Over-consumption, over-pumping and mismanagement are causing Lebanon's fresh water wells to become contaminated with salt water, making the reserves unfit for human consumption, a recent study shows. The information was made public at a conference organized the Issam Fares Institute
Lebanon's latest eruption of political violence almost two weeks ago left a dozen local journalists stranded in Europe, and their divided return to the country almost perfectly mirrored the political chasm. The reporters flew to Larnaca on May 8 from
A mild earthquake hit South Lebanon on Monday, causing no damage or injuries, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. It said the 3.0 magnitude quake was felt at around noon in the Southern town of Srifa and the nearby
Classes and academic programs resumed at the American University of Beirut on Monday after the recent clashes had forced the interruption of the spring semester, which will still end as scheduled, a statement issued by AUB said on Monday Students
Indian UN peacekeepers held a ceremony in the southern village of Ibl al-Sawi on Monday to commemorate the successful completion of the first mandate in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The Medal Day ceremony was held for
China has agreed that foreign medical teams could come to China to help relief work in the wake of the massive earthquake in southwest Sichuan Province, said Qin Gang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, here on Monday. "Considering ...
Chinese shares were 0.54 percent lower on Monday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,604.76 points, dived 19.47 points, or 0.54 percent, from the previous close. The Shenzhen Component Index on the Shenzhen S ...
Power supply was still unable to reach three counties in the southwestern Chinese Sichuan province which were blacked out by the May-12 earthquake, namely Beichuan, Maoxian and Wolong, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission said Monday ...
As of 1 p.m. Monday, 155 aftershocks measuring 4 or higher on the Richter scale had been monitored since the 8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, according to the China Seismological Bureau. ...
As of May 18, Chinese Americans in Washington area have donated nearly 300,000 U.S. dollars for the survivors of the devastating earthquake in their homeland, officials from the Chinese Embassy to the United States said Monday. All ...
China has received 10.834 billion yuan (1.55 billion U.S. dollars) in cash and goods for earthquake relief from donors at home and abroad as of 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. These include 8.927 billion y
Chinese embassy to the United States on Monday held a solemn ceremony to mourn the victims of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China, which claimed more than 32,000 lives. About 350 Chinese diplomats, including Ambassador Zhou Wen ...
Communications in most counties hit by the devastating May 12 quake in southwest China have been restored, said a senior official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday. Communication fiber cables in Wen ...
Search efforts failed for five fishermen who went missing in high waves off northeast China's coastal city of Dalian Monday morning, after a helicopter and two search vessels sent by the local marine rescue center returned to shore in the
The 61st World Health Assembly paid one-minute silence tribute for the victims of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China which has claimed more than 32,000 lives. Source: Xinhua ...
More than 33,570 people were confirmed dead in last week's massive earthquake in Sichuan Province alone and 5,260 others remained buried as of 4 p.m. Monday. Source: Xinhua ...
Relief materials worth of 430,000 U.S. dollars provided by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNECEF), headed for quake-stricken Sichuan Province in southwest China on Monday afternoon. Source: Xinhua ...
The 61st World Health Assembly (WHA)opened here on Monday with an one-minute mourning for disaster victims in China and Myanmar. "Tens of thousands of lives have been lost" in the earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, said Preside ...
Experts from the China Seismological Bureau (CSB) said on Monday the magnitude revision of the strong earthquake in southwestern Sichuan Province was due to confirmed statistics from more monitoring stations at home and reference from overs ...
Foreign rescue teams in the quake-hit southwest Sichuan Province on Monday paid a three-minute silent tribute to victims. According to Xinhua reporter who accompanied the Japanese rescuers, the Japanese rescue team lined up for the ...
