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Daily Star Political News: President, PM await Aoun's answer to latest proposal

beiruter.com     10 hrs ago   8 related          

Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora and President Michel Sleiman were still awaiting a response from Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun on Thursday after the latest package of cabinet portfolios offered to his...

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Ya Libnan Political News: Aoun: Whatever Hezbollah accepts on Shebaa Farms I accept

beiruter.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

Published: Thursday, 3 July, 2008 @ 8:37 PM in Beirut (GMT+2) Beirut- Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun said he accepts "whatever Hezbollah accepts" regarding the question of Shebaa Farms otherwise they have to be...

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Daily Star Political News: Asaad Hardan assumes SSNP's reins

beiruter.com     10 hrs ago   1 related          

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...

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Daily Star Political News: Union for Lebanon recalls 1978 battle

beiruter.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

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...

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Daily Star Political News: Opposition Christians stress need for stronger role

beiruter.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

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....

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Inflation is soaring, though exactly how high is still a matter of debate

zawya.com     43 mins ago   198 related          

BEIRUT: Inflation figures have become a matter of considerable debate in Lebanon. The government says inflation is close to 10 percent, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh believes it is more than 10 percent, and some leading...

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Ya Libnan Political News: Suleiman : Lebanon is a model of coexistence and moderation

beiruter.com     9 hrs ago   2 related          

Published: Thursday, 3 July, 2008 @ 11:09 PM in Beirut (GMT+2) Beirut- "Lebanon is an Arab and international model of coexistence and moderation," President Michel Suleiman said on Wednesday. Suleiman has continued his efforts...

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US embassy in Lebanon celebrates independence day |pictures|

yalibnan.com     8 hrs ago   1 related          

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.

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'Even the dogs are allowed to go out but we're stuck': Domestic workers face range of abuses

zawya.com     35 mins ago   9 related          

BEIRUT: 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. Angelique escaped...

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Emergence of Fatah al-Islam splinter group stokes fears of clashes

zawya.com     34 mins ago   1 related          

BEIRUT: 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...

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