Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi expressed hope on Sunday that there would be consensus among the Lebanese on a fair electoral law and on the formation of the new government. “I hope that the coming days would bring consensus on a new electoral law that is fair … and guarantees for all the citizens the best […]

There’s a point when the parents of a country get so desperate they sell whatever they can to make ends meet, including their daughters. 

I was in Cairo, Egypt, last week, and this topic came up when I was talking to some Egyptians at my hotel.

An acquaintance named Ahmed was looking at his Facebook account on a small netbook computer on the check-in desk, when he said, "She’s in Africa."

A flurry of Arabic went back and forth between Ahmed and two other men before the story was eventually explained to me. Ahmed had been dating a girl from rural Egypt who came to Cairo after the revolution to earn money to send to her family.

  BEIRUT: Washington has urged both the Syrian regime and rebels to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty after a Syrian helicopter bombed a smuggling route in a remote area near the Bekaa border town of Arsal Wednesday. “We call on all parties in the Syria conflict to respect the sovereignty of Lebanon,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria […]

  Christian leaders meeting in Bkirki on Wednesday decided not to submit any nomination for a parliamentary elections based on the 1960’s law, announcing the suspension of discussions over the Orthodox Gathering’s proposal. "The leaders consider that the 1960’s law further strengthens injustice against Christians,” a released statement after the meeting explained. Bkirki Spokesperson Walid […]

  We cannot talk about the Druzes without mentioning the Jumblatt family, the same goes for the Maronites and the Khazen family. In fact, the Maronite population in Lebanon was concentrated mostly in the northern mountains of Jebbet-Becharre. At the beginning of the XVIIth century, attracted by religious tolerance and job opportunities, the Maronites started […]

  President Michel Suleiman stressed on Sunday the need to hold the parliamentary elections on time, rejecting the possibility of extending the term of the current parliament. He said: “The political parties are obligated to agree on a new electoral law and they cannot escape from this duty.”   He made his remarks after a closed-door […]

  شدد الكاردينال مار بشارة بطرس الراعي على ان "لبنان لا ينهض الا بالحوار"، داعيا الجميع الى التعاون مع رئيس الجمهورية ميشال سليمان في هذا الوقت الحرج. ودعا الراعي، في رسالة عيد الفصح من بكركي، الجميع الى ان يكون الحوار هيئة وطنية دائمة، محذراً من مغبة الدفع نحو ازمة وطنية بحثا عن التغيير الكبير. وطالب […]

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