Lebanon will be Syria’s after a year, Wahhab preditcs …. Lucky us!

“After a year, the Americans and Syrians will reach an understanding and Lebanon will virtually be awarded to Syria,” Tawhid Movement leader Wiam Wahhab told LBC on Monday.

Wahhab added that Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s interview with As-Asharq al-Awsat newspaper published Monday was both unsurprising and courageous.

Hariri said that false witnesses misled the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and “we have evaluated mistakes that happened on our side with Syria, which harmed the Syrian people and the relationship between the two countries,”

Wahhab said, “We hope that after another five years, Saad Hariri does not tell us that he made mistakes against Hezbollah as he did with Syria,” adding that “the battle against the STL [will] continue until it is overthrown.”

The false witnesses to the STL are “journalists and other people close to Saad Hariri, as well as some judges,” Wahhab also said.

Wahhab also expressed reservations about Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun’s remarks about President Sleiman, since Sleiman “cannot do anything because he does not have the prerogatives” in the current constitutional system.

In a speech Sunday, Aoun questioned whether Sleiman had done anything since his inauguration “besides weeping.” -NOW Lebanon

(Source: nowlebanon.com)

Abu Dhabi drops ban on pie sale at schools

Abu Dhabi has dropped a ban on school canteens to sell pies but stopped the sale of dairy with high fat, the semi-official daily Alittihad said on Tuesday.

The Abu Dhabi Food Control Centre said canteens at all schools, which will re-open in September after the summer recess, can now sell all types of pies, including manaeesh and croissants, “in line with specific health rules”.

“As for dairy, school canteens are allowed to sell only low fat milk and its products, including labneh and cheese. Whole milk is not allowed,” the paper said, quoting a letter by the centre to local schools.

The centre also modified its previous rules for the area of school canteens, which now must be 20 square metres instead of 30 square metres.

“The centre is taking measures to improve nutrition and hygiene standards at school canteens, including better health conditions for canteen staff and those involved in supplying food to these canteens,” it said.

According to the centre, school canteens are not allowed to prepare food but to buy ready food items from suppliers. “The centre will conduct inspection of these canteens to ensure they abide by all these rules,” it said.

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