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  1. Bulgaria's PM Visits Beirut


    Standart News - Antoaneta Peteva - 11 hours ago

    Bulgarian pharmaceutical companies will step on Lebanon's medicine market. ... PM Borissov arrived in Beirut yesterday noon and was personally welcomed by ...
    Spanish Defense Minister from Beirut: We're Committed to Helping ...- Naharnet
    Bulgarian PM to meet with Lebanese President- Focus News
    Hariri welcomes $75 million US donation to Lebanon's education system- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Focus News - Daily Star - Lebanon
    all 21 news articles »


  2. New bank card seen as boosting Lebanon's tourism sector


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Tamara Qiblawi - 11 hours ago

    BEIRUT: Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud touted Monday Bank of Beirut's new “Lebanon on my Mind” bank card as exemplary private sector support ...
    Abboud, Bank of Beirut launch "Loubnan Aal Bal" card- iloubnan.info
    all 3 news articles »
  3. Beirut struggles to save its past


    CNN International - Barry Neild - 20 hours ago

    Though great for Beirut's economy -- Lebanon's Central Bank says the property sector is worth $10 billion a year -- the construction boom has come at a ...
    Queer heart of the Middle East isn't hard to find- ABC Online
    all 3 news articles »
  4. Record number of visitors to Lebanon: ministry


    AFP - 14 hours ago

    BEIRUTLebanon welcomed just over two million tourists in the first 11 months of this year, a record number despite months of political tensions between ...
    Sheik Naim Qassem- Newsweek
    Regional leaders seek stability- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Sfeir warns Hizbullah wants to seize power in Lebanon- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Foreign Policy - International Herald Tribune
    all 288 news articles »


  5. World Bank Supports Lebanon's Efforts to Deliver Clean and ...


    Advertiser Talk - 1 hour ago

    The Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon area houses about half of the total Lebanese population and while the municipal connection rate is high, continuity of ...
  6. Lebanon bond issue will mature in seven years


    GulfNews - 1 day ago

    Beirut: Lebanon has issued 1.5 trillion pounds (Dh8.5 trillion) in seven-year government bonds, the longest period for bonds denominated in the local ...
    Hassan: Growth hit 8.5 percent in 2009- Daily Star - Lebanon
    BRIEF: Finance Ministry issues LL1.5 billion in T-bills- American Chronicle
    all 7 news articles »
  7. Geagea says he will meet Sarkozy, denies claims on abducted Iranians


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 11 hours ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea said Monday ... France had fully respected the sovereignty and independence of Lebanon, ...
  8. Cancun environment benefits for Lebanon remain unclear


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 11 hours ago

    By Simona Sikimic BEIRUT: The recent UN climate meeting in Cancun may have ... but whether or not Lebanon will see an influx of cash remains to be seen, ...
  9. Lebanon files complaint to UN over alleged Israeli spy cameras ...


    Winnipeg Free Press - 2 days ago

    By: AP BEIRUT - Lebanon has filed a complaint against Israel to the UN Security Council over two spy cameras it says were planted in the country's mountains ...
    France gives Lebanon anti-tank missiles- AFP
    Lebanon to file complaint with UN against Israel- Ynetnews
    Lebanon submits official complaint to UN over Israeli 'spy devices'- Ha'aretz
    Monsters and Critics.com - Jerusalem Post
    all 497 news articles »


  10. Israel fires across border, complains of French aid to Lebanese Army


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Patrick Galey - 1 day ago

    BEIRUT: Israel stepped up its military maneuvers Sunday, firing a series of shots into Lebanon as a senior ...
    UN special coordinator: Ghajar withdrawal won't bring Israel into ...- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Does UN punish Israel over violations?- Press TV
    UN: Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar will be a positive step- Ya Libnan
    all 9 news articles »


  11. Roknabadi says matters in Lebanon moving in positive direction ...


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 1 day ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi said over the weekend that “matters [in Lebanon] are heading in a positive ...
    Lebanon's Jumblatt to visit Iran- ISNA
    all 2 news articles »
  12. World Bank approves Greater Beirut water supply project


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 3 days ago

    The Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon area houses about half of the total Lebanese population and while the municipal connection rate is high, continuity of ...
  13. World Bank approves $200m loan for Beirut water project


    iloubnan.info - 1 day ago

    The new supply will reach residents of Baabda, Aley, parts of Metn, the Southern Beirut and Mount Lebanon.The World Bank's loan is part of its Country ...
  14. Lebanon storm postpones flights, disrupts Beirut


    The Hindu - 11 Dec 2010

    The violent wind, which reached 100 kilometres per hour, destroyed four small pilot training airplanes that were parked at Beirut's Rafik Hariri ...
    Arrival of winter takes Lebanon by storm- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Winter storm throws life out of gear in Lebanon- GulfNews
    Heavy rain storm hits Lebanon, damaging 4 training planes at ...- Winnipeg Free Press
    AFP - Naharnet
    all 81 news articles »


  15. LEBANON: Eastern promise


    The Drinks Business - 18 hours ago

    "Lebanon is a very young wine-consuming country, but we are at the foot of a slope that is going up.” Beirut and its legendary nightlife remains the hub for ...
  16. Living conditions of Palestinian refugees worse than believed - study


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 6 days ago

    By Simona Sikimic BEIRUT: Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are two times more likely to live in poverty than other Lebanese people, preliminary report ...
  17. Fire department extinguishes large blaze in Talet al-Khayyat


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 11 hours ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Firefighting units put out a huge fire that erupted in ... that erupted throughout Lebanon December 5, ravaging vast green spaces. ...


  18. Gemayel accuses Hizbullah of disobeying state


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Elias Sakr - 1 day ago

    BEIRUT: Kataeb (Phalange) Party leader Amin Gemayel has said Hizbullah's attempts to end Lebanon's cooperation with the Special Tribunal for ...
    Kataeb political party celebrates its diamond jubilee- iloubnan.info
    all 9 news articles »


  19. OFWs rally vs total deployment ban to Lebanon


    ABS CBN News - 5 days ago

    BEIRUT, Lebanon – The heavy downpour in Beirut did not stop Filipino migrant workers from bringing their protest to the Philippine embassy regarding the ...
  20. Pictures Of Rahma Ahmad At Beirut For "Khlesna"


    Wikeez - 17 hours ago

    The Iraqi Star Academy 7, Rahma Ahmad got back to Lebanon on Saturday night coming from Bahrain. She was supposed to shoot her video clip "Khlesna" today, ...


  21. Squeezed Hezbollah tries to put shoe on Israel's foot


    Winnipeg Free Press - Samuel Segev - 20 minutes ago

    Based on these accusations, Lebanon officially complained to the UN Security ... Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is expected in Beirut with a gift of 30 ...
  22. UN: Israeli obligations go beyond Ghajar pullout


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 13 Dec 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: The UN Special Coordinator to Lebanon Michael Williams said Monday Israel's withdrawal from the northern section of Ghajar did not ...
    U.N., Hezbollah discuss political tensions- UPI.com
    WikiLeaks threatens to raise Lebanon tensions- Financial Times
    Israeli planes violate Lebanon airspace- Press TV
    The National
    all 14 news articles »


  23. Pictures Of Star Academy 8 Casting In Lebanon


    Wikeez - 15 hours ago

    Star Academy 8's casting has started in Lebanon during the weekends. Wikeez have visited the Metropolitan Hotel in Beirut where we have met a lot of guys ...


  24. Heavy storm wreaks havoc on fishing, agriculture industries in Lebanon


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Osama Habib - 6 days ago

    BEIRUT: The heavy storm which hit Lebanon over the weekend wreaked havoc and destruction on the agriculture and fishing industries, ...
    Officials still assessing damage of weekend storm- Daily Star - Lebanon
    all 4 news articles »


  25. Williams discusses plans for Ghajar withdrawal with Hariri


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 9 Dec 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: UN Special Coordinator to Lebanon Michael Williams and commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ...
    Williams voices concern over Lebanon crisis- Daily Star - Lebanon
    WikiLeaks goes backstage in Lebanon's Hariri case- AsiaOne
    WikiLeaks: will the civil war return to Lebanon?- Telegraph.co.uk
    UPI.com - Star Scene
    all 450 news articles »


  26. Heavy Rains, Strong Winds Batter Middle East


    NPR - 12 Dec 2010

    Enlarge Associated Press A man checks damaged pilot training planes at the tarmac of Beirut Airport, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. ...
    Heavy rains, strong winds batter Mideast- Press TV
    Fierce Storms Batter Middle East- AllMediaNY
    Huge storm hits East Mediterranean- Aljazeera.net
    Gulf Daily News - euronews
    all 391 news articles »


  27. Shiites in Muslim world solemnly mark day of grief


    The Associated Press - 4 days ago

    In Lebanon, tens of thousands of black-clad Shiites walked in a procession in Hezbollah's stronghold south of Beirut, many beating their chests in mourning. ...
    Shiites in Lebanon mark Ashoura with anti-Israeli slogans (Roundup)- Monsters and Critics.com
    all 166 news articles »


  28. WikiLeaks cable exposes Iran hand in Hezbollah communication network


    Ha'aretz - Barak Ravid - 6 Dec 2010

    Hezbollah fighters parade during the inauguration of a new cemetery for their fighters who died in fighting against Israel, in southern Beirut, Lebanon, ...
    Hizbullah says it discovered Israeli spy device- Jerusalem Post
    Secret cable leaks fuel tensions in Lebanon- The Associated Press
    Lebanon complains to UN about Israeli 'spy' devices- AFP
    Washington Post - The National
    all 481 news articles »


  29. Lebanon's Pragma Group signs $150m accord with Cavalli


    Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 12 hours ago

    (MENAFN) Chairman of Lebanon-based lifestyle investment firm, Pragma Group, ...Beirut, and is also planning to launch ... The joint venture will open a club in
    Pragma in deal to open Cavalli outlets- Trade Arabia
    From fashion, accessories to the latest in clubs, cafes- GulfNews
    Pragma Group, Cavalli ink $150m deal for 20 clubs, cafes- ArabianBusiness.com
    AME Info
    all 10 news articles »


  30. Bassil Calls for Demarcating Border with Cyprus: Beirut Will Be ...


    Naharnet - 1 day ago

    Energy Minister Jebran Bassil warned on Sunday that Beirut will start suffering ... and for the first time in Lebanon's history, he will uncover a plan to ...
  31. US embassy in Lebanon slams 'irresponsible' WikiLeaks


    AFP - 6 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT — The US ambassador to Lebanon on Monday condemned the latest release of diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks as "illegal and irresponsible," saying they ...
    Lebanon on the brink- Ahram Online
    US has failed to curb Damascus' interference in Lebanon - report- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Sealed indictment in Hariri tribunal- UPI.com
    Daily Star - Lebanon - Christian Science Monitor
    all 94 news articles »


  32. TouchIT Technologies, Inc. Announces New Distribution Partner in ...


    MarketWatch (press release) - 29 Nov 2010

    ... manufacturer of touch-based visual communication products, has announced today that it has appointed el-Haceb as Distribution Partner for Lebanon. ...
    OTC:TUCN - PINK:CMTX
  33. Syria, Saudi Arabia scramble to defuse tensions


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Hussein Dakroub - 1 day ago

    BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia and Syria are scrambling to reach a compromise to ... is issued as Britain warned of violence in Lebanon next month. ...
  34. Lebanon cabinet to meet on UN Hariri court


    AFP - 6 days ago

    BEIRUTLebanon's deeply divided national unity government is to meet on Wednesday after a month of wrangling over a UN probe into the murder of ex-premier ...
    Lebanon's cabinet meets as Hariri probe date looms- The National
    Israel: Next Lebanon strike will eclipse 2006- Daily Star - Lebanon
    US Illusions in Lebanon- International Herald Tribune
    UPI.com - Tehran Times
    all 64 news articles »


  35. UN lauds move to host cluster-bomb meet in Beirut


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Patrick Galey - 6 days ago

    BEIRUT: The head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Lebanon welcomed Tuesday the decision to hold the second annual ...
  36. Demand for Lebanon property strong in 2010


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 13 Dec 2010

    Most real estate developers interviewed by The Daily Star earlier expected real estate demand to shift away from the plush market in Beirut to Mount Lebanon ...


  37. Renewable energy is major Lebanese government priority - Rahhal


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 3 days ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Environment Minister Mohammad Rahhal said Friday that ... is the first in Lebanon's history to treat the issue strategically. ...


  38. Lebanon on knife-edge awaiting decision by Hariri tribunal


    AFP - Jocelyne Zablit - 24 Nov 2010

    BEIRUTLebanon is on a knife-edge amid mounting tension over a UN probe into the murder of the country's ex-premier and efforts by regional leaders to try ...
    Ripple effect- BBC News
    Erdogan appeals for Lebanese unity- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Armenian youth of Lebanon protest Erdogan's visit to Beirut- PanARMENIAN.Net
    UPI.com - Ha'aretz
    all 472 news articles »
  39. Lebanese politics 'in wait-and-see mode' ahead of indictment


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Hussein Dakroub - 26 Nov 2010

    BEIRUT: Lebanon is poised for a long period of paralysis as Saudi-Syrian efforts seeking a solution to the political crisis over an ...
    Lebanon: Tensions running high in Beirut as Hariri indictments ...- Spero News
    Sfeir: STL Moving Forward, I Don't Believe Anything Can Affect Its ...- Naharnet
    Who Assassinated Rafik Hariri?- Wall Street Journal
    Ya Libnan - Ha'aretz
    all 32 news articles »


  40. Jumblatt slams rhetoric in Tripoli as blow to city's diversity


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 11 hours ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader MP Walid ... Islamist factions from north Lebanon said that Tripoli was the capital of ...
  41. US embassy cables: Lebanese leader heals rift in Damascus visit


    The Guardian - 12 hours ago

    Damascenes awoke to find a two-mile stretch of the Beirut-Damascus highway decorated ... of diplomatic relations between Syria and Lebanon, Muallim replied, ...
    Matthew Stevenson: Bring back the Hejaz Railway- Providence Journal
    all 61 news articles »


  42. Report: Sultanov Informed Hizbullah that Tribunal is Red Line


    Naharnet - 3 days ago

    ... Minister Alexander Sultanov has reportedly warned Hizbullah during his visit to Beirut not to hinder the operations of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. ...
  43. Beirut ornaments find home at USO


    Jacksonville Daily News - Suzanne Ulbrich - 1 day ago

    One she knew particularly well: She and her husband, John, lost their son James in the Oct. 23, 1983, attack on the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, ...
  44. Civil rights for Palestinian refugees


    Foreign Policy Journal - Franklin Lamb - 4 days ago

    ... Campaign—Lebanon (PCRC) was organized in Washington DC and Beirut, Lebanon in late 2009 with the goal of achieving, in concert with Lebanese based NGOs, ...
    UNRWA-AUB Socio-Economic Survey of Palestine Refugees in Lebanon-ReliefWeb (press release)
    all 2 news articles »


  45. Russia: Dialogue only solution to Lebanese crisis


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 12 Dec 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov said Lebanon's political impasse can only be solved through dialogue, ...
    Muallem, Sultanov Stress 'Importance of Preserving Lebanon Stability'- Naharnet
    Russia's deputy foreign minister on visit to Beirut- Arab Monitor
    Russian Deputy FM in Lebanon to meet key officials- Ya Libnan
    all 10 news articles »


  46. Saudis wanted Arab force in Lebanon - cables


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 8 Dec 2010

    Saudi Arabia proposed an “Arab army” should be deployed in Lebanon, with US air and ... Hizbullah took over the Muslim part of Beirut in May 2008 after the ...
    Lebanese exports up by 19.5 percent- Al-Bawaba
    Saudis wanted Arab force in Lebanon - cable- Reuters Africa
    Wikileaks: Saudis proposed plan to destroy Hizbullah- Jerusalem Post
    Ha'aretz - FrumForum
    all 326 news articles »


  47. A disputed Mideast village


    Manila Bulletin - Natacha Yazbeck - 7 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Israel's plan to pull its troops out of northern Ghajar, a disputed village on the flashpoint border with Lebanon ...
    US embassy cables: Israel fears Hezbollah retaliation after ...- The Guardian
    Israeli drones buzz over Lebanon skies- Press TV
    all 8 news articles »


  48. Ashura is about more than bloodletting


    The Guardian - 16 hours ago

    Nabatieh, a small town in southern Lebanon, is one of them. I travelled there from Beirut to see the procession first-hand and witnessed something ...


  49. France gives Lebanon anti-tank missiles


    Middle East Online - 3 days ago

    BEIRUT - France will give Lebanon 100 anti-tank missiles, a government official said on Friday, confirming a deal that raised concerns in Israel and the ...


  50. Armenian protest against Erdogan visit turns violent


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 25 Nov 2010

    Members of the Armenian community in Lebanon organized the protest in Downtown Beirut to condemn Erdogan's two-day visit, which started Wednesday. ...
    Lebanese PM to visit Tehran- Financial Times
    Lebanese Armenians riot in Beirut over Erdogan visit- Ha'aretz
    Turkey 'won't be silent' if Israel strikes Lebanon- AFP
    iloubnan.info - Journal of Turkish Weekly
    all 239 news articles »


  51. Activists stage protests against plans to incinerate waste


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Mohammed Zaatari - 1 day ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Civil and environmental groups launched activities nationwide ... and to call for adherence to the zero waste concept in Lebanon. ...


  52. Lebanon Invites Proposals for Two Energy Projects


    Bloomberg - Nayla Razzouk - 5 days ago

    The ministry is now seeking proposals for onshore scanning services for Lebanon's oil reserves, Cesar Abou Khalil said in a telephone interview from Beirut. ...
  53. Five Cities Begging for Your Attention: Beirut, Lebanon


    Jaunted - 10 Dec 2010

    Why Go to Beirut: Let's address the pink elephant in the room—there are those who associate the “B” in Beirut for “bomb” of the bursting-in-air variety. ...


  54. Judicial Council sets trial start date in Sadr disappearance case


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 3 days ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: A trial date for the case of the 1978 ... Politicians from Lebanon's Shiite community have long demanded judicial action in the ...
    File on Imam Moussa Sadr opened anew in Lebanon for more survey- ABNA.ir
    File on Imam Moussa Sadr opened anew in Lebanon for more survey- Zawya
    all 4 news articles »


  55. Beirut shopping holiday: Lebanese capital reborn with big names ...


    Daily Mail - Frank Barrett - 1 day ago

    We were in Beirut and a young security guard stopped beside us to watch the ... The guard told us he had just returned to Lebanon from Canada after a long ...


  56. Watchdog slams Lebanon's lack of commitment to rights


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Patrick Galey - 25 Nov 2010

    BEIRUT: Lebanon's failure to adopt United Nations equality recommendations will result in the continued abuse and mistreatment of women, ...
  57. Williams: AUB is a center of coexistence in the Arab region


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 6 Dec 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: UN Special Coordinator to Lebanon Michael Williams said Monday if it didn't already exist, the American University of Beirut (AUB) ...


  58. Nahhas: Lebanon's economic priorities should be revised


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Tamara Qiblawi - 24 Nov 2010

    BEIRUT: Economic policies in Lebanon have been geared toward exporting human capital, boosting domestic consumption and supporting import ...
    Lebanon to enjoy fast-speed internet connection by early next year- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Israel 'infiltrating' phone network- Daily Star - Lebanon
    all 25 news articles »


  59. EDL vacancies pose grave risk - Bassil


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Osama Habib - 10 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT: The dwindling number of engineers, technicians and clerks in the ... Bekaa Valley 69 percent and Beirut and Mount Lebanon 44 percent. ...


  60. Sleiman: Lebanese model, a need for Lebanon and Arab world


    iloubnan.info - 6 Dec 2010

    Arab Thought Foundation is scheduled to hold its 10th conference at its HQ in Beirut. The President had also met with the Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon, ...
    Turkey sends fire-fighting planes to Lebanon after Israel- Hurriyet Daily News
    Lebanese Army, Civil Defense contain most forest fires raging ...- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Prayer a Firefighting Tool in Tinder-Dry Middle East- TIME (blog)
    Xinhua - Today's Zaman
    all 63 news articles »


  61. Human Rights Watch starts Lebanon unit


    UPI.com - 6 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch has established a committee in Beirut, its first in the Middle East, to boost its advocacy in Lebanon ...
  62. Masses held for slain Gebran Tueni, Francois al-Hajj


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 12 Dec 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon remembered over the weekend assassinated journalist Gebran Tueni and Lebanese Army chief of operations General Francois ...
    Gebran Tueni Remembered: God Will Judge All Men- Naharnet
    all 3 news articles »


  63. Steep water shortage takes toll on economy


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Tamara Qiblawi - 2 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT: While Lebanon's beach-goers bask in the sun of a clear skied autumn season, many potable water tanks in neighborhoods throughout ...


  64. Baabda Justice Palace evacuated after police receive false bomb alert


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 5 days ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Security authorities evacuated Baabda's Justice ... the office of Mount Lebanon's public prosecutor and Baabda's Justice Palace, ...
    Bomb threat causes panic at justice palace east of Beirut- Monsters and Critics.com
    In Lebanon, Justice Palace evacuated- Press TV
    all 7 news articles »


  65. Qassem Hashem: Stalling policy puts Lebanon in the eye of the storm


    iloubnan.info - 3 days ago

    BEIRUT - Development and Liberation's bloc MP, Qassem Hashem, ... irrespective of the concocted international schemes against Lebanon," he said. ...
  66. Israeli drone flies over south Lebanon


    Tehran Times - 10 Dec 2010

    Israel violates Lebanon's airspace on an almost daily basis, ... In 2009, Beirut complained to the United Nations about Israeli aircraft violating its ...
  67. US provides $6-mln boost to Lebanese trade


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 13 Dec 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: The United States provided Lebanon with assistance valued at $6 million Monday to promote Lebanese trade. US ambassador to Lebanon ...
  68. Bank of Baghdad opens branch in Lebanon


    CPI Financial - 6 days ago

    Burgan Bank announced that its subsidiary, Bank of Baghdad, has opened a new branch in Lebanon on Monday 13 December at a gala event in Beirut. ...


  69. Asarta: Israel committed to 'imminent' withdrawal from Ghajar


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Patrick Galey - 5 days ago

    BEIRUT: The commander of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has insisted that Israel is serious about its decision to withdraw soldiers ...
  70. Look. You can almost see Beirut


    Independent - 27 Nov 2010

    Mzaar, above the village of Faraya and 25 miles from Beirut, is Lebanon's modest answer to the Three Valleys. With the main village at Junction as the focus ...
  71. Syria, Qatar stress need for maintaining dialogue in Lebanon


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 6 days ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad and Emir of Qatar ... to dialogue to resolve Lebanon's political impasse and avoid the country being ...
    Assad: 'No one wants strife in Lebanon'- Beirut-Online News
    The canard of regime change in Syria- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Saudi kidnapped in Lebanon freed- Saudi Gazette
    Basil & Spice - Day Press News
    all 25 news articles »


  72. Lebanon Activists Stand Against Domestic Violence


    Voice of America - Heather Murdock - 10 Dec 2010

    Most of the 200 people lining the streets of Beirut are wearing white ... The study indicates that most men in Lebanon grow up as either witnesses or ...
    Study explores men's views on gender violence- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Activists hopeful at end of 16-day campaign to tackle violence ...- Daily Star - Lebanon
    all 4 news articles »


  73. US Government helps improve consumer protection in Lebanon


    iloubnan.info - 2 days ago

    BEIRUT - On December 17, 2010, the Brand Protection Group launched a new web-based ...Lebanon annonced. ... improve consumer protection, the US embassy in
  74. Envoy Renews Iran's Support for Peace in Lebanon


    Fars News Agency - 6 days ago

    The diplomat said that ambassadors of Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Egypt had stressed in their meeting in Beirut that any solution to Lebanon's problems ...
    What Wikileaks reveals about Saudi Arabia- PRI's The World
    all 28 news articles »


  75. Foreca Sun Shines All Over Ayna Sky


    PressReleaseNetwork.com (press release) - 5 days ago

    Beirut, Lebanon - Dec 16, 2010 (PRN): Ayna today announced the adoption of the services of the pioneer in internet and mobile weather services Foreca, ...


  76. Lebanon, Syria ink deal to bolster cooperation on tourism


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 8 Dec 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Wednesday to bolster coordination on tourism, as Lebanese Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud told ...


  77. Discord prevails as Beirut summit debates Taif Accord


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 5 days ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Although it was a pact which helped put an end to Lebanon's devastating 1975-90 Civil War, the Taif Accord remained a source of ...
  78. Clinton: US for stable Lebanon


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Patrick Galey - 12 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined Vice ... support for Lebanon's stability, days after a former US ambassador to Beirut ...
  79. Lebanon, EU, sign deals to support reform


    iloubnan.info - 10 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT - Lebanon and the European Union on Friday signed two finance agreements worth 22 million euros (29 million dollars) aimed at promoting reform, ...
  80. USAID will increase to Lebanon in 2011, with focus on education


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Tamara Qiblawi - 6 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT: Budgets at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) office in Lebanon have expanded markedly since 2005 and ...
    US donates to public school program- Daily Star - Lebanon
    US Embassy, Education Ministry Announce Preparations to Launch D ...- Naharnet
    all 5 news articles »


  81. Beirut asserts itself in global climate change debate


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 24 Nov 2010

    By Simona Sikimic BEIRUT: Lebanon publicly presented its climate change stance Wednesday ahead of the United Nation's climate conference in Mexico next week ...
  82. Movie world builds a business case for Arab unity


    The National - Ramola Talwar Badam - 2 days ago

    Hania Mroue, the director of the only arthouse cinema in Lebanon, Beirut's Metropolis Cinema, said more co-productions in the region were vital to the ...
  83. Electrical shock kills famous Lebanese director in Ä°zmir


    Sunday's Zaman - 1 day ago

    Turkish authorities say they will send his body to Lebanon after they ... His fans are planning to welcome his body at the airport in Beirut in white ...
  84. David Frum: Three decades in the Middle East — much change, little ...


    National Post (blog) - 9 Dec 2010

    I'm at a conference in Beirut Lebanon this week that brings together Western analysts and people associated with various subsets of political Islam, ...
  85. Lebanese Hezbollah: Peace talks with Israel 'dead'


    Forbes - 4 days ago

    AP , 12.16.10, 06:12 AM EST BEIRUT -- Lebanon's militant Hezbollah leader has praised an Arab decision to halt peace talks with Israel, saying the only ...
  86. Ownership dispute threatens to split Voice of Lebanon radio


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 25 Nov 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Voice of Lebanon (VOL) radio station is poised to be operated by two rival factions within the Phalange Party, ...
  87. Beit al-Hanane: A rare sanctuary from violence


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Alexandra Taylor - 6 days ago

    BEIRUT: Jacqueline Hajjar has been on a one-woman crusade on behalf of victims of domestic abuse in Lebanon for 30 years. ...


  88. Hariri to convene Cabinet upon return to Beirut


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Hussein Dakroub - 2 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Thursday he would ... “I've said it and repeat it that fiery statements in Lebanon are useless. ...
    STL will issue charges in absentia in 'exceptional cases'- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Few gains from Hariri probe, study finds- UPI.com
    Politicians distance themselves from WikiLeaks revelations- Daily Star - Lebanon
    Tehran Times - DigitalProductionME.com
    all 139 news articles »


  89. Sheikh Qabbani hails Lebanese Army's national accomplishment


    iloubnan.info - 3 days ago

    BEIRUT- Grand Sunni Mufti of Lebanon, Sheikh Muhammad Rachid Qabbani, praised Friday the national accomplishment of the Lebanese Army when it recently ...


  90. Lebanon: Human Rights Watch Launches First Middle East Committee ...


    TTKN News - 8 Dec 2010

    “They share one vision – a Lebanon and a world with greater justice and security, where the rights of all people are respected.” The Beirut committee, Human ...
    Human Rights Watch launches Beirut committee- Daily Star - Lebanon
    all 3 news articles »
  91. As Europe shivers, sunny Lebanon prays for rain


    AFP - Mohamad Ali - 2 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT — As Europe shivers under freezing temperatures, unusually balmy weather and a lack of rain or snow have spelled disaster for Lebanon's farmers and ...
  92. BLOMINVEST raises target for Holcim share


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 10 Dec 2010

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: BLOMINVEST raised the target for Holcim, the largest cement company in Lebanon, to $16.6 per share due to the steady performance ...
  93. Skiers head to slopes for early season start


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 1 day ago

    The recent storms may have lashed Lebanon and wreaked havoc on its ... A 45-minute drive north from Beirut and a mere 20-minute drive from the coast, ...


  94. Lebanon Sells Seven-Year Bonds, Longest Maturity for Domestic ...


    Bloomberg - Massoud A. Derhally - 5 days ago

    Lebanon sold 1.5 ... Bank SAL in Beirut, which managed the sale, said in a telephone interview today. ...
  95. Iran, Qatar call for unity, cooperation among Muslim states in ...


    Xinhua - Mu Xuequan - 15 hours ago

    On the issue of Lebanon and the possible verdict to be issued by Special Tribunal ... 14, 2005 in Beirut which killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic ...
  96. Doubts exist over ads for some food supplement


    Daily Star - Lebanon - 1 day ago

    By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Health Minister Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh said Sunday ... hailed the relationship between Lebanon and the WHO, describing the WHO as ...
  97. Siniora Lauds Nasrallah on Opposing Shiite-Sunni Strife


    ABNA.ir - 1 day ago

    “[We have to] join hands in order to thwart any attempt to drag Lebanon into strife,” he added. Addressing crowds gathered in the southern suburbs of Beirut ...


  98. Ansar to face Nejmeh, Ahed to play Safa in top derbies over weekend


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Kenny Laurie - 26 Nov 2010

    BEIRUT: Lebanon's top four football clubs meet this weekend in the most pivotal round of fixtures so far this season. ...
  99. Beirut boosts efforts to protect copyright owners


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Tamara Qiblawi - 9 Dec 2010

    BEIRUT: The government has intensified its campaign against ... The report maintained, however, that Lebanon should remain on its “watch ...
  100. More domestic workers making use of hotlines, other help mechanisms


    Daily Star - Lebanon - Alexandra Taylor - 3 days ago

    BEIRUT: As the United Nations commemorates International ... estimated 200000 migrant domestic workers in Lebanon remains problematic. ...
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