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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016 France enters Istanbul police Romney calling referendum kill two Trump ‘phony,’ debate with Calais leftist female urges Republicans warning11 militants12 to 14shun him SANAA: A Yemeni boy shouts slogans as Houthi militiamen hold a poster depicting Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah during a gathering to show their support to Hezbollah following the Gulf states’ announcement declaring the group a “ terrorist organization”, in the capital Sanaa yesterday. — AFP Hezbollah slams Gulf for ‘terrorist’ label Iran says GCC moves against Hezbollah harm Lebanon BEIRUT: Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah movement lion in aid to the Lebanese army in response to the rehabilitation of Tehran since it reached a deal with tary intervention of Hezbollah in neighboring Syria yesterday said a decision by Gulf States to desig- Beirut government’s failure to condemn attacks on major powers last year ending a 13-year standoff since 2013 in support of Iran-backed President nate it a terrorist organization was “reckless and Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran. over its controversial nuclear program. Bashar Al-Assad against rebels it has invested heav- hostile”. The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council Saudi Arabia has also been angered by the mili- ily in backing. — Agencies (GCC) took the step on Wednesday, opening up the Iran warning possibility of further sanctions against Hezbollah, Iran warned yesterday that Gulf states were which wields broad political influence in Lebanon jeopardizing Lebanon’s stability by blacklisting the Emirates defers launch and is fighting in Syria for President Bashar Al- leading force behind its government, Hezbollah, as Assad. a terror group. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein of world’s longest flight The group’s bloc in parliament said it held Saudi Amir Abdollahian said that the Shiite militant Arabia responsible for the GCC decision. “The deci- group, which is one of Iran’s closest allies, was a bul- PANAMA CITY: Emirates Airline, which was Central America. The company had said it would sion by the GCC is reckless and hostile and is con- wark against terrorism in the region. scheduled to launch what it called the world’s offer a daily flight to Panama’s capital aboard a demned. The Saudi regime bears responsibility for “We are proud of Lebanon’s Hezbollah as the longest non-stop flight this month between Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, which can also carry its issuing and for the consequences,” the bloc said vanguard of resistance against the Zionist regime Dubai and Panama City, said on Wednesday it up to 15 tons of cargo. after its weekly meeting. and the champion of the fight against terrorism in was postponing those plans for around a year. However, the company said that upon exten- The region’s main Shiite power, Iran, had the region,” Abdollahian told Iran’s official IRNA The launch, which had been slated for March 31, sive review, it would now postpone the flight already accused Gulf Arab states of jeopardizing news agency. “Those who call Hezbollah terrorists, will now occur in late 2016 or early 2017 due to after “considering all operational factors, includ- Lebanon’s stability by blacklisting Hezbollah, which have intentionally or unintentionally harmed the “operational factors,” the Dubai airline said in a ing fleet utilization and commercial demand.” Iran supports. Saudi Arabia is competing with Iran unity and security of Lebanon.” statement released in Panama. Among the world’s other longest flights are for influence across the region, and both sides back Wednesday’s move against Hezbollah by the Emirates announced in August that it would one connecting Dallas to Sydney (almost 17 different factions in Lebanon and in wars in Syria six-member Gulf Cooperation Council was the lat- launch the world’s longest flight, at 17 hours and hours), Johannesburg to Atlanta (16 hours, 40 and Yemen. est salvo in an intensifying battle for regional influ- 35 minutes between the two trading hubs, mak- minutes), and Dubai to Los Angeles (16 hours 35 Relations between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia ence between Gulf heavyweight Saudi Arabia and ing Panama the airline’s first destination in minutes). — AFP have plunged into crisis since Riyadh froze $3 bil- Iran. Riyadh has been alarmed by the international.