Lebanon

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  • Lebanon, Palestine agreement 2025-06-10 22:25

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Is Israel seeking to embroil Aoun in an unforeseen Lebanese-Palestinian conflict?

    SOUTH LEBANON — The process of handing over Palestinian weapons in Lebanon's camps is set to begin in mid-June, following an agreement reached between Lebanese officials and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his recent visit to Beirut.

  • UNIFIL possible to be replaced 2025-06-09 22:45

    By Sondoss Al Asaad 

    Will UNIFIL be replaced by a multinational force under umbrella of a ceasefire supervision committee

    SOUTH LEBANON — Israel Hayom writes that the U.S. administration has informed its international partners of its unwillingness to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which is expected to be approved at the end of August.

  • Al-Rassi’s Plea to Adraee 2025-06-08 20:25

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Avichay Adraee, the Arabic spokesman of Israeli terrorism

    SOUTH LEBANON — Lebanese actress Nadine Al-Rassi sparked widespread anger when she addressed the IOF Arabic spokesman, Avichay Adraee, regarding the airstrikes that targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs on the eve of Eid al-Adha.

  • Israel attack on Lebanon 2025-06-07 22:36

    Israeli strikes on southern suburb a ‘dangerous development,’ UNIFIL warns

    The spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Andrea Tenenti, described Thursday night’s Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburb as a “dangerous development,” coming more than six months after the cease-fire agreement of Nov. 27, 2024.

  • Israel attack on Lebanon 2025-06-07 22:15

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Why are resistant people specifically targeted on eve of Eid al-Adha?

    Lebanon continues to offer sacrifices amid the ongoing U.S.-led Israeli aggression

    SOUTH LEBANON — On the eve of Eid al-Adha, a terrorist attack targeting residents in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Hezbollah's stronghold, resulted in significant damage to buildings and institutions, as well as serious property destruction.

  • Araghchi in Lebanon 2025-06-06 22:03

    Araghchi reaffirms Tehran’s commitment to Lebanon’s sovereignty in high-level Beirut meetings

    TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reaffirmed Tehran’s unwavering support for Lebanon’s independence, sovereignty, and reconstruction efforts during an official visit to Beirut, emphasizing that Iran seeks to open a new chapter in its long-standing relationship with Lebanon based on mutual respect and shared interests.

  • The Iranian and Lebanese foreign ministers shaking hands 2025-06-06 21:55

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Araghchi’s visit to Beirut: Constructive despite Lebanese Forces minister’s impudence

    BEIRUT— Various observers and analysts have rated the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Beirut on June 3 as positive and constructive.

  • The latest scenes of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburb 2025-06-06 02:14

    Lebanese officials, parties condemn Israeli assault on southern suburb

    Lebanese political leaders have sharply condemned the latest Israeli airstrikes on the Southern Suburb of Beirut, denouncing the attacks as a blatant violation of international law and national sovereignty.

  • In 1979, Imam Khomeini said today our focus is Iran, and tomorrow Palestine. 2025-06-02 20:51

    By Wesam Bahrani

    Imam Khomeini and the occupied Palestine

    TEHRAN – One of Imam Khomeini’s most enduring legacies is his pivotal role in placing Palestine firmly back on the world’s map.

  • Morgan Ortagus 2025-06-01 22:54

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Ortagus’s successor, another ugly face of Washington

    BEIRUT — Israel’s Channel 14 reported on Sunday that Morgan Ortagus, Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for West Asia, would soon leave her post. The news channel said this move “is not good news as Ortagus was a strong supporter of Israel and worked decisively on the issue of disarming Hezbollah.”

  • Lebanon is compromising its security 2025-05-31 22:43

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    What threat does Starlink’s information dish pose to Lebanon?

    BEIRUT — A delegation from Elon Musk’s Starlink met with President Joseph Aoun, Minister of Telecommunications Charles Hajj (Lebanese Forces Minister), and a number of ministers to discuss granting the company a license, not as an internet distributor, but as a service provider.

  • PM Nawaf Salam 2025-05-30 20:32

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Main goal of Nawaf Salam’s sterile govt. is to undermine Lebanon’s Resistance

    BEIRUT — Once again, Nawaf Salam’s government continues its political ineptitude, not least the statement by Foreign Minister Youssef Rajai (or rather, the Lebanese Forces Foreign Minister) that “the [Lebanese] people no longer want the wooden equation,” referring to the national triangle of Army-People-Resistance.

  • Lebanon's PM Salam 2025-05-28 22:06

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Lebanese government violates its own constitution

    SOUTH LEBANON — During his speech at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam claimed that the Lebanese project is based on “liberation from the duality of arms.”

  • Lebanon's President Aoun and PM Salam 2025-05-27 21:22

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Hezbollah is more aligned with Aoun than Salam

    BEIRUT — Ahead of the uncertain visit of Morgan Ortagus, Donald Trump’s deputy special envoy to West Asia, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s anti-resistance positions have escalated, starting with renaming Resistance and Liberation Day to “Liberation Day”. In his statement during an interview with Sky News Arabia, he said, “The era of exporting the Iranian revolution is over.”

  • Lebanon celebrates the 25th Resistance and Liberation Day 2025-05-26 22:44

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    It's Resistance and Liberation Day, not just “Liberation Day”!

    BEIRUT — Free-minded Islamic and partisan figures did not fail to express their warm congratulations to Lebanon on the 25th anniversary of Resistance and Liberation Day.

  • Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar lauds the determination of the people of South Lebanon and their strong participation in the elections. 2025-05-25 23:04

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    A pro-Resistance electoral tsunami across Lebanon

    From now on, eyes are on the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for May 2026

    SOUTH LEBANON — The fourth and final round of municipal and mayoral elections in Lebanon’s governorates concluded, with voter turnout standing at 36.65% in Nabatieh and 43.17% in South Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Interior.

  • Abbas visit of Beirut had no Pro Resistance result 2025-05-24 20:34

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Mahmoud Abbas’ Beirut visit: Zero results for the Palestinian cause

    South Lebanon — Although President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to Lebanon does not merit analysis or serious consideration,  the treatment he received from Lebanon’s anti-Resistance camp was highly ridiculous.

  • Lebanon's elections are taking place amidst Israeli aggression 2025-05-23 20:15

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Municipal elections in southern Lebanon on birthday of Resistance and Liberation

    SOUTH LEBANON — After sporadic attacks over the past two weeks, the Israeli occupation regime launched a series of violent raids on Lebanese regions on Thursday.

  • Abbas visits Lebanese officials in Beirut 2025-05-21 22:31

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Abbas visits Beirut ahead of Ortagus as issue of displaced Palestinians takes center stage

    BEIRUT — Ahead of the upcoming visit of Morgan Ortagus, President Donald Trump’s deputy special envoy for West Asia, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is visiting Beirut.

  • Third round of Lebanon municipal and mayoral elections 2025-05-19 22:55

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    A pro-Resistance popular referendum

    SOUTH LEBANON — Ballots closed in the third round of municipal and mayoral elections on May 18 in Beirut Governorate, Bekaa Governorate, and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.

  • Israel attack on S Lebanon 2025-05-19 22:52

    Israeli drone targets Lebanese Army checkpoint in southern Lebanon

    Israeli occupation forces carried out a direct strike on a Lebanese Army checkpoint on Sunday, in what marks a significant escalation in the ongoing series of cross-border violations by the Israeli enemy in southern Lebanon, Al Manar reported.

  • Former Hezbollah recruit conspiracy with Israel 2025-05-18 22:21

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Hezbollah’s former recruit arrested for collaborating with Israel

    SOUTH LEBANON — In recent days, rumors about former Hezbollah recruit, Mohammad Saleh, some accurate and some exaggerated, have circulated rapidly, after the government commissioner to the military court, Judge Fadi Akiki, filed a complaint against him on charges of collaborating with the Israeli enemy.

  • US imposes Saudi Arabia guardianship over Lebanon 2025-05-17 22:11

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Will Washington relinquish control over Lebanon to Riyadh?

    SOUTH LEBANON—Analysts are monitoring the repercussions of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Persian Gulf on the situation in Lebanon. Washington appears to be moving toward clearing the way for Saudi Arabia to impose its guardianship over Lebanon, especially after Trump announced he would lift sanctions on Syria “at Riyadh’s request.”

  • The 17 May Agreement of 1983 2025-05-16 22:35

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Lebanon’s choice is nothing but resistance to Israel

    Implementation of the humiliating ‘May 17 Agreement’ would have transformed Lebanon into an Israeli colony

    South Lebanon — Throughout successive phases of Lebanon’s history, the political oligarchy, imposed by the French mandate, falsely referred to the “decision of war and peace” as part of a plan to subjugate Lebanon, in favour of the Israeli occupation regime.

  • Abu Hamza, Karbala, and the Struggle for Palestine 2025-05-16 22:27

    By Sim Zahra

    Through the pen or the rifle

    TORONTO - On March 18 2025, Naji Abu Seif, known as Abu Hamza, was martyred alongside his family. Abu Hamza was particularly one who kept the message of the Ahulbayt (a) alive, quoting their sermons in his speeches, and in the way he carried himself, constantly reminding the believers what our duty here on this earth is, pleasing God.

  • شیخ نعیم قاسم 2025-05-13 02:58

    Hezbollah chief says Israeli pressure is doomed to fail, Resistance to prevail

    Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem delivered a powerful speech on Sunday commemorating the ninth anniversary of the martyrdom of senior resistance commander Mustafa Badreddine, addressing his legacy as one of the longest-standing members of Hezbollah.

  • Abbas’s upcoming Beirut visit sparks tensions 2025-05-12 21:49

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Hamas thwarts Mahmoud Abbas’s goal ahead of his ill-intentioned visit to Beirut

    BEIRUT — Lebanese and Palestinian factions in Lebanon are anticipating the repercussions of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's planned visit to Beirut on Lebanon and the situation of displaced Palestinians, especially since the issue of Palestinian resistance weapons has come under scrutiny.

  • US interference in Lebanon economy 2025-05-11 22:35

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    What is Washington's interest in drying up Lebanon's cash economy?

    BEIRUT — Ahead of May 2026 parliamentary elections, Washington is counting on the impact of a series of punitive measures against the Shiite duo, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement. 

  • Nasrallah’s mausoleum 2025-05-10 22:51

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Why is Nasrallah’s mausoleum defamed!?

    BEIRUT — A week has passed since Lebanon’s Al Jadeed channel aired an intelligence report aimed at defaming the mausoleum of Hezbollah’s martyr Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, without the Lebanese government lifting a finger at this seditious media outlet.

  • Syria's lesson for Lebanon 2025-05-09 22:11

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Lessons Lebanon can learn from what is happening in Syria

    BEIRUT — By intensifying its attacks on “New Syria”—under the pretext of protecting the Druze—the Israeli enemy is trying to make anyone who dares to challenge the HTS-led regime’s positions understand that they are forbidden from objecting to Israel’s known conspiracy to expand, destabilize, and subjugate West Asia’s peoples.