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Reports: Western Diplomats Support Salam, Warn against Cabinet Paralysis

  Prime Minister Tammam Salam has held a meeting with Western ambassadors, who insisted that they would exert all efforts to prevent a cabinet paralysis, diplomatic sources said on Monday. The sources told An Nahar and al-Joumhouria newspapers, that the meeting between Salam and the ambassadors of the United States, France and Britain took place […]

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Sidon group begins conservation efforts on Al-Zira

  SIDON, Lebanon: A few hundred meters off the coast of Sidon, facing the city’s port and sea castle, lies the island of Al-Zira. A campaign kicked off this month to promote conservation of the historic landmark. The “Friends of Zira and Sidon’s Beach” organization took the first steps in their initiative to preserve the […]

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Al-Nusra Front Official Says IS Plotting Attack in Northern Lebanon

  An al-Nusra Front official has revealed that the Islamic State extremist group is plotting a terrorist attack in northern Lebanon in the coming weeks, As Safir daily reported on Monday. The newspaper said the official claimed on his Twitter account that the IS is planning for “a huge operation against the Lebanese army” in […]

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Report: New Options May Be Sought if Govt. Deadlock Persists for another Week

  Next week may act as a final deadline for political powers to resolve the deadlock over the government, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Saturday. Informed ministerial sources told the daily: “New options could be sought if the impasse is not resolved next week.” They did not give further details. All contacts that have been held […]

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Army arrests 5 over weapons, drugs in Beirut suburbs

  BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army announced Saturday it arrested four Lebanese and a Palestinian over possession of drugs and weapons in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The military said in a statement that troops raided houses of fugitives at dawn in the areas of Jnah, Ouzai and Hadath, and arrested four Lebanese for owning and using unlicensed […]

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Jbeil is crowned Arab Tourism Capital

  BEIRUT: Jbeil’s selection as Arab Tourism Capital for 2016 was officially announced by Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon at a news conference Thursday. The title recognizes the efforts Jbeil has made to attract new visitors and officials hope it will draw even more to the historic Lebanese city. Over the past few years, Jbeil has […]

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Unity is the Army’s best weapon: Salam

  BEIRUT: The Army’s strongest weapon is its unity in the face of ongoing political disputes, Prime Minister Tammam Salam said from the Defense Ministry in Yarze Thursday, following a meeting with Defense Minister Samir Moqbel and Army chief Gen. Jean Kahwagi. “What helps the Lebanese Army the most is the atmosphere inside the institution […]

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Qahwaji Outraged with Politicians’ Behavior: Not Holding Onto Post

  Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji expressed distress Friday over political tension in the country, saying it harms the institution, in particular the dispute over the appointment of high-ranking security and military officials. Sources close to the army chief said in comments published in As Safir newspaper that Qahwaji warned that the political rift could […]

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