Travel between Lebanon and Syria down 90 %

Security source told LBC that the official border crossings between Lebanon and Syria are witnessing a major decrease in the movement of people as the number of travelers since one week until today represents only 10% of the previous figure. (more…)

Wahab admits the alleged checks were forged

Wiam Wahhab’s press office issued the following statement :”We’ve found out that the checks we have recently published had been forged by the person who provided them to us , so we apologize to the people whose names appeared on the fake checks.” (more…)

Aoun, Hezbollah reveal conditions for cabinet formation

According to a report by al Sharq newspaper Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun is ready to give up on his demand for the ministry of Interior if General Fayez Karam is released from jail.
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Lebanese rally over Syrian crackdown

Around thirty activists from Lebanon and Syria on Friday night rallied in Beirut’s Hamra Street in support of protestors in Syria. (more…)

Obama Orders More Sanctions Against Syrian Leaders

In the wake of the Syrian government slaughtering demonstrators and committing other human rights abuses, President Obama issued an executive order Friday afternoon imposing further sanctions against Syrian leaders. (more…)

Syria: Death toll rises to 15 in Al Rustun

Syrian Revolution Facebook group reported on its website that the city of Al Rustun is witnessing a real massacre. The death toll in the city reportedly rose to 15 and dozens have been wounded (more…)

Protest in Istanbul against Syrian Genocide

Some 1,000 people, including Syrian immigrants living in Turkey, marched Friday in Istanbul to protest the injustice done to Syria’s people by President Bashar al-Assad’s government. (more…)

UN Human Rights Council Friday calls for inquiry into Syrian killings

The 47-nation UN Human Rights Council Friday voted for a revised US-led resolution on the crackdown in Syria that asked the UN rights chief to send an investigative mission to the country (more…)

3 officers injured over illegal construction in Lebanon

Three Lebanese internal security officers were wounded when protesters young men and women believed to be members of Hezbollah and Amal hurled stones at them during the implementation of the demolition of the illegally built buildings inside the fence of the Beirut International airport . (more…)

Hundreds of Syrians tried to escape to Turkey

Syrian activists have reported that over 250 Syrians tried to escape to Turkey but were stopped by the Syrian border police.

Over 1500 Syrians fled to northern Lebanon during the past 2 days (more…)