LATEST LEBANON NEWS

[23-Jul-2008 15:07:58]
Lebanon Forest Fire Contained amid Mine Blasts
Firemen in Lebanon brought a large forest fire under control on Wednesday amid exploding cluster bombs and the danger of mines, a civil defense official told AFP.

[23-Jul-2008 15:07:58]
Hariri Leases Two Cypriot Choppers to Fight Forest Fires
Mustaqbal Movement leader Saad Hariri on Wednesday donated the cost of leasing two helicopters from Cyprus for three months to help combat forest fires that usually rage in the summer.

[23-Jul-2008 15:07:56]
3 controversial issues delay government policy statement
Beirut - Three controversial topics have prevented agreement on a policy statement for the new cabinet: Hezbollah's resistance and its weapons; relations with Syria; and the state's sovereignty over i...

[23-Jul-2008 14:07:33]
Thorny issues to be tackled in Lebanese-Syrian reconciliation
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is to visit Syria soon to discuss establishing diplomatic ties with Syria at the invitation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mua...

[23-Jul-2008 11:07:36]
Israel Government Press Office Cuts Contacts with Jazeera Over Qantar
Israel's government press office on Wednesday cut all contacts with pan-Arab Al-Jazeera television whose Beirut bureau allegedly threw a party for freed Lebanese prisoner Samir Qantar.

[23-Jul-2008 11:07:57]
A Massive Official and Popular Reception of 114 Syrian and Arab Martyrs at the Syrian-Lebanese Border point of Jdeidet Yabous
The Syrian – Lebanese border point of Jedeidet Yabous before noon today was the scene of a massive official and popular welcoming the return of 114 bodies of Syrian and Arab martyrs in the frame...

[23-Jul-2008 11:07:36]
At Least 177 Lebanese Citizens Are Believed Missing in Syria
The report said the list includes names of Lebanese Army troops who went missing on Oct. 13, 1990 when the Syrian military smashed Gen. Michel Aoun's troops in a swift assault.

[23-Jul-2008 11:07:35]
Resistance Ready to Be Part of Defense Strategy, Not All the Strategy
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced on Wednesday that "the resistance is prepared to be part of the defense strategy, not all the defense strategy."

[23-Jul-2008 11:07:34]
World Powers Concerned About Alleged Arms Smuggling to Lebanon
World powers have expressed concern over continued arms smuggling to Lebanon but welcomed formation of a national unity government in statements to the U.N. Security Council on the latest developments...

[23-Jul-2008 11:07:34]
Cyprus Helps Rescue Lebanon
Cyprus moved in Wednesday to help Lebanon rescue its woodland threatened by spreading fires that have gutted one million square meters of ageing oak and pine trees in the Aley and Chouf Mountains.

[23-Jul-2008 11:07:32]
U.S. Proposes Indirect Lebanese-Israeli Talks on Shebaa Farms
A U.S. initiative pertaining to a resolution of the dispute over Shebaa Farms is still on the table, and is being considered by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, An Nahar's correspondent in Washing...

[23-Jul-2008 00:07:02]
Lebanese minister vows to prosecute cell-line scalpers
BEIRUT: Telecommunication Minister Jebran Bassil warned Monday that his ministry would prosecute any shop that sells prepaid cellular cards at prices above the official rates.

[23-Jul-2008 00:07:00]
Construction on the rise in Lebanon in first half of 2008
BEIRUT: Figures released by the Order of Engineers of Beirut and Tripoli reveal that construction permits totaled 5,074,893 million square meters in the first half of 2008, up by 24.8 percent from 4,0...

[23-Jul-2008 00:07:47]
Exploding cluster bombs hamper Lebanese bushfire crews
Firemen are battling a forest fire in Lebanon, amid exploding Israeli cluster bombs and the danger of mines left over from the country's 1975-1990 civil war, a civil defence official said. Flames swe...

[23-Jul-2008 00:07:04]
Value of imports to Lebanon surges 33 percent
BEIRUT: Figures released by the Higher Customs Council show that the aggregate value of imports and exports totaled $7.543 billion in the first five months of 2008, up by a major 33.2 percent from $5....

[22-Jul-2008 23:07:17]
UN Secretary-General reveals parts of letter from Hezbollah head Nasrallah
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday released details of a letter he received from Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah outlining his group's conditions for further prisoner deals with Israel.Last...

[23-Jul-2008 00:07:50]
Finally, Lebanese politicians are planning for a better Lebanon
Other challenges that Sleiman identified include activating the economy, attracting investment, enhancing the independence of the judiciary, initiating a process of education reform, combating corrupt...

[22-Jul-2008 23:07:58]
Forest fire rages amid Civil War munitions in Aley
Jawad Bou Ghanem, an expert on forest fires with the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC), told The Daily Star that the fire was "the biggest that has ever happened in Souk al-...

[23-Jul-2008 00:07:06]
Subsidized interest loans total nearly $2 billion
BEIRUT: The cumulative amount of subsidized interest loans to productive sectors in Lebanon reached $1.99 billion at the end of March 2008. The industrial sector accounted for $1.2 billion, or 60.5 pe...

[22-Jul-2008 23:07:56]
Sfeir expresses hope for friendly ties with Damascus
BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir voiced hope on Tuesday that the upcoming Lebanese-Syrian summit, which is expected to be held in the next few days, would turn over a new leaf between...