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Riyadh (AFP) – The Gulf Co-operation Council said it will take measures against members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah over the Shi’ite movement’s military intervention against Syrian rebels.<\/p>\nRiyadh (AFP) – The Gulf Co-operation Council said it will take measures against members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah over the Shi’ite movement’s military intervention against Syrian rebels.<\/p>\n
The measures will affect their “residency permits, and financial and commercial transactions”, said a GCC statement issued late on Monday, citing a ministerial council decision.<\/p>\n
The GCC statement urged the Lebanese government to “assume its responsibilities towards the behaviour of Hezbollah and its illegal and inhumane practises in Syria and the region”.<\/p>\n
The bloc strongly condemned “the flagrant intervention of Hezbollah in Syria” and its “participation in shedding the blood of the Syrian people”.<\/p>\n
Fighters from Hezbollah openly spearheaded a 17-day assault on the Syrian town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border which culminated with its recapture from the rebels last Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The GCC includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
The decision is likely to stir fears among the many Shiite Lebanese who work in the Gulf of being associated with the militant group.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah’s popularity surged among Sunni Muslim Arabs in the wake of the 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon, when the Shi’ite movement put up a strong resistance.<\/p>\n
But this popularity plummeted as the Iran-backed party openly said it supported Syrian President Bashar Assad in his struggle to survive an uprising that began in March 2011 and morphed into an armed conflict.<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned Hezbollah’s “flagrant intervention” in Syria.<\/p>\n
Like many Arab countries, the kingdom has explicitly voiced support to the rebels in Syria. Damascus accuses Riyadh, along with Doha, of arming the rebels.<\/p>\n
Photo:\u00a0Hezbollah supporters attack supporters \u00a0of a\u00a0Lebanese group\u00a0during a protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 9, 2013. During the attacks one anti-Hezbollah protester was shot dead and a number were injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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