Syria forces fire on funeral procession; 10 killed

Syrian security forces opened fire at a funeral procession Tuesday, killing at least 10 people in a city that has been besieged for days by some of the most serious violence seen during the country’s four-month-old (more…)

Aoun: U.S. aid to Lebanon is ineffective

FPM leader MP Michel Aoun told reporters after Change and Reform bloc’s weekly meeting that he hopes the new cabinet will meet the people’s expectations.

“We hope the new cabinet will meet the people’s expectations especially when the issues that the cabinet will look into are all studied. (more…)

Hezbollah MP calls for severing Cooperation with STL

Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc leader MP Mohammed Raad called on Tuesday for ending Lebanon’s cooperation with the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which is probing former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination.

“Cooperation with the tribunal should be severed (more…)

Patriarch disappointed with Aoun over Security chief appointment, report

According to March 14 source, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai is very disappointed with Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun over the appointment of Brig.-Gen. Abbas Ibrahim as the new director-general of the General Security Department. (more…)

Lebanon needs more tourists

According to a report by Al Mustaqbal Newspaper the number of tourists has dropped dramatically since a year ago. The total number of tourists in June was 177, 915 which represents 23.05 % drop from June 2010 when the total number was 231, 212 . (more…)

Mikati: It is not in our hand to eliminate STL

In his first foreign interview since announcing a new cabinet, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks exclusively to CNN’s Richard Quest about a range of topics including Syria, the UN tribunal and more.
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More Syrian protesters killed in apparent sectarian violence

Syria’s protest movement struggled to keep the uprising peaceful and non-sectarian on Monday after at least 10 people, and possibly up to 30, were reported dead during the first allegedly factional clashes in Homs, a flashpoint city where Sunni and Alawi neighbourhoods sit side by side. (more…)

Lebanon Parliament to hold extraordinary sessions

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told As Safir newspaper that he will call on holding a parliamentary session starting August 1
A decree was issued on Monday allowing the parliament to hold the extraordinary sessions (more…)

Cabinet appoints Abbas Ibrahim as Lebanon security chief

As expected the cabinet on Monday approved the appointment of deputy military intelligence chief Brig.-Gen. Abbas Ibrahim as the new director-general of the General Security Department. Ibrahim was also promoted to the rank of Major General to qualify for the appointment. (more…)

UN envoy to address Lebanon’s Demarcation of Maritime borders

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams announced on Monday following talks with Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour that he will address the issue of Lebanon’s demarcation of its maritime border at the United Nations on Thursday.
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