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From 1982 to 2024: Roots Of Israel-Hezbollah Wars Explained
Israel and Lebanon's Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, whose leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike on a Beirut suburb, have been sworn enemies for decades.
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Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr's Bloc Declared Biggest Election Winner
Shiite Muslim firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr's movement won 73 out of the assembly's 329 seats, the election commission said, after a lengthy manual recount of hundreds of ballot boxes.
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Six Dead In Beirut Deadly Shooting During Protest Over Port Blast Probe
Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast.
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Blast Rocks Hezbollah Site In South Lebanon: Residents
An explosion rocked a Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon Tuesday, residents said, as a source close to the Shiite movement said it was an accident.
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"From Tonight Be Ready": Hezbollah Threatens Israel After 'Drone Attack'
The head of Hezbollah on Sunday threatened Israel after a "drone attack" on the Lebanese Shiite movement's Beirut stronghold, vowing to "do everything" to thwart future attacks.
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The Curious Case Of Missing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday accused Saudi Arabia of detaining prime minister Saad Hariri and of asking the Shiite movement's arch-foe Israel to launch strikes.
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Israel Boasts Of 'Unimaginable' Power In Future Lebanon War
The head of Israel's air force said Wednesday that in any future conflict with Lebanon the Jewish state will have "unimaginable" military power at its disposal. Major General Amir Eshel told a security conference that Israel's armed forces now have far more punch than they did in the 2006 war against Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.
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Saudi King Slams Iran As 'Spearhead Of Global Terrorism'
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday accused regional rival Shiite Iran of exporting extremist Islamic movements to the world and vowed to eliminate the ISIS.
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Syria Regime Digs In On Bashar Al Assad As Hezbollah Vows To Fight On
Syria's peace talks hit a fresh impasse over President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, as the head of Lebanon's Hezbollah vowed his Shiite movement would keep fighting alongside the regime until ISIS terrorists are defeated.
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Arab League Declares Lebanon's Hezbollah 'Terror' Group
Arab League foreign ministers on Friday declared Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, after Sunni-dominated Gulf monarchies adopted the same stance.
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From 1982 to 2024: Roots Of Israel-Hezbollah Wars Explained
Israel and Lebanon's Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, whose leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike on a Beirut suburb, have been sworn enemies for decades.
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Iraqi Cleric Moqtada Sadr's Bloc Declared Biggest Election Winner
Shiite Muslim firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr's movement won 73 out of the assembly's 329 seats, the election commission said, after a lengthy manual recount of hundreds of ballot boxes.
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Six Dead In Beirut Deadly Shooting During Protest Over Port Blast Probe
Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast.
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Blast Rocks Hezbollah Site In South Lebanon: Residents
An explosion rocked a Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon Tuesday, residents said, as a source close to the Shiite movement said it was an accident.
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"From Tonight Be Ready": Hezbollah Threatens Israel After 'Drone Attack'
The head of Hezbollah on Sunday threatened Israel after a "drone attack" on the Lebanese Shiite movement's Beirut stronghold, vowing to "do everything" to thwart future attacks.
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The Curious Case Of Missing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday accused Saudi Arabia of detaining prime minister Saad Hariri and of asking the Shiite movement's arch-foe Israel to launch strikes.
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Israel Boasts Of 'Unimaginable' Power In Future Lebanon War
The head of Israel's air force said Wednesday that in any future conflict with Lebanon the Jewish state will have "unimaginable" military power at its disposal. Major General Amir Eshel told a security conference that Israel's armed forces now have far more punch than they did in the 2006 war against Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.
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Saudi King Slams Iran As 'Spearhead Of Global Terrorism'
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday accused regional rival Shiite Iran of exporting extremist Islamic movements to the world and vowed to eliminate the ISIS.
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Syria Regime Digs In On Bashar Al Assad As Hezbollah Vows To Fight On
Syria's peace talks hit a fresh impasse over President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, as the head of Lebanon's Hezbollah vowed his Shiite movement would keep fighting alongside the regime until ISIS terrorists are defeated.
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Arab League Declares Lebanon's Hezbollah 'Terror' Group
Arab League foreign ministers on Friday declared Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, after Sunni-dominated Gulf monarchies adopted the same stance.
