By the standards of past Assad family repression, the last fortnight’s bloodshed in Syria has been relatively mild. But things are clearly not getting any better.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah quits Lebanon government … fears again of civil war
The people of Lebanon are sick of war, and all parties are desperate to avoid it, writes Michael Safi, who is studying politics and Arabic.
Why is Iran secretly shipping 500 tons of arms to Hezbollah?
Israel has intercepted an Iranian ship headed to Syria with a 500-ton haul of weapons for Hezbollah. It’s not good luck for a country already in deep water over its covert nuclear plans.
Meet the Lebanese Bernie Madoff
Salah Ezzedine, a Lebanese businessman with ties to Hezbollah, is the mastermind behind the biggest fraud scheme in the country’s history, swindling billions out of locals and leaving a long trail of ruined families in his wake.
The warped logic of banning al-Manar
There are many good arguments for and against allowing the Lebanese Hezbollah-run TV station al-Manar to be broadcast in Australia, writes : but those put forward by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council aren’t any of them.
