By Sondoss Al Asaad

Lebanese government and the licensing of Starlink: A free service for Israel!

BEIRUT – Ignoring all security reports that expressed fears of internet access being diverted from outside the Ministry of Telecommunications, the Lebanese government approved a license for Starlink to allegedly “provide internet distribution services throughout Lebanon via satellite.”

By Batool Subeiti

How Lebanon’s Resistance may adapt under pressure

LONDON - The supportive environment for the resistance movement in Lebanon has limits to how much pressure it can endure in the face of repeated Israeli violations, with full American backing. It may erupt in uncalculated ways and affect the situation. 

By Sondoss Al Asaad

How has the Lebanese Army saved Lebanon at a crucial moment?

BEIRUT — What happened in the Lebanese government session on Friday was a truce that could either be sustained or overturned. The Lebanese Army did not rebel against the political authority, but rather put an end to the abuse of political establishment in a bloody, destructive conflict.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Will the Lebanese government continue on the path of rationality?

BEIRUT — In Lebanon’s political history, no cabinet session has garnered as much international and Arab attention as the one on September 5th that will probably shape Lebanon’s future. It will determine whether the country is heading toward a settlement, chaos, or somewhere in between, like the current situation.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

The lie of “arms exclusivity” to uproot the resistance!

BEIRUT— On Friday, Hezbollah-aligned Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar told local media before the Lebanese cabinet’s session had concluded that "any decision taken to disarm Hezbollah in the absence of Shia ministers would be null and void, as it would be considered in contravention of Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system."

By Sondoss Al Asaad

47th anniversary of Sayyed Musa al-Sadr’s disappearance

BEIRUT — On Sunday, Lebanon marks the 47th anniversary of the disappearance of Sayyed Musa al-Sadr, the founder of the Resistance against Israeli occupation, along with his two companions—Sheikh Muhammad Yaqoub and journalist Abbas Badreddine.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Army strongly opposes plan to pit Lebanese against each other 

Corrupt judiciary is rewarding traitors and embezzlers 

BEIRUT — Since the resistance liberated southern Lebanon in 2000, addressing the issue of Lebanese collaborators with the Israeli entity has remained one of the key tests of the Lebanese state’s resolve in safeguarding national security.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Will UNIFIL extend its influence over Beirut’s southern suburbs?

BEIRUT — A few days before the end of its mandate in southern Lebanon, the UN Security Council has yet to set a date for a session to decide the fate of UNIFIL’s mission due to the American-Israeli condition that the extension be linked to the disarmament of Hezbollah.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Why did Netanyahu praise the Lebanese government's decision?

BEIRUT—The Lebanese government has not yet commented on the commendatory statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office regarding the decision to disarm the Resistance, which can only be viewed as an expression of a coordinated strategic course planned against Lebanon.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

The farce of handing over weapons in Beirut’s Palestinian refugee camps

BEIRUT—The charade of handing over weapons in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut on Thursday evening was considered nothing but a political scandal, whereby the Lebanese authorities—like their Palestinian counterparts—have transformed into clowns willing to do whatever they can to please Washington and Riyadh.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Saudi media keep inciting sectarian strife in Lebanon!

BEIRUT — There is a hadith that say, “Sedition is dormant, may God curse those who awaken it.” However, Saudi media has recently missed no opportunity to incite public feelings against the Shiites, reflecting the official Saudi position which aligns with American-Zionist pressure to disarm the Resistance, the common name for Hezbollah.

Roundtable: Lebanon will be a prey if Hezbollah is disarmed 

TEHRAN – The Mehr Media Group hosted a meeting titled “Hezbollah Disarmament and the Future of Lebanon” on Tuesday, uniting prominent regional experts to discuss escalating foreign-backed pressures to disarm Hezbollah and the profound implications for Lebanon’s sovereignty.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Positions by Larijani, Qassem, and al-Houthi abort Washington’s threats to Lebanon

BEIRUT— Beirut’s transformation into an airstrip for international diplomatic flights reflects an escalation in the regional and international tensions. 

By Sondoss Al Asaad

What is Israel’s connection to the escalating situation in Sweida?

BEIRUT — Protests in Sweida have reignited since last week, marking the third consecutive week of demonstrations against the siege imposed by the HTS regime, further exacerbating the region’s humanitarian and economic crises.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Tehran’s message delivered via Larijani: Resistance is not alone!

Beirut – The visit of Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to Beirut coincided with the redrawing of new maps for West Asia, as announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Larijani speaks at a presser in Baghdad after meetings with top officials: 

Resistance groups ‘don’t need guardianship’

TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, continued his visit to Iraq on Tuesday, where he took a look at facilities hosting Iranian pilgrims in Iraq after spending Monday on several high-level meetings with the Arab country’s officials. 

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Nawaf Salam’s government preemptively attacks Larijani visit

BEIRUT — Meanwhile, Lebanon’s anti–Resistance team has launched a low-level campaign calling for not receiving Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who visits Beirut on Wednesday.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Netanyahu praises Lebanese government!

BEIRUT — Lebanon is awaiting the return of US presidential envoy Thomas Barrack in coming days who will be carrying Tel Aviv’s response to the Lebanese government’s decision to implement the US-Israeli order to disarm the resistance movement.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Army mourns death of six soldiers in South Lebanon 

President Aoun, Parliament speaker express deep regret over death of soldiers

BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army Command announced the martyrdom of six members of a unit conducting field operations in the Majdal Zoun-Wadi Zebqin area in the Tyre district.