The presidents of Syria and the United States wished Lebanon prosperity on the occasion of the countrys Independence Day marked on November 22.US President Barak Obama said his administration looked forward to building a partnership with Lebanon and working hand

Another conflicting issue between the opposition and the majority emerged over the course of the week; however, this time over arguments between police and the Internal Security Forces (ISF), which invoked the disapproval of Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud.On Friday, Interior

A body believed to be that of journalist Alec Collett, killed at the height of Lebanons 1975-90 Civil War was transferred to London on Thursday to conduct DNA tests.British experts working in eastern Lebanon have recovered a body believed to

Officials from a dozen donor organizations toured the war-battered Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli on Friday, with construction of new buildings slated to start in the coming days.Formation of a Cabinet and the resolution of a legal challenge

Prime Minister Saad Hariri renewed on Friday Leba nons commitment to its partnership with Europe.Lebanon has always been the portal of Europe to the Mediterranean and the portal of the Mediterranean to Europe as well, Hariri said.Thanks to its strategic

The World Bank has approved a $300 million Development Policy Loan (DPL) to Jordan to support the Governments medium-term development program in the context of the current global economic crisis.The approval of the Recovery under Global Uncertainty Loan, came during

The Fraser Institutes annual Index of Economic Freedom in the Arab World ranked Lebanon in second place in 2009 among 15 Arab countries included in the survey, up from fifth place in 2008 and fourth place in 2007, as reported