Mohamed Choucair

Mohamed Choucair
Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri during a session to discuss the government (National News Agency)

Hezbollah Renews Pledge Not to Intervene in Support of Tehran

Lebanese are watching closely to see how Hezbollah will respond if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to launch a "devastating" military…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh in Beirut (EPA)

Araghchi Aide in Beirut Assesses Concerns of Shiite Duo

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun coincided with the arrival in Beirut of his aide, Saeed Khatibzadeh, as…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World A man rides his motorcycle next to damaged buildings in West Zawtar, southern Lebanon, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

US Assurances Against Expansion of War on Lebanon, Provided Netanyahu Is Given No Pretext

A state of uncertainty hangs over the political and security situation in southern Lebanon following the postponement of a US-sponsored Lebanese-Israeli…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Jordan’s King Abdullah II, French President Emmanuel Macron and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pose for a photo before an Aqaba Process meeting in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces at Les Invalides in Paris. (AFP)

Lebanon Seeks UNIFIL Mandate Extension amid Lack of Agreement on Alternative

Lebanon is intensifying international and Arab diplomatic efforts to avert a security vacuum in the south when the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri during a parliamentary session on August 11, 2026. (EPA)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: UNIFIL Alternative Is Another Force Operating under UN Banner

The United States' persistent refusal to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) demands a search for an alternative UN…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese soldiers patrol Zawtar al Gharbiya, southern Lebanon, 05 August 2026. Zawtar al-Gharbiya is among the designated pilot zones under the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, from which Israeli forces have withdrawn.  EPA/STRINGER

Washington Faces Task of Freeing the 'Framework Agreement' From Hezbollah, Netanyahu's Time-Buying

Hezbollah has found little response from Lebanon's political forces to Secretary-General Naim Qassem's call for dialogue and now appears increasingly isolated…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese soldiers patrol in Zawtar al-Gharbiya on July 28, 2026, as residents return to inspect their homes after the army deployed to the southern village last week as part of a framework deal reached with Israel (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP)

'Rome 2': Lebanon Seeks to Free Expanded 'Pilot Zones' From Israeli Election Calculations

Lebanese-Israeli negotiations under US sponsorship are set to resume in a seventh round, with Rome hosting the talks for a second time on Aug. 4-6, as southern…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World An Israeli flag hangs on a damaged building in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Pilot Zones: Netanyahu Rejects Simultaneous Israeli Withdrawal, Lebanese Army Deployment

Implementation of the “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon under the Framework Agreement remains stalled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)