INDICATORS – Lebanon – Dec 8 (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
BEIRUT, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
UN Force Commander Confers With Lebanese, Israelis (Scoop.co.nz)
The military chief of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon today discussed with senior Lebanese and Israeli military officials
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.
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.
Lebanese Tourism sees big growth (AME Info)
Despite various conflicts and other upheavels in their recent history Lebanon has bounced back, in 2009, as a tourist destination. Phil Blizzard talks with Nada Sardouk, DG, Ministry of Tourism, Lebann, about their rebound and what the country has to offer its visitors.
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.
Etisalat to tap Lebanese and Syrian markets (MENAFN)
Etisalat to tap Lebanese and Syrian markets
EIU forecasts Lebanon’s real GDP growth at 5.8 percent in 2010 (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said in 2009 that Lebanon has proven its ability to buffer external shocks, and the year turned out to be one of the best for the country in terms of economic performance, and consequently real GDP growth.
Lebanon should have one army, Maronite patriarch says (Press TV)
Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir says that he is opposed to the government’s decision to allow the Hezbollah resistance forces to retain their weapons.
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.
