Syrian opposition meeting in Vienna with Israeli official canceled

An Israeli deputy minister was planning to meet members of the Syrian opposition in the offices of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) in Vienna later on Tuesday, but the meeting was called off the last minute by the Israeli official FPOe spokesman revealed. (more…)

Mubarak’s wife released from detention

Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak, has been released from detention after she returned some of her assets to the state, but still faces investigation into how she amassed her wealth.
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Mikati to met with Hezbollah, Amal aides

Al-Manar TV , the mouthpiece of Hezbollah reported on Tuesday that Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati will meet on Tuesday evening with Speaker Nabih Berri’s political aide Ali Hassan Khalil and Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s political adviser Hussein Khalil to resume discussing “details of the cabinet formation process.” (more…)

Feltman is expected in Lebanon on Thursday

LBC TV reported that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman will arrive in Beirut on Thursday for a 3-day visit during which he will meet with several officials and leaders. (more…)

Sarkozy’s father says Carla Bruni is pregnant

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s father was quoted by a German newspaper on Tuesday as saying that first lady Carla Bruni is expecting a child, apparently confirming the subject of weeks of speculation. (more…)

Protester drives into nine Bahraini policemen, 4 seriously injured

A protester drove his car into a group of policemen, hurting nine, four of them seriously, during unrest in Bahrain on Tuesday, Bahraini state television said. (more…)

Tension up as second Iranian flotilla to Bahrain is blocked

Iranian supporters of Shiite dissidents in Bahrain saw their second flotilla in less than a month turned back from the Persian Gulf kingdom Monday.

The 120 people aboard the two-ship “flotilla of solidarity” included a mix of workers, athletes, lawmakers, physicians and nurses, according to the semi-official Iranian Mehr News Agency. (more…)

Bahrain parliament accepts resignation of Shiite ministers

Bahrain’s House of Representatives on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the opposition Members of the Parliament (MEPs), the state-run BNA news agency reported. (more…)

Aoun launches another attack against Mikati

Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun criticized PM Designate Nagib Mikati following a meeting with his bloc on Tuesday. (more…)

2 Syrian soldiers handed over to Syria, report

Al-Arabiya TV quoted on Tuesday an unnamed Lebanese security source as saying that two Syrian border guards, one dead and another injured, were handed over to the Syrian authorities. (more…)