Hezbollah
Lebanon’s premier Hariri arrives in Paris from Saudi Arabia
Middle East
November 18, 2017
Lebanon’s premier Hariri arrives in Paris from Saudi Arabia
Saad Hariri arrived in Paris on his private jet early Saturday morning. Lebanese television showed footage of him leaving Paris’…
Syria market attack kills 60, shows brokers unconcerned
Middle East
November 15, 2017
Syria market attack kills 60, shows brokers unconcerned
One day after a ferocious attack on a market in northern Syria killed more than 60 people, the collective silence…
Lebanon fears Qatar-style blockade
Middle East
November 14, 2017
Lebanon fears Qatar-style blockade
Lebanese politicians and bankers believe Saudi Arabia intends to do to their country what it did to Qatar – corral…
Syrian opposition conference to be hosted in Saudi Arabia
Middle East
November 14, 2017
Syrian opposition conference to be hosted in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will host what it called an “expanded” conference for the Syrian opposition this month, aiming to unify its…
Lebanese president says PM Hariri has been ‘kidnapped’: official
Middle East
November 11, 2017
Lebanese president says PM Hariri has been ‘kidnapped’: official
Lebanon’s president has told foreign ambassadors that the country’s prime minister Saad al-Hariri, who resigned suddenly last week in Saudi…
Hezbollah says Saudi declares Lebanon war with Hariri detention
Middle East
November 11, 2017
Hezbollah says Saudi declares Lebanon war with Hariri detention
Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of…
Lebanon believes Hariri held in Saudi, wants foreign pressure: top official
Middle East
November 9, 2017
Lebanon believes Hariri held in Saudi, wants foreign pressure: top official
Lebanon believes that Saudi Arabia is holding leading Sunni Muslim politician Saad al-Hariri and plans to work with foreign states…
Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia of Iran’s ‘might’
Middle East
November 9, 2017
Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia of Iran’s ‘might’
President Hassan Rouhani warned Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that it will achieve nothing by threatening the might of Iran, as…
EU, US affirm Lebanon support, diverging from Saudi
Middle East
November 8, 2017
EU, US affirm Lebanon support, diverging from Saudi
The European Union on Wednesday affirmed support for Lebanon following the resignation of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, echoing US backing…
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war, deepening crisis
Middle East
November 7, 2017
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war, deepening crisis
Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon on Monday of declaring war against it because of aggression by the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi‘ite group…