"فخامة الرئيس" يهتف الضابط متأهباً. يدخل رئيس الجمهوريّة الى مكتب الاجتماعات الملاصق للمكتب الرئاسي. لا تحتاج مع الرئيس ميشال سليمان الى تلك الدقائق الضروريّة لكسر بعض الحواجز النفسيّة أثناء مجالسة شخصيّة بهذا الموقع. يريحك منذ المصافحة المرفقة بابتسامة محبّبة. يبدو متدفّقاً بالكلام حتى قبل أن تباشر بطرح الأسئلة. يستعيد، قبل إدارة آلة التسجيل، بعض […]

    The protests against the Syria regime have been ongoing for almost 10 months now and the Syrian opposition has for the first time addressed officially the Lebanese government and people asking to turn a "new page" and build new foundations based on mutual-respect and sovereignty, as well as support for ethnic and religious […]

   This statement was published today on the Lebanese online news portals as a response to claims that it was shut down: اصدرت مؤسسة رشيد الخازن للتعهدات البيان الآتي: "توضيحاً لما ورد في بعض وسائل الاعلام عن أن مجلس شورى الدولة أوقف تنفيذ رخصة إنشاء معمل الباطون الجاهز في منطقة زوق مصبح الصناعية ، فإننا […]

  ذكرت صحيفة "السفير" ان المقربين من الرئاسة الأولى يرفضون كل كلام عن «رغبة الرئيس (ميشال سليمان) بان يكون له حصة وازنة في التعيينات. فهو لو شاء اعتماد منطق المحاصصة لكان رضي بالكثير مما عرض عليه. لكنه راغب بتطبيق الدستور والقانون. ومن منطلق مسؤولياته ودوره يرفض اية تسويات تخالف القوانين. وهو لن يخضع لابتزاز او […]

    A scandal of red diesel has hit Lebanon after the residents of the country’s coldest areas, who were supposed to take advantage of a temporary government slash of Value Added Tax, suffered from shortages. [Naharnet]   In fact, it was reported that 8 million liters of red diesel were delivered over night at […]

    In an attempt to encourage Lebanese to use public transportation, Zawarib has compiled a bus map for Beirut. You can view it and download it using the following link. [Bus Map Beirut]  

    Patriarch Rai has been an advocate of dialogue ever since he was voted Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and has opened channels of dialogue with all Lebanese, including the Shiite armed group Hezbollah. Nevertheless, Rai insists that his meetings with Hezbollah officials does not replace the need for an official dialogue among all political […]

    The president of the Lebanese Republic Michel Sleiman received today at the presidential palace in Baabda the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare. The president expressed his gratitude for all the efforts exerted by Bellemare concerning the probe into ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s assassination. [Naharnet]   In other news, President Sleiman will supposedly […]

    The Lebanese cabinet was finally able to pass a law raising the minimum wage to 675,000, after months of political bickering. Charbel Nahhas’ plan was rejected by vote and the economic committes applauded the new wage hike. For those interesting in knowing the percentage of increase resulting from this wage hike, check the […]

    The black-clad city of Achrafieh mourned on Wednesday the loss of the victims of the Fassouh building’s collapse. The victims’ coffins were paraded in the streets of Achrafieh, for one last time, before they are put to rest amid pronounced grief and sorrow. Church bells rang, drums played and women cried out traditional chants […]