Mawlawi Slams 'Provocative' Bahraini Opposition Rally in Ghobeiry
Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi asked Tuesday "how can provocative seminars and conferences achieve Lebanon's interest?"
"We are Arabs and we will remain Arabs," Mawlawi said, stressing that sisterly countries are helping Lebanon, while "some" inside the country are letting it become "a stage for incitement."
A pro-Bahraini opposition organization had held yesterday a meeting at the Risalat Theater in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Former Hizbullah's minister Mahmoud Qmati delivered a speech at the event.
Mawlawi had banned last week two pro-Bahraini opposition rallies that had been scheduled to be held on February 11 and 14 at al-Saha Hotel near Beirut airport.
He had addressed two memos to the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces and the Directorate General of General Security, asking them to immediately inform the hotel’s administration not to host the events for their failing to obtain legal permissions.
Source: Naharnet
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