The debate between March 14 Christian parties and the opposition over mention in the ministerial statement of Lebanon's right to resist in order to liberate occupied territories delayed the conclusion of Cabinet's policy statement, with the committee tasked with formulating

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's call to abolish political sectarianism continued to draw debate on Wednesday as the Future Movement tied the issue to the full implementation of the Taif Accord while March 14 officials stressed that such step would not

An aide to Lebanon's top Shiite cleric says the sheikh has successfully undergone a minor procedure to measure the flow of blood to the heart.Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah was released from hospital Tuesday, a day after the

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon thanked British and Lebanese authorities Monday for helping uncover and identify the remains of a British journalist killed in Lebanon's Civil War.Alec Collett, a reporter working for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), disappeared

Senior politicians are seeking to contact the UN in order to declare Security Council Resolution 1559 as fully implemented, according to reports on Monday.However, analysts told The Daily Star that any such attempt of communication with New York would prove

Newly elected Leba nese MPs facing election challenges will likely keep their posts in Parliament as the Constitutional Council is likely to turn down all vote complaints.As-Safir newspaper, citing well-informed sources from the Constitutional Council, said Tuesday decisions concerning contestations

A man and his wife were arrested in Zahle, Sunday, for robbing several stores in the region between Zahle and Bar Elias. Internal Security Forces (ISF) found various stolen items in their possession, including women's bags, wallets, mobile phones and

The king of Spain, Juan Carlos, congratulated Lebanon Tuesday on the occasion of its Independence Day. The king's wishes came in a letter he sent to President Michel Sleiman, saying the Spanish government and the Spanish people all expressed their

President Michel Sleiman hailed on Tuesday a decision by the Judiciary to sack a corrupt judge.Sleiman described the decision announced by the Judiciary's Higher Disciplinary Council "as the first step in the journey of the reform of the Judiciary and