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Lebanon’s Hezbollah, allies lose majority in parliamentary elections
Beirut: Lebanon’s Interior Ministry has announced the final results of the 2022 parliamentary elections, which showed the loss of majority in the parliament by Hezbollah and its allies. The Interior Ministry declared…
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Will parliamentary elections weaken Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon?
Beirut: Lebanon, a country plagued by state mismanagement and rampant corruption, the currency of which lost 90 per cent of its value and 80 per cent of its population live below the…
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Lebanese PM reaffirms commitment to restore ties with GCC nations
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to restoring normal ties with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Lebanon would “take all necessary measures” to enhance cooperation with Saudi…
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2 Israeli citizens arrested for working with Hezbollah
Jerusalem: Israeli security forces said they have arrested two citizens on suspicion of working with the Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese armed group. According to a statement issued by Israel’s Shin Bet security…
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Hezbollah can produce precision missiles, drones: Nasrallah
Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that for the first time, the Lebanon-based group has the ability to turn thousands of rockets into precision missiles and produce drones inside the country. “We…
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Hezbollah accused of targeting Saudi Arabia via Sanaa airport
Riyadh: Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen accused Lebanon’s Hezbollah of targeting Riyadh through the Sanaa International Airport, Al Arabiya News reported. Speaking to the media on Sunday, coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki highlighted some…
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The Base, Hezbollah get terrorist designation in Australia
Canberra: Australia intends to add far-right extremist group The Base and the entirety of the Lebanese group Hezbollah to its list of outlawed terrorist organisations as national security services grapple with a…
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Israel tests massive inflatable missile detection system
Jerusalem: Israel said Wednesday it has begun testing a massive inflatable missile detection system designed to hover at high altitudes and detect long-range threats. Israel already boasts an array of sophisticated missile…
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Hezbollah leader declares his group has 100,000 fighters
Beirut: The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah declared for the first time Monday that his powerful militant group has 100,000 trained fighters. Hassan Nasrallah disclosed the size of the Shiite group’s militant arm…
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Lebanon: 5 killed during protest over judge in blast probe
Beirut: Lebanon’s interior minister says five people have been killed in armed clashes in Beirut that erupted Thursday during protests against the lead investigator into last year’s massive blast at the city’s…
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Iran to continue sending oil shipments to Lebanon
Beirut: Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that his country will continue to send oil shipments to help Lebanon overcome its fuel shortage crisis. The Iranian Minister’s remarks came during…
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Lebanon receives tanker trucks carrying Iranian oil
Beirut: Lebanon has received tanker trucks carrying Iranian oil in a move aimed at easing energy shortages in the crisis-hit country. A vessel carrying Iranian oil docked in Syria on Sunday, and…
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Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Syrian province
Tel Aviv: Israel struck Hezbollah posts near Syria’s Quneitra province, a media report said on Tuesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the missiles struck areas…
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Israel locates downed drone from Gaza
A Tel Aviv: The Israeli military said that it had located a drone it downed earlier this week. In a statement on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the drone belonged…
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Israel says it downed a Hezbollah drone that crossed border
Tel Aviv: Israel downed an unarmed Hezbollah drone that crossed the border from Lebanon, the army said Thursday. In a statement, the army said it downed the drone after it crossed the…
