Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Aley - Lebanon's Democratic Gathering leader MP Walid Jumblatt made a quick tour of Shouifat, Aley and Baisour on Friday to "pacify" the Shouf mountain residents and express condolences to the family of victims in the latest violence
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Israel Radio reported this morning in the name of the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar that Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt (pictured, left) canceled a trip to Egypt last month because he learned that Hezbullah planned to assassinate him as he departed from Beirut Airport. As you may recall, one of the things that set off the current crisis was the activities of the Hezbullah-affiliated director...
Michael J. Totten (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... its hands are dripping with the blood of innocent Lebanese. But it's different in the Chouf where Jumblatt's forces bloodied Hezbollah. “The Chouf is calm now after fighting over the weekend in which forces belonging to Talal Arslan, part of the Hezbollah-led opposition, jumped sides and joined alongside Jumblatt's men. As the Progressive Socialist Party website reports: 'The free...
Middle East Analysis (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
May 12, 2008 Jumblatt's Men Set Back Iran's Militia in Lebanon By Lee Smith Our friend and colleague in Lebanon Elie Fawaz writes in to remind us that The War for Lebanon has not even begun yet in earnest and Hezbollah's "victory" in Beirut is not all it seems: "So, we know that Hezbollah's well-trained fighters are in control of most of west Beirut. The decision taken by Walid Jumblat and Saad...
From Beirut to the Beltway (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Fubar has reminded me of this old post from last year: Jumblatt: Lebanese army will not intervene in case of coup The Lebanese army would not intervene if the Hizbullah-led "opposition" invaded the government building to overthrow Fouad Siniora's cabinet,...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Source: Reuters BEIRUT, May 11 (Reuters) - Lebanon's pro-government Druze leader Walid Jumblatt asked on Sunday a rival Druze leader allied to the opposition to mediate an end to sectarian clashes in mountains east ...
Lebanese Political Journal (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Druze and Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt and PSP higher up and Minister of Information Ghazi Aridi spoke earlier on TV with trepidation in their voices asking for the Druze to stop fighting. Jumblatt ordered his followers in Aley to hand their weapons over to rival Druze leader and opposition member Talal Arslan. Arslan urged the opposition to stop attacking the Chouf...
Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Beirut - Lebanon's Democratic Gathering parliament bloc leader MP Walid Jumblatt gave a live press conference today despite the threats against his life. His conference took place before the decisions by the army command were announced
Lebanese Political Journal (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
According to a member of the Progressive Social Party who fought in the battles last night, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt is unhappy that his community fought back against Hezbollah in the Chouf. According to this PSP member, the entire male Druze population in Aley blocked off all access to their city and came out in full force to protect their houses, which Hezbollah was attacking. They were...
World History (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Walid Jumblatt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Picture of Walid Jumblatt Lebanon This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Lebanon Constitution President Prime Minister headed by Fouad Siniora current government Parliament Speaker Political parties Elections Governorates Districts Foreign relations Other countries · Atlas Politics...
Haaretz.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sad and tired, wearing shabby clothes and with tears in his eyes, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt stood on the veranda of his luxurious home in Beirut's Clemenceau neighborhood and explained his decision to television viewers. A few hours before the interview, he had called his political rival, Talal Arsalan, and asked him to coordinate with Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah the cessation...
Kishkushim خربطات קישקושים (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Walid Jumblatt, Leader of the PSP (Photo: Wikipedia) Like most of the Western media, Ha'aretz has done a very poor job of covering the events that transpired in Lebanon last week. With Hizbullah having imposed a de facto blackout early on in its coup attempt, few people inside or outside the country were in a position to gain a sense of what was happening on the ground. Hizbullah's own media...
Blacksmiths of Lebanon (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... help from information provided by provided the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) headed by Walid Jumblatt, and of which Lebanon's Minister of Telecommunications, Marwan Hamadeh, is a part. The presence of the communications network was revealed by Hamadeh in August of 2007. It accompanied allegations, raised by Jumblatt, that Hizballah was engaged in a significant land-grab aimed...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Walid Jumblatt, one of the most influential members of the US-backed ruling coalition, which has been dealt a military blow by Hezbollah in six days of fighting, called for concessions to avoid more conflict.
Editor: Myself (Persian) (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
The Opposition Takes Beirutby Nadine Acoury A few hours after yesterday's press conference of Hezbollah Secretary General , opposition fighters occupied the offices of the pro-government Future Movement of Hariri in Beirut, and battles focused on the Koraytem palace (Saad Hariri residence), which was hit by rockets, the Sérail (seat of the Siniora government), and the home of Walid Jumblatt...
