Posts Tagged: Shiite
Hezbollah Pays Steep Price in Battle to Reverse Its Fortunes
Hezbollah has paid a heavy price for going to war with Israel on March 2: Israel has occupied a chunk of southern Lebanon, displaced hundreds...
Hezbollah Chief: Disarmament Would Be ‘Death Sentence’ for Lebanon
i24 News - Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday that it was not the responsibility of the Shiite terror group “to prevent aggression,” but...
Hezbollah Launches 55 Rocket Barrage at Northern Israeli Kibbutz
i24 News - The Lebanon-based Shiite jihadists of Hezbollah on Saturday launched a barrage of some 55 rockets at a northern Israeli kibbutz. No Israeli...
Hezbollah Reportedly Evacuates Command Center from South Beirut
i24 News - The Shiite jihadists of Hezbollah began evacuating headquarters and military equipment from the Dahieh district in Beirut amid fears of escalating war...
Arab League Rescinds the Classification of Hezbollah as a Terrorist Group
i24 News - The Arab League no longer defines Hezbollah as a proscribed terrorist group, an official said on Saturday. Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based Shiite militia and...
Riyadh Will ‘Test Iran’s Credibility’ Over Coming Months, Saudis Say
i24 News - Saudi Arabia will watch Iran’s behavior during the two-month window agreed upon to restore diplomatic ties, Saudi columnists said Sunday, reflecting wariness...
Supporters of Iraqi Cleric Sadr Storm Baghdad’s Green Zone Again
Thousands of supporters of Shi'ite populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed Baghdad's fortified government zone and broke into parliament on Saturday for the second time in...
Iran Says Saudi Ready to Move Reconciliation Talks to Higher Level
i24 News – Iran and Saudi Arabia are ready to move reconciliation talks to a higher level, more than a year after they began and...
Two Syrian Civilians Wounded in Alleged Israeli Airstrike
i24 News – Two Syrian civilians were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike along Syria's southern coast on Saturday morning, according to the state's military...
Iran Says Saudi Talks on ‘Right Track’
i24 News – Discussions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are on the right track but it will take more time to restore bilateral ties, Iran's...
Two Main Contenders Sign Up for Iran’s Presidential Election
Two of the main contenders to become Iran's president, hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi and former parliament speaker Ali Larijani, registered on Saturday to run...
Iranian President Urges Coronavirus Caution During Religious Festivities
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged people on Saturday to observe health protocols and practice social distancing during upcoming Muslim festivities, as a health official said...
Report: Palestinian Security Forces Arrest 5 Members of Iran-Backed West Bank Group
Palestinian Authority security forces arrested five Palestinians in Bethlehem on charges they were helping set up terrorist infrastructure for an Iranian-backed group in the West Bank,...
Iran Shuns Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Favor of Shiite Terror Group
Iran is changing its priorities where employing proxies in Gaza is concerned, the London-based, Saudi-backed Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Sunday. According to the report, Tehran is scaling back support...
