On August 31, 2023, as it does every year in late August, the UN Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2695 extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). In the weeks leading up to the vote, hectic discussions took place, involving the UNSC members, Lebanon and Israel, in attempt to agree on the language of the clause that defines the scope
Syria's war reaches its endgame with Bashar al-Assad still in power and neighbouring Arab states negotiating bilateral rapprochements with Damascus. Even a return to the Arab League is in sight.
During the latter half of 2022, there were two incidents of clashes between Christian residents of Rmeish, a town in the Bint Jbeil area of South Lebanon, and activists of the Lebanese NGO Green Without Borders (GWB). One of the clashes involved gunfire. GWB describes itself as an environmental organization whose mission is to protect and develop the forests and green areas in
The voting results provide even more hope for change than meets the eye, though the winners will need international help to prevent Hezbollah from obstructing the next steps.
Until a few years ago, the visit of a French president to the US was analyzed in the streets of Beirut as if the entire trip was about the future of Lebanon. The news and insider information would be shared as if Lebanon was the top priority of the summit. Some might add spice to it by stating that the two world leaders had called a local politician to inform him of the