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exercise restraint and to refrain from violence following reports Wednesday that protesters were injured by plainclothes police in Damascus. (AFP) Lebanon: Lebanese Prime-Minister designate Najib Mikati said Wednesday no party or group had the right to monopolize decision-making inside the Cabinet, in

ence following reports Wednesday that protesters were injured by plainclothes police in Damascus. (AFP) Lebanon: Lebanese Prime-Minister designate Najib Mikati said Wednesday no party or group had the right to monopolize decision-making inside the Cabinet, in what appeared to be veiled criticism of Free Pat

, 2012 Article 1 The Sunday Telegraph Why I defected from Bashar al-Assad's regime, by former diplomat Nawaf Fares Ruth Sherlock Article 2. NOW Lebanon Scared by the tribunal, who me? Michael Young Article 3. Russia in Global Affairs Echo of an Impending War Sergey Karaganov Article 4. The Wa

ir Dutch bubble. This week, the Lebanese state paid its contribution to the institution, without fanfare and without tension between Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Hezbollah. Is anyone asking the obvious question: Why does Hezbollah seem so sanguine about the tribunal? Could it be that the party now believ

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was formed, everyone perceived it as Hezbollah-controlled. It was thought that the party controlled the PM and all ministers. Today, Prime Minister Najib Mikati cannot be considered completely under Hezbollah's control. Mikati's under-the-table support for Syrian refugees in Tripoli and his recent stances

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lwark against Israeli and American hegemony. With backing from Washington, Israel has sought to smash Hezbollah (notably through its 2006 invasion of Lebanon) and detach Syria from Iran, a country Israel views as its most dangerous regional rival. Neither objective has so far been realized. But now that Sy

er of civil war and making more difficult the task of forming a new government, a job President Michel Suleiman has entrusted to the Tripoli notable, Najib Mikati. If Syria were overrun with internal strife, Hezbollah would be deprived of a valuable ally -- no doubt to Israel's great satisfaction. Meanwhile, Tu