Tag: Hezbollah
Egypt court upholds life sentence for 10 Islamists
Cairo — Egypt's highest appeals court upheld on Sunday the sentencing of ten leaders of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, including the group's head, to...
Hezbollah leader, Hamas chief talk recent Gaza war in Beirut
BEIRUT — The top leaders of the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas held talks in Beirut on Tuesday about last month’s 11-day war with...
Lebanon’s crisis threatens one of its few unifiers, the army
BEIRUT — Since the civil war, through wars with Israel, militant bombings and domestic turmoil, Lebanese have considered their military as an anchor for...
Analysis: Subdued Iran vote will still impact wider Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's presidential election on Friday, though likely more a coronation for a hard-line candidate long cultivated by Supreme Leader...
Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran's ambassador to Syria helped found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah...
UN tribunal for Lebanon may fold due to funding crisis
BEIRUT — A U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Wednesday it is facing a severe funding...
Lebanese singer deported from Saudi after 50-day detention
A prominent Lebanese singer and composer known for his vitriolic political views said he has been deported from Saudi Arabia after a 50-day detention...
Hezbollah leader: Breach of Jerusalem means regional war
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday any violations of Jerusalem and the sites holy to Muslims and Christians would...
On the sidelines, Hezbollah looms large over Gaza battle
<p>BEIRUT — Ever since their last war in 2006, Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia have constantly warned that a new round between them...
On the sidelines, Hezbollah looms large over Gaza battle
BEIRUT — Ever since their last war in 2006, Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia have constantly warned that a new round between them...