Hezbollah backs Egypt protests

Hezbollah backs Egypt protests

Leader Nasrallah says protesters are fighting for 'Arab dignity' and slams US for supporting region's 'dictatorships'.

Last Modified: 07 Feb 2011 18:01 GMT

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Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has said that protesters calling for the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, are changing the region with their battle for "Arab dignity".

In his first comments since unrest began in Egypt almost two weeks ago, Nasrallah said on Monday that his Shia movement did not intend to intervene in the "internal business" of protesters, or to influence their decisions.

"Your movement will entirely change the face of our region for the interest of its own people," Nasrallah said in a televised address to a Beirut conference held in support of the Egyptian protests.

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