Arab League Labels Lebanon’s Hezbollah as Terrorist Group
The decision was backed by all member states except for Lebanon and Iraq.
The Arab League on Friday declared the Lebanese Shia
Hezbollah paramilitary group as a terrorist organisation.
The decision was backed by all member states except for Lebanon and Iraq which expressed reservations, according to Ahram online.
The decision came a week after Gulf states labeled the group as a terrorist entity.
A number of Arab states, particularly Gulf countries, have taken measures against Hezbollah which supports Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.
The group is also accused of aiding Shia minorities to revolt against regimes in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Founded in Cairo in 1945, the Arab League is a regional organisation of Arab states with the main goal of drawing closer inter-Arab relations and coordinating Arab positions on regional and international issues.
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