From left to right: Arab League Deputy Secretary General Houssam Zaki, US envoy for Lebanon Amos Hochstein and French presidential envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian. (Credit: Dalati Nohra, AFP)
Lebanon is currently drawing the attention of many foreign powers seeking to play a role in achieving a cease-fire on the southern border and preparing for the post-war period. Almost nine months after the start of the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah, several players are working to this end. The latest manifestation of this flurry of diplomatic activity was the visit Assistant Secretary General of the League of Arab States Hossam Zaki made to Beirut. He met with the Head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc MP Mohammad Raad and said that the League no longer classified the party as a terrorist group, arguing that the pan-Arab organization does not have a list that labels groups as such. For essential news and key developments every morning Sign up to our daily newsletter : The Morning Brief Nevertheless, the Egyptian diplomat...
Lebanon is currently drawing the attention of many foreign powers seeking to play a role in achieving a cease-fire on the southern border and preparing for the post-war period. Almost nine months after the start of the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah, several players are working to this end. The latest manifestation of this flurry of diplomatic activity was the visit Assistant Secretary General of the League of Arab States Hossam Zaki made to Beirut. He met with the Head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc MP Mohammad Raad and said that the League no longer classified the party as a terrorist group, arguing that the pan-Arab organization does not have a list that labels groups as such. For essential news and key developments every morning Sign up to our daily newsletter : The Morning Brief Nevertheless, the Egyptian...