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Lieberman: Hizbullah, Syria Not Interested in Conflict with Israel 27 Aug 2013 | 02:59 pm
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday that neither Hizbullah nor the Syrian regime were interested in engaging in war with the Jewish state. "Hizbullah...
Mansour: Lebanon Will Not Remain Silent over Israeli Attack against Hizbullah 27 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
Caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour noted on Tuesday that a war against Syria will have negative repercussions on the entire region, reported the National News Agency. He said: “Lebanon will not...
Report: Sheikh Confesses Prior Knowledge of Tripoli Blasts 27 Aug 2013 | 10:57 am
Sheikh Ahmed al-Gharib, the main suspect in the twin bombings that targeted the northern city of Tripoli, confessed that he is involved in the blasts that killed around 35 people and wounded 900 other...
Charbel Asks for Explosives Detection Equipment amid Call for Municipal Police Help 27 Aug 2013 | 10:20 am
Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel revealed that he asked top officials during a meeting of the Higher Defense Council for explosives detection equipment. In remarks to An Nahar daily publish...
Suleiman, Saniora Fail to Agree on New Government 27 Aug 2013 | 10:02 am
A meeting held over the weekend between President Michel Suleiman and al-Mustaqbal bloc leader MP Fouad Saniora ended with no results on the form of the new government, media reports said Tuesday. Al...
Berri Expresses Concern over Attempts to Divide Muslims 27 Aug 2013 | 10:02 am
Speaker Nabih Berri expressed fear on Tuesday that those who are behind the deadly blasts that rocked the northern city of Tripoli and Beirut's southern suburbs will continue their attempts to embroil...
Army Clashes with Gunmen in Tripoli, Two Wounded 27 Aug 2013 | 09:49 am
Two people were injured in an exchange of gunfire between gunmen and the Lebanese army in the northern city of Tripoli, media reports said on Tuesday. The overnight clashes took place in Mallouleh br...
Geagea Doesn't See 'Same Hand' in Tripoli, Dahieh Blasts: We Can't be with Hizbullah in Same Cabinet 26 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Monday his political camp cannot join a cabinet comprising Hizbullah ministers at present, noting that he does not endorse the “hypothesis” that the Dahieh and...
Al-Mustaqbal Bloc Says Hizbullah's Fighting in Syria Exposed Lebanon to Dangers 26 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
Al-Mustaqbal bloc stated on Monday that Lebanon became exposed to sedition the day Hizbullah got involved in the Syrian war. "Lebanon became exposed to evil and sedition the day Hizbullah overran the...
Al-Rahi Offers Condolences in Dahieh, Urges Political Initiative to Honor Victims of Blasts 26 Aug 2013 | 08:04 pm
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Monday reiterated his call for political parties to close ranks in the wake of the deadly bombings that rocked Tripoli and Dahieh. After offering condolences at ...
