Is War Expected between Israel and Lebanon?
Ahead of Iranian President Ahmedinejad’s expected visit to the Israel-Lebanon border next week, we sat down with the head commander of United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL)...
View ArticleAhmadinejad in Lebanon
Iranian, Hezbollah, and Lebanese flags line the streets of Lebanon. They are everywhere, from Beirut down to the southern border with Israel–and so is Iran’s growing influence in Lebanon. Watch the...
View ArticleLebanon Says ‘No’ to Iran Axis
Following Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s controversial visit to Lebanon this week, Lebanese daily ‘An Nahar’ reported on Friday that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri rejected a proposal by...
View ArticleIs Lebanon Headed for a Civil War?
It’s been almost five years since former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri was assassinated in Beirut in Feb 2005. He was murdered when a 1,000 pound explosive- laden car bomb exploded. Twenty-two...
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Israel Hands Over Land to Lebanon
Ghajar Village The Israeli cabinet has authorized the pull-out from one of the most sensitive locations along the border with Lebanon, the village of Ghajar. The village of Ghajar is divided into...
View ArticleIsrael’s Concern Over Tension in Lebanon
Israeli cabinet has convened today to discuss the security situation on Israel’s northern front amid concerns that a report linking Hezbullah to the murder of a Lebanese prime minister could spark...
View ArticleHigh Stakes Poker
Lebanese internal politics can often resemble a high stakes poker game and Hezbollah just tossed a bunch of chips in the pot. The Shiite Muslim militia group withdrew its ministers from a unity...
View ArticleOne Parking Ticket Away From a Civil War
There has been a lot of smoke coming out of Lebanon. Hezbollah’s ministers walked away from the shaky coalition government turning Prime Minister Saad Hariri into the interim Prime Minister. The UN...
View ArticleHezbollah Staged a Mock Takeover of Beirut
The Kuwaiti newspaper Al Rai reported that Hezbollah activists performed a drill on Monday attempting to take over the Lebanese capitol of Beirut. According to the report, the activists practiced “a...
View ArticleMiddle East: Brave New World For The U.S.?
Lebanon is in a way the ultimate swing state, which is the why the United States always pays so much attention to what’s going on in the small Mediterranean country that borders both Israel and Syria....
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