Hezbollah: Syria largely out of ‘danger zone’

The embattled Syrian regime is largely “out of the danger zone” despite a 7-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad, the leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Monday. (more…)

Hezbollah MP threatens March 14 MP during Human Rights meeting

LBC television reported on Monday that Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar threatened March 14 MP Ahmad Fatfat during a meeting of the Human rights’ Parliamentary committee.

According to Fatfat, Ammar told him ” meet me in the street and I will show you ,” the report stated. (more…)

Jumblatt: Syrian people are revolting against oppression, tyranny

Al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday that Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt severely criticized the Syrian regime during a concert that he hosted for his friends in the city of Jbeil.

Jumblatt reportedly picked up the microphone and addressed his guests by saying :

“Unfortunately, we are now enjoying music while the Syrian people are revolting against oppression and tyranny.”
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Murr: Mikati committed to international resolutions including STL funding

Following a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail, former Defense Minister Elias al-Murr said that the premier is committed to international resolutions, including that of funding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). (more…)

U.S..No plans to expel Syrian ambassador for now

The United States has no plans for now to expel the Syrian ambassador to Washington after recalling the U.S. ambassador to Damascus, a U.S. official said on Monday. (more…)

U.S. pulls envoy from Syria over safety concerns

The United States has temporarily pulled its ambassador out of Syria as a “result of credible threats against his personal safety,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Monday, accusing Syria of “incitement” against Ambassador Robert Ford. (more…)

Zahle bloc condemns Hezbollah’s network installation in Tarshish

Zahle parliamentary bloc MPs on Monday condemned Hezbollah’s attempt to install a telecommunications network in the upper Metn town of Tarshish, National News Agency reported. (more…)

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Still Face Peril

WADI KHALED, LEBANON — In Lebanon’s northernmost corner, in a valley that juts into Syria on the map, surrounded by the country on three sides like a landlocked peninsula, thousands of Syrian refugees have arrived from Homs Province since uprisings against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime began in March. (more…)

Sharia law surprise for secular-minded Libyans

LIBYA’S INTERIM authorities formally declared liberation yesterday with soaring speeches that praised their revolution’s victory over tyranny, paid tribute to the fallen and offered clues as to what kind of state might emerge from the ashes of Muammar Gadafy’s idiosyncratic rule. (more…)

MP Chehayeb accuses Aoun’s bloc of faking reforms

Progressive Socialist Party MP Akram Chehayeb said on Sunday that Lebanon needs “real reform” and accused MP Michel Aoun’s Change and Reform parliamentary bloc of faking reforms.

“The country needs real reform at a time where many people are faking reforms while they need to change and reform,” National News Agency quoted him as saying, in a reference to the Change and Reform bloc. (more…)