Topic: Sheik Hassan Nasrallah

The assassination Tuesday of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut has sharply heightened sectarian tensions in Lebanon, already aggravated by the civil war in neighboring Syria that has become the main battleground in a 1,400-year-old schism in Islam.

Hezbollah accused Israel of killing one of its top commanders outside his home in Beirut, Lebanon, but Israel denied the allegation.

The suicide bombing of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Tuesday, in which 23 people were killed, marked a dangerously sharp escalation in the Sunni-Shiite confrontation in Lebanon, a direct consequence of the increasingly sectarian civil war in neighboring Syria.

Hezbollah is reportedly massing 2,000-4,000 fighters near the divided northern city of Aleppo for the next major battle in Syria's civil war, but it's believed to have paid a high price in blood for its support of longtime ally President Bashar Assad.

The likely release by Baghdad of a veteran Hezbollah commander accused of plotting to kill U.S. soldiers while operating with Iranian forces in Iraq won't do U.S.-Iraqi relations any good.

Lebanon's finance minister Wednesday denounced former Prime Minister Saad Hariri for vowing to topple the Cabinet, saying he risked religious conflict.

The Lebanese Army protects Hezbollah, and Hezbollah protects the army, a winning formula against Israel's aggression, Hezbollah's Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has lashed out at Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, saying, "You are not our Lord and your party is not our Lord."

A song in praise of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has propelled a little-known Palestinian band to rock stardom.

Israel intends to kill Hezbollah militia leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, a senior Israeli commander says.