Lebanon army receives 155 mm howitzers from US

The Army Command said in a statement today, that “under the U.S. aid program for the Lebanese Army, the army Logistics division received through the port of Beirut, several 155 mm howitzers , other equipment and various types of ammunition”. The (more…)

Blasts in Tehran kill one Iranian nuclear scientist, wounds another

Two car bomb blasts killed an Iranian nuclear scientist and wounded another in Tehran on Monday in what Iranian officials called an Israeli or U.S.-sponsored attack on its atomic programme. (more…)

UNIFIL hosts LAF-IDF talks over Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL hosted a meeting for the representatives of the Lebanese and Israeli armies (LAF, IDF) at its base in Naqoura on Monday morning, National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Israeli plan to withdraw from the northern part of the town of Ghajar (more…)

Hariri meets Khamenei in pictures

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met with the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday.

According to the PM’s office Khamenei urged the visiting Lebanese premier to “consolidate relations” with Hezbollah.

“This relationship should be strengthened more than ever before,” Khameni reportedly told Hariri (more…)

Hariri to head again to Iran within 2 months

Sources close to PM Saad Hariri have revealed to al Mustaqbal newspaper that the PM will be visiting Iran again within two months to chair the higher Lebanese Iranian joint committee to finalize the agreements reached during the October visit to Lebanon by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . (more…)

Jordan is wary of US engagement with Iran, cable

This cable by the US embassy in Amman, Jordan outlines the concerns of the Government of Jordan ( GOJ) about Iran’s tentacles and over any future US engagement with that country. . (more…)

Al-Qaeda claims attack on Shiites in Yemen

AL-QAEDA’S regional wing has claimed responsibility for a car bombing that killed at least 23 Shiites in northern Yemen and threatened more attacks, according to a statement posted on the Internet on Sunday.

‘The mujahideen … decided to begin with this martyrdom-seeking operation in defence of the honour of our Prophet Mohammad … and in defence of our Sunni brothers,’ Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said in the statement posted on Islamic websites. (more…)

Hariri meets Ahmadinejad in Tehran

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday evening and discussed the latest regional developments as well as bilateral relations and means to improve them, according to a statement issued by the PM’s press office. (more…)

Nasrallah: STL evidence is worthless

Hezbollah leader sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says evidence held by U.N. investigators implicating the group in the death of a former Lebanese prime minister is worthless.

The Netherlands-based tribunal investigating the 2005 killing of Rafik Hariri is expected to issue indictments on Dec 2 according to the Lebanese embassy in Netherlands (more…)

Hariri has no immediate plans to visit Syria or meet Nasrallah

LBC TV reported on Sunday that Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s agenda does not include a visit to Syria in the near future. (more…)