Sheikh before Miqati during Friday Sermon: Some Sides Fear Losing Power over Positions on Syria
Prime Minister Najib Miqati conducted Friday Muslim prayers at the Munthir Mosque in downtown Beirut where mosque Sheikh Abdul Qader Akkari conducted the sermon, calling for supporting the Syrian people in their plight against a regime crackdown against their protests, reported the daily Al-Liwaa reported on Saturday.
Akkari pointed out that “certain sides’ fear over losing their wealth and position in power is forcing them to take cautious measures over the developments in Syria.”
He said: “This stand harms the Syrian people.”
Earlier in August, Lebanon “disassociated” itself from a United Nations Security Council statement condemning the Syrian regime’s crackdown against protestors.
Miqati justified the decision by saying that Lebanon’s position is firm in rejecting meddling in the affairs of other countries, especially Arab states.
Just as Lebanon refuses intervention in its affairs, it also opposes meddling in the affairs of others, he stressed.
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