Rival camps in student elections at Universite Saint Joseph (USJ) claimed victory Wednesday, as leading politicians put their own spin on the results.While USJ failed to post the official results on its website, the newspaper An-Nahar claimed that March 14-affiliated

A newly created league bringing together ancient Canaanite, Phoenician and Punic cities held its second-ever convention last week in Byblos [Jbeil], pledging closer ties between member countries.The League of the Canaanite, Phoenician and Punic Cities was founded by Maha al-Khalil

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) rescued a 28-year-old woman who tried to commit suicide in Dbayye on Tuesday, said a security source close to the ISF. The woman was trying to throw herself off the Dbayye bridge in Beirut when

Eighteen wanted suspects were arrested and two car thieves were caught red-handed by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the judicial police on Wednesday, said a security source. The suspects were wanted for various crimes such as theft, smuggling weapons,

The Sixth Francophone Games did not receive widespread media coverage, said the media analysis company Comtrax Solutions on Wednesday. The international games, which were held in Lebanon in September, didn't receive heavy coverage in news reports of local media outlets,

A campaign to highlight motorcycle safety and stress the importance of wearing helmets has been launched by the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA), as road tragedies continue to claim the lives of young people at an alarming rate.On Tuesday,

United Nations Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro on Wednesday urged Lebanon and the other Western Asian Arab nations to stand by their commitments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs).Speaking at a regional meeting at the UN Economic and Social

The recent bout of stormy weather that hit the country has broken up parts of one of the country's worst eyesores, the Sidon dump, and left city officials fuming about the state of neglect. But for others, making their living

Figures released by the Beirut Stock Exchange indicate that total trading volume reached 94.9 million shares in the first 10 months of 2009, a decrease of 3.2 percent year-on-year.While aggregate turnover amounted to $882.3 million, down 45 percent from a

A Lebanese electrical company has called on minsters to implement plans that could revolutionize the countrys beleaguered energy industry.The Electrical Utility of Aley (E-Aley) has proposed solutions for Lebanons electrical generation and distribution through private and public sector collaboration.We aim