the civil war in lebanon is not a concern of lebanon, it has never been a concern of lebanon despite what hezbollah operatives are saying. time will tell whether or not the lebanese will be able to put their house in order and prevent their young men to go and fight in syria. >> reporter: joseph, thank you. >> my pleasure. >> reporter: meanwhile arab and african leaders are gathering for a two-day summit in kuwait and this is the first since 2010 and they will discuss iran and syria as well as today's blast in beirut and we are live from kuwait city and there is meant to be an iranian delegation there and representatives from lebanon and clearly they will speak about what happened today and i guess what happened in lebanon highlights how a conflict in syria is going to increasingly effect the countries represented where you are. >> well, definitely, the blast in beirut southern suburb brings to the fore the concerns here that if violence continues in syria, we will cross and this is something that has been voiced by the mayor of kuwait when he urged both sides, the syrian government

we are getting breaking news out of lebanon. we are hearing that two rockets have been fired into southern beirut. we are hearing that another security source is, in fact, saying it was a car bomb, and not rockets. several people have reportedly been kill. that's according to sources quoted by the reuters newsagency. that breaking news coming out from lebanon. in fact, from the south of beirut. a loud explosion has been heard in a - in the south of the capital of lebanon. one security source saying that it was two rockets fired. another security source coming out saying it wasn't rockets, but was a car bomb. this is according to the reuters newsagency. we are working on getting the details for what is going on. we will be speaking to our correspond, getting her up on the telephone. stay tuned for that. >> but let's move on for the time being, bringing you news out of the philippines. we'll look at how 11 days after typhoon haiyan, the country is recovering. the clean up is under way with aid groups and the army doing everything

lebanon has become increasingly tense. it is also deeply divided. the sunni shiite sectarian mirrors the problems in syria. other lebanese support the rebels, and this makes for an explosive mix. >> translator: what happened today, the terrorist act, it comes from a series of terrorist acts that are targeting lebanese area. terrorism is expanding in the region. >> reporter: added to this is the broader regional involvement in the syria war. it is blaming israel for orchestrating the attack. >> once we see a flair up of the tension that is boiling in syria, there will be hardly a possibility of stopping it at the syrian border even within the middle east. >> reporter: a group linked to al-qaeda has claimed responsibility, but it's difficult to know who is really behind it. >> why he accused israel? because it could be israel? could be any arab country through intelligence services. >> reporter: on the other side, sunni powers are mostly against the syrian government. saudi arabia and qatar support the rebels and want assad out. >> i think we'll see a

this attack happened in lebanon so there are people from iran and lebanon and perhaps other wider countries who are definitely effected by the events there in beirut. >> all right. thank you. >>> well the attack hand as representatives from 71 countries and organizations are meeting in kuwait, taking part in an african arab summit. we know there is a strong delegation there from iran at the summit. has anything been said about the bombings today in the lebanese capitol? >> well, darren we heard strong comments from the lebanese interim foreign minister who condemned the attack as a terrorist attack, and insisted that his country's resolve in combatting what he described as terrorism will continue to be strong. we are expecting statements by the lebanese president earlier than was scheduled. she was scheduled to speak on the second day of the summit, that is tomorrow, however, that has been brought forward. he will be speaking possibly within the hour after which he would head back home as soon as possible to essentially deal with the aftermath of this deadly blast. we haven't heard from oth

how is lebanon coping? this is a small country already having to deal with a huge influx of very desperate people. how are they coping? >> it has been extremely difficult. it is a population of 4 million here. lebanese officials say there about 1.2 million refugees here in lebanon. are entering over the last few days. as a result of this battle. most of those are sleeping with reverend -- lebanese families or they have some assistance. there are some camps in the country. what is controversial there in lebanon is the country refuses to set up camps because of the sectarian differences in the country, so people here are living in a very precariously unorganized existence. for aidry difficult agencies. they cannot build camps and they cannot get people together in one place. it is very challenging. of course we are heading into week with some of the border areas are mountainous every cold. >> lucy fielder in beirut, thank you very much for that update. to egypt now where there have been precious clashes over

hours a day up to twenty three people have been killed in powerful blast near the iranian embassy in lebanon capital beirut conflicting reports suggest an iranian cultural attack is among the victims of the bombings that injured more than one hundred forty lebanese group linked to al qaida has reportedly claimed responsibility for this attack a middle east correspondent has the latest. the blasts happened at nine thirty this morning there were two blasts that were just seconds apart and according to lebanese security officials the one was caused by a suicide bomber who was driving a rig's car and the other was caused by a person on a motorcycle as i say they came just seconds apart leaving charred bodies strewn about on the ground there and also in flames rising from several buildings aid workers as well as residents have been carrying the wounded in the dead on blankets to nearby buildings there have been hospitals that have been inundated with people arriving now the iranian embassy building itself was only likely damaged but the iranian embassy compound has been extensively hit the area i

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officials acknowledge the task is difficult in lebanon. here syrian refugees live among the population. >> they are spread across the country, unlike in other neighbouring countries, there's no official camp in lebanon. reaching all of them will be a challenge. >> we hope everyone receives the message, it's hard in a country where families are special. sometimes they live underground - literally wherever they can find a space to set up a shelter. >> no cases of polio have been reported in lebanon. health authorities here are not taking chances. syrian children go to lebanese schools where polio vaccinations are being administered and vaccination teams and mobile medical units are going door to door. the virus spreads quickly - particularly in unsanitary and crowded areas. many lebanese are worried because thousands of syrians cross into lebanon every day. >> translation: we are afraid and hope the government tightens control at the borders to prevent the disease reaching here. >> polio broke out in syria and paralyzed at least 10 children.

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she escaped the war in syria, to face new danger in lebanon. her school is safe. like her, many of these refugees have to work once classes are over. >> translation: a man in a car with a syrian plate number approached me and asked to buy plours. as -- flowers. as he i gave him the flowers he grabbed my arm. i ran away. she no longer works on the streets. her brother had no chis choice. her mother is a cleaner. every afternoon her brother sells flowers. more and more children are forced to work. as families's resources are depleted children are sent out to work. >> you can see the problem in almost every street corner in lebanon. the children are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. >> the children are traumatised from what they saw. they are scared to reveal their identities. >> >> translation: we were in a bus. it was a checkpoint. we saw them kill people in front of us. >> images are in their minds. many original children are not getting the help they need. they face risks in lebanon >> translation: they are traumatised by the violence. some see abuse in crowd

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the region because this will have strong consequences on the situation in syria on the situation in lebanon on the peace process so this may change completely the dynamic of the region for good on the contrary if we don't sign the agreement if we don't take all the chances to sign this agreement we may have the strong consequences and we may face is strike in iran coming from israel nato may be gradually withdrawing from afghanistan but the alliance is making sure its troops are kept busy elsewhere officials say military exercises on an unprecedented scale will take place in europe over the next few years in fact are the latest war games held on russia's borders in poland and the baltic republics involved will six thousand troops but that figure will be dwarfed by upcoming drills in spain and portugal with a force of approximately forty thousand expected to gather by two thousand and fifteen other u.s. led bloc says this will be the first in a series of such exercises designed to make sure the allies keep working closely together but as artie's put it all over now reports there's little app

the region because this will have strong consequences on the situation in syria on the situation in lebanon or on the peace process so this may change completely the dynamic of the region for good on the contrary if we don't sign the agreement if we don't take all the chances to sign this agreement we may have the strong consequences and we may face is strike in iran coming from israel. joining us here on r.t. today nato may be gradually withdrawing from afghanistan but the alliance is making sure its troops are kept busy elsewhere officials say military exercises on an unprecedented scale will take place in europe over the coming years now the latest war games held on russia's borders with poland in the baltic republics involved six thousand troops but that figure will be dwarfed by upcoming drills in spain and portugal where a force of more than forty thousand soldiers should be assembled by twenty fifteen now the u.s. led bloc says this will be the first in a series of such exercises are designed to make sure the allies keep working closely together peter all of our reports there's a lit

lebanon is on the verge of hell. there's nothing of importance here. >> clearly listening to those people there, there's deep concern that we'll see more of that violence in lebanon as a consequence. war in syria. >> exactly. that's what the group who claimed responsibility said. they are warning of attacks if iran and local allies in lebanon, the lebanese shia hezbollah continue to fight alongside the syrian regime. hezbollah has made enemies, not only here in lebanon, but across the region. its fighters helped the government to reverse losses. the syrian government is on the offensive. the rebels are on the defensive. we have heard some commanders, really in syria saying - they blame hezbollah, saying iran is occupying syria, it has become a regional international conflict. that war is fought in lebanon. what is dangerous is the fact that suicide bombers were used. in previous attacks it was car bombs. suicide bombers are hard to stop. this is what security officials say. it's hard to stop people who are determined

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officials acknowledge this task is particularly difficult in lebanon. here syrian refugees live among the population, and they are spread across the country unlike in other neighboring countries, there are no official counts in lebanon. reaching all of them will be a challenge. >> we hope that everybody will receive the message. it's very hard in countries where families are settled sometimes in garages. they live literally wherever they can find a space to set up a shelter. >> reporter: syrian children go to lebanese schools where polio vaccinations are now being administers, and vaccination teams and mobile medical units are going door to door. the virus spreads quickly. many lebanese are worried because thousands of syrians cross into lebanon every day. >> translator: we are afraid and hope that the government tightens control at the borders to prevent the virus from reaching here. >> reporter: polio has already broken out in syria, so far it has paralyzed at least ten childrens. now hundreds of thousands of children across the region are at risk. >>

>> the enemies of lebanon and you know who is the biggest enemy of lebanon? >> reporter: who? >> after experience i can say it is the fundamentalists. >> reporter: an extremist group with ties to al qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack saying it was revenge for iran's support of hezbollah. the lebanese militia is fighting with syrian government troops against the rebels inside syria. we were granted rare access to the funerals of four hezbollah fighters killed in yesterday's attack. there are thousands of people in this funeral procession marching through the streets of this hezbollah stronghold. they're here not just to mourn the dead but to show solidarity and what they see as a battle for survival. lebanon is now braced for retaliation. the atmosphere was emotionally charged. "death to america" the people shouted. it's a traditional chant at hezbollah events, but the real threat is much closer to home-- that lebanon may be drawn deeper into syria's civil war as it spreads through the region. clarissa ward, cbs news, beirut. >> pelley: today in a first the >> pell

it's the sushi war as they call it the sunnis and the shias and lead and lebanon and syria have become there are enough of this war whether it was started by the saudis or the iranians doesn't matter i'll just mention my little fact that maybe not everybody knows one of the main forces of fido logical inspiration for the airlie wabi movement way big is the famous syrian even tamia who is the one we issued the famous fatwa against the lights you know many of its of years ago so the saudis said that the legal situation here which is very obvious they don't want to see the syrian regime surviving with the iranian connection in all data but the fact of the matter is that there are two conflicts that are in connected there is a syrian civil war the vast majority of the syrian people the sunni population they don't want our side than not going to like him in the future but there is also a proxy war as i said before the sushi war and it was said by michael before you know there are she volunteers or so from yemen even let alone from iraq and all that and of course hizbollah and the saudis hav

it's the sushi war as they call it the sunnis and the she isn't led in lebanon and syria have become there are enough of this war whether it was started by the saudis or the iranians doesn't matter i'll just mention my little fact that maybe not everybody knows one of the main sources of ideological inspiration for the airlie wabi movement way big is the famous syrian even tamia who is the one we issued the famous fatwa against the alawite you know many of its of years ago so the saudis said that the legal situation here which is very obvious they don't want to see the syrian regime surviving with the iranian connection in all data but the fact of the matter is that there are two conflicts that are in connected there is a syrian civil war the vast majority of the syrian people the sunni population they don't want our side than not going to like him in the future but there is also a proxy war as i said before the sushi water and it was said by michael before you know that are she volunteers or so from yemen even let alone from iraq and all that and of course hizbollah and the saudis a

this is the information we are gathering - lebanon again, on the edge. people worried about the possibility of more attacks koo recur, and really the very fact that this was a message to the iranian government and most believe it was a message to tell them to stop supporting the syrian regime. >> we are getting a lot of talk. this spillover part of syria's war. it's not the first time we've seen it happen. >> it's not the first time. a few days ago. the secretary-general hezbollah told supporters there is a security threat, and that threat is real, telling them to expect more attacks. hezbollah is participating in the battles alongside the syrian regime. it made itself a lot of enemies. it's a stand that it will not change. according to them it is a political and strategic decision. they feel that they are tarted as much as the syrian regime, their ally. yes, a spillover from the syria conflict, and - and it's not the first time. in fact, the syrian war is fought now on lebanon's soil. >> thank you for the update and the scene from southern beirut. >> we

other was the second geneva conference about lebanon and i think came out of it because in a situation like that where the force are supposed to each other you know it's like a fundamental clash for survival between differing forces has to be some kind of a decision on the ground in order to lead to a political decision and right now i don't think that there is going to be any real decision on the ground it's kind of if we borrow a turn from football you know it's a draw and this is the rocking gold for quite some time and so long as the road there i don't see any real possibility for a important significant political breakthrough whether it is in the mine in geneva or any other place whether it is a russian or american plane but i'll make one point about the russians here and if i may could quote myself because on the twenty eighth of january of twenty seven thousand i wrote it appeared that russia should play a positive role about the chemical weapons and they did and i'm very happy about that and the reason that they make the point here is the american administration should have bee

there are no official camps in lebanon. is >> we hope everybody will receive the message. it is very hard in a country where families are settled sometimes in garages, undergroun undergrountd ground, or literally wherever they can find a space. >> reporter: syrian children go to lebanese schools where polio vaccinations are now being administered. and vaccination teams and mobile medical units are going door-to-door. the virus spreads quickly. many lebanese are worried because thousands of syrians cross into lebanon every day. >> translator: we are afraid and hope that the government tightens control at the borders to prevent the virus from reaching here. >> reporter: polio has already broken out in syria. so far it has paralyzed at least 10 children. now hundreds of thousands of children across the region are at risk. >>> the world health organization links the polio outbreak to pakistan. it says a strain has been spreading across the middle east. >>> a court hearing is underway for dzhokher snar ef. the 20-year-old has been placed under special administrative measures an

some 8000 refugees have been registered here in lebanon. ae whole country only has population of 4 million. that means one in four people in lebanon today is a syrian refugee. u.n. says the country has reached saturation point. officials call the 1.1 million refugees a shameful state. there is not enough money to look after them, and fitfully, like the war itself, more refugees are arriving. >> tensions are escalating in the ukrainian capital as thousands of pro-europe demonstrators are attending a rally in the city center. they are demanding the resignation of the president after he decided not to sign a landmark association agreement with the european union. the move angered many in the ukraine, where nearly half the population favors closer ties with europe. earlier, i spoke to david stern in kiev. >> i am standing just above independence square, which is the nerve center of these demonstrations. it is midnight here, and as you can see, there are still a few hundred people here. they are listening to rock music. they are gathered around

it's the sushi war as they call it the sunnis and the shias and later in lebanon and syria have become there are enough of this war whether it was planted by the saudis or the iranians doesn't matter i'll just mention my little fact that maybe not everybody knows one of the main forces of ideological inspiration for the airlie wabi movement way big is the famous syriani been pay me are always the one we issued the famous fatwa against the alawite many of the fields ago so the saudis said that the legal situation here which is very obvious they don't want to see the syrian regime surviving with the iranian connection in all data but the fact of the matter is that there are two conflicts that are in connected there is a syrian civil war that the vast majority of the syrian people the sunni population they don't want our side than not going to like him in the future but there is also a proxy war as i said before this so she was raised it was said by michael before you know that are she volunteers or so from yemen even let alone from iraq and all of that and of course hizbollah and the sau

and saudi arabia to attack assad's allies for instance in lebanon today bombing syria has pointed the finger at saudi arabia . america wants iran out of the peace negotiations but really the country that has this war that is the core the cause of the instability is saudi arabia and it's absurd that saudi arabia is our ally in this region and that's the irony of ironies michael it's interesting that we met saudi arabia has been mentioned because we had secretary kerry say that the united states and saudi arabia agree on the ultimate goal he doesn't like to say exactly what the ultimate goal is anymore because i think washington's been a little bit red faced about assad must go because it's not going to happen but we do see two different trajectories here we have the american one which seems very blurry to me and saudi arabia is just going to do whatever it damn well pleases and it's going to continue fueling the war irrespective of the suffering of the people of syria or the impact on the region because it's only looking at iran well it is true that since august twenty third the gassin

>> the enemies of lebanon and you know who is the biggest enemy of lebanon? >> reporter: who? >> after experience i can say it is the fundamentalists. >> reporter: an extremist group with ties to al qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack saying it was revenge for iran's support of hezbollah. the lebanese militia is fighting with syrian government troops against the rebels inside syria. we were granted rare access to the funeral funerals of four heh fighters killed in yesterday's attack. there are thousands of people in this funeral procession marching through the streets of this hezbollah stronghold. they're here not just to mourn the dead but to show solidarity and what they see as a battle for survival. lebanon is now braced for retaliation. the atmosphere was emotionally charged. "death to america" the people shouted. it's a traditional chant at hezbollah events, but the real threat is much closer to home-- that lebanon may be drawn deeper into syria's civil war as it spreads through the region. clarissa ward, cbs news, beirut. >> pelley: today in a first the feder

. >> these are lebanon's newest refugees. almost 1,000 syrian families have escaped here over the past two days. many of these people came from the town of kar a in the kalamon region. many were already internally displaced from the conflict. >> i had to flee to kar achi yes ago. now, i have to run away from the fighting there. >> the town of kar a has been under intention yelling in what activists are calling the lead up to a major battle for kalam on. n. it is along at a time damascus highway. they want to push reynolds out of this territory north of the capitol. the region is lear lebanon's eastern border. >> the refugees used illegal smuggling routes. it is a main point of entry for syrian refugees. local officials here expect more syrupians to arrive in the coming days as fighting intentionfies in kalamoon. ar sel is a logistics had you been for syrian rebels. it is their only remaining lifeline along the lebanon-syrian border. this mainly sunni border town supports the opposition and lebanon's shia armed group has sent

you said earlier, you're not far from lebanon, indiana. >> i am actually in the town of lebanon. they did sustain a hit from that tornado. there was dang to a starbucks, a vehicle, and flipped in the parking lot. we haven't seen any other damage outside of that little strip mall there, but witnesses in the wendy's said they were evacuating right across the street. >> what about it appeared in that corner. we saw that earlier with the st starbucks sign and the mini van toppled to its side. >> just a couple of people i have spoken with. i haven't heard any injury. i don't know if it was in the car. looks like the starbucks got blown in. all the windows on the front of the star were blown in. the strip mall behind starbuckings, seemed to be in pretty good shape. we're seeing if there's any other damage in town. we were able to confirm that on the ground when it came through lebanon. >> what else were you able to see along the way? what have you been witnessing? >> we've seen storms from illinois all the way to indiana. they've been moving so fast today. we were just skipping from st

the key issue has been its impact inside lebanon. there's been a lot of criticism from the leave niece about hezbollah's decision to be so openly involved. they will stay alongside the syrian regime right till the end. part of the background to this blast and the claim of responsibilities direct statement they want to southeast him pull his forces out of syria and amplifying the impact that's had inside lebanon. >> nick paton walsh on the spot. it's very worrying. only a couple months ago, there was another bombing too when hezbollah went into syria, the rebels said if you don't get out, we'll attack you at home, which means lebanon. the big fear that fans the flames of the sectarian in many lebanon. >> into absolutely. the white house is focusing on the region and unrelated development involving iran, president obama today making a personal push for congress to delay any sanctions against the iranian government. the president has been meeting today with a bipartisan group of senate leaders and updating them on the international nego

the latest attack, lebanon believed to be linked so syria's civil war. >>> world powers push for talks between syrian officials and rebel leaders as the fighting continues to take a to >>> the people in charge of fukushima daiichi say damaged to fuel rods could complicate their efforts to decommission the nuclear plant. >>> emergency medical teams rushed to a corner of thecapita deal with the bloody aftermath of two explosions. the blasts happened near the iranian embassy, killing at least 20 people. it's the latest attack that's believed to be a result of the civil war in syria. lebanon state-run news agency is reporting that along with the dead, the explosions wounded about 100 others. lebanese media say the blasts happened within minutes of each other and that one of them was caused by a car bomb. the iranian embassy is situated in south beirut, which is controlled by lebanon's shia muslim militant group hezbollah. iran supports the group, and hezbollah is supporting troops loyal to syrian president bashar al assad who have been fighting against rebel forces. the friction between he

. >>> funerals were held wednesday in lebanon for victims of a suicide attack. the exclusions tuesday at the iranian embassy killed 24. as our correspondent reports the attack raises fears that the syrian war is spreading to lebanon. >> a woman alone with her grief and dozens of civilians grieved by a bombing bringing the war closer to the war in syria. her husband rushed to see if he could help as the first bomb detonated. he was a short distance from the second suicide bomber in a car when it blew up. nothing remains of his body. his wife's search retrieves a wrist watch and what she thinks is part of his clothing. the devastation and the human loss is beg. by no means as large as attacks afflicting the lebanese people. this attackias -- attack was different. it could have been worse. if the second suicide bomber drove through this gait, a blast in a confined space could have been more devastating. the man in charge of the hospital, taking us through his intensive care unit, is aware of the threat. this man came out of a coma. he warns that many other lebanese

the officals say the task is difficult in lebanon. here syrian refugees live among the pop significance. population. >> they are spread across the country. >> there are no official camps in lebanon. reaching all of them will be a challenge. >> we hope that everyone will receive a mess being a. --the message. sometimes thoug they live underd and they live where they can set up a shelter. >> no cases of polio have been reported in lebanon but health authorities are not taking any chances. their children go to lebanese schools where the polio vaccination are being administered. >> the mobile medical units are going door-to-door. the virus spreads quickly particularly in unsanitary areas. many lebanese are worried because thousands of syrians cross into lebanon everyday. >> we are afraid and hope that the government tightens control at the borders to prevent the virus from reaching here. polio has broken out in syria so far it's paralyzed ten children. now hundreds of thousands of children across the region are at risk. >>> ethanol has be

it's near lebanon's eastern border. the refugees using illegal smuggling routes like the one behind me to cross into lebanon. arsal is a main point of entity for refugees. they expect more syrians to arrive in the coming day z as fighting intensifies. it is a logistics hub for syrian rebels and the only remaining lifeline along the lebanon/syrian border. this town supports the syrian opposition and lebanon's shia-armed group hezbollah has sent fighters to support the syrian regime. >> translator: hezbollah has joined the battle in syria. if the syrian opposition decides to retaliate against the shia in lebanon, this will have negative repercussions in the country. >> reporter: officials here are warning they could be facing the beginning of a humanitarian emergency. already the new arrivals have added more pressure on a country that can't cope with the refugee crisis, and it could get worse now that the battle in the densely populated region has begun. >>> still to come here on "the news hour," loathed orloved, we look

almost 400,000 of them have wound up in lebanon. for many as nbc's ayman mohyeldin tells us, childhood is becoming a thing of the past. >> reporter: it's early morning but these children aren't going to school. they are syrian refugees headed to farm fields in lebanon. cold and underdressed, a fire is all that keeps them warm until their work day begins. hours on their feet, painstakingly lifting and dumping bucketloads of vegetables. they are now the breadwinners for their family of nine. we had no choice, maria says. we don't have proper blankets or canned food. once schoolkids, they are now child laborers. they don't have places for us to go to school here. eight organizations are trying to help, but life in lebanon is hard for the young refugees. some looked at first like kids at summer camp -- dancing, drawing, singing. but behind the smiles lies sm s something darker. this boy, sometimes playful can be visibly aggressive. a symptom of a civil war he and his family escaped only to find themselves living in this makeshift tent.

it wants to spread kyra's and war also in inside lebanon right here for. joining us live from beirut ok work thank you very much indeed for sharing your perspective with us thank you. ahead this hour here on our see you smile to the business spies. special camera that scans my space it recognizes that i'm female and age between thirty and forty by then send that information back to the tight. learn how the facial recognition systems are being deployed to help big companies sell their products to unsuspecting consumers. that later but now america's deadly drone campaign in yemen is shrouded in secrecy with relatively little information about the victims of that time but human rights activists say the majority of those killed during the campaign have been civilians at least fifty seven people including women and children on this account of travel to a yemeni village devastated by the you are sworn terror. it says no faith for the one who has no trust but both are now in short supply in this part of yemen for months the class has been without its mouth teache

it now has more than 800,000 syrians nearly a quarter of lebanon's population of $4 million. >> lebanon has opened its borders, has opened its arms, and the international community owes it to lebanon to do everything that it can to help lebanese society adapt to this even as we work with these refugees who have gone through so much suffering. >> reporter: the u.s. is pushing for revolution through deput diplomatic means, and talks have once again been de played. the american backed leader insists on the eventually removal of president assad as part of any agreement when the syrian president said there is no reason for him not to run for re-election next year. it was reported that saudi arabia and gulf nations are seeking another way around the u.s. to support rebels in their fight against bashar al-assad. iran's influence in syria and the fact that the u.s. is engaged in new diplomatic efforts with iran. joining us now in the studio, director of the syrian center of political studies. he is a spokesperson for the main opposition group. from new york, saudi political affairs analysts, an

the war in syria has created a lot of instability in lebanon. a lebaneseoups -- group fighting alongside syrian rebels has claimed responsibility for the attack. paul wood has this report. >> a man wearing a suicide belt rushed to the outer wall of the embassy and detonated. next came a car bomb. that may have been a suicide attack, too. eyewitnesses say iranian guards rushed out after the first blast and were killed in the second. it appears many bystanders died as well. sectarian feelings were running high, holding the promise of more violence. people won't fight us face-to-face. so they use suicide bombers. let them face us. we are ready for them. >> casting blame using the standard e-mail griffey here in shiite -- standard demonography here in shiite south beirut. there are a lot of rumors here. the most likely theory is it is something to do with syria. it is not the first time the civil war in syria has reached across the border to cause mayhem here. it is not the first time there has been an attack in shiite south beirut. on everyone know

campaign in the middle east and plans to immunize more than 20 million children in 7 countries and lebanon which has hundreds of refugees and we report. >> it's the first time that they are being vaccinated against polio. these children are refugees from syria where the disease has reemerged after more than a decade. two months ago their father brought his family to lebanon to escape the hardship and violence. >> translator: there are no health centers in syria, it is hard to find medicine for children. we are worried about the polio virus but here we give the children what they need. >> reporter: this is one of dozens of u.n. centers providing free polio vacuum nakss and part of a campaign coordinated with the lebanese government to make sure all children of national naturaltys are immunized and about 200 children receive the vaccine everyday and 800,000 syrians registered and half are children and many have not been vaccinated since they arrived. the u.n. says there is a risk of a polio out break in the region after being confirmed in syria and trying its best to mitigate the risk but sa

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is there anything more that lebanon can do? >> well, lebanon faces it's own problems. it is economic problems. the presence of refugees has put a strain on the country's resources. they are taking the jobs of the lebanese people. sir januaries are ready to work for less amount of money. could you imagine the social tensions brewing in this country. apart from the fact that there have been a lot of security incidents related to the conflict in syria. this country has been appealing to the international community for help, but we do know that the international community faces it's own problems, trying to get enough money to help all these people. >> okay, thank you. >> now the united states has offered to help destroy the most dangerous parts of syria's arsenal. it will happen at sea on board an u.s. ship. they are still looking for a suitable port to process 500 tons of the most dangerous substances. an additional 800 tons of chemicals will be destroyed in commercial incinerators. meanwhile inside syria 12 people were killed after an airstrike hit al bab northeast of al

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