Beirut - The focus will again be the formation of the government. After meeting with the president , Prime Minister -Designate Fouad Siniora said Tuesday that the government formation could take few more days, but refused to specify a date,

Eleven academics presented draft papers on the role of the military in Middle Eastern countries at a conference held by the Carnegie Middle East Center this week. Monday's workshop, entitled "The Military and State in the Middle East: Political, Economic,

New security measures in response to earthquakes and other natural disasters were discussed during a coordination meeting held in the Southern coastal city of Tyre on Tuesday. The meeting included town mayors, social figures and representatives from organizations such as

Norwegian Ambassador Aud Lise Norheim has presented certificates of completion to students of two vocational training courses funded and implemented by Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The event was held on Monday

Almost two years after taking part in efforts to clean up fuel oil spilled from the Jiyyeh power plant by Israeli bombardment during the summer 2006 war, the Bahr Loubnan environmental group is back at work - on the same

Plans for a new Practical Training Center for the Judicial Police were unveiled in Beirut on Tuesday as part of a joint effort between the European Union (EU) and the Interior Security Forces (ISF). The center, designed to teach investigation

The Lebanese Army and Civil Defense units put out a series of forest fires which erupted across Lebanon on Tuesday. The fires effected the areas of Barjeh and Roumieh in Mount Lebanon; Ansarieh, Nejarieh, Bnaafoul, Anqoun, Kfarmilki al-Mari, Haboush, Nabatieh,

The Saudi Embassy on Tuesday dismissed accusations that the kingdom was distributing weapons and stirring Sunni-Shiite strife. In a statement, the embassy denied that such accusations had "anything to do with the truth," adding that "such rumors perpetuated by and

Syria has always acknowledged Lebanon's independence, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview published Tuesday in the French daily Le Figaro. When asked whether Syria would agree to exchange of embassies with Lebanon, Assad said that he had suggested

State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza announced his findings Tuesday in the case of the slaying of 12-year-old Ziad Ghandour and 25-year-old Ziad Qabalan, whose bodies were found dumped near a road south of Beirut several days after their disappearance last April.

Premier Fouad Siniora said Tuesday that he hoped a new cabinet would be formed before President Michel Sleiman leaves the country on July 12 to participate in the Mediterranean Union summit in France. Siniora said after meeting Sleiman at the

Lebanon's Shiite population has been neglected in one way or another by governments, lawmakers and the rest of the population for at least the past 75 years. As a result, the community as a whole has lagged behind others in

A prominent Brazilian banker, a Lebanese businessman and a former mayor of Sao Paulo were arrested Tuesday in a police probe into alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds, officials said. Daniel Dantas, the head of the Opportunity banking group,