LATEST LEBANON NEWS
[08-Feb-2012 16:02:06]
Hoss slams Syrian regime over increased “violence”
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss said on Wednesday that he is shocked that the Syrian authorities "were still using violence to suppress" popular movements. Hoss called on the ...
[08-Feb-2012 15:02:54]
Sanctions weigh on Lebanon-Syria banking ties
European Union sanctions against Damascus to avoid jeopardizing their international operations, bankers and economists say. This is despite close financial ties between the two countries, cemented ...
[08-Feb-2012 15:02:43]
Lebanon Twp. opts for smaller Public Works garage
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[08-Feb-2012 14:02:48]
Lebanese Singer’s Killers Get Off Lightly
An Egyptian tycoon and a former Egyptian police officer who faced retrials in Cairo this week for the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim have had their sentences upheld by an Egyptian appeal ...
[08-Feb-2012 14:02:34]
Hezbollah leader calls for dialogue in Syria – video
In a televised address to mark the birthday of the prophet Muhammad, Hezbollah's secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, urges the Syrian opposition to open dialogue with the regime of Bashar ...
[08-Feb-2012 09:02:27]
Germany arrests 2 alleged Syrian spies
The federal prosecutors’ office said Mahmoud El A., a 47-year-old with German and Lebanese citizenship; and Akram O., a 34-year-old Syrian, are accused of having ';systematically gathered ...
[08-Feb-2012 09:02:25]
Attacks in Syria’s Homs resume as protests sweep Sweidaa
Armored forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad thrust deeper into the central city of Homs on Wednesday, firing rockets and mortar rounds to subdue opposition districts, activists said, a day ...
[08-Feb-2012 09:02:22]
Mikati is fed up of dealing with Aoun, Al Akhbar
Visitors of Prime Minister Nagib Mikati were quoted by al Akhbar news paper as saying '; the PM can longer stand the Aounists and is fed up of dealing with ...
[08-Feb-2012 09:02:20]
Freedom at 4 below
(minus 4 F or minus 25 C ) Demonstrators leave after a massive protest against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, with the Kremlin in the background, in Moscow, Saturday, Feb. 4, ...
[08-Feb-2012 08:02:19]
Lebanon construction permits fell 6.8% last year
Lebanon's Order of Engineers of Beirut and Tripoli has said construction permits in the country fell by 6.8% last year, compared with the same period of 2010, The Daily Star has reported. Last ...
[08-Feb-2012 08:02:15]
Bank of Beirut 2011 profits up 2.6% from previous year
Lebanese lender, The Bank of Beirut has said its consolidated net profits rose 2.6% $103.4m in 2011, compared with $100.8m in 2010, The Daily Star has reported. Net operating income amounted to ...
[08-Feb-2012 08:02:52]
Hezbollah says gets support, not orders, from Iran
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged Tuesday for the first time that his militant movement received financial and material support from Iran, but ...
[08-Feb-2012 08:02:15]
Lebanon snaps conference losing streak
Lebanon's Alex Albion drives by South Albany's Tyler Griffith during the first half of Tuesday'sMid-Willamette Conference game. (Mark ...
[08-Feb-2012 07:02:12]
Iran will not ask it to strike Israel
Iran will not ask Lebanon's Hezbollah to retaliate if Israel attacks Iran's nuclear facilities, the leader of the militant group said ...
[08-Feb-2012 03:02:28]
Assad’s fall coming soon
The anti Syrian -regime Druze in Jabal al Arab who call themselves '; Free people of Jabal al Arab'; told Syrian president Bashar al Assad in a statement on Tuesday that his fall is coming ...
[08-Feb-2012 03:02:25]
hospitals in Lebanon may raise their charges, LBC
Only Hospitals? A bottle of grey goose vodka costs 130,000 LL these days. I know for a fact because Im half way done with one I just got a few hours ago. With Nuts and I ordered a pizza for my ...
[08-Feb-2012 03:02:18]
Britain will help Syrian rebels says Cameron
British PM David Cameron gave the green light to a three point plan to force Syrian dictator Bashar Assad to quit yesterday, approving plans to train spin doctors to help the Syrian opposition win ...
[08-Feb-2012 02:02:26]
'Hezbollah will choose response to strike on Iran'
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday stated that in the event of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, Hezbollah would decide itself how to react, rather than taking orders ...
[08-Feb-2012 02:02:27]
Hezbollah chief boasts of Iran military support
Islamic Republic of Iran ," Nasrallah boasted in a television address on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. His statement marked the first time he has openly ...
[07-Feb-2012 20:02:31]
Russia claims to remain a ‘friend of the Arab world’ despite veto
Russia remains a 'friend of the Arab world' even though its veto on a United Nations Security Council resolution has been misunderstood by some Arab countries, Ambassador Vitaly Churkin ...