Beirut- French President Nicolas Sarkozy, visiting Beirut Saturday, said a "new page may be opening in relations between France and Syria," yet stressed that Paris won't back down on the international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of
Beirut - Lebanon is ``fragile'' and needs support, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said during a visit to Beirut, less than two weeks after his counterpart Michel Suleiman was voted into office to end an 18-month political impasse.
Beirut - Democratic gathering leader MP Walid Jumblatt expressed his objection to the visit of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to Lebanon in light of the current division among the Lebanese
Beirut- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman held a meeting Saturday with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, at the Baabda Palace after French president Nicolas Sarkozy left the palace.
Bkirki- "Lebanon's national interests are being ensured and the constitution respected after the election of Suleiman," bishops said after the end of their annual congress under the presidency of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir.
Beirut- French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Lebanese leaders on Saturday to seal reconciliation through dialogue and commitment to an agreement that has pulled the country back from the brink of civil war.
Beirut - The March 14 majority alliance said Friday recent acts of violence in Beirut and other areas aim at stripping the Doha accord of its steam and confusing President Michel Suleiman's rule.
Beirut - The focus today will shift from the government formation to the visit of the French president who is being accompanied by almost all the French leaders including the opposition. The primary purpose of the visit is to congratulate
Beirut, Lebanon - MP Michel al-Murr said he expected the completion of the national-unity government within two weeks at the latest, and that his son would be the best choice for Defense Minister.
By Elizabeth Naser, Ya Libnan VolunteerThe Lebanese people at a minimum deserve a stable and peaceful country, so why are politicians jeopardizing their nation over ministerial post bickering?
Global food price rises may push some Afghan farmers to plant wheat instead of opium but officials say any real switch will only come from government pressure as poppies are still more profitable. This year's worldwide jump in prices has
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The Israeli military spokesman has proposed that in any future war, a single, official statement is issued each day, giving the number of soldiers and civilians killed or wounded, according to a report published by Israeli daily Haaretz on Friday.
Hizbullah's representative in the South, Sheikh Nabil Qawouk, said on Friday that Lebanon was currently is need of a "resistance strategy rather than a defense strategy." "If we are to complete the liberation of the remaining [occupied] lands in the
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