Posts Tagged: lebanon
The Viruses of Lebanon
JNS.org - The COVID-19 virus has not yet hit Lebanon harder than other nations, but no one will be surprised if it does. A small...
Lebanon Set for Debt Default as Government Decides Not to Pay
Lebanon decided on Saturday not to pay foreign currency debt, official sources said, setting the heavily indebted state on course for a sovereign default and...
More Than 300 People Wounded in Beirut Protest Clashes: Rescuers
Lebanese first responders treated more than 370 people for injuries during several hours of clashes between security forces and protesters that rocked central Beirut on...
Israel to Build Anti-Tunnel Sensor Network Along Lebanon Border
Israel's military announced on Sunday the start of construction of an underground network of sensors along the Lebanese frontier to detect any cross-border tunnel building. The...
Security Forces Fire Tear Gas, Dozens Wounded in Beirut Protest
Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Lebanese protesters in central Beirut on Saturday in clashes that went on into the night and...
Lebanon: On the Verge of Collapse
Faced with the spectacle of hundreds of thousands of citizens protesting in the streets of Lebanon, Prime Minister Saad Hariri submitted a letter of resignation...
Lebanese and Iraqi Protesters Transcend Sectarianism
“One, one, one, we are one people,” is a popular slogan among Lebanese protesters, irrespective of their denomination. On October 27, tens of thousands of...
Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Calls for Protesters’ Demands to Be Met
Lebanon's grand mufti, the top cleric for Sunni Muslims, called on Saturday for the formation of a new emergency government of technical experts and for...
The Coming Collapse of Lebanon Is a Crisis for Israel
JNS.org - It is imperative that the United States and Israel’s other allies ensure that Lebanon does not become another Afghanistan -- a terror group...
Hezbollah: Lebanon’s Next Government Must Heed Protesters
The powerful Lebanese terror group Hezbollah said on Friday a new government must listen to the demands that fueled protests against the country's rulers and...
Israeli Drone Targeted by Anti-Aircraft Missile Over Lebanon
An Israeli drone was targeted by an anti-aircraft missile on Thursday over Lebanon. According to Israeli news site Walla, an IDF spokesman said the drone was...
The IDF Must Learn from the Disastrous Hezbollah Border Incident
JNS.org - It’s hard to shake off the lingering feeling of discomfort that followed IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi’s publication on Thursday...
Report: Israel Asks US to Condition Aid to Lebanon on End to Hezbollah’s Precision-Guided Missile Program
Israel has requested that the US and others condition aid to the Lebanese government on it taking action against Hezbollah's precision-guided missile program. Iran-backed Hezbollah possesses...
Unrest in Lebanon Is a Wrench in Hezbollah and Iran’s Plans — But It Won’t Stop Them
JNS.org - Saturday saw another day of mass protests in Lebanon. The government’s promises to implement economic reforms and rescind taxes, alongside threats by Hezbollah...
