Syrian police killed Wednesday 9 protesters in Deraa

Syrian police launched an assault on a neighbourhood sheltering anti-government protesters, fatally shooting at least nine in an operation that lasted nearly 24 hours, witnesses said. (more…)

Libyan rebels form ‘interim government’

Libya’s pro-democracy fighters have formed an “interim government” even as forces backing the country’s leader, Muammar Gaddafi, press ahead with attacks against them.

Heading up the new government as an interim prime minister is Mahmoud Jibril, who had been working as a representative to foreign powers.
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Elizabeth Taylor Dies

One of the most famous and most talked-about actresses to come out of Hollywood has died. Film legend Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.

Taylor’s striking beauty demanded the attention of audiences from the moment she appeared on the silver screen. (more…)

Syrian protesters chant anti Hezbollah and Iran slogans

Al-Arabiya TV reported on Wednesday that protesters in the southern Syrian city of Daraa are chanting against Iran and Hezbollah.

Al-Arabiya TV quoted AFP as saying that the death toll in Daraa has risen to 15 ( including an 11 year old girl) since last Friday and hundreds have been injured    in clashes between security forces and protesters . (more…)

Lebanese troops searcing for 7 kidnapped Estonians, update

Lebanon Security and army officials told AFP that the Lebanese troops are seeking the whereabouts of seven Europeans ( Estonians) who went missing in the eastern Bekaa Valley while on a biking trip. (more…)

U.S. envoy: US Treasury not targeting Lebanese banks

U.S. Ambassador Connelly met with the board of directors of the Association of Bankers in Lebanon, reassuring the ABL that the action taken by the U.S. Treasury against the Lebanese Canadian Bank was “not targeted against the Lebanese banking sector.” (more…)

De Freij: Hezbollah should be sued for ruining lives of Lebanese families in Bahrain

March 14 MP Nabil De Freij criticized during an interview with Akhar al-Yawm the accusations of treason after the release of the WikiLeaks reports:

” Nasrallah’s speech has negatively affected Lebanon and its ties with Bahrain. A lawsuit should be filed over a speech that ruined the lives of Lebanese families in Bahrain.” (more…)

Jerusalem blast leaves dozens injured- update

A loud explosion shook a busy street in Jerusalem on Wednesday, wounding nearly 30 people, authorities said.

There were no immediate reports of deaths ( see update) in the first serious bombing in Jerusalem in four years, but several people were critically injured, authorities said. (more…)

Israel braces for flare-up as Gazan rockets hit

Palestinian rockets struck two cities deep in Israel Wednesday, wounding a resident and prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to threaten lengthy “exchanges of blows” with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. (more…)

6 killed in police attack on mosque in southern Syria

Six people died Wednesday when Syrian security forces attempted to storm a mosque in the southern town of Daraa, where unrest has flared for days. (more…)