Beirut, Lebanon – With the recent resignation of now-caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri amid unprecedented protests, Lebanon is entering a phase of political wrangling in which Hezbollah and its allies will be decisive. Hariri resigned on Tuesday, saying he was responding to the will of the Lebanese people who for 13 days had taken to the streets[…]
Beirut, Lebanon – Cries of celebration went up across Lebanon on Tuesday as protesters demanding the fall of the government celebrated Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation – though most said this was merely an initial victory in a long-term battle. “It’s a good first step but we’re still going to stay in the[…]
Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad al-Hariri, and his government have resigned after over a week of protests, which paralyzed the country as the people accused the authorities of corruption and causing an economic collapse. Hariri, who was in the office since December 2016, announced his resignation during a televised address to[…]
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement warned on Friday that a power vacuum could tip the country into civil war, suggesting that adversaries were seeking to exploit an unprecedented wave of demonstrations to provoke conflict, according to Reuters. Lebanon has been swept by more than a week of nationwide protests against a political[…]
Protesters in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, have rejected President Michel Aoun’s call for dialogue, demanding the government’s resignation before any such talks take place. In a televised address to the nation on Thursday, Aoun said he was willing to meet demonstrators who have been taking to the streets for eight straight days[…]
A nationwide general strike has been called across Lebanon for Monday as protests, demanding an end to economic woes and perceived government corruption, are set to continue for a fifth day. Protests have grown steadily across the country since people took to the streets on Thursday in response to a proposed[…]
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it has down an Israeli drone near the country’s southern border. Earlier the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed that Israel will no longer be allowed to violate Lebanon’s airspace with impunity. The debris on the spy drone is allegedly in the hands of Hezbollah’s fighters, who are[…]
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to usher in a “new phase” of conflict with Israel, insisting Tel Aviv will no longer violate Lebanese airspace with their drones and promising to respond in force. In a video address on Monday afternoon, Nasrallah condemned the recent incursions into Lebanon by Israeli[…]
The Israeli military has reportedly engaged in a cross-border exchange of fire, after an anti-tank missile – said to have come from Lebanon – landed near an Israeli border town. “A number of anti-tank missiles were fired from Lebanon towards an Israel Defense Forces base and military vehicles. A number[…]
US President Donald Trump’s administration issued a new set of economic sanctions, this time blacklisting a major Lebanese bank it accuses of ties with the Lebanese group Hezbollah. The US designated Hezbollah a foreign terrorist group in 1997, and has accused it of serving as a proxy force for Iran[…]
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