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Hezbollah stories: 70 news summaries

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 Israel Captures Alleged 
 Iranian Arms Ship 

Smuggled weapons were headed for Hezbollah, Israel says

Nov 4, 09 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel has seized a cargo ship it says was being used to smuggle hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Though the ship has been sequestered, Israel tells the BBC it does not believe the crew was aware of the operation, and that the weapons were... More »

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Iran • Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Mediterranean Sea • search and seizure • weapons • arms smuggling

 'Lebanese Madoff' 
 Shames Hezbollah 

Financier accused of using ties to party to dupe Shiites out of their savings

Sep 16, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Lebanese businessman's billion-dollar Ponzi scheme has left thousands of investors penniless and Hezbollah leaders seriously embarrassed, reports the New York Times. Salah Ezzedine—dubbed the "Lebanese Bernie Madoff" by the nation's press—has strong ties to Hezbollah, and many of the mostly Shiite investors in his scheme say... More »

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Lebanon • fraud • Shiite • Hezbollah • Ponzi scheme • defrauding investors • Salah Ezzedine

Ahmadinejad Taps Fugitive
for Iran Cabinet

Defense pick wanted
in '94 blast at Jewish center in Argentina

Aug 21, 09 9:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s pick for Iran’s defense minister is wanted in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina, the Guardian reports. Eight-five were killed and 150 injured in the attack, the worst on a Jewish target outside Israel since World War II; Ahmad Vahidi... More »

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Iran • terrorism • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Hezbollah • Argentina • al Quds Force • Iranian Revolutionary Guard • Interpol • Jewish • Anti-Defamation League • cabinet minister • Ahmad Vahidi • defense minister

ANALYSIS

Obama Effect Drove Lebanon Allies to Victory

Hezbollah defeat
bodes well for Iranian
election this Friday

Jun 9, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters in Lebanon had many reasons for backing American allies over a Hezbollah-led coalition in Sunday's bellwether elections, but political analysts say that Barack Obama's efforts to reach out to the Muslim world played a significant role in the outcome. For the first time in years, being linked to Washington... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Middle East • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Obama administration • Lebanese elections

(Newser) - Lebanon's pro-Western coalition claimed victory a parliamentary election today, striking a blow against Iran and Syria, Reuters reports. "Congratulations to democracy, congratulations to freedom," coalition leader Saad al-Hariri said in a speech in Beirut. Official results are due tomorrow, but the Hezbollah led-bloc is already admitting defeat. "... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Saad al-Hariri • election

(Newser) - US counterterrorism officials are worried that al-Qaeda may mount a biological attack from Mexico and could even seek to collaborate with domestic terrorists, the Washington Times reports. The fears are bolstered by a February video from Kuwait al-Qaeda recruiter Abdullah al-Nafisi. In the video, Nafisi boasted that anthrax “... More »

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Mexico • Hezbollah • homeland security • Mexican border • anthrax • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack • bioterrorism • Abdullah al-Nafisi

(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden visited Lebanon today to reinforce US support for the government ahead of key parliamentary elections. The vote in two weeks could see a pro-Western majority ousted by a coalition led by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Biden is the highest-ranking US official to visit Lebanon in... More »

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Joe Biden • Lebanon • diplomacy • Hezbollah • Obama administration

In Beirut, Clinton Reassures About US Overtures to Syria

Election could see pro-US gov't ousted from Lebanon

Apr 26, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(AP) - Hillary Clinton reassured the Lebanese people today that Washington supports "voices of moderation" and will never make a deal with Syria that undermines the country's interests. Clinton spoke on a surprise visit to Beirut ahead of a critical June 7 election that could see the pro-US Lebanese government ousted... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • secretary of State • Beirut • foreign policy • international relations • Lebanese elections

ANALYSIS

Divisive Camps
Square Off in
Lebanon Vote

One pushes liberal economy, the other Islamic militancy

Apr 13, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah is inching towards greater control in Lebanon as the nation gears up for June’s parliamentary elections. The Shiite group, which favors spurning the West and resisting Israel with arms, is in a minority coalition, but winning a handful of seats could change that, GlobalPost reports. Its opposition, led... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Arab Israeli conflict • parliamentary elections • election

(Newser) - Israel used overwhelming force in its recent fight with Hamas because it feared a repeat of the heavy losses sustained in its 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Washington Post reports. Israeli military planners expected Palestinians in Gaza to put up a stronger fight, but it never materialized. The... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • Israel Defense Force • Gaza war

 Israel Hit by Rockets 
 Fired From Lebanon 

Attack raises fear that Gaza conflict will widen to second front

Jan 8, 09 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - At least three rockets fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel today, raising fears that the Gaza conflict is widening, reports the International Herald Tribune. Israeli authorities say the rockets, which they presume were fired by Hezbollah in support of Hamas, landed near the town of Nahariya and injured two Israelis.... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Gaza • Hezbollah • rocket attacks • Arab Israeli conflict • rocket fire

 Hezbollah All Bark, 
 No Bite on Gaza 

No sign Islamic group will bring its weapons to bear from Lebanon

Jan 5, 09 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Leaders of the Islamic group Hezbollah have been plenty vocal about the situation in Gaza, but Hassan Nasrallah hasn’t ordered his Lebanon-based militia into action or fired any missiles. And he’s unlikely to do so, analysts tell the New York Times, because Hezbollah believes Palestinian ally Hamas can... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Hezbollah • Arab Israeli conflict • Hassan Nasrallah

(Newser) - Anti-Israel protesters gathered in the Arab world and beyond today to protest Israel’s bombing campaign against Gaza, the AP reports. At the largest protest, in Lebanon, tens of thousands of Hezbollah supporters listened as the group’s leader warned Israel of the futility of a ground invasion. "Israel's... More »

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Iran • Israel • Lebanon • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Hezbollah • Egypt • protests • airstrike • Muslim Brotherhood

Syria Eyes a New Start With America

President Assad
moots direct talks with Israel, strategic pact

Dec 24, 08 10:04 AM CST
(Newser) - After years of frosty relations with George W Bush, the president of Syria is looking for a new diplomatic start with Barack Obama in 2009. In an interview with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, Bashar al-Assad says he is willing to work with the United States to stabilize Iraq, and... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Syria • diplomacy • Hezbollah • Rafiq al-Hariri • Bashar al-Assad

Freed Reporter Held in Cave Underground

But Canadian journalist says Afghan captors did not harm her

Nov 9, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Canadian officials secured the release yesterday of a reporter who was kept in an underground cave in Afghanistan for a month, CNN reports. Melissa Fung said her abductors bound her hands and feet, but that she was never mistreated. Afghan authorities arrested three people in the case and are looking... More »

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Afghanistan • Canada • Hezbollah • kidnapping • Kabul • journalist • Stephen Harper • caves

 Bush Blocked
Israel Attack on Iran

Prez refused plea to back bombing of nuke facilities


Sep 26, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel asked Washington for a green light to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities but was told no, reports the Guardian. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made the request in a private meeting with President Bush in May, but Bush feared air strikes over several days would lead to full-scale war and terrorist... More »

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Iran • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Hezbollah • Tzipi Livni • nuclear program • airstrike • George W. Bush • bunker busting bombs

Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel

Fighters aim to follow steps of 'martyred'
Hezbollah leader

Jul 17, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A day after being freed in a prisoner exchange, Hezbollah fighters vowed to continue to fight Israel as they prayed at the grave of a fallen commander, the AP reports. “At this moment, I am yearning more than before to confront them,” Samir Qantar, who had been jailed... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • corpse • Beirut • Mideast peace talks • prisoner exchange • Samir Qantar

 Freed Terrorists
 Enjoy Hero's Welcome 

Hezbollah brass band greets child killer released after nearly 30 years

Jul 17, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Freed terrorist Samir Qantar, who bludgeoned a 4-year-old child to death with the butt of his rifle in a raid on an Israeli community, was given a red-carpet and rose-petals hero's welcome yesterday by Lebanese president Michel Suleiman and Hezbollah leaders, reports the Times of London. Qantar, who has been... More »

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Lebanon • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • Beirut • Gen Michel Suleiman • Samir Qantar • Ibrahim al-Amine Sayyed • prisoner swap

Israel Releases
5 Prisoners,
200 Bodies in Hezbollah Deal

Exchanges for remains of 2 missing soldiers

Jul 16, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel released five Lebanese prisoners and nearly 200 bodies today, the New York Times reports, completing a deal with Hezbollah that netted the Jewish state the bodies of two of its captured soldiers. The most notable prisoner was Samir Kuntar, who had spent more than three decades in Israeli... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • Israeli prisoner release • prisoner exchange

 Hezbollah Returns Bodies
 of 2 Israeli Soldiers 

Corpses of servicemen who sparked 2006 war back home

Jul 16, 08 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah handed over the corpses of two slain Israeli soldiers in an exchange at the Lebanon-Israel border this morning, Reuters reports. The soldiers' capture sparked the 2006 war that killed 1,200 in Lebanon and 159 Israelis. Once the remains are identified, Israel will free five Lebanese prisoners, including one... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • Shimon Peres • Israeli prisoner release • prisoner exchange

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