President Michel Suleiman stated that he refuses to take sides in the government dispute over resolving the electricity crisis, reported the daily An Nahar on Wednesday. He told the daily: “I believe that Premier Najib Miqati took the appropriate stand because he found the cost of Energy Minister Jebran Bassil’s proposal to be […]

  Syrian security forces infiltrated the Bekaa border town of al-Qaa on Tuesday, said various media reports. Local residents said that clashes ensued between the forces and members of the Syrian opposition. Two Lebanese officials, one from the police and another from the military, however denied to the Associated Press that the Syrian troops had entered Lebanon. […]

    Cheapflights.com (www.cheapflights.com) has come up with a list of top 10 places to celebrate Easter, with Lebanon ranked in 3rd place.   3. Lebanon Visitors will notice the ornately decorated streets, shops and restaurants filled with all things Easter from bunnies to chocolate, painted eggs and even live baby chicks in some places. […]

    Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi rejected on Sunday any form of violence in Lebanon and elsewhere and called for “sustainable reconciliation” among the Lebanese. In his sermon on the occasion of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the first anniversary of his election, al-Rahi said: “Based on our Christian culture […]

    The participants at the Christian-Muslim meeting held at Bkirki on Saturday issued a statement condemning the “violence” in Syria and voiced their grief over the Syrian “martyrs.” The meeting, which was held at Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai’s invitation, discussed Lebanese and regional developments as well as means to address their repercussions. “Lebanon can only […]

  استطاع "حزب الله" احتواء تداعيات اقدام عدد من طلابه على اداء الصلاة في الجامعة الانطونية الاثنين الفائت بعدما اوكل الى عضو مجلسه السياسي غالب ابو زينب مهمة اعادة ترميم العلاقة مع ادارة الجامعة وتجاوز "الخطوة الارتجالية" لطلابه. أبو زينب واكب طوال يوم امس التفاهم مع ادارة الجامعة وتوقيع طلاب "حزب الله" على التزام الانظمة […]

   أوضح رئيس اساقفة بيروت للموارنة المطران بولس مطر ردًا على ما يثار عن استياء الفاتيكان من مواقف البطريرك الماروني مار بشارة بطرس الراعي أن "الفاتيكان له موقف معروف وليس كيانا صامتا وكتوما"، قائلا "اذا كانت هذه معلومات فليدل بمصادرها".  ولفت في حديث لـ"المنار" الى ان "ما يريده الراعي منذ وصوله الى السدة البطريركية هو […]

  Muslim students, presumed to be Hezbollah supporters, have violated the Antonine University rules by performing their Friday prayer inside the campus. The Antonine university has previously refused setting up a prayer room for Muslims, claiming that it is against its rules and beliefs. Indeed, The Antonine university is a Roman Catholic institution that forbids […]

  In an update in regards to the Bkirki meeting that was supposed to take place in April, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi stated on Wednesday that he was not informed that the Bkirki meeting that was supposed to be in April has been postponed. He said: “We are still awaiting the outcome of the efforts of […]

  In an update in regards to the Bkirki meeting that was supposed to take place in April, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi stated on Wednesday that he was not informed that the Bkirki meeting that was supposed to be in April has been postponed. He said: “We are still awaiting the outcome of the efforts of […]