Youssef Diab

Youssef Diab
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam at the Presidential Palace (Reuters)

Arab, International Momentum to Support Lebanon Kicks Off with Macron’s Visit

The election of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and the designation of Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam to form the first government of the new presidential…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World President Joseph Aoun meets with US Central Command Commander General Kurilla on Monday. (EPA)

Israel Committing Increasing Violations in South Lebanon, the Bekaa

The Israeli military has intensified its attacks on Lebanon - despite the ceasefire – expanding its operations beyond the Litani River to the Iqlim al-Tuffah…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses for a picture with his family at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2025. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS

Lebanese President Faces Domestic, Foreign Challenges

The election of a new president in Lebanon does not mean the country has come out of the economic and political crises which have gutted it for years. Yet…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World  Abdel Rahman Al-Qaradawi (X)

Lebanon Decides to Extradite Al-Qaradawi to the UAE

The Lebanese government has decided to extradite Egyptian activist Abdel Rahman Al-Qaradawi, son of the late cleric Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, to the United Arab…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Israeli tanks are seen on a road following the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, near the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, December 29, 2024. (Reuters)

Lebanon ‘Seriously’ Dealing with Israeli Threat to Maintain its Occupation of Southern Regions

Israel announced that it may not withdraw from regions of southern Lebanon that it occupied during its latest war with Hezbollah, sparking alarm in the country…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Syria’s Rifaat al-Assad and his granddaughter Shams Duraid al-Assad. Photo: X

Lebanese Court Releases Rifaat al-Assad’s Granddaughter, her Mother

Lebanese authorities have released Shams Duraid al-Assad, granddaughter of Syria’s Rifaat al-Assad, and her mother, Rasha Khazem, a week after their arrest at…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World The Syrian revolution flag is raised over the Syrian embassy in Lebanon. (SANA)

Duraid al-Assad's Wife, Daughter Appear before Lebanon’s Judiciary for Forging their Passports

Investigations into Rifaat al-Assad's granddaughter and mother continued in Lebanon after they were detained for attempting to travel using a forged passport. …

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World  Activists carry Lebanese and Syrian flags, along with pictures of journalist Samir Kassir, who was assassinated by the former Syrian regime, during a demonstration in Beirut (EPA).

Mikati Instructs Lebanon’s Institutions to Cooperate with HTS

Communication channels have been opened between the Lebanese state and the Syrian Interim Government. Diplomats conveyed a message from HTS leader Ahmed al…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)