Israel doing deal with the Hezbollah? " The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group has said it will hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also said the group would provide information on...
Nine months after it was bombed to rubble by Israeli air strikes, a UN inspections team is headed to the site to check for signs of the alleged nuclear reactor that was being built there.The US and Israel claim the site was a nearly-complete functioning nuclear reactor, which...
Updates: In a press interview from the Presidential Palace Miraflores, Venezuelan Minister for Information and Communication Andres Izarra stated his government has not received any formal complain over the...
After initiating "indirect peace talks" with Syria and negotiating a tentative truce with militants in the Gaza Strip, Israel is now turning its attention to Lebanon, in hopes of opening "direct, bilateral" peace talks. As of last week, however, Lebanon has rejected this idea...
" This was the main street of Dubai, in 1990, and it has changed just slightly over the intervening years. This is the same street in 2003… but it changed even more by last yearDue to the present building boom, Dubai is said to...
Following on the heels of the appointment of President Michel Suleiman, Lebanon's coalition government has agreed to nominate incumbent Prime Minister Fouad Sinniora."Newly-elected President Michel Suleiman has to...
BEIRUT 15:35 GMT – Now that Lebanon have a president, after 7 months, the Lebanese are waiting for the formation of the national unity government.
After last Sunday’s presidential election, the Lebanese people...
UPDATE: 1:31 p.m. EDT Lebanon's new President to appoint new Prime MinisterPresident Suleiman will consult with Parliament and appoint a new Prime Minister on Wednesday."Suleiman, who was elected by...
***OPINION***"My reactions are based on an article titled Israel-Syria Peace Deal Could Threaten Iran, Hezbollah. When you only read the title you think that things are improving (snicker, snicker) in the Middle...
Talks continue between the Lebanese government and the Hezbollah-led opposition in Qatar. Progress has been made as the Arab League mediators have agreed on a deal to to settle Lebanon's worst internal fighting...
Zach Condon, the mellifluous voice and heart behind the heartbreakingly beautiful band, Beirut, has cancelled their summer European shows and is planning on taking an indefinite hiatus from the project.For North...
Lebanon's government appears to be backtracking in its conflict with Hezbollah after the fighting of the past few days revealed its weak position."The Lebanese government late Wednesday formally rescinded decisions...
The Lebanese army is doing it's best to keep the country from erupting
into an all-out civil war, but it's proving to be an uphill battle."BEIRUT (AFP) — Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday,...
The Lebanese Army is set to use forces to curb the recent violent clashes that have burdened the region this past week. "The Lebanese Army announced on Monday evening that it would start using force to stop fighting...
The situation is worsening in Lebanon and the country is witnessing its darkest hours since 1975, the worst sectarian bloodshed since the 15 years of war that left Beirut divided along religious lines.Again today,...