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This Tuesday, June 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel shouting "Allahu Akbar" in the Old City of Aleppo, Syria.

BEIRUT: The first public trial of former Minister Michel Samaha and two Syrian army generals, accused last year of plotting terrorist attacks in Lebanon, kicks off Thursday.

BEIRUT: Unidentified gunmen briefly kidnapped early Wednesday a farmer after blocking the path of two vehicles in Baalbek, east Lebanon, security sources said.

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres speaks with outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the government house in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

Caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil, center, speaks during Lebanon's first offshore licensing round in Dbayeh, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

The Address of President Michel Sleiman on The Occasion of The Independance Day Monday, November 21, 2011 BEIRUT: A group of 10 council members tasked with looking into legal challenges to the extension of Parliament's term failed to meet for the third time Tuesday, all but guaranteeing that the planned extension would go ahead this week.

A member of the Syrian army checks the trunk of a car at a checkpoint in Damascus on June 17, 2013.

A video showing misbehaviour among monks has caused a stir in Thailand, with images showing them on a plane, wearing sunglasses and carrying designer bags.

Lebanese security officials say clashes have erupted between unknown gunmen and followers of a radical Sunni cleric in the south of the country.

Lebanese soldiers stand near the damaged van owned by Sheikh Ahmad Assir brother in Sidon, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

This file picture shows Lebanese policemen standing near burning tires on the airport highway in Beirut.

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Ashton attends a news conference after the talks on Iran's nuclear programme in Almaty Your feedback is important to us! We invite all our readers to share with us their views and comments about this article.

John Dunn, a member of the For The Love of Paws Animal Rescue is shown Monday, June 17, 2013, in Windsor, Ont.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt leaves the Parliament in Beirut, Tuesday, July 5, 2011.

A Lebanese doctor checks a Syrian refugee at a mobile clinic for Doctors Without Borders, in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, May 20, 2013.

In this Friday, June 14, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, Syrian rebels stand on top of a tank they took after storming the Iskan military base in Idlib province, northern Syria.

DAMASCUS: Discussions by Western countries on arming Syria's rebel fighters are "incitement to murder," Syria's deputy foreign minister, Faisal Muqdad, said on Monday.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman arrives to attend a Cabinet session at the presidential palace in Baabda, Wednesday, Sept.

Live Lebanon-UNDP and BBAC have joined forces with Waterfront City Cares to implement their latest social development project as they work together to provide support to Lebanon's most deprived communities.

BEIRUT: A top Hezbollah official condemned Sunday what he called "direct interference" in internal Lebanese politics by the U.S., accusing it of taking sides in the legal battle over extending Parliament's term.