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Hizbullah Slams EU's 'Aggression' on Resistance

Hizbullah officials have described the European Union's decision to blacklist the party's military wing as an “aggression” and a “terrorist act,” accusing it of being a bystander in Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

The head of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, MP Mohammed Raad, said the EU's move against the resistance was a “terrorist act targeting the choices of the people and its commitments.”

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Mansour Contacts 28 EU Foreign Ministers Asking Not to Blacklist Hizbullah

Caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour sent on Friday letters to 28 of his European counterparts asking them to “act according to President Michel Suleiman's guidance” regarding placing Hizbullah on the list of "terrorist organizations."

"Mansour hoped in the letters that the European Union's ministers would not blacklist Hizbullah,” the state-run National News Agency reported.

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Raad Says Hizbullah Keen to Maintain Peace, Calls on March 14 to Reconsider Policies

Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad said on Saturday that the party is keen to preserve civil peace in Lebanon, calling on the March 14 officials to reconsider their policies.

“We all have an interest in dealing with all matters calmly to maintain the civil peace and to fortify our society,” Raad said.

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Raad: Mustaqbal Bloc Changed Position on Extending Parliament's Mandate at U.S. Orders

Head of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Mohammed Raad reiterated on Friday his bloc's support for the extension of the term of parliament, accusing the Musatqbal bloc of going back on its agreement to back the extension.

He revealed: “We reached an agreement with the Mustaqbal bloc to extend its mandate, but the United States then announced that it opposed such a measure.”

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Suleiman to Launch Initiative after GCC Action against Hizbullah

President Michel Suleiman is expected to launch an initiative to find ways to confront a decision by Gulf Cooperation Council countries to take measures against Hizbullah's military intervention in Syria, Baabda palace sources said Wednesday.

The sources told An Nahar daily that the initiative comes in the presence of a caretaking cabinet and the absence of the new government that Premier-designate Tammam Salam is seeking to form.

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Raad Visits Suleiman in 1st Meeting after Criticism of Hizbullah Role in Syria

Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad visited President Michel Suleiman on Tuesday, the first such meeting between the two sides after the head of state's criticism of the party's involvement in the fighting in Syria.

The meeting lasted 45 minutes and Raad left the presidential palace without making any statement.

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Report: Raad, Fneish Sons Wounded in Syria Battles

The sons of Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad and caretaker Minister of State for Administrative Reform Mohammed Fneish were wounded during the battles in the Syrian town of al-Qusayer, Kuwaiti al-Seyassah newspaper reported on Thursday.

According to the daily, Fneish's son sustained “serious injuries” in his face and is undergoing a surgery in one of Beirut's hospitals.

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Raad Says Qusayr Rebels Wanted to 'Attack Resistance from Behind'

Hizbullah on Tuesday accused the Syrian opposition of seizing control of the Syrian town of Qusayr with the aim of "attacking the resistance from behind its back."

"The thing that is immunizing and strengthening the resistance is the harmony among all the political forces that have embraced the path of resistance, and this is what's bothering the other partners in the country, who have been trying to drive a wedge or stir discord in order to infiltrate through and achieve their plot,” head of Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Mohammed Raad said.

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Raad: Qusayr Martyrs Defending Lebanon against Same Zionist Plot that Targeted South

MP Mohammed Raad, head of Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc, stressed Sunday that Hizbullah is fighting in Syria's Qusayr against the same “Zionist plot” it had confronted in southern Lebanon.

“It is important to realize the importance of martyrs during this period, so that some people don't confuse things and think that the rifle of the resistance has changed its aim … as the martyrs that are falling nowadays on the frontier of Qusayr and its countryside, and in defense of Sayyeda Zainab and its holy shrine, are defending Lebanon and the Arab and Islamic world against the same Zionist plot that targeted Lebanon through its southern frontier,” Raad said.

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Hizbullah Dubs as 'Waste of Time' Any Attempt to Form Technocrat Cabinet

Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad reiterated on Sunday that the new government would not be able to run Lebanon's affairs if its members were not political figures, hinting that a technocrat cabinet was a “waste of time.”

“The cabinet will not be able to govern Lebanon if it was not political,” Raad said. “It doesn’t only have the mission of supervising the parliamentary elections.”

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