Necessary information for visitors to Sathya Sai Baba's ashramsIf you have read and heard about Sathya Sai baba and his ashrams, you may be expecting it to be 'The Abode of Supreme Peace' to be either a paradise or at
Beirut-Finally an agreement has been reached on the wording of the ministerial policy statement. According to Information Minister Tarek Mitri , today will be the last meeting of the ministerial committee charged with drafting the ministerial policy statement ( MPS).
Beirut/ New York - The independent United Nations team dispatched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to assess the monitoring of the Lebanese border with Syria has wrapped up its two-week mission to Lebanon according to UN press release
Relief groups and officials sounded the alarm on Thursday over the fate of thousands of people made homeless by sectarian fighting in poverty-stricken areas of the north Lebanese port city. "We are deeply concerned about families, many with lots of
A project in which young people from Lebanese and Palestinian communities were isolated in the mountains and encouraged to open a dialogue has been hailed as a success by organizers and participants.The five-day "summer school" held in Ramliyeh-Aley from Thursday,
The Belgian battalion of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is playing an important humanitarian and developmental role in its area of operation, in addition to its main peacekeeping role which consists of implementing UN Resolution 1701, Commander
Although Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's announced resignation could markedly affect the Jewish state's negotiations with Syria and the Palestinians, his departure will most likely not have significant repercussions on Lebanon, a number of analysts told The Daily Star on
Information Minister Tarek Mitri said on Thursday that the ministerial committee in charge of drafting a policy statement for the new government has almost reached an agreement on the final draft of such statement.Mitri told reporters at the Grand Serail
The Lebanese judiciary filed a request on Thursday with the Dubai Interpol to receive information regarding the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim. The media office of Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar issued a statement saying "Lebanese judicial authorities'" had requested
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak reiterated on Wednesday that Israel believes United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is "not working well" because of continued arms smuggling to Hizbullah."Following a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Barak said that
Acting commander of Lebanese Armed Forces Brigadier General Shawqi al-Masri said Thursday that he was looking forward to bolstering the capabilities of the army in such a manner that enables it to face the dangers threatening the country. Addressing his
Palestinian security forces arrested 15 Hamas activists, including four university lecturers, in the Occupied West Bank, witnesses said on Thursday, while the Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip released an alleged supporter of Fatah who is working as a cameraman
President Omar al-Bashir said in an interview published Thursday that he will not appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for charges of war crimes in Darfur while a court in Khartoum sentenced another 10 suspected rebels from the sprawling
The United States, Israel and the Palestinians agreed in talks Wednesday to strive for a Middle East peace deal without any "shortcuts," Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said. "We will not opt for an option of partial agreements, shortcuts or anything
Twelve Syrian dissidents went on trial on Wednesday for signing a declaration calling for democracy in Syria in what a human rights group said was the biggest such case in seven years. The 12 denied all charges, which include harming
The release of two Swiss nationals in Libya may herald an end to a 15-day crisis between the two countries sparked by the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi's son, a Swiss ministry official said Wednesday. "This would seem to be the
Iraq's Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged Baghdad Thursday not to sign an accord being negotiated with Washington that will govern the presence of US troops from next year.The security deal was to have been sealed in principle by Thursday to
US President George W. Bush on Thursday hailed the "durability" of advances in Iraq and announced shorter tours of duty for US soldiers as Iraqi forces backed by American troops continued a massive military operation in Diyala Province on Thursday.
Israeli and Syrian officials completed a fourth round of Turkish-mediated indirect talks here Wednesday and agreed to resume negotiations in August, a Turkish diplomat said."The talks were held in a constructive atmosphere," the diplomat, who asked not to be identified,
Saudi Arabia's religious police have announced a ban on selling pet cats and dogs or exercising them in public in the Saudi capital, because of men using them as a means of making passes at women, an official said on
