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Uneasy calm after army shoots cleric - NOW LEBANON
However, one university student who lives in the neighborhood, who refused to give his name, said that if Berjawi comes back “people will kill him.” Wahed's death did not, however, lead to a renewal of street fighting between Tripoli's Jabal Mohsen and ...
Israel fears Iran could order Hezbollah hit on Israel - NOW LEBANON
And should another conflict break out between Israel and the Shia group, it would be "much faster" than the 34-day war of 2006, said the official, who asked not to be identified. Any military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would likely spark a ...
Libyan official denies involvement in Lutfallah II case - NOW LEBANON
A Libyan official, who requested anonymity, said that the Libyan authorities were “not involved” in the issue of the Lutfallah II vessel, which was intercepted by the Lebanese security authorities off the coast of the northern city of Batroun and was ...
Turkey blocks Israel from attending NATO summit - NOW LEBANON
"We have not agreed to this," the official, who requested anonymity, told AFP. "We don't think Israel should take part in such a forum," he added of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit set for May 20-21 in Chicago.
Syrian refugees on the rise at the Turkish border - NOW LEBANON
The figure stood at around 9000 just a month and a half ago, the official, who declined to be named, added. The recent influx comes amid growing concerns that Edleb, a mountainous province near the Turkish border, could suffer the same fate as Baba Amr ...
Weapons of mass confusion - NOW LEBANON
Syrian opposition activists who chose to remain anonymous for security reasons told NOW Lebanon that Syria's military is getting ready to use chemical weapons in the flashpoint city of Homs, which has been under siege by government forces for weeks, ...
Syria observer mission to be renewed, diplomat says - NOW LEBANON
"All indications point to the extension of the observer mission in Syria and that the number of monitors will be increased to some 300," the official, who declined to be identified, told AFP. "Many Arab countries have rejected the idea of sending Arab ...
Mysterious sandcastle appears in Lebanon - NOW LEBANON
The resident refused to give his name. “Maybe it's the work of a local Casanova,” said Leila Awada, another resident, with a wink, “perhaps he created a castle for a childhood sweetheart in the vein of Moussa Castle.” Authorities have sealed off the ...
EU seeks alternative supplies in Iran oil embargo talks - NOW LEBANON
A senior EU official, who also asked to remain anonymous, said exploratory contacts were under way "notably with Saudi Arabia to examine whether it could increase production to offset the loss of Iranian crude." While European Union governments have ...
Teen dies in northern Lebanon amid tension over Syria - NOW LEBANON
Mohammad al-Mawla, 14, from the Sunni Muslim village of Sheikh Ayash, died in hospital of injuries sustained when he and another villager were run over by a car driven by a man from a nearby Alawite village, the official, who requested anonymity, ...
Seven dead as Libyan troops clash with Qaddafi loyalists - NOW LEBANON
Libyan troops clashed with loyalists of Moammar Qaddafi's regime on Wednesday, leaving seven dead in a desert oasis that was one of the slain dictator's last bastions, a government official said. The fighting pitted new regime troops, ...
Siniora source says STL issue about commitment, not money - NOW LEBANON
A source close to Future bloc leader MP Fouad Siniora said that the dispute over the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) “is not about its funding, but about reaffirming commitment against crime.” “It is not about raising money, ...
Hariri's absence - NOW LEBANON
No one NOW Lebanon interviewed on the record disputed that, but analysts and officials speaking off the record have suggested money problems and the need to mend his relationship with Saudi officials are the more pressing reasons keeping Hariri out of ...
Inside Damascus, a city on edge - NOW LEBANON
"We're suffering and we know its going to get worse and worse before it ends," said one of Syria's top business executives who, like most people, would only speak off the record. Worried about future - There are almost no tourists in what was once a ...
The gangs of Hezbollah - NOW LEBANON
According to an inhabitant from Rob Tleteen, who refused to give his name because he is politically involved in the area, a fight that started in Adeisseh spread to his village. “It began at a festival Hezbollah held in Adeisseh with a fight between ...
Libya's Moscow embassy takes down Qaddafi flag - NOW LEBANON
The official, who declined to give his name, said he could not say when the embassy may switch to the new red, black and green banner, which was used after independence in 1951. Russia, which has traditionally had close ties to Qaddafi, has not rushed ...
Soldiering on - NOW LEBANON
To protect himself and his family, the officer chose to remain anonymous. Why did you defect, and what do you plan to do next? Officer: I remained in my position in the beginning of the uprising to support it from the inside; I would organize, ...
Gaza youth movement fears for missing activist - NOW LEBANON
They declined to give his name, citing the security of his friends and family. The 25-year-old was a founding member of Gaza Youth Breaks Out, which grabbed attention with its December 2010 manifesto condemning Hamas, Fatah and Israel, and calling for ...
Hariri unlikely to participate in the last parliamentary session, says source - NOW LEBANON
An anonymous source close to the Future Movement said in remarks published on Thursday that the movement's leader former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who is also an MP, is unlikely to participate in the last parliamentary session to discuss the ...
Real opposition to emerge after issuing STL indictment, says source - NOW LEBANON
An anonymous source close to March 14 said in remarks published on Thursday that the real opposition against the newly-formed cabinet will emerge after the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's (STL) indictment is issued. “The current period will be used to ...
Mikati will not respond to criticisms, says source - NOW LEBANON
“Any official passing judgment on Prime Minister Najib Mikati is free [to do so], but the PM will not respond to any [of them],” a source close to Mikati said in remarks published on Tuesday. The source also said that the cabinet is likely to be ...
EU adopts fresh sanctions against Syria, diplomats say - NOW LEBANON
"New sanctions have all been formally adopted," an EU diplomat who asked to remain anonymous told AFP. After already targeting 23 Syrians, including Assad and members of his inner circle, seven extra names -- including three Iranians -- plus four ...
Syrian companies could be next hit by EU sanctions - NOW LEBANON
"There is talk of strengthening sanctions against Syria with new measures, but there is no text as yet on the table," a European diplomat who asked not to be identified told AFP. "There is an informal discussion on new sanctions against Syria," ...