The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated two Venezuela-based supporters of Hizballah, Ghazi Nasr al Din and Fawzi Kan’an, along with two travel agencies owned and controlled by Kan’an. It is extremely troubling to see the Government of Venezuela employing and providing safe harbor to Hizballah facilitators and fundraisers. We will continue to expose […]
On Monday, a preparatory meeting for the launch of the National Christian Forum joined Free Patriotic Movement leader General Michel Aoun, Marada chief and former Minister Sleiman Franjieh, Tashnaq Secretary General Hovig Mekhtarian, and former Kataeb official Karim Pakradouni at Aoun's residence in Rabiyeh. The objective? "The aim was and will remain the compilation of […]
Three people were killed and four others wounded in armed clashes that raged well into the early morning hours Tuesday in east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley between pro- and anti-government supporters. News reports said rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and machine gunfire were used in the fighting that took place in the villages of Taalbaya and Saadnayel. Al […]
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Lebanon on Monday to bolster the troubled country's new president, as rival political leaders still struggle to form a new government. Rice said she made the trip to “express the United States’ support for Lebanese democracy, for Lebanese sovereignty.” We support the democratically elected […]
EU MP's prepared a memorandum urging the European Union to declare Hizballah a “terrorist organization.” European deputies representing parliamentary blocs across the political spectrum have begun to collect signatures on a petition calling for the addition of Hezbollah to the terrorism list as it "constituted a direct terrorist threat to the security of the European […]
John McCain's Interview on NBC's The Today Show (YouTube excerpt) If you’ve had any contact with the media this week, I’m sure you haven't been able to escape comments made about John McCain's interview on NBC's The Today Show. As I’m sure you all can tell by now, I have no plan on voting republican in the next […]
President Sarkozy rewards President Assad for… I’d like to say decent behavior towards Lebanon, but that can't be it. Assad did everything in his power to create havoc in the country, directly and through his allies, yet he receives praises. France invited President Bashar al-Assad to attend its national holiday celebrations next month after a […]
The biggest news story at the beginning of the week involving Iraq is that of Iraqi-Iranian talks over the weekend. BBC reported that Nuri al-Maliki (Iraqi PM) discussed security issues with Iranian President, Ahmadinejad. This included Iraqi desire to stop Iranian backing for Iraqi Shi’a groups and Iran's concern over Iraq's constant chaos. Also on […]
Prime Minister Olmert suggested holding peace talks with Lebanon, now that the negotiations with Damascus are out in the open. The Lebanese government immediately released a statement rejecting the call. There are pending bilateral issues between Lebanon and Israel which are governed by international resolutions which Israel must respect… and which cannot be the object […]
The negotiations over the government seats continues. "Efforts are being made to find a solution to [General Michel] Aoun's insistence on handling a sovereign ministry, the Finance Ministry," the source said. The source also said that Aoun has agreed to a proposal giving him the right to name someone to him as general director of […]
It seems that talk of Blackwater and other mercenary organizations in Iraq has subsided over the past year (while searching the New York Times, the most recent articles I found on the subject were Mike Nizza's “The Lede” blogs from 2007). At least that's what has happened in the US; abroad it's a different story. The […]
“In his weekly column for the PSP-owned Al-Anbaa newspaper, Jumblatt pointed out that the fourth item of the Doha agreement clearly prohibited the use of arms of violence in settling political differences under any circumstances. Abstaining from the use of arms was the only guarantee of national partnership and Lebanese coexistence, he added.” Read more […]
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