رغم ان مجلس الوزراء الفرنسي الجديد دشن مهماته الاولى بقرارات داخلية قضت بخفض راتب رئيسه والوزراء، فان الفريق    الحكومي الاول للرئيس الجديد فرنسوا هولاند، والمؤلف من 17 وزيراً و17 وزيرة، لا يبدو غافلا عن التحديات الخارجية التي تواجهها البلاد، ولا سيما في منطقة الشرق الاوسط. واذا كانت عودة رئيس الوزراء السابق لوران فابيوس الى الحكومة […]

    Thousands of people demonstrated in Tehran on Friday to protest a proposed union of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in the first step toward closer links among six Arab monarchies across the Gulf. The authorities had urged citizens to protest what was called an "American plan to annex Bahrain to Saudi Arabia and express their […]

  President Michel Suleiman urged officials on Friday to resort to dialogue in order to resolve any dispute or problem. He expressed relief for the adopted measures in the northern city of Tripoli, hoping that the tranquil security situation would remain in the city. He contacted Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji and several other officials. Suleiman was briefed […]

    n a bombshell revelation, both literally and figuratively, the Washington Post reported this week that weapons were reaching the Syrian opposition, and that the process was being partly coordinated by the United States. This represents a fundamentally new stage in the Syrian conflict, and in Washington’s approach to it. The article, citing Syrian […]

  بعد نحو اربعة اسابيع، تفجرت ازمة المياومين وجباة الاكراء على جبهة "التثبيت في ملاك مؤسسة كهرباء لبنان" من دون ان تبرز مؤشرات حل، وغادروها عصرا بناء على "وعود نيابية"، وهم يغفلون حال الشلل الانتاجي التي دفعوا المؤسسة اليها عشية موسم الصيف، فيما زادت "حوادث طرابلس" الوضع سوءا مع تطييرها نحو 200 ميغاواط من دير […]

    The Lebanese military began a crackdown on violence in the northern city of Tripoli on Thursday afternoon, after ongoing battles killed a 13-year-old boy and left dozens more injured. Abdel Rahim Mohammad Hamad was killed in ongoing skirmishes between pro and anti Syrian militias in the city, the National News Agency said. Prime Minister Najib […]

    في نبأ من ديترويت أن البطريرك الماروني مار بشاره بطرس الراعي عقد مؤتمراً صحافياً في مقر اقامته في فندق "الماريوت" في ديترويت تناول فيه زيارته الراعوية التي شملت المكسيك وكندا وميتشغن. وجدّد تأكيده أن المسيحيين في الشرق"ليسوا أقلية لأنهم في الأساس مواطنون وعمرهم 2000 سنة من الوجود وطبعوا بثقافتهم المسيحية الروحية والثقافية والاجتماعية […]

      When the frontrunners in France’s presidential race took their seats on Thursday evening for a final televised debate, they did so with battle lines firmly entrenched. Incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande had spent the previous month on a vitriolic campaign trail exposing deep rifts among the French […]

  Speaker Nabih Berri confirmed during Wednesday’s parliamentary meeting a list of politicians and figures targeted by extremist groups, describing the threat as serious and dangerous. According to NBN, Berri called on security agencies to follow up the issue. Local newspapers reported on Wednesday that international countries warned Lebanese officials that a terrorist group – linked […]

  France’s first socialist leader in nearly 20 years is sworn in at a low-key official ceremony at the Elysée palace. François Hollande is welcomed by departing president Nicolas Sarkozy. They held a private meeting before Sarkozy left the palace. Hollande then makes his first speech as president, promising a new way forward for Europe […]