Archive for November, 2009
Constitutional Council chief: The council is not divided
The head of the constitutional council Dr Issam Suleiman told VOL: What is being rumored by the media that the council is divided is not true and added that all the contested election results were investigated prior to the decision of dismissal of the contests . Source: Lebanon Files
Wahab: Debating the issue of ‘resistance arms’ is a waste of time
Wiam Wahab: Debating the issue of the ‘resistance arms’ within the government or the dialogue talks is a waste of time. He added:People should be ashamed of discussing this issue .source Lebanon Files
U.S. federal judge denied bail for Asfour
A U.S. federal judge denied bail today for Hussein Ali Asfour, who was charged with taking part in a plot to purchase and export missiles and military rifles to Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria. Source: macon.com
Geagea : The Lebanese do not want the resistance to keep its current status
Lebanese Forces’ leader Samir Geagea: “The results of the June 7 elections prove that the majority of the Lebanese people do not want the resistance to keep its current status.”
HRW urges Saudis to overturn the death sentence given to Ali Sibat
The New York-based group Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia to overturn a death sentence given to Ali Sibat , a man convicted of practicing witchcraft. The organization said Sibat appeared to have been condemned because of psychic predictions he had made on Lebanese TV from his home in Beirut.
“The crime of ‘witchcraft’ is being used against all sorts of behaviour, with the cruel threat of state-sanctioned executions,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, the group’s Middle East director. Source: BBC
3,445 Filipino pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage
The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that 3,445 Filipino pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Source: Isria
10 pilgrims die due to heavy rain in Saudi Arabia
10 pilgrims die due to heavy rain in Saudi Arabia. Source: Al-Arabiya
Palestinian official: Halting settlements for 10 months by Israel not enough
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced on Wednesday his intention to halt new residential construction in West Bank Jewish settlements for 10 months as part of an effort to revive stalled Middle East peace talks, but a top Palestinian official said it was not enough. Source:NYT
Obama determined to ‘finish the job’ in Afghanistan
President Obama said Tuesday that he was determined to “finish the job” in Afghanistan, and his aides signaled to allies that he would send as many as 25,000 to 30,000 additional American troops there even as they cautioned that the final number remained in flux.
source: NYT
Suleiman: Abolishing political sectarianism is up to all the Lebanese
President Suleiman: Formation of the commission for abolishing political sectarianism is subject to the agreement of all the Lebanese
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