Iranian interior ministry officials report that some 1,500 killed in popular uprising that started in November, a much higher death toll than was reported by the US and international rights groups.
"The exodus is in the thousands. It’s a humanitarian catastrophe, we are seeing people walking in the streets and people waiting near the homes for cars to take them out," says a rescue worker.
Hassan Diab, an academic and former education minister, is facing obstacles due to his reliance on Hezbollah’s support and a lack of real support from his Sunni sect or the protest movement.
Hassan Diab, a professor at the American University of Beirut, almost immediately ran into opposition from demonstrators on the streets.
Hundreds of youths on motorcycles waving their party and religious flags gather in downtown Beirut chanting “Shiites, Shiites” and setting fire to tires.
Report quotes official who says that Sudan has "no ties to these terrorists." Decision believed to be an attempt to have Sudan removed from US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa says he wants to bring some holiday cheer to Gaza’s Christians because it remains unclear whether they will be able to travel to Bethlehem in Judea and Samaria for the holiday.
"More than ever, Iran is threatening stability in the Middle East and endangering world peace in general due to its destructive regional aspirations," Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit tells Arab media outlets.
Protesters attack offices of party of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and President Michel Aoun as unrest over mismanagement and corruption continues to rage.
Ankara places a $1.72 million bounty on the head of exiled Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan, a staunch opponent of PA President Mahmoud Abbas and one of the most outspoken critics of Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan.
