Hariri: ‘Achieving justice conflicts with Tehran’s goals’

Former prime minister and current opposition leader MP Saad Hariri responded on Tuesday to Iran’s latest statement on the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), saying “achieving justice conflicts with Tehran’s goals.” (more…)

Syria brings in Iranian snipers to quell protests, report

Beirut, Lebanon- Syrian security forces, cracking down on opposition strongholds in the city of Latakia, herded thousands of people into a stadium after taking away their identification cards and mobile phones, activists said.
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MP: Lebanon’s problem is the ’state within a state’

Phalange party bloc MP Samer Saadeh told LBC television on Tuesday that Lebanon’s problem is the existence of “a state within a state.” (more…)

Hundreds of Syrians fleeing daily to Lebanon, report

More than one hundred families are fleeing from Syria to Lebanon every day Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported on Tuesday (more…)

Mansour: Palestine vote is Lebanon’s top priority at UN

Foreign Affairs Minister Adnan Mansour told a local radio station Monday that voting for the recognition of a Palestinian state will be one of Lebanon’s priorities once it takes over the helm at the United Nations Security Council next month. (more…)

Lebanese situation could explode at any time, report

A western diplomat described the situation in Lebanon as sensitive and worrisome and said that it may explode at any time and at any moment.

The diplomat told Kuwait al Anbaa newspaper the relations between March 14 and March 8 have been completely severed (more…)

Syria orders thousands into stadium in Latakia crackdown

Beirut, Lebanon -Syrian security forces cracking down on opposition strongholds in Latakia herded thousands of people into a stadium and took away their identification cards and cellphones, activists said Monday.
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March 14 official: Hezbollah between a rock and a hard place

March 14 coordinator Fares Soueid told Free Lebanon Radio on Tuesday that Hezbollah is under a lot of pressure and is now in a very difficult situation for two reasons . Externally because of the uprising in Syria and internally because of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. (more…)

Turkey Warns Syria to Stop Crackdown

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Turkey’s foreign minister demanded Monday that the Syrian government end its crackdown on a five-month-old uprising “immediately and unconditionally,” warning that unspecified steps would be taken otherwise. (more…)

Mikati trying to isolate Lebanon from Syria’s uprising, interview

Some billionaires prefer to while away their time on yachts or Caribbean isles. Others breed racehorses or build foundations. Mikati chose to dive into Lebanon’s cutthroat political world. (more…)