By Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan The current structure of the just agreed upon Lebanese cabinet is reminiscent of the Biblical story about the Tower of Babel.

Naqoura - Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah Wednesday emerged the main beneficiary from a swap of prisoners between Hezbollah and Israel, a few hours before organized rallies began celebrating the event.

Beirut- The swap of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah planned for Wednesday was mediated over an 18-month period by a German secret agent, according to sources in Berlin.

Beirut- Today was declared by the government as a public holiday, to honor the liberation of the Lebanese detainees from Israeli jails and the return of the remains of the fighters that were killed in action. All the top leaders

The prisoner swap with Israel boosts the standing of Hizbullah, which vowed to secure the release of all Lebanese detainees through resistance, even at a high cost for Lebanon, analysts say. The exchange is set to take place on Wednesday,

Wednesday will be a day to celebrate freedom, martyrs and human rights, Parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri said on Tuesday, a day ahead of the expected prisoner swap between Lebanon and Israel.Berri added that the prisoner swap

After refusing to join 111 nations in a treaty banning cluster munitions this past May, the Bush administration recently made public its new policy on the controversial weapon. In a policy memo dated June 19, Defense Secretary Robert Gates stated

France supports placing the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms in South Lebanon under UN administration, its Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "A UN administration is a clear option that we support in principle," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Eric Chevallier.

Major General Robert R. Allardice, director of strategy, plans and policy for the US military's Central Command visited Lebanon July 13 through July 15, a statement issued by the US Embassy said Tuesday. Bill Grant, the embassy's deputy chief of

Israel's cabinet gave the final go-ahead on Tuesday for a prisoner swap with Hizbullah, despite complaining that the Lebanese resistance movement had not fully lived up to its end of the bargain. The decision set the ball rolling for the

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman said on Tuesday his visit to Paris to attend the Mediterranean Union summit was a "success," adding that Lebanon had returned to its position as "a state on the international, global map." "Lebanese-Syrian relations will return