The woman stopped singing "Mack the Knife" after a bar or two and removed her veil. She commenced another tune then - one closer to the Rahbani brothers than the brothers Brecht and Weill - and climbed through the terraced

Poets Have Disappeared From Life on Earth," a theatrical montage by the Greek theater company Dipethe de Agrinion, was mounted at Babel Theater Wednesday. The event was staged as part of the Spring Festival, to honor the life of Samir

The development NGO Al-Kafaat plans to double the capacity of its "Village" in the Hadath area, to encourage the disabled and disadvantaged to re-integrate into society. The NGO, its partners and donors celebrated the announcement Friday to lay the cornerstone

The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a $106 billion war-spending bill late Thursday which includes $69 million in security aid to Lebanon. The bill, which aims primarily to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, aid in fighting the H1N1 virus,

Drivers from across the Middle East joined 25,000 MINI enthusiasts from 40 countries for a race at Silverstone, England as part of the iconic carmaker's 50th anniversary celebrations. The winner of the MINI competition for Lebanon, Thaer Masri, was delighted

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) held a sit-in in front of UNRWA's representative office in the Beddawi refugee camp in the North, to call for the rebuilding of the Nahr al-Bared camp. Nahr al-Bared was destroyed

On one wall of Paper Cup book store are magazines. Glossy and upright, one copy of each, standing side to side on slender silver rails stretching about 25 feet. Magazines like Giant Robot, Blind Spot and Wholphin, niche magazines about

Financial experts called on Friday for the promotion of sustainable development in Lebanon through the banking sector, which has shown considerable resilience during the global financial crisis. "Banks could be agents of positive or negative change depending on what level

By Nazila Fathi Tehran - Iran's leaders failed on Tuesday to halt a second day of huge demonstrations against last week's election results but, placed on the defensive, offered another concession to the sustained rage here, saying they would allow

By Parisa HafeziTehran - In the aftermath of disputed presidential elections, Iran is experiencing its worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic revolution as opposition protesters take to the streets in a rare challenge to authorities.

Beirut - Acting as the Supreme leader of Lebanon , Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah criticized the Christian spiritual leader Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir for his comment on election eve , in which he stated that Lebanon on June 7

Beirut - The top story today in Lebanon is the meeting between Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc leader and head of the Progressive Socialist party ( PSP) MP. Walid Jumblatt. The meeting took place

Tehran - Iran's supreme leader on Friday rejected opposition claims that last week's presidential elections were rigged, describing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's win as "definitive" and calling for an end to days of protest.

Officials say one bomb was attached to a bus and a second was inside another vehicle in the mainly Shi'ite district of Shaab

Harith al-Obeidi, four others gunned down after Friday prayers at al-Shawaf mosque in Yarmouk area of capital

Coach says any victory at football tournament would mean a lot to the Iraqi people

Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill says US will adhere to June 30 withdrawal deadline for pullout of US combat forces from Iraqi urban areas

Hoshiyar Zebari says he is confident his nation will be capable of taking over security when US troops pull out of cities at end of June

Official with lawmaker's party says Harith al-Obeidi killed after leading Friday prayers at al-Shawaf mosque in Yarmouk area of capital

106 billion measure to pay for US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and help bolster Pakistan's ability to fight extremists