BEIRUT: The Free Syrian Army will no longer take part in talks on the release of the remaining Lebanese hostages in Syria, a spokesperson for the FSA said Wednesday. In an interview with a local television channel, Louay Meqdad, who has been accused in media reports of engaging in arms dealing with Zahle MP Oqab Saqr, said Saqr and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri would continue their mediation with the captors of the Lebanese pilgrims alone. “The Free Syrian Army cannot continue in its mediation efforts to free the nine kidnapped Lebanese because there are individuals who are putting last-minute hurdles to agreements to release the hostages,” said Meqdad. Meqdad also said that the FSA’s decision was linked to critical reports made by OTV channel on the mediation efforts. [Link]