Hanna Saleh

In mid-1964, President Fouad Chehab was counting the days till his presidency ended. The coalition of parties that supported him had a majority of nearly two-thirds in Parliament, and these deputies visited him to explain that they intended to amend the Constitution so that he could be re-elected…

In a normal country, political life is structured around a constitution that outlines its system of governance. Recent developments, however, have shown that Lebanon has not yet reached this stage. Disappointment has prevailed once again after the inauguration of President Joseph Aoun raised…

In mid-June, the Lebanese authorities will begin receiving weapons handed over by Palestinian factions operating in refugee camps, starting with the camps in Beirut and its southern suburbs. By implementing this decision, Lebanon will end a dangerous chapter of history that began in the aftermath…

The moment Naim Qassem publicly and explicitly approved the ceasefire agreement, before Amos Hochstein even landed in Tel Aviv, he was, in effect, admitting to the collapse of Hezbollah’s project. The party’s insistence on securing a binding ceasefire agreement, even while Israeli forces remained…

The most dangerous impediment to the Lebanese authorities’ current efforts to restore the state is that the country sits atop a dangerous minefield of “zombie” weapons and “zombie” banks. The camp of illegitimate arms intimidates rivals by clinging to narratives that defend its maintenance. Just 90…

Hezbollah is not with us... It is stuck in the pre-October 7, 2023 era! That impression stands out from the televised rhetoric of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem. "We will not put an end to the resistance, whatever you do." He dismissed the notion that the party is fighting "others'…

From the moment a law granting the warlords of the Lebanese civil war amnesty was passed, establishing “immunities” for official and legitimizing “impunity” (all compounded by an external veto on the dissolution of Hezbollah’s militia) the coup against the Taif Agreement and the constitution began…

"Liberation and Justice" is a hypothetical title for the ministerial statement of Lebanon's "reform and rescue" government. Nawaf Salam’s appointment as prime minister, following the election of President Joseph Aoun, was seen as a positive surprise by the public. This shock soon gave rise to…

It feels like fate: Lebanon has taken politics back after an absence that had gone on for decades in the aftermath of the coup against the Taif Agreement and the constitution. The Syrian earthquake, which was preceded by the earthquake of Lebanon’s defeat that left Hezbollah with losses that it…

Some dates carry a symbolic weight. They are kept alive in our memories and remain part of our collective consciousness after they have passed. October 17, 2019, is the day that Lebanon’s most profound revolution began, facilitating the first real reconciliation between different generations and…