Lebanese army restores calm in Tripoli, arrests wanted gunman

TRIPOLI: The Lebanese Army shot and wounded a wanted suspect during a shootout in Tripoli’s Bab al-Tebbaneh neighborhood on Sunday, a security source told The Daily Star.
The source added that the gunman, Mohammad Ahmad al-Arour, had been wanted for opening fire on troops Saturday and was now in their custody.
The source added that the situation [...]

Jumblatt says surrender of Hizbullah’s weapons to army is ‘inevitable’

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Jumblatt says surrender of Hizbullah’s weapons to army is ‘inevitable’

Psp leader argues state of ‘open war’ already exists in Lebanon

By Maher Zeineddine and Nafez Qawas
Daily Star correspondent

 

BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader MP Walid Jumblatt said on Monday that reaching a comprehensive national defense strategy where arms are to [...]