Authorities arrest three Lebanese in northern Nigeria on suspicion of being members of Hezbollah; Military Spokesman Ikedichi Iweha says arms, ammunition were targeted at facilities of Israel, Western interest in Nigeria.
Eviction said due to Hamas support for Syria opposition forces, while Hezbollah allied with Syrian President Bashar Assad; Hamas, who were previously reported to be training rebel forces, deny the report.
The Federation of French-speaking Students in Belgium (FEF), a body boasting some 120,000 students in the country, has called for “a freezing of relations with Israeli universities.”
Alberto Nisman accuses Iran of establishing networks dating back to 1980s as he publishes 502-page indictment detailing Tehran’s ‘aggressive’ presence on the continent; Iranian defense minister among officials sought.
State Department says Hezbollah involvement signals a dangerous broadening of the war and is an ''unacceptable and extremely dangerous escalation''; affirms US continuing to escalate aid and support to Syrian opposition.
French President Francois Hollande paid tribute to the “heroes of France” in an address to mark the 70th anniversary of the National Council of Resistance Monday, as he insisted the spirit of the resistance still held important lessons for modern France, as he concluded that the fight against anti-Semitism “is unfortunately still before us”.
The White House greeted news of the EU foreign affairs Council’s decision to ease its collective arms embargo on Syria as a means of allowing individual members to actively support the opposition, with Press Secretary Jay Carney declaring that “support for the opposition is a track that we are pursuing even as we also work with the opposition in an effort to realise the Geneva Communique and bring about the political transition that is envisioned in it”.
