The men changed out of their grey sweatshirts and into Hizbollah military uniforms before marching down the red carpet behind Hizbollah soldiers carrying the yellow flag of the militant group and the Lebanese and Palestinian flags. At a public celebration
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday that the nation was ready for negotiations over the nuclear crisis but warned it would not step over any "red lines" in the search for a deal. His comments came days ahead of
The enemies will not dare to threaten and act directly against Iran. The US and Israel have shown their weakness in the face of our country and for this reason they are looking to exert pressure on us through economic
But Israeli officials said the deal drove home the Jewish state's deep commitment to its soldiers. "This painful process exemplifies Israel's moral commitment to secure the return of all of their soldiers sent out on operational missions. It demonstrates a
Earlier, Israel handed over five Lebanese prisoners to Hizbollah via the Red Cross after the group returned the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized in a cross-border raid in 2006. Among the freed captives was Samir Kantar, Israel's longest-serving Lebanese
In May, Jewish-American financier Morris Talansky testified to having given Olmert some 150,000 dollars in campaign contributions before he became premier in 2006, much of it stuffed into envelopes. Talansky said some of the money went to funding Olmert's lavish
Those wounded -- four Lebanese members of an orchestra from the town of Kaslik, a Palestinian woman and the Jordanian bus driver -- were not seriously hurt in the attack and were receiving treatment, said government spokesman and Information Minister
Mowaffaq Al Rubaie was speaking at a ceremony where US-led troops transferred security responsibilities for the southern Shi'ite Diwaniya province to Iraqi forces. The handover puts Baghdad in control of security in 10 of the country's 18 provinces, all mainly
The bodies of two Israeli soldiers whose abduction by Hizbollah triggered the 2006 Lebanon war were returned yesterday in a prisoner exchange which saw the Lebanese perpetrator of a notoriously murderous attack on Israelis freed to a hero's welcome.
In a report issued Tuesday, the International Crisis Group, an independent non-governmental association which works to prevent and resolve conflict in 60 war-torn countries, said that Lebanese Christians have been provided with the opportunity to play a pivotal role in
Iraq really needs to free itself from any outside interference, from wherever it comes. Only in this way can it achieve security, stability and prosperity and manage to keep united, keep its sovereignty and its territorial integrity," he said in
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaking three days before Iran's chief nuclear negotiator is due to meet European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana in Geneva, also said the Islamic Republic would cut off the hand of any aggressor. Iran
Mowaffaq al-Rubaie was speaking at a ceremony where U.S.-led troops transferred security responsibilities for the southern Shi'ite Qadisiya province to Iraqi forces. The handover puts Baghdad in control of security in 10 of the country's 18 provinces, all mainly Shi'ite
The comments came days ahead of a key meeting between Iran's top nuclear negotiator and the EU foreign policy chief, which will also be attended for the first time by a US envoy. Khamenei's intervention marked his first remarks on
Many Israelis see it as a painful necessity, two years after the soldiers' capture sparked a 34-day war with Hezbollah that killed about 1,200 people in Lebanon and 159 Israelis. Two black coffins were unloaded from a Hezbollah vehicle at
Among the men who arrived at the border in an International Committee of the Red Cross convoy was Samir Qantar, Israel's longest-serving Lebanese prisoner. Wearing jeans and a grey sweater, he was mobbed by reporters and well-wishers on arrival. Hezbollah
Their bodies returned to Lebanon by truck on Wednesday -- part of an exchange between Israel and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. Most of the nearly 200 bodies due to be returned are thought to be Palestinian, killed in decades
