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Lebanon protests stir clash of priorities between Hezbollah and its base
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: In the middle of Riad Solh square downtown Beirut, a young woman stands watching thousands of her fellow…
Israeli drone shot down in southern Lebanon
Press TV – An Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle has been shot down while flying over southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported…
Lebanon heads for showdown as reform vows fail to quell protests
Bloomberg | Dana Khraiche: Lebanese officials were scrambling to finalize a plan to avert a financial meltdown as tens of thousands of protesters…
Arrogance just understands the language of force: Hatami
MNA – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami referred to recent developments in Lebanon and said that the Global Arrogance just…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah will no longer tolerate intruding Israeli drones: Nasrallah
Press TV – Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivers a speech broadcast from the Lebanese capital…
Hariri says Israeli drones in Beirut attempt to stir Middle East tensions
Reuters – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said two Israeli drones which crashed in a suburb of Beirut dominated by the Iranian-backed…
Israel’s 2006 war on Lebanon was meant to create new Middle East: Nasrallah
Press TV – The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says the Israeli military’s 33-day war on Lebanon in the…
Iran, 16 nations warned of day when taps run dry
Financial Tribune – Followed by Qatar, Israel and Lebanon, Iran is ranked 4th on the list of countries with extremely high water…
Allegations of Hezbollah ruling Lebanon aimed at public provocation, turmoil: Nasrallah
Press TV – The secretary general of Hezbollah has roundly dismissed claims that the Lebanese resistance movement is exerting control over the…
Nasrallah: Region to get involved if any war imposed on Iran
IRNA – Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Hassan Nasrallah said If any war happens against Iran, all region will be…
Israel more fragile than spider’s web: Hezbollah leader
MNA – Hezbollah leader says that the Resistance is more powerful than ever despite the sanctions, while saying that Israeli enemy is…
Parliament chief: US bans on Hezbollah MPs ‘assault on all of Lebanon’
Press TV – Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has denounced American sanctions on lawmakers from the Hezbollah resistance movement as an “assault”…
Iran FM, UN special coordinator for Lebanon meet in Tehran
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis met and held talks in Tehran…
Hezbollah ready for any possible enemy attack: Sheikh Qassem
Tasnim – Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem reiterated the movement’s unwavering policy to defend Lebanon against foreign threats and said the Hezbollah…
People from 6 Arab countries launch campaign to aid Iranian flood-hit ones
MNA – Six Arab countries of Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and Tunisia started a campaign under ‘#Ahl_vafa’ in Gaza, to send…
Speaker: Trump decision on Golan threatening Lebanon
IRNA – Speaker of the parliament of Lebanon Nabih Berri said US President’s choice for Golan Heights is threatening Lebanon and solving…
Lebanon declines US invitation to attend Warsaw forum
IRNA – Lebanese resources said on Thursday morning that Lebanon’s government has declined an invitation by the US to attend an upcoming…
Embassy condemns US official’s anti-Iran remarks in Lebanon
FNA – The Iranian embassy in Beirut deplored the recent anti-Iran remarks by US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale…
Hariri meets President Aoun: Efforts underway to form new government
Almanar – Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said after meeting President Michel Aoun that the national unity government needs to be formed…
Does Israeli anti-tunnel operation herald new war?
Alwaght – Yesterday, Israeli regime’s army launched a military operation in the northern border area with Lebanon, dubbed Blue Line. The move…
No Israeli aggression against Lebanon will go unanswered, Hezbollah warns
Press TV – A Hezbollah official has warned Israel against invading Lebanon, saying the resistance movement is strong enough to block any…
Aoun says will do his best to find solution to Lebanon govt. formation deadlock
Press TV – Lebanese President Michel Aoun says he will do his best to find a solution to the political stalemate that…
Trump signs new sanctions against Lebanese resistance movement
Press TV – The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed a new round of sanctions on Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah targeting individuals…
Political uncertainty over Lebanese government formation persists: Top Hezbollah official
Press TV – A senior member of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has expressed uncertainty about the quick formation of a unity government…
What is preventing Lebanon’s Hariri from forming government?
Alwaght – Forming a new government in Lebanon has become a challenge in the country, drawing discontentment among the public as well…
Hariri hopes for speedy Lebanon govt. formation after concessions made
Press TV – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri says all political sides have made concessions on their demands for posts in the…
Foreign powers obstructing Lebanon government formation: Legislator
Press TV – The head of the parliamentary bloc of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has leveled strident criticism at foreign countries,…
Israel seeking to justify another aggression against Lebanon: FM Bassil
Press TV – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil says Israel is seeking to “justify another aggression” against his country after Israeli Prime…
Why Saudis seek to transfer crisis from Yemen to Lebanon?
Alwaght – As the crisis in the West Asia region winds down with the defeat of the ISIS terrorist group in its…
Lebanon’s Berri shuns UN officials for pro-Israel bias
Press TV – Lebanon’s top legislator has refused to meet with the United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon, and the commander of…
Photos: Hezbollah veterans met with Ayatollah Khamenei on victory anniversary
Khamenei.ir: Ahead of the anniversary of the 33-day war and the victory of the Lebanese Resistance forces against the Zionist regime, a…
Beirut, Damascus working together for return of Syrian refugees
Press TV – Lebanese and Syrian officials are working together to facilitate the return of thousands of refugees who want to return…
Lebanon goes to polls to elect new parliament in almost a decade
Press TV – Voting has begun in Lebanon’s first parliamentary election in nine years, with over 500 candidates vying for 128 seats. Polling…
Lebanon set to hold first parliamentary elections in 9 years
Press TV – Lebanese people will head to the polls tomorrow to elect a new parliament for the first time in nine…
Iran supports sustainable stability, security in Lebanon: Qassemi
Press TV – Iran has rejected claims made by a newspaper criticizing the country’s role in Lebanon, saying the Islamic Republic has…
US, Saudi Arabia meddling in Lebanon elections: Hezbollah
Tasnim – Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement’s second-in-command, Sheikh Naim Qassem, warned that the US and Saudi Arabia are meddling in Lebanon’s parliamentary…
Iranian scholar banned from BBC debate at American university in Lebanon
Press TV – An Iranian scholar has been banned from taking part in a BBC debate about Iran and Saudi Arabia at an American…
Planned Israeli border wall violates Lebanon’s sovereignty: Army
Press TV – The Lebanese army has censured an Israeli plan to build a wall along Lebanon’s southern border, saying the structure…
Israel, Lebanon step up war talk over Mediterranean oil, gas fields
Press TV – Lebanon and Israel have nearly come to blows over Beirut’s offshore oil and gas exploration projects, a running standoff…