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Hezbollah dismisses Lebanon's move to restrict arms

'A grave sin': Hezbollah dismisses Lebanon's move to restrict arms

Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia militant and political movement, says it will disregard a decision by Lebanon's government to task the army with establishing a state monopoly on arms. "We will treat this decision as if it does not exist," Hezbollah said in a statement on Wednesday, describing it as a "grave sin".

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Hezbollah says Lebanon cabinet decision to seek state monopoly on arms is 'grave sin'

Hezbollah said on Wednesday the Lebanese government was committing a "grave sin" by tasking the army with establishing a state monopoly on arms, sharpening a national divide over calls for the Shi'ite Muslim group to disarm.

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Lebanon tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hezbollah by end of the year

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is under growing pressure from the US to ensure that the Iran-aligned militant group lays down its weapons.View on euronews

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Explainer: Can Lebanon disarm Hezbollah?

Lebanon's cabinet has told the army to draw up a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms in a challenge to the Iran-backed ...

Lebanon works on plan to disarm Hezbollah

The Lebanese government asked the national army Tuesday to prepare a plan in which only state institutions will have weapons ...

Lebanon’s army says its troops have killed 3 of the country’s most wanted drug dealers

The Lebanese army says it has killed three of the country’s most wanted drug dealers, who also had been involved in killing members of the military.

The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon

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A father’s grief and a nation’s hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast

Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice. The blast, caused by detonated ...

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Strengthening Second Language Learning in Lebanon: Roundtable Charts Path Toward Policy Reform and Curriculum Integration

The roundtable aimed to translate these findings into evidence- based programs as well as policy recommendations that will ...

Hezbollah threatens to restart firing missiles at Israel if it intensifies operations in Lebanon

Israel has accused Hezbollah of trying to rebuild its military capabilities. Israel's military has said the five locations in Lebanon provide vantage points or are located across from communities in ...

Survivors of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah last year struggle to recover

For weeks after the attack, The Associated Press attempted to reach survivors, who stayed out of the public eye. Many spent ...

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