Clashes resumed Thursday night around the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp near Tripoli, with intermittent gunfire breaking out after a day of "uneasy calm" during which the army continued to strengthen its positions around the camp while Palestinian clerics pressed their
Last summer's fuel-oil spill into the Mediterranean Sea is not the main cause behind the Lebanese coast's pollution, despite what many people think. In fact, the key factor contributing to the pollution of the sea around Lebanon has never changed:
Beirut - At least eight Fatah al-Islam extremists have been killed in the latest bout of fighting with the Lebanese army around a Palestinian refugee camp, the military said today.
The kidnappers of the five Britons seized in Baghdad have not been able to move them out of the city and ongoing searches should lead to where they are being held captive, Iraqi police officials said yesterday. The convoy that
JERUSALEM, May 31 — The meeting planned for next week between the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas , and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel is expected to take place in the Palestinian territories for the first time, aides said Thursday.
Beirut & Damascus - Iran's foreign minister and Syrian President Bashar Assad discussed Thursday topics ranging from Iraq and Lebanon to the Palestinian territories, with both agreeing on the need to restore regional stability, Syria's official news agency reported.
Welcome and thank you very much for coming, especially with all the fear on the street," smiles the emcee "... This was written in 1986." There was something appropriately incongruous about Da Cappo. The performance at Unesco Palace Wednesday evening
Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions, in particular resolutions 1595 (2005) of 7 April 2005, 1636 (2005) of 31 October 2005, 1644 (2005) of 15 December 2005, 1664 (2006) of 29 March 2006 and 1748 (2007) of 27 March 2007.
The UN Security Council's establishment of an international tribunal prompted mixed reactions in Lebanon, with some calling the move a triumph of justice and others expressing worries that divisions in the country will widen further.Former President Amin Gemayel called on
The Netherlands is not interested in hosting a special court to prosecute the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said Thursday. "The burden of the tribunals should be divided evenly," said Robert Dekker, a
The US Embassy "will no longer accept telephone inquiries from the public for non-immigrant and immigrant visa information," said a statement issued on Wednesday by the embassy. Information about how to apply for a visa and visa processing is available
Two doctors and two aid nurses from Hungarian Baptist Aid arrived in Beirut on Wednesday to offer assistance to Palestinian refugees from the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp and to the hospitals of Tripoli, said a statement issued on Thursday by
The US Congress granted $2.9 million for student scholarships to the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Lebanese American University (LAU), during a lunch reception at the US Embassy on Thursday. Attending the meeting was the US Congress delegation currently
Despite reported talks Thursday to move some United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon troops to the Lebanese-Syrian border, UNIFIL spokesman Milos Strugar pointed out that there is no relation between UN Security Council resolutions governing the two issues.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Wednesday that the sharp increase in US military aid to Lebanon could "destabilize" the country. "We have always assumed that it is necessary for international agreements to be adhered to. We also know it
Beirut's citizens expressed their fears on Thursday that a further spate of attacks will follow the UN Security Council's approval of an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. "I really don't think
The investigative magistrate in the case of missing Shiite leader Imam Moussa Sadr and his two companions, Sheikh Mohammad Yaqoub and journalist Abbas Badr al-Dine, sent a memo to Interpol demanding that 17 Libyan officials suspected of planning the disappearance
Cracks deepened between rival political camps in Lebanon on Thursday, with opposition forces slamming UN Security Council Resolution 1757 as a "violation" of the country's Constitution and sovereignty, and the ruling majority launching a national initiative to solve the political
WASHINGTON, May 31 (IPS) - Human rights groups are calling on the Iranian government to halt its harassment of dual nationals, release two U.S.-Iranian citizens charged with espionage on Tuesday, return the passports to two other dual-national journalists, and provide
