Reuters - Lebanese police fired tear gas to try to disperse rock-throwing protesters blocking a road near parliament in Beirut on Sunday in a second day of anti-government demonstrations triggered by last weeks devastating explosion. Fire broke out at an entrance to Parliament Square as demonstrators tried to break into a cordoned-off area, TV footage ...

FNA - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri warned on Thursday that enemies are attempting to misuse the recent unrests in Iraq and Lebanon to their own benefit, stressing that no country should meddle in the two Arab states. "The enemies have in recent days implemented plots in Lebanon and Iraq to misuse ...

Press TV - Thousands of people in Lebanon have held a rally in support of President Michel Aoun, after more than two weeks of anti-government demonstrations that ultimately forced Prime Minister Saad Hariri to step down over a troubled economy. Supporters mostly rallied outside the presidential residence, the Baabda Palace, near the Lebanese capital,...

Press TV - The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movementsays fighters from his groups aredetermined to clear Lebanons airspace of the presence of any Israeli military aircraft, emphasizing that they will not hesitate to target any intruding machine capable of flying. Addressing his supporters in a televised speech broadcast live from ...

Press TV - Tehrans Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani has expressed support for reforms in Iraq and Lebanon amid popular protests in the two countries, but warned of hostile elements seeking to destabilize the countries. "The people of Iraq and Lebanon should value the importance of security and stability and be vigilant ...

MNA Iranian Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said on Thursday that all the crimes in the region are committed by the US. Making the remarks in east Azerbaijan, Tabriz, he reiterated Iran's main policy is having cooperation with all world countries but in case a country takes hostiles stances against Iran, the Islamic Republic will resist with ...

Al-Monitor - Scenes of jubilation in the streets of Beirut, triggered by the Oct. 29 resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, were not welcome news to Iran's political elites, who have closely and anxiously followed the last two weeks of popular protests in the Lebanese capital. Sparked by public discontent with corruption and stratification, ...

Euronews | Samia Mekki: Just a few words were necessary for Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to announce his resignation, following two weeks of massive protests that rocked Lebanon from the north to the south, writes Euronews' Arabic service journalist Samia Mekki. I listened to the voice of the people, thats why I resign, said the embattled ...

IRNA -- Special Assistant to the Speaker of Parliament (Majlis) of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Wednesday that no doubt that the new version of 'political terrorism' will also fail in Iraq and Lebanon. In his Instagram account late on Wednesday, he referred to the situation in Yemen, saying that yesterday in Yemen, the US and Saudi Arabia ...

Reuters - Iran on Wednesday accused the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel of stoking unrest in Lebanon and Iraq, and called for calm in both countries. Our advice has always been to call for peace and (stopping) interference by foreign forces in these countries, President Hassan Rouhanis chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi was quoted as saying by ...

Press TV - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that the United States and Western spy services, funded by certain reactionary countries of the region, have been fomenting turmoil and insecurity in other regional states, calling for vigilance against such enemy plots. The Leader made the remarks at the graduation ...

Tasnim Irans Foreign Ministry called on Lebanese political parties and figures to preserve unity and rapport to deal with the current delicate situation after the Arab countrys Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned his post. In a statement on Tuesday, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Mousavi reacted ...

Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: In the middle of Riad Solh square downtown Beirut, a young woman stands watching thousands of her fellow Lebanese calling for the resignation of the government and raises a small placard that reads Im financed by the embassy of Hela Hela Hela Ho-stan, whos financing you? "Hela hela hela ho!" is a chant used by the ...

Press TV - The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement has warned against fiendish attempts to target the axis of resistance in the wake of ongoing anti-governmentdemonstrationsover the country's economic crisis, stating that Hezbollah is well aware of such conspiracies. We have information that an anti-resistance scheme is being prepared ...

Press TV - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has expressed solidarity with the protesters who have flooded the streets of the country in recent days,saying their agitation shows "people's pain." "What is happening in the streets expresses people's pain, but generalizing corruption (charges) against everyone carries big injustice," Aoun's office quoted ...

Bloomberg |Dana Khraiche: Lebanese officials were scrambling to finalize a plan to avert a financial meltdown as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets nationwide for a fourth straight day, demanding the ouster of a political class they blame for rampant corruption and worsening living standards. Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks ...

Tasnim A Lebanese Christian party announced it is quitting the government after a third day of protests across the country against tax increases and alleged official corruption. After tens of thousands took to the streets on Saturday, four ministers from the Lebanese Forces Party, a traditional ally of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, resigned from ...