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2025-07-16 22:18
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Under US orders, Banque du Liban demonizes Al-Qard al-Hassan
BEIRUT — The Banque du Liban has announced banks and financial institutions subject to its license are prohibited from dealing with Al-Qard al-Hassan, Hezbollah’s solidarity association.
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2025-07-16 18:45
Iran lose to Lebanon in AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers
TEHRAN - Iran’s hopes suffered a setback after falling to a 3-1 defeat against Lebanon in Group A of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers on Wednesday.
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2025-07-14 21:59
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Geagea capitalizing on US envoy's threats that Syria may annex Lebanon
BEIRUT — Despite sparking widespread public and political outrage, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea was quick to justify the threats made by the US envoy to Lebanon, Thomas Barrack, regarding Lebanon’s “concession” to Syria and its inclusion as part of the Levant.
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2025-07-13 21:52
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Dramatic US threat to Lebanon: Surrender by force or else!
BEIRUT — In a post on X, US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack has claimed that his statements to The National were not intended to threaten Lebanon, but rather to praise the Syrian regime's “impressive strides”.
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2025-07-12 19:40
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Why does Jolani threaten Lebanon over his henchmen?
BEIRUT — Recently, the Foreign Ministry of the HTS-led government of Abu Mohammed al-Jolani leaked news about a “Syrian” intention to take punitive measures against Lebanon over the case of its terrorists kept in Lebanese prisons.
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2025-07-11 23:10
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Is Geagea pushing his ministers to resign?
BEIRUT—Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea continues to prioritize the slogan of “disarming Hezbollah,” particularly following the diminished influence of U.S. envoys in Lebanon's political landscape.
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2025-07-09 16:17
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Normalization process between Syria and Israel accelerating
BEIRUT — Israeli i24news revealed that an upcoming meeting in September—sponsored by President Donald Trump at the White House—will bring together Abu Muhammad al-Julani, Syria’s self-appointed president (currently known as Ahmed al-Sharaa), with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sign a security agreement that will pave the way for a “peace” agreement.
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2025-07-08 22:14
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Concern over Barrack’s political storm: Will the trick of former US envoys be repeated?
BEIRUT — Observers took note of the unusually optimistic tone expressed by U.S. Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, particularly in light of the heightened rhetoric suggesting that Lebanon could face major escalation if it failed to comply with his proposal to disarm Hezbollah.
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2025-07-07 22:39
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Israel escalates aggression on eve of Barrack visit: Will the war resume?
BEIRUT — The Israeli regime has expanded the scope of its strikes on the eve of the visit of Thomas Barrack – the U.S. Special Envoy to Syria - to Beirut to receive Lebanon’s official response to his proposal.
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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.”