:11
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon between Gaza truce and fiery messages
An upcoming confrontation or a moment of repositioning!
BEIRUT—West Asia is entering a pivotal stage following the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip brokered by US President Donald Trump. However, what appears to be the end of a bloody phase in the Strip opens the door to a highly sensitive phase for Lebanon.
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2025-10-11 22:04
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon foils high-risk Israeli terror operation in major security success
BEIRUT — Amid the escalating challenges facing Lebanon, the General Directorate of General Security’s announcement of the dismantling of a foreign-run spy network working for the Israeli enemy marked a significant step.
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2025-10-11 21:57
Israel carries out 10 strikes in southern Lebanon, cutting key power lines
Israeli warplanes carried out a series of intense airstrikes along Musaylih Road in southern Lebanon overnight on October 11, cutting off the main route and plunging large parts of the south into darkness after severing key power lines, the Cradle reported.
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2025-10-10 20:45
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Imam Mahdi scouts: A model of construction and resistance in a time of political impotence
BEIRUT—Beirut is preparing to host the largest scout gathering in Lebanon’s history, marking the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Hezbollah’s Imam Mahdi Scouts Association, amid the martyrdom anniversary of Hezbollah secretaries-general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine.
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2025-10-08 17:26
By Sondos Al-Asaad
Why did Hezbollah enter the war to support Gaza?
BEIRUT — Hezbollah entered the war in support of Gaza within a broader, cumulative context that went beyond political fervor or fleeting emotion.
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2025-10-05 18:42
By Sondoss Al Asaad
The move to dissolve Hezbollah’s cultural association is spiteful
BEIRUT — Ignoring the ongoing U.S.–led Israeli aggression and the stifling economic crisis, the Lebanese government has prioritized putting on its agenda a draft resolution to dissolve the Lebanese Association for Arts.
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2025-10-05 18:25
By Batool Subeiti
How hostile forces may test Lebanon’s resistance
LONDON - New tactics and concealed strengths suggest the Lebanese resistance has changed, but its exact nature is unknown.
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2025-10-04 19:38
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Salam’s cabinet: US dictates first, Lebanon’s interests last
BEIRUT—Recent developments make it clear that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government has adopted policies closely aligned with American directives.
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2025-10-04 19:21
Hezbollah: Israel turns to politics after military failures in Gaza
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan for Gaza is designed to “polish” Israel's image on the international stage.
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2025-10-01 19:04
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Senator Lindsey Graham unsettled by Hezbollah’s power
When US rhetoric exposes false claim of Hezbollah defeat
BEIRUT — U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham made a clear statement when he said, “It is not possible for the Middle East to be normalized until Hezbollah is taken off the table.”
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2025-09-29 19:08
Deadly Israeli drone strike hits eastern Lebanon
One person was killed in an Israeli strike in the Beqaa Valley of eastern Lebanon on Monday, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, according to local media.
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2025-09-29 18:28
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Hezbollah upsets the enemy’s calculations
BEIRUT—The commemoration of the first anniversary of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s martyrdom served as a pivotal moment for the Resistance to recalibrate its internal dynamics, with the massive turnout underscoring Hezbollah’s enduring popular support and organizational unity.
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2025-09-28 21:42
Balance and lessons from war with Israel according to speaker of Iranian Parliament
Xavier Villar
MADRID – Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, granted an extensive interview to national television in which he discussed in detail the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, a conflict that marked a turning point for the Islamic Republic on multiple levels.
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2025-09-28 21:40
In meeting with Hezbollah, Iran vows unwavering support for Lebanon and the Resistance
TEHRAN – During a meeting held on Sunday, senior Iranian official Ali Larijani assured Lebanon of the Islamic Republic's full and unconditional support, reinforcing a strategic alliance that stands as a bulwark against American and Israeli aggression in the region.
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2025-09-28 19:14
By Sondoss Al Asaad
How did Nawaf Salam’s government relinquish Lebanon’s maritime rights?
BEIRUT — With every step Lebanon takes to demarcate its borders in an effort to assert its rights, the outcome seems to be yet another loss. This was the case in 2007, again in 2022, and it is unfolding once more today.
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2025-09-27 20:16
Sheikh Qassem warns of 'Karbala-like' confrontation, honors assassinated leaders
In an address on the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashim Safi al-Din on Saturday, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem declared his movement will not disarm, saying removal of weapons would serve Israeli aims and provoke a "Karbala-like" confrontation.
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2025-09-27 20:12
By Batool Subeiti
Lebanon and the illusion of control: America's strategic blindness in Middle East
LONDON -- Most short- and medium-term strategies adopted by the West — through its various American administrations — are either partially realized or fail to materialize. That’s how the vision of a “new Middle East” has unfolded, nearly two years into the war on Gaza.
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2025-09-27 19:21
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Martyrdom anniversary of Nasrallah: Intersections of popular and political discourse
BEIRUT — The first anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah became a transnational event, bringing together the deep popular sentiment on the one hand and its political and regional dimensions on the other.
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2025/09/27
By Sondoss Al Asaad
International symbolism of the shrine of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
BEIRUT – Since February, the shrine of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the late Secretary-General of Hezbollah, has drawn approximately 100,000 visitors per month, including popular delegations and prominent religious and political figures.
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2025/09/27
By Khaled Hussein
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: A pioneering journey
BEIRUT - Sayyed Hassan was born in Beirut in 1960, and his lineage goes back to Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them). He was raised in a religiously committed environment and traveled to Najaf al-Ashraf, where he pursued his religious studies and studied under Sayyed Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and Sayyed Abbas al-Moussawi, then continued his studies at the Hawza of Imam al-Muntadhar (peace be upon him).
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2025/09/27
By Garsha Vazirian
A foreign blueprint for Lebanon’s disarmament
How Washington and Tel Aviv are pressing Beirut to surrender a guarantor of deterrence — and why that project risks national collapse
TEHRAN – On the eve of a year since the assassination of the Lebanese resistance leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah — a shock that reoriented Lebanon’s politics and public mood — a new campaign to “restore a state monopoly on weapons” has moved from the drawing board into government corridors.
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2025-09-27 17:51
By Garsha Vazirian
Hezbollah's invisible commander: The man who mastered the machinery of Resistance
While others focused on military operations, Safieddine built the infrastructure that sustained the struggle
TEHRAN – In the intricate tapestry of Lebanese resistance, few figures have wielded influence as quietly yet decisively as Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.
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2025/09/27
By Wesam Bahrani
Historic icon, leader and warrior
TEHRAN – Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was both an icon and a warrior, a symbol of unwavering resistance and a man of remarkable courage.
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2025/09/27
By Sondoss Al Asaad
The charisma and humility of martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
BEIRUT – His Eminence, Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (R), was distinguished by his unique ability to address the emotions of people of all backgrounds. His simple, honest, and deeply rooted discourse touched on daily concerns, making them feel like he was one of them: embracing their concerns, sharing their joys and sorrows, and embodying their endeavor to freedom and dignity.
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2025/09/27
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Exceptional leadership of Sayyed Nasrallah in the eyes of Lebanese and Yemeni scholars
BEIRUT - The personality of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (R) represents an exceptional model of political, religious, and military leadership. His honorable life blends deep faith with strategic acumen, and his humanitarian dimension with a unified spirit.