- 19 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityHezbollah
Saudi-Lebanon diplomatic crisis worsens as envoy expelled, imports banned
By Laila Bassam and Maha El Dahan BEIRUT (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave within 48 hours on Friday and banned all Lebanese imports…
Israel attacks southern Syria region, Syrian state media says
(Reuters) -The Syrian government said Israel carried out an attack in southern Syria on Monday, state media reported, in a frontier zone where Israel has long been concerned about the…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah warns Israel against drilling in disputed maritime border area
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah on Friday warned Israel against drilling for oil and gas in the disputed maritime border area between the two countries until the issue…
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says Beirut violence was a dangerous development
By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Monday that last week's Beirut violence in which seven Shi'ite Muslims…
Lebanon tensions test Hezbollah-Aoun alliance
By Maha El Dahan and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) -Worsening sectarian tensions in Lebanon are testing an alliance between Shi'ite Hezbollah and its Christian ally President Michel Aoun, who may…
Hezbollah MP says Thursday’s violence a ‘massacre’, calls for accountability
DUBAI (Reuters) - The deadly clashes that broke out in Beirut on Thursday amounted to a "massacre" and its perpetrators should be held to account, the pro-Iranian al-Mayadeen TV cited…
Hezbollah says it won’t be dragged into war after Beirut bloodshed
By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Friday it would not be dragged into civil war even as it stepped…
Explainer-How Hezbollah widens Iran’s Middle East reach
(Reuters) - The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah has worked hand in glove with Iran across the Middle East since it was established in 1982. Here's what you need to know…
Explainer-Why is Lebanon such a mess?
By Maha El Dahan and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least six people were shot dead in Beirut on Thursday as demonstrations related to a probe into last year's…
Lebanon should seek U.S. sanctions waiver to import Iran fuel, Hezbollah chief says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah repeated calls on Monday for the cabinet to seek a U.S. sanctions waiver to import Iranian fuel and alleviate crippling shortages.…
Diesel tankers brought by Hezbollah from Iran heading towards Lebanon -Al Mayadeen TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Lebanese pro-Iranian TV channel Al Mayadeen said on Tuesday that a convoy of diesel tankers brought by Hezbollah from Iran crossed the Syrian border towards Lebanon. The…
Lebanon government wins confidence vote as parliament hit by power cut
By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's new government won a vote of confidence on Monday for a policy programme that aims to remedy a devastating economic…
