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If Hezbollah is activated by Iran, its involvement would likely open up a regional war
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.
​Two Lebanese citizens are expected to appear in court for allegedly illegally exporting components of drones to Hezbollah in Lebanon
According to US court documents, dollars were said to have been transferred to SA company bank accounts for the apparent purchasing of the items
UAE’s move to ban Tunisian women from Emirates flights reflects tense relations between the two countries, experts say.
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South Beirut has endured a series of suicide bombings over the past two years in response to Hezbollah’s forceful intervention in Syria.
Lawlessness, government corruption and a range of financing methods make SA ideal for terrorism financing networks, and likely protect it from attack.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has indicated that the grant is likely to be spent partly on weapons from France as a counterweight to Hezbollah.
Rockets fired from Lebanon have struck northern Israel and triggered retaliatory artillery fire.
Syria’s opposition coalition has said it will not engage in international peace talks while Hezbollah backs President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon says he is "deeply concerned" by Hezbollah’s growing role in Syria’s civil war.
Israel sought to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that recent air strikes around Damascus did not aim to weaken him.
Israeli warplanes has struck areas in and around the Syrian capital, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of missiles.
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.
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Iran has pledged to aid any nation that challenges Israel, staking out a hard line to suggestions that military strikes are an increasing possibility.
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.
Hundreds of angry protesters burned tyres and blocked roads across Lebanon on Tuesday after Najib Mikati was named Lebanon’s prime minister.
Demonstrators in Lebanon’s Sunni bastion of Tripoli torched an al-Jazeera van while protesting the likely appointment of a Hezbollah-backed premier.
Lebanon’s government on Wednesday looked set to fall after Hezbollah and its allies warned they would quit unless demands over a UN tribunal are met.
Hezbollah has an extensive list of Israeli facilities to target in the event of a new conflict, the militant group’s number two Naim Qassem said.
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Israel said on Wednesday its navy intercepted a container ship carrying rockets destined for Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.
Arab governments are starting to see the fingerprints of Lebanon’s Hezbollah all over the Middle East, adding to their growing alarm over Iran’s power
The United States told the Syrian government on Thursday it was committed to seeking a peace deal between Syria and Israel.
Iran dismissed on Wednesday Egyptian accusations against Lebanon’s Shi’ite militia Hezbollah as an "old trick".
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit accused Iran of using the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to gain a foothold in Egypt on Tuesday.
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Hawkish frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed he would smash Hamas if he becomes Israel’s prime minister after next week’s elections.
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Political leaders in Lebanon on Monday adjourned talks on a national defence strategy — at the heart of which lies the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons.
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Thousands of Bahrainis marched on the streets of Manama on Friday to demand the lifting of the Israeli siege on Gaza.
The mysterious assassination of a top Syrian army officer and right-hand man to President Bashar al-Assad has triggered intense speculation.
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a rare public appearance, welcomed five Lebanese freed from captivity in Israel on Wednesday.
Hezbollah handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross on Wednesday to be exchanged for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel.