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2025-07-01 23:13
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Why do the Lebanese Forces want to amend electoral law?
Unfair law against Shiite diaspora
BEIRUT — The anti–Resistance team, led by the Lebanese Forces party, failed on Monday to include in the urgent, duplicate draft law aimed at allowing expatriates to vote for the entire parliamentary seats, not just six seats (allocated for non-residents across the 6 continents, under the current parliamentary electoral law).
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2025-06-30 22:15
By Sondos Al-Asaad
Why is Washington pressing Lebanon to put Hezbollah weapons to vote in cabinet?
BEIRUT — Israel’s Channel 14 revealed a U.S. plan that “is not unlikely to materialize” to drag Arab and Islamic countries into normalization with the Israeli entity within a year at the latest.
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2025-06-29 22:41
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon is a strategic threat to Israel
BEIRUT — Amidst the complex political landscape, Washington is gradually revealing the extent of its blatant interference in Lebanon’s internal affairs through statements that ignore reality and disregard the will of the people, of whom Hezbollah is an integral part.
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2025-06-28 22:30
By Sondoss Al Asaad
How do the Lebanese Forces ministers implement US dictates?
SOUTH LEBANON — Concern is growing over the U.S. position to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon at the end of August, given the American pressure that only serves the interests of the Israeli enemy.
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2025-06-27 22:21
1 killed and 11 wounded in intense Israeli strikes on south Lebanon
Israel’s air force carried out intense airstrikes on mountains overlooking a southern Lebanon city Friday in an attack that the Israeli military said targeted underground assets of the Hezbollah movement, ABC News reported.
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2025-06-24 22:44
By Sondoss Al Asaad
In time of legendary victories, some Lebanese grovel to US and Israel
BEIRUT — Forgetting all the crimes of the occupation against their brothers in Palestine and against their own people, some Lebanese officials, particularly the pro–Israel team, rushed to condemn the legitimate Iranian attack on the U.S. largest air base on the Qatari coast.
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2025-06-24 02:00
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Washington wary of retaliatory operations against itself in Arab world and beyond
BEIRUT—West Asia, specifically Lebanon, is in a highly sensitive situation due to the escalating military situation in the region. Many are behaving as if a major war has become a fait accompli, with no end in sight.
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2025-06-22 11:23
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon is not safe from Zionist-American evasion
BEIRUT — At an existential crossroads, Hezbollah stands in defence of its symbol and backbone in Tehran. However, the decision to directly engage in the battle is not a simple one, neither politically nor militarily, given that the U.S.-led Israeli aggression against Lebanon has stripped some of its defensive capabilities.
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2025-06-22 11:03
By Sondoss Al Asaad
We are not neutral despite U.S. pressure, Hezbollah confirms
BEIRUT—Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem has emphasized that Hezbollah does not remain neutral between Iran’s legitimate rights and the American and Israeli deceits.
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2025-06-18 22:46
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Broad Lebanese solidarity with Iran against the US-led Israeli aggression
BEIRUT — In condemnation of the Zionist regime’s aggression against Iran, and in solidarity with its people, armed forces, and leaders, the “Civil Campaign to Support Palestine and the Issues of the Nation” held its weekly meeting at the Iranian embassy in Beirut.
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2025-06-15 23:49
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon and the US-led Israeli war against Iran
BEIRUT—Analysts are examining the extent to which Lebanon will be affected by the repercussions of the U.S.-led Israeli aggression against Iran, particularly the possibility of Hezbollah’s involvement in the battle and its consequences.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.