Lebanon Hezbollah and its allies make electoral gains in Lebanon Unofficial results are showing that Hezbollah and its political allies made significant gains. They appear to have won just over half of all parliamentary seats. 08/05/2018
Lebanon Hezbollah makes gains in Lebanese election Hezbollah does well in Sunday's parliamentary election but it does not give them overall power as Prime Minister Saad Hariri is likely to form a new coalition. 07/05/2018
Lebanon Turnout turnoff as Lebanese voters stay away from vote that changes little Less than half the electorate voted in a poll that strengthens Hezbollah and pro-Iranian forces, and saw the return of major pro-Assad figures, but Prime Minister Hariri is expected to stay on. 07/05/2018
Lebanon Turnout down in Lebanese poll Party faithful celebrate first election for nine years in Lebanon as all sides await official results 07/05/2018
Lebanon Angry protests in Lebanon after "thug" comments Angry protests in Lebanon after the foreign minister refers to parliament's speaker as a "thug" 29/01/2018
Lebanon Hezbollah blames Israel for car bomb attack on Hamas official A member of the Palestinian group Hamas has been hurt in a bomb blast in the Lebanese city of Sidon 14/01/2018
Lebanon HezbollHezbah leader vows to return focus to Israel at rally in Beirut Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has vowed at a rally in Beirut that the Iranian-backed militant group will return their focus to the Palestinian cause, following President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 12/12/2017
world news Clashes near U.S. embassy in Beirut U.S. and Israeli flags have been burnt outside the American embassy in Beirut, with police firing tear gas and water canons at protesters 10/12/2017
Lebanon Hariri warns Hezbollah to respect Lebanon's "neutral" policy Lebanon's prime minister says the Iranian backed group must stay out of regional conflicts to help end the country's political crisis 28/11/2017
Lebanon Lebanon's Hariri agrees to put resignation on hold Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri has agreed to put his resignation as PM on hold after a meeting with the country's president 22/11/2017
Lebanon Lebanon's Hariri to meet Macron in Paris Saturday's meeting will mark Hariri's first trip outside Saudi Arabia since resigning as Lebanese PM 18/11/2017
France Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri to arrive in France 'in coming days' with family, a source inside Presidential palace says President Macron tries to diffuse tensions in the Middle East and invites Lebanon's ex-premier to France 15/11/2017
Lebanon Lebanon's prime minister speaks out for the first time about his resignation Lebanon's prime minister, Saad al-Hariri has spoken out for the first time since his resignation a week ago, saying he would return to his country within days. 12/11/2017
world news Saudi Arabia's proxy war with Iran intensifies Saudi Arabia has opened a new front in its proxy war with Iran, threatening Tehran’s ally Hezbollah and its home country Lebanon. The regional 07/11/2017
Lebanon "Fearing for his life", Lebanon's prime minister resigns Saad al-Hariri, prime minister of Lebanon, has resigned, attacking Iran and Hezbollah and saying his "life is in danger". 04/11/2017
Lebanon Lebanon presses pause in offensive against ISIL Offensive against ISIL in Lebanon paused in hope of prisoner release. 27/08/2017
Lebanon Lebanese army 'destroys 11 ISIL positions' on Syrian border The Lebanese army has launched an offensive against an Islamic State enclave on the northeastern border with Syria, destroying 11 ISIL positions and killing 20 ISIL fighters 20/08/2017
Lebanon Lebanon, Hezbollah move against ISIL The Lebanese army and Hezbollah, have launched separate offensives against an Islamic State enclave on Lebanon's northeast border with Syria. 19/08/2017
Lebanon Hezbollah 'impervious' to US sanctions, says leader Addressing crowds of supporters, Hassan Nasrallah said the US administrations cannot damage the party's strength. 13/08/2017
Lebanon Militants released as part of Lebanese-Syrian exchange agreement Militants released as part of Lebanese-Syrian exchange agreement between Hezbollah and Nustra Front. Seven thousand Syrians are set to leave the Arsal region of Lebanon and head to Syria's Idilib province. 02/08/2017
View View: America's dangerous game with Iran "The Trump administration’s bombast toward Iran is, in a sense, par for the course. US foreign policy is littered with absurd, tragic, and hugely destructive foreign wars..." 02/08/2017
Lebanon Thousands of Syrian rebels to be transferred from Syria-Lebanon border Thousands of Syrian fighters and refugees in Lebanon's border region were set to be transferred into rebel territory in Syria in exchange for Hezbollah prisoners on Tuesday. 31/07/2017
Lebanon Border offensive launched by Syrian army and Hezbollah An all-out assault is said to be underway to drive Sunni militants from their last stronghold along the Syria-Lebanon border 23/07/2017
Lebanon Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatens to hit Israel's Dimona nuclear facility The Leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has reportedly threatened to strike Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor in the south of the country. 16/02/2017
Lebanon Hundreds attend Beirut funeral for Hezbollah commander Hundreds of people have turned out for the funeral of a top Hezbollah commander in southern Beirut. Mustafa Badreddine is said to have died in an 13/05/2016
Syria Hezbollah confirms death of commander Mustafa Badreddine in Syria Mustafa Badreddine, believed to have been Hezbollah’s most senior figure in the Syrian war, has been killed in an explosion in Damascus. The Lebanese 13/05/2016
