Lebanon

Lebanon remains unstable as Israeli-Hezbollah tensions continue and economic collapse cripples daily life. Large-scale Syrian refugee returns in 2025 eased pressure slightly, but services and institutions are still near breakdown. Humanitarian needs stay high amid political paralysis and sporadic border clashes.

Lebanon nears Litani disarmament target as Israeli strikes test ceasefire logic

Progress on the ground meets ongoing violations, leaving the U.S.-backed truce framework caught between reciprocal de-escalation and enforcement-by-force

By Layla Hassan

/ 20 Dec 2025

Lebanon nears Litani disarmament target as Israeli strikes test ceasefire logic

Hezbollah vows response to Beirut assassination but delays the clock

Naim Qassem's calibrated threat signals deterrence dilemma as Israel enforces ceasefire unilaterally and both sides edge closer to miscalculation

By Layla Hassan

/ 29 Nov 2025

Hezbollah vows response to Beirut assassination but delays the clock

Trump executive order targets Muslim Brotherhood chapters, testing the line between terror and politics

Washington triggers 75-day review of Lebanese, Egyptian and Jordanian branches amid allegations of Hamas support and rocket attacks

By Layla Hassan

/ 25 Nov 2025

Trump executive order targets Muslim Brotherhood chapters, testing the line between terror and politics

Israel strikes Hezbollah command center in Beirut, testing fragile ceasefire

First attack on Lebanese capital in five months targets group's second-in-command as deterrence calculus shifts

By Layla Hassan

/ 23 Nov 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah command center in Beirut, testing fragile ceasefire

Indonesia's 20,000 troops for Gaza expose peacekeeping's fundamental illusion

Jakarta's deployment offer reveals how international stabilization forces paper over unresolved conflicts rather than solving them

By Layla Hassan

/ 14 Nov 2025

Indonesia's 20,000 troops for Gaza expose peacekeeping's fundamental illusion

Syrian president Ahmed Sharaa makes historic Washington visit after terrorist delisting

Two days after US revokes terrorist designation, former HTS leader arrives for White House talks on reconstruction and regional security

By Layla Hassan

/ 9 Nov 2025

Syrian president Ahmed Sharaa makes historic Washington visit after terrorist delisting

Israel strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon: Testing the limits of a fragile ceasefire

The Radwan Force: Israel's primary threat assessment

By Layla Hassan

/ 6 Nov 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon: Testing the limits of a fragile ceasefire

A calculated risk: Inside Trump's gambit with Syria's former jihadist leader

As Ahmed al-Sharaa prepares for an unprecedented White House visit, the complexities of transforming a designated terrorist into a strategic partner expose the fraught architecture of U.S. Middle East policy

By Layla Hassan

/ 2 Nov 2025

A calculated risk: Inside Trump's gambit with Syria's former jihadist leader

Syria's SDF Integration Test After Aleppo Ceasefire

October's Aleppo clashes exposed Syria's fragility. Can al-Sharaa integrate Kurdish forces, or will competing regional powers tear the country apart again?

By Layla Hassan

/ 19 Oct 2025

Syria's SDF Integration Test After Aleppo Ceasefire

Iran's Proxy Network Collapse: The End of an Era

The October 2025 Gaza ceasefire exposed Iran's hollowed-out Axis of Resistance. From Hezbollah's decimation to silent Iraqi militias, Tehran faces stark choices ahead.

By Layla Hassan, Viktor Petersen and Featured News Desk

/ 19 Oct 2025

Iran's Proxy Network Collapse: The End of an Era

Gaza Ceasefire 2025: Can Trump's Deal Deliver Lasting Peace?

Trump's Gaza ceasefire halted two years of war, but Hamas disarmament, Palestinian governance, and statehood questions threaten to unravel the fragile deal.

By Layla Hassan

/ 19 Oct 2025

Gaza Ceasefire 2025: Can Trump's Deal Deliver Lasting Peace?