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Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus warned that the Syrian war “will result in proxy wars in the Middle East via Syria” if not solved and that “those who are behind the proxy war in Syria” would be dealing with Read more
The feeling of insecurity and terrorist plots was highlighted by Bahraini Prime Minister Salman Al Khalifa during an encounter with senior state officials and other personalities as he emphasized the need to be “cautious and vigilant and take necessary measures Read more
Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based politico-military group, and Iran have vehemently responded to Bahrain’s decision to strip Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Isa Qassim of his citizenship because he “serves foreign interests and promotes… sectarianism and violence.” Hezbollah warned that the decision “pushes the Read more
Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc reacted to the authorities decision to close around 100 Hezbollah-linked bank accounts and their plans to close thousands more, saying the decision means that the Central Bank has renounced national sovereignty. The parliamentary bloc Read more
Syria’s economy and foreign trade minister Humam al-Jazaeri has lamented about the “surprising” and “regrettable” Lebanese decision to stop the importation of the country’s produce but Beirut claims that the move is in the interest of local Lebanese farms. The Read more
Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh in a statement about the anti-Hezbollah US sanctions law act stressed that banks operating in the country should comply with it for “achieving the interest of Lebanon and its economy, for the sake of Read more
A statement from Hezbollah confirmed the death of its top military commander, Mustafa Badreddine, in an explosion in Syria and hailed him as “great jihadi leader.” The group said investigations are ongoing and it could only establish that he was Read more
New protests have surged in Bahrain calling for political and democratic reforms and protesters rallied near capital Manama to show support to Sheikh Ali Salman, the imprisoned leader of the main opposition bloc al Wefaq National Islamic Society. The protesters Read more
The first round of local elections held only in Beirut and the eastern Bekaa Valley could be contested because two major political fronts are already claiming victory ahead of the release of official results. Hezbollah has claimed victory in the Read more
Al-Qaeda network’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on its Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front to continue fighting for the establishment of an Islamic State in Syria. In a new audio tape, believed to have been released by al-Qaeda, al-Zawahiri urged the Read more