Before immigrating to France from Beirut in the midst of Lebanon’s brutal civil war in the 1970s, Jacques Saadé had been forced to Syria after the Baathist regime the family’s vegetable oil and tobacco business.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/04/france-shipping-marseille-cma-cgm-saade/

Blinken met first with Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, whose economically and politically ravaged country is home to Hezbollah — an Iranian-backed force hostile to Israel.

Source: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/blinken-tries-to-cajole-wary-arabs-on-support-for-post-conflict-gaza-as-israels-war-intensifies/

For years, Riad Salameh was praised for his revolutionary financial policies as head of Lebanon’s central bank.

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/e23a27fb-67f8-4558-b1ff-445ca87f03d3

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, expressed his country’s support for Lebanon’s prosperity and called for the acceleration of the presidential election as part of the country’s political process.

Source: https://english.almanar.com.lb/1825540

Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah have traded fire along the border nearly every day since the war began.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-12-18/austin-heads-to-israel-as-us-urges-transition-to-a-more-targeted-approach-in-gaza

Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah have traded fire along the border nearly every day since the war began, and other Iran-backed militant groups have attacked US targets in Syria and Iraq.

Source: https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/national/23996414.us-defence-secretary-israel-to-press-targeted-approach-gaza/?ref=rss

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group condemned the storming of the mosque, calling it “a flagrant violation of believers in Jerusalem” that violated religious, moral and human values.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-palestinians_n_642ea5c8e4b0de24724747a1

Lebanon’s presidency has seen stalemate several times since the 1975-1990 civil war.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/199366/Israel-no-longer-prepared-for-new-war-against-Gaza-Strip

Lebanon’s state-owned National News Agency said the Israeli strike hit the car between the villages of Aianata and Aitaroun near the border with Israel.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/05/israel-gaza-latest-news-updates-hamas-palestine-day-30-live/

Long before the Sursock reopened, Lebanon’s National Symphony Orchestra found ways to play on through the pandemic and constant power outages.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2023/0601/Art-as-startup-in-Lebanon?icid=rss

Macron had told a conference of French ambassadors earlier this week that a “key element” to resolve Lebanon’s political crisis was “the clarification of regional interference, including that of Iran”.

Source: https://yalibnan.com/2023/09/02/iran-fm-rejects-french-accusations-over-interference-in-lebanon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iran-fm-rejects-french-accusations-over-interference-in-lebanon

Many Arab states, however, have remained adamantly opposed to Israel’s right to exist, joined since 1979 by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxy militias, notably Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/why-israel-is-judged-differently/2023/04/23/

Meanwhile, an Israeli military patrol fired at a motorcycle convoy driving near the border, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/live-updates-israel-war-after-gaza-rocket-fire-hamas-multifront-attack

Over the weekend, Israeli planes struck targets in the occupied West Bank, Syria and Lebanon, and fighting with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group continues.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23873237.first-minister-border-plea-attacks-gaza-intensify/?ref=rss

The fighting occurred between Fatah and Islamist groups, according to Lebanon’s official National News Agency.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/clashes-lebanons-palestinian-refugee-camp-security-void-looms

The frontier between the two countries has seen daily exchanges of fire, mainly between Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and Israel, since October 7 when attacks on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas sparked war.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/israel-drone-strikes-deep-into-lebanese-territory-official-media/

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that Lebanon’s ambassador to Abu Dhabi, Fouad Dandan, received a signed letter from Ezzedine’s family saying he died due to health problems.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/05/lebanon-death-citizen-uae-custody-sparks-controversy

The United States, Britain and European Union accuse Assad, his family and allies, including Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group, of facilitating and profiting from the trade.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/06/11/a-little-white-pill-captagon-gives-syrias-bashar-assad-a-strong-tool-in-winning-over-arab-states/

Vivacell is owned by Lebanon’s Fattouch Investment Group.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/governance-cluster-grants-4-5m-for-vivacells-court-battles/