| An-Nahar |
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Who tried to burn Lebanon last Sunday? |
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Initial testimonies say a Shiite from Jbeil area was in charge of
the army post in Mar Mikhael when Sundays incident broke out, An-Nahar reported. The army
post there was static and did not need additional forces when a number of young men and
boys started to burn tyres nearby. Elements manning the post told protestors the army will
remove the tyres and re-open the road. The reply was an attack with sticks and stones on
the soldiers of whom one was wounded. The protestors also tried to disarm one of the
soldiers who resisted despite being surrounded. They also tried to climb to a military
vehicle. Responding, soldiers started shooting in the air to dispel rioters and pull back
to a rear position to protect their weapons. At that point, shooting from the Chiyah
direction started, and traces of bullets began to show on the vehicles, which compelled
the army to shoot back, inflicting a number of civilian casualties. The same testimonies
further pointed out that the building that was pictured as being the source of the bullets
was in Chiyah, from where the protestors came, and not from Ain El- Roumanah. Concluding,
An-Nahar said this puts the probe before a big question: Who tried to burn Lebanon last
Sunday? |
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Siniora asks Relief Council to treat Sunday's victims as martyrs of duty |
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Army commander to Nasrallah: We have started a comprehensive probe |
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Change and Reform Bloc: Citizens' awareness on the 'demarcation line' confirmed
their belief in the 'understanding paper' |
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Moussa: Tribunal is Assad's priority - paper |
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Quoting Arab ministerial sources, Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas said Arab
League Chief Amr Moussa revealed that during his meeting with Bashar Assad he found out
that the Syrian president had a different agenda from that of his Lebanese allies.
Explaining, Moussa said that Assad gave the issue of amending the international tribunal
and its fate absolute priority, while he gave no attention to Lebanon's presidential
vacuum and the formation of government. |
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Moussa is facing a difficult job and his return to Lebanon depends on the outcome
of the investigations covering Sunday's events |
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French Embassy: We did not call French citizens to leave Lebanon |
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Shiite Council: Assault on Dahia was unimaginable; Lebanon's political future
depends on the way the crime is tackled |
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Hezbollah: Army is responsible for revealing the truth as it was in the field
alone with the protesters |
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Wahhab: Army is redline and civil war is forbidden |
As-Safir |
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Suleiman a consensus candidate until the probe is complete ---
otherwise the Arab initiative will fail for good |
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As-Safir asks 7 questions, awaits army's answers? |
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Basic among these questions were: Who gave orders to
the military to climb to the rooftops of some high buildings in Ain El-Roumanah and carry
out sniping on some buildings on the opposite side? And who bears the responsibility for
some militia-style moves that shocked reporters? |
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Nasrallah pleads to Suleiman to preserve army's relations with the resistance: We
hope you won't embarrass us |
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French foreign ministry official: Lebanon is not on the verge of civil war |
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Qassem: We want the probe to reveal the facts to the
people; the understanding between Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement won't be
effected by rumors |
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Jumblat after meeting Lavrov: We can't remain in a state of enmity with Syria |
Al-Mustaqbal |
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Hezbollah absolves itself of Sunday's events, holds army command responsible |
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Siniora asserts security institutions will normalize matters and Khoja warns of
inevitable dangers if Suleiman is not elected |
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Jumblat meets Lavarov, announces Mosocow acceptance to finance tribunal |
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Security Council denounces with the strongest terms the assassination of Wissam
Eid |
Ad-Diyar |
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Suleiman visits Nasrallah, vows to punish violators |
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Nasrallah: Situation vis ery dangerous; next time treating matters the same way
won't do any good |
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Berri, Siniora exchange niceties |
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Berri: I have always worked for the unity of Lebanon |
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Siniora: We shall meet again no matter how different our visions are |
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Geagea: Had the army been late, things could have developed into civil war |
Al-Balad |
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Lebanon in the eye of the storm |
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Moussa might return Sunday. agrees with Berri on arranging a meeting between
Lebanon's political leaders |
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Ahadab: Safadi is not politically mature yet |
Al-Akhbar |
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Washington expedites tribunal, slows presidency |
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Moussa returing on February 3 as Arab intiative awaits probe outcome |
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Sunday's crime draws additional frame for debate over solution package - Ibrahim Al Amine |
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Paris preparing for post Arab initiative phase -
Bassam Tayyara |
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Unfair campaigns against Suleiman in the absence of a serious candidate - Jean Aziz |
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Spread weaponse enough to instigate roaming strife
- Antoine Harb |
