A desperate Israeli leader plays the security card The weeks ahead will show whether Benjamin Netanyahu will survive or whether the Israeli people will still seek his removal from office The Hindu · May 17, 2023
Analysis: An Operation That Won’t Change Gaza But Can Offer Quiet To The South Last week's escalation won't transform Gaza, but it does provide the possibility of peace and stability for Israel's South. Zenger · May 14, 2023
Hezbollah leader denies reports linking the Iran-backed group to Syria's drug dealer The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has denied reports that linked one of Syria’s most well-known drug dealers who was killed earlier this week to the Iran-backed group The Independent UK · May 12, 2023
Hezbollah denies links to drug kingpin killed in Syria The head of Lebanon's powerful armed group Hezbollah on Friday denied his group was involved in narcotics smuggling and said it had no links to an alleged drug kingpin killed in Syria this week. Reuters · May 12, 2023
U.S. seizes 13 web domains used by Lebanon's Hezbollah and associates The United States on Thursday seized 13 web domains used by Lebanon's Hezbollah and its associates, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. Reuters · May 11, 2023
Hezbollah Builds 27 New Bases In Lebanon Under Cover Of Fake NGO Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed on Monday that Hezbollah has in the past year constructed no fewer than 27 military posts along the Blue Line, a demarcation separating Israel and Lebanon Zenger · May 11, 2023
Analysis-Arabs bring Syria's Assad back into fold but want action on drugs trade Having brought President Bashar al-Assad in from the cold, Arab states want him to rein in Syria's flourishing drugs trade in exchange for even closer ties. But as Damascus makes its own demands, the way ahead appears far from simple. Reuters · May 9, 2023
What is Captagon, the addictive drug mass-produced in Syria? The drug, often smuggled to Gulf states, has been a key topic in discussions over Syria’s re-entry to the Arab League. Al Jazeera · May 9, 2023
Jordan strikes Iran-linked drugs factory in southern Syria - sources Jordan carried out rare air strikes on southern Syria on Monday, hitting a Iran-linked drugs factory and killing a smuggler allegedly behind big hauls across the two countries' border, local and intelligence sources said. Reuters · May 8, 2023
Tehran Missile Embargo Set To Expire In October As Iran Is Violating Their Agreement The US maintains its sanctions on Iran on weapon transactions as the international community is preventing Iran going nuclear. Zenger · May 2, 2023
Israel Bombs Syria Hezbollah Depot Three civilians were wounded Saturday in Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian city of Homs, Syrian state media reported, with a war monitor saying a Hezbollah munitions depot was hit. "At around 00:50 (2150 GMT)... Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 30, 2023
Iran’s FM: Lebanese Presidential Elections Are an Internal Matter, We Support Consensus From Beirut, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian declared on Friday an agreement to reopen the Iranian and Saudi embassies in Riyadh and Tehran in the coming days. Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023
Hezbollah behind Roadside Bomb in Israel Last Month, Israel Says Lebanon's Hezbollah was behind a rare roadside bomb attack last month that wounded a motorist in northern Israel, Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said on Friday. Israel's military said that security forces had killed a man carrying an explosive belt after he apparently crossed from Lebanon into Israel and… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023
Hezbollah behind roadside bomb in Israel last month, Israeli official says Lebanon's Hezbollah was behind a rare roadside bomb attack last month that wounded a motorist in northern Israel, Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said on Friday. Reuters · Apr 28, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023 In Lebanon, Iran FM Visits Israel Border, Extolls Hezbollah Iran’s top diplomat visited Lebanon’s border with Israel on Friday where he expressed support for the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group in its struggle against their common enemy: Israel. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian began his visit to Lebanon since Wednesday, meeting top officials and expressing Tehran’s readiness to help build power…
The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023 In Lebanon, Iran FM visits Israel border, extolls Hezbollah Iran’s top diplomat has visited Lebanon’s border with Israel, expressing support for the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group in its struggle against their common enemy: Israel
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023 Iran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over president Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran wants Lebanon's rivals to reach an agreement to elect a new president in the crisis-hit country that has been without a head of state October
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023 Alleged Hezbollah Financier Extradited to US on Sanctions Evasion Charges A dual Lebanese-Belgian citizen accused by the United States of financing Lebanon's Hezbollah has been extradited from Romania and faced sanctions evasion and money laundering charges on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court, prosecutors said. Mohammad Bazzi, who Washington says has provided millions of dollars to Hezbollah, was arrested in February…
Reuters · Apr 26, 2023 Alleged Hezbollah financier extradited to U.S. on sanctions evasion charges A dual Lebanese-Belgian citizen accused by the United States of financing Lebanon's Hezbollah has been extradited from Romania and will face sanctions evasion and money laundering charges on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court, prosecutors said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2023 Lebanon: Hezbollah Warns Rivals Rejecting its Presidential Candidate of ‘Major Loss’ The Hezbollah party escalated its rhetoric on Monday warning its political rivals in Lebanon of the repercussions of failing to support its presidential candidate, Marada leader Sueliman Franjieh, for the presidency. Hezbollah has endorsed Franjieh for the top state post in return for appointing Former President of the United Nations…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2023 Israeli Investigations Affirm Hezbollah Stands Behind Megiddo Attack Israeli security bodies announced upon the conclusion of official investigations that Lebanon’s Hezbollah stands behind the Megiddo attack. A Lebanese man, who sneaked through the borders, carried out the attack in the north of the country on March 13. The youth crossed the border through a ladder that allowed him…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023 Rulings in Khaldeh Incident Renew Debate on Lebanon’s Military Court Judicial rulings against people from the Arab tribes of Khaldeh, south of Beirut, renewed the debate about the military court in Lebanon, which some accused of bias as it did not convict any of the supporters of Hezbollah involved in a dispute in Aug. 2021. On Wednesday, the military court…
Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2023 Lebanon’s political impasse continues despite Iran-Saudi deal The Saudi-Iran rapprochement has yet to reflect on Lebanon’s political deadlock.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2023 New US Sanctions on Hezbollah-Linked Network The United States imposed on Wednesday new sanctions on 52 people and companies based in nine countries for assisting Lebanese businessman and art collector Nazem Said Ahmad, accused by Washington of financing Hezbollah. In a press statement, the US Department of State said that in coordination with the Department of…
The Conversation · Apr 19, 2023 Israel's domestic turmoil raises serious questions about its long-term survival In late 2022, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won Israel’s fifth election in the past three years by forming a coalition with far-right religious extremists whose ilk were previously considered beyond the pale in Israeli politics.