First National Bank praises Lebanese resilience (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Rami Nemer, head of the board of directors of First National Bank (FNB), praised on Thursday the performance of the Lebanese banking sector and its resilience to the global financial crisis during a lunch hosted by the bank.
Israeli army positions tanks along Lebanese border: report (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – The Israeli army has stepped up its presence along the border with Lebanon deploying armoured tanks and setting up fortifications, the Lebanese National News Agency reported Thursday. According to the agency, the Israeli army deployed Mirkav…
Lebanon’s parliament re-elects pro-Hezbollah speaker in reconciliation gesture (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT – Lebanese lawmakers overwhelmingly re-elected a pro-Hezbollah parliament speaker Thursday despite the Iranian-backed group’s recent election loss, signalling that the political factions are moving toward a unity government.
Lebanese Sunni majority leader met Shiite Hezbollah Chief (People’s Daily)
Lebanese Sunni majority leader SaadHariri met overnight with chief of Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah Hasan Nasrallah after over three years of political boycott between the two, Elnashra website reported Friday. The statement distributed by Hariri’s office Friday said that both leaders discussed the situation in Lebanon following the parliamentary elections on June 7 and the efforts aimed …
Israeli military build up along borders with Lebanon (People’s Daily)
The Israeli army has set new military buildup along its border with Lebanon Thursday, amid intensified air force flights over Lebanese territories, the official national News agency (NNA) reported. Merkava tanks and armored vehicles were deployed along the wired fence separating occupied Shebaa Farms from Lebanese territories, the report said. The NNA described the Israeli military setup as …
Lebanon’s teens mourn Michael Jackson (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Teenagers in Lebanon expressed shock and sadness as news spread Friday about the premature death of Michael Jackson, describing him as legend of pop music. I cannot believe the King of Pop is dead. I was hoping I would see him performing in…
Berri re-elected Lebanon speaker (Arab News)
BEIRUT: Lebanese lawmakers overwhelmingly re-elected a pro-Hezbollah Parliament speaker yesterday despite the group’s recent election loss, signaling that the political factions are moving toward a unity government.
Lebanon Rivals Discuss Shaping New Government (Nasdaq)
BEIRUT (AFP)–The leader of the Western-backed alliance that won this month’s Lebanese parliamentary election, Saad Hariri, has held talks with his defeated rival, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the makeup of a new government, an aide said Friday.
Lebanon Tribunal Launches Webpage (Scoop.co.nz)
New York, Jun 25 2009 4:10PM Individuals who have information regarding the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and other recent political killings can now provide that to the Prosecutor at the United Nations-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon through a newly created, secure webpage.
