2+ week, 5+ day ago   (207+ words) Naharnet Reports: Aoun contacts US to find solution for Ali al-Taher President Joseph Aoun has contacted the U.S. administration to find a solution for the strategic Ali Taher hill, in order to prevent any escalation of the situation, Qatar’s al-Araby al-Jadeed…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (183+ words) China said on Tuesday it would safeguard its interests after Washington laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Beijing's economic partner Iran. Almost six months into its war with Iran, the United States issued new penalties on some entities…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (78+ words) Naharnet Turkey on Tuesday welcomed the United States' decision to remove Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, hoping that it would boost efforts to integrate the war-torn country with the world. "We believe this decision will lend…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (169+ words) U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack went further on the defensive on Sunday, responding to criticism of his assessment of ongoing negotiations between Israel and Lebanon over Israeli withdrawal and the disarmament of Hezbollah. He had…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (209+ words) An Israeli military source on Monday criticized the Lebanese Army’s performance in the so-called pilot zones in south Lebanon, noting that “it has not entered private property” there and that its search operations are “partial.” “The Lebanese Army has operational…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (250+ words) Naharnet Aoun urges Lebanese to show resilience, firmness and unity President Joseph Aoun noted Monday that the Prophet’s Birthday holiday comes this year “as Lebanon faces grave challenges, from repeated Israeli attacks against its sovereignty, land and sons in the…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (370+ words) Naharnet Is Hezbollah secretly communicating with Washington? The surprising stance of Hezbollah political council member Mahmoud Qmati that the party has not definitively closed the door to direct communication with the Americans, and that the decision will be made according…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (279+ words) MP Ali Fayyad, a member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc, on Monday pointed out that "it is clear the Americans are pressuring the Lebanese authorities to tighten the noose around Hezbollah and its institutions, even to the point of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (225+ words) Hezbollah Political Council member Mahmoud Qmati announced overnight that the Iran-backed party is not completely closing the door to direct communication with Washington, and that the decision will be made based on interest and the appropriate circumstances. "The resistance has…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (231+ words) Iran has warned countries against participating in the United States' "economic war" against the Islamic republic, saying they would be considered enemies. Washington has pushed its allies to jump aboard Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, as…...