Tag: Lebanon: Hezbollah

NOVANEWS Al-Manar Hezbollah, Amal movement and other allies secure major achievements in Lebanon parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to initial results reported by local media. Mutual lists between Hezbollah and Amal, dubbed “Loyalty and Hope” swept in Lebanon’s two southern districts and Bekaa District 2 (Baalbeck-Hermel). The allies secured all 18 seats in South Districts 2 and 3, while securing 8 out of ten seats in Bekaa District 2. Elsewhere in South District 1 (Sidon-Jizzine), the list which was supported by Hezbollah and Amal gained 2 seats out of 5. The allied lists also secured all four Shiite seats in Mount Lebanon District 3 (Baabda) and Beirut District 2. Elsewhere in Western Bekaa, Hezbollah and allies secured 3 out of 6 seats. Meanwhile in Zahle Hezbollah secured ...

NOVANEWS Hezbollah supporters wave the group's flag at a rally. | Photo: REUTERS Nasrallah said that they had run a successful campaign, effectively taking most of the land held by the militants formerly known as the al-Nusra Front. Lebanon's Hezbollah group announced that it had declared a ceasefire in the Arsal region of Northeast Lebanon bordering Syria, after nearly a week of a successful joint offensive against extremist groups in the region carried out with the Syrian Government. RELATED: Syrian Army, Hezbollah Launch Offensive at Lebanese Border “What I can say now is that this Tuesday serious negotiations began, and we have to accept them,” Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said during a speech. He said that both the Lebanese and Syrian states partic...