Beirut :: Lebanon
| 1 day ago
Hizbullah troops conducted a series of military maneuvers in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the al-Arabiya television network reported. The exercises were carried out in defiance of UN Resolution 1701, which determined that the region south of the...
Tags: Hezbollah, South Lebanon, NOW Lebanon, Litani River
Beirut :: Lebanon
| 1 day ago
The military ceremony was attended by minister, lawmakers, ambassadors and other dignitaries. Streets were cordoned off for the ceremony, which took place in Martyrs Square and was attended by President Michel Sulaiman, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and...
Tags: Lebanonâ, prime minister, Baabda, Beirut Beirut, minister fouad, Hezbollah, Fouad Siniora, celebrates independence, hezbollah delegation, 65th independence
Baghdad :: Iraq
| 3 days ago
Syria Says Iraq Agreement Rewards Occupation Syria yesterday criticised the proposed military pact between Iraq and the US, saying it rewarded American occupation of its Arab neighbour. The US is “trying to impose its conditions on the Iraqis and to...
Tags: iraq, occupation, security pact, parliament, syria, war, military, Syria Says Iraq, Iraqi, Hezbollah
Beirut :: Lebanon
| 5 days ago
We, as Lebanese, are here to confirm that we cling to freeing every grain of our soil. We will not abandon the great national cause, which is the continuation of the liberation of our land. The resistance looks forward to hoisting the flags of victory...
Tags: Hezbollah, Mustapha Alloush
Damascus :: Syria
| 7 days ago
Wael Abu Faour called on Monday for alertness as relations with Damascus are redefined. However, he said, the follow-up committee approved by the cabinet would not work against Interior Minister Ziad Baroud because he was the one who proposed it. In...
Tags: Issam Abu Jamra, Hezbollah
Beirut :: Lebanon
| 11 days ago
Hezbollah official in South Lebanon Sheikh Nabil Qawouk said that the issue of Shebaa Farms and Kfar Shouba Hills were more important than any domestic elections. He added that the simplest and most effective way of retrieving the Shebaa Farms and the...
Tags: Kfar Shouba Hills, Hezbollahâ, Shebaa Farms
Beirut :: Lebanon
| 12 days ago
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday that it was crucial for Lebanon's 2009 legislative elections to be held "on time." "Not holding the elections or postponing them would be very dangerous," Nasrallah said in a speech to mark Martyrs...
Tags: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Beirut, Barack Obama, Syriaâ, Assad Harmouch, national dialogue, Bahia Hariri, Shimon Peres, Hizbullah, Larijani
Beirut :: Lebanon
| 14 days ago
Hezbollah foreign affairs official Nawaf Mousawi spoke out on Sunday against a UN conference on religion proposed by Israel. Addressing a political gathering organized by Hezbollah, Mousawi said that Israel had called for a UN conference called âDialogue...
Tags: Nawaf Mousawi, Hezbollah, Israeli
Beirut :: Lebanon
| 18 days ago
Lebanon's rival factions have begun the second stage of national reconciliation talks on the controversial issue of Hezbollah's weapons. But critics say they doubt the dialogue can achieve the desired result. Leaders of 14 political factions met at the...
Tags: Lebanonâ, Fouad Siniora, national dialogue, Omar Karami, Michel Sleiman, dialogue sessions, Hezbollah, American University Hospital, prime minister, president michel, Voice of Lebanon, Barack Obama
Beirut :: Lebanon
| 21 days ago
Lebanese authorities are investigating the possibility that a Lebanese citizen arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel had been involved in the assassination of Hizbullah terror chief Imad Mughniyeh, the Lebanese English-language Daily Star reported...
Tags: israel, Ali Jarrah, Israeli, Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah, Mossad, Lebanese Army, Youssef al-Jarrah, Beirut
