U.S. Ambassador David Hale recently visited ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s grave in downtown Beirut on his 9th assassination anniversary as the mission reaffirmed its support for the efforts exerted by the international tribunal. Hale toured the Mohammed al-Amin mosque and the memorial “to reflect on this period in Lebanon’s hist” and to pay respect to deceased […]

    Khazen.org condemns these shameful and disrespectful actions.   President Michel Suleiman called on Friday for “appropriate measures” to be taken against a user who has posted a Facebook cover photo of himself kissing the statue of Virgin Mary.A Baabda palace statement said Suleiman called for certain “procedures and appropriate measures” against Ali Itawi. It […]

  A new smartphone app in Lebanon lets citizens automatically tweet, with one convenient tap of the finger, “I am still alive! #Lebanon #Latestbombing.” The BBC reports that the creator of the app intended to highlight the country’s deteriorating security situation with an ironic solution. The jarringly upbeat sales pitch on the app’s homepage reads, “Every time there is […]

  Tuesday’s congressional probe into the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya—yes, another one, the second so far in this young year—is the latest volley fired at the Obama Administration.   The report contends the Administration’s neglect allowed the attack, which killed four Americans, including U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, to […]

  Lebanon: In a day of dramatic developments Wednesday, the Lebanese Army enjoyed a major breakthrough in its battle against national terror, arresting a leading figure of an Al-Qaeda-linked group, dismantling two explosive-laden cars and raiding a major arms cache.   But despite a successful day for the Lebanese security services, sources warned that the […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi called on Tuesday for the formation of a government that does not lead to a crisis in Lebanon and for holding the presidential elections on time.   “The government should not cause a crisis if it was formed according to everyone’s wishes in Lebanon,” al-Rahi told reporters at Rafik Hariri […]

  Cela dit, ils avaient l’air assez graveleux, les photographes. Un peu pépères vicieux, la bave aux lèvres. Visqueux. À la limite, on les comprend. Elle n’était pas seulement belle, très belle, Jackie Chamoun, en se faisant shooter (à demi)-nue, comme beaucoup d’athlètes internationaux prestigieux, pour un calendrier autrichien : elle avait cette simplicité, ce […]

  LEBANON’S violent political culture is about to be put under an international spotlight in the trial of four men accused of assassinating former prime minister Rafik Hariri.   The Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague is about to begin examining links between Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah and the regime of Bashar al-Assad in […]

  Lebanese leaders adapt quickly… and they’ve done so yet again. After decades of manipulating political divisions and communal distrust, the Lords of Lebanon—your favorite Arsonist Firemen—have now co-opted a popular social media campaign aimed at undermining the logic of martyrdom that has come to pervade the public discussion on everything from assassinations to the […]

  French President Francois Hollande on Friday promised President Michel Suleiman to start equipping the Lebanese Army with weapons “as soon as possible.” Hollande also reiterated “Paris’ commitment to supporting Lebanon” during a meeting with Suleiman in Tunisia, where they took part alongside world leaders in a ceremony celebrating the adoption of the country’s new constitution. […]