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LF chief Samir Geagea listens during an interview with Reuters at his home in Maarab in the mountains overlooking the seaside town of Jounieh, October 31, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Geagea Rejects Nasrallah’s Threats: Lebanon’s Defense is Sole Responsibility of the State

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has stressed that only the Lebanese state and citizens should defend Lebanon against any attack. “No one at all, other than the Lebanese state, has the right to take strategic decisions regarding Lebanon’s defense or...

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MP Nawwaf al-Moussawi. (NNA)

Lebanese Officials Slam ‘Hezbollah’ Threat to Turn to Iran Revolutionary Guards in New Israel War

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized

Beirut – “Hezbollah” MP Nawwaf al-Moussawi created an uproar in Lebanon when he threatened that the party would resort to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards should a new war erupt with Israel. The reactions to the remarks have been limited to certain factions of the...

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Mustaqbal Movement leader Prime Minister Saad Hariri. (NNA)

Mustaqbal: Lebanon Will Not Remain an Iranian Platform to Target Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 24, 2017 | Middle East

Lebanon’s Mustaqbal Movement, headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri, condemned on Saturday the latest speech of “Hezbollah” chief Hassan Nasrallah during which he attacked Saudi Arabia. The Movement stressed in a statement that the “Lebanese people will not allow...

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A Lebanese soldier carries his weapon as he stands at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon September 21, 2016. (Reuters)

Nasrallah Announces Hezbollah’s Withdrawal from Lebanese-Syrian Border

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – “Hezbollah” Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah declared on Thursday that the party “competed its mission” along Lebanon’s border with Syria, leaving the arena to the Lebanese state. He announced that “Hezbollah” has “dismantled its positions” along the...

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Ex-Trump Advisor: Arabs Needed to Defeat ISIS, US Will Halt Iran Expansion

by Huda Al Husseini | Mar 22, 2017 | Interviews

London – Former advisor to US President Donald Trump, Dr. Walid Phares, stressed that Washington needs an Arab and Gulf role in defeating ISIS and that they should play a political role in Syria and Iraq. Lebanese-born Phares served as Trump’s advisor for Middle...