Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by Administrator on the October 31st, 2007
By Dalia Nehme
Youth and Sports Minister Ahmed Fatfat supports an armed resistance that defends Lebanon against Israeli threats, but rejects an armed Hizbullah that he perceives as an Iranian force using Lebanon as an arena in a confrontation with the United States. (more…)
Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by Administrator on the October 31st, 2007
Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri disclosed Tuesday that he had evidence of Syrian assassination plots against himself and Prime Minister Fouad Saniora. (more…)
Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by Administrator on the October 29th, 2007
Britain has officially informed Lebanon that it had sent a strong-worded message to Syria urging it to play a ‘positive role’ in Lebanon as well as in Palestine and Iraq.
The daily An Nahar on Monday said the letter was conveyed after it was certain that Damascus not only did not carry out its role in any of the crises gripping the three countries, but also did not help facilitate the arrival of a compromise president by means of convincing “local allies” to soften their stances in order to facilitate the election process. (more…)
Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by Administrator on the October 29th, 2007
An impending meeting between anti-Syrian Druze MP Walid Jumblat and Christian opposition leader Gen. Michel Aoun has been put off, Jumblat announced. (more…)
Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by Administrator on the October 28th, 2007
Free Patriotic Movement leader Gen. Michel Aoun launched once again a vehement attack against Prime Minister Fouad Saniora’s government, accusing it of “usurping power.” (more…)
Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by Administrator on the October 26th, 2007
As army Commander Gen. Michel Sleiman outlined that he would not ask for a seat in the power system, Egypt stressed that electing a head of state is strictly a Lebanese issue and non-Christian opposition-majority leaders said naming a consensus presidential candidate is in Bkirki’s hands. (more…)
Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by Administrator on the October 26th, 2007
The National Bloc party meeting under chairman Carlos Edde on Thursday criticized a declaration by Hizbullah claiming that its resistance is the Lebanese people’s “destiny.” (more…)
Posted in NEWS & ANALYSIS by Administrator on the October 26th, 2007
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Lebanese factions against rearming and conducting military training, and cautioned against a constitutional void that could lead to two rival governments. (more…)