Lebanon

Hariri: "I am dedicated to my promise to . . . stopping the collapse that is threatening our economy, our security and to rebuild the destruction of the port . . .in Beirut."

During the meeting, representatives held “productive talks and reaffirmed their commitment to continue negotiations later this month,” Washington and the U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon said in a joint statement.

The group said it captured the two Mossad personnel about a month ago. There is no mention of the incident by any Lebanese media.

The population of Bahrain is 60 percent Shiite while the royal house is Sunni.

Turns out you need more than one hour to evacuate a Precision Guided Missile (PGM) manufacturing site, so Hezbollah hoped the reporters just wouldn't notice. Well... we did.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced and praised the official decision of the Israeli and Lebanese governments to directly negotiate their shared maritime border.

As fast as Hezbollah prepared, they couldn't hide all the evidence in time...

"The State of Israel and the IDF in particular are monitoring these sites ... and are very knowledgeable in regard to the PGM project. They will continue to extensively operate against it."

"Here is where the next explosion could take place... the Beirut neighborhood of Janah, right next to the international airport. And here, Hezbollah is keeping a secret arms depot..., a meter away from a gas company."

Macron also said he would look at “concerted sanctions” against Lebanese leaders if necessary.

In Lebanon, 55 percent of the population of five million living below the poverty line, and more than 30 percent are unemployed.

In what could be a major breakthrough, Lebanon has agreed to negotiate with Israel over their shared maritime border after the Sukkot holiday.

Two large private hospitals with Covid-19 units were severely devastated in the August 4 great explosion in Beirut's port.

Images from Lebanese news media show clouds of dark smoke rising from the structure. The cause of the blast is not yet known.

The fourth and final Hezbollah corporate structure is in the United States.

“You can’t allow Iran to have more money, power and arms, and at the same time try to disconnect Hezbollah from the disasters it provoked in Lebanon,” says the U.S. secretary of state.

Several videos on social media show thick black smoke raging from the port area.

Americans who engage in transactions with them would risk being hit with secondary sanctions.

With sanctions, America seeks to leverage reform in Lebanon, including ensuring that Hezbollah no longer has a grip on the government.

Haniyeh is in Lebanon in an attempt to "shore up the Arab and Islamic stance toward Israel" which has been skewing in favor of the United Arab Emirates' “full normalization of relations” with the Jewish State.

The dangerous chemical was stored in four containers outside the port.

For many Lebanese, the state's failure to deliver electricity in a reliable fashion is the most obvious representation of its being a failed state – like Gaza, but with Hezbollah instead of Hamas.

The heads of all the terror factions in the Palestinian Authority and Hamas will be meeting in person and virtually in Lebanon.

The United Nations has warned that more than half of Lebanon’s population is facing a real risk of hunger by the end of this calendar year.

“There is no time for talks and promises. It’s time to get to work."

“Lebanon needs a new approach in running its affairs that would be based on citizenry and the state’s civil nature."

Hezbollah has tried at least twice to attack Israel but failed to inflict casualties.

An “unprecedented” media campaign is being waged against the “resistance,” says Hezbollah chief • U.N. Security Council reduces the size of its peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but expands its mandate.

"Only a significant change to UNIFIL's purpose and capabilities on the ground can justify its existence,"

Hezbollah is unconcerned if its actions cause an out-of-control spiral.