Lebanon

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  • Third round of Lebanon municipal and mayoral elections Yesterday 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 Yesterday 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.

  • Lebanon's 2025 municipal elections 2025-05-05 22:52

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Shiite duo wins Beirut southern suburb elections

    BEIRUT — With a voter turnout of 44.59% and in an environment of excellent security and competitiveness, the Lebanese government successfully organized the first round of municipal and mayoral elections in Mount Lebanon Governorate. 

  • جوزف عون 2025-05-03 22:07

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Lebanon’s Aoun hints he seeks to annul the 1969 Cairo Agreement

    BEIRUT – The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council, headed by President Joseph Aoun, issued a shocking warning to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) “against using Lebanon as an arena to violate Lebanese sovereignty and endanger Lebanon.”

  • Israel breaks Lebanon ceasfire 2025-05-02 22:56

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Is replacing UN Resolution 1701 Supervisory Committee chief a routine?

    BEIRUT — Following the recent Israeli aggression on the southern suburbs, Lebanese media outlets exaggerated the dimensions of the visit of U.S. General Jasper Jeffers, the head of the committee supervising the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in southern Lebanon.

  • Lebanon govt. hatred towards Iran 2025-04-30 22:17

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    What lies behind the Lebanese Forces’ bitter hatred of Iran?

    BEIRUT — On April 26, 2025, a massive and deadly explosion happened at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas. Various countries rushed to express sympathy and offer help, except the Lebanese government, specifically its Foreign Ministry run by the Lebanese Forces’ Youssef Rajai.

  • Hezbollah chief speech 2025-04-29 22:22

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Hezbollah chief proposes a roadmap to rescue Lebanon from its dilemmas

    BEIRUT — Ahead of Lebanon’s municipal elections, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem’s striking speech on Monday evening carried many political and social messages.

  • Israel strikes Lebanon 2025-04-28 20:20

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    New stage of Israel’s pressure on Lebanon

    BEIRUT — In a flagrant violation of the ceasefire and the Lebanese sovereignty, and in continuation of the U.S.-Israeli strategy pursued since the ceasefire agreement last November, the Israeli regime launched an aerial attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday evening.

  • President Joseph Aoun 2025-04-27 23:01

    Lebanon’s president urges US, France to pressure Israel to end violations

    Joseph Aoun condemns the Israeli attack on Beirut and calls on the U.S. and France to “assume their responsibility” as the sponsors of the ceasefire in Lebanon and tell Israel to end its violations of the deal.

  • Lebanon is set to hold municipal elections on May 25 2025-04-27 18:08

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Lebanon’s upcoming elections: Will the Resistance rise or retreat?

    SOUTH LEBANON — Amidst the escalating tensions resulting from Operation Al Aqsa Flood, Lebanon is preparing for the municipal elections scheduled for next month, and based on their results, for next year’s parliamentary elections.

  • Geagea against Shiite parl. members 2025-04-26 22:17

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Geagea’s relentless effort to wrest parliamentary seats from the Shiite duo

    BEIRUT — The Lebanese Forces and its leader, Samir Geagea, are preoccupied with monitoring the potential repercussions of the success or failure of the negotiations between Washington and Tehran, fearing that any positive outcome will hinder an “achievement” against the resistance movement. This is reflected in the organized campaigns waged by the Lebanese Forces against President Joseph Aoun.

  • Municipal elections in Lebanon 2025-04-25 22:14

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    The planned polls in South Lebanon irritate anti-resistance team

    BEIRUT — The anti-resistance team does not hide its objection to the municipal elections in south Lebanon that will coincide with Resistance and Liberation Day, May 25th. This reflects the anti-resistance team’s deplorable and resounding moral decline; they claim it is intentional by the Shiite duo to encourage people to vote!

  • U.S. Embassy Art Exhibit Sparks Outrage 2025-04-22 22:15

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Art that glorifies genocide and is sponsored by Washington is decadent

    BEIRUT — The U.S. spy den (embassy) in Beirut concluded the so-called “Thread of Hope” exhibit featuring 68 works of art by Lebanese artists over the course of a year.

  • Aoun says Lebanon issues should be solved carefully 2025-04-20 22:32

    Aoun says sensitive issues in Lebanon should be handled carefully

    Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says he will not be rushed to disarm Hezbollah under unfavorable circumstances as the Israeli military continues to launch deadly air strikes on the country in violation of a November ceasefire, Al Jazeera reported.

  • Ortagus and US diplomacy 2025-04-20 22:19

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Ortagus's rude diplomacy reflects American policy

    BEIRUT — With the phrase “Crack is wack, Walid,” Morgan Ortagus, the U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to West Asia, addressed Lebanon’s Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on X in response to a statement he made last weekend describing the United States’ conditions for Lebanon as “impossible.”

  • Aoun rejected integrating Hezbollah into the army 2025-04-18 22:28

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Aoun’s statements cause diplomatic crisis with Baghdad

    BEIRUT — During an interview with the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed (New Arab), Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said, “We will not replicate the experience of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in absorbing Hezbollah into the [Lebanese] army, nor will it be an independent unit within this army,” stressing that “the decision was made to restrict arms to the state.”

  • Ex-Lebanese PM Saad Hariri 2025-04-16 22:01

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Riyadh interferes in Lebanon’s municipal elections, excludes Hariri

    BEIRUT — Not satisfied with the political quarantine it imposed on Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri more than two years ago, Saudi Arabia is seeking to sideline him as he announced his intention to return to political life by actively contesting the municipal elections scheduled for May 2025.

  • Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan talking to Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam 2025-04-15 22:13

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Saudi team in Beirut to continue external pressure on Hezbollah

    BEIRUT — In conjunction with the relentless pressure by Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to West Asia, Morgan Ortagus, on Hezbollah, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan visited Beirut.

  • 'Captain America: Brave New World' 2025-04-14 21:41

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Anti-Hezbollah team openly doesn’t oppose Israel!

    BEIRUT — Following the September-November Israeli aggression on Lebanon, there are signs of extreme rudeness and impudence among the anti-resistance team in approaching political matters, especially those related to the historical hostility with the Israeli occupation entity.

  • AUB 2025-04-13 21:35

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    AUB hosts companies funding Israel

    BEIRUT — The American University of Beirut (ABU) transformed its Career Fair 2025 (held from April 7–11) into an event promoting normalization with the Israeli occupation regime by hosting companies that support the enemy, while it is supposed to enhance its students’ job prospects.

  • 9 2025-04-12 20:27

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    50 years after eruption of Lebanon’s infamous civil

    BEIRUT — Those who witnessed the bloody events of Lebanon’s civil war, which was triggered on April 13, 1975, had no idea that it would spark a series of crises 50 years later!