LEBANON

BEIRUT — In a marked diplomatic escalation, the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants on Saturday issued a firm denunciation of recent remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, characterizing them as “a flagrant and wholly unacceptable intrusion” into Lebanon’s internal affairs.…

BEIRUT — On Saturday evening, grief swept across Lebanon as six soldiers of the Lebanese Army were killed while performing their duty dismantling an arms depot, assumed to be linked to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in the Wadi Zibqin area of Tyre. The deadly blast, which stunned the public, has…

BEIRUT — President of the Universal Syriac Union Party Ibrahim Mrad has called the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah an organization that has pursued “a 35-year policy of betrayal and murders” to gain and maintain control over Lebanon and its state. By only serving Iran’s interests, it reduced the Lebanese state to a…

MAARAB, Lebanon — In remarks seen by observers as charting the course for the next stage, Lebanese Forces leader Dr. Samir Geagea stressed that the Lebanese government’s recent decision to place all weapons under state control marks a pivotal moment, not only in the domestic debate over the role of…

BEIRUT — In the wake of the Lebanese government’s landmark endorsement of the disarmament initiative proposed by US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack — which calls for the dismantling of Iran-backed Hezbollah — several Lebanese Christian sovereignist parties have publicly expressed their full support. The…

BEIRUT — In a move described by Washington as “historic, bold, and correct,” Lebanon’s Cabinet has approved the core goals of a U.S.-brokered proposal to restore the state’s monopoly over weapons — a decision that for the first time in decades places Hezbollah’s disarmament on the official political agenda.  The…

BEIRUT / BETH KERKE — Syriac Maronite Patriarchate is signaling renewed momentum behind its decades-long push to secure state sovereignty and neutrality, after a historic government decision this week placed the disarmament of Hezbollah on the political agenda for the first time since the 1989 Taif Agreement.  As detailed in…

BEIRUT — Lebanon and its political factions have long been known for their confrontations, rivalries, and deep internal divisions. Yet, in a rare and unprecedented moment in the country’s modern history, political actors across the spectrum appeared united around one central issue: the disarmament of Iran-backed Hezbollah. This unexpected consensus…

BEIRUT — Despite a broad consensus among Lebanese, regional, and international actors on the urgent need to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah and place all weapons under the sole authority of the Lebanese state, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made a controversial statement from Beirut Airport that drew strong condemnation from…

BETH KERKE, Lebanon — In a statement released on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, following its monthly meeting, the Council of Syriac Maronite Bishops called on the Lebanese government to fully reassert sovereignty across all national territory, stressing that disarming Hezbollah is essential to restoring legitimate state authority. The statement, issued…