Content tagged with “Hezbollah”
The United States is cracking down on Hezbollah operatives and its financial providers worldwide. After the Treasury Department blacklisted Lebanon's eighth largest bank on claims of money laundering...
Tags: Terrorism, Hezbollah, Banking Lebanese outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri inaugurated his new position as "leader of the opposition" by lashing out at Hezbollah, accusing it of using its military powers as means to tip political...
Tags: Hezbollah, Congress, Hariri Amid the uprisings sweeping the Middle East, efforts to form a new government in Lebanon appear to have stalled. On the surface of it, political bickering among the Hezbollah-led March 8 coalition on...
Tags: Justice, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Congress, United Nations Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak hinted that his army might be "forced" to reenter Lebanon in the future in order to eliminate the threat posed by Hezbollah. During a visit to the northern border...
Tags: Lebanon, Hezbollah After years marked by concessions and failed attempts at reaching a compromise with the Hezbollah-led coalition, the March 14 movement showed signs of rejuvenation by attempting to go back to its...
Tags: Middle East, Lebanon, Democracy, Hezbollah, Congress The House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a two-day hearing on the developments in Lebanon and Egypt, amid calls by House Representatives, both Democrats and Republicans, to reconsider US aid to...
Tags: Middle East, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Congress The recent uprising in Egypt has split the Lebanese into sympathizers and critics of the current Egyptian regime. While some are backing the protesters, others have been more conservative in their...
Tags: Middle East, Government, Lebanon, Iran, Hezbollah, Egypt While the world's eyes are turned to Egypt, many in Lebanon are reminded of their 2005 revolt against foreign hegemony. Today, as they the Lebanese prepare for the sixth anniversary of the...
Tags: Middle East, Government, Lebanon, Hezbollah Like several other Middle Eastern countries, Lebanon had its own "Day of Anger" this week after Lebanese President Michel Suleiman officially named Hezbollah's candidate Najib Mikati as the new Prime...
Tags: Middle East, Peace, Lebanon, Hezbollah 
