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Iran says it has arrested spies for Israel, other nations
Tehran: Iranian authorities arrested several people on charges of spying for Israel and other nations, state TV announced Monday. An unnamed Intelligence Ministry official in the country’s eastern Azerbaijan province was quoted by…
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Official: Israel upgrading contingency plans for Iran attack
Tel Aviv: Israel’s defense minister said his country is upgrading contingency plans to strike Iranian targets if Tehran shows signs of nuclear escalation, the latest sign of rising tensions between the two archenemies.…
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‘US, Saudi planned my assassination’, claims Hezbollah leader
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, has alleged that the United States and Saudi Arabia have planned to assassinate him. He revealed this information during an interview on Sunday. “Saudi Arabia has…
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US, Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaida No. 2
Washington: The United States and Israel worked together to track and kill a senior al-Qaida operative in Iran earlier this year, a bold intelligence operation by the two allied nations that came as…
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Lebanon, Israel begin indirect talks over maritime border
Naqoura: Lebanon and Israel began indirect talks Wednesday over their disputed maritime border, with American officials mediating the talks that both sides insist are purely technical and not a sign of any…
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Germany bans ‘Hezbollah movement’ on its soil; raids mosques
Berlin: Germany on Thursday completely banned Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement from carrying out activities on its soil, as police raided mosques and venues linked to the group. Like the European Union, Germany…
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Lebanon protesters defiant despite Hezbollah attack
Beirut: Protesters remained defiant Monday after supporters of main Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal attacked demonstrators overnight, sparking a UN call to keep protests peaceful. Demonstrators demanding a complete government overhaul have…
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Future US sanctions will hit Hezbollah benefactors: source
Beirut: A US official warned Lebanese politicians on Monday that future US sanctions would target any party suspected of providing “material” support to the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, a Lebanese source told AFP.…
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Hezbollah calls on Syrian refugees from Qusayr to return
BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s chief called Friday on refugees from Qusayr in Syria to return home to this area, where the Lebanese Shiite movement first stepped in to support Damascus against rebels six years ago. Syria‘s…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah says downs Israeli drone
BEIRUT: The Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said Monday it had downed and seized an Israeli drone as it flew across the Lebanese border, a week after a flash confrontation between the arch-foes. Israel’s…
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Lebanon Shiites mark Ashura in show of anti-Israel defiance
Beirut: Anti-Israeli chants rang through the streets of a Hezbollah bastion in the Lebanese capital on Tuesday as thousands of black-clad Shiites commemorated the seventh-century killing of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson. “We have…
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Hezbollah says shot down ‘Israeli drone’ at Lebanese border
BEIRUT: Hezbollah said Monday it had shot down an “Israeli drone” as it crossed the border with Lebanon, a week after a confrontation between the arch-foes. Fighters from the Lebanese Shiite movement…
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Damascus hails Hezbollah anti-Israel attack
DAMASCUS: The Syrian government on Monday hailed Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah’s strike the previous day on an Israeli military vehicle. Hezbollah, referred to by its supporters as “the resistance”, said it had…
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Netanyahu warns Hezbollah, Lebanon to ‘be careful’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned Lebanon, Hezbollah’s chief and the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force to “be careful” with their words and actions. Addressing Hezbollah leader Hassan…
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Netanyahu warns Hezbollah, Lebanon to ‘be careful’
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned Lebanon, Hezbollah’s chief and the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force to “be careful” with their words and actions. Addressing Hezbollah leader Hassan…
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Hezbollah chief threatens Israel after Beirut ‘drone attack’
Beirut: The head of Hezbollah on Sunday threatened Israel after a “drone attack” on the Lebanese Shiite movement’s Beirut stronghold, vowing to “do everything” to thwart future attacks. Hezbollah, considered a terrorist…
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Explosive-laden drone damaged media centre: Hezbollah
BEIRUT: Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah on Sunday said one of two drones that came down over its Beirut stronghold was rigged with explosives and caused damage to its media centre. “The first…
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Two Israeli drone crashed over Hezbollah in Beirut
BEIRUT: One drone came down and another exploded early Sunday in a Hezbollah stronghold in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, an official from the Shiite group told AFP. The incident…
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Netanyahu dismisses Hezbollah warning
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday he was “unimpressed” by a speech from Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in which the Lebanese Shiite leader warned of his movement’s military strength. Nasrallah…
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Hezbollah financier to face 5-year jail, $50 mn fine
Washington: A Lebanese businessman designated by US authorities as an important financial supporter of Hezbollah was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $50 million, the Justice Department said…
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US puts Hezbollah lawmakers on sanctions blacklist for first time
Washington: The US Treasury placed two Hezbollah members of Lebanon’s parliament on its sanctions blacklist on Tuesday — the first time Washington has taken aim at the Iran-allied group’s elected politicians. The…
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Israel says uncovers Hezbollah unit led by notorious commander
Jerusalem: Israel’s army said Wednesday it has uncovered a unit created by Hezbollah across the ceasefire line in the Syrian Golan Heights and led by a commander previously jailed over an attack…
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Iran’s revolution: Political quake still shaking Middle East
Tehran: The victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran was an earthquake that upended the political order in the Middle East, and the aftershocks are still being felt 40 years later. When…
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Iran approves anti-money laundering bill
Tehran: An Iranian arbitration body gave its approval on Saturday to an anti-money laundering bill seen as crucial to maintaining international trade and banking ties, the official IRNA news agency reported. “The…
