A painting depicting the leaders of Amal, Moussa Sadr and Nabih Berry, and the former Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on ruins in the southern suburbs of Beirut following an Israeli bombing in the fall of 2024. Archive photo Mohammad Yassine/ L'Orient-Le Jour
More than four years after Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan passed away, his position as president of the Higher Shiite Council (HSC) remains vacant, causing a stir between Hezbollah and Amal.The Shiite community is going through an unprecedented period, marked by Hezbollah’s weakening — whose leader, Naim Qassem, does not enjoy unanimous support — and by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s old age.In this context, behind-the-scenes efforts are underway to fill the vacuum. The potential candidate to lead the organization is being discussed between Amal and Hezbollah, represented respectively by MPs Qabalan Qabalan and Hassan Fadlallah, two sources told L’Orient-Le Jour.But while the main leaders from the Shiite community agree on the importance of electing (or appointing) a new president, they struggle to agree on a name, amid divergences that...
More than four years after Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan passed away, his position as president of the Higher Shiite Council (HSC) remains vacant, causing a stir between Hezbollah and Amal.The Shiite community is going through an unprecedented period, marked by Hezbollah’s weakening — whose leader, Naim Qassem, does not enjoy unanimous support — and by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s old age.In this context, behind-the-scenes efforts are underway to fill the vacuum. The potential candidate to lead the organization is being discussed between Amal and Hezbollah, represented respectively by MPs Qabalan Qabalan and Hassan Fadlallah, two sources told L’Orient-Le Jour.But while the main leaders from the Shiite community agree on the importance of electing (or appointing) a new president, they struggle to agree on a name, amid...
