Hezbollah

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  • Hezbollah 2025-08-25 20:22

    Hezbollah rejects disarmament as "Israeli diktat"

    Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem said the Lebanese government’s decree to remove the resistance group’s weapons is a grave mistake taken under Israeli diktats.

  • Hezbollah 2025-08-25 18:31

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Hezbollah protests government’s decision to disarm the resistance

    BEIRUT—Hezbollah and the Amal Movement called for a protest on Wednesday afternoon in Beirut to denounce the government’s decision to disarm the resistance, which contradicts “the supreme national interest, the National Accord Document (Ta'if Agreement), and the formula for coexistence.”  

  • South Lebanon's border with occupied Palestine 2025-08-23 23:11

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    "Trump economic zone" on Lebanese-Palestinian border!

    BEIRUT—In a report on August 21, Axios revealed part of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambition in South Lebanon according to which the region will be transformed into an investment zone.

  • Speakers at the roundtable are united in portraying Hezbollah’s weapons as both a national and regional deterrent whose removal would destabilize Lebanon and embolden its adversaries. 2025-08-19 20:08

    Roundtable: Lebanon will be a prey if Hezbollah is disarmed 

    TEHRAN – The Mehr Media Group hosted a meeting titled “Hezbollah Disarmament and the Future of Lebanon” on Tuesday, uniting prominent regional experts to discuss escalating foreign-backed pressures to disarm Hezbollah and the profound implications for Lebanon’s sovereignty.

  • Hezbollah 2025-08-19 19:55

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Positions by Larijani, Qassem, and al-Houthi abort Washington’s threats to Lebanon

    BEIRUT— Beirut’s transformation into an airstrip for international diplomatic flights reflects an escalation in the regional and international tensions. 

  • Lebanon 2025-08-18 19:17

    By Sondoss Al-Asaad

    Will Chapter VII be imposed on southern Lebanon?

    BEIRUT — The U.S. envoys Thomas Barrack and Morgan Ortagus have arrived in Beirut once again to intensify pressure on the top Lebanese officials and put national peace at risk.

  • Fuad Hussein 2025-08-18 17:45

    Iraqi FM warns PMU, Lebanese Hezbollah cannot be disarmed by force

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated on August 18 that efforts to pass a new law in the parliament to regulate the status of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) are coming at the wrong time, while at the same time emphasizing the government's inability to disarm the resistance factions comprising the PMU by force.

  • Syria 2025-08-17 19:37

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    What is Israel’s connection to the escalating situation in Sweida?

    BEIRUT — Protests in Sweida have reignited since last week, marking the third consecutive week of demonstrations against the siege imposed by the HTS regime, further exacerbating the region’s humanitarian and economic crises.

  • Hezbollah leader 2025-08-16 19:23

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Hezbollah chief denounces sedition fueled by Nawaf Salam cabinet 

    BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, for the first time, adopted a notably stern tone, issuing a direct warning to anti-Resistance factions about the consequences of aligning with the Israeli project.

  • Billboard in Lebanon 2025-08-15 20:52

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Tehran’s message delivered via Larijani: Resistance is not alone!

    Beirut – The visit of Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to Beirut coincided with the redrawing of new maps for West Asia, as announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • Netanyahu 2025-08-11 19:11

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Netanyahu praises Lebanese government!

    BEIRUT — Lebanon is awaiting the return of US presidential envoy Thomas Barrack in coming days who will be carrying Tel Aviv’s response to the Lebanese government’s decision to implement the US-Israeli order to disarm the resistance movement.

  • Lebanon PM 2025-08-09 18:52

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    How did Nawaf Salam violate Lebanon’s National Accord?

    BEIRUT — In parallel with the rapid transformations taking place in West Asia, Lebanon’s political history is witnessing one of its most dangerous periods as Nawaf Salam’s government has acquiesced to the U.S.-Israeli desire to “legitimize” the dismantling of the national resistance movement’s military arsenal.

  • Lebanon Hezbollah march 2025-08-09 17:10

    By Fatemeh Kavand

    Disarming Hezbollah: An American prescription for Lebanon’s fragmentation

    TEHRAN - In 2025, both internal and international pressures for the disarmament of Hezbollah have significantly intensified, to the extent that the Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, has officially voiced this demand.

  • Lebanon Hezbollah 2025/08/09

    By Minoo Khaleghi, jurist and political analyst

    Lebanon on the verge of repeating a historic mistake

    TEHRAN — Lebanon, small in size yet strategically pivotal in the heart of West Asia, has long stood at the crossroads of regional and international interests and conflicts.

  • Lebanon 2025-08-08 18:47

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Popular protests in Lebanon against submitting to American-Israeli dictates

    BEIRUT — There has been a wave of protests in various regions of Lebanon against a decision by the Nawaf Salam government to impose an “arms ban” on the Hezbollah resistance movement.

  • Hamas 2025-08-06 20:48

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    “Major mistake” at cost of Lebanese sovereignty

    PM Nawaf Salam acts purely based on US orders to disarm Hezbollah 

    BEIRUT — Amid the turmoil surrounding what the Lebanese government concealed on Tuesday after more than five hours of “extraordinary” consultations, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam succeeded in sabotaging President Joseph Aoun’s agreement with Hezbollah.

  • The Lebanese cabinet meets to discuss Hezbollah's arms 2025-08-05 20:09

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Hezbollah warns against transforming the Israel problem into internal sedition

    BEIRUT — The Lebanese government convened at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday in response to U.S. pressure to adopt a resolution on “arms exclusivity” within a defined timeframe. The meeting, attended by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, was led by President Joseph Aoun. 

  • A handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows Lebanon's newly formed cabinet, led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (center-right), posing for a group photo, along with President Joseph Aoun 2025-08-04 22:52

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Tuesday cabinet meeting: Where is Lebanon headed?

    BEIRUT — According to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa, intensive political negotiations have paved the way for a favorable outcome in Tuesday’s Lebanese cabinet session. The efforts were led by the Amal Movement–Hezbollah alliance, under the effective leadership of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

  • Thomas Barrack 2025-07-30 20:58

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Lebanese cabinet to convene next week on arms monopoly 

    BEIRUT— The Lebanese cabinet is scheduled to convene next Tuesday in response to US envoy Thomas Barrack’s recent threat on X that says: “As long as Hezbollah retains its weapons, words will not suffice. The government and Hezbollah must fully engage and act now.”

  • Rallies across Iran in condemnation of Israel attack 2025-07-25 20:23

    Nationwide rallies held in Iran to condemn Israeli atrocities in Gaza

    TEHRAN – Thousands of Iranians took to the streets across the country on Friday in large-scale rallies to condemn the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza and express solidarity with the Palestinian people.

  • Lebanon US envoy 2025-07-22 21:59

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    US envoy Barrack threatens Lebanon

    There is no guarantee to release Lebanese detainees in Israeli prisons

    BEIRUT—Since his first visit to Beirut, US envoy Thomas Barrack has repeatedly gone around in circles. He proposed an alleged American “solution,” to which Lebanon responded by affirming its commitment to UN Resolution 1701 and prioritizing halting Israeli aggression, withdrawing from the occupied territories, and releasing Lebanese prisoners.

  • Hezbollah 2025-07-21 19:38

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    US high commissioner in Beirut again: What's new?

    BEIRUT — Amid the raging Syrian seditious events, the U.S. Special Envoy to Lebanon and Syria, Thomas Barrack, returned to Beirut three days early to review comments by American officials regarding initial response to his proposal regarding Hezbollah’s disarmament.

  • Samir Geagea 2025-07-14 21:59

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Geagea capitalizing on US envoy's threats that Syria may annex Lebanon

    BEIRUT — Despite sparking widespread public and political outrage, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea was quick to justify the threats made by the US envoy to Lebanon, Thomas Barrack, regarding Lebanon’s “concession” to Syria and its inclusion as part of the Levant.

  • Thomas Barrack 2025-07-13 21:52

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Dramatic US threat to Lebanon: Surrender by force or else!

    BEIRUT — In a post on X, US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack has claimed that his statements to The National were not intended to threaten Lebanon, but rather to praise the Syrian regime's “impressive strides”.

  • U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack (right) meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji, who is famous for his anti-Hezbollah stance. 2025-07-08 22:14

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Concern over Barrack’s political storm: Will the trick of former US envoys be repeated?

    BEIRUT — Observers took note of the unusually optimistic tone expressed by U.S. Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, particularly in light of the heightened rhetoric suggesting that Lebanon could face major escalation if it failed to comply with his proposal to disarm Hezbollah.

  • Lebanese emergency responders inspect the debris at the site of a reported Israeli strike on a vehicle in Khaldeh, south of the capital, Beirut, on July 3, 2025 [Ibrahim Amro/AFP] 2025-07-07 22:39

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Israel escalates aggression on eve of Barrack visit: Will the war resume?

    BEIRUT — The Israeli regime has expanded the scope of its strikes on the eve of the visit of Thomas Barrack – the U.S. Special Envoy to Syria - to Beirut to receive Lebanon’s official response to his proposal.

  • Israel is seeking to put HTS militants against Lebanon by fueling tension at eastern borders 2025-07-02 20:29

    By Sondos Al-Asaad

    Israel intensifies concerns on the Lebanon-Syria border

    BEIRUT — Day after day, concerns about potential threats to Lebanon’s eastern borders with Syria are growing. This is due to the failure of security and military meetings between the two countries to end recurring attacks on Lebanese villages by the HTS gangs.

  • The Lebanese Forces are seeking to amend Electoral Law 2025-07-01 23:13

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Why do the Lebanese Forces want to amend electoral law?

    Unfair law against Shiite diaspora

    BEIRUT — The anti–Resistance team, led by the Lebanese Forces party, failed on Monday to include in the urgent, duplicate draft law aimed at allowing expatriates to vote for the entire parliamentary seats, not just six seats (allocated for non-residents across the 6 continents, under the current parliamentary electoral law).

  • اسراییل لبنان 2025-06-29 22:41

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Lebanon is a strategic threat to Israel

    BEIRUT — Amidst the complex political landscape, Washington is gradually revealing the extent of its blatant interference in Lebanon’s internal affairs through statements that ignore reality and disregard the will of the people, of whom Hezbollah is an integral part.

  • An Iranian missile that has landed in Israel 2025-06-26 01:37

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Impact of Iran’s legendary resilience on the Resistance forces and people

    BEIRUT — The U.S.-led Israeli aggression against Iran has imposed a complex landscape that will gradually become clearer.