Tag: Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Hezbollah downs Israeli drone in southern town
RAMYAH: Lebanon's Hezbollah says it has shot down an Israeli unmanned aircraft outside the southern town of Ramyah.
The group said in a statement on...
US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah operative over 1994 Buenos Aires attack
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Treasury on Friday placed sanctions on a senior Hezbollah operative it said coordinated the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre...
US puts Hezbollah lawmakers on sanctions blacklist for first time
WASHINGTON: The US Treasury placed two Hezbollah members of Lebanon’s parliament on its sanctions blacklist on Tuesday — the first time Washington has taken...
With Hezbollah in mind, Israel builds a new wall
ROSH HANIQRA: High in the hills above the Mediterranean, Israeli troops worked while soldiers from a country still technically at war with them peered...
Hezbollah says Lebanon govt delay risks ‘slide towards tension’
BEIRUT: The parliamentary bloc of Lebanon's Hezbollah group said on Thursday that delay in forming a new government risked Lebanon sliding "towards tension".
"(The delay)...
Hezbollah role in Syrian south exposes limits of US policy
BEIRUT: Hezbollah is helping to lead a Russian-backed offensive in southern Syria, pro-Damascus sources said, exposing the limits of US policy that hopes Moscow...
Israeli missiles hit near Damascus Airport: monitor
CAIRO: Syrian state news agency SANA said two Israeli missiles hit in the vicinity of Damascus international airport in the early hours of Tuesday...
Saudi Arabia denies Macron’s charge it held Lebanese PM captive
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry denied French President Emmanuel Macron’s assertion that the kingdom held Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri captive last November, official...
US and six Arab states slap sanctions on Hezbollah leadership
The United States (US) and six Gulf Arab states announced sanctions on Wednesday on the leadership of Hezbollah, as Washington seeks to step up...
Israel hints it could hit Iran’s ‘air force’ in Syria
JERUSALEM: Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian “air force” deployed in neighbouring Syria, including civilian planes suspected of...
Iran controlling protests in ‘good way’, says Hezbollah
BEIRUT: Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday that the ongoing protests in Iran were not rooted in political issues and were being handled by...
Lebanon will only survive if Hezbollah disarms, says Saudi minister
ROME: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday that Lebanon had been “hijacked” by Hezbollah and could only flourish if the Iranian-backed group disarmed.
The militia...
Hezbollah says ready to pull forces from Iraq after Daesh defeat
BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Monday he was prepared to pull his forces from Iraq, after Daesh lost control over its last urban...
Lebanon under ‘total control’ of Hezbollah: Bahrain FM
CAIRO: Bahrain's foreign minister said Sunday that Lebanon is under the "total control" of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, in a speech at an Arab...
Lebanon president asks Saudi Arabia why Hariri has not returned
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after...
Abu Dhabi crown prince receives outgoing Lebanese PM Hariri in UAE
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed met outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday, Al Arabiya reported, as Hariri left Saudi Arabia...
Lebanese prime minister resigns, says fears for his life
BEIRUT: Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying in a televised broadcast he sensed a plot to target his life and criticising...
