Lebanon

Rysala : Lebanon

0 of $1,200 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 21, 2009 Rysala is a 45-year-old woman who lives in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, with her husband and their child. Rysala has been working in sewing since 2002. Rysala is...

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Souzan : Lebanon

0 of $2,000 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 22, 2009 Souzan is a 25-year-old woman who lives in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Souzan has owned a beauty lounge for almost two years now. She does makeup, manicure and...

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High school drops novels after parents’ complaints

When parents complained about sex in two novels on the curriculum for high school students at the International College in Beirut, the school dropped the books without discussion. Teachers are upset at the school’s swift...

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Soueid says state should control all arms

March 14 General Secretariat Coordinator Fares Soueid told Future News television on Sunday that March 14 Christians are the ones who originally called for Syria’s withdrawal from Lebanon and are taking the initiative to put...

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Aoun: Politicians control degree of independence

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun told An-Nahar newspaper on Sunday that the Lebanese have not had independence for a long time, although they partially gained it back in 2005 when Syria withdrew its army from the...

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Laurance : Lebanon

0 of $1,500 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 22, 2009 Laurance is a 29 year old man who lives in Beirut, the Capital of Lebanon. Laurance has been working as a taxi driver since 2006. Laurance requested a loan from Al...

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Abed : Lebanon

0 of $1,000 raised. Started raising funds on Nov 22, 2009 Abed is a 40-year-old man who lives in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, with his wife and their three children. Abed has been selling fish and aquariums since 2001. Abed...

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Sfeir: The stroke of a pen will not eliminate sectarianism

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir said that sectarianism needs to be eliminated from people’s souls before it can be removed from official record while highlighting Lebanon’s most unusual pairing: an armed resistance...

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No official comment on report of Lebanese army firing at Israeli drone: spokesman

JERUSALEM, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had no "official comment" at the moment on a report which said Lebanese army Saturday fired at an Israeli drone, an IDF spokesman told Xinhua on the phone. The...

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Lebanese president calls for reforms on eve of Independence Day

BEIRUT, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Saturday called for political, economic and judicial reforms a he addressed the nation on the eve of the country's 66th Independence Day. "We need to build state...

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