In a world economy, business must adapt (The Florence Times-Daily)
By Bernie Delinski, Staff Writer Names of nation after nation rattle off Steve Kovach’s lips: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Ukraine, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Hariri says ‘breakthrough’ in cabinet formation a matter of days (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Saturday he expected a breakthrough in a few days in the bid to form the long-awaited national unity cabinet. After meeting Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Hariri said: A breakthrough…

Lebanese army probes blast that rocked southern town (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – The Lebanese army was on Sunday investigating the cause of a blast rocked the outskirts of the town of Houla in the south Lebanon overnight, radio reports said Sunday. United Nations peacekeepers were also called out to the scene. …

Dom Joly: Lebanon is the only place where a Hummer makes sense (Independent)
Last week I wrote about how I was looking forward to driving in Lebanon again. I even mentioned that there were a couple of places in the world that might be more dangerous to drive in. I was wrong, dear reader – so very, very wrong. I’d forgotten just how “out there” driving in Lebanon can be. It’s in a league of its own.

Lebanon Elected to Security Council (Foreign Policy Blogs)
Lebanon was elected yesterday to the United Nations Security Council. It is the first time since 1952 that Lebanon, a founding member of the United Nations, will serve on the council. Lebanon received 180 out of 192 votes from the General Assembly, greatly surpassing the two-thirds majority needed for Security Council membership. Advocates claim that Lebanon will [...]

Russian Middle East envoy in Beirut for peace talks (People’s Daily)
Russian Vice Foreign Minister and Middle East envoy Alexander Sultanov arrived here on Saturday in an attempt to shore up support for his country’s plan to host the Middle East peace talks, Lebanon’s state news agency reported. Sultanov said that talks he held with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh covered regional issues and the future of the Middle East …

Lebanon plans Eurobond issue (AME Info)
Lebanese caretaker finance minister Mohammad Shatah has said that the country is planning a new Eurobond issue in the coming weeks valued at up to $500m to help service existing debt and subsidize a state-owned power company, the Daily Star has reported.

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