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Hassan Nasrallah

Nasrallah: Syria To Provide Hezbollah With 'Game-Changing' Weapons

AP | BASSEM MROUE | Posted 05.10.2013 | World

BEIRUT — Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after ...

Nasrallah, Sectarianism, Syria -- and How to Understand It All

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 05.01.2013 | World
Dr. Josef Olmert

Things are going poorly for Sheikh Nasrallah and his masters. His army bleeds heavily, particularly in the Homs area, where it is engaged in heavy fighting with the Syrian Sunni rebels.

Hassan Nasrallah to the World: 'We Will Never Leave Syria'

Daniel Nisman | Posted 05.01.2013 | World
Daniel Nisman

On April 30, the Hezbollah chief made one of his most anticipated addresses since the start of the Arab Spring -- making it clear that despite the risks, his fighters will never abandon their support for the Assad regime.

Joshua Hersh

Hezbollah's Role In Syria's Crisis Poised To Grow

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.22.2013 | World

WASHINGTON -- In October, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, delivered a rare speech to comment on rising rumors about the Lebanese Shiite gro...

Politics and Policies: What's Next in the Middle East?

Claude Salhani | Posted 07.11.2012 | World
Claude Salhani

Hezbollah is building training facilities in the eastern Bekaa Valley within close proximity of the Syrian border, reported a local Beirut newspaper earlier this week. Is Hezbollah preparing for the next confrontation and if so, whom do they expect to fight?

Should Israel Have Agreed to Exchange Terrorists for a Kidnapped Soldier?

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 12.14.2011 | Politics
Alan Dershowitz

Israel, by agreeing to exchange hundreds of terrorists for one soldier, has shown the world that it will not compromise on its value system which proclaims that "he who saves one human being, it is as if he has saved the world."

In Lebanon, The Plot Thickens

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.03.2011 | World
Sharmine Narwani

Assuming that the The Special Tribunal for Lebanon's conspiracy theory is on target, the question remains why would Hezbollah's leadership want to kill Hariri?

The Truth Is Hasan Nasrallah Can't Be Stopped

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 09.06.2011 | World
Faisal J. Abbas

"Not even in 300 years" said Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, as he appeared on Lebanese television a few days ago bluntly declining to adhere to...

Where Is the Revolution?

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Saad Khan

Revolutions don't come from the playbook of a shy American intellectual; they are a result of relentless struggle and a workable future road-map, which incorporates democracy and equal economic opportunities as its core.

Hezbollah's Way or the Highway on Hariri

Taufiq Rahim | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Taufiq Rahim

Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah is playing a very dangerous game. He is seeking to be part of the Lebanese state, but only if he is the only judge, jury, and executioner.

A Candid Conversation With The Arab League's Amr Moussa - Peace Talks, One-State, Hezbollah, Iran and..."Foreign Fingers"

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Sharmine Narwani

Despite rumors that Amr Moussa is preparing to run for office in Egypt, his focus remains firmly on the most contentious issue in the Middle East right now -- the troubled, never-ending "peace process" between Palestinians and Israelis.

Is Hezbollah Really Bullying the Special Tribunal?

Patrick Galey | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Patrick Galey

The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon will indict Hezbollah members in the trial established to find the murderers of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The ramifications of this would be huge.

Hassan Nasrallah The Manipulator

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, is -- in principle -- a man of religion. However, in addition to commanding an illicit militia and ordering bloody wars, Nasrallah is a manipulator.

In the Absence of a US Foreign Policy

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

America has no vision for the Middle East. Until a policy on Syria is drafted, Washington will be improvising on how to deal with Damascus.

The Hezbo(ti)lla

Ben S. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Ben S. Cohen

Amidst all this jockeying, there is another player, under-analyzed since the initial flotilla furore, but nonetheless critical to its outcome: the Lebanese terrorist movement, Hezbollah.

Thomas Friedman and His Mideast Blind Spots

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Sharmine Narwani

Nothing annoys me more about New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman than his tendency to scuttle his occasionally insightful commentary with fabricated assumptions to fit his narrative.

Interview: Hezbollah And Hamas on Obama, Netanyahu, Terrorism ... And Oprah

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Sharmine Narwani

While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.

Arabia Felix 101: Yemen in the Grips of Unrest

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Magda Abu-Fadil

Yemen has mounted a tight security plan for the holy Moslem month of Ramadan starting this week in a bid to thwart any new terrorist attacks, the Yemen Times reported.

Hezbollah Chief: We'll Hit Tel Aviv If Beirut Hit

AP | SAM F. GHATTAS, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

BEIRUT The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah warned Israel Friday his fighters would hit Tel Aviv with rockets if Israeli forces attack Beirut or...

Ex-AP Hostage Terry Anderson Back in Beirut to Teach U.S. J-Students How to Report Accurately on Middle East

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Magda Abu-Fadil

"Unfortunately, I wasn't scared enough, and I wasn't cautious," Anderson admitted. "I got caught because I refused to take the precautions that I probably should have."

Lebanon's Election is Obama's First Post-Muslim/Arab World Speech Victory

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Ray Hanania

Obama's speech to the Arab and Muslim World is creating a new context in which the people of the Middle East can more clearly see justice without the need for more violence.

Lebanese TV Confuses Voters

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Jamal Dajani

At stake are 128 parliamentary seats. Competing parties have been fighting for them more fiercely on satellite television networks than in the crowded streets of Beirut.

Israel Planning Nasrallah Assassination: Hezbollah

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Everyone in Lebanon has been noticing how Hezbollah's rhetoric has been heating up lately. ...

Jordan's King Abdullah: Israel Needs Peace Now Or There Will Be War Next Year

Times Online | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

America is putting the final touches to a hugely ambitious peace plan for the Middle East, aimed at ending more than 60 years of conflict between Isra...

Hezbollah, A Leading Contender In Lebanese Elections (VIDEO)

WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Lebanon is preparing for elections that could dramatically alter the leadership of the moderate country. One of the expected big winners is Hezbol...