Tuesday, April 03, 2007

 BEIRUT: Former President Amin Gemayel said on Monday that it was becoming increasingly likely that an international tribunal to try suspects into the murder of former Premier Rafik Hariri would be formed under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which would allow the tribunal to go forward even without the endorsement of the Lebanese government.

"Syria's vows that it will not cooperate with the international tribunal mean that it is more than likely that it will be formed under Chapter 7, because otherwise suspects in the Hariri murder cannot be extradited," Gemayel said.

Monday, April 02, 2007

Monday,April 02,2007

Free Patriotic Movement Leader Michael Aoun has said the forthcoming Presidential elections in Lebanon will not be held according to the constitutional schedule.
Aoun made the remark in an interview screened Saturday evening by the NBN television network, an outlet advocating the Hizbullah-led opposition.

Saturday, March 31, 2007

  BEIRUT: Hizbollah's number two said on Friday that the resistance group welcomes the presence of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) "as long as it abides by its missions and does not overstep its jurisdiction." In an interview with Sawt Ash-Shaab radio station, Sheikh Naim Quassem said that the presence of UNIFIL troops in South Lebanon "is welcome - provided that the peacekeeping force supports the Lebanese Army in preventing any armed presence and preventing Israel from attacking the South."

"Hizbullah does not have any problem with UNIFIL... [and] the relation remains positive," Qassem said.