Paula Astih

Paula Astih
Features A billboard in Beirut reads: “So that the past doesn’t repeat itself, Lebanon does not want war.” (X platform)

Massive Media Campaign Expresses Opposition to Another War in Lebanon

The toned-down speeches of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah did not reassure the Lebanese people that the Gaza war would not spread to their…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World People hold Palestinian flags during a rally to express solidarity with Palestinians, in Kfar Kila village near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, October 8, 2023. (Reuters)

Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon on Alert in Wake of Gaza Escalation

Head of Hamas’ National Relations Abroad Ali Baraka denied on Monday claims that the Al-Aqsa Storm operation against Israel was planned by officials that…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Speaker Nabih Berri, during his speech in which he called for dialogue (AFP)

Lebanese Opposition Not Keen to Back Berri's Initiative

Lebanon’s main opposition parties, led by the Lebanese Forces (LF) and the Kataeb, have criticized a proposal by Speaker Nabih Berri to hold a seven-day…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World A member of the "Fatah" movement in Ain al-Hilweh camp during the clashes last July (AP)

Lebanon: Palestinian Investigations into Ain al-Hilweh Clashes Conclude

A committee that was formed at the beginning of August to investigate the recent armed incidents in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp has completed its work and…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in front of a building of the Sweden embassy as protests erupt outside mosques against the Quran desecration, in Beirut, Lebanon, 21 July 2023. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Lebanon: Gov’t Resorts to ‘Diplomacy’ after Demands to Expel Swedish Ambassador

Lebanon’s government is seeking to avoid an escalation with Sweden over demands in Beirut to expel the Swedish ambassador and summon the Lebanese ambassador…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Vehicles and members of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol along the border with the northern Israeli town of Metula, in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, 12 July 2023. (EPA)

Lebanon Intensifies Efforts to Change Amendments to UNIFIL’s Jurisdiction

Lebanon is intensifying its efforts to amend the resolution on the renewal of the term of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that operates in…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World The funeral procession of Haitham Touk and Malik Touk in the town of Bsharri, Lebanon (Twitter)

Property Disputes with Sectarian Dimensions Threaten Civil Peace in Lebanon

Conflicts between residents of several Lebanese villages and towns, which involve disputes over property ownership and sometimes even water resources, have…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Hezbollah Admits Impasse with Bassil

Hezbollah Admits Impasse with Bassil

Hezbollah has most likely reached the conclusion that it was not possible to reach an understanding with the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran…

Paula Astih (Beirut)