‘Lebanon is going to Hell’
Hopes of a new direction dashed by traditional power struggles By George Eid – CM correspondent Over a month ago Mustafa Adib was designated by...
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Supreme court orders extradition of Hezbollah suspect to US
The supreme court on Friday ordered the extradition of a man with links to a terrorist organisation wanted by the USA for money laundering. The...
Germany classifies Hezbollah as terrorist organisation, conducts raids
Germany has banned Iran-backed Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organisation, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Police conducted early morning...
ECHR throws out Hezbollah member’s claim of ‘inhuman treatment’ in Cyprus
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled inadmissible an application lodged against Cyprus by a Swedish national convicted on terrorism-related charges in 2013...
Hezbollah role in Syrian south exposes limits of US policy
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 can get Iran...
Lebanon’s Berri: Iran, Hezbollah to stay in Syria till it’s free
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Iranian and Hezbollah forces will not withdraw from Syria until the country is “liberated” and its “territorial integrity is...
Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote
Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel...
Syrian air defences shoot down missiles over two air bases
Syrian anti-aircraft defences shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday and another base northeast of...
World powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon
World powers will try to shore up Lebanon‘s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics and urging Hezbollah...
Lebanon’s Hariri takes critical line on Hezbollah
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday that he would not accept Iran-backed Hezbollah’s positions that “affect our Arab brothers or target the security...
Iran Guards ready to help rebuild Syria, Hezbollah will not disarm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are ready to help rebuild Syria and bring about a lasting “ceasefire” there, chief commander Mohammad Ali Jafari said, adding that disarming...
Lebanon’s president rejects terrorism suggestion
The Lebanese president appeared to defend Hezbollah as necessary to resist Israel on Monday, after an Arab League statement accused the group of terrorism and...
Lebanese president hopes Hariri visit to France will end crisis
Lebanon’s president said on Thursday he hoped the crisis over Saad al-Hariri’s resignation as prime minister would soon end, with Hariri planning to leave Saudi...
Netanyahu signals Israel will act with free hand in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he has put the United States and Russia on notice that Israel will continue to take military action across the...
How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon’s Hariri
From the moment Saad al-Hariri’s plane touched down in Saudi Arabia on Friday Nov 3, he was in for a surprise. There was no line-up of Saudi princes...
Hezbollah says Saudi declares war on Lebanon, detains Hariri
Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of detaining Saad al-Hariri and forcing...
Hezbollah and rebels agree ceasefire at Lebanese-Syrian border
A ceasefire took effect on Thursday in a mountainous area of the Lebanese-Syrian border where Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it is on the verge of defeating...
Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border
The Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an offensive on Friday to clear militants from an area of the Syrian-Lebanese frontier, a commander...
Conflicting aims as Syria’s endgame nears
By SM Farid Mirbagheri Is the Syrian carnage nearing the endgame? Perhaps. There are now indications that the continued violence in the country may...
Lebanon’s Aoun wins presidency to end two year political vacuum
The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending a 29-month presidential vacuum in a political deal that secured victory...