Hizbullah deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem and newly-appointed Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Ali bin Hamad al-Marri stressed on Monday the importance of political solutions to regional crises, announced the party in a statement.
It said: “Political solutions are key to ending disputes in the region.”
Full StoryHizbullah deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem voiced on Thursday his surprise with President Michel Suleiman's suggestion to form a government to stage the presidential elections even if it does not enjoy confidence.
He deemed such a proposal as unconstitutional.
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday announced that some parties are insisting on violating the constitution and "taking us back to obsolete eras," noting that Hizbullah has "appointed itself as a custodian of the Universal Declaration of Violating Human Rights."
"Eighty-seven years after the drafting of the Lebanese constitution -- which came to consolidate human rights, democracy and the freedoms of opinion, belief and expression – some parties in Lebanon are still insisting on violating this constitution and taking us back to obsolete eras," said Geagea at a seminar on human rights in Maarab.
Full StoryHead of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Mohammed Raad stressed on Tuesday that Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has clear evidence that Saudi Arabia was behind the November 19 bombing near the Iranian embassy in Beirut.
He said after holding talks with former President Emile Lahoud that “President Michel Suleiman was quick in responding to Nasrallah” and defending Saudi Arabia.
Full StoryThe army asked citizens on Thursday to come forward with any information they have about a car that was part of a “terrorist act,” probably linked to the assassination of Hizbullah's military official Hassan al-Laqqis.
"A rented car was used in a terrorist act on the night of December 3, 2013,” a communique released by the military institution said.
Full StoryLoyalty to Resistance bloc called on Thursday for lifting March 14's political cover for Takfiris in Syria, noting that the assassination of Hizbullah military official Hassan al-Laqqis will “boost the will-power” of the party's fighters.
"Laqqis' terrorist assassination is a Zionist attack that carries several dangerous meanings,” MP Hasan Fadlallah said after the bloc's weekly meeting, noting that the attack requires becoming “more strict to face a scenario that aims at targeting the resistance.”
Full StoryPresident Michel Suleiman condemned on Wednesday the assassination of Hizbullah official Hassan Laqqis, saying it is part of an Israeli plot against Lebanon.
He said in a statement: “The assassination is a new chapter in Israel's attempts to create sectarian strife and target civil peace.”
Full StoryHizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday accused Saudi Arabia of being behind the deadly bombings that targeted the Iranian embassy in southern Beirut, denying that large numbers of Hizbullah fighters were killed in the Syrian war.
“We believe the statement in which the Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack on the Iranian embassy, because it is a well-known group and its emir is Saudi and it is linked to the Saudi intelligence,” Nasrallah stated in an interview on OTV.
Full StoryHizbullah official Sheikh Nabil Qaouq on Tuesday demanded the March 14 alliance to “stop covering up” for those involved in the attacks against the northern city of Tripoli's residents.
"It is time for March 14 to stop justifying and covering up for those involved in the attacks against innocents in Tripoli,” Qaouq said during a Hizbullah event in the Beirut neighborhood of Shiyyah.
Full StoryHead of the Independence Movement Michel Mouawad called on Friday for forming a local “moderate front,” strongly rejecting to accept Hizbullah as a dominant force in the country.
"A civil confrontation is the only mean to face extremism in Lebanon and the region,” Mouawad said in a speech he gave at a celebration marking the 24th anniversary of his father President Rene Mouawad's assassination.
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