House gives Lebanon a pass in Hezbollah sanctions bill - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Julian Pecquet

Julian Pecquet

Jun 26, 2014

Peru's President Ollanta Humala (L) and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce speak during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington June 12, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX10L07 — Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce, R-Calif., speaks to Peru's President Ollanta Humala during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 12, 2013. — REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

(L-R) U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) chat as they arrive to speak at the Tea Party Patriots 'Exempt America from Obamacare' rally on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH CIVIL UNREST) - RTX13G43

House bill demands tougher line against Hezbollah

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Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters via a screen during a rally on the 7th anniversary of the end of Hezbollah's 2006 war with Israel, in Aita al-Shaab village in southern Lebanon, August 16, 2013. Nasrallah renewed his commitment on Friday to the battle in Syria, where the Shi'ite militant group has been fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces, saying he was ready to go himself if needed. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST AN

Hezbollah sanctions bill targets central banks

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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) takes her seat for the Reuters Washington Summit in Washington June 26, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR346PP

Senate sanctions bill targets Hezbollah enablers

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Lebanese riot police stand guard at the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut February 25, 2013. An open-ended strike by teachers and civil servants entered its second week today for the government to approve the wage hike proposal. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3E9U4

Europeans raise concerns with Hezbollah sanctions bill

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