searchlink]Lynn Xiong[/searchlink] celebrates her birthday at [searchlink]Aaron Kwok[/searchlink]'s Kwok promotes concert in Shanghai

This week's issue of FRIDAY magazine reports that [searchlink]KAT-TUN[/searchlink] member [searchlink]Jin Akanishi[/searchlink] recently went on a driving date with model [searchlink]Maki Nishiyama[/searchlink]. Earlier this month, Akanishi picked up Nishiyama at her apartment in a minivan, and a reporter was able

searchlink]Jun Jin[/searchlink], who is enjoying a personal renaissance in variety shows, will hold a large scale fan meeting in Japan.Jun Jin, who is also a member of the group [searchlink]Shinhwa[/searchlink], successfully released his solo debut album and held his first

searchlink]Korean stars[/searchlink] fashion review at Chungmuro Internationational Film Festival (English celebrities[/searchlink] at the 2nd Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul

searchlink]TVXQ[/searchlink]/DBSK - Mirotic Party in Mirotic Japanies version making film

Abkhazia insists on equal treatment of all participants of the Geneva talks, related to the conflict in Caucasus, Foreign Minister of the Republic Sergei Shamba said at a press conference in Moscow on October 17.Shamba put it as a pre-condition

ArmInfo. 'Rosgosstrakh-Armenia' will become an absolute leader in Armenia's insurance market during 2-3 years", owner of 75% shares and President of Group Daniil Khachaturov said during today's presentation of a new company I the Armenian market - 'Rosgosstrakh-Armenia;', which is

Local and Arab Muslim religious leaders, politicians and a crowd of thousands gathered in Downtown Beirut to take part in the first Friday prayers at Mohammad al-Amin Mosque, six years after late former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri launched its establishment.

Lebanese American University (LAU) officials are brimming with pride after two senior figures from the university were honored within a week of each other with high-profile awards from prominent American institutions. Charles Elachi and Paul Boulos, both trustees of LAU,

In April 2006, Hadi Gebrane, an 18-year-old university student, died in a car accident. Responding to the personal tragedy and the alarming number of traffic fatalities in Lebanon each year, Hadi's loved ones began a campaign to reform road safety

Adapting a book as successful and charming as Suad Amiry's "Sharon and My Mother-in-Law" wasn't going to be easy. So Afaf Shawwa Bibi, whose stage version debuted Wednesday at the Monnot Theater, decided instead to use it as an inspiration,

The sandbags, sniper slits and pockmarked facade of a Beirut house stand as a chilling reminder of Lebanon's 1975-1990 Civil War.Now, more than 15 years after the end of the fighting, the building is poised to become a museum aimed

The present report is my eighth semi-annual report on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 (2004). It provides an update on progress in the implementation of the resolution, and highlights areas of concern that continue to impede on efforts

Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian said on Friday that a draft law on offshore oil and gas exploration being prepared with Norwegian assistance could be ready as early as February or March 2009. "The Norwegian side say that the

Somali pirates released 22 sailors they kidnapped last month after the South Korean ship owner paid a ransom, an official said Friday as India announced it plans to send a warship off the troubled nation's coast. The eight South Koreans

Libya has become the second biggest stakeholder in Italy's leading bank, UniCredit, as foreign investors show renewed interest in troubled Western banks amid the global financial crisis. The investment of nearly 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion), based on UniCredit's current

All of the recent polling data suggests that in the absence of a truly remarkable "October surprise," Barack Hussein Obama will be elected as the next president of the United States. The Illinois senator has promised the American people that

The Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center (BIEL) hosted the 4th Annual Trade Fair for U.S. products and services. The yearly business conference - entitled 'Made in America' - took place between October 9 and 11 and was organized by

Bank of Beirut announced on Friday that its net profits in the first eight months of 2008 rose by 74.58 percent to $49.5 million. The bank attributed the sharp rise in profits to successful operations both in Lebanon and abroad.

A fundraising campaign that aims to gather $25 million to improve Lebanon's firefighting capacity has received an $8 million donation from Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri, taking the total raised to more than $10 million. Lebanon's woodland regions have