The Arab League's assistant secretary-general announced on Saturday that the league has ceased referring to Hezbollah as a “terrorist organization.”

In a televised statement on the Egyptian Al-Qahera News Channel the day after he concluded his visit to Beirut, Hossam Zaki said: “In previous Arab League decisions, Hezbollah was designated as a terrorist organization, and this designation was reflected in the resolutions, leading to the severing of communication based on these decisions,” Anadolu reported. 

“The member states of the League agreed that the label of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization should no longer be employed,” Zaki said.

Hezbollah is a famous regional resistance group that has played a key role in the fight against terror groups such as ISIL.