Lebanon

Sheikh Sadek Al-Nabousli, a Lebanese political science lecturer, said in a March 28, 2019 interview on Al-Jadeed/New TV (Lebanon) that the Syrian regime is in favor of and has an opportunity to establish a resistance force in order to "liberate" the Golan Heights from Israel. Al-...

Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in an April 10, 2019 address that aired on Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) that it is "normal" for people to offer their land, their gold, their homes, and their money to the resistance, and he gave the example of a man who offered to sell ...

Lebanese actress Nidal Al-Ashkbar said in a March 28, 2019 interview on Al-Hurra TV (U.S.) that theater is not an intrinsic part of education and culture in Lebanon in the Arab world because there is no freedom of speech or openness in the region, such that actors cannot criticiz...

Lebanese journalist Nadim Koteich said in an April 6, 2019 interview on Al-Jadeed/New TV (Lebanon) that he supports U.S. President Trump's foreign policies and that since he is not American or Israeli, he does not care about U.S. President Trump's domestic policies or if he is an...

Hassan Jouni, who lectures about international relations at Beirut University, said in a March 28, 2019 interview on Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) that the U.S. and the Zionist movement funded Hitler so that he would come to power. He said that the U.S. still has the same imperialist pol...

On April 1, 2019, Al-Jadeed/New TV (Lebanon) aired a report and hosted a show featuring Hawra Nada, a young Lebanese girl who donated money she saved to Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. The report showed Hawra removing money from a penny bank. Hawra said that she lov...

Tom Harb, the Co-Chair of the American Mideast Coalition for Democracy, said in a March 7, 2019 interview on Al-Alam TV (Iran) that the Palestinians began with their refusals to peace with Israel with the 1947 Partition Plan, and he explained that Arab countries are starting to t...

In a demonstration by Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) that was aired by OTV (Lebanon) on March 22, 2019, a blindfolded ISF member used a sword to cut fruits and vegetables that were held in the mouths and on the necks and heads of other ISF members. ...

On March 16, 2019, Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) aired a report about a recent visit to Beirut by a delegation from the Alliance for Freedom and Peace (APF), a far-right European political party. The APF delegation included MPs, MEPs, activists, and politicians from countries including B...

Speaking at an event held by the Islamic Resistance Support Association, Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah extended blessings, thanks, and appreciation to Hizbullah’s donors and supporters. He said that much of Hizbullah’s support comes from individual donations, insti...

On February 19, 2019, Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) aired a report about Google’s removal of the Hizbullah video game “Holy Defense” from its app store. The game, which is “aimed at simulating the heroic acts of the mujahideen of the Islamic resistance against the takfiri movement in Leb...

Former Lebanese MP Fares Souaid spoke with former Lebanese foreign minister Adnan Mansour about U.N. Resolution 1701 during a February 12, 2019 show on OTV (Lebanon). Mansour said that Lebanon is in a state of war because Israel regularly violates Resolution 1701, and Souaid argu...

Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech that aired on Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) on Februay 17, 2019 that President Trump is the greatest hypocrite on the face of the Earth for claiming that the U.S. defeated ISIS. Nasrallah said that the U.S. actually hindered t...

Lebanese philosopher Dr. Ali Harb was featured in a two-part series on Al-Hurra TV (U.S.) that aired on February 3 and 10, 2019. He said that while colonialism had its drawbacks, it created great opportunities for the Arab world and Arab societies to join modernity and emerge out...

In a February 5, 2019 interview on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV (Lebanon), Lebanese political analyst Anis Naqqash, speaking from Tehran, said that Iran is an Islamic republic and not a democratic republic. He explained that the idea that democracy is the salvation for all peoples is ...

In a February 8, 2019 interview on Al-Nujaba TV (Iraq), Sunni cleric and Chairman of the Society of Muslim Scholars in Lebanon Ahmad Al-Zein said that he believed in Khomeini and Khamenei's vision that Israel's demise is inevitable. He said that the "twisted logic" of 15 million ...

On February 6, 2019, Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hizbullah, delivered a speech at an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. He praised Iran for supporting Palestinian, Lebanese, and regional resistance movements, and said that Iran was ...

In a January 20, 2019 interview on OTV (Lebanon), Lebanese actress Marinelle Sarkis said that she does not oppose civil marriage and that she believes in freedom of choice, even as a practicing Christian. She said she also supports premarital sex so that couples do not find out t...

Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah made his first media appearance since November 2018 in an interview on Mayadeen TV, which aired also on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) on January 26, 2019. Nasrallah said that Hizbullah has a complete plan for how it would invade th...

Renowned Lebanese-American oncologist Prof. Philip Salem said during a January 4, 2019 interview with LDC TV (Lebanon) that the general strike in Lebanon is important because it indicates that the Lebanese people are unwilling to accept thatthe current political stalemate. He add...