As many as 126 reported killed as Syrian attacks escalate

cnn 09-FEB-12

Russia 'wants Arab role in Syria'

bbc 07-FEB-12

Mikati: Lebanon will miss Nassib Lahoud

nowlebanon 02-FEB-12

Lebanon special court to try Hariri accused in absence

expatica 01-FEB-12

Italy assumes command of UNIFIL

xinhuanet_en 28-JAN-12

Arab League monitors to report on Syria, negotiate mission extension

cnn 20-JAN-12

How U.S. can help stop bloodshed in Syria

cnn 18-JAN-12

Disarm Hezbollah, UN chief tells Lebanon

TheFrontierPost 14-JAN-12

UK diplomat to serve as UN special coordinator for Lebanon: media

xinhuanet_en 13-JAN-12

Mansour: Solution in Syria Internal Not Through Foreign Interference That Complicates Situation

Sana 02-JAN-12

Syria TV: Bombs hit gov. buildings

cnn 23-DEC-11

Last convoy of US soldiers leave Iraq

RTERadio 18-DEC-11

Seeking stability, Lebanese banks fund Hariri court

jpost 15-DEC-11

Syrian army and defectors 'battling in south'

aljazeera 11-DEC-11

U.S. Defense Secretary urges Israel to get back to the table

cnn 03-DEC-11

Egypt's Islam-based votes worry some

euronews 01-DEC-11

UN's Hariri tribunal confirms Lebanese payment

expatica 01-DEC-11

Turkey considers buffer zone on Syria border

telegraph 29-NOV-11

Baath party official in Lebanon says STL “illegitimate”

nowlebanon 25-NOV-11

Dozens of deaths reported in Syria crackdown

aljazeera 23-NOV-11

Faftat: Cabinet will not fund STL

nowlebanon 21-NOV-11

King's College London to establish dedicated Russia Institute in 2013

guardian 20-NOV-11

France and Turkey in Syria talks

bbc 17-NOV-11

Lebanon's Hariri stages comeback on Twitter

kuwaittimes 14-NOV-11

Russia to return full crew to space station after crash (Reuters)

news 13-NOV-11

Hezbollah chief blasts US over Iran, UNESCO

maannews 12-NOV-11

HRW calls for Syrian suspension

bbc 11-NOV-11

Hariri court mulls trial without defendants

aljazeera 11-NOV-11

Lebanese politicians, celebrities mobilized for inclusion of Jeita Grotto as Wonder of Nature

xinhuanet_en 30-OCT-11

Video: Syria's crackdown sends U.S. ambassador home

CBSnews 25-OCT-11

Troops prepare for Lebanon mission

belfasttelegraph 25-OCT-11

U.S. pulls its envoy from Syria after threats

montrealgazette 24-OCT-11

Haber: Non-state weapons weaken confidence in economy

nowlebanon 23-OCT-11

Abu Faour against Syrian “violations” of Lebanese sovereignty

nowlebanon 21-OCT-11

Lebanese PM informs Clinton of Lebanon's commitment to int'l resolutions

xinhuanet_en 27-SEP-11

An Ill Country Juggling Two Bombs

daralhayat 05-SEP-11

Lebanon jails ex-general for leaking info to Israel

yediotaharonot 04-SEP-11

West pushes for Syria sanctions

bbc 24-AUG-11

Hariri suspect says Lebanon can't arrest him: report

montrealgazette 21-AUG-11

Syrian forces 'target Homs residents'

euronews 20-AUG-11

Hariri slams Hezbollah, cabinet over TIME interview

nowlebanon 20-AUG-11

Activists call new Syria protests

bbc 19-AUG-11

Israeli airstrike targets Gaza after multiple attacks

cnn 19-AUG-11

Hariri tribunal broadens probe to 3 other attacks (AP)

news 19-AUG-11

World Briefing | Middle East: Israeli Air Strike Hits Gaza After Rocket Fire

IHT 17-AUG-11

UN tribunal releases Hariri indictment

aljazeera 17-AUG-11

No surprise, no arrests in Lebanon for Rafik Hariri's murder

CBC 15-AUG-11

Syrian forces attack towns near Turkish border

RTERadio 10-AUG-11

PMO denies Harper locked himself in bathroom

CBC 10-AUG-11

President al-Assad Discusses with Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Cooperation, Situation in Lebanon

Sana 26-JUL-11

Hezbollah: Lebanon won’t let Israel steal gas, oil

yediotaharonot 14-JUL-11

Syrian president has lost 'legitimacy'

RTERadio 12-JUL-11

Ex-Lebanese PM urges Hezbollah to turn in members

yediotaharonot 12-JUL-11

Lebanon warns Israel against sea border move

nowlebanon 11-JUL-11

Israel draws sea boundary different from Lebanon's (AP)

news 10-JUL-11

US summons Syrian ambassador over 'protest filming'

phantis 09-JUL-11

[-said]: Lebanon today lost Nassib Lahoud, the great patriotic man who played an influential role in the political life,

nowlebanon 02-FEB-12

[saying:]: We have all the documents that tell us they are thieves.

nowlebanon 29-JAN-12

[-said]: We promise all the Lebanese and the family of martyr [Wissam] Eid to continue pursuing the perpetrators of this heinous crime and all the other terrorist crimes that targeted the pillars of freedom and independence; we promise to uncover the truth,

dailystar 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Talk about Al-Qaeda in Lebanon is not new,

dailystar 06-JAN-12

[said:]: Hezbollah is an expert in assassinations, particularly since four of its leaders are accused of assassinating martyr [former] Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

dailystar 06-DEC-11

[ adding that]: are useless,

nowlebanon 04-DEC-11

[-said]: We salute those who took part in the event… and we especially thank the people of Tripoli, Akkar, Donniyeh, Minieh and North Lebanon,

nowlebanon 27-NOV-11

[-said]: I would have asked my government to vote for sanctions, or else I would have resigned,

nowlebanon 27-NOV-11

[-added]: I pay tribute to all Arab youth, especially to the people of Syria whom I congratulate on the UN resolution voted today by a majority of 122 [member-states],

nowlebanon 22-NOV-11

[-said]: It is an occasion to remember all the martyrs of our first and second independence,

nowlebanon 22-NOV-11

[-said]: I take the opportunity to invite all to celebrate Independence Sunday in [North Lebanon’s] Tripoli. This is my personal invitation for you to be there,

nowlebanon 22-NOV-11

[said:]: The dreams of Pierre Amine Gemayel are renewed in us every day.

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[-said]: The Special Tribunal for Lebanon continues its work to hold the killers accountable, achieve justice and end the era of organized political crime, at a time when the people of the region are on their way to end the era of killing, tyranny and terrorism,

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[said:]: No I don't think so and if they do they will be committing suicide.

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[-said]: The STL will continue its work to end the period of organized political crime,

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[said:]: I see a better future for Lebanon and the region and I think Lebanon will benefit the most. No more interference.

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[said:]: Look we all know what [Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan ] Nasrallah said so playing smart with smart people is not good enough, put the cash in the bank.

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[said:]: I don't think a war will break out they just try to scare everyone to protect the Syrian regime.

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[replied:]: Because this government does not represent the will of the people. It was appointed by Assad and Co to side with them on everything.

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[replied:]: With this [Lebanese] govt they will help Bashar.

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[said:]: Time will tell Walid was and still is a leader, and we differed in politics we can meet again too.

nowlebanon 20-NOV-11

[-said]: I am standing with them politically and peacefully, unlike other political parties who deploy with the shabiha,

france24 14-NOV-11

[replied:]: i will keep it believe me and i promise.

france24 13-NOV-11

[-wrote]: There will [be] consequences on people and i hope not on lebanon,

time 11-NOV-11

[-responded]: Ask anything you want,

time 10-NOV-11

[-wrote]: There will (be) consequences on people and i hope not on lebanon,

time 10-NOV-11

[-said]: No voting for berri anymore if we win the election that is a promise,

time 10-NOV-11

[-added]: Bulgaria is open to the Arab world, and this visit is an opportunity to explain to the Bulgarian prime minister the course of the peace process in the Middle East and the intransigent Israeli position,

bignewsnetwork 03-NOV-11

[-said]: What is going on in Syria in terms of suppression is absolutely not acceptable,

dailystar 27-OCT-11

[-said]: No one should think they are above the tribunal or justice,

nowlebanon 27-OCT-11

[-told]: The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is an issue that concerns all the Lebanese and not only one political group or one religious sect,

dailystar 27-OCT-11

[-told]: Mikati stabbed us in the back,

nowlebanon 26-OCT-11

[-said]: The president, along with all the involved officials, are responsible for addressing this issue and putting an end to blackmail being carried out by some,

dailystar 21-OCT-11

[-said]: On our part, and from our political standing, we will not tolerate any injustice to be carried out against this group of officers,

dailystar 21-OCT-11

[-said]: a lesson for despotic systems that have taken to tyranny to control their people,

france24 20-OCT-11

[-also asked]: The cabinet has two faces and two tongues. One that presents sweet speech to the international community to justify Lebanon for not implementing its commitments toward the STL, and another that runs it and controls decisions which obstruct the tribunal.

nowlebanon 20-AUG-11

[ said]: (It is) as if you are seeking to redirect the accusations made against the four members of Hezbollah toward the entire Shiite sect,

xinhuanet_en 18-AUG-11

[-said]: Anything that threatens the Shiite sect threatens all Lebanese. We are all in the same boat and we will continue to live in one nation,

xinhuanet_en 18-AUG-11

[-said]: What is required of Hezbollah's leadership is simply to announce their disengagement with the accused,

ibtimes 18-AUG-11

[-added]: International justice has decided today to reveal a significant part of the evidence linked to the terrorist murder,

nowlebanon 17-AUG-11

[-added that]: politicized.

nowlebanon 16-AUG-11

[-said]: The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s position regarding the STL is the same as Hezbollah’s, and is part of their policy to [obstruct] justice from being served,

nowlebanon 16-AUG-11

[ said]: We confirm our support for the Taif Accord and the constitution

nowlebanon 07-JUL-11

[-said]: The end of the era of killings has begun…[and the martyrs’] blood will not go to waste,

nowlebanon 30-JUN-11

[-said]: Together we witness a historical moment in Lebanon’s political, judicial, security and ethical life,

nowlebanon 30-JUN-11

[-added]: We have struggled together for this historical moment…I feel my heartbeats embracing the hearts of all the Lebanese who defended the cause of justice and refused to compromise on the blood of the martyrs,

nowlebanon 30-JUN-11

[-told]: The Lebanese authorities informed us of this information,

nowlebanon 19-JUN-11

[ ordered]: >Rafik Hariri says the Syrian regime ordered his assassination. In an interview with a German radio station, Detlev Mehlis said Syrian President Bashar Assad

ynetnews 17-JUN-11

[ saying that]: severed at the moment,

lebanonews 08-APR-11

[-added]: Hezbollah's leadership acts as if they are the spiritual and intellectual fathers of the Arab popular movements,

peopledaily 23-MAR-11

[-said]: This is an invitation from the leadership of Hezbollah for Lebanon to be a partner in many Arab divisions,

peopledaily 23-MAR-11

[-said]: They did the impossible to resign. They sat in Rabieh [Aoun’s residence] and announced their resignation. But where is the government today, two months and five days after their resignation? Why was the rush? This is why I think that the other side saw it had a chance to politically eliminate the March 14 groups and used all its tools to take advantage of this opportunity. But now, they don’t know what they should do,

dailystar 18-MAR-11

[-told]: The other side does not want reconciliation or forgiveness,

dailystar 18-MAR-11

[ said]: We are calling for a government with one army, strong, which stands on its own feet in front of the Israeli enemy,

trendnews 14-MAR-11

[-also said that]: our right to defend this cause is legitimate and will not be subject to intimidation.

asharq 10-MAR-11

[saying:]: We will stage a demonstration on Sunday and we will say that no (Hezbollah) weapons or threats will frighten us,

earthtimes 10-MAR-11

[-told]: Our campaign doesn't target the Shiite community, its role or standing,

peopledaily 09-MAR-11

[declared that:]: there shall be no turning back with regard to weapons and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, because the country will not witness any revival as long as one party is armed.

nowlebanon 04-MAR-11

[-also said]: At any time when I am prime minister again, I will hold fast to the state alone. The state is what fights Israel. This is my basic conviction, even if I bargained with the other side to protect the country.

nowlebanon 04-MAR-11

[-declared that]: now that it turned its weapons towards the Lebanese.

nowlebanon 04-MAR-11

[-also said that]: We will [go] to March 14’s rally to [show] our commitment to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), and to say no to the arms directed toward [us]. We have tried the policy of extending our hand [to the other party] but we have been met with bad intentions.

nowlebanon 28-FEB-11

[-said]: reopened the doors again for the escalation [of the situation] between the Sunni and Shia [sects].

nowlebanon 22-FEB-11

[-said]: There should be a national partnership between all the Lebanese on all matters,

nowlebanon 18-FEB-11

[-said]: Our concern and priority is that there are no arms [used by any party] to harm civil peace and democracy,

nowlebanon 17-FEB-11

[-said]: Our mistake may have been that we extended our hand truthfully every time,

tehrantimes 16-FEB-11

[-told]: [These figures] side with Israel at one time and with Iran and Syria at another,

nowlebanon 15-FEB-11

[-told]: (March 14) is now in the opposition based on three principles, commitment to the constitution, Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and protecting the Lebanese from the use of (non-state) weapons,

peopledaily 15-FEB-11

Franjieh [-told]: When I was interior minister I came under the most violent campaigns. I was being accused of Hariri's killing,

dailystar 02-JAN-12

Mikati [-announce]: positively cooperate with the tribunal…and carry out the arrest warrants against the four suspects [in the Rafik Hariri murder].

nowlebanon 01-DEC-11

Alloush [-said]: If I was asked directly, I would say that this party had the capability to assassinate Rafik Hariri, but proving this fact is the responsibility of the international tribunal and this court is one of Hezbollah's main concerns today,

dailystar 23-SEP-11

Allouch [-added]: The historical facts prove that the party fiercely opposed Hariri’s policies [in government],

nowlebanon 23-SEP-11

Makari [said:]: I know who killed Hariri, but I will not say who.

nowlebanon 19-SEP-11

Khalil [said:]: We have radical disagreements with Hariri, but [we are] not boycotting him. We extended our hand to him.

nowlebanon 17-SEP-11

Jumblatt [-also said that]: [certain] Lebanese believe in the tribunal and have hopes that it would reveal the truth behind the Hariri assassination.

nowlebanon 10-SEP-11

Saad Hariri [-said]: [Saad] Hariri is a fertile ground for [foreign] countries to target the Resistance.

nowlebanon 18-AUG-11

Chamoun [-said]: The ball is now in Hezbollah’s court after the four men indicted by the STL [for ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination] turned out to be members of [the Shia group],

nowlebanon 18-AUG-11

Abu Faour [-told]: Jumblatt was and is still one of the fierce supporters of identifying [Hariri’s] killers and uncovering the truth,

nowlebanon 09-JUL-11

Mikati [-said]: I am following my conscience, my ethics, my loyalty to slain Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri,

marada 08-JUL-11

Mikati [-said]: I am following my conscience, my ethics, my loyalty to (late) prime minister Rafiq Hariri,

news 07-JUL-11

Mikati [-said]: I am following my conscience, my ethics, my loyalty to [late] prime minister Rafiq Hariri,

aljazeera 07-JUL-11

Mikati [-said]: I am following my conscience, my ethics, my loyalty to [late] prime minister Rafik Hariri,

nowlebanon 07-JUL-11

Nasrallah [-said]: The greatest injustice against former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri was to say that Israel would never assassinate Hariri,

tehrantimes 07-JUL-11

Nasrallah [said that:]: it is the biggest injustice against former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to say that Israel could not have killed him.

nowlebanon 05-JUL-11

Hamadeh [-said]: Former PM Rafik Hariri was not assassinated ‘in principle’ but with two tons of explosives,

nowlebanon 05-JUL-11

Jumblatt [-also said that]: Today, we [recall] Hariri’s statement because it applies to our current situation.

nowlebanon 01-JUL-11

Majdalani [-told]: the [Special Tribunal for Lebanon] indictment is an accomplishment and a gift to our martyrs, especially [former Prime Minister] Rafik Hariri.

nowlebanon 30-JUN-11

Jumblat [said:]: The fact that he returned with renewed drive in his campaign against the party's weapons indicates that March 8 camp claims that the Kingdom is upset with Hariri are inaccurate.

lebanonews 08-APR-11

Saad Hariri [-told]: Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and I preserved the resistance,

lebanonews 04-APR-11

Nasrallah [-said]: If you hit Rafik al-Hariri international airport in Beirut, we will hit Ben-Gurion airport in Tel Aviv,

EgyptianGazette 15-MAR-11

Aoun [-said]: killed [former PM Rafik] Hariri a thousand times and he is no longer Lebanon’s martyr, but only a family’s lost one to the extent that they find his name [useful],

nowlebanon 13-MAR-11

Hariri [-said]: When we will convene together Sunday, we do so to say no to [the threat of] arms no to treachery, no to betrayal so that the blood of martyr Rafik Hariri will triumph over the assassins and criminals,

dailystar 07-MAR-11

Baroud [-said]: I have some documents that prove the contrary [to Hariri’s letter],

dailystar 04-MAR-11

Aridi [-said]: What aroused suspicion at a certain time was the request by many parties with regards the work of institutions under the supervision of the ministry, among them Rafik Hariri International Airport. I rejected these requests,

dailystar 04-MAR-11

Bahia Hariri [-said]: Rafik Hariri for Education,

dailystar 28-FEB-11

Hariri [-said]: Whoever killed Rafik Hariri in 2005 doesn't want Saad Hariri to be in power,

lebanonews 25-FEB-11

Sfeir [-added]: We must know who killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and the other martyrs,

nowlebanon 20-FEB-11

Nasrallah [-said]: If you want to continue supporting the court, then you are free to do so. And if the indictment or trials in absentia is the truth, then act accordingly, and we will act based on what we deem appropriate with regard to manipulation [of the Hariri investigation], which will not lead to the truth,

dailystar 17-FEB-11

Harb [-told]: [These negotiations] are [based] on the principles [announced] during the speeches made February 14 [during the 6th commemoration of former PM Rafik Hariri’s death]…which means that we have not [totally and] finally rejected discussing matters with [Mikati],

nowlebanon 16-FEB-11

Aoun [-reported]: I would like to remind those who [act to forget] the memory of February 14, [2005], that this date has become the day of the martyr Rafik Hariri.

nowlebanon 15-FEB-11

Karami [ said]: The statement calls for upholding ties with the tribunal, overlooks the issue of false witnesses, and attacks the resistance’s weapons, which have all led to the collapse of the Hariri Cabinet and the nomination of Mikati,

dailystar 13-FEB-11