Hezbollah obstructs urgent reforms in Lebanon

Lebanon’s economic crisis has continued to deepen in recent months, with the national currency losing an astonishing 70% of its value since October. Even though a technocratic government was appointed…

Anti-government protests flare in Lebanon

Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon have once again flooded Beirut’s main square as part of the outcry over the technocratic government’s handling of the country’s alleged institutionalized corruption and failing…

US pushes UN to extend arms embargo on Iran

The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, has revealed that she shared a draft Security Council Resolution calling for the extension of the U.N. arms embargo against…

20 years since Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon

The anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon hit the two-decade mark this week, but the occasion passed quietly with no official commemoration. Israel invaded the northern-neighboring state in 1982 following…

Nasrallah: IDF strikes in Syria will not drive out Iran

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has confirmed Israel’s increased attacks on weapons manufacturing sites in Syria, while simultaneously denying active operational involvement in the war-torn country by Iran. Speaking to…

U.N. urges Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called upon the Beirut government to ensure the disarmament of the Lebanese Iranian-proxy Hezbollah. In a statement he wrote: “I continue to urge the government…

Hezbollah denounces German ban

The Secretary General of Iran’s Lebanese-proxy Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah condemned Germany for its decision to designate his militant group a “terror organization.” In a televised address from one of…