By Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan Developments in all areas take place when either one or both of the parties benefit. No one will willingly agree to an exchange or an

Beirut - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman spelled out the conditions for ending the role of the UNIFIL in southern Lebanon : Israel should withdraw completely from Lebanese territories, stop spying on Lebanon , should comply with UNSCR 1701 and end

Beirut- Another Hezbollah linked mysterious explosion took place last night in south Lebanon. This particular one took place between the towns of Houla and Mais al-Jabal. This explosion follows another one that took place last Monday and another that took

Beirut - Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri visited President Michel Suleiman at the Baabda palace today to brief him on the outcome of his talks with the parliament leaders . After the talks Hariri told reporters that the discussions will continue

Beirut - While at home Lebanon is still unable to form a cabinet due to foreign influence nearly 4 months after the elections , in New York Lebanon was yesterday elected as non-permanent of the United Nations Security Council for

By Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan A solid case can be made that any creation, including that of a nation state, needs to fulfill the purpose for which it was originally

Beirut- Lebanon is expected to be elected today by the U.N. General Assembly as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for a two-year term starting Jan.1, 2010 and will be replacing Libya which has had this position for the

Beirut - The focus of the media in Lebanon continues to revolve around two issues: Speculation about behind the door deals regarding government line-up and the explosion that took place Monday evening at the house of a Hezbollah official in

Beirut - Once again Hezbollah arms are in the spotlight as a result of last night's explosion in the home of Nasser Issa , a Hezbollah official in Teir Felsay near the port city of Tyre( sour) in south Lebanon

Beirut- Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri visited Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun at his residence in Rabiyeh . Following their two hour meeting Aoun described the atmosphere as positive , but Hariri refrained from making any statement or talking

A Molotov cocktail was thrown at Lebanese Army post near Ain el Heloue. Hezbollah called Jumblat's political shift "irreversible". Israeli jets violate Lebanese airspace, explosions heard in Shebaa Farms.

By Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan Many political commentators and ordinary citizens are intrigued by the constant zigging and zagging of the mercurial Walid Jumblatt,

Turkey and Armenia are set to take a historic step towards reconciliation. Walid Jumblatt met with Hassan Nasrallah. Two additional suspects have been detained in conjunction with the Ain al-Remmaneh incident.