The line about the American general meeting the Arab Christian isn’t as familiar as it should be. "When did your family convert?" the general asked. "About 2,000 years ago," the Arab answered wryly. The general’s ignorance is widely shared. Take but one example from closer to home. Over-zealous teachers in London have recently been pulling […]

  Agriculture Minister Hussein al-Hajj Hassan banned on Wednesday the import of livestock from the southern Brazilian state of Parana where a case of atypical mad cow disease was confirmed last month. Al-Hajj Hassan banned as well the import of frozen meat from Parana.   Brazil is the world’s largest supplier of beef. Several other countries have […]

    ترأس البطريرك الماروني الكاردينال مار بشارة بطرس الراعي قداس رأس السنة لمناسبة "يوم السلام العالمي"، في كنيسة السيدة في الصرح البطريركي في بكركي. وألقى الراعي عظة لفت فيها الى ان "إنَ التوق الى السلام هو في داخل كلِ إنسان، لأنه مخلوق على صورة الله ومن أجل السلام الذي هو في الأساس عطية من […]

  BEIRUT: “Fascination du Liban: 60 Siecles d’Histoire des Religions, d’Art et d’Archeologie” (Fascination of Lebanon: 60 Centuries of History on Religions, Art and Archaeology) is a massive exhibition ongoing at Geneva’s Rath Museum. The show is the fruit of a collaboration between the Lebanese Culture Ministry, the Directorate-General of Antiquities, the National Museum of Beirut […]

  SIDON, Lebanon: Facing an influx of those fleeing the increasingly bitter conflict in its Syria, Beirut is set to host a major conference on Syrian refugees in Lebanon in January. The meeting, dubbed the “First Conference on Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Issues and Solutions,” was organized by three aid organizations: the Union of Aid Organizations […]

  Fortuneteller Michel Hayek revealed that some Lebanese politicians have started to base their actions based on predictions he made for them, reported As Safir newspaper on Tuesday. He told the daily: “Over 35 percent of politicians resort to fortunetelling.” “The consultations are held in secret as some of the officials want to keep the issue […]

  ترأس البطريرك الماروني الكاردينال مار بشارة بطرس الراعي قداس رأس السنة لمناسبة "يوم السلام العالمي"، في كنيسة السيدة في الصرح البطريركي في بكركي. وألقى الراعي عظة لفت فيها الى ان "إنَ التوق الى السلام هو في داخل كلِ إنسان، لأنه مخلوق على صورة الله ومن أجل السلام الذي هو في الأساس عطية من ألله […]