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Ali Rizk

Shi'ite mourners stand in front of a banner with pictures of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as they mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the southern suburbs of Beirut
Middle East

Trump wants to talk to Hezbollah. Will they pick up the phone?

Sources inside the group are being coy about negotiating directly, while Israel and Iran have their own reasons to keep the calls from getting through

Is Lebanon hurtling towards a Libya-style civil war?
Middle East

Is Lebanon hurtling towards a Libya-style civil war?

Forcing a hard wedge against the country's Shia is exactly what Israel wants, but it could imperil a wide range of US interests in the Middle East

Rubio floats a disastrous plan for disarming Hezbollah
Middle East

Rubio floats a disastrous plan for disarming Hezbollah

By putting the onus on the Lebanese military, the US risks sparking civil strife

Lebanon southern beirut
Middle East

Why Hezbollah's 'irrational' gambit against Israel makes sense

It is fighting for the survival of the organization and of Shiites there, and in the region. The US would be wise not to get sucked into this conflict, too

US pressure risks plunging Lebanon into violence
Middle East

US pressure risks plunging Lebanon into violence

Lebanese officials lashed out following comments from a US envoy about the need to act against Hezbollah