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Baragwanath Holds Talks with Suleiman
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    President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Judge Sir David Baragwanath held talks on Monday with President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Miqati separately as he is expected to meet with several other senior Lebanese officials. The National News Agency reported that Suleiman discussed with Baragwanath at the Baabda Palace the progress of […]

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Jal el-Dib Residents Resort to organize Sit-in
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  The residents of Jal el-Dib and neighboring areas are expected to stage a sit-in on Tuesday morning on the Beirut-Jounieh highway in protest of the cabinet’s failure to find an alternative solution to traffic after the dismantlement of the metal bridge, Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) reported. [Source]

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Jewish Rabbis in Surprise Visit to Sidon
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  Residents of the southern city of Sidon were surprised on Monday to see two rabbis touring Jewish sites in the city’s old quarter. "For 40 years we have not seen a rabbi in Sidon. And the last Jewish families left after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, fearing reprisals," said one resident on condition […]

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Christian Copts in Egypt Face Evil as They Mourn Death of Pope Shenouda
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By Michael Terheyden, Leaders of the Salafist movement are calling the late Coptic Pope, Shenouda III, the "head of the infidels."  Wagdy Ghoneim actually celebrated his death in a message posted on Facebook. The Salafist cleric said, "We rejoice that he is destroyed…. May God have His revenge on him in the fire of hell – he and all who walk his path." This is true hate speech. As we enter into Holy Week we need to pray for the Coptic Christians. KNOXVILLE, TN (Catholic Online) – According to an article written by Wayne King and published on Compass Direct, as the Coptic community mourns the death of their beloved religious leader, his Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Salafis are hurling hateful insults at him. The title of the article is "Salafist Leaders Celebrate Death of Coptic Pope in Egypt." The writer says that these attacks reflect open contempt for the Copts.

Leaders of the Salafist movement are calling the late Pope the "head of the infidels," among other things. Furthermore, during an official moment of silence in remembrance of Pope Shenaouda in the lower house of Egypt’s parliament, several Salafi members refused to stand in remembrance of him. Some even walked out. The Salafis make up 20 percent of Egypt’s new parliament, so all this hostility does not bode well for the Copts or for freedom in Egypt.

 

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Nun Found Dead in Family’s House in Mansouriyeh
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  Nun Ramza Barakeh was found dead inside her family’s house in the town of Mansouriyeh, state-run National News Agency reported. After examining the body of the 69-year-old victim, a forensic said the death happened on Monday and that the corpse was hidden in the bathroom. According to NNA, Ramza was killed when her mentally ill, 55-year-old […]

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Saida’s Salafist strongman
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      Ahmad al-Assir first caught the attention of political observers when he was among the first in Lebanon to organize demonstrations in support of the Syrian uprising. Since then, the Saida-based Salafist cleric has been criticized for what some perceive as his heavily sectarian rhetoric, directed particularly against Shia Muslims. Read the full […]

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Suleiman Pleased that Cabinet Back on Right Track
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    President Michel Suleiman hailed the government for going back on track after approving plans to resolve the electricity crisis and calling for an audit on the 2006-2010 extra-budgetary spending. “We could say that the cabinet’s productivity is on the right track…amid lack of tension” between its different members, Suleiman told As Safir daily published […]

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Suleiman: Miqati Took Appropriate Position on Electricity Dispute
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      President Michel Suleiman stated that he refuses to take sides in the government dispute over resolving the electricity crisis, reported the daily An Nahar on Wednesday. He told the daily: “I believe that Premier Najib Miqati took the appropriate stand because he found the cost of Energy Minister Jebran Bassil’s proposal to be […]

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