Ex-Qaeda affiliate in Syria claims Damascus bombings
Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front today said in a statement it was behind twin bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in the centre of Damascus that killed 74 people.
Mar 12, 2017, 22:34 PM IST
Lebanon seeks cooperation with Saudi Arabia: President
Lebanon seeks cooperation with Saudi Arabia, the country's Hezbollah-backed President Michel Aoun told Saudi television today, after a tense year in relations between the two countries.
Jan 10, 2017, 19:27 PM IST
Clashes near Damascus despite Syria truce
Syrian pro-government forces clashed with rebels around the main water source for Damascus on Thursday, a monitor said, threatening a fragile ceasefire as it entered its seventh day.
Jan 05, 2017, 15:04 PM IST
Syria army urges rebels to quit Aleppo, let civilians out
The military airdropped leaflets with a picture of a green coach like those used in the past to transport civilians and rebels from areas retaken by the government.
Nov 22, 2016, 21:19 PM IST
Lebanon's Hezbollah denies claiming it is now 'an army'
Lebanon's powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah on Wednesday denied quotes in a Lebanese newspaper attributed to its second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem saying it had become "an army".
Nov 17, 2016, 00:29 AM IST
Michel Aoun sworn in as Lebanon's 13th President, end 29-month vaccum
The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending a 29-month presidential vacuum as part of a political deal that is expected to make Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri prime minister.
Oct 31, 2016, 17:57 PM IST
Shiite militia says sends 1,000 more fighters to Syria's Aleppo
An Iraqi Shi`ite militia fighting in Syria has sent more than 1,000 extra fighters to southern parts of Aleppo over the past two days to reinforce its positions, the group`s spokesman Hashim al-Moussawi said on Wednesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 17:34 PM IST
US calls dazed boy 'the real face' of Syria's war
The shocked boy, a four-year-old named Omran, is pictured sitting in an ambulance covered in blood and dust after an air strike in the rebel-held district of Qaterji in the southeast of Aleppo.
Aug 19, 2016, 10:01 AM IST
Hezbollah sees no immediate end to Syria war, partition in Iraq and Syria a possible outcome
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said the partition of Iraq and Syria was a possible outcome of sectarian fighting across the region and there was no prospect of any end to the war in Syria until after November`s US Presidential Election.
Aug 04, 2016, 00:04 AM IST
Hezbollah says Golan explosions caused by Nusra Front rocket fire
Two explosions that hit a Syrian town near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday were caused by rockets fired by al Qaeda`s Syrian affiliate Nusra Front, the Lebanese group Hezbollah said.
Jul 20, 2016, 17:43 PM IST
US envoy calls on Syria rebels to respect truce
The US envoy for Syria has urged rebel groups to respect a shaky nationwide truce after they gave its brokers 48 hours to stop a regime offensive near the capital.
May 24, 2016, 14:04 PM IST
Hezbollah to bolster military presence in Syria: Nasrallah
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah today said his Lebanese Shiite movement would boost its support for Syria's regime after one of its top commanders was killed there last week.
May 21, 2016, 00:15 AM IST
Hezbollah blames insurgent shelling for death of top commander in Syria
Hezbollah announced Mustafa Badreddine`s death on Friday and held a military funeral for him on the same day in its stronghold in southern Beirut.
May 14, 2016, 13:38 PM IST
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Syria
Mustafa Badreddine, 55, was one of the highest ranking officials in the group.
May 13, 2016, 12:19 PM IST
Hezbollah announces death of top military commander in Syria
Hezbollah on Friday announced the death of its military commander in Syria, Mustafa Badreddine.
May 13, 2016, 09:05 AM IST
Kuwait to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged Hezbollah links: Report
Kuwait is to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged links to Hezbollah in the latest Gulf Arab move against the Shiite militant group, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Mar 28, 2016, 13:14 PM IST
Hezbollah compares Brussels terror attacks to Syria
Radical Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah on Tuesday deplored the deadly Brussels bombings and blamed hardline Sunni Islamists for exporting terrorism from Syria and the Middle East to Europe.
Mar 23, 2016, 02:06 AM IST
Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia, Turkey obstructing Syria peace chances
Hezbollah accused Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Monday of obstructing talks between the Syrian government and opposition aimed at ending five years of civil war.
Mar 22, 2016, 03:32 AM IST
Arab League brands Lebanon`s Hezbollah `terror` group
The Arab League on Friday declared Iran ally Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, after Gulf monarchies adopted the same stance over the Lebanese Shiite movement`s support for the regime in Syria`s war
Mar 12, 2016, 02:06 AM IST
Gulf monarchies declare Lebanon`s Hezbollah a `terrorist` group
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council "decided to consider the militias (of Hezbollah) a terrorist organisation".
Mar 02, 2016, 16:04 PM IST
