http://www.zawya.com/ en-us Copyright 2013 Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 05:19:21 GMT 20 144 76 http://www.zawya.com/rssnews/ http://www.zawya.com/images/ui/img-logo-zawya.png From the start of the debate over a new election law months ago, Hezbollah had a strategic objective, which it defined as a consequence of the fighting in Syria. The party’s overriding aim in the event of the decisive erosion or collapse of... http://www.zawya.com/story/March_14_drifts_away_from_the_state-DS23052013_dsart*218027/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218027 Open TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Fighting intensified in the northern city of Tripoli after talks to reach a cease-fire failed Wednesday, as the casualty toll from four consecutive days of fighting rose to 14 dead and more than 100 wounded. Clashes were still raging... http://www.zawya.com/story/Tripoli_in_flames_as_truce_proves_elusive-DS23052013_dsart*218051/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218051 Open AMMAN: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that arming rebels was a real option if President Bashar Assad did not engage in peace talks, but the logistics of doing so remained elusive. Kerry is in Amman for the “Friends of... http://www.zawya.com/story/Kerry_Arming_rebels_on_the_table_if_Assad_shuns_peace_talks-DS23*05*2013_dsart*218052/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23-05-2013_dsart-218052 Open BEIRUT: Four days into a Hezbollah-backed, Syrian regime-led offensive on Qusair, just 10 km from Lebanon’s border, non-governmental organizations and the United Nations say they have yet to see an anticipated corresponding refugee influx into... http://www.zawya.com/story/NGOs_UN_No_major_refugee_influx_in_north_Bekaa_Valley-DS23052013_dsart*218049/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218049 Open BEIRUT: Information Minister Walid Daouk condemned the shooting at several journalists Wednesday in the latest round of violence to overwhelm Tripoli. The vehicle of the English-language Al-Jazeera TV crew came under fire in Tripoli earlier in the day.... http://www.zawya.com/story/Daouk_slams_shooting_at_journalists_in_Tripoli-DS23052013_dsart*218055/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218055 Open BEIRUT: Relatives of the Lebanese hostages held in Syria say they have lost faith in the empty promises of state officials and mediators, as they recall the most “dreadful year” of their lives. “Our lives have turned upside down... http://www.zawya.com/story/Hostages__families_say_left_to_face_unknown-DS23052013_dsart*218043/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218043 Open The Consumer Protection Department of the Economy and Trade Ministry reawakened old food concerns Wednesday, warning shoppers that recent tests showed signs of pesticide overuse in locally grown fruits and vegetables. http://www.zawya.com/story/High_pesticide_levels_found_in_local_produce_in_Lebanon-DS23052013_dsart*218042/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218042 Open BEIRUT: Speaking over the crackle of gunfire in a small shop in Tripoli, Amin Mando, a senior Syrian opposition coordinator in the city, explains how his group of refugees and dissidents won’t be dragged into a conflict in Lebanon’s north.... http://www.zawya.com/story/Syrian_rebels_stay_out_of_Tripoli_fight-DS23052013_dsart*218047/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218047 Open BEIRUT: As Hezbollah and its supporters prepared to celebrate the May 25, 2000, withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon, the atmposphere was glum at the Iran-funded Rassoul al-Aazam Hospital, where their wounded fighters, back from... http://www.zawya.com/story/Southern_suburbs_receive_dead_from_Qusair-DS23*05*2013_dsart*218048/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23-05-2013_dsart-218048 Open SIDON, Lebanon: Tensions ran high and strife was narrowly averted in the southern city of Sidon Wednesday after family members attempted to bury a Sunni-turned-Shiite fighter at a Sunni cemetery. Saleh Sabbagh was killed alongside Hezbollah while... http://www.zawya.com/story/Sidon_on_edge_after_tense_burial_of_Hezbollah_fighter-DS23052013_dsart*218046/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218046 Open BEIRUT: The first day of the playoffs Final Four action gets underway Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in Ghazir Stadium where Sagesse host Mouttahed in their best-of-five series. This will be the first playoffs meeting between the sides since 2008 when Mouttahed... http://www.zawya.com/story/Sagesse_Mouttahed_prepare_for_Final_Four_battle-DS23*05*2013_dsart*218015/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23-05-2013_dsart-218015 Open Controversial Sidon Sheikh Ahmad Assir already boasts them, as does Sheikh Ahmad Nassar – behind the takeover of the same city’s Mufti Salim Sousan’s office Tuesday: armed Palestinian bodyguards. But while they may deliver some of the... http://www.zawya.com/story/Eyes_off_the_prize-DS23052013_dsart*218022/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218022 Open WASHINGTON: One man’s journalist is another man’s terrorist. Or so one can conclude from a controversial decision by America’s most prominent media museum to include – and then remove – the names of two Palestinian... http://www.zawya.com/story/Newseum_dishonors_dead_Gaza_reporters-DS23052013_dsart*218021/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218021 Open BEIRUT: Efforts to kick-start Israeli-Palestinian negotiations without backdoor discussions with Hamas are unlikely to yield results, analysts told The Daily Star – meaning John Kerry is likely to leave the region empty handed at the end of the... http://www.zawya.com/story/Little_for_Kerry_to_gain_from_Mideast_visit-DS23052013_dsart*218031/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218031 Open BEIRUT: The Union Coordination Committee Wednesday accused the Finance Ministry of intentionally submitting salary scale bills with errors in them in a bid to delay the ratification of a wage hike in Parliament. “On three different occasions the... http://www.zawya.com/story/Union_Accounting_errors_a_stall_tactic_on_wage_hike-DS23052013_dsart*218039/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218039 Open Caretaker Minister of State Nicolas Fattoush presented Parliament with a draft law Wednesday to extend the legislature's term, as rival parties negotiated the duration of the extension. http://www.zawya.com/story/Parties_debate_duration_of_Parliament_term_extension-DS23052013_dsart*218054/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23052013_dsart-218054 Open It’s a rule of thumb in Middle East conflicts that whenever peace talks are announced, each side steps up the fighting so it can grab as much territory as possible before the cease-fire lines are drawn. This struggle for position is happening now... http://www.zawya.com/story/A_struggle_for_positions_precedes_the_Geneva_conference-DS23*05*2013_dsart*218033/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23-05-2013_dsart-218033 Open As Russian and American diplomats prepare for a Syrian peace conference, the Middle East is experiencing convulsions not seen since the outbreak of the Arab Spring two years ago. Syria, which at first seemed to be just another instance of internal... http://www.zawya.com/story/The_US_and_Russia_must_manage_Syria_s_meltdown_with_care-DS23*05*2013_dsart*218023/ Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:20 GMT The Daily Star DS23-05-2013_dsart-218023 Open Patrick Taylor, http://www.zawya.com/story/Would_a_flash_office_help_your_firm-ZAWYA20130523050832/ Thu, 23 May 2013 05:08:00 GMT 7Days ZAWYA20130523050832 Open Asked whether http://www.zawya.com/story/Darth_Vader_island_among_requests_on_Dubais_The_World_islands_turned_down-ZAWYA20130523050726/ Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:00 GMT 7Days ZAWYA20130523050726 Open