President Biden announced Israel and Lebanon would be signing an agreement to establish “a permanent maritime boundary” between the two countries, calling it “historic” and saying it took “principled and consistent diplomacy…
1,003 viewsSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) gave his condolences to those impacted by the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. He also criticized Senate Democrats on their version of the…
250 viewsBruce Riedel talked about his book, Beirut 1958: How America’s Wars in the Middle East Began, in which he recalled President Eisenhower’s decision to deploy U.S. Marines to Beirut in 1958,…
819 viewsPresident Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis delivered remarks at the White House commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon.
3,137 viewsTwo State Department officials testified at a hearing on U.S. policy toward Lebanon. The witnesses answered subcommittee members' questions on the state of U.S.-Lebanon relations, as well…
386 viewsThe vice president commented on the recent attack upon four U.S. soldiers in Niger, putting their deaths in the context of the fight on terror. The vice president made the comments during…
1,510 viewsAnan Ameri, founder and former director of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, talked about her book, The Scent of Jasmine: Coming of Age in Jerusalem and Damascus,…
1,053 viewsPresident Trump and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri held a joint news conference after meeting at the White House. They talked about cooperation in the ongoing fight against ISIS and…
1,453 viewsThe Washington Institute for Near East Policy hosted a discussion on Hezbollah’s interest and involvement in the ongoing conflict in Syria. Hezbollah is a Shiite militant group and…
482 viewsJen Psaki briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of international issues. Topics included U.S. support for Lebanese actions against ISIS* militant actions along the…
576 viewsState and Defense Department officials and Middle East experts testified on Lebanon’s future. The previous day, February 24, Israeli jets carried out air strikes in eastern Lebanon. The targets…
893 viewsWitnesses testified on U.S. foreign aid for Jordan and Lebanon. Among the issues they addressed were a recent influx of Syrian refugees, the impact of refugee populations on host countries,…
366 viewsPresident Reagan addressed the nation on the suicide truck bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon which killed 241 U.S. military personnel. He also discussed the U.S. invasion of…
3,640 viewsMatthew Levitt talked about his book, Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God, in which he explores the power of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the organization’s activities beyond…
267 viewsMiddle East policy experts testified about the evolution of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant organization, and its relationship with Iran.
569 viewsThe heads of government from Egypt, Libya, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about the political and social challenges facing the Arab world.…
276 viewsProfessor Brian VanDeMark talked about his book, American Sheikhs: Two Families, Four Generations, and the Story of America’s Influence in the Middle East, a history of the American…
511 viewsAnthony Shadid talked about Lebanon and described his visits to Southern Lebanon and his ancestral village. He also talked about his coverage of the recent Israeli invasion of Lebanon and Lebanon’s…
640 viewsThanassis Cambanis talked about the rise, power, and popularity of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Mr. Cambanis spoke at the New York Public Library in Manhattan on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. He…
278 viewsIn a portion of the State Department daily briefing, P.J. Crowley spoke about a United Nations special tribunal on the 2005 assassination of a Lebanese leader.
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