Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French President's Special Envoy to Lebanon, was scheduled to arrive in Beirut on Tuesday for a diplomatic visit aimed at resolving the presidential deadlock in the crisis-stricken country. Le Drian is set to meet with Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday, as reported by Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. Following their meeting, Berri is
Southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold, has long been where the Iran-backed Shiite party recruits new members. Since the eruption of the war on Gaza in October and Hezbollah joining the fight against Israel, the party has lost 308 members: 50 from the eastern Bekaa region and rest from the South. The figure reflects the extent to which the residents of the South are involved in this war and have been involved in all wars waged by Hezbollah against Israel from the South.
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