The outspoken Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, has lost half his fief to his chief rival, Talal Arslan.

ECONOMIST: Lebanon

About 20 birds have already died of hunger after the Caspian Sea froze over, local government spokesman Arslan Dydymov told the Associated Press.

BBC: Trapped Dalmatian pelicans hand-fed in frozen Caspian Sea

Istanbul police spokesman Feyzullah Arslan said more than 5, 000 officers would be on duty at the Sukru Saracoglu stadium, and fans would be searched "one by one".

BBC: Thousands of Turkish police are at the ground