Lebanon
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Who Profits from the Beirut Blast?
The narrative that the Beirut explosion was an exclusive consequence of negligence and corruption by the current Lebanese government is now set in stone, at least in the Atlanticist sphere. Continue reading
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Beirut Blast Wrap-up
Yesterday 2.750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, exploded. The blast killed more than 100 people and wounded more than 4,000. Many buildings in Beirut were severely damaged. The pressure wave broke windows as far 10 miles away. Beirut’s port is mostly destroyed. Lebanon’s national grain reserve,… Continue reading
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Lebanon News Links 30 November – 15 December 2019
15 December 2019 — The New Dark Age Global Warfare: “We’re Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran..” https://www.globalresearch.ca/we-re-going-to-take-out-7-countries-in-5-years-iraq-syria-lebanon-libya-somalia-sudan-iran/5166 US-Backed Parties Infiltrated Lebanon’s Protests, Pushing Country Toward War Amid Economic Collapse https://popularresistance.org/us-backed-parties-infiltrated-lebanons-protests-pushing-country-toward-war-amid-economic-collapse/ Continue reading
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Lebanon News Links 30 October 2019
30 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Today’s links 30 October 2019 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/10/todays-links_30.html Why Lebanon And Iraq Are At The Brink Of Further Strife https://popularresistance.org/why-lebanon-and-iraq-are-at-the-brink-of-further-strife/ Continue reading
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Lebanon News Links 19-21 October 2019
21 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Protesters In Lebanon Refuse to Compromise, Call Nationwide General Strike Mass revolt in Lebanon: General strike begins as marchers call for revolution Continue reading
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‘We are waiting for war’: Lebanese say Israel has gone too far
Almost everyone in Lebanon appears to agree. “This time Israel went too far. In just two days, it bombed three countries,” I am told by a local UN staffer based in Beirut. Continue reading
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“Terrified” Israel escalates attacks across region
Israel is escalating its attacks across the region, with bombing and drone raids in recent days in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. Continue reading
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Why Is The British Government Banning Hizbullah?
This week the British Home Secretary Sajid Javid laid out an order that proscribesthe political arm of the Lebanese resistance organization Hizbullah as a terrorist organization under the Terrorism Act 2000. The military arm of Hizbullah was already named as such. Continue reading
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Has Hezbollah built a tunnel to Israel? Israel has not provided enough evidence
For the third consecutive day, the Israeli defence forces are continuing operation “Northern Shield”. The project is under the command of the Head of the North Region, General Yoël Strick, and is being supervised by the Head of the General Staff, General Gadi Eizenkot. Continue reading
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War on Lebanon? The Geopolitical Battlefield. Mounting Tensions with Israel By Andre Vltchek
Saudi Arabia is putting great pressure on the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, a powerful but controversial figure who holds dual nationality – Saudi and Lebanese. Riyadh expects Lebanon to play by its own rules, sidelining Hezbollah, ending Iranian influence in the country, and promoting Saudi business and political interests… or else. It is a… Continue reading
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Saudi-Israeli Friendship Is Driving the Rest of the Middle East Together By Federico Pieraccini
Through its top official, Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia continues a wave of internal arrests, having seized nearly $800 billion in assets and bank accounts. A few days later, MBS attempted to demonstrate his authority by summoning Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to Saudi Arabia, where he was forced to resign on Saudi… Continue reading
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Videos: Hezbollah and the modern history of Lebanon
Twelve documentaries on the contemporary history of Lebanon: Hizbollah and the PLO. Continue reading
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Revelations on Rafik Hariri’s Assassination By Thierry Meyssan
All the conflicts rocking the Middle East today crystallize around the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). Peace hinges on it, and so does war. For some, the STL should bring about the dissolution of the Hezbollah, quell the Resistance and establish a Pax Americana. Others consider that the STL is flouting the law and subverting… Continue reading
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Syrian war hits Beirut By Franklin Lamb
DAHIYEH, Beirut – This observer’s neighbors seemed to believe, especially over the past year, as most of us did, that the war in Syria would, in one form or another, spill into our neighborhood, Dahiyeh, the Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut near the Shatila and Burj el Barajeh Palestinian refugee camps. And now it has… Continue reading
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Escalation of Syria War: Ahmed Al-Assir, America’s Pawn in Lebanon By Phil Greaves
This weeks conflagration near Sidon, a majority Sunni city in the South of Lebanon has been on the cards for some time. Sheikh Al Assir, the instigator of the street battle’s with the Lebanese Armed Forces, (LAF) has been on a concerted campaign to incite sectarian strife and division between the Sunni and Shi’a sects… Continue reading
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Escalation of Syria War: Ahmed Al-Assir, America’s Pawn in Lebanon By Phil Greaves
This weeks conflagration near Sidon, a majority Sunni city in the South of Lebanon has been on the cards for some time. Sheikh Al Assir, the instigator of the street battle’s with the Lebanese Armed Forces, (LAF) has been on a concerted campaign to incite sectarian strife and division between the Sunni and Shi’a sects… Continue reading
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Lebanon is Being Prepared for Sedition as a Front in the Syrian War Mahdi Darius NAZEMROAYA
The flames of division and fighting in Syria are being fanned into Lebanon. The US and its allies could be working with their Lebanese partners and proxies to ignite and internal conflict. The small Arab republic is politically divided and is in a governmental state of limbo. There is also a growing vacuum within the… Continue reading
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Hizbullah: Qusayr’s Achievement a Severe Blow to American-Israeli-Takfiri Scheme
Hizbullah stated on Wednesday that the party’s “achievement” in the Syrian border town of al-Qusayr dealt a “severe blow to the American-Israeli-Takfiri scheme.” Continue reading
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Hezbollah and the War in Syria: Why is the UK Pressuring the EU to Designate Hezbollah a “Terrorist” Group? By Phil Greaves
A distinct increase of negative coverage has been forming in Western and Gulf press; this focus is specifically regarding Hezbollah’s direct involvement in the battle currently raging to take control of the Syrian town of Qusair; its overall role in Lebanon and the region, and its ties to both Syria’s President Assad, and the government… Continue reading
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