Nasrallah: Israel is the root of the problem in the Middle East

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah appeared again today on TV via video link to address the annual ceremony commemorating the  party’s martyrs: (more…)

Assad’s cousin warns Syria: Change or be changed

A cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad living in exile warned Wednesday that the Syrian government must enact democratic reforms or face the “chaos” sweeping other Arab countries. (more…)

Iran opposition leader ready to ‘pay any price’

Iran’s opposition leaders remained defiant Wednesday despite calls from hard-liners for them to be brought to trial and put to death, with one reform advocate saying he was willing to “pay any price” in pursuit of democratic change. (more…)

Libya’s Day of Rage: 38 injured in Beghazi clashes

At least 38 people were injured in clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi, a Libyan newspaper said Wednesday. (more…)

Syrian authorities tried to bribe Siddiq, report

Former Syrian intelligence operative Mohammad Zuhair Siddiq claimed that the Syrian authorities tried to bribe him according to MTV .

MTV broadcast on Tuesday excerpts of a recording that will be broadcast in full Thursday on Voice of Lebanon radio station. (more…)

March 14 did’t rule out participation in cabinet, say Mikati sources

An unnamed source close to Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati told LBC television on Tuesday that the Phalange Party and Labor Minister Boutros Harb did not rule out the possibility of participating in the next cabinet. (more…)

Bassil: We asked for the Interior Ministry portfolio

In an interview with OTV, Energy Minister Gebran Bassil confirmed on Tuesday that the Change and Reform bloc, which is headed by his father-in-law MP Michel Aoun has asked for the Interior Ministry portfolio in the next cabinet (more…)

Israeli DM: IDF may be called into Lebanon in the future

Israeli newspaper Haartez quoted Defense Minister Ehud Barak as saying that Israel Defense Forces IDF may be called into Lebanon in the future.

“Hezbollah remembers the heavy beating they suffered from us in 2006 (more…)

March 14 ceremony will surprise everyone, report

This comes after Hariri addressed the participants at Biel during the ceremony commemorating the 6th anniversary of the assassination of his father Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. (more…)

Obama warns Iran against using violence to quell protesters

US President Barack Obama on Monday warned Iran against using violence to quell protesters that have been emboldened by Egypt’s example and said autocratic governments should ‘get out ahead of change’ throughout the Middle East.

‘What has been true in Egypt should be true in Iran,’ Obama said in a press conference with reporters. (more…)