Lebanon

Hariri quit after Iran rejected Saudi request on Yemen: Informed source

Nov 05, 2017 12:04

Saad al-Hariri resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister after Iran turned down a request by Riyadh to stop supporting the oppressed Yemeni nation in the face of a deadly Saudi war, an informed Iranian source says.
Saudi gamble risks plunging Lebanon into war

Nov 05, 2017 11:18

Saad Hariri's sudden resignation from Lebanon's premiership, announced from Saudi Arabia, has raised fears that regional tensions were about to escalate and that the small country would once again pay a heavy price.
Hariri resignation, US-Saudi-Zionist plot to heighten Mideast tensions: Iran

Nov 04, 2017 16:24

Iran has vehemently rejected remarks by Saad Hariri, who has stepped down as Lebanon’s Prime Minister, saying his resignation and rehashing of the “unfounded and baseless” allegations regularly leveled by the Zionists, Saudis and the US are another scenario to create new tensions in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Lebanese PM Hariri resigns after trips to Saudi Arabia

Nov 04, 2017 11:27

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has announced his resignation in a speech broadcast from Saudi Arabia.
US, Israel supporting Takfiri terrorists in Middle East: Velayati

Nov 03, 2017 15:32

A senior Iranian official says the United States, Zionist entity and certain countries in the Middle East are supporting Takfiri terrorists in the region, stressing that such extremists and their sponsors are on the verge of annihilation.
Berri slams Israeli regime plan to build wall on Lebanon border

Nov 02, 2017 13:48

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has slammed Israel’s plans to construct a wall along his country's border, saying the structure violates the Lebanese sovereignty.
Lebanon’s president stresses Iran’s key role in region

Oct 31, 2017 09:08

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has stressed Iran’s significant role in the Middle East, saying the Islamic Republic is a regional power and part of the solution to the region’s woes.
New US sanctions aim to stir unrest in Lebanon, says Hezbollah

Oct 26, 2017 16:32

A Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament says proposed new US sanctions against the resistance group aim to provoke unrest in Lebanon.
Resistance thwarted 'dangerous' US plot to divide region: Hezbollah

Oct 23, 2017 08:34

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem says the "axis of resistance" has managed to thwart US and Israeli plots to divide the Middle East region by defeating Daesh.
Global support for JCPOA big victory for Iran against US: Lebanese President

Oct 18, 2017 11:56

Lebanese President Michel Aoun says the international community’s support for the Iran nuclear deal in the face of US President Donald Trump’s policies is a great political victory for Tehran and global diplomacy.