Hariri Meets Jumblatt and Hezbollah Official

Lebanon PM Saad Hariri met separately last night with Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt and Hezbollah Official Hajj Hussein Khalil.

They discussed the situation in Lebanon and regional development according to local reports

Jumblatt described his meeting at Qoreitem Palace as “excellent” , during an interview with As Safir newspaper (more…)

Jordanian air force pilot survives crash

A Jordanian air force pilot survived on Sunday after ejecting himself from a fighter jet before it crashed during a routine training mission, a military spokesman said. (more…)

Sadr threatens to leave Iran and relocate to Lebanon

Moqtada al-Sadr, the king maker of Iraqi politics threatened the Iranian leaders that he will leave Iran and relocate to Lebanon if they continue to exert pressure on him to to join Nouri al-Maliki in a future Iraqi government coalition , according to al Sharq al Awsat sources. (more…)

Water Insecurity

By Ghassan Karam

“Water water everywhere ,Nor a drop to drink” from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner is an adequate description to the water insecurity that is threatening the world as a whole but that is a practical

Odierno says Iran is funding extremists in Iraq

The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and training Shi’ite extremist groups in the country.

General Ray Odierno told CNN on Sunday that Iran does not want Iraq to become a strong democratic country. He said Iran would rather see Iraq become a “weak governmental institution.” (more…)

Wahab launches another attack against STL

Former minister Wiam Wahab launched another attack against the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on Sunday. In an interview with NBN TV he said that the March 8 coalition will exert pressure the government if it does not take a stance concerning (STL) and its pending indictment.

Wahab a staunch ally of Syria and Hezbollah called for cutting STL’s funding and withdrawing its Lebanese judges. (more…)

Aoun : 90% of our problems begain in 1948

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun said Sunday during a stop in Hrajel, Kesrouan : Most of our problems began in 1948 when the Palestinians arrived in the country.”

“Ninety percent of our problems emerged since their arrival, ” he said (more…)

Hezbollah info may delay indictment by 1 -2 months

As-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Sunday that Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare might delay the issuing of the tribunal’s indictment, which was initially expected in September, after Hezbollah submitted its information on the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. (more…)

Iran backed sleeping terror cells in the Arabian Gulf?

Bahrain’s security service has reportedly notified its counterparts in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Gulf states about some armed terrorist groups’ plans to launch sabotage operations in these countries in case Iran is attacked due to its nuclear file, reports Al-Qabas daily.

Informed sources said the Bahraini intelligence report was prepared on the basis of confessions of a terrorist network of some 250 people arrested in Bahrain a few days ago (more…)

March 14: protests may be aimed at overthrowing the government

Lebanese Ad-Diyar newspaper quoted on Sunday an unnamed March 14 source as saying that the aim of power-cut protests might be to overthrow the government, and not to criticize electricity shortages in the country. (more…)