BEIRUT: An exchange of gunfire around dawn Tuesday between rival drug gangs near the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila in Beirut’s southern suburbs left two wounded, security sources told The Daily Star. The sources said that two Palestinian gangs engaged in clashes in Shatila’s Farhat neighborhood, causing tensions to soar in the camp. The […]

  Prime Minister Tammam Salam has said that he called for a cabinet session next Thursday because he could no longer wait for the rival political parties to resolve their disputes. Salam was quoted as saying by his visitors “I could no longer wait.” The PM invited the cabinet to convene, saying the agenda would […]

  BEIRUT: Eight Syrian men have been arrested near the northeastern border with Syria on suspicion of links to terrorist groups, the Lebanese Army said Tuesday. The men were arrested Monday between the northeastern Lebanese border towns of Labweh and Arsal, according to an Army statement. Among the detainees was one who was a confirmed […]

  An annual survey by the global consulting company Mercer on the cost of living in 207 cities has pushed Beirut up 19 places, from the 63rd-most expensive in the world to the 44th. The Lebanese capital was also the third-priciest among the 16 Arab cities in the survey, losing out only to Abu Dhabi […]

  BEIRUT: The Lebanese American University awarded renowned Lebanese fashion giant Elie Saab an honorary doctorate for a remarkable career during the commencement exercises of the university’s Business School over the weekend. “When I started my career 33 years ago I had a burst of energy and determination to succeed,” Saab said, addressing the Class of […]

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – The currently unknown Indonesian man reportedly caused a panic in the Islamic State base of Shaddadi in Hasaka province in northern Syria after it was learned he suffered from AIDs following medical tests on an Egyptian fighter, his 15-year-old sex slave and two Saudi terrorists who had sex with the slave.

Another reports suggests that a local Islamic State commander may also be infected with the disease.

  The official exam results for the Brevet for middle school students in the last two regions were released on Saturday. Results for students in Mount Lebanon and the Bekaa were available starting 2:00 pm. The results of students in Beirut, the North, South, and Nabatiyeh were released on Friday. (Link)

  BEIRUT: Farmers and truck owners blocked a major road in east Lebanon Saturday to protest government inaction concerning an export crisis that resulted from the closure of a key Syria-Jordan border crossing. The Traffic Management Center announced on Twitter that the owners of refrigerated trucks blocked the road linking the Bekaa Valley to Beirut. […]

  The United Nations’ Committee against Torture is holding a series of contacts with the Lebanese government in light of the recent abuse scandal at Roumieh Prison, reported al-Akhbar newspaper on Saturday. Diplomatic sources present in Geneva told the daily that the committee was informed of the video clips showing torture at the facility and […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi urged the rival March 8 and 14 alliances on Thursday to officially announce the name of their presidential candidates and elect a new head of state. “It is a shame that the presidential vacuum crossed the one-year mark,” al-Rahi told a delegation from the Maronite League that visited him in […]