Paula Astih

Paula Astih
Features An image of Imad Mughniyeh raised alongside Hezbollah missile launchers during a military drill in southern Lebanon. File photo

Hezbollah’s New Strategy: Gradual Escalation, Focus on Ground Combat

Since suffering major setbacks on September 17, the day its communication systems were targeted, Hezbollah appears to have outlined a new military strategy for…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Head of Hezbollah's political council Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed. (Sayyed's website)

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Collective Command Will Lead Hezbollah Until End of War

Reports have emerged that Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed, the head of Hezbollah's’ political council, may be named successor to the Iran-backed party’s Secretary…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World A Lebanese child injured in an Israeli airstrike lies in a hospital in Sidon, Lebanon (AFP)

Lebanese Health Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hospital Capacity in Lebanon is Decreasing Daily

Lebanon’s Ministry of Health is focused on creating plans to delay hospitals from reaching full capacity, especially in heavily bombarded areas in the country…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Features Hezbollah fighters carry one of the coffins of four fallen comrades who were killed Tuesday after their handheld pagers exploded, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP)

Doubts Cast over Hezbollah’s Ability to Wage Wide-scale War against Israel

Israel’s cyberattacks against Hezbollah’s communication network this week has cast doubt on the Iran-backed party’s ability to wage a wide-scale war against…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World The ambassadors of the Quintet countries meet at the French Embassy in Beirut. (French Embassy)

Quintet Committee Resumes Efforts to Resolve Lebanon’s Presidential Deadlock

After a complete pause in efforts to resolve the vacuum in Lebanon’s presidency over the summer, the ambassadors of the international Quintet Committee resumed…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Citizens listen to Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah at a café in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday evening, just hours after the party’s attack on northern Israel in response to the assassination of leader Fouad Shukr (EPA)

Beirut Southern Suburbs Residents Return as War Risks Ease

Many residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs quickly returned home after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah urged them to do so on Sunday evening. Following…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Features This picture taken during a guided tour by the Hezbollah media office shows a man salvaging the remains of a destroyed greenhouse at the site of reported overnight Israeli bombardment on Sarein in the Bekaa valley in east-central Lebanon on August 20, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Strike on Hezbollah Arms Depots Shows Extent of Israeli Intelligence Breach

Israel’s targeting of a Hezbollah arms depot in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa region on Monday has raised questions about whether Israel has adopted a new form of…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World The Israeli army fires a flare over the border with Lebanon, in the upper Galilee, northern Israel, early 04 August 2024. (EPA)

Lebanon on Edge ahead of Retaliation to Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah Commander

Tensions eased on the Lebanese border with Israel in anticipation of the retaliation by Hezbollah to Israel’s assassination of its top commander Fouad Shukr…

Paula Astih (Beirut)