Two Lebanese army recruits have escaped the military service and joined the ranks of the rebel Free Syrian Army to fight President Bashar Assad’s regime, As Safir newspaper reported on Wednesday. An informed source told the daily that the military service of the two recruits, who hail from the Wadi Khaled border region of Akkar, […]

  فيما استمرت قوى 14 آذار بالهجوم على وزير الاتصالات نقولا صحناوي على خلفية حجبه لبيانات اتصالات الهاتف الخلوي عن الأجهزة الأمنية، رفضت الهيئة القضائية المختصة منح داتا الاتصالات لفرع المعلومات، في قرار نهائي أصدرته امس. وتضم الهيئة في عضويتها كلاً من القضاة رئيس ديوان المحاسبة عوني رمضان ورئيس مجلس شورى الدولة شكري صادر والمدعي […]

    Here’ s an excerpt of Patriarch Rai’s speech upon welcoming visitors coming to wish him a Happy Easter!    "نتمنى أن يكون هذا العيد مشرقا علينا بالسلام والمحبة والشركة والتعاون، ونؤكد ضرورة أن يضطلع لبنان بالدور المنتظر منه. ونحن من خلال زياراتنا الراعوية إلى مختلف المناطق اللبنانية شعرنا كم تختلف تطلعات الشعب اللبناني […]

  Jal el-Dib residents blocked on Tuesday the highway in the area of the dismantled bridge for the second week in a row to protest the lack of an alternative for traffic.  Read more on Naharnet.

    The funeral procession for slain al-Jadeed television cameraman Ali Shaaban was held on Tuesday at his hometown of Maifadoun in southern Lebanon.   A number of politicians, local residents, media personalities welcomed the casket as it arrived at the town. The funeral was attended by a representative of the president, prime minister, and speaker MP […]

    رفض رئيس اللجنة الأسقفية لوسائل الاعلام المطران بولس مطر اعتبار أن هناك مقاطعة لقداس العيد في بكركي من قبل أي فريق من اللبنانيين لأن البطريرك عادة لا يدعو أحدا لحضور القداس لتتم مقاطعته، متمنيا عدم البناء على الأمور أكثر مما تحتمل. واكد المطران مطر، في حديث الى "صوت لبنان (93.3)"، أن الجهات التي […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi stressed on Sunday the need to distance Lebanon from regional axes. He said during Easter sermon: “We are cooperating with President Michel Suleiman to ensure Lebanon’s neutrality so that it remains an oasis of peace, justice, and dialogue between cultures.” “These efforts should also enable Lebanon to act as a bridge […]

  Lebanon was on the verge of civil strife last week, similar to the situation that pervaded the country after the 2005 assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri, after news of the failed assassination attempt against Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea broke out, reported the Kuwaiti al-Seyassah on Monday. A former Lebanese security official residing in […]

  A fog cloud covered the Lebanese coast two days for few hours forcing the airport to stop all its flights for a couple of hours.

      President Michel Suleiman credited on Friday Italy for being among the major contributing countries in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, reported Italy’s AKI news agency. He told the news agency that he hopes that collaboration between Lebanon and Italy would be bolstered in the future. He made his statements on the […]