Tripoli MP Faysal Karameh entering Parliament on June 30, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
As expected, the recent visit of Saudi envoy Yazid bin Farhan to Beirut sparked debate and raised several questions, particularly regarding the diplomat’s meeting with Faysal Karameh. The Sunni MP from Tripoli, known for his long-standing alliance with Hezbollah, did not hesitate to change course after the party’s setbacks in its latest war with Israel and, especially, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, its traditional ally, in December.Could Karameh, then, be a card that Saudi Arabia is preparing to play on the Sunni political scene, which has been left without leadership since the withdrawal of Future Movement leader Saad Hariri in 2022? Especially at a time when the kingdom is growing impatient to see Nawaf Salam’s government take concrete action on Hezbollah’s disarmament. Dive deeper Disarming Hezbollah: Riyadh awaits...
As expected, the recent visit of Saudi envoy Yazid bin Farhan to Beirut sparked debate and raised several questions, particularly regarding the diplomat’s meeting with Faysal Karameh. The Sunni MP from Tripoli, known for his long-standing alliance with Hezbollah, did not hesitate to change course after the party’s setbacks in its latest war with Israel and, especially, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, its traditional ally, in December.Could Karameh, then, be a card that Saudi Arabia is preparing to play on the Sunni political scene, which has been left without leadership since the withdrawal of Future Movement leader Saad Hariri in 2022? Especially at a time when the kingdom is growing impatient to see Nawaf Salam’s government take concrete action on Hezbollah’s disarmament. Dive deeper Disarming Hezbollah:...
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