Maronite Wakfs of the Khazen family Despite being very wealthy, The Khazen family never built a castle but instead built an impressive number of 27 covenants and schools, among which: – St Antoine Church founded by Abou-Nader el-Khazen in 1600. – Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, offered by Abou-Nawfal in Ajaltoun 1647. – […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Wednesday held talks with former prime minister Saad Hariri in the French capital Paris. Earlier in the day, al-Rahi said the presence of Christians in the Middle East “protects Islam from bigotry and extremism,” during a lecture at the Catholic institute in Paris.   “It is our duty, we the […]

  Lebanon’s hosting of a key Cypriot Cabinet minister this week must have optimists in both countries hoping that in politics, at least, there really is no such thing as coincidence. Both sides have long experience with the various discomforts associated with being buffeted by outside forces, but only rarely – if ever – have […]

  Margaret Thatcher, who has died following a stroke, was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th Century. Her legacy had a profound effect upon the policies of her successors, both Conservative and Labour, while her radical and sometimes confrontational approach defined her 11-year period at No 10.   Her term in office […]

Thanks to our President Michel Suleiman, who is leading Lebanon to defend its interest and constitution the new PM Government was appointed under his leadership . We hope for the best of success for newly elected PM Tammam Salam. 

Khazen.org congratulates the new PM Salam as we hope the best for our new government. Khazen.org stand by the presidency and in support of th newly elected PM Salamm .

Newly elected Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam talks with Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman
 

  Prominent Sunni politician Tamam Salam is been nominated to become Lebanon’s next prime minister, ending a dangerous two-week power vacuum. His nomination was announced by the president’s office after he was backed by parties across the political spectrum, including Hezbollah. The last government resigned amid tensions over upcoming elections.   Political tensions have been exacerbated by […]

  CAIRO: Thousands of people packed Cairo’s main cathedral on Sunday for the funeral prayers of four Coptic Christians killed in sectarian clashes.   "Down, down with Brotherhood rule," the congregation chanted in reference to the ruling Muslim Brotherhood of President Mohamed Mursi. "Leave!" they chanted as they held up wooden crosses, television footage showed. One Muslim […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi expressed hope on Sunday that there would be consensus among the Lebanese on a fair electoral law and on the formation of the new government. “I hope that the coming days would bring consensus on a new electoral law that is fair … and guarantees for all the citizens the best […]

There’s a point when the parents of a country get so desperate they sell whatever they can to make ends meet, including their daughters. 

I was in Cairo, Egypt, last week, and this topic came up when I was talking to some Egyptians at my hotel.

An acquaintance named Ahmed was looking at his Facebook account on a small netbook computer on the check-in desk, when he said, "She’s in Africa."

A flurry of Arabic went back and forth between Ahmed and two other men before the story was eventually explained to me. Ahmed had been dating a girl from rural Egypt who came to Cairo after the revolution to earn money to send to her family.

  BEIRUT: Washington has urged both the Syrian regime and rebels to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty after a Syrian helicopter bombed a smuggling route in a remote area near the Bekaa border town of Arsal Wednesday. “We call on all parties in the Syria conflict to respect the sovereignty of Lebanon,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria […]