I told people this over and over Thailand is not the country where you want to hide if you are on the most wanted list by Interpol, DEA or the FBI. I guess Mr Butt does not read my blog
Beirut, Lebanon - An Arab human rights fund was launched in Beirut Friday with the aim of supporting rights groups and activists in the region, the independent group announced in a statement.
By Clea Caulcutt Robert Baer, former CIA agent, says the assassination of Imad Moughniyah, the international terrorist he spent years chasing round Beirut in the 1980s, could trigger a dangerous "domino effect" in the Near East.
A lance corporal in the Internal Security Forces (ISF) committed suicide on Friday a according to a security report, Lance corporal Ghassan Bachaalani's body was found at the Labor Ministry where he was on duty. Preliminary investigation made by the
Credit Suisse and Bank Audi closed the books on Friday on a five-year Eurobond for Lebanon which a source close to the deal said would raise $875 million for the debt-laden country. Bankers said the dollar-denominated issue, which will be
Hundreds of Lebanese attended a candle-lit rally in Ramlet al-Baida on Thursday night to show solidarity with the people of Gaza during Israel's siege of the Palestinian territory.Although organizers had expected an even larger turnout, about 250 people showed up
Lebanese women may be known as the Arab world's most liberal but they are by no means the region's most liberated considering antiquated laws that reduce them to second-class citizens. "The law in this country still considers a woman as
The annual survey by Al-Bayan magazine of the insurance sector in Lebanon showed that total non-life premiums reached $482.65 million in 2007, up 8 percent from $446.8 million in 2006 and compared to a growth rate of 4.7 percent in
Lebanon's leading Muslim figures denounced on Friday Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza, calling on the UN to consider the attacks "war crimes." "We also denounce the US coverage of the crimes being committed by Israel and attempts to justify
The Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University (LAU) and the British Council paid tribute to Lebanese writer Mai Ghoussoub on the occasion of International Women's Day at the university's Beirut campus on
Friday witnessed the formal launch of the Arab Human Rights Fund (AHRF) during a news conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beirut. The inauguration of AHRF represents the culmination of a six-year effort to establish a "sustainable funding agency"
Free Patriotic Movement official and former Major General Issam Abu Jamra accused the pro-government coalition Friday of refusing to deal with Syria in a constructive manner before the establishment of the Special Tribunal to try suspects in the killing of
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Friday blamed feuding Lebanese parties for the failure to implement the three-point Arab initiative to end Lebanon's protracted crisis."The failure so far of different initiatives to resolve Lebanon's crisis is not to be blamed
Former MP Tamam Salam stressed Friday the urgent need to make a decision on Lebanon's representation at the upcoming Arab Summit, as the country has been without a president since Emile Lahoud stepped down last November, and feuding factions and
The president and the executive committee of the Middle East Council of Churches, currently meeting in Beirut, "strongly condemned" Friday the abduction of Bishop Boulos Faraj Rahho of the Chaldean Church of Mosul in Iraq. "Such a violent act does
Israeli warplanes flew over the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday, a day after an attack by a Palestinian gunman killed eight Jewish seminary students in Jerusalem, raising tensions in the volatile region. "Two Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace and flew
The role of women in promoting peace and security is increasingly acknowledged, with UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women and Peace and Security as a crucial reference point, though much still remains to be done at all levels to
The US has put ships making port calls in Syria on a watch list, an official said late on Thursday, as Washington ratcheted up the pressure on Damascus over its alleged links with terrorism. The decision, which could put pressure
As we prepare to celebrate on March 8 International Women's Day and the progress made in achieving women's rights everywhere, we should not lose sight of the fact that widespread discrimination against women persists in law and practice, directly or
More than 100 African children will be reunited with their families some five months after a French charity sought to take them out of Chad, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. In a statement, UNICEF said it
