Hezbollah
Argentine court blames Iran and Hezbollah for deadly 1994 Jewish center bombing
By DÉbora Rey and Isabel Debre — April 12, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) —The court said the attack came in retaliation for Argentina reneging on a nuclear cooperation deal with Tehran.
A prayer for finding balance in the Holy Land
By Thomas Reese — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — Cease-fire now; release the hostages now.
Lebanon’s displaced celebrate Ramadan amid fears that border conflict might become the ‘new normal’
By Abby Sewell — March 25, 2024
MARWANIEH, Lebanon (AP) — Those living at the Hotel Montana, which went out of business in 2005, are among an estimated 90,000 people from southern Lebanon who have been displaced by the near-daily clashes between the militant group Hezbollah and Israeli forces.
Austria’s top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
By Bassem Mroue — February 29, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) — The Middle East has witnessed enough devastation and cruelty, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said after meeting his Lebanese counterpart in Beirut.
Evangelical Christians mobilize to help Israelis touched by war
By Michele Chabin — November 6, 2023
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Evangelical Christians' theological ties to Israel have been accompanied by fundraising and other material support for Israeli municipalities, NGOs and first responders, making it possible for evangelical groups to mobilize within hours of Hamas' attack.
Sweden raises its terror threat level to high for fear of attacks following recent Quran burnings
By Karl Ritter and Jan M. Olsen — August 18, 2023
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Security Service, known as SÄPO, lifted the “terror threat level” one notch to “high,” the fourth of five levels, for the first time since 2016.
Clergy, bags of cash set off new sectarian brawl in Lebanon
By Kareem Chehayeb — August 3, 2022
BEIRUT (AP) — The situation has ramped up discord between two powerful political camps: Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group and the Maronite Church.
Lebanese Christian leader: alliance with Hezbollah imperiled
By Sarah El Deeb — January 3, 2022
BEIRUT (AP) — The televised speech by Gebran Bassil, who heads the Free Patriotic Movement, signaled an unprecedented level of frustration with Hezbollah.
Jordan debating whether to open up to Shiite pilgrims
By Daoud Kuttab — July 8, 2021
AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) — Jordanians are discussing the possibility of opening the Sunni Islam-majority country to Shiite pilgrims long discouraged from visiting the tombs of the relatives of the Prophet Muhammad.
Iranian politician, Hezbollah founder, dies of COVID-19
By Joseph Hammond — June 7, 2021
(RNS) — Mohtashamipour, 74, was one of the last living members of a generation of Iranians who played essential roles in the founding of Iran’s largely theocratic state.
Lebanon’s disaster donation dilemma
By Nada Moumtaz — September 22, 2020
(RNS) — When disasters like last month's explosion in Lebanon happen, we want to help out. But many big aid organizations focus on their own agendas, not recipients', and in Lebanon religious charities are often controlled by politicians.
Evangelicals support Trump’s Jerusalem decision because we care about the Palestinians
By Johnnie Moore — December 18, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) — "We did not support the President’s decision because we favor Jews over Arabs nor for any obscure theological reasons like those speculated about, reported upon and sensationalized in recent days," writes Johnnie Moore. (COMMENTARY)
Saudi Arabia says it will punish anyone linked to Hezbollah
By Reuters — March 14, 2016
DUBAI -- Hezbollah has close ties to Iran, Saudi Arabia's bitter rival for power in the region.
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