LATEST LEBANON NEWS

[09-Sep-2010 06:09:16]
Lebanon budget plan calls for 12.7% increase in expenditure
Lebanon's draft budget for next year, which calls for a 12.7% increase in expenditure, has been forwarded by the ministry of finance to the cabinet, Bloomberg has reported. The budget aims to reduce t...

[09-Sep-2010 06:09:52]
Lebanon's other power struggle
Wednesday, Sep 08, 2010The past summer in Lebanon has been one of the hottest on record, and as a result demand for the country's inadequate electricity supply has surged, increasing power shortages a...

[09-Sep-2010 05:09:48]
France Likely to Abolish Hariri Crime Re-Enactment
France was considering abolishing the re-enactment of the crime of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after giving it a second thought, As-Safir newspaper reported Thursday.

[09-Sep-2010 05:09:45]
Hizbullah Demands Arrest of 'Big Shots' Behind False Witnesses
Hizbullah has maintained its campaign against false witnesses in ex-PM Rafik Hariri's assassination case, demanding arrest of the architects behind the fake witnesses.

[09-Sep-2010 05:09:43]
Ahmadinejad in Lebanon Oct. 13, Visit Includes Tour of South
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to make a two-day visit to Lebanon Oct. 13-14 for talks with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman and other Lebanese officials.

[09-Sep-2010 05:09:39]
Relaunched Peace Talks could Ignite Tensions
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday warned that the relaunched Middle East peace talks could raise tensions on the border with Israel and ignite clashes in Palestinian refugee camps.

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:16]
Dutchmen arrested for trying to smuggle drugs out of Lebanon
BEIRUT: The Drug Combating Department arrested two Dutchmen for attempting to smuggle drugs out of the country, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Wednesday.

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:12]
Maraya 2010 festival seeks to celebrate Hamra's cosmopolitanism
However, for the upcoming few days, traffic of a different kind will hit Ras Beirut in the form of the Maraya 2010 Hamra Streets festival, a celebration of Lebanese art, music, eating and shopping.

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:08]
Man kills child, shoots wife, before committing suicide
A man of Armenian origin, identified as 60 year-old Zaven, shot and killed his 6-year-old daughter Julie and shot his 40 year-old wife Hazmik in the leg, before killing himself.

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:06]
LPDC, army okay 'media plan' at Nahr al-Bared
BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army’s communications and public outreach department will closely cooperate with the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC) in a bid to improve accessibility of info...

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:04]
Clashes spared economy, says Central Bank chief
BEIRUT: The clashes that erupted on the Lebanese-Israeli border last month and the tensions that took place in Burj Abi Haidar a few days ago did not have any negative effects on the stability of the ...

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:04]
Baroud announces new measures amid calls for road safety
BEIRUT: The Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA) made several demands to the Cabinet on Wednesday in order to improve road security, a day after Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud announced immed...

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:59]
Lebanon's draft 2011 budget predicts 18-percent deficit drop
BEIRUT: The 2011 draft budget, which was submitted by Lebanese Finance Minister Raya Haffar Hassan on Wednesday, projects total deficit in spending next year to reach LL5.411 trillion ($3.6 billion) c...

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:26]
Lebanon council leery of hiring in bad economy
Updated 4:00 PM Wednesday, September 8, 2010 LEBANON — Adding an employee to the Public Works Department could lead to more work getting done on streets and in parks, but a shaky economy has s...

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:45]
Khalil Gibran returns to Beirut, posthumously
BEIRUT: Located along Gemmayzeh’s picturesque St. Nicolas steps, the Laboratoire d’Art radiates the rustic appeal of the historic houses that surround it. Though just a stone’s throw...

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:42]
Hezbollah, Syria hail Hariri's message
Rafik Hariri , the current prime minister's father. "We accused Syria of assassinating the martyred premier and this was a political accusation," he said. Syrian influence historically weighed heavy...

[08-Sep-2010 21:09:40]
84 charged over deadly Beirut shootout
BEIRUT (AFP) - Eighty-four people have been charged in connection with a deadly clash last month between Hezbollah and a pro-Syrian Sunni faction, Lebanon's official National News Agency reported.

[08-Sep-2010 19:09:39]
Lebanese police seize 65.7 kilogrammes of Netherlands-bound hashish
Lebanon to the Netherlands.A police statement said the shipment was packed in the form of gaming chips inside a secret compartment in the trunk of a car with European licence plates.The statement said...

[08-Sep-2010 19:09:36]
Lebanese PM admits it was a 'mistake' to blame Syria in Hariri death
BEIRUT, LEBANON : Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Monday said that his claims that Syria was responsible for the murder of his father, former PM Rafiq Hariri, were mistaken and politically m...

[08-Sep-2010 19:09:35]
Lebanon expects 2011 GDP growth of 5 pct
* Lebanon's 2011 projected deficit seen rising to $3.6 bln * Debt to equal 129 pct of GDP in 2011 By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT, Sept 8 - Lebanon's real GDP will grow 5 percent in 2011 while...