March 14 calls for arms, militia free Beirut

The March 14 general-secretariat said Wednesday that the clashes of Borj Abi Haidar between Hezbollah and al-Ahbash gunmen are a new sign of the danger of militia arms. (more…)

Suleiman calls for arrest of perpetrators of clashes

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman called on the security forces to arrest the perpetrators of the overnight bloody clashes in Beirut’s Borj Abi Haidar neighborhood.

Suleiman also warned of the consequences of any new fighting “under any circumstances.”

He called on the Lebanese army and Internal Security Forces to “respond immediately” to any attempt to stir tension. (more…)

Lebanese arrested in Bahrain over 1999 suitcase death

Authorities in Bahrain arrested a suspect Tuesday in the case of a Canadian singer whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase at London’s Heathrow Airport in 1999, according to London’s Scotland Yard.

The force said that Youssef Ahmed Wahid was arrested in the Gulf state in what it described as a planned operation and his extradition was pending. (more…)

STL calls Hezbollah evidence ‘incomplete’ asks for more Information

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon announced Tuesday that the
Office of the Prosecutor has requested the Lebanese authorities to provide “additional information and evidence held by the Secretary General of Hizbullah” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

“In response to the request of the Office of the Prosecutor, on 17 August 2010, Hezbollah officials hand-delivered to the Attorney General of Lebanon an envelope containing six DVDs. (more…)

Lebanon rejects any changes in UNIFIL mission

Lebanon has rejected any changes in UNIFIL mission. Lebanon’s ambassador Nawaf Salam said he asked for the renewal of UNIFIL’s mandate for another year without a change in its mission.

This comes after the U.S. representative at the UN security council proposed changes to a draft resolution on the renewal of the mandate of U.N. peacekeepers in the south. (more…)

Hezbollah-Al-Ahbash clashes shook Beirut |pictures|

Beirut witnessed last night the worst clash since May 2008, when Hezbollah gunmen swept through its Sunni neighborhoods

Hezbollah chief says Iran can donate arms to Lebanon army

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered a live speech via a video link during an Iftar

While he was talking a clash broke out in Burj Abi Haidar, ( a Beirut suburb) during which Mohammed Fawwaz, a Hezbollah’s official was killed . Nasrallah never mentioned the incident during his speech (more…)

Hezbollah official killed in clashes in Beirut

Mohammed Fawwaz, Hezbollah’s official in Burj Abi Haidar, ( a Beirut suburb) was killed as the army managed to contain the clashes according to New TV.
According to local reports 2 people were killed in the clashes . The other person was not identified. (more…)

Hariri calls for less talk and more action

During an Iftar in honor of Beiruti families, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri called for less talk and more action and vowed to never abandon his allies that stood by him all this time . (more…)

Hariri urges calm, reason, logic in resolving problems

During an Iftar in Qoreitem in honor of families and figures from northern Bekaa, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri called for calm, reason, logic in resolving problems and maintaining stability. (more…)