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2025-12-17 19:24
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Washington’s squeeze on Lebanese Army: Redefining doctrine, loyalty, and identity
BEIRUT—Over the past months, the Lebanese Army has found itself at the center of an escalating campaign of political, security, and ideological pressure led by Washington in close coordination with Israel.
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2025-12-12 17:00
Israel launches heavy strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon in new ceasefire violation
In another ceasefire violation, the Israeli military carried out heavy attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon on Friday, claiming in a statement that it struck Hezbollah military infrastructure and a “training camp,” The Cradle reported.
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2025-12-10 18:53
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Hezbollah’s role in Syria: 10 years that reshaped West Asia
BEIRUT — On the first anniversary of Syria’s collapse, Hezbollah’s intervention stands as one of the most consequential, and persistently distorted, events in contemporary regional history.
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2025-10-12 20:10
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Hezbollah organizes a massive scout gathering
BEIRUT — Hezbollah commemorated on Sunday the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Imam Mahdi Scouts at the Camille Chamoun Sports City.
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2025-09-23 18:42
Tom Barrack: US arms Lebanon to ‘fight its own people’
In an interview with the National released Monday, U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack defended Washington’s push to make the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) the agent of Hezbollah’s disarmament — even as he conceded the U.S. will not equip the army to confront Israel.
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2025-07-06 22:26
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Bin Farhan precedes Barrack to Beirut to stir up Sunnis in pressure campaign against Hezbollah
BEIRUT— Not to mention the progress of U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack’s proposal aimed at disarming Hezbollah, it goes without saying that in the coming weeks, Lebanon will be automatically affected by the Gaza negotiations and leaks about Syria’s intention to normalize relations with Israel.
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2025-07-06 22:23
Hezbollah chief says won’t disarm until Israel leaves southern Lebanon
The Hezbollah chief says the Lebanese group remains open to peace, but it will not disarm or back down from confronting Israel until it ends its air raids and withdraws from southern Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera.
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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.