In Rabieh, Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun held the Siniora government responsible for the fighting between the army and Fatah …
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Lebanon's economy minister on Monday asked for money and resources to help Lebanese forces battling members of an Islamic militant group in a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli. "I take this opportunity to ask our friends all over the world -- Arab governments and friendly Western governments -- to help us both logistically and with military equipment," Minister Sami Haddad told CNN.
The militant group Fatah al-Islam, he said, is well-financed and heavily armed, but the army's morale is high, and the government has public opinion on its side. "We can hold out, but the help I'm requesting will be very important in speeding up our eventual victory," he said. Haddad said "it's no secret" that the Lebanese army could be in a better position to do battle, but he insisted Lebanese forces would ultimately win their fight at the Nahr al bared refugee camp.Militants from Fatah al-Islam began shooting at the forces, who returned fire, triggering clashes in the vicinity of the camp. Fighting continued into Monday, and according to Lebanese officials, at least 15 militants and 30 Lebanese soldiers were dead, and dozens more wounded.
President Bush on Monday expressed support for Lebanon's democratically-elected government and its efforts to shut out the militant group. "Extremists that are trying to topple that young democracy need to be reined in. Certainly we abhor the violence where innocents die. And it's a sad state of affairs when you've got this young democracy in Lebanon being pressured by outside forces," Bush told Reuters in an interview aboard Air Force One.
Bush, who has previously criticized Syria's influence in Lebanon, stopped short of saying they were involved in the current violence.I don't know about this particular incident. I'll be guarded on making accusations until I get better information, but I will tell you there's no doubt that Syria was deeply involved in Lebanon. There's no question they're still involved in Lebanon," he told Reuters.Syria denies instigating the violence in Lebanon.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A bomb rocked a parking lot in the mainly Sunni Muslim district of Verdun in Lebanon's capital on Monday wounding at least seven people, security sources and witnesses said. The explosion set cars ablaze and broke the windows of some buildings, they said. An army source said the bomb was placed either underneath or near a car.
A car which had been flipped onto its roof was ablaze as rescue workers raced to the scene near the Russian Cultural Centre.Glass and debris from surrounding buildings lay scattered across the street, which has several restaurants and clothing boutiques.
On Sunday, a woman was killed when an explosive device planted under a parked car detonated by a popular shopping mall in the mainly Christian east of the capital. At least 10 people were wounded by flying glass.The blast came as Lebanese troops battled Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon for the second day on Monday. So far, 79 people have been killed in Lebanon's bloodiest internal fighting since its 1975-90 civil war. Please click read more to view more photos, they are being added constantly/
الخازن: بعدها استقبل البطريرك صفير النائب الدكتور فريد الياس الخازن الذي قال: انا سعيد للقاء غبطة البطريرك وتداولنا معه في امور الساعة وهي امور كثيرة اكانت داخلية او اقليمية بسبب الترابط والتلازم بين ما يحصل في الداخل وما يحصل في الخارج على المستويين الاقليمي والدولي.
اضاف: منذ عدة شهور كان البحث في لبنان والازمة مرتكزة على مسألتين المحكمة ذات الطابع الدولي والحكومة طبعا كنا نفضّل ان يكون مسار المحكمة يأخذ طريقا غير المسار الذي يأخذه الآن في اتجاه اقرارها في مجلس الامن، لكن هذا المسار هو ايضا يخص في محل ما مجلس الامن والمحكمة تتجه في هذا الاتجاه. لكن يبقى الموضوع الآخر والذي هو الموضوع الاساسي بالنسبة الى اللبنانيين وبالنسبة الى الازمة التي دخلت اليوم شهرها الخامس او السادس وهو موضوع الحكومة.
ورأى الخازن انه وبعد ان اخذت المحكمة مسارها، قفزنا سريعا في اتجاه الكلام حول موضوع الاستحقاق الرئاسي لما له من اهمية لكن بين الاثنين هناك خمسة او ستة اشهر وفي خلال هذه المرحلة وهي طويلة جدا بالمقياس اللبناني، هناك حاجة ملحة جدا بالنسبة الى موضوع الحكومة للخروج من الازمة الراهنة، ولتشكيل حكومة وحدة وطنية تستطيع القيام بالمهام المطلوبة منها من الآن وحتى الاستحقاق الرئاسي في حال حصل الاستحقاق الرئاسي، وهذا ما نتمناه، وهكذا يجب ان يكون، تكون هذه الحكومة مهّدت لهذا الامر وفتحت الطريق لمرحلة ما بعد الرئاسة، واذا لا سمح الله حصلت اي ازمة تستطيع الحكومة ان تتحمل مسؤوليتها وتحمي البلد، لكن الاعتقاد الموجود عند البعض بأن هذه الازمة ستستمر من الآن وحتى الانتخابات الرئاسية، وهذه مسألة طبيعية، وننتقل من وقت ضائع الى وقت ضائع آخر، برأيي هذا الامر يعرّض البلد لمخاطر كبيرة، ومن هنا ارى ان الحاجة والاولوية اليوم لتشكيل حكومة، ولا شيء مستحيلا لتشكيلها، بل بالعكس.
Khazen History


Historical Feature:
Churches and Monasteries of the Khazen family

St. Anthony of Padua Church in Ballouneh
Mar Abda Church in Bakaatit Kanaan
Saint Michael Church in Bkaatouta
Saint Therese Church in Qolayaat
Saint Simeon Stylites (مار سمعان العامودي) Church In Ajaltoun
Virgin Mary Church (سيدة المعونات) in Sheilé
Assumption of Mary Church in Ballouneh
1 - The sword of the Maronite Prince
2 - LES KHAZEN CONSULS DE FRANCE
3 - LES MARONITES & LES KHAZEN
4 - LES MAAN & LES KHAZEN
5 - ORIGINE DE LA FAMILLE
Population Movements to Keserwan - The Khazens and The Maans
ما جاء عن الثورة في المقاطعة الكسروانية
ثورة أهالي كسروان على المشايخ الخوازنة وأسبابها
Origins of the "Prince of Maronite" Title
Growing diversity: the Khazin sheiks and the clergy in the first decades of the 18th century
Historical Members:
Barbar Beik El Khazen [English]
Patriach Toubia Kaiss El Khazen(Biography & Life Part1 Part2) (Arabic)
Patriach Youssef Dargham El Khazen (Cont'd)
Cheikh Bishara Jafal El Khazen
Patriarch Youssef Raji El Khazen
The Martyrs Cheikh Philippe & Cheikh Farid El Khazen
Cheikh Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Hossun El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou-Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Francis Abee Nader & his son Yousef
Cheikh Abou-Kanso El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou Nader El Khazen
Cheikh Chafic El Khazen
Cheikh Keserwan El Khazen
Cheikh Serhal El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Rafiq El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Hanna El Khazen
Cheikha Arzi El Khazen
Marie El Khazen