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Two days of violence, protests amid heavy gunfire in Beirut
Two people were killed when their car crashed into a traffic barrier, Hezbollah blames protesters
Lebanese protesters clash with Hezbollah supporters in central Beirut
Blocking a main bridge, the Lebanese protesters were attacked by supporters of Hezbollah and Amal groups. The supporters clashed with protesters using clubs and metal rods, chanting pro-Hezbollah slogans, while protesters on the other side chanted “Hezbollah is terrorist.”
Nasrallah calls for forming new government that listens to protesters
Lebanese banks reopen for customers amid third week of mass protests
Lebanon’s military backs protesters’ “legitimate demands”
Hezbollah leader said he rejects government resignation
No red lines in defending Lebanon against any Israeli aggression: Nasrallah
Hezbollah claimed it downed an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon on Monday
Rockets fired toward northern Israel, no casualties reported
Israeli army kicked off a military exercise, simulating a multi-front war with Hezbollah
Hezbollah claims downing Israeli drone near shared border
Israel said drone landed in southern Lebanon during routine operation
Hezbollah vows “no more red lines” in fighting Israel, threatens deeper attacks
Nasrallah vowed to target Israel, saying “if there is any aggression against Lebanon, we will not consider any international borders, and if you attack us, your soldiers and settlements on the border and deep inside Israel will be targeted.”
Cross-border fire exchange with Hezbollah ended: Israel
Netanyahu says Israel responded with 100 shells, aerial fire, to Iran-backed group missiles
Netanyahu warns Nasrallah to ‘calm down’ after drone incident
One drone fell and a second exploded near the ground and caused some damage to Hezbollah’s media center in Beirut
Israel ends ‘Northern Shield’ operation for detecting, destroying Hezbollah tunnels
Hezbollah made no comment on Israeli statements, manoeuvres
Israel discovers, destroys Hezbollah’s attack tunnels on borders with Lebanon
Hezbollah made no comment on Israeli statements, manoeuvres
Hezbollah sweeps Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections in nine years
Despite Saad Al-Hariri’s decline in traditional strongholds, his party secures biggest bloc in Lebanese parliament
Op-ed review: Iran, Hezbollah power threat, Renaissance Dam
PM Sherif Ismail addressed businessmen on government efforts to face economic crisis at Akhbar Al Youm conference
Russian airstrikes hit rebel-held Aleppo as battle rages
Russian and Syrian government planes have targeted rebel-held areas of Aleppo in a bid for the rebel’s last supply line. Meanwhile, hundreds have fled “Islamic State”-held areas of northern Syria amidst mass abductions.
Arab Parliament designates Hezbollah as ‘terror group’
Arab Parliament speaker Ahmed Al-Garwan told local television that the parliament decided to support an end to “Iran’s activities” in some Arab countries
Despite recent Arab League decision, Shoukry says Hezbollah remains a Lebanese issue
Lebanon is suffering from severe political unrest, and this is an issue to be solved internally, says Shoukry
Arab League designate Hezbollah as terror group amid Iraqi and Lebanese rebuttal
The decision will increase polarisation and conflict in the Middle East, says analyst
US welcomes GCC decision to designate Hezbollah as ‘terror group’
The US imposed sanctions on three personnel and two companies affiliated with Hezbollah, says US official
Gulf designates Hezbollah as terror group following Nasrallah’s outspoken remarks
Decision may increase sectarian tensions in Lebanon and factions within Lebanese government, says analyst
Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli forces
The Israel Defense Forces have confirmed the attack, saying an explosive device struck Israeli military vehicles. The Shiite militant group said the attack was in retaliation for the killing of a militant leader.
Hezbollah pledges to avenge death of leader killed in purported Israeli airstrike
“”It is our right to respond to his assassination at the time and place and fashion we deem appropriate,” says Nasrallah
Kantar’s death throws spotlight on Israeli ‘targeted killings’
Many in Israel felt justice had finally been done when Hezbollah announced one of its top officials, Samir Kantar, was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a Damascus suburb. Israel hasn’t confirmed involvement.
Hezbollah announces death of militant leader Samir Qantar
The operation was planned in Israel to target Qantar, says a Lebanese expert
Twin blasts in Beirut kill scores of people
Syria rebels agree truce with Hezbollah in key areas
Nuclear deal will not stop Iranian support for Hezbollah, says Nasrallah
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said that the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 will not deter Iranian support for the Shiite group. Nasrallah said the group will continue to view the US as the "Great Satan." Iran will continue to support the Shiite militant group Hezbollah even in the wake of a nuclear deal between the Islamic republic…
Arab Spring and the rise of non-state actors
By Fadi Elhusseini In the past four years, Arabs have been living an endless Sisyphean ordeal, an unexpected nightmare after rising for what they called “the Arab Spring”. A very similar scenario was cloned in most of the Arab Spring countries. Alas, a hopeful revolution turned into belligerence, then into strife followed by a war, …
Don’t fall for Nasrallah’s bluff
Nasrallah’s pompous speech rejecting the “rules of engagement” ignores the reality of Hezbollah’s difficult geo-strategic situation in Syria and the fear of a second front with Israel
Morsi ‘prison break’ trial postponed to Thursday
The Wednesday trial of ousted former president Mohamed Morsi for escaping Wadi El-Natrun Prison in January 2011 was postponed to 5 February, state media reported. The defence repeated its request to the Cairo Criminal Court for the introduction of new defendants and questioned the possibility that “Israeli elements” committed these crimes to destabilise security. Morsi …