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Tension is brewing between Lebanon and Gulf states after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain advised their citizens against travelling to Lebanon and asked those already there to leave as soon as possible. The move comes as Saudi Arabia Read more
The resignation of Sunni Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri and Saudi ally over what he called “fears for his life” is indicative of a downturn in Saudi Lebanese relations. Some Saudi officials went as far as evoking a “declaration of war” Read more
The Shia powerful Hezbollah movement Sunday accused Saudi Arabia for being the instigator of the surprising resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, adding it is praying for his return. The group’s Chief Hassan Nasrallah in a televised address noted Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri announced in a televised broadcast his resignation evoking fears of assassination, against the backdrop of a defeat of the Sunni camp in Syria and the rise of the Iran-backed Shia militia, Hezbollah. Hariri, who became Read more
Hamas has announced it sealed a unity agreement with rival West Bank-based Fatah after two days of talks in Cairo. The Head of Gaza-based Islamist group Ismail Haniyeh said both parties reached a deal on the management of Gaza, which Read more
President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas has indicated that he will not accept any copy of Lebanon-based Hezbollah in Palestine in reference to Hamas’s control of the Gaza Strip. Abbas’s Fatah which controls the PA has been re-accepted Read more
The Shia Hezbollah movement Monday criticized the Islamic State group (ISIS) over its last week twin attacks in Catalonia, in which 15 civilians were killed, saying that attacks ‘tarnish the image of jihad’. The movement, according to its ally media Read more
The exchange deal between Hezbollah and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham formerly known as al-Nusra Front began on Wednesday and it has been slowly progressing as fleet of more than 100 buses continue to transport rebel fighters, families and refugees from the Read more
The United States announced Tuesday it is providing more than $140 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Lebanon to help the Middle Eastern country address the urgent needs of refugees from Syria and those of Lebanese host communities. This announcement Read more
Kuwaiti authorities Thursday expelled several Iranian diplomats at the Islamic Republic’s mission in Kuwait after local authorities linked Teheran to a terror and spy cell. Iranian official source, ISNA news agency, reported that Ambassador Alireza Enayati has been asked to Read more