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Former Lebanon PM Hariri’s assassin sentenced to life by UN court

AMSTERDAM: An international court has sentenced a fugitive Hezbollah member to life imprisonment for the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri and 21 other people. Salim Ayyash, 57, was found guilty in absentia of murder and terrorism on

Germany designates Hezbollah as terrorist organisation

BERLIN: Germany has completely banned Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement from carrying out activities on its soil, as police raided mosques and venues linked to the group. Like the European Union, Germany had until now only outlawed Hezbollah’s military wing while allowing

Lebanon’s Hezbollah can accept IMF aid under conditions: Chief

Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has asserted that it could accept Beirut receiving aid from International Monetary Fund (IMF) under reasonable conditions. Hezbollah movement strongly opposed foreign interference in the country’s crisis-hit economy. Hezbollah movement Chief Hassan Nasrallah said in a statement,