Hezbollah officials MP Mohammad Raad and Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem have accused the US of dispatching US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman to Beirut to prevent Lebanon from signing agreements with Iran. The visit to Beirut last week of Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Gemayel warns Hezbollah over using arms inside Lebanon
MP Nadim Gemayel warned on Sunday that if Hezbollah used its arms again inside Lebanon “then we will confront it with weapons too.” “If Hezbollah was able in 2008 to crush the Future Movement in Beirut and the Progressive Socialist Party in Chouf, then it would have been able to continue its operation against other […]
Feltman met Jumblatt and other key Lebanese officials
Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader MP Walid Jumblatt met on Thursday with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Hezbollah: Every victim of 2006 war should sue Lebanon
Victims of the July 2006 war with Israel should file lawsuits against Lebanese officials and Western governments for assisting the Jewish state during the conflict, Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc MP Nawaf Mousawi said Sunday. “Those who were harmed from the Israeli aggression should file lawsuits in Lebanese courts and international courts against those who […]
Jumblatt: Told Feltman that isolating Syria won’t benefit anyone
PSP leader MP Walid Jumblat told Hezbollah’s Al-Manar on Monday: The Liberation Day proved the futility of negotiations with Israel and the importance of liberating the land without any preconditions.
Jumblatt requested the meeting with Feltman, report
Al Jumhouriayt newspaper has revealed that US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman did not bring any initiatives with regards to the formation of the Lebanese government and that he came to explain the contents of the last speech of president Barack Obama on US policy in the Middle East.
Hezbollah accuse Feltman of opposing government formation
Despite the fact that all the key Lebanese leaders that met with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman during their meeting in Beirut confirmed that he did not discuss with them the cabinet formation, Hezbollah MPs are claiming the opposite .
Chatah: Feltman did not discuss Lebanese cabinet formation
Former Lebanese Finance minister Mohammad Chatah who is the current political adviser to caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri denied on Saturday discussing the formation of a new Lebanese cabinet with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman during their meeting in Beirut .
Feltman in Beirut to meet with Key Lebanese officials
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Beirut Thursday evening and was received at the airport by US Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly under high security measures, NNA reported
Feltman is expected in Lebanon on Thursday
LBC TV reported that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman will arrive in Beirut on Thursday for a 3-day visit during which he will meet with several officials and leaders.