Lebanese officials deny Iranian plane carried weapons to Beirut airport

Meraj airlines, sanctioned by the US, recently started flights to Beirut in November

US organizes international symposium to counter Hezbollah

The US-led meeting featured delegates from Israel, Saudi Arabia, several Arab states, Latin American nations, and African nations

Qatari FM in Lebanon ahead of Arab League meeting in Beirut

Qatar previously pledged to support the Lebanese economy on condition that the state form a new government

Saudi official arrested at Beirut Airport carrying 18kg of illegal drugs

In 2015, a Saudi prince was arrested in Beirut with two tons of captagon pills on a private plane, using his diplomatic and royal immunity to bring illegal drugs into Lebanon

Lebanon identifies suspects in death of UNIFIL soldier

According to investigators, armed men opened fire on the UN soldiers after they entered a village outside of their mandate and without an army escort

UN soldier killed in Lebanon outside area of authority

Many in Lebanon have suggested that the UNIFIL peacekeeping force has for years been acting to suppress Lebanese resistance on behalf of Israel

Social media snitches: How Israel recruits spies inside Syria

Israel’s Mossad is increasingly turning to social media in order to recruit agents to gather intelligence on Syria, a crucial hub in the Axis of Resistance

Lebanon uncovers Mossad-linked Syrian spy ring

Lebanese security forces revealed the Mossad recruited two Syrian army officers, including a brigadier general

Syria counter-narcotics unit seizes record haul of 2.3 tons of Captagon

The ministry said the Captagon bags weighed 2,103 kilos, and that 10 arrests were made and vehicles were confiscated

The Saudi Captagon problem is not a Lebanese one

While Lebanon is indeed one source of the Captagon drug trade to Saudi Arabia, Riyadh entirely ignores the basic economics that have made it a hub for this nasty narcotic.

Can western intel agencies spy on Hezbollah via crypto?

Although branded as a safe and secure mode of transaction, cryptocurrency networks are still vulnerable to hacking. In sanctions-hit and economic crisis-ridden Lebanon, this poses an existential threat to all Lebanese.

Hezbollah’s power card over Israel’s gas tyranny

How close is the Levant to war? Hezbollah's leader says it all comes down to whether Lebanon is permitted to extract its own energy resources to end the country's economic crisis. And not in the far future, but right now.

Hamas return ticket to Damascus won’t come cheap

The Palestinian resistance movement’s complicated relationship with Syria is headed for a reset, but it won’t be on their terms.

Qatar pledges $60 million for Lebanese Army

Discontent has grown among Lebanon's army ranks due to salaries being worth less than $100 per month

West Asia transforms: Twenty Arab states in China’s BRI sights

‘A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.’ So says a Chinese proverb, and nowhere is this truer than in crisis-ridden West Asia, now a major focus of Beijing’s BRI vision to bring infrastructure, connectivity and economic growth to this struggling region

Two years on, the Soleimani spirit gathers clout

The US may have assassinated Soleimani, but the illegal aggression has not thwarted the Quds Force general's plans for West Asia one bit, and may even have accelerated them

Hezbollah intends to break the US siege of Lebanon

Hezbollah intends to break the US economic stranglehold on Lebanon by bringing Iranian fuel to the besieged country. And it has plans in place to mitigate the risk of further US sanctions leveled against the whole country. So, what will the Americans do?

Ambassador Chas Freeman: ‘The Abraham accords are a diversion, not a path to peace’

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Chas Freeman says "American and Israeli values diverged long ago. There is no interest in the United States in a war with Iran."