Lebanese rescue teams still searching for survivors from sunken ship (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Rescue teams searching for survivors from a cargo ship that sank off the northern coast Lebanon on Thursday found a body near the northern Syrian shore, Lebanese port officials said. Tripoli port chief Ahmed Tamer said the body found near th…
Lebanon and Syria agree on improving ties – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut/Damascus -Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri wound up Sunday a landmark visit to Damascus and talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to open a new phase to improve ties between the two countries based on openess and transparency. Hariri,…
Lebanon’s Hariri heads to Syria (Malaysian Mirror)
BEIRUT – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is to visit former long-time foe and powerbroker Syria on Saturday for the first time since taking office for talks with President Bashar al-Assad.
Jordan to maintain special relations with Lebanon: FM (People’s Daily)
Visiting Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Joudeh on Saturday stressed the importance of special relations between Lebanon and Jordan and the keenness of the two countries’ leadership to maintain them, the local al-Nahar newspaper reported on its website. After his meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Joudeh said that the visit was to congratulate Hariri in the name of Jordan’s King …
Lebanese PM Hariri visits Damascus (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 19 (UPI) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Damascus Saturday in a landmark move experts say could heal political and personal rifts.
Syria, Lebanon pledge to open new prospects on bilateralties (People’s Daily)
The leaders of Syria and Lebanon on Saturday pledged to open new prospects on bilateral relations and enhance cooperation between the two countries, the official SANA news agency reported. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday afternoon met with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at Tishreen Presidential Palace in Damascus. It is the 39-year-old prime minister’s first visit …
Lebanon, Syria move to thaw relations (MalaysiaNews.net)
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — The leaders of Lebanon and Syria took a big step toward thawing frosty relations, agreeing at an unprecedented meeting Saturday to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Lebanon Talks With Syria to Bolster Ties (New York Times)
Lebanese officials said they expected that the two leaders would try to strengthen cooperation and assert the importance of guaranteeing Lebanon’s stability.
Hope for more Lebanon shipwreck survivors fades (Times of Malta)
Lebanese and UN rescue teams stepped up the search for about 40 people still missing after a freighter sank in stormy seas off north Lebanon with 82 crew and passengers on board.
Lebanon rescuers lose hope of shipwreck survivors (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) – Rescuers recovered another body Sunday from a ship that sank in rough seas off the northern Lebanese coast as chances of finding more survivors dwindled, a port official said.
