The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) observed the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Thursday, which also marks the 60th anniversary of peacekeeping by the world body.Peacekeepers representing the 26 different national contingents that make up UNIFIL
Not long after Downtown Beirut on Thursday wraps up its activities celebrating the recent political breakthrough, a crowd of a similar spirit will flood the streets on Sunday for the capital's second annual Run for Peace. The marathon consists of
With election fever gripping the country, the vote for the new president was on the mind of every Lebanese last Sunday. Then again, May 25 was also marked by Clean Up the Med Day, with over 500 authorities and associations
Lebanon's Finance Ministry said Thursday that the budget deficit in the first three months of 2008 fell slightly thanks to higher revenues. But the ministry said the size of the gross public debt reached LL65.102 trillion ($43.2 billion), registering an
The surge in violence came as the US military announced plans to withdraw 4,000 more troops after saying the level of violence was at a four-year low. A man in an explosives-packed jacket blew himself up at police headquarters in
The top official in the town of Sinjar says the bomber blew himself up among a crowd of men at a police recruiting centre. Dakhil Qassim says 14 of those killed in today's blast were recruits and two were policemen.
Beirut - The focus today in Lebanon will be on the consultations that Prime Minister Designate , Fouad n Siniora will be holding with Lebanon's former Prime Ministers such as Selim el Hoss, Omar Karami and Najib Mikati , a
Tehran- The newly elected ( Majlis) parliament speaker Ali Larijani praised Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah the leader of Hezbollah " as true son of the founder of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini."
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Baabda - Incumbent Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora delivered a speech from the Baabda Republican palace following his appointment by the new president as head of Lebanon's new government
Baabda- President Michel Suleiman designed incumbent PM Fouad Siniora to head Lebanon's new government based on the recommendations of the majority of the parliamentarians.
The Union for Lebanon, headed by Massoud al-Ashkar, issued a statement on Wednesday congratulating President Michel Suleiman for his new post. "We hope that Michel Suleiman's tenure as president will be as successful and productive similar to his tenure as
Political violence and instability dominated the year, with more than 40 people killed in bombings and other attacks and hundreds killed in months of fighting between the Lebanese Army and the Fatah al-Islam armed group in and around Nahr al-Bared
President Michel Suleiman appointed incumbent Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Wednesday to head a government of national unity after the parliamentary majority gave Siniora its backing. Of the 127 members in Parliament, 68 MPs named Siniora as their candidate. "Based
Rather than expending parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri's political capital in a short-lived, fractious "unity" cabinet, the March 14 coalition has cast outgoing Premier Fouad Siniora back into the prime minister's seat to offset the camp's perceived losses from
Judicial authorities have started an investigation into Tuesday's clashes in Dohet Aramoun, southeast of Beirut, which led to the death of army soldier Hussein Janbeh. Security sources told The Daily Star that Janbeh was accidentally shot by Hizbullah gunmen who
Israel is to release and deport on Sunday a Lebanese-born man jailed more than six years ago on charges of spying for Hizbullah, senior security sources said on Wednesday. Nessim Nisr, born to an Israeli Jewish mother and a Lebanese
What a refreshing moment Lebanon enjoyed Wednesday, when an elected president consulted with the factions of an operational Parliament and designated the person with the majority's support to form the next government. One would think that things have gone back
Interest in prime Beirut properties has risen since the election of a new president and the expected formation of a national unity government, real-estate companies said on Wednesday. "We expect more investors to contact us soon to buy or rent
