Hezbollah

Syrian regime says air defence 'downed' Israel missiles

The missiles targetted Tal al Hara sector located near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, according to regime-run SANA news agency, which reported no casualties.

Israeli strikes on Syria kill 10, including foreign fighters – SOHR

The Israeli military confirmed it had attacked Syrian military positions near the capital Damascus in response to rockets fired from Syria at Mount Hermon in the occupied Golan Heights.

Hezbollah chief warns any war against Iran would engulf region

Head of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group slams a proposed US peace deal to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "It's a void deal... a historic crime," he said of the plan.

The rocket’s red glare over Baghdad’s Green Zone

Last week both rockets and tweets were fired off during the US-Iranian standoff.

Regime air defences 'intercept' Israeli projectiles over Syria

"Our air defence systems intercepted luminous objects coming from the occupied territories (Israel) and downed several of them," SANA news agency says quoting a regime military source.

Hezbollah deploys martyr rhetoric to raise funds and garner sympathy

Following US sanctions, the political and military group is using commemoration events to call for donations and build support for its anti-American rhetoric.

Bashar al Assad’s bet on permanent demographic change in Syria

A new law in Syria makes it extremely hard for Syrians to return to their homeland and could permanently alter the demographic makeup of the country.

Can Lebanese government afford to take action against Hezbollah?

In an interview with TRT World, Middle East expert Joe Macaron says Donald Trump's bullying tactics against Lebanon, including sanctioning its politicians, could have a negative impact on US leverage and priorities in the Muslim-majority country.

The oil and gas of Lebanon tempts the appetite of its neighbours

With three fronts potentially encroaching on its oil and gas-rich waters, Lebanon has few options for international arbitration.

What does Pompeo want from Lebanon?

Putting curbs on Hezbollah and also questioning its presence in the Lebanese parliament and cabinet will be top of the list on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's first visit to the country.

The Hezbollah fighter who wants to have a 'good life' in the US

Perhaps a metaphor for Lebanon’s complex cultural mosaic, the fighter is married to a Christian woman, has fought in Syria for several years but says that what he and all other Shia men really want is jobs, healthcare and a decent education.

Britain to ban Lebanon's Hezbollah 'in its entirety'

British Home Secretary Sajid Javid says he took a decision to proscribe the group for "its attempts to destabilise the fragile situation in the Middle East."