Paris - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem said on Wednesday that his country was ready for diplomatic relations with Lebanon after Syria's smaller neighbor succeeded in forming a cabinet.
Beirut - General Michel Aoun said he is opposed to the US foreign policy and his opposition is an act of self defense . He defended his alliance with Hezbollah and criticized those that opposed it.
Baabda - Lebanese Forces leader Dr. Samir Geagea said that the atmosphere is positive and hopes that a breakthrough will be achieved within the next 24 hours and Lebanon could witness the birth of a new government
Beirut- The US embassy in Lebanon celebrated the US Independence day one day earlier. Over 700 guests were invited to the embassy on July 3, 2008 to join in the celebrations of the 232nd anniversary of United States' independence.
Beirut- The government formation will again be the focus on Friday. It appears that Lebanon is inching closer to a solution and some are predicting that by this weekend , the country could witness the birth of the new government
The Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party (SSNP) formally announced Thursday the appointment of Asaad Hardan as the party's new president, who is replacing Ali Qanso. The announcement took place at a news conference held at SSNP's Martyr Khalid Alwan Hall in
Opposition parties are touting a meeting scheduled for Friday as a "National Christian Gathering," but key representatives of the community like the Phalange Party and other pro-government factions have not been invited. Organizers say the event will bring together some
The Union for Lebanon, headed by Massoud al-Ashkar, held a meeting on Thursday to mark the "War of 100 Days" in 1978, between an alliance consisting of the Lebanese Forces and the Phalange Party and the Syrian Army.The war ended
Iran's embassy in Lebanon said Thursday that its four nationals, seized in 1982 by a Christian militia in Lebanon, are still alive and being held in Israel. The embassy made the statement to mark the 26th anniversary of their abduction,
MP Walid Jumblatt will take part in the welcoming ceremony for Lebanese prisoner Samir Kontar and other detainees who are set to be freed soon as part of a swap deal between Hizbullah and Israel, a local newspaper said Thursday.
A member of the panel that probed the disastrous summer 2006 Israeli war in Lebanon said on Thursday he regretted not having recommended at the time that Premier Ehud Olmert resign over his role in the conflict. "I was sure
Loud screams break the quiet of a Beirut neighborhood in the early hours of Sunday, June 15: It's Angelique, a 26-year-old domestic worker from Congo, crying for the police as she runs to the balcony. From inside the apartment, a
A two-story building collapsed around 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Tal neighborhood in the Northern city of Tripoli, killing three Syrian workers and injuring another four people, who were immediately transferred to the Islamic Hospital for treatment. Abdel-Kader Abdullah,
Fears of another battle between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and armed factions in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon spiked on Thursday, when a group of some 30 members of Fatah al-Intifada in the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut split
