The Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch arrested former MP and cabinet minister Michel Samaha on Thursday morning "for security reasons," the acting general prosecutor said. Samaha was arrested following raids on his houses in Beirut’s Ashrafiyeh district and the North Metn town of Jwar al-Khensahara. Samaha’s wife, Gladys, told LBCI TV network that the former minister […]

  تنشر "النهار" في الآتي ابرز التعديلات التي ادخلها مجلس الوزراء على مشروع قانون الانتخابات النيابية الذي اعده وزير الداخلية والبلديات مروان شربل بعدما اقره المجلس في صيغته المعدلة أمس. المادة 1: اصبح عدد النواب 134 نائبا موزعين كالآتي: – 128 نائبا في الداخل موزعين على 13 دائرة انتخابية. – 6 نواب عن دائرة غير […]

  The body that represents the Lebanese diaspora criticized the government on Wednesday for failing to allow millions of expatriates to have the right representation in parliament.   President of the World Lebanese Cultural Union Michel al-Duwaihi told An Nahar daily that there are around 12-15 million Lebanese expatriates, which means four or five times […]

  في نظرة سريعة الى إنتاج النواب اللبنانيين البالغ عددهم 128 نائبًا، يتضح أن مجمل عملهم خلال عام 2011 اقتصر على تشريع مادة قانونية ونصف المادة لكل نائب، ما يؤكد أن سعادته شبه عاطل عن العمل مع مخصصات خيالية من هنا وهناك، فإن وظيفة النيابة في [Link] لبنان مربحة ومريحة معًا. Another interesting article: Each […]

The families of 11 Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria in May reopened the airport road at dawn Tuesday, a day after they blocked it until the release of the men. Traffic was back to normal on the road after the protest caused chaos in the ranks of travellers. Hundreds of them had to head to the […]

  More than a year has elapsed since the United States aligned itself with Syria’s Sunni-dominated opposition and the Middle East’s Sunni powers to overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad. While the United States pursues this goal in the name of the Syrian people, it is clear that its ultimate strategic objective is to render […]

  George is wounded but he has no scars. It’s pain of an emotional kind that ails him. He feels scorned and humiliated, like a man who ended up on the bad side of a deal through no fault of his own. A Christian from Homs, Syria, George, who won’t give his last name out of […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi reiterated on Sunday the Maronite bishops council’s warning earlier this week of an economic collapse in Lebanon should the current situation in the country persist. He said during his Sunday sermon: “Lebanon is in need of revitalizing its people, leadership, and structure in order to allow it to keep up […]