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US calls on Hezbollah to leave Syrian conflict
30/05/2013 - SYRIA

US calls on Hezbollah to leave Syrian conflict

The United States demanded Wednesday that Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah cease fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces and leave Syria, calling their presence in the conflict a "dangerous escalation".
Syria: is a war of words turning into an arms race?
29/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Syria: is a war of words turning into an arms race?

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Weds. 29/05/13: International papers focus on a war of words over selling arms to Syria. The Guardian say Russia, Britain and France aren’t paving the way to a ceasefire like they say they are. Also, L’Orient le Jour says Hezbollah leader Nasrallah is playing with fire by intervening in the Syrian conflict. Asharq al-Awsat says he has ignited a sectarian fire in the region.
Fouad Siniora, former Lebanese Prime Minister
28/05/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Fouad Siniora, former Lebanese Prime Minister

Hezbollah fighters have joined Bashar al-Assad’s troops in the battle for the key Syrian town of Qusair. Even if Hezbollah’s support for the Syrian regime was no secret, its growing involvement in the conflict is now out in the open, and it has fuelled tensions between communities in Lebanon.
Syrian rebel chief warns Hezbollah over aiding Assad
28/05/2013 - SYRIA

Syrian rebel chief warns Hezbollah over aiding Assad

Rebel leader Salim Idriss of the Free Syrian Army gave Lebanon's Hezbollah militants a 24-hour deadline to stop interfering in Syria's civil conflict by fighting alongside Syrian government forces, threatening to hunt Hezbollah down "even in hell".
Crossing into Syria with Lebanese pro-Assad militia
28/05/2013 - FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE

Crossing into Syria with Lebanese pro-Assad militia

With the Syrian civil war now spreading to neighbouring Lebanon, FRANCE 24 journalists crossed the border into Syria with Hezbollah-allied Lebanese militias fighting to defend Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Naming and shaming on the internet in China after Egypt graffiti
28/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Naming and shaming on the internet in China after Egypt graffiti

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues. 28/05/13: International papers explore divisions within the EU over lifting an arms embargo on Syria, Iran’s role in a potential diplomatic solution, Germany’s most expensive construction site, cow theft in India and vandalism in Egypt that leads to naming and shaming in China.
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Russia slams EU move to lift arms ban on Syrian rebels
29/05/2013 - SYRIA - EU

Russia slams EU move to lift arms ban on Syrian rebels

The EU has voted to end an arms embargo on the Syrian opposition but had no immediate plans to ship weapons amid continuing efforts to negotiate a solution to the crisis. Russia criticised the EU move, saying it undermined diplomatic efforts.
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Three Lebanese soldiers killed near Syrian border
28/05/2013 - LEBANON

Three Lebanese soldiers killed near Syrian border

Gunmen opened fire on a military checkpoint in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley on Tuesday, killing three soldiers before fleeing across the border into neighbouring Syria, according to a Lebanese military source.
Syria: Hezbollah's gamble (part 2)
27/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Syria: Hezbollah's gamble (part 2)

Hezbollah's leader calls it a "new phase" for the Lebanese Shiite movement, but will Hassan Nasrallah make good on his promise of victory for his fighters in Syria? As Hezbollah moves to tip the scales in Lebanon, so do France and the UK as they push their EU partners to lift the embargo on arming the rebels.
Syria: Hezbollah's gamble
27/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Syria: Hezbollah's gamble

Hezbollah's leader calls it a "new phase" for the Lebanese Shiite movement, but will Hassan Nasrallah make good on his promise of victory for his fighters in Syria? As Hezbollah moves to tip the scales in Lebanon, so do France and the UK as they push their EU partners to lift the embargo on arming the rebels.
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