Can the Lebanese State Survive Its Gamble Against Hezbollah?

Lebanon’s gamble to disarm Hezbollah has led some to question if the Lebanese state can survive such a move, or whether it will collapse back into civil war. On Friday, September 5, Lebanon’s cabinet ... Read More

Saudi Arabia, Qatar to invest in Lebanon economic zone for disarmed Hezbollah, U.S. envoy says

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are ready to invest in an economic ... in Lebanon, according to the World Bank. The war ended in November with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and since then Hezbollah says it has ... Read More

Hezbollah says Lebanon move on army plan is 'opportunity,' urges Israel to commit to ceasefire

Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qmati told Reuters on Saturday that the group considered Friday’s cabinet session on an army plan to establish a state monopoly on arms "an opportunity to return to wisdom ... Read More

Netanyahu says Israel could withdraw from Lebanon if Hezbollah is disarmed

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israeli forces could begin withdrawing from territory they hold in southern Lebanon after the Lebanese Cabinet’s “momentous ... Read More

A Bloody Cease-Fire: How Israel Keeps Hezbollah Out of Southern Lebanon

Reporting from the front lines in southern Lebanon, the Sun finds Israel entrenching, Hezbollah defying, and Beirut trying to assert control. Read More

Israel demands Lebanon buffer zone, agrees to tone down Hezbollah strikes

Israel reportedly insisted that several villages on the border remain without residents and act as a buffer zone, which countered Tom Barrack's proposals. Israel rejected US envoy Tom Barrack’s ... Read More

Israel ties pullback from South Lebanon to Hezbollah disarmament, group repeats refusal

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel on Monday signalled it would scale back its military presence in southern Lebanon if the Lebanese armed forces took action to disarm Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah ... Read More