Israel, Lebanon exchange fire on border
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Beirut, Aug 3 (DPA) Tensions boiled over along the flashpoint Israel-Lebanese border Tuesday, as armies from both sides exchanged fire, amid conflicting reports on the origin of the clash.
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Thousands attend funeral of Hezbollah leader
July 7th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, July 6 (DPA) Tens of thousands of mostly Muslim Shiites Tuesday attended the funeral of Lebanon's leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah.
Fadlallah, who was regarded as the spiritual mentor ... Read more...
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Hezbollah chief describes Israel as ’state of terror’
June 5th, 2010 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, June 5 (DPA) Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has described Israel as a "state of terror", referring to the attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which nine activists died.
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Nasrallah vows to defeat Israel if a new war erupts
January 16th, 2010 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Jan 15 (DPA) The chief of Lebanon's fundamentalist Hezbollah movement, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, vowed Friday that Israel would be defeated if a new war erupts in the region.
"The resistance (Hezbollah) is ... Read more...
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Explosion kills Hamas member in Beirut
December 27th, 2009 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Dec 27 (DPA) A member of the Palestinian movement Hamas was killed and two others were wounded Saturday when a bomb exploded in Beirut's southern suburbs, a hotbed of Lebanon's militant ... Read more...
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Hezbollah chief says US role is diminishing in the region
December 1st, 2009 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Nov 30 (DPA) Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Monday that the role of the US in the region is diminishing and thus weakening the Jewish state.
"We are amid historical transformations ... Read more...
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Hezbollah chief calls for death penalty for spies
May 23rd, 2009 - 4:23 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, May 23 (DPA) The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, urged Friday that Lebanese prosecutors seek capital punishment against recently captured Israel-linked espionage ring members.
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Gaza aggression repetition of Lebanon war: Hezbollah leader
December 29th, 2008 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Dec 29 (DPA) The chief of the Lebanese Shia Movement has compared the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip to the July 2006 war which Israel launched against his movement."This ... Read more...
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Lebanon’s Sunni and Shia rivals heading towards reconciliation
September 9th, 2008 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 9 (DPA) Sunni and Shia rivals in northern Lebanon are heading towards reconciliation, in a move to curb sectarian fighting, sources close to both sides said Monday.High-ranking leaders of both ... Read more...
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Hezbollah will never lay down arms: Nasrallah
September 5th, 2008 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 5 (DPA) The leader of the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, has said his group will never lay down its weapons, even if the disputed Shebaa Farms in ... Read more...
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Hezbollah spy arrives in Lebanon after release from Israel
June 1st, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut/Tel Aviv, June 1 (DPA) Convicted Hezbollah spy Nassim Nisr was was released Sunday from an Israeli jail and arrived at the Israeli-Lebanon border crossing at Naquora accompanied by officials of the ... Read more...
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Cautious calm retuns to Mount Lebanon, as army deploys
May 12th, 2008 - 4:56 am ICT by admin
DPA
Choufayet (Lebanon), May 12 (DPA) A cautious calm prevailed Sunday night in Mount Lebanon following fierce clashes between followers of the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and opposition followers. A ceasefire was under ... Read more...
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Ceasefire fails in Mount Lebanon(Second Lead)
May 12th, 2008 - 1:01 am ICT by admin
DPA
Choufayet (Lebanon), May 11 (DPA) A ceasefire between followers of Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and opposition followers failed Sunday after clashes broke out on Jumblatt's stronghold of Mount Lebanon. Shortly after Druze ... Read more...
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US says Syria, Iran linked to Lebanon violence
May 10th, 2008 - 5:27 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, May 10 (DPA) The US said Friday groups tied to Syria and Iran were fuelling violent clashes in Lebanon, where the Shia movement Hezbollah earlier took control of large parts of ... Read more...
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Hezbollah tightens grip on Lebanese government
May 8th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, May 8 (DPA) Hezbollah-led opposition supporters tightened their grip on the Lebanese government Thursday by closing all major roads leading to the capital, isolating neighbourhoods inside the capital from each other. ... Read more...
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Hezbollah denies planning to launch war inside Israel
April 15th, 2008 - 11:55 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, April 15 (DPA) The Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah denied Tuesday a report by the Iranian news agency Fars that it will launch an offensive within Israel itself if the Jewish state ... Read more...
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Israel preparing for new war: Hezbollah
April 7th, 2008 - 7:21 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, April 7 (DPA) Lebanon's Shia militant group Hezbollah has said that new Israeli military exercises near the Lebanese border are intended to prepare for a new war on the country. "Our ... Read more...
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Israel on high alert near Lebanese border
March 17th, 2008 - 4:13 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, March 17 (DPA) Israel has intensified patrols near the Lebanese border over the weekend in anticipation for a possible attack by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, as the end of the ... Read more...
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