Suicide bomber kills five in southern Russia

At least five people were killed and 39 wounded on Sunday when a suicide bomber attacked troops at a firing range in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan, sources in official security agencies said. (more…)

Hariri calls for calm after verbal clashes with Nasrallah

Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri held a phone conversation with Speaker Nabih Berri on Saturday, to discuss the latest verbal clash with Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Voice of Lebanon (VOL) reported.

Berri is seeking to bring the views of Hariri and Nasrallah closer and the limit tension between the two leaders, VOL added. (more…)

Israel warns that Hezbollah placed 15000 rockets along borders

Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, warned Friday that Hezbollah has placed around 15,000 rockets along Lebanon’s border with Israel, including some that could hit southern Eilat. (more…)

Gemayel: All militia should be disbanded starting with Hezbollah

Phalange MP Nadim Gemayel said on Saturday during an interview with Future TV that “all militias should be disarmed in Lebanon, starting with Hezbollah.”

“The Lebanese army is the only legitimate power that persists, we want it to be well equipped and deployed throughout the country ,” Gemayel said. (more…)

Hariri: remaining silent over the clashes is ‘unacceptable’

The idea that “we stand as observers to clashes such as those in Beirut on August 24 and remain silent without giving an opinion” is “unacceptable,” Prime Minister Saad Hariri said during an Iftar dinner at Qoreitem on Friday, according to a statement from his office.

His comments come after the bloody street battle that shook the Borj Abi Haidar neighborhood (more…)

US wants peace in region to include Lebanon, says Feltman

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Jeffery Feltman said Friday during an interview with Al-Arabiya TV that the United States wants peace in the region to include Lebanon and Syria, but added that there are great problems and challenges thwarting this aim.

Addressing the launch of direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, the former US ambassador to Lebanon stressed to Al-Arabiya (more…)

Lebanon submits to UN a list of 141 suspected Israel spies

Lebanon has officially filed a complaint with the United Nations over what it says is an Israeli spy ring in the country, giving a list of 141 suspected agents, a diplomat said on Friday. (more…)

Hezbollah chief refuses to cooperate with Hariri Tribunal

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech via a video link on the occasion of World Jerusalem Day

He used the occasion to attack the direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

“The revived Middle East peace talks are “born dead”. The majority of Palestinian factions rejected such negotiations. “, he said (more…)

An explosion of Hezbollah arms depot rocks south Lebanon

A large explosion rocked a village in southern Lebanon Friday, according to a Lebanese security source.

The explosion took place inside the village of Shehabiyeh , near the border with Israel.

According to a witness, the sounds of further blasts continue to be heard in Shehabiyeh , as ambulances and firefighters were rushing to the area of the initial blast. (more…)

Dubai plane crash kills two

Two crew members aboard an American ( United Parcel Services) UPS cargo plane are believed to have been killed after the aircraft crashed in Dubai today. (more…)