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2026-02-23 18:23
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon’s 2026 elections on a tightrope: Domestic legitimacy vs. foreign calculations
SOUTH LEBANON — As Lebanon approaches its scheduled parliamentary elections in May 2026, an extraordinary debate has taken center stage: whether the vote should happen at all.
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2026-02-18 18:15
By Sondoss Al Asaad
The IMF trap: Balancing Lebanon’s budget on the backs of the poor
BEIRUT — On Monday, the Lebanese government approved a rise in the value-added tax (VAT) from 11% to 12% and imposed an additional 320,000 Lebanese lira levy on every gasoline canister.
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2026-02-06 17:39
By Sondoss Al Asaad
When survival becomes a target: Lebanon faces U.S.–backed Israeli aggression
BEIRUT— As tensions continue to rise across West Asia, Lebanon’s political scene is increasingly shaped not by its internal files, but by the shadow of a wider regional confrontation.
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2026-02-02 18:04
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Israel’s multi-front war on Lebanese lives, health, and economic survival
BEIRUT — Lebanon has been moving through one of its most sensitive moments in recent months, where military diplomacy, Israeli escalation, and internal fragility intersect dangerously.
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2026-01-26 18:50
By staff writer
The ceasefire illusion: Israel’s cover for calculated aggression in Lebanon
TEHRAN — Despite the ceasefire agreement signed with Israel in November 2024, the promised peace remains a distant hope for the people of Lebanon. Israel’s military has effectively transformed a signed truce into a period of controlled aggression, conducting near-daily strikes that have claimed hundreds of innocent lives.
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2025-11-28 17:44
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon, one year after a sham “ceasefire”
BEIRUT — A year after the ceasefire was declared between Lebanon and Israel, the country remains suspended in a fragile limbo, caught between persistent security threats, entrenched political fractures, and mounting international pressures.
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2025-11-19 18:19
By Shahab Sarmadi
Israel escalates ‘barbaric’ attacks on Lebanon
TEHRAN – Israel continues to violate the ceasefire reached with Lebanon’s Hezbollah in November 2024, launching fresh air raids that have left over a dozen civilians dead.