Washington extends Lebanese warning (UPI)
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) — The United States reinstated a national emergency declaration warning of people and groups trying to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon, the White House said.
Guiao agrees to let Team Pilipinas face Lebanon in tune-up match (GMA News)
In what could be its final tune up match prior to leaving for Tianjin, China, the Powerade Team Pilipinas meets the Lebanon national team in a close door game at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center at the Ateneo campus.
Lebanon cleric okays killing of stray dogs (Manila Bulletin)
BEIRUT, July 30, 2009 (AFP) – A leading Lebanese Shiite cleric issued a fatwa on Thursday authorising the killing of stray dogs after some were blamed for attacking residents in villages in the south of the country.
Lebanon’s stability a reflection of regional stability (People’s Daily)
Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said here on Thursday that stability in Lebanon reflects on the stability in the region and the Middle East, local Elnashra website reported. Davutoglu made the remarks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. He stressed that his discussions with Berri focused on the situation in Lebanon and the formation of a new national …
Lebanon’s top Shiite cleric says Obama has failed to repair ties with Muslim world (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)
BEIRUT – An influential Lebanese Shiite cleric said Friday that President Barack Obama’s outreach to the Arab and Islamic worlds has failed to improve ties strained under George W. Bush, warning that the United States was sliding back toward the policies of the previous administration.
Hezbollah: ‘True partnership’ in Beirut (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 31 (UPI) — The new government of Lebanon will be a true partnership between opposition and ruling coalition leaders, the Hezbollah secretary-general said.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-31 06:44 UPDATE 1-Lebanon’s BLOM Bank posts 5.8 pct rise in H1 net (Interactive Investor)
BEIRUT, July 31 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s BLOM Bank said on Friday its first-half net profit rose 5.8 percent on a year ago to $138.3 million. Assets stood at $19.42 billion at the end of the half-year, up 8.5 percent from the end of 2008, the bank said in unaudited results published in a Lebanese newspaper. Deposits stood at $16.69 billion, 10.4 percent higher than at the end of 2008. Net loans to …
RP-Lebanon tuneup game ngayon (Pilipino Star Ngayon)
Magiging daan ang Lebanon, isa sa mga sagabal mula sa Middle East sa kampanya ng Powerade Team Pilipinas sa16th FIBA World Championship.
Lebanon quiet brings tourist boom (BBC News)
Lebanon has for decades been notorious for instability, but as Natalia Antelava reports, the country is experiencing an unprecedented tourism boom based on its new-found stability.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-31 06:43 CORRECTED-Lebanon’s BLOM Bank says H1 profit up 5.8 pct (Interactive Investor)
BEIRUT, July 31 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s BLOM Bank said on Friday its profit for the first half of the year had climbed 5.8 percent to $138.3 million compared to the same period of 2008. Assets stood at $19.42 billion at the end of the half, 8.5 percent higher than that at the end of 2008, the bank said in results published in a Lebanese newspaper. Deposits stood at $16.69 billion, 10.4 percent …
