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Hezbollah Militants School Iraqi Fighters in Iran: US

Report contradicts Tehran's pledge not to meddle

May 5, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah is helping to train Iraqi militants in Iran, the US claims in a report to Iraq’s government. The information, obtained during US questioning of captured Shiite fighters, suggests Iran is quietly aiding the militia, despite repeated claims it’s not interfering in internal Iraqi matters, the New York ... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Nouri al-Maliki • Hezbollah • Iraqi militias • Shiite militants

Israel Arrests 8 in Yeshiva Attack

Gunman had ties to Hamas; family members detained

Mar 9, 08 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli police have arrested eight people in Thursday's deadly attack on a Jerusalem seminary, including the father, two brothers, and two cousins of the gunman, who was killed by an off-duty soldier during the attack. The gunman was apparently following orders of Hamas leaders in Syria and Hezbollah, Palestinian sources... More »

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Hamas • Hezbollah • gunman • yeshiva • Ala Abu Dehein • Merkaz Harav yeshiva • Jewish seminary • AK-47

Qatar Navigates Persian Gulf Minefield

Geography forces balancing act; gas wealth make it a player

Mar 5, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The challenges of being Qatar, a peninsular nation bordering Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf, could be a hint of the diplomatic discourse to come, Bloomberg reports. The emirate cannily attends to the demands of its Saudi and Iranian neighbors, and it hosts US military forces; it also has learned... More »

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Iran • Saudi Arabia • Persian Gulf • Hezbollah • Qatar • Al Jazeera • natural gas • Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jaber al-Thani • Sheik Hamad

US Warship Heads for Lebanon

Deployment of USS Cole signals 'we're engaged,' official says

Feb 29, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The US has ordered a warship to the coastal waters of Lebanon amid fear the country's political deadlock could turn violent, Reuters reports. The country's presidential election has just been delayed for the 15th time and the US blames the political quagmire on Syrian meddling on behalf of its Hezbollah... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • US Navy • Michel Suleiman • Lebanese presidential elections • warship

Hezbollah Chieftain Warns Israel of 'Open War'

Nasrallah blames foe for killing of top commander

Feb 14, 08 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah said today that the assassination of one of its commanders amounted to a declaration of “open war” by Israel, NPR reports. "Zionists, if you want this type of open war then let the whole world hear: let it be an open... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Mossad • Arab Israeli conflict • Imad Mughniyeh • Hassan Nasrallah

Dueling Memorials Shake Beirut

Thousands gather to honor Hariri, Mughniyeh

Feb 14, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Tension is high and security tight across Beirut today as thousands gathered for two opposing memorials—one marking the third anniversary of the assassination of anti-Syrian PM Rafiq al-Hariri, the other a funeral for top Hezbollah commander Imad Moghniyeh. More than 8,000 army and international troops are trying to... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Imad Mughniyeh • Rafiq al-Hariri

Who Killed This Terrorist? No Clues, Lots of Enemies

Israelis, Americans, others had reason to want Imad Mughniyah dead

Feb 13, 08 8:44 PM CST
(Newser) - So many parties had a motive for killing Hezbollah mastermind Imad Mughniyah that it’s unclear who assassinated him last night in Syria, Time reports. The Lebanon-based terror group blamed the assassination in Damascus on Israel, which denied involvement. Said one insider, “The Americans wanted him, so did the... More »

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Israel • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Hezbollah • assassination • terrorist • Imad Mughniyah

Top Hezbollah Militant Killed

FBI was offering $25 million for man suspected in TWA incident

Feb 13, 08 7:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A notorious Hezbollah commander was killed by a car bomb late last night in Damascus, the group said today, ending his reign of high-profile terror attacks that included the 1985 TWA hijacking, the 1992 Israeli embassy bombings, and the killing of more than 200 Americans in Lebanon in the 1980s.... More »

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Israel • Syria • Hezbollah • car bomb • assassination • Damascus • Imad Mughniyeh

Israeli Report Slams Lebanon War, Spares
PM Olmert

'Grave' failures cited,
but no calls to resign

Jan 30, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - An Israeli panel cited “grave shortcomings” in its final report on Ehud Olmert’s leadership during the 2006 Lebanon war, but said Israel's PM acted “on substantial grounds" and in what he felt was in the nation’s best interest, the Guardian reports. Olmert, who had expected the... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Hezbollah

Deadly Violence Erupts in Beirut

Riots, gun battles in Hezbollah districts

Jan 28, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Street protests over power cuts erupted yesterday into deadly violence in Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut with several people killed or wounded—some by sniper fire—as youths torched cars. The Lebanese army mobilized to stop the violence from spreading to Sunni and Christian neighborhoods, reports AFP.  Fears of more... More »

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Iran • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Beirut • Amal • Fuad Siniora • Ahmad Hamza Hamza

US Lets Cuban Terror Slide
in Florida

5 anti-Castro groups planning coup get free ride from FBI

Jan 14, 08 8:19 PM CST
(Newser) - At least five anti-Castro paramilitary groups are operating on US soil, planning to overthrow the Cuban regime—and getting a free ride from Washington despite bolstered anti-terrorist laws that would back a crackdown. Holed up in Florida training camps, the Cuban exiles have been linked to commando raids, hotel bombings,... More »

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Hezbollah • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Colin Powell • militant

Gates: Iran
Still a Threat
to Security

Nukes aside, defense secretary lists Tehran's destabilizing activities

Dec 8, 07 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran is still a grave threat to regional security, with or without nuclear weapons, Robert Gates told a Persian Gulf conference today. The defense secretary challenged Tehran, which crowed over a recent US intelligence reassessment of its halted nuclear program, to acknowledge other American intelligence findings of destabilizing activities. More »

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Iran • Persian Gulf • Hamas • Hezbollah • terrorist • WMD

Lebanon Backs General as Prez Candidate

Government moves to break deadlock

Dec 3, 07 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The Lebanese government is attempting to clear a deadlock over who will run the nation by approving Lebanon's army chief as a presidential candidate. Gen. Michel Suleiman has provisional support from both the right-wing Christian ruling party and the Hezbollah-led opposition. His selection would require a constitutional amendment endorsed by... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Michel Suleiman

Lebanon Under Emergency Rule

At end of term, Lahoud orders controversial military takeover

Nov 23, 07 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Lebanon teetered on the brink of chaos tonight as its president declared a state of emergency just hours before his term expired and transferred power to the military. The outgoing Emile Lahoud refused to give power to his rival, PM Fouad Siniora, who immediately rejected the legality of Lahoud's move,... More »

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Bush administration • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Fouad Siniora • Emile Lahoud • presidential election

MTV Banks
on Vice Video

Online VBS.tv sticks with mag’s ‘raw’ aesthetic, is a training ground for TV content

Nov 19, 07 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - MTV has put its hippest foot forward with VBS.tv, the online video channel run by Vice magazine’s editors. The web presence, originally pitched as “‘60 Minutes’ meets ‘Jackass,’” is a toehold in youth web programming, the Times reports. “Our aesthetic is raw,... More »

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Iraq • Internet • Syria • MTV • Hezbollah • Colombia • Vice magazine • VBS.tv

Former FBI,
CIA Agent Had Hezbollah Ties

Lebanese immigrant scammed entry, snooped in FBI files

Nov 14, 07 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Lebanese native Nada Nadim Prouty overstayed her student visa, obtained US citizenship through a sham marriage, waitressed at a Detroit restaurant suspected of laundering money for Hezbollah, and became a CIA agent with access to sensitive intelligence. The case of Prouty, who tapped into government computers to obtain information about... More »

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CIA • Lebanon • FBI • Hezbollah • Detroit • espionage • Nada Nadim Prouty

Lebanon MPs Deadlock, But Deal Looms

After last week's killing, possible presidential compromise awaits

Sep 25, 07 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As expected, the Lebanese parliament deadlocked today as it tried to select a successor to outgoing president Émile Lahoud. But after last week's assassination of an anti-Syrian MP, this week brought promising signs of a compromise between the ruling party and more pro-Syrian opposition groups, including Hezbollah. Another vote... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Émile Lahoud • Saad al-Hariri

Judge Fines Iran $2.65B for '83 Blast in Beirut

Families of 241 slain servicemen awarded record amount

Sep 7, 07 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge ruled today that Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 Americans killed in the 1983 suicide bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut. Iran allegedly supported Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which claimed responsibility for the attack. The judge called the judgment the... More »

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Iran • Hezbollah • suicide bombing • Beirut • barracks • Marine

Lebanese Hopes Pinned to Reluctant Billionaire

Can a $2.3B fortune keep Saad Hariri alive long enough to become PM?

Aug 14, 07 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Portfolio profiles Saad Hariri, the billionaire who now leads Lebanon's pro-Western majority party and America's last, best Middle Eastern hope. Hariri, pulled into politics when his former-PM father was assassinated in 2005, spends most of his days barricaded inside his Beirut mansion, trying to avoid being murdered by Hezbollah guerrillas. More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • sectarian violence • Hezbollah • billionaire • Saad al-Hariri

US Blames Iran for Bomb Toll

Record number of fatalitles linked to EFP attacks

Aug 8, 07 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A sophisticated bomb that the US military has tracked to Iran was used in a record number of attacks on American-led troops last month, the New York Times reports. The  bombs—called explosively formed penetrators—fire  a semi-molten copper slug that can break through the armor of a Humvee. They... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Lebanon • Hezbollah • US military • roadside bomb • war • bomb • militant

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