Politics Dec 01 U.S. hits Hezbollah accountants in Lebanon with terrorism sanctions By Associated Press
Nation Aug 14 Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery’ from stabbing, agent says Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York. By Hillel Italie, Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press
World May 17 Hezbollah and allies lose parliamentary majority in Lebanese election Final results in Lebanon's weekend parliamentary elections show that the militant Hezbollah group and its allies have lost the majority of parliament seats they had held since 2018. By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Dec 11 Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in Lebanon Top Lebanese politicians and the militant Hezbollah group rallied on Friday against charges of negligence levelled against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers over the massive explosion in Beirut’s port. By Zeina Karam, Associated Press
World Nov 06 U.S. sanctions Hezbollah-allied Lebanese Christian leader Gebran Bassil is a current lawmaker who leads the biggest bloc in parliament and a son-in-law of President Michel Aoun. By Associated Press
Aug 18 Watch 6:31 Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on Hezbollah By Jane Ferguson A special international tribunal has found a Hezbollah agent guilty of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in a deadly blast 15 years ago. Although the decision doesn’t implicate Hezbollah explicitly, it comes at a tense moment for the… Continue watching
May 04 Hezbollah backs Lebanese government’s efforts to get financial help from IMF, but urges caution By Associated Press The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah has thrown his support behind the Lebanese government seeking financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund but said it should negotiate the conditions cautiously. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 4:55 Anger in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters mourn Soleimani By Jane Ferguson Members of Hezbollah and their supporters gathered on Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, to mourn the death of Iran's top military leader, General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. military airstrike on Friday in Iraq. NewsHour Weekend Special correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 05 Hezbollah vows to end U.S. military presence in region By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Zeina Karam, Associated Press Hassan Nasrallah said the U.S. military “will pay the price” for the U.S. drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq Friday. Continue reading
Jan 03 How Iran has created a network of powerful allies in the Middle East By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press If Iran decides to retalitate for the killing of its top general, it can call upon heavily armed allies across the Middle East that are within easy striking distance of U.S. forces and American allies. Continue reading