BEIRUT: Prospects of substantial gas and oil reserves offshore, onshore and near the coast in Lebanon are quite high, said experts speaking at the Lebanon International Oil and Gas Summit 2012 as ongoing seismic surveys reveal even more promising geological structures. Neil Hodgson, new ventures manager at Spectrum, a British company which in October completed […]

  Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and all the East is in a stable condition and currently undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit after suffering a stroke, Saint George Hospital announced on Tuesday. "A team of medical experts at Saint George are taking care of the Patriarch’s condition ,” the hospital’s administration said, adding […]

    Rome, Italy, Dec 1, 2012 / 04:03 pm (CNA).- During a recent book launch in Rome, a noted theologian said that China will be home to the majority of the world’s Christians within the next two decades. “Interfaith dialogue is something that China, which will have the world’s largest Christian population in 20 […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi called on Sunday for the formation of a new government that resolves the country’s economic and social problems and holds parliamentary elections on time. During his sermon, al-Rahi called for “dialogue and national reconciliation” to end the “divisions” among the country’s politicians. He said the politicians should first start with drafting a […]

    President Michel Suleiman repeated on Saturday his call on political powers to return to the national dialogue. He also demanded the adoption of a “modern parliamentary electoral law that reflects the spirit of the constitution.” He made his remarks during a ceremony marking the launch of a youth political document.   “We will not allow […]

  (Reuters) – The Vatican hailed the United Nations’ implicit recognition of a Palestinian state on Thursday and called for an internationally guaranteed special status for Jerusalem, something bound to irritate Israel. The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s observer status at the United Nations from "entity" to "non-member […]

  Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed on Friday that the 2013 parliamentary elections will be held on time, refuting all rumors and statements suggesting the contrary. After meeting Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara al-Rahi in Bkerki, Miqati rejected any isolation or boycotting of communication between the rival parties, saying that all “sides should stand united especially given […]

  TRIPOLI/BEIRUT: Tensions ran high in Tripoli Friday night after at least 20 fighters from the city were killed in an ambush by the Syrian army in the town of Tal Kalakh near the border with Lebanon, a Lebanese security source told The Daily Star.   The men are from the Sunni neighborhoods of Bab […]

Khazen.org and its members are extremely sad and affected by the passing of Cheikha Wadad Rafiq el Khazen. She was a unique person, with a huge heart. Her giving to the khazen family is unique and had no limit. She united many Khazen family and played an exception role in supporting us all the khazen’s. […]

  Dear Editor: It is not rocket science. It is the borders! War is a daily routine in the Middle East. Why is it difficult to have a nonaggression agreement between different parties? There are never clear winners in wars. The same factions are still fighting the same war they were fighting 50 years ago. […]