President Michel Suleiman will address the Lebanese people on Wednesday on the eve of Independence Day where he will stress the necessity to spare Lebanon any regional repercussions following Monday’s discovery of rockets set up to be fired against Israel, unnamed sources told An Nahar daily Tuesday. The president is expected to reiterate the need […]

  November 20, 2012 — Bill O’Reilly has become an even more controversial figure than usual over the last few weeks.   On election night, the famously straight talking commentator remarked that America’s changing electorate won the President a second term. Almost immediately, he was criticized as a bigot by too many names to mention. This […]

  In Syria, the Christian minority was long left in peace by the Assad regime – but they are between the front lines in the civil war. Germany is considering offering them a safe haven. Germany taking in Syrian Christians – it would be an act of humanity. This is how the chairman of Chancellor Merkel’s […]

    The red Mitsubishi Lancer GT with "go faster" stripes was a source of great pride to Hamlig Bedrosian. It was the only one of its kind in the city, pointed out on the streets as he roared along, an object of admiration and envy among his friends in Aleppo. The car may have been […]

  Pope Benedict XVI called on Christians Sunday not to heed doomsday warnings that the world will end on December 21. During his weekly Angelus address from the window of his Vatican apartments on Saint Peter’s Square, Benedict spoke of extracts from the bible which speak of "the sun and moon going out, the stars falling […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi attended on Sunday the enthronement of the new Coptic pope in Cairo ahead of the Nov. 24 ceremony that would officially appoint him as a new cardinal in the Catholic church. The enthronement of Bishop Tawadros was held at Cairo’s St. Mark’s Cathedral.   Tawadros, 60, was chosen on Nov. 4 […]

 Letter from Cheikh Malek el Khazen  to the editor of Madison.com   Dear Editor: Why do so many of the young, single women, minorities and Latinos support the Democrats? The answer is clear — it is not because of "immigration policy" or "foreign policy" or "social issues" or "moderate Republicans" or "conservatives," as many pundits […]

  President Michel Suleiman reiterated on Thursday calls for international pressure on Israel to engage in peace talks with Palestinians, saying war does not contribute to democracy in the region. In a statement issued by Baabda palace, Suleiman condemned the “barbarous aggression launched on the Gaza (Strip) by Israel, which only uses the language of killing […]

  BEIRUT: The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that Lebanon’s gross domestic product had been growing at a fast pace in 2010 for the fourth consecutive year. The IMF, which released a 12-page report analyzing the performance of the Lebanese economy from 1997 to 2010, noticed that growth strengthened after a decade of lackluster performance (averaging […]

    Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks on Wednesday with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. The two discussed the latest developments in the region and the importance of exerting all the possible efforts to achieve peace, Hariri’s press office said in a statement. Hariri thanked the Pope on his recent visit to Lebanon, expressing […]