LEBANON

BEIRUT – The recent speech by Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem during a religious commemoration in Baalbek was far from a routine political address. Rather, it stood as an overt declaration targeting Lebanon’s national unity, employing threats and intimidation to undermine state sovereignty, a message heard globally.  The inflammatory remarks sparked…

BEIRUT — As tensions mount along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, and with the Lebanese government — including Shia ministers and lawmakers — reaffirming its decision to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah, the group’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, renewed his accusations that the government is serving what he called the “American-Israeli project,”…

BEIRUT — In what his supporters call a “national wake-up call,” Ibrahim Mrad, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP), intensified his criticism of Naim Qassem, Deputy Leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, accusing him of spearheading a “destructive project to ruin Lebanon in service of Iran.” Mrad…

BEIRUT — In an interview with Suroyo TV Lebanon, political analyst, author, and journalist Tony Boulos offered an in-depth assessment of Lebanon’s current political and security landscape. He addressed the recent attack on the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), its broader implications, the role of Iran-backed Hezbollah, and Iran’s wider influence…

BEIRUT — Amid rising political tensions over the Lebanese government’s decision to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani arrived in Beirut on an official visit. He emphasized that Iran does not support setting a fixed timeline for disarming Hezbollah, preferring…

BEIRUT – Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam received members of the Maronite Foundation and 80 young members of the Lebanese diaspora on Tuesday. The youngsters, traveled from far and wide are participating in a program visit to Lebanon. In his address to the group, Salam emphasized the importance of staying…

BEIRUT — In a sharply worded statement today, Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea condemned attempts to downplay the significance of two cabinet decisions issued on 5 and 7 August, which mandate that only the Lebanese Army may possess weapons in Lebanon. He described treating these decisions “as if they…

BEIRUT — With each passing day, Iran-backed Hezbollah is losing more and more of the political cover it long relied on to maintain its grip over Lebanon — a grip that extended over the people, the nation’s resources, and the critical decisions of war and peace. In recent months, and…

TYRE, Lebanon — Marking Lebanon’s transition from pro-Iranian influence to a new era of sovereignty and hope following the 7 August 2025 decision, Syriac Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Raï undertook a pastoral visit to the border archdiocese of Tyre, a volatile region near Israel, to inspire resilience and unity…

By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California Every civil war is a tragedy — nothing noble can be said about sending people to an early death. Yet there are moments when facing such a tragedy…