Oct 20, 2008

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Al Qaida has been welcomed by Sunni rivals of the dominant
Shi'ite community in Lebanon.

Nov 17, 2008

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia has been pouring millions of dollars to
bolster Sunni militias in Lebanon.

Aug 23, 2009

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Syria has been operating arms dealers that provide
weapons to proxies anywhere from Lebanon to Columbia, opposition sources
said.

Dec 20, 2009

LONDON [MENL] -- Syria has been deemed inexorably linked to Iran, a
relationship that would not be affected by Western incentives.