The battle lines in Lebanon are drawn sharper and sharper. They are largely sectarian and tied into the bitter civil war in neighbouring Syria. On the one side are Sunni Muslim groups, especially Mustaqbal (Future), allied to Saudi Arabia and sympathetic to Syrias Sunni rebels and the Sunni jihadis from around the region fighting on their side. On ...

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Tehran still holds suspicions over the death of the Saudi mastermind behind last Novembers terrorist attack on Iran's embassy in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. We are still suspicious of Majed al-Majeds death. There were hidden hands [behind his death] because he was a treasure trove of information and knew about terrorist ...

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Tehran, Jan 7, IRNA Spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Iran is ready to cooperate with Lebanon to find out the exact reason for the death of the terrorist Majid al-Majid. Marziyeh Afkham made the remarks in a news conference on reviewing dispatch of an Iranian delegation to Beirut to examine various aspects of death of al-Majid ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iranian legislator called on the international community to confront extremist groups in the region, warning that Takfiri terrorists are killing Muslims with the help of Saudi petrodollars. The Petrodollars of some regional governments are in the pockets of the Takfiri, Salafi and extremist terrorists and the (recent) ...

A high-ranking Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will soon dispatch a taskforce to Lebanon to investigate the circumstances behind the death of the detained Saudi leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group involved in the bomb attacks outside Irans Embassy in Beirut last November. On Monday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs ...

An Iranian lawmaker says Saudi Arabia is the root cause of terrorism in the Middle East, calling on the UN to take action and prevent the spread of violence. Saudi Arabia is the supporter of terrorism in the region and by creating tension and chaos in countries such as Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, it seeks to save the Al Saud family from the Islamic Awakening ...

Saudi Arabia orchestrated the murder of Majed Al-Majed, the Saudi terrorist detained for the twin attacks against Irans Embassy in Lebanon, says a senior Iranian lawmaker. We believe that the mastermind behind the explosions in front of the Iran Embassy in Beirut and behind the murder of Majed Al-Majed is Saudi Arabia, said Mohammad Hassan Asafariwho ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iranian political analyst questioned the suspicious death of the Saudi mastermind of the November bombing in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Majed al-Majed, and said he was a Saudi agent tasked with striking Iran's regional interests. Majed al-Majed was a vitally important agent for Saudi Arabia linking the chain ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Majed Al-Majed is one of Al-Qaeda commanders who worked in Iraq and prepared suicide bombers before sending them to several countries, including Iraq, a well informed source told An-Nahar newspaper. "Al-Majed was acquainted with all the Lebanese areas as he was with Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan," the source said, Al-...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker on Sunday asked the Lebanese government to provide documents and data about the activities of Majed al-Majed, the Saudi terrorist who masterminded a deadly attack on Irans embassy in Beirut. We will definitely ask for the information, documents and evidence that defines Majed al-Majeds activities, because ...

BEIRUT: Deteriorating health led to the death of Majid al-Majid, the leader of an Al-Qaeda linked group that claimed responsibility for last years bombing outside theIranian Embassyin Beirut, the caretaker justice minister said Sunday, citing a medical examiners report. A report by the medical examiner showed that Majid died of natural causes because ...

One thing is for sure about the death of al-Qaeda commander Majed al-Majed in a Beirut hospital this weekend Western and Saudi intelligence will be relieved at his demise. Dead men dont talk, as they say, and that fact may spare the United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia from incriminating disclosures that could have surfaced if he had stayed ...

Iran Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says the death of Saudi national, Majed al-Majed, who masterminded twin bombings outside Iran Embassy in Beirut is suspicious. We have no exact information about this issue, but his death is suspicious, Alavi told reporters on Sunday. Detained Saudi terrorist Majed al-Majed, the head of Abdullah Azzam Brigades,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Five Iranian parliamentarians on Sunday asked the countrys Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to take proper steps to find the cause of death of Majed al-Majed, the Saudi terrorist who masterminded a deadly attack on Irans embassy in Beirut weeks ago Describing Majeds death as suspicious, the Iranian legislators called on ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A Saudi diplomat has met Majed al-Majed, the mastermind of the November 19 bombing attack on the Iranian embassy in Lebanon, before his death, Lebanese media reported on Sunday. The Lebanese al-Jadid TV channel reported that a Saudi embassy attach in Beirut met Majed at the hospital where he was kept for dialysis 24 hours before ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- A member of Iranianparliament national security and foreign policy commission said the mastermind of bombing attack on Irans Embassy in Beirut was assassinated in Lebanon to hide Saudi role in the terrorist attack on the embassy. "Majed al-Majed was assassinated by Saudi spy organizations. He was an agent of Saudi spy organization and ...

A senior Iranian lawmaker has raised doubts about the death of Saudi national Majed al-Majed who masterminded the twin bombings outside Irans Embassy in Beirut last November. Chairman of the Foreign Policy and National Security Committee of Majlis Alaeddin Boroujerdi on Saturday described Majed al-Majeds death as very ambiguous and questionable and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans ministry of justice expressed willingness to dispatch a delegation comprised of lawyers and legal experts to Lebanon in order to participate in an investigation launched by the Lebanese authorities into a terrorist attack against Irans embassy in Beirut. Iranian Minister of Justice Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi on Saturday sent ...

Tehran, Jan 5, IRNA Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham underlined that Tehran will continue its probe into the November bombing that targeted the Islamic Republic?s embassy in Beirut despite the death of al-Qaeda-linked Saudi terrorist Majed al-Majed. (Majeds death) will not influence Irans resolve to follow up on the terrorist attack ...