Lebanon

Hezbollah slams Twitter for 'politicized' suspension of TV channel accounts

Nov 03, 2019 03:58

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has slammed the US-based social media website Twitter for its decision to suspend pages related to the group, saying it came under political pressure.
Hezbollah resistance fighters seeking to clear Lebanon skies of Israeli aircraft: Nasrallah

Nov 01, 2019 12:59

The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement says fighters from his groups are determined to clear Lebanon’s airspace of the presence of any Israeli military aircraft, emphasizing that they will not hesitate to target any intruding machine capable of flying.
Iranian cleric warns of plot to create strife in Iraq, Lebanon

Nov 01, 2019 10:00

Tehran’s interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani has expressed support for reforms in Iraq and Lebanon amid popular protests in the two countries, but warned of hostile elements seeking to destabilize the countries.
Lebanese banks open to customers again as life returns to normalcy

Nov 01, 2019 09:03

Lebanese banks on Friday reopened their doors to customers for the first time in two weeks as the people’s lives start to get back to normal after an unprecedented wave of protests that made Prime Minister Saad Hariri resign.
US intervention root cause of crisis in Lebanon: Hezbollah parliamentary bloc

Nov 01, 2019 04:47

The parliamentary bloc of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says US intervention in the Lebanon is the root cause of the ongoing political crisis in the West Asian country.
Lebanese army urges anti-govt. protesters to open blocked roads as Hariri quits

Oct 30, 2019 13:02

The Lebanese army has called on demonstrators to unblock roads following the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the aftermath of about two weeks of anti-government protests nationwide.
Lebanon arrests Canadian-Lebanese dual citizen over spying for Israel

Oct 30, 2019 04:52

Lebanese intelligence forces have arrested a Lebanese-Canadian dual national on charges of spying for Israel’s Mossad spy agency through gathering intelligence about army forces.
Lebanese PM Hariri announces his decision to resign

Oct 29, 2019 10:42

Embattled Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he is set to submit his resignation as people remain of the streets across Lebanon for the thirteenth day of anti-government demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis.
Protesters block major roads as Lebanon reels under unrest

Oct 28, 2019 09:43

Protesters have blockaded major roads in Lebanon, including the main north-south highway, defying pleas from top leaders who have warned of a new civil war in the country.
Lebanese people form nationwide human chain in solidarity with protests

Oct 28, 2019 03:16

Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon have formed a human chain in a show of unity and solidarity with anti-government protests.