Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh on Thursday projected an inflation rate of more than 10 percent in Lebanon this year. Speaking to representatives of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, the governor said it is only normal that Lebanon is
In Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, the scene of deadly sectarian clashes between pro- and anti-government forces, battle lines are being drawn as tensions simmer unresolved. "Our standard is our faith and we do not fear their armies. It
Hizbullah proved last week that it is the strongest force in Lebanon and could have seized power if it had wanted to, Israel's military intelligence chief said in remarks published on Thursday. "Hizbullah did not intend to take control ...
Leaders of Lebanon's opposition and pro-government parties will head to Doha on Friday to hold talks aimed at defusing a long-running feud between rival political factions, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani said Thursday. During
The Nabeh Foundation marked the end of the first phase of a project aimed at providing jon skills to women and girls who have not accomplished their education with a commencement ceremony at the Maarouf Saad Cultural Center in Sidon
Following their weekly meeting headed by Massoud al-Ashqar, the Union for Lebanon saluted the efforts of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in containing last week's clashes. Fighting erupted last week between opposition and pro-government supporters following a Cabinet decision to
Schools in the southern port city of Sidon will reopen their doors on Friday after the recent clashes between government and opposition supporters forced educational institutions in the area to shut down. Sidon MP Bahia Hariri's meetings with a number
Beirut's airport resumed activity Thursday after commercial airlines including Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA), had stopped flights in and out of the capital in response to the opposition's blockage of access roads leading to the country's only international
Bank Melli, Iran's biggest commercial bank, is set to be banned from operating in the European Union under proposals in the final stages of discussion in Brussels
Allowing Iran to build nuclear weapons would mark an "unforgivable betrayal of future generations", George W. Bush told the Israeli parliament, promising that the US would continue to stand with the Jewish state in future confrontations
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki flew to Mosul on Wednesday to take charge of the operation by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces. Described by the U.S. military as the last major urban base of al-Qaida in Iraq, Mosul has become the site of
Beirut - The Unrest over the past week cost the Lebanese economy as much as $600 million in lost revenue and the figure may rise as the political deadlock continues, the country's tourism minister said.
Beirut - Qatari Prime Minister and acting Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani said Lebanon is a special country in the Arab world; we hope to preserve it, with you, by preserving constitutional positions.
Beirut / Nicosia - Cyprus is enforcing international shipping law to stop private yacht owners making illegal earnings out of people desperate to return to strife-stricken Lebanon in the absence of normal flights, officials said on Wednesday.
Beirut- Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said Thursday the group favors a settlement in Lebanon on the basis of no victor, no vanquished and announced that the party wants to "return things" to normal after the government revoked
By: Oakland RossBeirut -For five days last week, this tottering, would-be democracy stumbled to the brink of its own demise, leaving more than 80 people dead and a litany of questions still unanswered.
Beirut- An Arab League delegation is expected to conclude a deal to end fighting in Lebanon on Thursday after the Lebanese government backed down in its conflict with Hezbollah.
Beirut - The Arab League Ministerial delegation and the deal to end the political storm in Lebanon , following the retraction by the government of the 2 resolutions, are the talk of the town in Beirut today
The Lebanese Army's pledge to use force if necessary to impose law and order puts the only fully functioning national institution into the centre of Lebanon's violent crisis. But although strained, analysts say the military remains united. "There is no
Sitting next to a mound of dirt blocking the highway leading to Beirut airport, young Hizbullah militants smoke water pipes, drink tea and eat sunflower seeds, patiently waiting for the collapse of Lebanon's Western-backed government.
