“Al Anbaa called him 15 mins prior to his martyrdom, Edio: the court…”
On June 14, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Anbaa carried an interview with slain Deputy Walid Eido, by Ittihad Darwish who conducted the interview the same day on which Eido was assassinated: “When I called Deputy Walid Eido on 5:15 PM to complete some […]

‘Fath Al-Islam’ Military Commander: We Are ‘Ready To Blow Up Every Place In Lebanon’
In an interview with the London daily Al-Hayat, the military commander of the Fath Al-Islam organization, Shihab Al-Qaddour, also known as Abu Hurieira, threatened that if attacks by the Lebanese military against his organization continued, “all fronts will be opened” and that […]

Welch assures allies in Beirut that Lebanon is not for trade
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A senior U.S. official pledged Wednesday the United States will not use Lebanon as a bargaining tool — an attempt to allay fears that Washington’s recent talks with Syria and Iran could weaken American resolve here.
David Welch, assistant U.S. secretary […]

US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad’s interview with Al-Hayat
Raghida Dergham, Al-Hayat
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Al-Hayat: You met with Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon who told me in an interview earlier this week that he is not giving up on a reconciliation in Lebanon over the tribunal; Things have happened since […]

Welch accuses opposition of blocking ‘done deal’ on Hariri tribunal
Friday, May 11, 2007
The Daily Star
Exclusive Interview
Editor’s note: The following is the text of an exclusive interview with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David C. Welch, conducted in New York City on Wednesday by Adla Massoud for The Daily Star.
Q: Why is […]

UPI Interview: Khaddam warns on Damascus
By Claude Salhani, UPI International editor
Syrian election theater

PARIS — Former Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam, now out of favor with President Bashar Assad’s regime, spoke at length from his exile in Paris with UPI International Editor Claude Salhani. He cautioned that Damascus wants to thwart the international tribunal investigating the […]

Intel gears up to give Lebanon high-tech boost ceo Craig Barrett details broad development plan
By Rami G. Khouri
Daily Star staff
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Interview
NEW YORK: Craig Barrett, chairman of the global leader in microprocessors Intel, has already made a pretty serious contribution to changing the way much of the world operates in the fields of business, […]

Interview: Bashar al-Assad
Mother Jones speaks with Syria’s president about terrorism, Syria’s role in the Middle East, and the future of Iraq. Reese Erlich
April 05 , 2007 Syria has long been in Washington’s sites as a state sponsor of terrorism, a friend of Iran and an enemy of Israel. But the reality is more […]

Rush Limbaugh’s Interview with Vice President Richard B. Cheney
April 5, 2007
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RUSH: As mentioned and as promised, we welcome back to the EIB Microphone — it’s always a great privilege to have the vice president, Dick Cheney, with us. Mr. Vice President, welcome once again to our program.
 
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Rush. It’s […]

Saudi FM: “No one has washed his hands of the Lebanese issue” 
On March 26, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Sa’ud al-Faysal spoke at a news conference and said:
“[Al-Faysal] In the name of God, The Compassionate, The Merciful. We held today along with their excellencies the Arab foreign ministers and His Excellency the Arab League Secretary General […]