Hezbollah
Hezbollah is a Shiite militant group that is actively involved in the Lebanese government. It holds 14 seats of the 128 seat Lebanese parliament. The group publically opposes the existence of Israel. Hezbollah is on the U.S. State... [more]
Hezbollah is a Shiite militant group that is actively involved in the Lebanese government. It holds 14 seats of the 128 seat Lebanese parliament. The group publically opposes the existence of Israel.
Hezbollah is on the U.S. State Department's list of terrorist organizations.
Hizballah has marked the conclusion of the prisoner exchange with Israel by launching new tactics consisting of anti-air missile ambushes against Israeli Air Force flights over Lebanon and anti-ship missiles against Israel naval craft cruising off its shores. The next day, the Lebanese army said Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace in the south, Beirut, Jounieh and Dahr al-Baidar on Wednesday and early Thursday. Israeli warships were deployed in Lebanese territorial waters from...
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The Riviera of the Middle East - come to Lebanon, CNN International tells its viewers. That was a few years ago - then there was the bombing of PM Rafik Hariri - and the Hezbollah attack on Israel and war. CNN's wacky excitement was pulled back - but again they are talking once more about tourism in the region. The one thing CNN International never remembers to mention - is that little militia - which is more powerful than the Lebanese army - that could start a war - when and with whom it...
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Hezbollah deal hailed as an Arab victory and an Arab solution - but really speaks to the reality of Islam - where a militia can have more military might than the army itself. Though a political deal in Lebanon may avert civil war, it codifies the group's growing clout. Lebanon's factions appear to have halted a nascent civil war -- at least temporarily -- with an agreement struck Wednesday in Qatar between the Western-backed government of Fouad Siniora and the Syrian-backed Shiite Muslim...
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Pro-opposition and pro-government supporters clashed on Monday evening in the Corniche Mazraa neighborhood of West Beirut, leaving at least 15 people wounded on both sides, the Beirut leftist daily as-Safir reported Tuesday. A security source said that Shiite Hizbullah and Amal Movement supporters who were returning home after attending an address by Hizbullah Chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s southern suburbs had a spat with pro-government supporters in Corniche Mazraa. Clashes erupted...
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Sheik Hassan Nasrallah embraces the notorious Samir Kuntar and four other Lebanese militants released with him in a swap for the remains of two Israeli prisoners. Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warmly welcomed the five Lebanese men who were released from Israeli custody...
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Tens of thousands of people waving flags, lighting fireworks, smiling, laughing, and jostling for a view of Hezbollah's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, packed into an open square in Beirut's southern suburb last night to celebrate the release of five prisoners from Israel.
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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has spelled out his terms for further prisoner swaps with Israel, according to a letter from UN chief Ban Ki-moon to the president of the Security Council seen here Wednesday.
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Israel is calling for removal of two United Nations soldiers from Lebanon after photographs surfaced of the soldiers saluting the coffins of Hezbollah terrorists during a prisoner exchange Wednesday. Associated Press photographer Mohammed Zaatari captured an image of the troops paying homage to...
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Hezbollah turned over the remains of 114 Syrian and Arab fighters to Syria on Wednesday after receiving them as part of a prisoner swap with Israel last week.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah's leader today confirmed for the first time that his group will hand over two captured Israeli soldiers and information on a missing Israeli airman in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners in Israel. RELATED: Israel Loses in Prisoner Swap With Hezbollah. Sheik Hassan...
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Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, confirmed that the group would hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners in Israel.
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Hezbollah's leader on Wednesday confirmed for the first time that his group will hand over two captured Israeli soldiers and information on a missing Israeli airman in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners in Israel. Israeli officials believe the two soldiers are dead, but Sheik Hassan Nasrallah...
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Lebanon's prime minister has formed a national unity Cabinet in which Hezbollah and its allies have veto power over government decisions.
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The Lebanese government appears to be giving serious thought to revising the electricity tariff structure in a bid to alleviate the mounting deficit of Electricite du Liban (EDL). This was the impression given during a news conference by Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian and Finance...
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