The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) launched an investigation into the latest escalation along the border of Lebanon and Israel. At a press briefing, UN Secretary-General Deputy Spokesman…
Tensions are running high on Israel’s northern front after a cell of Hezbollah militants managed to briefly infiltrate Israeli territory before retreating back into Lebanon. The incident occurred around 3:30…
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…
The Chargée d'affaires of the European Union’s Delegation to Lebanon Julia Koch de Biolley visited the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), where she highlighted Brussels’…
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…
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…
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…
Beirut Authorities announced yet another extension of the nationwide lockdown (decree no. 6296/2020), despite relatively low recorded figures pertaining to the spread of the coronavirus and mortality rate, which is…
Dr. Jonathan Spyer, Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds. The virus has no political preferences, and its generalized assault has led to cooperation in some arenas between bitter…
Dozens of protesters flocked back onto Lebanon’s streets to express fury over deteriorating living conditions exacerbated since the government-imposed lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The pandemic…