The battle lines in Lebanon are drawn sharper and sharper. They are largely sectarian and tied into the bitter civil war in neighbouring Syria. On the one side are Sunni Muslim groups, especially Mustaqbal (Future), allied to Saudi Arabia and sympathetic to Syrias Sunni rebels and the Sunni jihadis from around the region fighting on their side. On ...

Damascus has strongly dismissed the accusations by Lebanons March 14th. Prior to judicial investigations into the case, the March 14th concluded that the Syrian government and its allies in Lebanon are behind Fridays assassination. Syrian Information Minister, Omran Al-Zohbi, dubbed the claims as political accusations meant to refute the Saudi-backed ...