Lebanon’s current tragedy is the perfect opportunity for its former colonial masters to stage a comeback. (Common Dreams) French President, Emmanuel Macron, is in no position to pontificate to Lebanon about the need for political ...
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon have turned into anti-Iranian demonstrations, a blame Iran places on the U.S., but are the protests really the result of a U.S.-Iran proxy war? Recent protests in Iraq and Lebanon, ...
Last week, tension on the Lebanese-Israeli border escalated when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli military targets after accusations that Israel attacked Beirut with drones. A weekend exchange of fire has not helped de-escalation efforts. The ...
“The Lebanese government sees it best to avoid any sliding of the situation towards a dangerous escalation but this requires the international community affirming its rejection of this blatant violation.” Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced ...
After an air raid killed a civilian Tuesday night confusion abounds as to who exactly is responsible. Official sources in Syria confirmed on Wednesday the killing of a civilian in the village of Rashidia, an ...
Israeli claims that Hezbollah smuggles arms through Beirut is an attempt to rally the international community against Lebanon, says Hezbollah official. In a televised speech aired on Friday by the Hezbollah-run Manar TV, the leader ...
Tuesday night, just after midnight, Syria was on the receiving end of Israeli-launched rockets. Syria’s official news agency, SANA, and Syrian state television reported on Wednesday that Isreal launched a rocket attack on military targets ...
Concerned about the presence of Iranian and Hezbollah forces in Syria, Israel launched an offensive into Syria which left six civilians dead on Monday. In air raids on Syrian territories, six Syrian civilians including a ...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has no obligations to save Israel if a war between the Jewish state and Iran occurs, as NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Der Spiegel last Saturday. Israel is not ...
Iran-backed Hezbollah, Amal and their allies claimed victory in Lebanese parliamentary election last Sunday, the first ballot after 2009, preliminary results showed. Hezbollah and Amal dubbed a “Shia duo” by local media outlets gained 67 ...