Search For Keyword.

Search (Lebanon)

Saudi says British Hezbollah ban 'constructive'

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday welcomed Britain's decision to outlaw the political wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, describing it as an "important and constructive" step. Britain announced on February 25 it would seek to make membership of the Shiite movement or inviting support for it a...

Saudi Arabia says it is too early to restore ties with Syria

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was too early to restore diplomatic ties with Syria or reinstate Damascus to the Arab League without progress on a political process to end the eight-year-old war. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Jubeir also said Riyadh, which backed rebels fighting...

Britain to ban Hezbollah under anti-terror laws

"Hezbollah is continuing in its attempts to destabilise the fragile situation in the Middle East," Home Secretary Sajid Javid said in a statement. "We are no longer able to distinguish between their already banned military wing and the political party. Because of this, I have taken the...

1st EU-Arab summit sees low-level Arab representation

The first EU-Arab summit is set to open in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday amid a high turnout from European officials.  The two-day summit, however, will see a low-level representation from half of Arab countries, according to official statements and Arab media...