The road descending from the presidential palace to Beirut's southern suburbs is dotted with competing campaign billboards - a strong indication of Baabda's importance in Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Stretching from the mountains to the sea, Baabda is one

Hizbullah's number leader, confident of victory in Lebanese weekend elections, said his party would invite its opponents to join a national unity government if it wins. Sheikh Naeem Qassem rejected accusations that a government of Hizbullah and its allies would

The National Democratic Institute, a US-based NGO fostering democracy and the rule of law, released a statement on Wednesday announcing the arrival of its 44 international election observers to Lebanon. "The observers come from 21 countries, and include current and

President of the Kuwait Transparency Society Salah Ghazali announced on Wednesday that a delegation of 35 Arab monitors and experts, representing the civil societies of 17 Arab states, arrived in Lebanon. In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA),

The Maronite Bishops called on the Lebanese people on Wednesday to accept the results of the parliamentary elections and respect differences of opinions in the country. In a statement issued after their yearly conclave in Bkirki, the bishops said: "Accept