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Israeli general readies to lead the charge against Hezbollah

In his recent role, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin was in charge of bolstering a network of early-warning systems and bomb shelters for the Israeli military

The Independent UK

Gas to Flow 'in Weeks' from Israeli Licensed Field Disputed by Lebanon

A London-listed company licensed by Israel to extract gas from a maritime field that is in part claimed by Lebanon announced Thursday that it would begin yielding output within weeks. The "assets have outperformed our expectations and our flagship Karish project is on track to start production within weeks," Energean…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why is Israel bombing Syrian airports?

Israel has bombed Syrian airports and military positions numerous times over the course of the 11-year war in Syria.

Al Jazeera

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Lebanese Delegation Heads to Iran to Acquire Fuel as 'Gift'

The Lebanese government is preparing to send a technical delegation to Iran to negotiate acquiring "free" fuel to ease the power outages crisis in the country, which now supplies only one or two hours of state-provided electricity per day. Lebanon is seeking Iranian fuel and wants to avoid US sanctions.

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Who Marginalized Role of Premiership in Lebanon after Rafik Hariri’s Assassination?

The 1989 Taif Accord that ended the Lebanese civil war (1975-90) transformed the position of prime minister into an effective partner in power. The position was consolidated with the arrival of Rafik Hariri to the post in late 1992. The businessman managed to invest his extensive Arab and international relations…

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Geagea: Aoun Is Worst President in Lebanon’s History

Head of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea launched on Sunday a scathing attack against President Michel Aoun and his son-in-law, head of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Gebran Bassil, calling for the election of a president who will save Lebanon from its crisis. Speaking an LF event commemorating its martyrs,…

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Lebanon flotilla rallies at Israel sea border ahead of talks

Lebanese protesters have sailed down the country's coast in dozens of fishing boats and yachts toward Israel, days before a U.S. envoy is expected in Beirut to continue mediating in a maritime border dispute between the two countries

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Israeli Attacks Squeeze Iranian Aerial Supplies to Syria, Sources Say

Israel has intensified strikes on Syrian airports to disrupt Tehran's increasing use of aerial supply lines to deliver arms to allies in Syria and Lebanon including Hezbollah, regional diplomatic and intelligence sources told Reuters. Tehran has adopted air transport as a more reliable means of ferrying military equipment to its…

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Israeli attacks squeeze Iranian aerial supplies to Syria, sources say

Reuters

Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies

Forty years since it was founded, Lebanon's Hezbollah has transformed from a ragtag organization to the largest and most heavily armed militant group in the Middle East

The Independent UK

UN Condemns Restrictions on Peacekeepers in South Lebanon

The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday strongly condemning harassment, intimidation, attacks and restrictions against the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. It also called on Lebanese authorities to accelerate deployment of ground and naval forces to the area, which borders Israel. The resolution, which extends the mandate…

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The Independent UK

Iran Guards, Lebanese Hezbollah, Sadr Rivals Discussed Confronting him with Arms

Four leaders of Iraqi Shiite factions met with two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah party at a house in Baghdad in mid-August. Just outside, in the heavily fortified Green Zone, supporters of influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were collecting thousands of signatures for a “legal…

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Lebanon presidential candidate backs anti-Hezbollah platform

A granddaughter of a former Lebanese president has announced her long shot candidacy for the cash-strapped country's upcoming presidential elections

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Tracy Chamoun Announces Run for Lebanon’s Presidency

The granddaughter of a former Lebanese president and ex-diplomat Monday announced her candidacy for the cash-strapped country’s upcoming presidential elections on a platform critical of Iran-backed Hezbollah party. The country’s political woes are compounded by its crippling economic crisis, which the World Bank says is the worst worldwide in over…

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Official Close to Hezbollah Assassinated in Damascus Countryside

Unknown individuals assassinated the commander of the Baath Brigades, a close figure to the Lebanese Hezbollah party, in the countryside of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday. The official was assassinated in recent Israeli shelling in the Damascus countryside, said the Observatory.

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Report: Syria Asked Iran Not to Attack Israel from its Territories

Syrian officials have asked Iran and its proxies not to carry out attacks against Israel from its territory, The New York Times reported on Friday citing a source in Damascus. It said this request led the Iran-led axis to retaliate against Israeli strikes by hitting US bases instead. The source…

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Majority of Presidential Terms in Lebanon End in Conflicts, Wars or Vacuum

Lebanon only twice witnessed a smooth transition of power from one president to a successor in its 79 years of independence. Out of 12 presidents who had come to power since 1943, only twice was the transition a smooth process, underlining the extent of the complexities that have plagued the…

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Hezbollah Threatens Israel, Intensifies Attack on US

Hezbollah intensified its attack on the United States, accusing it of “working to weaken and blackmail Lebanon to subject it to Israeli conditions.” The party has also threatened Israel over the border dispute and the oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean. With the arrival in June of the Energean…

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Israel’s Premier Urges West to Reject Iran Nuclear Deal

Israel's prime minister urged President Joe Biden and Western powers to call off an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, saying that negotiators are letting Tehran manipulate the talks and that an agreement would reward Israel's enemies. Yair Lapid called the emerging agreement a “bad deal” and suggested that Biden has…

Reuters

Lebanon investigates recorded death threats against Saudi embassy

Lebanon's interior minister on Wednesday asked security forces to investigate death threats against the Saudi embassy in Lebanon after Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon shared a recording containing such threats on his Twitter account.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Reinforces Army Presence on Lebanon’s Borders in Anticipation of 'Gas War'

Israel warned of the possibility of a war with Lebanon if Hezbollah carried out its threats to prevent work on a gas extraction platform in a disputed area in the Mediterranean. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in an interview with Radio 103 FM in Tel Aviv on Monday: “I…

Reuters

Hezbollah chief has no immediate comment on Rushdie stabbing

The head of Lebanon's pro-Iran group Hezbollah said on Friday he had no immediate comment on the stabbing attack against Indian-born author Salman Rushdie in the United States because the group was still gathering information.

Reuters

Hezbollah chief vows 'escalation' if Lebanon does not get maritime rights

The head of Lebanon's powerful Iran-backed group Hezbollah said on Friday the outcome of nuclear talks in Vienna would have no impact on maritime talks aimed at delineating Lebanon's border with Israel.

Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: Rushdie attack shows the hard truths of Iran’s soft power

My Iranian friends take great pride in the enormous global influence of their cultural heritage. From the Taj Mahal in India to American greeting cards with quotations from Rumi, the markers of Persian civilization are ancient and modern, sublime and ridiculous — but above all, ubiquitous.

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