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Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
At a Damascus meeting yesterday with Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Naji Al-'Otri, Syrian Interior Minister Bassam Abd Al-Majid, and Lebanese Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud, it was decided to establish a committee to handle the consolidation of ... November 11, 2008, 12:51 pm
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... of Lebanese woodlands went up in flames, according to the AFDC.Only a month ago, Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud had to declare the village of Dibbiyeh a "disaster area" after fires raging in the Chouf Mountains left three soldiers and a firefighter injured. Students from the Arab University campus in the region were evacuated and dozens of families fled their homes.Lebanon is particularly...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
... to control the clash. "The situation inside of Roumieh is under control," Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud said.Inmates also rioted at Roumieh in April, taking seven wardens hostage and setting cells on fire. That incident began with a quarrel between prison guard Suleiman Suleiman and Palestinian inmate Youssef Shaaban, who is serving a life sentence for his role in assassinating a...