Youssef Diab

Youssef Diab
Arab World Mourners gather during the funeral of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Lebanon Arrests ‘Israeli Agent’ Whose Intel Led to Assassination of Top Hezbollah Officials

Lebanese security and judicial authorities have opened a new espionage case involving Israel after arresting a Lebanese man suspected of links to Israel’s…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Features This handout photograph released by the Lebanese Government Press Office shows Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (R) meeting with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani at the governmental palace in Beirut on July 2, 2026. (Lebanese Government Press Office / AFP)

Syrian FM’s Visit Lays Groundwork for Strategic Partnership with Lebanon

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani‘s visit to Beirut was more than a diplomatic stop. Coming amid sweeping regional changes, particularly in Lebanon, it…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Two Israeli soldiers take cover from a Hezbollah drone near the Lebanon border. (AFP) 

Lebanon Detains Suspect Accused of Importing Equipment for Hezbollah Drone Production

Lebanese authorities have detained a Lebanese national at the request of French judicial authorities on suspicion of importing electrical equipment from France…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Protesters in rural Homs last November demand the release of Syrian detainees held in Lebanese prisons (SANA). 

Lebanon to Transfer 129 Syrian Prisoners Next Week, Withholds Seven Over Security Concerns

Lebanon is set to transfer 129 convicted Syrian prisoners to Syrian authorities next week under a bilateral agreement signed in February, while withholding…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World A photo circulating on social media showing an Al-Qard Al-Hassan ATM installed in Beirut's southern suburbs in 2018 (file photo).

Hezbollah's Financial Arm Referred to Lebanese Prosecutors

In a move carrying legal, financial, and political implications, Lebanon's justice minister has referred Al-Qard Al-Hassan, Hezbollah's financial arm, to the…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World  Lebanese army soldiers carry the coffin of captain Elie Khoury, who was killed on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral procession in Kfar Jarra, southern Lebanon, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP)

Lebanon Caught between US, Iran in Reclaiming its Independent Decision-making

Iran’s attack on Israel in retaliation to Israeli strikes on Sunday on Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, carried several messages. It was…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World 29 May 2026, Lebanon, Tyre: A Lebanese takes video footages of an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre as Israeli forces continued to expand their invasion in south Lebanon amid ongoing direct talks between Lebanon and Israel in Washington. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Lebanon: Southern Activists Mount First Political Challenge to Hezbollah

Activists in southern Lebanon have opened the first political confrontation with Hezbollah, issuing two appeals in the names of Tyre and Nabatieh that call for…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt meet in Damascus on Saturday. (SANA)

Syria’s Sharaa, Lebanon’s Jumblatt Discuss Sweida Fallout, Reject ‘Alliance of Minorities’

A meeting in Damascus on Saturday between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt focused on containing the fallout from…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)