- 04 October, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityLebanon
THE MIDDLE EAST : IS IT HEADING TOWARDS ANOTHER CATASTROPHIC WAR ?
With public attention focused on Prime Minister Modi’s visits to Poland, Ukraine and the US, only the peripheral events of the Middle East were finding their ways into the headlines.…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
ISRAEL PALESTINIAN WAR : ANOTHER CONFLICT ZONE IN FLAMES
My first ever geopolitical study in life was in Jun 1967, at the beginning of the Six Day War. I requested my history teacher to explain to us all what…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Rare flareup on Israel-Lebanon border after clashes in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A projectile fired from Lebanon hit an open area in Israel on Monday and Israeli artillery targeted an area where the attack was launched, the Israeli military said.…
Saudi, Kuwait, Yemen return envoys to Lebanon in sign of easing tensions
RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Yemen on Thursday announced a return of their ambassadors to Lebanon in a sign of improving ties that hit rock bottom last year when…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it flew drone over Israel – Al-Manar TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah group said it had flown a drone over Israel on a reconnaissance mission for 40 minutes and it had returned untouched despite attempts to shoot…
Cash-strapped Lebanon tells diplomats to find donors to fund embassies
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Lebanon has told embassies to look for donors to help cover their running costs, as it falls behind on paying diplomats' salaries and contemplates shutting missions…
U.S. plans to reroute $67 million in aid towards Lebanon’s armed forces
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to reroute $67 million of military assistance for Lebanon's armed forces to support members of the military as the country…
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says
By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's foreign minister said he was not going "to hand over" Hezbollah's weapons during a meeting this weekend with Gulf Arab counterparts that want…
Lebanon Slips Further Into Iran’s Orbit
A decision by Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri to step away from Lebanese politics opens the way for Shi'ite Hezbollah to extend its already deep sway over the country, rendering…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed deal with Jordan on Wednesday that aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria, after Washington assured Beirut it…
Lebanon keen on maintaining “best relations” with Gulf states – President Aoun
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon is keen to maintain "the best relations" with the Gulf Arab states, President Michel Aoun said in a tweet on Sunday. Aoun also said a proposal…
Lebanese cabinet to meet next week after three-month gap, Al Jadeed TV says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's cabinet will hold its first meeting in three months on Jan. 24, a Lebanese television channel reported on Monday, after a gap in which the country's…
