Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: The battle with ISIS in the Qalamoun region and on the Lebanese-Syrian frontier has kicked off, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said Wednesday, pledging to uproot terrorist and takfiri groups based in areas near Lebanon’s border. As Nasrallah spoke, Hezbollah and the Syrian army seized fresh territory from… اقرأ المزيد
How were Aounists supposed to interpret the remarks of Hezbollah’s deputy secretary-general, Naim Qassem, Monday? While in the Bekaa Valley, Qassem declared that “either Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun is elected as president, or the [election] will be delayed indefinitely.” The Aounist rank and file will have welcomed this unconditional backing for the general,… اقرأ المزيد
The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah repelled an ISIS attack in northeast Lebanon Tuesday, losing eight fighters and killing at least 14 jihadis, in the largest confrontation between the two groups since the Lebanese party joined the Syrian war three years ago. Speaking to The Daily Star, a March 8 source said ISIS launched a pre-emptive… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Hezbollah Monday presented the March 14 coalition with a bitter choice: either to elect Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun as president or face an indefinite presidential vacuum. The offer, made by Hezbollah’s deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem, is bound to further complicate the presidential crisis, which last month marked its first-year… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein DakroubHasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam will not call for a Cabinet session this week in order to give mediators time to resolve a crisis over the thorny issue of security appointments that has thrown the government into paralysis, Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said Sunday. He also said… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein DakroubNizar Hassan| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah vowed Friday to press on with the offensive to evict Islamist militants from the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal, saying the battle at a later stage would also target ISIS fighters based in the volatile area. He staunchly rejected charges that… اقرأ المزيد