New Era Dawns in Lebanon-Syria Ties

The unexpected meeting between Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Lebanese Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun has prompted enthusiasm all over. However, it is too early to predict whether the meeting...

Syrian dissident convicted of lying about Hariri

" 2008-08-30 20:03:02 - DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A lawyer says a self-exiled former vice president of Syria has been found guilty by a military court of lying to U.N. investigators about the assassination...

The President’s next step…. Appointing a national unity government for Le...

BEIRUT 15:35 GMT – Now that Lebanon have a president, after 7 months, the Lebanese are waiting for the formation of the national unity government. After last Sunday’s presidential election, the Lebanese...

Shutting Down Future: Beirut Battles Claim TV Stations

As Hezbollah makes its way through Beirut, some of the victims are local television stations."The violent clashes between Lebanon's pro-government forces and Hezbollah-led opposition have had an immediate impact...

Lebanon in turmoil as Shiite gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods

UPDATE: 1:53PM ESTAfter three days of deadly street battles, Hezbollah has seized control of West Beirut, pushing Lebanon dangerously close to an all-out civil war.At least 11 people have been killed so...

'Network' killed Lebanon's Hariri - UN

A UN commision into the death of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has said that a network of people were behind the killing. This is the 10th report into Hariri's death. The next stage is to identify...

Hezbollah Declares 'Open War' on Israel

An update to our earlier story on Hezbollah blaming Israel for the killing of Imad Mughnieh. The conflict continues."Lebanon's Hezbollah opposition chief declared "open war" on Israel on Thursday while hundreds of...

Lebanon president steps down; asks army to 'preserve security'

I have to admit that this has been a little hard to follow whether it is something good for the Lebanese people and for peace in the region. From what I get out of it, it seems to be.There are so many interests trying to make moves to control the country it's difficult to...

Arafat died of AIDS, confirms Palestinian leader

This sounds like anti-Palestinian black propaganda considering the source.  But if it brings attention to the health issues surrounding HIV/AIDS and the ignorance about the condition that is helping it...

Why was Walid Ido assassinated today?

Many Lebanese citizens said that being in a state of war is actually easier to deal with than what is happening right now in Lebanon. In a war, a citizen will know which areas to avoid, but explosions at random periods, random times and random areas are unpredictable, so how...

Lebanese are not asleep (Updated)

Tonight, Wednesday 30 May 2007, the Lebanese people are waiting at their homes. With a curfew set by the government for motorcycles and small vehicles between 8 pm and 5 am, the roads are not only empty of the...

14 February in Lebanon, an anniversary and more

After yesterday's explosion at Ain Alak, our speculations were if another explosion of a different kind will blast in today's event since Hariri's assassination 2 years ago. A lot of questions have been asked, and...

Explosion in Lebanon today, another tomorrow?

Back-seats of 2 mini-vans have been planted with bombs Tuesday morning, causing the buses to explode at around 9:30 am in Ain Alak situated in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, resulting a toll of 3 casualties...

Mufti Juzo: Hizballah using 'mafia tactics' in Lebanon

"Beirut – According to the Mufti of Mount Lebanon, Hezbollah has transformed itself from a resistance group to a Mafia organization, trying to force its will on the Lebanese people by using Mafia tactics. Mohammad Ali Jozu said of Hezbollah that they are in the middle of a...

Lebanon Buries a Dream

"As Pierre Gemayel is laid to rest and pro- and anti-Syrian factions square off for a confrontation, the modern Lebanese state appears to be on life-support. The rituals of martyrdom are sadly familiar to the Lebanese: Barely hours after the assassination of Pierre Gemayel,...

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