Youssef Diab

Youssef Diab
Arab World A ministerial meeting at Lebanon’s Grand Serail: Photo: X account of the premiership

Lebanon Prepares Safe Shelters Ahead of Possible Conflict

Lebanon's government has completed its emergency plan to handle a possible conflict with Israel and has fully prepared its administrative, health, and…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Features A man walks on an overpass beneath a giant billboard that reads "Enough, we are tired, Lebanon doesn't want war" on a street in Beirut on August 7, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. (AFP)

Anti-War Posters Crop up Across Lebanon

Anti-war posters have cropped up across Lebanon expressing objection to the war launched by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon against Israel in support of Hamas in…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World A billboard in a Beirut street features images of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political bureau, Hezbollah leader Fouad Shukr, and Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force (Reuters)

In Lebanon, Life on Hold Four Times Amid Conflict

Since Hezbollah opened a front in southern Lebanon to support Gaza, Lebanese lives have been upended, with fears that this support could escalate into a…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Workers at Beirut airport unload emergency medical aid provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). (AP)

Fearing War, Lebanese Stock Food, Medicine and Fuel

Lebanese people rushed to stock food, medicine and fuel amid fears of the eruption of war with Israel at any moment. Despite assurances by relevant…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World A scene of massive destruction in the port of Beirut after the explosion (Archive - AFP)

Lebanon: Families of Victims Commemorate Port Explosion, Adhere to Justice

The fourth anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion comes amid a blocked horizon for the resumption of the judicial investigations, which have been stalled for…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. Reuters

Hezbollah’s Tunnels: Safe Haven Against Israeli Ground Assault

Israel has voiced fresh concerns about Hezbollah’s tunnel network in southern Lebanon, seeing it as a major advantage for the group amid growing threats of a…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Features Lebanese army soldiers inspect the wreckage of a car after an Israeli airstrike targeted the village of Bourj el-Moulouk, approximately 18 kilometers from the city of Nabatieh, last week (AFP)

Three Conditions for Israeli War on Lebanon, Last One is Political

Before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended his recent visit to Washington, he announced to the US Congress that his government aims to neutralize…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World A Lebanese inspects homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon (AFP)

Lebanon Prepares Health, Social Plan Amid War Risks

Lebanese political and diplomatic efforts to calm tensions between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon have not eased fears of a potential all-out war…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)