Joe Macaron in The New Arab, 23 May 2022. Original post here: https://www.newarab.com/analysis/did-hezbollah-suffer-setback-lebanons-election Analysis: Hezbollah’s electoral power has diminished nationally but the group’s influence remains entrenched in every aspect of the Lebanese system. Western and Arab media are […]
By Tim Anderson, original post here: https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/lebanon-and-syria-under-siege While the peoples of both countries have common origins, a key problem is, as many politically conscious Lebanese say: in Syria, there is a state, while in Lebanon there is a […]
Lebanese resistance leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses monopolies and fuel smuggling in Lebanon, as well as the United States role in the economic war on Lebanon. Full text below, original post here: https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sayyed-hassan-nasrallah:-lebanese-situation-is-part-of-econo Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah […]
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Nasrallah, in a speech on the occasion of the July 2006 Victory, addresses local as well as regional issues – from the southern border retaliations to military equations. From al Mayadeen 6 August 2021, original […]
By Radwan Mortada, August 02 2021, from The Cradle, original post here: https://thecradle.co/Article/interviews/473 Editor’s note: We have elected to publish an interview with an anonymous senior Lebanese army official, an extremely unconventional journalism practice. This is because serving […]
By Tim Anderson, first post at Al Mayadeen here: https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/1494367/australia-moves-towards-an-unprovoked-aggression-against-leb Pushed by the Israeli lobby, the Australian government is steadily moving towards an unprovoked aggression against Lebanon, without even an informed public debate. The move will make use […]
Translated by Alahed News staff, original post here: https://www.english.alahednews.com.lb/55043/596 I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and prayers […]
Translation of an important article at al Akhbar, on the betrayal by Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Beshara Rai, who is now openly identified with Samir Geagea’s Lebanese Forces (which gained 9% of the national vote in the 2018 […]
15 August 2020 speech by Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, translated by Haidar Akarar. [https://vk.com/haidarakarar]. See also al Manar here: http://english.almanar.com.lb/1116766 While we are used to celebrating the divine victory of 2006 war with public celebrations, it’s not possible this […]
A compact history of how the colonial powers created a divided Lebanon , the partisan Special Tribunal for Lebanon STL , the Beirut port explosion and the role of Israel in the country’s miseries. “Lebanon remains trapped in the mire of 1943. It is not a […]
Tim and Jay interview Lebanese academic and media commentator Dr Marwa Osman on the crisis in Lebanon. 3 August 2020. Online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvpUvVBeUFA
“Lebanese parties are convinced that no one can prevent the Resistance from exercising its right to respond to enemy crimes. As a result, it can be concluded that the enemy – its government, army, media and monitors – […]
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah – tribute to former Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Salah and discussion of the economic pressures on Lebanon and Syria. Translation by Haidar Akarar, video here: http://www.u-news.net/en/news/30/26515 See also: ‘Sayyed Nasrallah: Our […]
‘The Third Force’: The Main Challenge for Democracy in the Middle East Amir Muhammad Esmaeili is a political columnist and author. His research interests include Middle East and North African Studies, International Relations and foreign policy of the […]
Main points from a speech by the Hezbollah Secretary General, 25 October 2019. As Lebanon’s anti-corruption protests become more politicised, the CCHS reproduces this in the interests of providing accurate information. Study by academic Marc Owen Jones shows […]
16 July 2019 report by Marwa Haidar Stressing that the nation is witnessing the era of victories, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah voiced confidence that the resistance will deal the Zionist entity a terrible defeat in the […]
