Lebanon's Hezbollah condemns Gulf states for "terrorist" label

Lebanon's armed Shi'ite Hezbollah movement on Thursday said a decision by Gulf States to designate it a terrorist organisation was "reckless and hostile".

The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) took the step on Wednesday, opening up the possibility of further sanctions against Hezbollah, which wields broad political influence in Lebanon and is fighting in Syria for President Bashar al-Assad.

 

The group's bloc in parliament said it held Saudi Arabia responsible for the GCC decision. 

On another note, the bloc stated that “Failing to reach the quorum at the presidential session stresses the need to establish a more realistic approach to the completion of the elections”.