plonker writes " Sunday 21st June - a perfect day for Fathers Day, and what could be better than a picnic at the seaside? I crawled reluctantly out of bed (the previous day had also been perfect for a BBQ,

Counterfeit trade in the United Arab Emirates has soared this year due to the economic crisis, and Dubai Customs has identified 176 cases of fake products entering the region in the last six months compared with 202 for the whole

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was in Egypt on Tuesday to discuss efforts to boost the grain trade and other economic ties with Russia's biggest trading partner in the Arab world. The north African country last year saw 1.84 million Russians

PSA Peugeot Citroen expects to make an operating loss this year of between 1 billion and 2 billion euros ($1.38 billion and $2.77 billion) as it continues to suffer from the severe contraction in the global automobile industry, the company

A stumble in sentiment dented hopes of a rapid rebound from recession in the euro zone's services-led economy and the European Union and United States faced off against China in a looming dispute over raw materials. Euro zone purchasing managers'

The US Federal Reserve needs to start planning its exit strategy from its massive stimulus effort even though economic recovery signs remain tentative, analysts say. At a two-day meeting opening Tuesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is unlikely to

The Lebanese Autism Society (LAS) held a ceremony on Tuesday in honor of individuals, organizations and corporations that have helped LAS and its children over the years. LAS is a non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in 1999 by parents of

Lebanese need not go abroad anymore to learn the intricacies of hotel management in a state-of-the-art facility, said Tanios Kassis, the dean of faculty of hospitality management at Beirut's Sagesse University.Kassis is visibly proud that his faculty has recently, at

War and armed conflict have had a profound impact on Lebanon and other countries affected by conflict, an opinion survey conducted by the Red Cross discovered Tuesday. Some 4,000 people in Afghanistan, Colombia, Congo, Georgia, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia and the

Emails are being forwarded and text messages are being sent, both with a link to a petition asking the future head of government to nominate Ziyad Baroud as interior minister for the a second term. The petition, submitted by Nagi

The American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program awarded the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) its prestigious Magnet designation on June 23, according to a statement released by the university on Thursday.

The Iran crisis has arisen at a time when attention might otherwise be directed toward the Israel-Palestine issue, which was, after all, the subject of a foreign policy address by the Israeli prime minister in mid-June. Benjamin Netanyahu's speech was

As far as Farah Pahlavi, the exiled former first lady of Iran, is concerned, there was no choice but to survive. "In my life I don't want the negative things to win over me," she said. "I think that life

Ameen Albert Rihani, a professor of comparative literature, has been included in the latest edition of "2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century," published by the International Biographical Center in Cambridge, UK. Rihani, currently the vice president for Academic Affairs

The most prominent memories Houssam Bokeili has of his Beirut childhood don't involve civil unrest, sectarian conflict or foreign invasion. The untitled exhibition of his work presently up at Zico House, based on representations of the objects and the images

Chief minister says strength of police forces will be increased and their training updated to help enforce ban

Police said militant commander Qari Zainuddin was in his office in Dera Ismail Khan when a gunman shot him, wounded one of his aides

Associated Press describes tour as tightly scripted

Afghanistan's NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says hundreds of troops parachuted into town north of Lashkar Gah

They say politicians on both sides use them for their own agendas