LAGOS (AFP) – Southern Nigeria’s main armed group MEND said Wednesday it had freed a Lebanese hostage from his kidnappers two days after his abduction.
“A commando unit from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) today, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at about 1700 Hrs conducted a successful rescue of Mr Melad Nasari as promised, from deep inside the bush where he was confined by his abductors,” said a MEND statement.

Hezbollah (literally “party of God”) is a Shi’a Islamic political and paramilitary organisation based in Lebanon. The group is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, Israel, Canada, and the Netherlands. The United Kingdom has placed its military wing on its list of proscribed terrorist organisations, while Australia considers part of its military structure, the External Security Organisation, a terrorist organization. It is a significant force in Lebanese politics, providing social services, which operate schools, hospitals, and agricultural services for thousands of Lebanese Shiites. It is regarded as …

Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, has held talks with his political rival Saad al-Hariri, leader of Lebanon’s parliamentary majority, a statement issued by both sides has said.
The meeting on Sunday was the first between the two leaders since Israel’s 2006 war in Lebanon and comes five months after Qatar mediated an end to an 18-month political conflict in Lebanon which had escalated into street battles.