Latest articles on Hezbollah

Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches Syrian war video game

Article Agency - 28 Feb 2018

The first-person shooter game is a low-cost spinoff of bestseller "Call of Duty" that glorifies the group's battles in the ongoing Syrian conflict.

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Two Lebanese brothers in court for Hezbollah drone export case

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Feb 2018

Two Lebanese citizens are expected to appear in court for allegedly illegally exporting components of drones to Hezbollah in Lebanon

SA links in US-Hezbollah illegal exporting case

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Feb 2018

According to US court documents, dollars were said to have been transferred to SA company bank accounts for the apparent purchasing of the items

Tunisia airline row: UAE ‘political miscalculation’?

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Dec 2017

UAE's move to ban Tunisian women from Emirates flights reflects tense relations between the two countries, experts say.

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In Beirut, fear and anger don’t stop life going on

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Nov 2015

South Beirut has endured a series of suicide bombings over the past two years in response to Hezbollah’s forceful intervention in Syria.

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SA an attractive destination for terrorism funding networks

Article Chantelle Benjamin 1 - 4 Feb 2015

Lawlessness, government corruption and a range of financing methods make SA ideal for terrorism financing networks, and likely protect it from attack.

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Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3bn

Article Erika Solomon - 29 Dec 2013

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has indicated that the grant is likely to be spent partly on weapons from France as a counterweight to Hezbollah.

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Rockets fired from Lebanon trigger Israeli shelling

Article Reuters & Sapa - 29 Dec 2013

Rockets fired from Lebanon have struck northern Israel and triggered retaliatory artillery fire.

Syria opposition rejects peace talks

Article Staff Reporter - 31 May 2013

Syria's opposition coalition has said it will not engage in international peace talks while Hezbollah backs President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

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UN troubled by militant Hezbollah group’s role in Syria

Article Staff Reporter - 27 May 2013

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon says he is "deeply concerned" by Hezbollah's growing role in Syria's civil war.

Israel to Assad: Air strikes did not aim to help Syria rebels

Article Staff Reporter - 6 May 2013

Israel sought to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that recent air strikes around Damascus did not aim to weaken him.

Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalation

Article Staff Reporter - 5 May 2013

Israeli warplanes has struck areas in and around the Syrian capital, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of missiles.

Video shows Libyans trying to save US ambassador

Article Sapa Ap & Reuters - 18 Sep 2012

A new video shows Libyans trying to save Chris Stevens, cheering "God is great" and rushing him to hospital after finding him inside the US Consulate.

Iran cautions Israel and US over military strikes

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Feb 2012

Iran has pledged to aid any nation that challenges Israel, staking out a hard line to suggestions that military strikes are an increasing possibility.

Push to ban liquor in southern Lebanese town

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Apr 2011

Alcohol is widely available in Lebanon, a country considered one of the most liberal in the Middle East, but it is frowned upon is some Muslim areas.

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