Hezbollah defies Lebanon PM’s ban to honor fallen leaders with coastal light show

Hezbollah marks one year since Israel killed then-chief Nasrallah

On the evening of September 27, 2024, a string of Israeli bunker-busting bombs on a Hezbollah complex in Beirut's southern suburbs killed Nasrallah

Lebanon PM ’goes on strike’ as Hezbollah defies Raouche Rock ban

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam cancelled all his official appointments on Friday in protest after Hezbollah projected images of its slain leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine onto Beirut's Raouche Rock, or Pigeon Rock, in open defiance of a ban by Lebanese authorities. The move has triggered a political storm over state authority, with critics warning it undermines the government's efforts to reassert the rule of law. Salam's offi…

Hezbollah defies ban, projects images on Beirut’s iconic rocks

Beirut: Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered at a scenic overlook on Beirut’s coast Thursday and projected images of the group’s former longtime leader and his successor on the iconic arched Raouche rock to commemorate their deaths in Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ago. The move came despite an apparent attempt by Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to halt the planned light show. Salam issued a circular earlier this week pointing to “t…

Hezbollah defies Lebanon PM's ban to honor fallen leaders with coastal light show

Hezbollah supporters have gathered in Beirut to project images of their former leaders on Raouche rock.

During a commemoration at Beirut’s “Rock of Raouche” for the slain Hezbollah leaders, crowds threatened the journalist, asking her media affiliation. One warned, “If you’re from MTV, I’ll throw you into the sea.” The event was charged with sectarian sloga