How Obama crossed his own line on Syria after months of debate The Star WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Obama's decision to arm Syrian rebels for the first time follows an intense, nearly two-year debate within the White House in which the president and his closest advisers consistently expressed scepticism about U.S. intervention in a Middle East civil war, current an...
UN chief warns ''all sides will be held accountable'' for atrocities in Syria CNN June 2, 2013 -- Updated 0040 GMT (0840 HKT) | Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are seen near Qusair on Thursday, May 30. Tensions in Syria flared in March 2011 during the onset of the Arab Spring, eventually escalating into a civil war that still rages. This gallery contains the most...
Hezbollah says it will keep fighting in Syria The Times Of India BEIRUT: Hezbollah's leader vowed on Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the US agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between Iran and the West that threatens to engulf more of t...
Iran's Rouhani 'beacon of hope': Hezbollah The Times Of India BEIRUT:Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, a close ally of Tehran, welcomed the election of Hassan Rouhani as Iran's new president on Sunday, calling him a "beacon of hope". | "The Arab and Muslim people... who have always seen the Islamic repu...
Hezbollah leader congratulates Iran president-elect Irna Nasrallah in his message described Iranˈs presidential election as a political and historical epic. | He reiterated that all friends of the Islamic Republic in various Arab and Muslim states believe Iran is a strong supporter of all oppressed nation...
Hezbollah ban on celebratory gunfire hailed - with gunfire Otago Daily Times Lebanese gunmen greeted an edict from the leader of Hezbollah banning the firing of celebratory shots in the air - with a volley of gunfire. | In a televised speech whose opening remarks were greeted with a customary staccato round of shots in centra...
Hezbollah will stay involved in Syria war: Nasrallah Zeenews Beirut: Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah will stay involved in the Syrian conflict, after having helped government forces recapture the key town of Qusayr from rebels, its leader Hassan Nasrallah said Friday. | "Before Qusayr is the same as after ...
Israel urges tougher Iran sanctions whoever wins vote Zeenews Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has called for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme regardless of who is elected as its new president, public radio reported on Saturday. | The report came as partial results from Friday's election gave a clear lead to moderate Hassan Rowhani, who headed Iran's nuclear negotiatin...
