Riyadh Tells Hizbullah to Mind its Own Business over Yemen Row

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The Saudi Ambassador to Beirut, Ali Awadh Asiri, has urged Hizbullah without naming it to deal with its own issues rather than meddle in Riyadh's affairs.

The parties that “shove” themselves into the Saudi-led coalition's move against Huthi rebels in Yemen and which “have the audacity” to criticize Saudi Arabia “should deal with their own affairs,” Asiri said in remarks published on Thursday.

He hinted that Lebanon has no interest in being pushed in a battle that has no ties to it.

The diplomat warned in reference to Iran that Lebanon was being used as a mail box to serve regional sides whose sole interest is to tamper with the security and stability of the region.

Asiri told the Saudi Okaz daily that Riyadh only deals with the Lebanese government headed by Prime Minister Tammam Salam and its state institutions, which are keen on the best of ties between the two countries.

On Monday, Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah declared that Saudi Arabia will be defeated in the Yemeni conflict.

“Saudi Arabia will suffer a major defeat that will have an impact on its domestic situation and the entire region,” he told Syria's al-Ikhbariya in an interview that was broadcast by Tele Liban.

Saudi Arabia began its airstrikes in Yemen on March 25, announcing that it had put together a coalition of more than 10 countries, including five Gulf monarchies, for the military operation to defend Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansur Hadi's government against the Shiite Huthi rebels.

The military move against the rebels triggered fury from Saudi Arabia's rival Iran, Hizbullah's main regional ally, with officials in Tehran warning that the military action threatened to spill over into other countries.

In his remarks to Okaz, Asiri confirmed that Information Minister Ramzi Jreij telephoned him to apologize for TL's airing of the interview from al-Ikhbariya, which is backed by Syria's Assad regime.

The minister promised him to hold the employees behind the airing accountable, said Asiri.

Comments 95
Thumb lubnani.masi7i 9 years

“حزب الله” يقاتل إلى جانب الحوثيين في شبوة ضد القبائل اليمنية.. ومقتل أحد عناصره

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

lol saudis, egyptians, gulfies, pakistanis, americans, etc... can all go in yemen and bomb its people, but if nasrallah makes a remark it's "unacceptable intervention". those saudis are a real joke.

Default-user-icon CFTC (Guest) 9 years

@mowaten E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T. Still laughing since week. Thank you

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

and lubnani.takfiri do you have a source for that? maybe some kuwaiti newspaper? lol

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

In his remarks to Okaz, Asiri confirmed that Information Minister Ramzi Jreij telephoned him to apologize for TL's airing of the interview from al-Ikhbariya, which is backed by Syria's Assad regime.

The minister promised him to hold the employees behind the airing accountable, said Asiri.

how the hell does saudi dare hold lebanese TV stations "accountable" for what interviews they decide to air, and how the hell does our minister bend so low? truly a disgrace that we let saudis tell us what we can air or not!! what next, are they going to ban women from our screens too? i think saudis better "mind its own business"

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 9 years

mowaten.shi3ee
I do not write to satisfy you and your likes. I do not answer to you and I do not engage with your lowly kind. If you want to verify the information I posted, go do your homework and stop being your usual troll paid to question, disrupt, and derail.

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

you do not answer yet you just did. lol. and you failed to back your quote, which confirms it is either invented or from some dodgy source.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 9 years

Saudi Arabia cannot allow another Iranian client regime in an Arab country. It is time that it should shoulder its responsibilities and make it clear to Iran that its schemes in the Arab world will backfire. As for Nasrallah, he should simply remain silent. He caused so much misery to the Lebanese people and we do not need him to cause more.

Missing coolmec 9 years

hi mowaten
I fully agree with you how the hell does KSA tell any Lebanese media what to air or not

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

it's none of saudi arabia's business what happens in yemen, it is not for them to "allow" or not anything there. this is plain aggression by saudis trying to keep their dominion over what they consider their slaves:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=867289179976370

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

hi coolmec, and respect for voicing it, unlike others here who are more saudi than lebanese. they speak of sovereignty every day, but when saudis spit all over it they pretend not to see...

Thumb Mystic 9 years

Gulf Coalition should leave Yemen alone indeed, they shouldn't talk those hypocrites. The Resistance will continue to support the Ansarullah brothers, whether they like it or not.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 9 years

Mowaten - You have no problem with Iran and the Hizb fighting in Syria to assist a regime soaked in the blood of the Syrian people. However, you are outraged when an Arab coalition responds to a request of help from the legitimate leader of Yemen. We know where your loyalties and that of the Hizb lay. I used to frown when Baathists used to refer to the Hizb and other Iranian collaborators as Safawis. They were right! Your loyalties are with Iran.

As for KSA, its policies has been atrocious and incompetent and brought total disaster upon the Arab world. This does not mean they are not correct in this situation. They are. What I do not trust is whether they have a rational plan for the future of Yemen. Iran plan is simple: empower their sectarian client militias and have these hold Arab countries as hostage as in Lebanon and Iraq (and yes - Syria).

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 9 years

Both the KSA and Iran worked hard to destroy the Arab people dream of freedom. We should never trust either. In the case of Yemen, it was the Houthis who are the aggressors and who denied the Yemeni people a chance at freedom and perhaps a chance for positive change.

Let me make it clear, the average Iranian does not respect or like Arabs. They tread Arabs inside Iran with savagery and deprive them of many of their rights. They are the poorest if the poor while more than 90% of Iranian oil is extracted from their region.

Thumb Mystic 9 years

Hadi is not a legitimate leader, he calles upon foreign powers to bomb his own people, he is also living in exile as President, which means he no longer holds the position, just as when the Shah left Iran.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Indeed the legal governement is formed by the local shiite millicia armed by iran and the guys of the dictator who ruled for like 40 years.. A litle like syria...

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Maroun, al shark al awssat?? Man get us some unbiased source: sama/almanar/russa today... Not that kind of zionist/takfiri/nazi..propaganda..
And anyway if hezbos were there it is only for humanitary reasons like in syria, irak.. Remember those in egypt?also humanitarian hezbos....
They surely are not meddling in yemenis affair, and abouve all not playing in iran schemes in the region, remember those are patriotic secular lebanese...

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

LOOOOOOOOOL that is your reference? little crash course for you:

"Although published under the name of a private company, the Saudi Research and Marketing Group, the paper (Asharq Al-Awsat) was founded with the approval of the Saudi royal family and government ministers, and is noted for its support of the Saudi government.[2] The newspaper is owned by Faisal bin Salman, a member of the Saudi royal family.[3]"

Missing mohammad_ca 9 years

Last time I checked, HIzbollaat wasn't a country and Nasrallaat didn't hold any official position in the Lebanese government.

Thumb Mystic 9 years

The most powerful empire thought they could conquer Yemen, those were the Ottomans and they failed.

What makes the Saudis think they can do it then?

Missing humble 9 years

Your party and Master Ebola is a disease to Lebanon.

Thumb ex-fpm 9 years

ok mowaten your hizb is not fighting, arming, aiding, and dying in Yemen. Now, relax and chill.

Default-user-icon mystic.be.moss (Guest) 9 years

ansarullah like all chiaas are men of god but they also have nuclear weapons

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Mowaten u just put what wikkipedia was saying did u went over the article they are refering to?
Al Sharq Al Awsat The pan-Arab daily is one of the oldest and most influential in the region. Published by a private company, the Saudi Media Research Group, from offices in London and distributed in most Arab countries, the paper supports the Saudi government, and news on Saudi Arabia is featured prominently on the Page One. Even so, the paper maintains a measured tone; its green-tinted front page helps it stand out on newsstands.

This is the full description
Now go check the value of sana/inra/almanar...

Default-user-icon Joe (Guest) 9 years

what an idiot!

Thumb liberty 9 years

The iranian sectarian lebanese huthis are crying over the freedom of speech. A few days ago, Al Jadeed TV (a mouthpiece of the axis of resistance and terrorism) referred to nassrallah's speech as "nervous" and what happened. Nassrallah's son tweeted, threatened, and described the station as a hired gun and threatened the editor in chief.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Well i'm against houthies action in yemen in the same way i'm against hezbos military takeover in lebanon (because it is exactly that aka 7ayyar, black shirts to remind us of 7ayyar...)
But as a supporter of free speach i donnot agree with assiri, anyone should be able to speak out what he think and try to convince others.
What i find weird is that 8march hezbos friend are now with freedome of expression (after burning future tv, after forbidding syrian opposition to make speaches few years ago, after burning tires in front of new tv, after suspected role in assassinations of journalist ; samir kassir, jenran tueini...) but if those guys became free speach supporters that's a good thing and we must encourage it..
And one last thing hezbose were involved in yemen, when houthies took over sanaa multiple hezbos got free from jail and this went out on news so they were there, would it be impossible that they are there now? After syria irak...

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 9 years

Nasrallah cannot use Lebanon's official tv station to launch sectarian and irresponsible attacks on other governments. He has his own iranian tv station to do that. You are missing the point in all of this.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

We should all be able to express our opinion...
That the difference between totalitarian regime (putin assad iran ksa..) and democracy (this being said it must be in a deductif maner and not foul langage)
But freedome of speach apply to all do u really think hezbos are now with freedome of expression or just happy to make a big fuss about a coment of assiri? After all he didnot sent thughs to burn tv, nor assassinated journalist or political opponnents...

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 9 years

Imagine - get real for one minute here. You have hundreds of thousands of Lebanese who work in the Gulf. These countries see what is happening in Yemen and the Iranian expansion as a critical national security issue. Who do you think they will do? What do you think any country will do?

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 9 years

Imagine - get real for one minute here. You have hundreds of thousands of Lebanese who work in the Gulf. These countries see what is happening in Yemen and the Iranian expansion as a critical national security issue. Who do you think they will do? What do you think any country will do?

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Democrate the one who go work in gulf must get real not us here, the arab world know exactly that we are under the control of hezbos, they wont deporte all the lebanese only few openely prohezeb and funding it...
I wonder if antiassad lebanese working in latkiya talkes openely against assad and tries to fund rebel there what would happen? Will he get deported?...

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Democrate the one who go work in gulf must get real not us here, the arab world know exactly that we are under the control of hezbos, they wont deporte all the lebanese only few openely prohezeb and funding it...
I wonder if antiassad lebanese working in latkiya talkes openely against assad and tries to fund rebel there what would happen? Will he get deported?...

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 9 years

If prioritizing the interests of millions of Lebanese over those of Iran, then yes I am a coward. We all know how courageous it is to discard the national interest to take populist positions.

Thumb Mystic 9 years

You priotize the Wahabi stances and shackles tied around Lebanon, we do not. That you call Wahabi the freedom of Lebanon, is a joke and hypocritical, since you always blames us for being Iranians and such.

Atleast admit that you are a Mostaqbal Wahabi supporter, then we can all be honest at least.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Well to be honest moustakbal for the most of them and their tv station does not look like very "wahabi"(they might be undercover fanatics waiting for the right tome to let up beards and spread sharia bit for now few elements in moustakbal look like this)...
While hezbos al manar defently match the islamic iranian style...
I know don't judge things by they apparance but for u to call moustakbal wahabi so how do u consider hezbos? Progresist? Free thinkers?..
Man can u stop those retarded coment it really doesnot work u know...

Thumb sophia_angle 9 years

saudi 'king' or iranian empire seeking to implement democracy in all countries. For me they are all sending the region to stone age

Default-user-icon malek (Guest) 9 years

Islam, There are barbaric,
stone age that all they know.
From 1975 they did not stop killing them self.

One day, they all, will be kill.

Default-user-icon hassan al nass nass (Guest) 9 years

i can assure you on the tomb of my son hadi and on the integrity of zeynib and the conscience of imamu ali that we are here to protect lebanon and not the shias.

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Default-user-icon + oua nabka + (Guest) 9 years

god bless president Obama and Sayyed Hassan

Default-user-icon + lan tabkou + (Guest) 9 years

Well said!

Default-user-icon _mowaten_ (Guest) 9 years

As everybody knows, I am a secular poster and have not one single mean bone of sectarianism in my body or soul. I just support Vilayat Al Faqih since I was born because it is the right Path. I also believe that Makkah belongs to the followers of Hussain and I hope we will get it back.

Thumb ex-fpm 9 years

Actually Mr. Ambassador Hezbollah is minding its own business; its business is Iranian business and meddling into other countries affairs, waging sectarian wars, committing massacres are all part of its business.

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

yea yea, if you say so...

Missing coolmec 9 years

@Mowaten
It does not matter wether a report is pro or anti Saudi this is strictly our legendary freedom of the press. KSA has not right to ask us what we should publish. and our minister apologizing to these medieval guys?? what a shame

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 9 years

@exfpm
the Zaidi sect of Shiite Islam -- a minority in Yemen where almost 70 percent of the population is Sunni is taking over the will of the people by force just like they did in Lebanon and we have trolls telling us the poor yemeni people are being bombed.

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

sunnis are little more than 50% in yemen, stop your lies. if you want to see a very small minority ruling over an overwhelming majority go look in bahrein. it never bothered you there, did it?

Thumb _mowaten_ 9 years

sunnis are little more than 50% in yemen, stop your lies. if you want to see a very small minority ruling over an overwhelming majority go look in bahrein. it never bothered you there, did it?

Thumb justin 9 years

ignore this troll seriously. Now, he diverted the discussion to how large his shiites are in Yemen and Bahrain.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Mowaten please can u send us ur sources as for the proportion of yemeni population??
Anyway i don't really care how much shoite there is (and for sure ur numbers are wrong) and i cannot accept that some part of the population get weapon from a religious brother country to impose its will on all the nation.. (Remind u of something?...)

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 9 years

Mowaten - you prove yourself again to be a liar. The most reliable figures are that the Sunnis represent 60-65 percent of thr population. The Houthis are a minority among the Zaidis who are themselves divided into three major schools.

Missing mohammad_ca 9 years

Mowaten's source is almanar and other bogus media outlets quoting the besij militia in Iran.

Thumb Mystic 9 years

Your demographics dates back from 1940 Arabdemocrat, those were the british making statistics. Now it's a whole other matter, Zaidis are around half of the whole population now, if not more.

Default-user-icon mahdi firuz berhouz (Guest) 9 years

hahahaha! You see how when you start posting you light up the boards with your common sense, wisdom, and dry wit. Somesing anazar flamesrower!

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 9 years

Mystic - where do you get your sources from? Qandeel? Al-manar? A figment of your imagination.

Thumb Mystic 9 years

Look on the ground ArabDemocrat, the reason Hadi is falling, is because the majority people are against him & Al Qaeda ruling the country.

Doesn't matter if you are Muslim Shia or Sunni, they are all Yemenis working as one against the Wahabi aggression. Those bombs did hit all sects, they are not that accurate.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Mystic my secular friend yes it doesnot matter sunnis/shia as long that obey iran..
And in yemen houthies are a part of the shia sect not all (like hezbos here) and now they got alloed with a dictator who lasted 40years got finaced and armed by iran to spread democracy...
Retard...

Thumb EagleDawn 9 years

lol, what a surprise the houthi iranian paid mouthpiece is up and early defending, accusing, fabricating.:) Gotta excuse him, he is seething with anger and frustration. Hence, he is projecting a lot:) His poor houthis are getting neutered in Yemen, give him a break.

Default-user-icon + oua nabka + (Guest) 9 years

god bless the prime minister of Sweden, president Obama, and sayyed Hassan.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Lebanon files is a pro zionist takfiri journal u must seek good sources (sana/manar/russa today... Btw they did a very good footage on RT on how nice it is to live in north korea, a mist see, then u get how should be inbiased free source...

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Again naharnet moderator please when u do remove coments(which i am against for the sake of freedome of speach) remove the replies...

Missing humble 9 years

Your party and Master Ebola is a disease to Lebanon.

Default-user-icon msharafieh not ashrafieh (Guest) 9 years

well said

Default-user-icon flamethrower (Guest) 9 years

lebjack
can you please tell me once more why I was repeatedly banned and publicly humiliated in front of every poster on this forum?

Thumb marcus 9 years

Lebanon's official news media be it radio, TV, or otherwise should reflect the government's official views on matters related to foreign affairs and Lebanon's relationships with other countries. If the Lebanese government agrees with nassrallah's hate speeches it should say so and if it does not it should also say so and apologize. This is not a private TV station owned by a political party and should not carry speeches of non officials ; ministers and the like let alone heads of political parties.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

In this u are talking about official journal who publishes gov decres not tv and radio stations marcus.
Or else there should be no talkshow on teleliban and official radiostation...
Everyone should be able to cristisise what and who he wants, freedome of expression, but the question is the happy march8hezbos band are now pro democracy and freedome of speach and no more burning of opponent tv station and so or only in this case?....

Default-user-icon nasrallah (Guest) 9 years

I am not going to take an oath but i can tell you there are no more than 10 Iranians in Iraq and 5 in Syria. As to Hezbollah's presence in Yemen, I will take an oath and venture to say we have not more than one who just got martyred.

Default-user-icon very close friend of flamethrower (Guest) 9 years

lebjack
do you know why my friend FT was repeatedly banned and publicly humiliated?

Missing humble 9 years

Ebola Marad 3azeem.

Missing humble 9 years

@Mastica and @non mowaten:
Your party and Master Ebola is a disease to Lebanon.

Default-user-icon illegitimate & illiterate.southern (Guest) 9 years

best comment of the day
well said
so poetic
indeed

Missing mohammad_ca 9 years

did you get your hizbola check this month?

Default-user-icon relative of flamethrower (Guest) 9 years

lebjack
do you know why my relative FT was repeatedly banned and publicly humiliated?

Missing humble 9 years

@Southern the false Lebanese:
Your party and Master Ebola is a disease to Lebanon.

Default-user-icon KA (Guest) 9 years

KSA asks Hezb not to interfere in Syria, a foreign country, to support a side of the conflict, while at the same time, KSA itself interferes in Yemen, a foreign country, to support a side of the conflict. >>Hypocrisy

Hezb asks KSA not to interfere in Yemen, a foreign country, to support a side of the conflict, while at the same time, Hezb itself interferes in Syria, a foreign country, to support a side of the conflict. >>Hypocrisy

Something does not add up here.. Conclusion: while everyone is supposed to mind his own business, everyone does not actually mind his own business.

Thumb megahabib 9 years

Just like Saudia didn't meddle in Syria and Iraq, right?

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

U meant just like iran didnot meddle in syria lebanon irak yemen egypt...

Thumb Mystic 9 years

Who started? The Resistance didn't intervene before 2013, Turkey started to open their borders for foreign takfiris in 2011, the gulf countries financed them with weapons and dollars.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

U really wanna play who started?? For 9month it was only peacgull demos, 9monthes them singing selmiyeh, 9 monthes the regimed forged all pretexes to make them looking like salafist takfiri, 9 monthes during which lokman and more than 500salafists were released from jails while political oponents were tortured and executed... And iran had nothing to do in it...
Irak and malaki?
Lebanon since 2005 twice march14 won the parlement majority yet bc iran is not meddeling and sending money and arms to their local millicia the contry was paralized (7ayyar, blackskirts,torching future tv, assassinations attempts...

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

In yemen the houthies acted like here, manifestations, use of arms, taking over the capital, putting political opponents under house arrest... At some point i even thought hadi was with them, well iran had nothing to do with it?..

Thumb ParvizAmir 9 years

The Islamic Republic of Iran and its resistance in Lebanon cannot and will not hide the fact it was present on Syrian soil from early on in 2011. We are not ashamed of this fact and never will be. We are proud that we support the oppressed people in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen by providing them will all the necessary support including explosives, schools, food, and education.

Thumb Mystic 9 years

Parviz, how does it feel to have your whole Shah family living abroad?

The protests were there, but the takfiris also, opened fire on all parties to create strife.

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Tabour khamess and it killed mostly manifestators... Like assad the first onthes with very nice reportages from sana to back it up...

Default-user-icon + oua nabka + (Guest) 9 years

hope that democracy engulf the whole gulf countries
power to the people
god bless democracy

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Why only the gulf? What about iran irak syria lebanon russa north korea.... A lot of countries need a litle more democracy no?

Default-user-icon brother of flamethrower (Guest) 9 years

lebjack
do you know why my brother FT was repeatedly banned and publicly humiliated?

Default-user-icon + oua nabka + (Guest) 9 years

north korea and the gulf countries are the only countries where there is no elections what so ever ie (no people decision ) hence absolute power
and the opposite of democracy is absolute power to a person
god bless democracy

Default-user-icon neighbor of flamethrower (Guest) 9 years

lebjack
do you know why my neighbor FT was repeatedly banned and publicly humiliated?

Thumb galaxy 9 years

شيع “حزب الله” وأهالي بلدتي بوداي والحفير في البقاع قتيلاً جديداً للحزب سقط في سوريا هو صادق صادق شمص (ابو حيدر) أثناء ما قال الحزب انه “واجبه المقدس”.

وبثت مواقع تابعة للحزب صوراً من التشييع بحضور مسؤولين من الحزب. وتم اطلاق هتافات وشعارات “الموت لاسرائيل وكل أعداء الدين والانسانية”.

Default-user-icon boyfriend of flamethrower (Guest) 9 years

lebjack
do you know why my boyfriend FT was repeatedly banned and publicly humiliated?

Default-user-icon wife of flamethrower (Guest) 9 years

I did not know my flamethrower had a boyfriend?

Default-user-icon flamethrower (Guest) 9 years

sorry honey you had to find out this way(:

Missing imagine_1979 9 years

Wouw... Kanadiaan ur posts are getting better day by day...

Thumb kanaandian 9 years

thanks

Thumb -phoenix1 9 years

The Middle East has now truly become the War by proxy. Iran has meddled and has gotten the KSA and it Gulf allies responding by facing up to Iran. Years ago the Jordanian King warned of a Shiite Crescent being formed around the Sunnis, now the conflict has become an open one in which Iran is throwing all its dices onto the table and the KSA doing the same. yesterday I saw a scene on TV, of a Yemeni boy that was shot in the legs and was being dragged by his friends, and it simply reminded me of so many such scenes where the war makers and their proxies don't lose much, but usually the people do, they loose everything, country, hone, livelihood, family, peace, everything. Syria was only a repetition of our war in Lebanon, the same in Libya, Iraq and now Yemen. If anyone is tempted to think that these wars will be short ones, then they are fooling themselves, it's all long haul.