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Lebanon’s Rai Calls for Calming Southern Front to Resume Border Demarcation Talks

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al-Rai has called for “calming the southern front,” so that Lebanon, “under international auspices, resumes border demarcation negotiations with Israel.” His remarks came a day after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah threatened to respond to any Israeli strike immediately, during maneuvers organized by the Israeli army along the…

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Lebanon's Aoun Criticizes 'Shiite Duo' over Port Explosion

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has criticized the Shiite Hezbollah-Amal duo without naming them, calling for putting an end to political meddling and legal loopholes that prevent judicial authorities from prosecuting, accusing, and condemning the perpetrators of the Aug.

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Hezbollah leader: Iran could retaliate for Israeli strikes

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has warned that if Israel continues to target Iran’s presence in the region, Tehran could eventually retaliate by striking deep inside Israel

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Hezbollah Pressures Another Shiite Candidate to Withdraw from Electoral Race

Pressure continues on the Shiite candidates in the Baalbek-Hermel district, where the Lebanese Forces party is leading an electoral battle against the Shiite duo, represented by Hezbollah and the Amal Movement. Candidate Rifaat Al-Masry is the third Shiite candidate to announce his withdrawal from the electoral race, following a similar…

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Israeli PM Applauds Thwarting of Arms Smuggling from South Lebanon, Vows to Respond

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett lauded the Israeli police and army for their “success in thwarting a smuggling operation on the border with Lebanon.” “We thwarted an unusual arms smuggling operation on the Lebanese border… 100 hand grenades were seized, which were intended to be used to carry out (terrorist)…

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Lebanon vote holds little hope for change despite disasters

On May 15, Lebanese vote in national parliamentary elections, the first since their country's economy took a nosedive

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia, France pledge $30m for Lebanon aid and development

France and Saudi Arabia announced a joint development fund for crisis-hit Lebanon Tuesday, pledging an initial $30 million to support food security and the country's crippled health sector, a French embassy statement said.

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Tory councillors rebuked for ‘negative’ election campaign blamed for sparking antisemitic abuse of rival

Conservatives placed Jewish Labour candidate’s face on electronic billboard next to claims he supported Hezbollah

The Independent UK

Hezbollah Opens Workshops to Repair Drones in Homs Countryside

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has recently established workshops in Syria to manufacture artillery, rockets, and landmines and repair drones and various kinds of weapons, said sources in the southeastern countryside of Homs. Sources said the workshops were established under the supervision of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) experts in a fortified depot…

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Lebanese opposition election candidates face threats and attacks

Opposition candidates in the upcoming election accuse supporters of traditional parties of disrupting their campaigns.

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Lebanese Security Forces Intensify Measures in Hezbollah Stronghold Following Spike in Crime

Lebanon’s security forces carried out a series of raids in Beirut's southern suburbs of Dahieh, the strongholds of the Shiite Hezbollah party and Amal movement, following complaints by the local population over the security situation. The security forces arrested dozens of individuals, who are wanted for theft, armed robbery and…

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Egypt Sentences Top Muslim Brotherhood Leader to Life in Prison

An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced Mahmoud Ezzat, the 76-year-old top leader of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, to life in prison in the case publicly known as the “Storming of Egyptian Eastern Borders.” The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Ezzat, the acting supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, to life for…

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Participants at Opposition Electoral Rally Assaulted in Southern Lebanon

Lebanon continues to prepare for next month's parliamentary elections, with electoral rallies and events being held daily throughout the country. Tensions have been high in some region, especially in the South, between the opposition and traditional powers, notably the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal party. Partisan supporters reportedly assaulted on Saturday…

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Israel Targets Iranian Militias in Damascus Countryside

Head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) revealed that Israel targeted this week military sites in the vicinity of Damascus countryside. The strikes hit military targets for groups loyal to Iran and the Palestinian Liberation Army in Rakhla town, and near al-Madajen between the towns of Ambiya and…

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US Draft for Syrian-Israeli Peace: Abandoning Iran and Hezbollah in Return for Golan Heights

Fredric C. Hof, the American diplomat, was "living the dream" between 2009 and 2011 of achieving peace between Syria and Israel. The idea first occurred to him when he visited Damascus as an exchange student when he was 16. Forty-five years later, he had the opportunity to turn the idea…

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia rekindles ties with cash-strapped Lebanon

Improvement in relations between Lebanon and Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia come before May’s general elections.

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Lebanon: Nasrallah Brings Frangieh, Bassil Together to Arrange for ‘Election Aftermath’

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Friday evening hosted the leaders of the Free Patriotic Movement and Marada Movement, Gebran Bassil and Sleiman Frangieh, political rivals of each other but both close to Hezbollah. The meeting is seen as Hezbollah seeking to “arrange relations between allies” and “reduce the ceiling” of…

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Israeli air raids target positions in Syria

Israeli missile attack in Syria was the eight so far this year, monitor says.

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Tel Aviv Points to ‘Iranian Settlement’ in Eastern Golan

The Military Intelligence Division in the Israeli army has prepared a study on the situation in Syria, which was recently submitted to the General Staff, warning of “a creeping Iranian settlement and a wide dissemination of Shiite and Alawite ideologies.” According to the study, the “settlement” is taking place near…

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Iranian Militias Deployed in Central Syria after Russia's Withdrawal

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Fourth Division led by Major General Maher al-Assad, have reinforced their military presence in the Mahin military warehouse in the eastern countryside of Homs - the second largest arms and ammunition depot in Syria.

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Lebanon's Mufti Condemns Hezbollah, Accuses Corrupt Clique of Starving People

Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian accused the "corrupt clique" in power of starving the Lebanese people, blaming them for destroying everything the Lebanese built in 100 years, including the judiciary and the banking sector and Lebanon's relations with Arab and international countries. In his message on the eve…

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Lebanon’s Geagea Says Judicial Decisions against Party Unlawful

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea said on Saturday that recent judicial decisions against his party were against the law. Speaking at a news conference days after a judge charged him over deadly violence in Beirut in October, Geagea said that the judicial decisions were aimed at tarnishing the image…

Reuters

Lebanese Christian politician says judicial decisions against party unlawful

Lebanese Christian politician Samir Geagea said on Saturday that recent judicial decisions against his party were against the law.

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Mikati Welcomes Iran’s Support In Electricity Sector

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed Iran’s readiness to contribute in building two power plants in Lebanon, linking their realization with reaching a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. During his second day visit to Beirut, the Iranian Minister separately…

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Israel Foils Largest Arms, Drugs Smuggling Operation from Lebanon

The Israeli police and military announced on Thursday the foiling of another arms and drug smuggling operation from Lebanon. They arrested three Palestinian suspects. The police said the weapons and drugs were smuggled from the occupied Lebanese town of al-Ghajar.

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