Palestinian president to visit Lebanon (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will make a brief visit to Lebanon next week for talks with President Michel Sleiman on relations and the plight of Palestinian refugees, officials said on Thursday.
No breakthroughs in Hariri tribunal (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 3 (UPI) — The Beirut visit by the chief prosecutor examining the slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is not a sign of a breakthrough, officials say.
Obama to welcome Lebanon’s president (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama will welcome Lebanon’s President Michel Sleiman to Washington later this month, the White House has said.
Lebanese govt endorses Hezbollah right to keep weapons (The New Zealand Herald)
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon’s new government has endorsed Hezbollah’s right to keep its weapons, the latest sign that the group has no intention of meeting a UN resolution calling for it to disarm.Lebanon’s government is a shaky…
Lebanon’s hidden problem of domestic abuse (BBC News)
The BBC’s Natalia Antelava looks at domestic abuse in Lebanon – believed to be experienced by three-quarters of women in the country.
Clashes in northern Lebanon leave at least six wounded (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Clashes with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns erupted Thursday in northern Lebanon between a family and a Sunni fundamentalist movement, wounding at least six people, the police said. Members of the Hassoun family and the Sunni Taw…
Lebanon fires at Israeli planes (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
The Lebanese army fired on at least four Israel Air Force planes flying over southern Lebanon. Lebanese news media reported Wednesday that the anti-aircraft fire forced the Israeli planes to return to Israel, according to Ha’aretz.
Lebanon secures record low rate for Eurobonds issue (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The Lebanese government managed to secure the lowest loan rate in its history with the issuance of two tranches of Eurobonds: one for five year $250 million with a coupon of 5.875 percent and a second 15 year $250 million with a coupon of 7 percent.
