Archive for October, 2011
Palestinian president :Arabs erred in rejecting UN 47 Partition plan
The Palestinian president, in a remarkable assessment delivered on Israeli TV, said Friday the Arab world erred in rejecting the United Nations’ 1947 plan to partition Palestine into a Palestinian and a Jewish state. (more…)
Syria protesters reportedly demand ‘no fly’ zone
Political violence killed at least 40 people across Syria on Friday, antigovernment activists said, as protesters took to the streets demanding a “no fly” zone to protect civilians seeking the ouster of President Bashar Assad. (more…)
3 Syrians kidnapped in Beirut’s Bir Hassan neighborhood, update
Syrian national Idriss al-Sahen said that upon returning to his house, located in Bir Hassan in Beirut, his neighbors informed him that members “belonging to a political party kidnapped” his brothers Mustafa and Yassine as well as their friend Issa Saleh, adding that the perpetrators were in three black jeeps, Voice of Lebanon radio station reported on Friday (more…)
Eid al-Adha starts Nov 6
Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani announced on Friday that the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday and festival starts on Sunday November 6, National News Agency reported. (more…)
IDAL vice-chairman’s death: Assassination or stray bullet?
The vice chairman of the government run Investment Development Authority for Lebanon (IDAL) Board of Directors, Haoulou Tleiss, “was killed by a bullet that pierced his head … while he was driving his car in Verdun, Beirut,” An-Nahar quoted the preliminary investigation into Tleiss’ death.
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Hezbollah chief, Lebanon PM to meet over STL funding, report
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will meet with Prime Minister Najib Mikati to address basic issues related to administrative appointments and paying Lebanon’s share of funding to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Al-Balad newspaper reported on Friday basing its report on unnamed source close to Hezbollah . (more…)
Moderate Islamist party wins Tunisia poll amid postelection clashes
Tunisia declared the moderate Islamist Ennahda party the winner of elections held over the weekend, taking 90 of 217 seats in an assembly that will write a new constitution, state media reported. (more…)
Fatfat: We don’t know who is Lebanon FM and who is Syrian ambassador
March 14 MP Ahmad Fatfat commented on the recent comments of Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour by saying : “We don’t know any longer who is Lebanon’s Foreign affairs minister and who is the Syrian ambassador adding we also don’t know if the position of the foreign minister represents the stance of the government . (more…)
In Slap at Syria, Turkey Shelters Anti-Assad Fighters
Once one of Syria’s closest allies, Turkey is hosting an armed opposition group waging an insurgency against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, providing shelter to the commander and dozens of members of the group, the Free Syrian Army, (more…)
Profile: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Nayef
Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince is widely seen as a traditionalist for whom security and stability are key.
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