WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- Hezbollah's recent flexing of its muscles in Lebanon may well lead to an unintended effect -- the long-overdue disarming of the militant group.

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 4 (UPI) -- The Hezbollah militant group has been growing in power by stockpiling more dangerous weapons in Lebanon, Israeli officials say.

KUWAIT CITY, March 12 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Kuwait released five Shiite activists accused of plotting to overthrow the government and belonging to "Hezbollah Kuwait," local reports said.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- The wife of slain Hezbollah leader Imad Mughniyah blames Syria for his death, while a Syrian investigation implicates Arab nations, a report said.

DAMASCUS , Syria, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The Iranian foreign minister met with the Syrian vice president Friday in Damascus to discuss regional developments and improving bilateral relations.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Israel will pay for the killing of terrorist mastermind Imad Mughniyah in Damascus and repeated encroachments, Syrian officials told Arab broadcasters Friday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Several hundred thousand Lebanese gathered Thursday for the funeral of a Hezbollah leader and a ceremony honoring an assassinated former prime minister.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The United States Treasury Department has asked the World Bank to prepare a study on the financial status of terrorist organizations around the world, with a pa