Hezbollah Head Hails Electoral ‘Victory’ as Protection from Calls to Disarm
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Monday praised provisional parliamentary election results as vindicating his Shiite group’s armed operations.
Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri
Lebanese Court Orders Muslims to Learn Quran Verses About Virgin Mary
TEL AVIV — In a highly unusual ruling, a judge in Lebanon has ordered three Muslim men to learn passages from the Quran by heart that praise and glorify the Virgin Mary after they were found guilty of insulting the religious figure, according to a report by the Al Arabiya television network.
Powerful Iraqi Militia Leader Appears on Lebanon-Israel Border
BEIRUT — A powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia commander has visited the Lebanon-Israel border expressing support for the Lebanese and Palestinians against the Jewish state.
Iran Revolutionary Chief: Mideast War Will Lead to Israel’s ‘Eradication’
Any new war in the Middle East “will lead to the eradication of the Zionist regime,” the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared on Thursday, according to the semi-official state news agency Fars.
Lebanon’s Army Prepares to Clear Border Area of Islamic State Militants
Lebanon’s U.S.-backed military is gearing up for a long-awaited assault to dislodge hundreds of Islamic State militants from a remote corner near Syrian border, seeking to end a years-long threat posed to neighboring towns and villages by the extremists.
Trump: Hezbollah a Threat to Lebanon and Entire Middle East
US President Donald Trump called the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah a threat to the entire Middle East on Tuesday, accusing it and Iran of fueling a humanitarian disaster in Syria.
Hezbollah Ally Elected Lebanon’s President, Threatens Israel in Inaugural Address
Lebanon’s newest president, a retired general who is firmly allied with the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah, threatened Israel in his inaugural address in Beirut on Monday, The Times of Israel reported.
