Damascus, Syria’s Air Defense reportedly shot down 5 of 8 missiles Israel launched against an airfield in Homs province, bordering Lebanon, known as T-4 airbase; however, the attack caused several dead and wounded. Two Israeli F-15 fighters targeted Syria’s T-4 airbase in Homs, the Russian field command in Syria confirmed, adding the jets fired eight […]

by Abdulaziz Hammad –saudigazette.com – JEDDAH — Newly appointed Consul General of Lebanon Ali Karanouh and his wife Marwa Soubra held a reception and acquaintance meeting at the celebration hall of the consulate in Jeddah on Tuesday. The reception was attended by Sami Jamil Abdullah, director of the department of ceremonies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Makkah […]

The Daily Star BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri opened the Lebanese Diaspora Energy Conference in Paris Saturday in a televised speech. “Lebanon can continue as before, with outdated laws and no reforms,” Hariri said, “we need to improve the labor market, implement real reforms to fight corruption and create jobs.” He said that Lebanese should threaten […]

by catholicherald.co.uk — The Chinese government has banned the sale of Bibles online, through distributors such as Amazon. This appears to be the latest development in China’s moves to restrict Christianity’s influence in the country. Bibles are only legally available at church bookstalls, not in bookshops, making Christianity the only major religion whose holy book […]

  PARIS – Fifty-one states and regional and international organizations were invited to CEDRE to express and offer support for Lebanon’s economy and infrastructure. The title “CEDRE” itself – a French acronym translated as “Conference for Development and Reform with Businesses” – demonstrates the desire to differentiate this conference from its predecessors, as it breaks […]

Al Sharq alAwsat – Speaker Nabih Berri has expressed resentment over various “violations” taking place, including the “disbursement of funds in many electoral districts and regions.” According to a statement from his office on Wednesday, the speaker called for a solution to these issues. During his weekly meeting with lawmakers, Berri said gaps in the […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon hopes to secure billions of dollars for infrastructure this week at an international donor conference in Paris, as it grapples with low growth and soaring debt. Some 50 countries and international organizations are expected at the CEDRE (Cedar) conference that begins Friday, where Beirut will request up to $22 billion for […]

by businessinsider.com Mark Zuckerberg says he is still the best person to run Facebook in the wake of its series of scandals. In a question-and-answer session with journalists on Wednesday afternoon, the 33-year-old CEO was asked whether he was still the most appropriate person to lead the social network. Earlier on Wednesday, Facebook said that it […]

Staff writer, Al Arabiya — Saudi envoy Nizar Al Alula succeeded in holding a reconciliation meeting between Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, the executive chairman of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. The meeting between the three leaders is the first of its kind in a long time. A source commented that the meeting was the beginning of understandings between the three parties, stressing that the Saudi move aims to strengthen the Lebanese national leaders to achieve stability in Lebanon. Al Alula confirmed to the Lebanese officials whom he met with last Monday in Beirut and Baabda that “Lebanon is at the heart of the Saudi leadership and its thoughts,” the newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported. Al Alula gave Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri an official invitation to visit the kingdom.