U.S. military official stresses American support to Lebanon (People’s Daily)
Visiting head of the U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus stressed after meeting Lebanese President Michel Suleiman Tuesday that the U.S. would keep supporting Lebanon in boosting its army’s capabilities, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported. “The U.S. will keep up its defense and logistic aid, as well as the humanitarian and social aid to Lebanon,” Petraeus said. He also …
Saudi Arabia vows to stand by Lebanon (MENAFN)
Saudi Arabia vows to stand by Lebanon
Al-Qaida suspects charged with planning attacks in Lebanon (People’s Daily)
Three Al-Qaida suspects were charged by the Lebanese military prosecutor Judge Saker Saker Monday with planning terrorist attacks in Lebanon and Syria, LBC TV reported. The three suspects are Syrian, Kuwaiti and Tajikistani nationals, the report said, adding that they were planning terrorist attacks in Lebanon, and other attacks against the Syrianregime. An Al-Qaida network was uncovered earlier …
INDICATORS – Lebanon – June 30 (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BEIRUT, June 30 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
Iran’s unrest sign of freedom, envoy says (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 30 (UPI) — The political and civil unrest emerging in Iran is a sign of a vibrant democracy and an example of social freedoms, the Iranian envoy to Lebanon said.
Sfeir says ‘nothing going well’ in Lebanon (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir was pessimistic on Tuesday about the overall political situation in Lebanon. Sfeir told a delegation of residents from the Chouf town of Brih, that the Lebanese were “currently facing a difficult period.” “Nothing is going well,” he added.
Lebanon says French comedian is welcome (The Victoria Advocate)
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese Cabinet minister said Tuesday a French comedian of Jewish descent is welcome to perform in Lebanon and even offered to receive him at the airport, defying a Hezbollah campaign claiming he served in the Israeli army.
Petraeus commends Lebanon’s improvement since last visit (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Visiting United States Central Command head General David Petraeus said on Monday he hoped for a swift formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon and underlined “significant improvement” on the Lebanese domestic front since his visit last year. Following talks with President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister-delegate Saad Hariri.
PM: Lebanon needs national unity gov’t (People’s Daily)
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed on Monday night a national unity government needs to be formed to end the political split between the ruling majority and the opposition, local daily Al-Akhbar daily reported Tuesday. “We hope to open a new page to form a national unity cabinet in which everyone is represented…I hope that the division would come to an end,” Hariri told reporters at …
