Lebanon

Hezbollah deploys martyr rhetoric to raise funds and garner sympathy

Following US sanctions, the political and military group is using commemoration events to call for donations and build support for its anti-American rhetoric.

Can Lebanese government afford to take action against Hezbollah?

In an interview with TRT World, Middle East expert Joe Macaron says Donald Trump's bullying tactics against Lebanon, including sanctioning its politicians, could have a negative impact on US leverage and priorities in the Muslim-majority country.

Can Lebanon afford to offend America by befriending Russia?

While Washington is not averse to Moscow’s presence in Lebanon, it certainly draws the line at defence.

The oil and gas of Lebanon tempts the appetite of its neighbours

With three fronts potentially encroaching on its oil and gas-rich waters, Lebanon has few options for international arbitration.

What does Pompeo want from Lebanon?

Putting curbs on Hezbollah and also questioning its presence in the Lebanese parliament and cabinet will be top of the list on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's first visit to the country.

The Hezbollah fighter who wants to have a 'good life' in the US

Perhaps a metaphor for Lebanon’s complex cultural mosaic, the fighter is married to a Christian woman, has fought in Syria for several years but says that what he and all other Shia men really want is jobs, healthcare and a decent education.

Global warming 'undercuts all of the world’s other crises'

Cars, plastic, electricity, hurricanes, dead coral, heat and on the list goes. This is why more writers and scientists are being urged to piece the puzzle together for the world and declare this the single most pressing issue of our time.

Breaking Badr: Iraq’s divisive Shia politics

The latest defection from one of most powerful Shia parties serves as revelation into Iraq’s post-Daesh future

Lebanon warns neighbours against gas pipeline through disputed area

Lebanese government says a 2,000-km gas pipeline planned to bring gas from Israel to Europe should not violate its maritime borders, as Beirut still has an unresolved border dispute with Israel.

Will Trump really run in 2020?

If he survives the Mueller probe, Americans may well hold him to account on his foreign policy trail of havoc.

Britain to ban Lebanon's Hezbollah 'in its entirety'

British Home Secretary Sajid Javid says he took a decision to proscribe the group for "its attempts to destabilise the fragile situation in the Middle East."

Saudi's nuclear ambition faces a blow from newfound ally Israel

Despite the growing Saudi-Israel friendship, Israel came out with a strong criticism against the US government's plan to sell nuclear technology to the Sunni-majority kingdom.