This government has time and again proved that they are not worthy of our support. That is why we are talking about withdrawing support at this stage. We have supported it for the past four years. But the government has
Beirut, Lebanon - Many are questioning the extraordinary incident, which sent French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud OLmert , and Israeli President Shimon Peres,
Beirut - The focus today will again be the formation of the cabinet by Prime Minister - Designate Fouad Siniora and the distribution of the sovereign ministries. There were some positive signals early yesterday about a possible breakthrough, but unfortunately
The European Commission (EC) reiterated its commitment to the prevention of torture in Lebanon at a news conference Wednesday. "We regret that there are still reports of torture taking place in Lebanon even though Lebanon is a signatory of the
The Israeli government will vote on Sunday on a possible prisoner exchange with Hizbullah, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday. "I decided to bring the issue for the government's approval when it meets on Sunday," Olmert said in
Lebanon has risen dramatically in the Foreign Policy and Fund for Peace index of failed states, and is now ranked the 18th most unstable country in the world. In only a year, Lebanon rose from a ranking of 28 on
Resigned Minister Mohammad Fneish said Wednesday the issue of Hizbullah's arms is not related to talks about Israel withdrawing from the occupied Shebaa Farms. "In spite of our welcoming of any form of liberation of the Shebaa Farms, we cling
Weak states already close to collapse at the end of 2006 moved closer to the brink last year, even before the latest explosion of food and fuel prices that are certain to feed instability in vulnerable countries, according to the
Pakistani Taliban militants killed 22 pro-government tribal elders who were abducted during battles for control of a strategic town near the Afghan border, an official said Wednesday. The incident happened near the town of Jandola, adjoining the South Waziristan tribal
The UN security supremo has resigned over apparent lapses that may have led to a deadly suicide bombing of UN offices in Algiers last December. The resignation of Sir David Veness, a Briton, was announced on Tuesday as a UN
A new poll on the official use of torture shows that people worldwide oppose it, but more than one-third also say an exception should be made if it can extract information from "terrorists" to "save innocent lives." While 35 percent
US-led air strikes killed 22 Taliban militants who attacked two towns in Afghanistan with rockets on Wednesday, while two more international soldiers died in explosions, officials said. Eastern and southern Afghanistan have seen a spike in violence along the troubled
The US military announced on Wednesday the deaths of three more soldiers in a bomb attack in northern Iraq, as Baghdad said the four Americans killed in a deadly blast in the capital were not the target. The announcement came
Iran on Wednesday condemned as a "disgrace" the decision by Britain to lift a ban on the main Iranian rebel group, the People's Mojehedin Organization of Iran (PMOI). "The British government's action regarding the group of monafeghin is a disgrace
Iraqis seem divided on who they would like to see as the next US president, but few believe that either will end the occupation. "The US administration has committed a big mistake in Iraq," said Adil Ibrahim, a physician in
Six months after the peacekeeping force in Darfur transferred to UN leadership, no new battalion has deployed and enormous expectations among victims of the conflict are beginning to fade. Supposed to number 26,000, barely a third of what is supposed
A French court on Tuesday ruled against the extradition of Comoros rebel leader Mohamed Bacar, who fled to France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion in March. The appeal court followed a recommendation by the French refugee office, which last month
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will visit Libya on Friday to seek the implementation of a deal aimed at stopping thousands of illegal immigrants from reaching his country's shores, his government said. The trip will be Berlusconi's first diplomatic outing
Yemeni security forces captured a suspected Al-Qaeda operative on Wednesday in the Hadramut region, the Interior Ministry said. Haitham bin Saed was identified as a member of Al-Qaeda and arrested with four bodyguards in Al-Wadi district, the ministry said on
A cargo ship seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia in late May has been released, with its Russian and Filipino crew members all safe and well, the ship's operators said Wednesday. "Reider Shipping and Scan-Trans are pleased to
