U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) Deputy Commander Major General Terrence J. McKenrick has concluded his visit to Lebanon, the U.S. embassy said on Thursday. During his visit, he met with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Joseph Aoun and other senior LAF officials, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth H. Richard. In his meetings, McKenrick […]

By Osama Habib, The Daily Star BEIRUT – Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Wednesday brushed off calls for a managed devaluation of the Lebanese currency, warning that such a step would be detrimental to the national economy. “We are not considering any devaluation because we believe that it will be detrimental to confidence, detrimental to […]

BEIRUT (Xinhua) — Cyprus announced Wednesday the donation of more than 15 million euros (18.55 million U.S. dollars) in aid to the Lebanese army. Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulidis announced the donation following the meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil at the Boustros Palace in Beirut, the Daily Star reported on its website. “We […]

by Roger Field – businessweekme.com – The media unit of Lebanese conglomerate Group Murr is preparing to launch a pan-Arab newspaper and website this year, the company’s Group CEO, Elias El Murr, told Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East. Group Murr, which successfully relaunched Lebanese daily newspaper Al Joumhouria in 2011, is making an initial investment of about $40 million […]

BEIRUT, March 28 (Xinhua) — Visiting Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas lauded Lebanon on Wednesday for hosting the Syrian refugees, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to NNA, Ratas held separate talks Wednesday with President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Speaking to reporters from the Grand Serail, Ratas said his country fully […]

Ben Blanchard, Shu Zhang, Christine Kim BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was part of a secretive delegation that arrived in Beijing by train on Monday and left on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter and foreign media reports. The visit, which would be Kim’s first known journey abroad […]

by  Shana Lebowitz business Insider — Sending your team emails and Slack messages after everyone’s left for the day is annoying. Soon, it could also be a crime. A new bill in New York City aims to protect workers’ “right to disconnect,” making it illegal for employers to require employees to check their work-related electronic communication outside […]

(ANSAmed) – Beirut, March 27 – The closing ceremony of the first leadership course organised by the bilateral military mission (Mibil) in Lebanon took place at the Lebanese army’s NCO training college in Baalbeck on Tuesday. The two-week course saw participation from 180 third- and final-year students in view of their assignment to various army units. […]

by timesofoman.com Beirut: A cleric has been expelled from his seminary in Lebanon after a video of his piano playing, posted online, drew criticism from conservatives, he said. Sayed Hussein Al Husseini, 38, a keen pianist and amateur poet, posted the footage. But the sight of a main in turban and robe performing – even demure […]

BEIRUT, March 26 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament will discuss the government’s proposed 2018 budget – which forecasts a slightly reduced deficit of $4.8 billion – on Wednesday and Thursday, state news agency NNA reported on Monday, citing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. The coalition government, which includes most major parties represented in the parliament, agreed on […]