Hariri warns Lebanon faces Arab sanctions risk, to return in days
Reuters – Saad al-Hariri warned on Sunday Lebanon was at risk of Persian Gulf Arab sanctions because of the Shia group Hezbollah’s…
Tag Archives: Lebanon
Hariri lives in mysterious circumstances with restricted freedom: Aoun
Press TV- Lebanese President Michel Aoun says Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, is living…
Lebanon’s annual marathon turns into rally for Hariri return
Bloomberg | Donna Abu-Nasr: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, in his shock resignation from Saudi Arabia a week ago, said fear of…
Grim Hariri stands in queue to salute Saudi king
Press TV – Footage broadcast on the Saudi state television shows Saad Hariri, who has been in the kingdom since controversially resigning…
Israeli forces fire smoke grenades at Lebanese army patrol
Press TV – Israeli forces have fired smoke grenades at the Lebanese army intelligence soldiers, who were on their routine patrol, in…
Riyadh to allow Hariri to pay short visit to Beirut: Report
IFP – Media reports say that Riyadh is going to allow Saad Hariri, the Lebanese premier who declared his resignation in Saudi…
Hariri’s resignation a Saudi-Israeli plot to destabilize Lebanon, Iran: US analyst
Tasnim – A senior political analyst from the US State of Illinois said Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation is part of…
‘Saudi Arabia seeks to destabilize Lebanon with US green light’
IFP – A senior Iranian official says Saudi Arabia and its regional allies are trying to destabilize Lebanon having received the green…
Lebanon’s “unity government” has been broken – Not by Iran but by Saudi Arabia
American Herald Tribune | Robert Carter: In December 2016, Lebanon’s parliament overwhelmingly approves a national unity cabinet headed by the Sunni Prime…
U.S. warns Saudis, Iran of threats to stability in Lebanon
The Washington Post | Karen DeYoung and Anne Gearan: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday called on “all parties both within Lebanon and…
Persian Gulf states advise citizens against traveling to Lebanon
Reuters– Three Persian Gulf states advised their citizens against traveling to Lebanon on Thursday and asked those already there to leave as soon…
Hariri’s party says he still PM, urges him to return to Lebanon
Press TV- A Lebanese political party led by Saad Hariri, who recently resigned in Saudi Arabia, says the politician is still the country’s…
Lebanon believes Saad Hariri being held in Saudi Arabia: Official
Press TV- Lebanese authorities believe Saad Hariri, who recently announced his resignation as prime minister in a live broadcast from Riyadh, is being…
Lebanon, object of new crisis in region
November 8, The Iran Project – The snap resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri over the weekend, apart from all the…
Developments in Lebanon linked to victory of Resistance in region
MNA – Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the developments in Lebanon is associated with the victory of…
Lebanon, target of new adventurism in region
IRNA | Mohammad Reza Erfanian: After a visit to Saudi Arabia, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri unexpectedly resigned, which caused a lot…
Saudi gamble risks plunging Lebanon into war
Press TV – Saad Hariri’s sudden resignation from Lebanon’s premiership, announced from Saudi Arabia, has raised fears that regional tensions were about to escalate…
Iran’s embassy in Beirut denies revealed contents of Velayati, Hariri talks
MNA – Iran’s embassy in Beirut issued a statement on Sunday denying the revealed contents of Velayati, Hariri’s talks claimed by an…
Who scared off Lebanon’s PM: Nasrallah or Bin Salman?
IFP – A remarkable point made by Lebanese PM Hariri on Saturday was his fear of being assassinated like his father. But…
Lebanon denies foiling PM’s assassination plot
IRNA – General Directorate of State Security of Lebanon has denied reports on having neutralized the assassination plot of Prime Minister Saad…
Lebanese victories against terrorists indicate Beirut’s competence
IRNA – Iran Supreme Leader’s senior advisor Ali Akbar Velayati said on Friday that Lebanese recent triumphs against the terrorist groups are…
Iran, playing role in solving regional problems: Lebanese president
IRNA – Lebanese president described Iran as an important country which plays an effective role in solving the problems in the Middle…
Saudi minister slams Lebanon govt. over Hezbollah
Press TV – Saudi Arabia has urged the Lebanese government to take action to curb the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah. Saudi Minister…
Hezbollah says U.S. sanctions aim to stir unrest in Lebanon
Reuters – A Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament said on Thursday that proposed new U.S. sanctions against the powerful Iran-backed group…
Syria intercepts Israeli warplanes near Lebanese border: Army
Press TV – The Syrian army says its air defense has responded to an Israeli aerial violation of the Arab country’s territory…
Hezbollah now in strongest position and Israel knows this: Nasrallah
Press TV- The secretary general of Hezbollah says the Lebanese resistance movement is now in its strongest position and this is even acknowledged by…
Lebanon’s victory celebrations over ISIS defeat cut short
American Herald Tribune | Muhammad Ali Carter: How did Lebanon’s victory over ISIS turn into a PR win for the USA and a…
Hezbollah Chief praises Lebanese PM in unprecedented remarks
IFP- Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement, in rare comments lauded the positive role of Lebanese Prime…
Hariri rejects Israeli claims about ‘missile factories’ in Lebanon
Press TV – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has rejected Israel’s claims that Iran is building factories to produce missiles in Lebanese…
Lebanon fully liberated from Daesh terrorists: Hezbollah leader
Press TV- The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has praised the victories recently achieved by the movement’s fighters and…
Recently Visited Lebanon: Shia Hezbollah, the Sunni PM Hariri, and the Christian President Aoun are all part of the fabric of Lebanese society
American Herald Tribune | Muhammad Ali Carter: The last time I was in Lebanon was in August 2014 when the battle for…
Jaberi Ansari in Beirut for official visit
MNA – Iranian Deputy FM Hossein Jaberi Ansari has arrived in the Lebanese capital Mon. morning to hold talks with a number…
Lebanese army launches anti-terror operation near Syrian border
Press TV – The Lebanese military has launched an offensive against Daesh terrorists in eastern Lebanese territory along the border with Syria.…
Lebanese army tightens noose around Daesh by advancing along Syrian border
Press TV – The Lebanese army says its forces have advanced along the Syrian border, tightening the noose on the areas controlled…
Iran FM congratulates Lebanon on anniversary of victory in 33-day war
IFP- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has felicitated Lebanon on the anniversary of its victory in the 2006 war against the…
Militants begin evacuating from Lebanon’s Arsal to Syria
Press TV – Hundreds of Syrian militants have started evacuating from an enclave in Lebanon on the border with Syria after the…
Lebanese Hezbollah leader says Israel not able to wage new war on Lebanon
Press TV – The Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement says Israel is not able to launch a new war on…
‘Lebanon’s golden triangle: Army, Hezbollah, people’
IFP – A three-pronged front comprising the army, the people and Hezbollah is the main protector of Lebanon against aggression. The Persian-language…
Official reaffirms Iran’s support for Lebanon against Israel, Terrorism
Tasnim – A special aide to Iran’s parliament speaker hailed unity among Lebanese political groups and parties, saying Tehran will keep supporting…
Nusra Front militants set to depart Lebanon-Syria border zone
Press TV – A convoy of buses has been deployed to Lebanon’s northeastern border town of Arsal to transport members of the foreign-sponsored…