Lebanon arrested a man who was spying for Israel’s Mossad

Lebanon arrested a man who has confessed to being a Mossad agent, extending a crackdown on an alleged Israeli spy ring, the head of Lebanon’s internal security forces said.
“We arrested him just over two weeks ago, and he confessed to working for the Israeli Mossad,” Major General Ashraf Reefi said in a telephone interview today. (more…)

Israel treated Australia “with contempt”

Israel continues to come under fire at home and abroad as more details have emerged linking the identities of binational Israelis to the assassination of Hamas operative Mahmoud Mabhouh in Dubai last month. The suspected 26-person hit team now includes three individuals using allegedly fake Australian passports, sparking outrage among Australians, whose international standing allows them to travel freely to many countries — even Iran — that are hostile to other Westerners. (more…)

Army hunting criminals in Bekaa, one soldier injured

An army patrol came under heavy gunfire during a raid on the house of a wanted man in Majdel Anjar in the Bekaa Valley. At least one member of the Lebanese Army is reported as injured. (more…)

ET409: Hariri to brief families of victims on crash report

Prime Minister Saad Hariri informed ministers that he would brief the families of the victims of the Ethiopian plane crash on the investigative committee’s preliminary report on the incident, Information Minister Tarek Mitri said following the Wednesday meeting of the cabinet.

Public Works and Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi proposed for ministers relevant to the investigation to prepare a detailed proposal involving financial rewards to employees who took part in rescue operations of the ill-fated Ethiopian plane. (more…)

Breast cancer may be prevented by bitter melon

Extracts of a fruit grown on tropical vines appears to have breast cancer blocking powers, say researchers.

Scientists found key ingredients of the green and knobbly bitter melon fruit interfered with chemical pathways involved in cancer growth. It turned off signals telling the breast cancer cells to divide and switched on signals encouraging them to commit suicide.

Although promising as an anti-cancer agent, trials in animals and then humans are still needed, study co-author Dr Rajesh Agarwal from the University of Colorado, US, said, adding there is no proof that eating lots of bitter melon would offer any cancer protection. (more…)

Illegal scooters confiscated & destroyed in Beirut

Confiscated scooters that are to be destroyed, are parked at a garage in Beirut (more…)

Russia to provide political and military support to Lebanon

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Thursday for the full implementation of U.N. Security Council resolution 1701 and vowed coordination with Lebanese authorities to fight terrorism.

“I told the Lebanese president that Russia always called for preserving Lebanon’s sovereignty. Interference in its internal affairs is unacceptable. The Lebanese should themselves solve their problems,” Medvedev said during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman in Moscow. (more…)

Iran and Syria: United and ready for war

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that support for the resistance was a ‘moral and legal’ duty and expressed ’surprise’ at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s call for Syria to distance itself from Iran.

“We thank them (the Americans) for their advice,” Assad said during a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Damascus. (more…)

Hezbollah vows to protect Lebanon from Israeli European passport holders

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem: Europe has a responsibility to find a solution to the issue of Israeli European passport holders or else we will have to take precautions to protect our country.

After the assassination of a senior Hamas official in Dubai, Hezbollah issues an alert against disguised entry of terrorists into Lebanon. (more…)

Peres: No war with Lebanon

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday ruled out war with the Lebanese-based resistance militia, stating “Hizbullah has changed from a religious movement into a military wing. It has changed from a Lebanese organization into an Iranian agent,” he said. (more…)