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News18
4 days ago
- Politics
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Iran's Larijani in Lebanon Amid Hezbollah Disarmament Row, Beirut Slams Tehran's ‘Interference'
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told Iran's visiting security chief on Wednesday (August 13) that he rejected any interference in the country's internal affairs, branding as "unconstructive" Iran's statements on plans to disarm Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Larijani's visit comes after the Lebanese government ordered the army to devise plans by the end of 2025 to disarm the Tehran-backed militant group his arrival in Beirut, Larijani vowed that his government would continue to provide support, after it expressed opposition to the disarmament plan."We reject any interference in our internal affairs," Aoun said, adding that "it is forbidden for anyone... to bear arms and to use foreign backing as leverage," according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency posted on X. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:34 LARIJANI 'CONVEYS IRAN'S POSITIONS' 5:00 LEBANON'S HEZBOLLAH PLAN5:54 'HEZBOLLAH DOESN'T NEED ANY GUARDIAN'6:38 LEBANON REPLACES INTEL CHIEF IN HEZBOLLAH STRONGHOLD
News18
08-08-2025
- Politics
- News18
Hezbollah Storms Out Of Lebanese Cabinet Meet Amid Year-End US Deadline To Disarm Non-State Entities
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah ministers and Muslim Shi'ite allies in the Lebanese cabinet have withdrawn from a cabinet meeting on Thursday (August 7) in protest at discussions on a proposal to disarm Hezbollah, three Lebanese political sources told meeting considered a US proposal that includes a timetable for Hezbollah's disarmament, with Washington pressing Beirut to take Minister Paul Morcos said the cabinet endorsed the introduction of the US text without discussing specific timelines. The government said on Tuesday that disarmament should happen by the end of this cabinet told the army on Tuesday (August 5) to draw up a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms in a challenge to Hezbollah, which rejects calls to disarm. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:24 HEZBOLLAH SLAMS 'MARCH IN HUMILIATION'4:18 US HAILS 'BOLD & HISTORIC' DECISION
Ya Libnan
29-01-2025
- Business
- Ya Libnan
Hezbollah is scaring away investors. UAE billionaire to pull out from Lebanon
DUBAI -Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, the head of Dubai conglomerate Al Habtoor Group, said on X on Tuesday he had cancelled all planned investments in Lebanon due to continuing instability, and would sell all his properties and investments in the country. Al Habtoor said in a statement separately that the unrest and instability in Lebanon by 'factions loyal to armed militias ( Hezbollah) in the country paint a grim picture.' 'The continued dominance of armed militias (the Shiite militias) and the failure to establish rule of law make it impossible for any investor to proceed with confidence in such an environment,' he said. Hezbollah supporters held rallies in Beirut on Sunday, including in Christian-majority neighborhoods, raising sectarian tensions, as they chanted:Shia , Shia, Shia '. The protests came after residents, primarily Shi'ites, returned to southern Lebanon before a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was recently extended. The U.S. said on Sunday the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel will remain in effect until Feb. 18 , after Israel said it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that halted last year's war with Hezbollah. Unless the new government took a firm stance against those seeking to destabilise the country, he said, hopes for a 'new Lebanon' would remain unfulfilled. Al Habtoor said his decisions were made after careful analysis and monitoring. He added that neither he nor his family or group managers would be traveling to Lebanon. HEZBOLLAH INFLUENCE Gulf states, most of which are Sunni Muslim, have shunned Lebanon for years because of the strong influence of the Iranian-backed Shi'ite armed militia Hezbollah in state affairs. Hezbollah was the most powerful political and military force in Lebanon before it went to war with Israel. Israel dealt the movement heavy blows, assassinating its top leader and all its top military commanders. Al Habtoor, a major businessman in the Middle East, said his investments in Lebanon, which had been frozen for years, suffered losses worth $1.4 billion. Last year, Al Habtoor issued a notice of investment treaty dispute against Lebanon after it imposed restrictions that prevented the group from transferring its funds. The Al Habtoor group is a multi-billion-dollar global conglomerate with interests ranging from luxury hotels to shopping malls. As of January last year, its investments in Lebanon amounted to about $1 billion. Last week, Al Habtoor had expressed an intention to invest in Lebanon once a new government was formed. The United Arab Emirates has reopened its embassy in Lebanon, more than three years after shutting it. The UAE had withdrawn its diplomats and closed the embassy in October 2021, aligning with Saudi Arabia, after Lebanon's then-information minister criticised the Saudi-led coalition's involvement in Yemen. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said last week that after the new government is formed, talks will be held with Gulf states to establish the foundations for new cooperation. Reuters
