Car accident kills two French peacekeepers in southern Lebanon (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Two French peacekeepers were killed and three others wounded Saturday when their vehicle veered off a road in southern Lebanon, Lebanese radio broadcasters reported. The accident took place in Rashya al Fakhar, the broadcasters reported. …
Lebanese Druze leader makes Syrian overture (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said a televised interview Saturday comments he made about Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad in 2007 had been “inappropriate” and “came at a moment of anger.”
Lebanese Druze leader admits offending Syrian president (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblat, who is also a member of Parliament, admitted Saturday that he had insulted Syrian President Bashar Assad in the last five years and said he was not sure that the Syrian leader could tolerate the verbal of…
IFC to offer training to Lebanese banks in sustainable energy bid (Zawya)
BEIRUT: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing training and expertise to help the Lebanese banking sector increase its capacity to finance sustainable energy and clean technology projects.
Bank of Beirut insist that ‘There is no better cause than Education’ (Zawya)
13 March 2010 Bank sponsor Lebanese American University Alumni Association’s fundraising Annual Ball 2010.
Lebanese Druze leader makes Syrian overture (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Says made improper remarks against Syrian president * Jumblatt ready to visit Syria if invited BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) -Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said a televised interview on …
US rights report: corruption still plagues Lebanon (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The Lebanese government is riddled with corruption and while human-rights abuses are not as flagrant as elsewhere in the Arab world, they continue largely unabated, according to the US State Department.
UNIFIL denies Israeli tanks entry into Lebanese territories (People’s Daily)
The UN Interim Forces in Lebanon ( UNIFIL) deputy spokesperson Andrea Tenenti denied Friday that Israeli tanks crossed the blue line and entered the Lebanese territories in the south. Earlier in the day, local MTV TV channel reported that two Israeli tanks crossed into Lebanese territories and stationed at Talet al-Wazzani, while al-Mustaqbal news site said six Israeli tanks were deployed around …
Two Israeli tanks enter Lebanese territories: TV (People’s Daily)
Two Israeli tanks entered the Lebanese territories in the south, al-Jazeera news channel reported Friday. According to the report, two Israeli tanks crossed a checkpoint on the borders and rolled into the Lebanese territories for a few meters before being stationing at a hill that overlooks al-Wazzani area. No official statement on the incursion was made by the Lebanese officials or the UN …
Proper use of ICT can expand Lebanon’s GDP by 30 percent, says PCA chief (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Gabriel Deek, president of the Professional Computer Association (PCA), urged the government Friday to support the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) sector in Lebanon which can contribute, if heavily used, to a 30 percent growth in GDP.
