Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday reiterated his rejection of weapons in the hands of non-state actors and called on Lebanese parties to end their “subordination” to foreign powers. “Lebanon needs new leaders and politicians and it needs the voice of the youth so that it can open a new chapter in its history,” al-Rahi […]

  A Syrian rebel group took credit for setting off a bomb in a supermarket parking lot in a part of southern Beirut populated with Hezbollah supporters Tuesday. Fifty-three people were injured, according to Lebanese health officials. The bomb exploded several hundred yards from the offices of Hezbollah officials but wounded mainly civilians.   The […]

  President Michel Suleiman stressed on Friday that the current stage the country is passing through and the political and security developments compel everyone to have the necessary awareness and prioritize the national interest. “The accelerated frequency of political and security developments locally and regionally impose on everyone to have the required awareness and prioritize the […]

  CAIRO — The military’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi has unleashed a new wave of violence by extremist Muslims against Christians whom they blame for having supported the calls to overthrow Mr. Morsi, Egypt’s first Islamist elected leader, according to rights activists. Since Mr. Morsi’s ouster on July 3, the activists say, a priest has […]

  The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has warned Lebanese security agencies two days ahead of the blast that targeted Bir al-Abed neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs that al-Qaida has plotted to carry out an attack in the area, a report claimed on Thursday. According to al-Akhbar newspaper, al-Qaida-linked group transported a huge amount of explosives into […]

  In what appears to be an attempt to pressure caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati, caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil on Friday warned that Israel could be stealing offshore oil and gas resources from Lebanese waters. He called for the caretaker government to immediately act on passing the decrees needed for Lebanon to begin its […]

  President Michel Suleiman hit back on Monday at requests made by March 14 alliance officials to hold the army accountable over the clashes in the southern city of Sidon, saying such demands should not be turned into a political campaign that targets its patriotic role. In a statement released by Baabda palace, Suleiman lauded the […]

  BEIRUT: A car bomb explosion ripped Tuesday through Beirut’s southern suburbs, a stronghold of Hezbollah, wounding of at least 21 people, security sources said. Ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene of the blast site in Bir al-Abed just before noon and plumes of thick smoke could be seen from miles away.   At […]