Mafia controls fuel oil in Lebanon, says speaker at Tabourian lecture (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian gave a lecture at Crown Plaza hotel Tuesday on the electricity crisis in Lebanon. The event was organized by the British universities alumni association in Lebanon. Alumni president Abdel-Malak Sukkariyya charged that a mafia in Lebanon controlled the price of fuel oil.
Tensions rise in Palestinian camps in southern Lebanon (Khaleej Times)
BEIRUT – Tensions rose on Tuesday in Palestinian refugee camps in southern Lebanon after a series of bomb explosions in the past few days, which left no casualties but caused fear among the camps’ residents.
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Has Washington lost Lebanon? Is Iran a better long-term Lebanese ally? by Frankin Lamb Beirut
Lebanon on cusp of lower cell-phone fees, fair distribution (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The distribution of prepaid cellular cards in the Lebanese market will be reorganized and new prices will be introduced starting at the beginning of April in a bid to curb black market sales, the Telecomunications minister said.
Lebanese, Syrian ties strengthen (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 31 (UPI) — Lebanese leaders praised improved relations with neighboring Syria but emphasized the importance of respect for national sovereignty.
Egypt Briefs Lebanon On Defense Facilities (Middle East Newsline)
CAIRO [MENL] — Egypt has briefed Lebanon on prospects for defense industry cooperation. A Lebanese military delegation concluded a tour of Egypt’s defense industries in an effort to forge cooperation.
Tensions rise in Palestinian camps in southern Lebanon (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Tensions rose Tuesday in Palestinian refugee camps in southern Lebanon after a series of bomb explosions in the past few days, which left no casualties but caused fear among the camps’ residents. At dawn Tuesday a bomb exploded near the hous…
INDICATORS – Lebanon – Updated March 31 (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
BEIRUT, March 31 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
Veteran Lebanese diplomat Nadim Dimechkie dies of pneumonia (The Daily Star Lebanon)
One of the most prominent career diplomats in Lebanon’s modern history, Ambassador Nadim Dimechkie, died early on March 31 succumbing to pneumonia. He was 88 years old. Born on December 5, 1920, Dimechkie grew up in his family residence on Bliss Street where he developed his pan-Arabist views.
UNIFIL, Lebanese, Israeli officers hold joined meeting (People’s Daily)
A meeting on Tuesday in the Lebanese border town of Nakoura included United Nation Interim Forces Commander in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maj. Gen. Claudio Gratziano, and high ranking Lebanese and Israeli officers to discuss border violations between the two countries, local Elnashra website reported. UNIFIL spokeswoman Yasmina Bouziane announced in a press release that the meeting at UNIFIL headquarters …
