Posts Tagged: Lebanon Hezbollah
Sanctions-Hit Lebanese Bank Denies Hezbollah Ties
Lebanon's central bank said it would guarantee all "legitimate deposits" in the newly-sanctioned Jammal Trust Bank, which on Friday rejected US allegations that it helps...
The Hezbollah-Lebanon Symbiosis Is a Threat to Israel
The question of Lebanon’s responsibility for acts of aggression emanating from its territory has long preoccupied Israeli decision-makers. During the Second Lebanon War, for instance,...
The UK Finally Cracks Down on Hezbollah
The United Kingdom is finally on the path to ban the Iranian-backed, Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah in its entirety. Home Secretary Sajid Javid plans...
France Says Turkey, Iran Violating International Law in Syria
France's foreign minister on Wednesday demanded that all Iranian-backed militia, including Lebanon's Hezbollah, leave Syria and said that Turkey and Iran were violating international law...
Lebanon Tensions Ease as Shi’ite Officials Visit Christian Area
Officials from Lebanon's Shi'ite parties Amal and Hezbollah visited a mainly Christian district of Beirut on Friday to help defuse tensions ignited this week by...
Iran Says Its Ready to Help Rebuild Syria, Hezbollah Will Not Disarm
Iran's Revolutionary Guards are ready to help rebuild Syria and bring about a lasting "ceasefire" there, chief commander Mohammad Ali Jafari said, adding that disarming...
UN Chief Reportedly Concerned Iran May Have Violated Arms Embargo by Supplying Weapons to Hezbollah
The United Nations chief expressed concern to the Security Council that Iran may have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese...
Israel’s UN Ambassador: Iran Using Commercial Airlines to Transport Arms to Hezbollah
JNS.org - Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon sent a letter on Monday to the UN Security Council revealing newly released intelligence indicating that...
Lebanon’s Newly Elected Pro-Hezbollah President Vows to ‘Liberate Our Lands From Israeli Occupation’
JNS.org - Lebanon's newly elected president, an ally of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, vowed in his inaugural address to “liberate what is left of our lands from the Israeli...
Israel, IDF at Center of Two Gaffes in Lebanon
JNS.org - A Lebanese advertising company is facing some embarrassment over an image of an IDF soldier that it accidentally used in a social media post...
Lebanon May Not Recover From Another War With Israel, Intelligence Chief Says
JNS.org - Israel’s military intelligence chief on Wednesday said that another war between the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror group and Israel would make it difficult for Lebanon...
Moscow Seeks to Reassure Israel Its Security Won’t Be Affected by Russian Withdrawal From Syria
JNS.org - Russian envoy to Israel Alexey Drobinin attempted to assuage fears in Israel over his country’s surprise announcement on Monday that it would begin to...
Lebanese PM Urges Hezbollah to Refrain From Attacks on Saudi Arabia
JNS.org - Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam has urged the Hezbollah terror group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, to refrain from attacking Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. In...
Iran: Gulf States Jeopardizing Lebanon’s Stability by Labeling Hezbollah a ‘Terrorist Organization’
Iran accused Gulf Arab neighbors on Thursday of jeopardizing Lebanon's stability by blacklisting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, state television said, a move likely to stoke...
