Introduction to the evening news 27-07-2012

The dilemma of Sheikh Ahmad Assir attracts Sidon’s official figures, while the scandal of actress Ward al-Khal attracts the audience’s curiosity. The two events have nothing in common whatsoever, but the Lebanese people, suffering from pending issues in the “quagmire of disability”; find in these two scandals something to fill their spare time.     

The disaster of Sheikh Ahmad Assir, who has been paralyzing the city of Sidon for a while, attracted all Assir’s opponents, where MP Bahia Hariri and head of the Islamic Group Ousama Saad appeared in the same picture. However Assir will not retreat.        

Ward al-Khal attracted the people following the electronic leak of a “scandal video” on YouTube. Tonight, LBCI will reveal the complete story of the video during the news bulletin.          

On the Syrian level, two major points marked the field regarding expectations as to Aleppo’s events, between reports of international news agencies stating that the decisive battle is near, and reports of eye-witnesses who say that the battles are taking place at the outskirts of the city.