An array of domestic and foreign powers are vying for influence in Lebanon, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Syria, and the United States.
Military reserve forces in the Middle East make up an important component of any army within the region. These units provide additional manpower and capabilities to regular military forces, should the ...
Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times Issam Srour, a civil and environmental ... side of all this,” he said. “The war was a tragedy for Lebanon. But there are a lot of opportunities ...
when an uprising against the regime of Bashar Assad transformed into a 13-year civil war. Most ended up in neighboring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, while a sizable ...
which in late November put a halt to three months of all-out war between Hezbollah and Israel, stipulated that in a phased withdrawal over 60 days, both sides would withdraw from southern Lebanon ...
Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to new prime ...