Mother, 6 children found dead in Beirut

Beirut neighborhood of Ras al-Nabaa was shocked Sunday evening by the discovery of the bodies of six children and their mother , shot to death by a family member who later on committed suicide. (more…)

Palestinian Statehood and the UN Vote

by Ghassan Karam

That the ongoing tragedy of the Palestinian dispossession in 1948 is still in limbo speaks volumes about the depth of the injustice that the Palestinian people have been subjected to by the whole world community.

Israel is in serious diplomatic trouble

Diplomatically embattled Israel is in serious trouble now — It is fighting separate diplomatic battles with three important regional players — Turkey, Egypt and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). (more…)

Assad praises Moscow’s ‘balanced’ position on Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday praised Moscow’s “balanced” position on Syria, in talks with a Russian delegation on a mission to help end the government crackdown on anti-regime protests.

Assad welcomed the “balanced and constructive Russian position toward the security and stability of Syria,” the state-run SANA news agency reported. (more…)

Hamas wants UN bid to include all Palestinian territory

The Islamist Hamas movement said on Sunday that it does not support a Palestinian push for UN membership based on 1967 borders and wants the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian state on all of historical Palestine, including the land that is now called Israel. (more…)

Israeli PM predicts Palestinian statehood bid will fail

Israel’s prime minister predicted on Sunday that the Palestinians’ quest for U.N. membership would fail because it bypasses negotiations with the Jewish state, and said he was working close with Washington to ensure the statehood bid withers in the Security Council.
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Abu Faour defends jumblatt, condemns attack against ISF

Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour who is a key member of the Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP) defended party leader MP Walid Jumblatt’s recent comments about Hezbollah’s arms on Sunday, National News Agency (NNA) reported (more…)

Syrian activists call for mass anti-Assad protests

Syrian activists on Sunday criticized “Baathist education” as the school year began in the country amid ongoing protests against President Bashar Assad.

“We want to tell the regime that its educational system is rejected because it is exploited by al-Assad to consolidate his government’s influence and brainwash our children,” a group of college students wrote on Facebook. (more…)

Gadhafi forces launch attack on Libyan fighters

Moammar Gadhafi’s fighters have fired several mortars and tried to ambush revolutionary forces at the northern gate of the loyalist stronghold of Bani Walid. (more…)

MP Hamadeh: dominance of Hezbollah arms violates election laws

March 14 MP Marwan Hamadeh said in remarks published on Sunday by An-Nahar newspaper that the inability of Lebanese expatriates to vote and the “dominance of arms” both violate the principle of free elections. a possible reference to Hezbollah arms (more…)