Ahdab: Tripoli voters feel betrayed by some officials

Former MP Misbah al-Ahdab said on Wednesday that the people of Tripoli feel betrayed and cheated by figures they voted for who pledged to follow a certain direction and then changed course.

Ahdab who gave up his Tripoli seat in favor of Prime Minister Najib Mikati may be referring to (more…)

Soueid: March 14 not interested in dialogue for the sake of dialogue

March 14 General Secretariat Coordinator Fares Soueid said on Wednesday that “March 14 is not interested in national dialogue just for the sake of dialogue and will not participate in the same old form of dialogue headed by President Michel Suleiman , because they tend to be a waste of time . (more…)

Alloush: Either Safadi didn’t hear or didn’t understand

March 14 official Mustafa Alloush said in an interview with “Future News” on Wednesday that the response of Finance Minister Mohammad Safadi to former PM Saad Hariri was weak and a far cry from Hariri’s statements denying that former PM incited any sectarian feelings. (more…)

Syrian military kills four civilians in renewed assaults

Syrian forces killed four villagers Wednesday in a northwestern region near Turkey, rights campaigners said, in an expansion of a military campaign to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad. (more…)

Wahhab slams Charbel over Judicial Police chief appointment

Former minister Wiam Wahhab slammed on Wednesday Lebanese interior minister over the appointment of Judicial Police commander

” The pressure Interior Minister Marwan Charbel is placing to appoint General Naji Masri to the position of Judicial Police commander makes the government vengeful and unfair.” (more…)

Unclear if Syrian oil pipeline fire was accidental or a sabotage

Fire has damaged a pipeline in north-eastern Syria, the oil ministry has said, though it is unclear if the blaze was accidental or caused by sabotage.

State media quoted an official as saying the blaze in Deir al-Zour province was probably the result of dry weather conditions or a pipeline leak. (more…)

Egyptian polls delayed till October or November

Egyptian parliamentary elections that were scheduled for September have been delayed until October or November, a military official told the MENA state news agency on Wednesday. (more…)

Safadi slams Hariri accuses him of inciting sectarian feeling

Finance Minister Mohammad Safadi issued a statement Wednesday criticizing former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s for his Tuesday night interview with MTV accusing him of inciting sectarian feeling and of distorting the truth.

“He did not have to stimulate sectarian feelings (more…)

SSNP denies Gemayel murder & attempt to assassinate Chidiac

Syrian Social National Party SSNP condemned on Wednesday a report Saudi newspaper report al-Bilad revealing that the party was behind the murder of former Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel , son of Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel and attempted assassination of TV Anchor May Chidiac. (more…)

France brands Russia, China block of UN Syria resolution ‘indecent’

France on Wednesday condemned as “indecent” Russia and China’s “blocking” of a proposed United Nations resolution on the crisis in Syria.

The comment was made by Defence Minister Gerard Longuet, a day after Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the UN Security Council’s “silence” on Syria’s crackdown on anti-regime protests was “no longer acceptable.” (more…)