Speaker Nabih Berri confirmed during Wednesday’s parliamentary meeting a list of politicians and figures targeted by extremist groups, describing the threat as serious and dangerous. According to NBN, Berri called on security agencies to follow up the issue. Local newspapers reported on Wednesday that international countries warned Lebanese officials that a terrorist group – linked […]

  France’s first socialist leader in nearly 20 years is sworn in at a low-key official ceremony at the Elysée palace. François Hollande is welcomed by departing president Nicolas Sarkozy. They held a private meeting before Sarkozy left the palace. Hollande then makes his first speech as president, promising a new way forward for Europe […]

  A Phoenician-era cemetery has been unearthed in the coastal town of Tyre, which was a major Phoenician seaport from about 2000 BC through to Roman times, the National News Agency said Tuesday. The cemetery was discovered in the northern entrance of Tyre in the Jal Al-Bahr region, and is located on a hill near the […]

    Amid the violence and increasing sectarian fervor, videos and pictures are surfacing showing children holding guns in Tripoli. LBC spoke with one of the “child soldiers.” It’s not clear if the gun the boy in the video is holding is real or if it’s even loaded. But the fact remains: with this kind of […]

    Sheikh Farid Haykal el Khazen held a press conference in Kleiat to condem the actions taken by the Zouk Mosbeh municipality against his employees and the trucks that he owns. Noting that his business is 100% legal, the motives behind those shameful acts are purely political. You can watch the video [Here]   […]

      Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi called on officials on Saturday to find consensus among each other and to resume the national dialogue in order to reach a new national charter based on 1943 National Covenant. “It is time for us to have brave, free and unbiased” politicians, al-Rahi said during a mass held at […]

  Three people, including a Lebanese soldier, were killed and at least nine injured on Sunday in a gunfight between the residents of rival neighborhoods in the northern port city of Tripoli as the area witnessed intermittent clashes, the army and media reports said. Army troops, mainly from the Commando Regiment, began deploying in the afternoon […]

  The Khazen family has been serving Lebanon and more specifically the Keserwan area for centuries now and have been known for its generosity, fairness and kindness. Added to that, the Khazens have displayed strong leadership skills that have kept Keserwan and the Maronite Patriarchal seat safe and honored.   In that context and upon […]