As the unrest in the Middle East is growing, the toursim influx is decreasing. This shows in the many hotels around Lebanon. A recent survey shows the the occupancy rate goes down as the the prices are going up. Meanwhile, Caretaker Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud remains optimistic about welcoming many tourists to Lebanon this summer. […]

The security situation in Tripoli is more serious than some may think, according to a security official who warns that the northern city’s alleyways are on the way to resembling the notorious lawless city of Kandahar in Afghanistan. “It’s becoming increasingly difficult to deter or control the gunmen in Tripoli. It requires – in deeds, […]

 The Lebanese authorities have contacted Washington to inquire whether U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to the Middle East this month will include Lebanon, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Tuesday. Kerry will visit the region on June 13-15 to discuss peace efforts with Israeli and Palestinian officials, Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki said on Monday. […]

  Laura Ingraham struck warned note of restraint of Fox News Sunday over the prospect of American intervention in Syria. “I’m not going to sit here and in any way defend Barack Obama’s foreign policy,” Ingraham said, “but in this case we have to know with whom were dealing.” Like Rand Paul on Friday, Ingraham […]

  President Michel Suleiman is expected to challenge parliament’s decision to extend its mandate for 17 months, reported the daily An Nahar Saturday.He believes that Friday’s extension contradicts several constitutional articles, adding that the reasons for it are “not convincing and they do not justify the failure to stage the parliamentary elections,” it said.He told […]

  CHICAGO: A Lebanese immigrant in Chicago was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison Thursday for plotting an attack and planting what he thought was a bomb near the city’s Wrigley Field baseball park. Sami Samir Hassoun, 25, pleaded guilty last year to charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and […]

  One widely-circulated photograph of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) taken during his trip to meet with Syrian opposition fighters is coming under new scrutiny on Thursday. According to a report, McCain is featured taking a photograph with two people behind the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shi’ite Muslims. McCain denies that he was aware that the […]

 Lebanese President Michel Suleiman reiterated his intention to appeal before the Constitutional Council against any prolonged extension of the parliament’s term. “I will appeal against any decision for the parliament to extend its term for more than six months, even if all parties agreed on it,” Suleiman said in an interview published Tuesday with Kuwaiti […]