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Donald Trump proposes to rename the Ormuz Strait "Trump Strait", saying that the United States now controls this strategic passage. The statement comes in the wake of new American bombings against Iranian military capabilities around Ormuz. Yet Tehran continues to threaten navigation and two tankers were attacked this week. Behind the US President's provocation is a much more serious battle to control one of the world's main energy routes.

Patrick Durel took up his duties as the new French ambassador to Lebanon with a thorough knowledge of the country. Former North Africa and Middle East adviser to Emmanuel Macron, he had participated in the follow-up to the French initiative launched after the explosion of the port of Beirut in 2020. His return comes as Paris closely follows Israel's withdrawal, the future of UNIFIL, the strengthening of the Lebanese army, Hezbollah's weapons and the reconstruction of South Lebanon.

The Lebanese Army denounces a campaign of disinformation following the dissemination in Israel of claims that some of its officers would not like the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the South, for fear of a return of Hezbollah. The command reaffirms the unity of the institution and accuses these rumours of seeking to undermine its credibility at a decisive moment, while the army must gradually regain control of the areas evacuated by Israel.

Joseph Aoun awaits a new American proposal detailing the steps of a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, verification mechanisms and actors responsible for securing the South. According to information given to his entourage, the President is prepared, in exchange for serious guarantees, to open the Hezbollah weapons file at the national level. A new Lebanon-Israel meeting could be held in Rome on 15 and 16 September, before a meeting between Nawaf Salam and Marco Rubio in Washington on 28 September.

In a text dedicated to Maroun Youssef Ghannam, which Joseph Salloum presents as "the carpet thief", the author, a former executive of the external intelligence service of the free regions, led by Pierre Rizk, alias "Akram", within the militia of Dr Samir Geagea, reviews several episodes related to the [...]

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Mohammad Ali Ibrahim succumbed to his injuries following the explosion of an unexploded Israeli ammunition in Habush, South Lebanon. His father had previously been killed in an Israeli attack. The tragedy underscores the long-term danger of explosive remnants of war to civilians, while Israeli blasting, strikes and operations continue in several border areas and complicate the return of residents, demining and reconstruction.

The escalation between the United States and Iran resumes after several weeks of decline. Washington bombed Iranian military capabilities around the Strait of Ormuz. Tehran responded with missiles and drones against American settlements in several countries, including Jordan. Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude oil were also struck in Ormuz. After six months of war and several thousand deaths, the proliferation of fronts increases the risk of a new military gear between Washington and Tehran.

Today, September 1, one hundred and six years to the day after the proclamation of General Gouraud. From the famine of the First World War to the liberation of Rachaya, here is how modern Lebanon was born....

Today, September 1, one hundred and six years to the day after the proclamation of General Gouraud. From the famine of the First World War to the liberation of Rachaya, this is how modern Lebanon was born.

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4 August 2020. There is a fire in a warehouse in the port of Beirut, containing more than 2,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored there for six years, without safety measures. The explosion kills more than..