Mohamed Choucair

Mohamed Choucair
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meet at the Baabda presidential palace on Monday. (Lebanese Presidency)

Lebanese President Sponsors Dialogue with Hezbollah on its Weapons, State Monopoly over Arms 

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and parliament Speaker Nabih Berri held a meeting at the Baabda presidential palace on Monday to pave the way for dialogue with…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World UNIFIL vehicles conduct a military patrol in a border area between Lebanon and Israel (DPA). 

Israel Pressures Lebanon with US Cover

Lebanese sources question the United States’ absence from Lebanon’s political and diplomatic scene, arguing that this has allowed Israel to escalate its…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool via AP)

US Seeks to Persuade Lebanon to Start Talks with Israel

Israel’s response to the launch of two unidentified rockets marks a shift as it coincides with the planned return of US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri speaks during a parliament session to discuss and approve budget in Beirut, Lebanon September 16, 2022. (Lebanese Parliament/Handout via Reuters)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Israel Luring Lebanon into Normalizing Relations

Israel’s retaliation to rockets fired towards it from Lebanon on Saturday is part of its efforts to lure the country into normalizing relations. Israel is…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese soldiers seen at the border with Israel. (Reuters file)

Lebanon Demands Halt to Israeli Ceasefire Violations to Ensure Success of ‘Working Groups’

The formation of “working groups”, as demanded by Washington, continues to stall in Lebanon due to Israel’s violations of the US-sponsored ceasefire. The US…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam speaks at the presidential palace on the day he meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in Baabda, Lebanon January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon Moves Closer to Forming the Government

Lebanon's prime minister-designate Nawaf Salam is expected to announce the new cabinet in the coming days if the Lebanese Forces party’s demands for a so…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Features An image of slain Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah is seen on a billboard on the Beirut-South highway. (EPA)

Hezbollah Focused on Assessing War Failures, Burial of Slain Leaders

Hezbollah is focused on making a “comprehensive assessment” of its war with Israel and the “support front” it opened in Lebanon in solidarity with the…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with US envoy Amos Hochstein during his recent visit to Beirut (AFP)

Lebanon’s Berri: Resolution 1701 Stands Unchanged

Lebanon is monitoring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to US President Joe Biden’s push for a ceasefire in southern Lebanon. Biden has…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)