Lebanon Parliament opens vote of confidence (Press TV)
The Lebanese Parliament has kicked off debate on vote of confidence for the new government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
No new PA envoy to Lebanon (Palestine Media Center)
President Mahmoud Abbas did not address the issue of appointing a new PA envoy in Lebanon during talks in Beirut on Monday, according to Palestinian sources close to the talks.
Lebanon thwarts attack on UNIFIL (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 7 (UPI) — The Lebanese military said it thwarted a militant attack on members of the U.N. peacekeeping mission deployed in the south of the country.
Church leader opposes Lebanese resistance (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 8 (UPI) — The armed resistance movement associated with Hezbollah should integrate into the national Lebanese military, a leading Christian cleric said Tuesday.
‘Sleeper cells’ in Lebanon Palestinian camps: experts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Despite the relative calm of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps in recent months, experts warn that Islamist groups are still operating within and could strike at any time.
Israel, Lebanon, and the Middle East Conflict (Foreign Relations)
New York – Lebanon finally has a new government after five months of political bickering. But Western policymakers should not shift their attention away from this small country that has been the staging ground of proxy wars in the Middle East.
Lebanon’s Hariri keen on improving ties with Syria (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday his government was keen on improving its ties with Syria, strained since the killing of his father Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
Abbas seeks to ease Lebanese concerns (Gulf Times)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday ruled out permanent resettlement in Lebanon for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees in an apparent bid to quell local concerns.
Hezballah supports consensual democracy and the Lebanese formula Secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah: ‘The Resistance … (Monday Morning)
The leader of the party, who expressed himself by video-link, defined, before an audience of Lebanese and foreign journalists and Hezballah MPs and high-ranking officials gathered in a southern suburb of Beirut the new political orientation of the “Party of God”. In its depth, Hezballah continues to be fixed in its constants and ideological foundations and seems more than ever committed to …
INDICATORS – Lebanon – Dec 8 (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
BEIRUT, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
