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2020-12-26 10:34
* By Agha Hussain
Is Eurasian integration Israel’s answer to strategic deadlock in the Levant?
TEHRAN-- Making US Middle East policy near-indistinguishable from its own had certain immediate advantages for Israel, but long-term caveats. The bonus was constant US financial, military, and diplomatic insurance for Israel’s aggressive militarism in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon – the major venues for Israel’s desired settlements-expansion policy.
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2020-12-11 17:55
Hezbollah rejects charges against Diab in port blast
Lebanon resistance group Hezbollah said Friday recently filed charges were politically targeting the caretaker prime minister and three allied former ministers over this summer’s massive explosion in Beirut.
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2020-11-27 18:07
“Tintin and Sinbad” published in Lebanon
TEHRAN – An Arabic translation of “Tintin and Sinbad”, Iranian writer Mohammad Mirkiani’s book on the cultural invasion of the West, has recently been published in Lebanon.
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2020-11-22 16:26
Rouhani reaffirms Iran’s support for Lebanon
TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday congratulated the Lebanese people and government on their country’s Independence Day, reaffirming the Islamic Republic’s support for Lebanon.
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2020-10-19 22:22
By Batool Subeiti
Macron's mission in Lebanon – raising the dead dream
French President Emmanuel Macron came to Lebanon in the wake of the August explosion, harboring with him the scent of nostalgia that marks 100 years since Lebanon was declared a state under the French colonial mandate.
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2020/10/14
By Abir Bassam
The fires of Belad al-Sham: Attacks on nutrition supplies
Last week was one of the worst weeks the area of Belad Al-Sham has witnessed. The fires spread all over the Belad Al-Sham coast, i.e., the Syrian coast from Latakia to Palestine. The victims were mainly the forest trees and, in particular, the aging Oak trees, the olive trees, and other fruit trees. However, the targeted injured party was the farmer, who is still holding on to his land and his means of survival.
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2020-09-30 11:43
Pompeo on lifetime mission to upend regional stability
TEHRAN – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using everything in his power to advance policies that could result in nothing other than chaos and instability in a region already suffering from ill-considered policies and violence.
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2020-09-22 18:00
Iran sympathizes with Lebanon in music video “Restless for Balqis”
TEHRAN – Iran expressed its sympathy with Lebanon on last month’s disastrous blast in Beirut by a music video named “Restless for Balqis”.
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2020/09/18
By Abir Bassam
Lebanon boiling over its harbor hot tin
What is being cooked in Beirut's harbor? It seems that there are urgent needs to keep Lebanon on guard. The country is barely picking itself up after the blast on the 4th of August. Now, it is going through another dilemma as the fire burst on the 10th of September. The two major accidents suggest that the time has not yet come for Beirut to write its closure.
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2020-09-09 13:23
Macron's regional moves on behalf of U.S., Zionist regime
TEHRAN –Warning about suspicious French President's moves in the region, Sadr al Hosseini didn't reject the possibility of Zionist backed efforts to pave the way for construction of an energy pipeline from Iraq to Occupied Land.
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2020-09-05 23:16
By Mohammad Mazhari
Analyst expects Hezbollah to play a constructive role in Gov. formation
TEHRAN – Ghassan Javad, a Lebanese analyst, expects Hezbollah to contribute constructively information of a new government in Lebanon based on "the resistance's understanding of the Lebanese reality and necessity of Lebanese consensus."
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2020/09/05
By Abir Bassam
The hypothetical compromise: The end of 10 years of war in West Asia
On my way back from the south to Beirut two months ago, Elea crossroad in Saida was closed. As I took the long [S] turn to be able to reach Beirut road again, I came across the Lebanese Army.
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2020-09-01 23:58
By Mohamamd mazhari
The process for naming Mostafa Adib as PM carries great weight: Lebanese analyst
TEHRAN – Faysal Abdelsater, a Lebanese analyst, is of the opinion that the steps for naming Mostafa Adib as a man who will head the Lebanese government carries an important message as "it has the endorsement of considerable majority in the Lebanese parliament."
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2020-08-30 17:05
Tehran says making efforts to find out about Imam Musa al-Sadr
TEHRAN — The Iranian Foreign Ministry has paid tribute to Imam Musa al-Sadr on the anniversary of his disappearance, saying Tehran has been making international efforts for four decades to find out the truth about the top Shia cleric Imam Musa al-Sadr.
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2020-08-22 00:02
By Mohammad Mazhari
Special Tribunal for Lebanon failed to provide evidence for its claims: Lebanese analyst
TEHRAN - After 15 years of work, on August 19, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon handed down its verdict on the Hariri assassination charges.
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2020-08-20 00:17
By Mohammad Mazhari
Beirut blast caused social solidarity: Lebanese expert
TEHRAN – The Beirut blast on August 4 not only caused human and financial losses but also raised doubts about the time of the incident and its location.
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2020/08/20
By Abir Bassam
International Tribune: A non-closed chapter
Fifteen years, the Lebanese people have been waiting for fifteen years for the alleged justice that should be brought by the International Tribune. The tribune was commissioned to investigate the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
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2020-08-18 17:51
Hariri tribunal: Hezbollah, Syria had no link with 2005 blast
A UN-backed tribunal says it has not been able to establish any link between a 2005 blast in Beirut that killed Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafiq Hariri and the Hezbollah resistance movement or the Syrian government.
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2020-08-18 10:25
By Mohammad Mazhari
UAE has shown it is a base for Israel: Lebanese strategist
TEHRAN – A Lebanese strategic analyst is of the view that the UAE has proven to be a base for the Zionist regime to protect Israel's interests in the region.
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2020-08-17 23:07
By Batool Subeiti
Hezbollah between resistance and anti-corruption crusade
Who are the Hezbollah party?
Hezbollah is a military and political party that was established in Lebanon during the early 1980s, subsequent to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982, as there was a need for a resistance movement that made its focal goal the liberation of Lebanon from Israeli occupation.
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2020-08-16 18:28
Lebanese health minister lauds Iran for humanitarian aid
TEHRAN – Lebanese Minister of Health Hamad Hassan hailed humanitarian aid provided by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) after the recent explosion in Beirut.
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2020-08-15 16:18
Lebanon must now counter hybrid war
August 14 marks the 14th anniversary of the start of the 33-day Israeli war on Lebanon in which the Hezbollah resistance movement succeeded in dealing a great blow to the Zionist regime's army. Hezbollah aborted any move by the Israeli army in the war, which surprised military analysts.
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2020-08-14 21:53
14 years after 33 days of war
Lebanon celebrates war anniv. amid pressure to disarm Hezbollah
TEHRAN - This year’s 14th of August marks the 14th anniversary of the July War between the Lebanese Hezbollah movement and Israel in 2006, which led to Israel withdrawing its troops from southern Lebanese territories.
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2020-08-14 18:06
Only Lebanese entitled to decide their fate, says Zarif
TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that only the Lebanese people and their representatives are entitled to decide their country’s future in the aftermath of the August 4 massive explosion in Beirut.
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2020-08-14 16:53
Zarif felicitates Lebanon on anniversary of 33-Day War victory
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sent separate messages to his Lebanese counterpart and secretary-general of the Hezbollah movement to congratulate them on the anniversary of the country’s victory in its 33-day war against the Israeli aggressors.
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2020-08-14 16:39
MP urges France not to meddle in Lebanese affairs
TEHRAN — The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has strongly criticized France for interfering in Lebanon’s domestic affairs, saying neither France nor any other country is entitled to interfere in Lebanon’s domestic affairs and undermine the country’s political legitimacy.
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2020-08-12 23:30
By Saeed K. Mavadat
Beirut blast revives debate over international trusteeship system in Lebanon
TEHRAN - In the wake of the massive explosion at the Beirut port, which devastated parts of the Lebanese capital and left hundreds of thousands of Beirut residents homeless, Lebanese politicians and experts dangle the prospect of Lebanon being placed under international trusteeship.
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2020-08-12 23:28
Rouhani, Macron hold phone talks on Lebanon
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani and French President Emmanuel Macron have held a telephone conversation discussing the situation in Lebanon, Alireza Moezi, Rouhani’s deputy head of communications, said in a tweet on Wednesday.
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2020-08-12 18:30
By Mohammad Mazhari
Opportunities still exist to rebuild Lebanon: retired general
TEHRAN - A retired Lebanese brigadier general says there is still the opportunity to make the required reforms to restore confidence and ability in Lebanon by learning from mistakes and rise again from the ashes.
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2020-08-12 10:57
By Mehdi Shojaeian
Lebanese are punished for backing resistance movement
The corruption and issues that we face today in Lebanon are consequences of a 30-year legacy inherited by Hassan Diab’s government. The problems in Lebanon, especially the massive explosion at Beirut's port on August 4, all are rooted in one thing and that is that the U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia are venting their anger against the Lebanese nation who endorsed the resistance movements in Lebanon and Iraq.
