Tensions Persist in Lebanon

Tensions continue over the cabinet-forming process as FPM leader Michel Aoun denounced a statement from Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir saying that the minority and majority could not coexist in the same cabinet and that the “weapons” issue with Hezbollah needs to be discussed openly.  Aoun responded by accusing Sfeir of “protecting corrupt people” and “standing by corruption.” The Daily Star is also reporting on the rivalry between March 8 and March 14 groups during Universite Saint Joseph (USJ) student elections and that the U.N. is pressuring Lebanon and other countries to uphold their Millennium Development Goals.