by TK Maloy – annahar.com BEIRUT: Subsidized housing loan rates increased by 0.5 percent Friday, as the Central Bank sought to shore up the banking sector’s holding of lira deposits, experts noted. “The central notion behind this is to keep depositors behind the Lebanese Pound, by allowing banks to keep up the average eight percent interest […]

by Richard Crouse, Contributor, CTV  — “The Insult,” Lebanon’s first-ever Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film, centers around a small slight that escalates until the eyes of a nation are turned toward it. The problems begin with a leaky illegal drainpipe on Lebanese Christian auto mechanic named Tony’s (Adel Karam) Beirut balcony. When it drips water unto […]

By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said in an interview published Friday that Hezbollah is making decisions that aren’t in the best interest of Lebanon. Nevertheless, in an interview with Magazine, a French-language Lebanese publication, Bassil said that the Free Patriotic Movement that he heads supports Hezbollah’s actions against Israel and terrorism. “On […]

BY TOM O’CONNOR – NEWSWEEK – Israel has threatened to invade Lebanon amid a recent spat over natural resources and militant groups that, once again, raised tensions between the longtime foes. Addressing the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Lebanon’s latest plans to drill in a disputed […]

Supporters of Speaker Nabih Berri Tuesday staged a protest on motorbikes through the streets of Beirut, waving Amal Movement flags. BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun called for forgiveness and stability on Tuesday after a political row involving his son-in-law triggered street protests and deepened a rift with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Berri supporters […]

BEIRUT, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — The European Union’s Ambassadors to Lebanon hailed Monday the leadership of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and expressed EU’s support for Lebanon’s upcoming legislative elections, said an EU statement. “The unity government under Hariri’s leadership has contributed decisively to the full functioning of state institutions, including legislative breakthroughs such as the […]

 Article represents opinion of the author  By Annahar – BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri’s Amal Movement indirectly demanded on Monday a public apology from Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil after the Free Patriotic Movement leader called the speaker a “thug” in a video leaked Sunday night. “We are not among those demanding an apology from Minister Gebran […]

By Samar Kadi – BEIRUT – middle-east-online.com BEIRUT – Working women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region say they are more satisfied with employment conditions as employers become better engaged and committed to workplace equality, a survey by Middle East job site Bayt.com and global online market research company YouGov indicated. However, […]

by aawsat.com – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has not succeeded in maintaining neutrality in the escalating dispute between President Michel Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, which broke out on the background of the 1994 Seniority Decree, which Berri insists is unconstitutional because it does not hold the signature of the finance minister. Unlike Hezbollah, […]