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Major Security Hurdles Prevent Cabinet Formation Efforts
Efforts exerted by Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam hit several roadblocks this week after fighting engulfed the northern city of Tripoli and Hizbullah's involvement in the Syrian war drew strong local and international condemnation. A propo...…
Berri Holding Final Round of Talks over Vote Law ahead of Parliamentary Term Extension
Speaker Nabih Berri is holding consultations with political foes away from media spotlight as a last attempt for reaching common ground over a new electoral law before resorting to the extension of the parliament's mandate. According to…
Report: U.S. Delegation in Beirut to Tackle Local, Regional Developments
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية by Naharnet Newsdesk 22 May 2013, 04:59 …
Baalbek residents back Hezbollah in Qusair fight
LABWEH/SHAATH, Lebanon: Mustafa Shreif, a teacher from the Baalbek village of Labweh, heads to the city of Hermel every day to teach mathematics, braving the dangers posed by Syrian rockets that arbitrarily land in and around the city. For…
Hostages’ relatives back down on protest escalation
BEIRUT: With Wednesday marking one year since their loved ones were kidnapped, relatives of nine Lebanese pilgrims held by Syrian rebels decided to refrain from escalating protests as they had previously threatened, in light of positive developments in...…
Bishop laments the state of Christians ahead of conference
BEIRUT: A bishop lamented Tuesday the state of Christians, as preparations were underway for the first Levant Christian conference in October to focus on the situation in the region. “The festivities this year are accompanied by sadness, anxiety an...…
UNICEF donates school kits to Palestinian refugees
BEIRUT: UNICEF Lebanon donated aid kits Tuesday containing school uniforms, school bags and clothing vouchers to some 3,400 Palestinian refugee children from Syria attending UNRWA schools in Lebanon. The distribution took place at UNRWA’s Toulkar...…
Rockets disrupt Akkar funerals of Syrian fighters
AKKAR, Lebanon: Funeral ceremonies for two of three Syrian fighters who were transferred to Akkar at dawn were interrupted when several rockets landed on the outskirts of Al-Monsa and Al-Amayer towns in Akkar Tuesday. The men, identified as Shaalan a...…
Protesters condemn Hezbollah’s Syria role
BEIRUT: A small group of protesters gathered in Downtown Beirut Tuesday to condemn Hezbollah’s role in the Syrian conflict, after the party’s widely publicized intervention in the battle of Qusair claimed the lives of dozens of fighters. Around 3...…
Sidon Dar al-Fatwa helm row sees offices closed
SIDON, Lebanon: Tensions over the leadership change in Sidon’s Dar al-Fatwa intensified Tuesday, after Sheikh Ahmad Nassar and a group of armed men paid local Mufti Salim Sousan an unexpected visit, sparking a chain of events the…
White House Condemns Hizbullah Role in Syria, Fears Expansion of War
by Naharnet Newsdesk 21 May 2013, 19:06 …
U.S. State Department: We Do Not Differentiate between Hizbullah Wings
The United States said Tuesday it does not differentiate between Hizbullah's armed and political wings as it again urged Europe to blacklist the group, a decision diplomats indicated could be imminent. A formal request to brand the…
U.S. Official: Iranians Joining Hizbullah in Key Syria Battle
Iranians are working alongside Hizbullah fighters to back Syrian troops battling to retake the rebel stronghold of Qusayr amid fears of a civilian massacre, a U.S. official said Tuesday. "It is the most visible effort we have…
Mortar bomb falls near Tripoli’s downtown area
A mortar bomb fell near Downtown Tripoli Tuesday, security sources said, leading to a powerful explosion in the northern city.The sources said the mortar bomb, fired from the neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen, landed near Sahet al-Tal, near Tripoli's downto...…
Claim Saudi princes laundered Hezbollah money "fanciful": lawyer
LONDON: Two Saudi princes on Tuesday sought to extricate themselves from a London legal battle with a Jordanian businessman who accuses them of laundering money for Hezbollah, an allegation their lawyer called "fanciful".Prince Mishal bin Abdulaziz al ...…
Tripoli Clashes Intensify, Army Targeted as Jabal Mohsen Declares ‘All-Out Battle’
Clashes renewed in a fierce manner in Tripoli on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least four people dead and several others wounded, as the Arab Democratic Party declared an open battle and warned that it “will not…
Tripoli Clashes Intensify as Eid Declares All-Out Battle and Kabbara Demands His Arrest
Clashes renewed in a fierce manner in Tripoli on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least four people dead and several others wounded, as the Arab Democratic Party declared an open battle and warned that it “will not…
Mustaqbal Bloc Urges Suleiman, Berri, Miqati to Stop ‘Hizbullah’s Crimes’ in Syria
Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc urged the three presidents on Tuesday to act quickly and draw an end to "Hizbullah's crimes in Syria," considering that the party is implementing the instructions of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. "We call on…
Aoun Suggests Parliament Vote on Orthodox Gathering, then Hybrid Electoral Draft Laws
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun announced on Tuesday his readiness to have parliament vote on the Orthodox Gathering and hybrid electoral draft laws. He said after the Change and Reform bloc's weekly meeting: “I am…
FPM Leader MP Michel Aoun after Change and Reform Bloc’s Weekly Meeting
21 May 2013, 14:12 Aoun: I suggest that the LF law also be subject to a vote at parliament and we will accept whatever result is reached. 21 May 2013,…
One Wounded as Car Fails to Stop at Wadi Khaled Army Checkpoint
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية by Naharnet Newsdesk 21 May 2013, 13:44 …
Police arrest two involved in kidnappings
BEIRUT: Authorities have arrested two individuals involved in a number of kidnappings, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement Tuesday. “As part of its follow up on acts of kidnap for ransom that have targeted varying Lebanese areas, and…
ISF Arrests Two People over Links to Kidnappings in Lebanon
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية by Naharnet Newsdesk 21 May 2013, 12:08 …
Suleiman Chairs Meeting on Syria Refugees, Urges Lebanese against Involvement in Syrian Crisis
by Naharnet Newsdesk 21 May 2013, 11:51 …
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