Rival camps in student elections at Universite Saint Joseph (USJ) claimed victory Wednesday, as leading politicians put their own spin on the results.While USJ failed to post the official results on its website, the newspaper An-Nahar claimed that March 14-affiliated

A newly created league bringing together ancient Canaanite, Phoenician and Punic cities held its second-ever convention last week in Byblos [Jbeil], pledging closer ties between member countries.The League of the Canaanite, Phoenician and Punic Cities was founded by Maha al-Khalil

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) rescued a 28-year-old woman who tried to commit suicide in Dbayye on Tuesday, said a security source close to the ISF. The woman was trying to throw herself off the Dbayye bridge in Beirut when

Eighteen wanted suspects were arrested and two car thieves were caught red-handed by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the judicial police on Wednesday, said a security source. The suspects were wanted for various crimes such as theft, smuggling weapons,

The Sixth Francophone Games did not receive widespread media coverage, said the media analysis company Comtrax Solutions on Wednesday. The international games, which were held in Lebanon in September, didn't receive heavy coverage in news reports of local media outlets,

A campaign to highlight motorcycle safety and stress the importance of wearing helmets has been launched by the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA), as road tragedies continue to claim the lives of young people at an alarming rate.On Tuesday,

United Nations Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro on Wednesday urged Lebanon and the other Western Asian Arab nations to stand by their commitments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs).Speaking at a regional meeting at the UN Economic and Social

The recent bout of stormy weather that hit the country has broken up parts of one of the country's worst eyesores, the Sidon dump, and left city officials fuming about the state of neglect. But for others, making their living

The United States does not accept Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land but believes resuming peace talks is the best way to curb them, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.Clinton, facing Arab criticism over a perceived US

The UN General Assembly debated on Wednesday a resolution that would call on Israel and the Palestinians to investigate charges of war crimes during the Gaza war detailed in a report that has infuriated Israel.The nonbinding resolution on the so-called

Riot police waded in with batons and teargas to break up opposition protests in Tehran on Wednesday, as huge crowds staged a noisy anti-US rally nearby to mark the storming of the American Embassy by students 30 years ago.Witnesses said

Air raids may no longer target the highlands of central Sudan, but heads still turn sharply to scan the skies at the sound of an airplane engine overhead.The Nuba Mountains - once a key enclave of rebels battling the government

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, government sources said, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice.Predominantly Muslim Turkey has not ratified the 2002

Alleged armed infiltrators from Yemen killed one Saudi soldier and wounded another 11 in an attack near the country's southern border, Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday.The attack took place early on Tuesday in the mountainous border region of Jabal al-Dukhan,

Russia on Wednesday marked its new annual day of national unity, established under strongman leader Vladimir Putin, with nationalist demonstrations that included rallies by far-right extremists.The November 4 Day of National Unity has been celebrated since 2005 when Russia's then

Pakistani soldiers battled Taliban fighters Wednesday in the streets of a key militant stronghold, officials said, as government forces pressed ahead with their offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan.The soldiers were fighting street by street through the mountainous

Technocrats and some existing ministers will be appointed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new government, a spokesman said on Wednesday, but his main rival branded his re-election illegal and ruled out taking any part.Karzai, who returned to power after a

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Damas International reveals details of settlement deal after unauthorised payments.

Real estate company does not see any substantive rises for at least six months.