Aoun: Saudi King can resolve Syrian crisis

Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun followed Speaker Nabih Berri’s lead and said on Tuesday that Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz can resolve the crisis in Syria. (more…)

Assad may be coming to Lebanon on Friday, report

According to An Nahar sources Syrian President Bashar Assad may be coming to Lebanon on Friday July 30, the same day Saudi King Abdullah will be arriving in Beirut from Damascus .

A report by Hezbollah’s al Manar TV on Monday said Assad is coming on Aug 3 . (more…)

Lawyer:Saudis not to behead Lebanese psychic

By BASSEM MROUE

A Lebanese TV psychic, who was condemned to death for witchcraft by a Saudi court while visiting the country, will not be beheaded, his lawyer said Wednesday.

May al-Khansa told The Associated Press that the Saudi ambassador in Beirut informed the Lebanese justice minister that the execution of Ali Sibat would not take place. (more…)

Who has the Akbar Zib?

The Saudis rejected Pakistani diplomat Akbar Zib as Ambassador (at large?) on the grounds that his name translates to ‘biggest dick.’

Poll: 35 % of Lebanese have favorable view of Hezbollah

Across predominantly Muslim nations, there is little enthusiasm for the extremist Islamic organizations Hamas and Hezbollah