Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Disarming Hezbollah after three decades of institutional neglect of the Lebanese armed forces will not happen overnight, independent Lebanese MP Najat Aoun Saliba has warned. – She added that the…
The United Nations said Thursday it was “working on” maintaining a presence in Lebanon once the mandate for its UNIFIL peacekeeping force expires at the end of the year. –…
President Joseph Aoun to the delegation of the “Democratic Encounter”: – The positions that enjoy national rationality will serve to achieve the necessary alignment with the course of negotiations that…
This morning, I had a telephone conversation with the Iranian Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. I encouraged him to work quickly toward a constructive solution to the crisis in Iran and…
A second round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel will take place this week, US officials told Al Arabiya English on Monday. – The talks will be the second…
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has denied any connection with this morning’s attack on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. – “We deny any connection to us with the incident that…
Tragically, one peacekeeper succumbed to his injuries and three others were injured, two of them seriously. The injured peacekeepers have been taken to medical facilities for treatment. We extend our…
President Donald Trump said the United States has barred Israel from further bombing in Lebanon, striking an unusually harsh tone with the longtime U.S. ally while stressing that any U.S.…
Lebanon’s President Aoun says the army will play a “fundamental role” after any Israeli withdrawal, including deploying up to the southern international border and ensuring there are “no armed forces…
I fully support the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel as announced by President Trump yesterday. I also express my concern that it may already be undermined by the continuation of…