The Egyptian president and Russia’s foreign minister on Saturday called for the containment of political upheaval in Lebanon, warning of the potential for widespread violence to erupt. The protests in Beirut continue. A United Nations commission of inquiry in the French-chaired Human Rights Committee determined that Israel should pay compensation to Lebanon for the conflict this summer for “excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force.” A seperate UN report found illicit arms traffic in Lebanon.
