Middle East Airlines (MEA) is still determined to expand its fleet despite losses the company incurred during the week-long closure of Rafik Hariri International Airport, the company's chairman, Mohammad Hout, said on Friday. "We incurred some losses during the closure
Lebanon's feuding political leaders gathered in Qatar Friday for Arab League-brokered talks aimed at ending a long-running crisis that drove the country to the brink of a new civil war. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani read an opening
The resumption of dialogue between Lebanon's rival factions in Doha gave a boost to Beirut Stock Exchange on Friday with Solidere shares climbing to more than $28. BLOM Stock Index rose to 1, 780.55 points from 1,672.61, an increase of
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt said Friday after visiting his Druze rival, Lebanese Democratic Party head Talal Arslan, that political disputes cannot be resolved through the use of arms. "Resorting to weapons does not yield any solution ... Our
US President George W. Bush's speech to the Israeli Knesset on Thursday generated near-immediate controversy in the United States for all of the wrong reasons. Within hours, Senator Barack Obama, the likely Democratic nominee for president, had accused Bush of
At least five Nepalis, including two women, have gone missing from Beirut, where deadly fighting between opposition and pro-government forces erupted last Wednesday, claiming the lives of at least 65 people and wounding more than 200 others, Nepalese media reported
Hip-hop is unlikely to conjure up images of Jewish academics and Arab accountants, but the unusual alliance of Canadian duo Chromeo continues to defy convention while at the same time revealing the genre's universal appeal. Dave 1 and P-Thugg bonded
Spectral figures hang in what appears to be suspended motion, fleeing an unseen threat. They, says artist Jane Frere, represent the multitude of Palestinians who lost their homes to the creation of Israel six decades ago. Some carry babies, suitcases
Beirut - The Arab League Ministerial delegation announced on Thursday a six point deal to end the political crises in Lebanon. The deal calls for dialogue in Doha , Qatar starting today May 16 . It is expected that all
By Khaled Yacoub OweisBeirut - At an upmarket jeweller's in east Beirut's Ashrafieh district, wealthy Lebanese Christians shop for gold and diamonds, far removed from the upheaval that has sidelined their once-dominant community.
Aley - Lebanon's Democratic Gathering leader MP Walid Jumblatt made a quick tour of Shouifat, Aley and Baisour on Friday to "pacify" the Shouf mountain residents and express condolences to the family of victims in the latest violence
The Emirates Environmental Group has announced a regional award on CSR called the "Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility Awards". Already the announcement of the awards has met with considerable...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Australia's third-biggest bank, opened an office in Dubai to tap rising trade with the Middle East and demand from expatriates living in the...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Damac Properties, the largest private master developer and luxury lifestyle provider, has appointed Arabtec/EEC JV Construction as main contractor for its "Business Heights" project, located in the...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
The Lebanese National Bloc party headed by Carlos Edde said on Thursday the government's revoking of its decisions to dismantle Hizbullah's telephone network "will be considered as a sign of weakness." The bloc said in a statement that consensual presidential
Of all the human rights that have been systematically obliterated in Lebanon over the past century or so, the most precious is, unquestionably, the right to life, especially when large numbers of human beings, innocent or not, are easily and
The General Labor Confederation (GLC) issued a statement on Wednesday saying that plans for the general labor strike on May 7, which escalated into the worst violence in Lebanon since the 1975-1990 Civil War, "had in fact begun over a
