President Michel Sleiman followed up on the security situation with Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, the National News Agency reported on Friday. The report added that Sleiman underlined the necessity of “refraining from blocking roads [as a sign of protest], since it disrupts people’s [daily life] and challenges the concept of […]

  Following rumors that rebel factions are chasing Christian families out of some Syrian cities and towns, Vatican’s envoy to Syria Mario Zenari says that Syrian Christians are as threatened as all communities, but they haven’t interfered in the conflict yet.  The Assyrian International News Agency reported that “an exodus of Christians is taking place […]

  أعلن صباح امس في مركز "اعمال الشرق" (أوفر دوريان) في باريس عن زيارة البابا بينيديكتوس السادس عشر للبنان من 14 الى 16 ايلول المقبل. وعرض أهداف الزيارة مدير المركز المونسنيور باسكال غولنيش ومطران البترون منير خيرالله والاب اليسوعي الخبير في شؤون الشرق الاوسط سمير خليل ومدير المركز الكاثوليكي للاعلام الخوري عبده ابو كسم والباحث […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said on Wednesday that “people are fed up with divisions” and reiterated support for Lebanese from all sects and parties. “People are fed up with divisions and we are always with all Lebanese from all sects, moods, movements and parties,” al-Rahi said at Rafik Hariri International Airport ahead of travelling to […]

  The cabinet summoned the chiefs of security agencies to Baabda Palace on Monday to discuss the several security events which violated the one-month security plan launched earlier in the day and the overall situation in the country. The government summoned Army Chief General Jean Qahwaji, Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi and General […]

    Two hand grenades and a landmine were found near Notre Dame Hospital in Jounieh, north of Beirut, media reports said Friday. The grenades and the mine were discovered in a bucket, they said. Security forces immediately cordoned off the area although they were old and not set to detonate, they added. The hospital’s director Dr. Fawzi […]

  President Michel Suleiman traveled to Bahrain on Tuesday as part of his efforts to convince the leaderships of four Gulf countries to review their travel advisories to Lebanon. He held talks with King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa on bilateral ties and the situation in the Middle East. They stressed the importance of activating the work of […]

      A letter to the editor by Sheikh Malek el Khazen.     Dear Editor: What inspires me most about Tommy Thompson’s campaign for U.S. Senate is that I believe if we send him to the Senate to represent us, he will actually get the job done. Remaining true to his conservative principles […]

  THE INTERNET Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced that former IBM executive Fadi Chehadé will become its next CEO. The regulator said that Chehadé will take on his role by 1 October, replacing interim CEO and COO Akram Atallah, and will oversee the ongoing rollout of generic top-level domains (gTLDs). A […]

  Throughout the U.S. presidential primary season, Republican candidates disagreed on many issues, but were united in their attacks on President Barack Obama for presiding over the decline in America’s stature in the world. No candidate pursued this line of attack more vigorously than the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.Romney seems intent on convincing voters that […]