Hostile rhetoric bedevils peace progress between Israel and Lebanon, says UN envoy (People’s Daily)
The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams called on Friday the relationship between Lebanon and Israel “the calmest in decades,” but urged leaders of both countries to halt all inflammatory rhetoric that could jeopardize the peace process. “The recent rise in rhetoric between Lebanon and Israel and in the wider region has generated concerns of a renewed confrontation …
Hariri says future conflict will not be Lebanon’s fault (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri said over the weekend that any future war in the region would be the direct result of the international community’s inaction and failure to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “War in the region has never been due to a decision taken by Lebanon. Any war is a direct result of inaction on the part of the international community and the failure
Beirut, Mount Lebanon crackdown sees several arrests (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: The judicial police launched a security crackdown Saturday evening in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, arresting several people, the National News Agency reported. Several individuals were arrested during the crackdown on charges of theft, prostitution, pick-pocketing, illegally opening fire and offering fraudulent checks. Among those detained was a 30-year-old
Head of Palestinian Armed Struggle in Lebanon insists he retains position (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Head of the Palestinian Armed Struggle in Lebanon told pan-Arab newspaper Ash-Sharq al-Awsat in remarks published Sunday that he retained his position and “will not leave the camps no matter what.” Muneer-al-Maqdah commented on the recent appointments and rearrangements within Fatah which included talks about his dismissal
Lebanese hold ceremony to show solidarity with Iraqi Christians (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Christian Lebanese figures concluded activities on Saturday expressing solidarity with Iraqi Christians by holding a religious ceremony. The ceremony at Harissa’s Lady of Lebanon church was held to mark the end of a day of events entitled “Iraq’s Cross is Bleeding, When is the Resurrection?” The day’s activities were attended by Bishop Bshara al-Raii on behalf of Maronite
Beirut a busy city of contrasts (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
The smell of the Mediterranean was the first thing to hit me when I landed in Beirut, and it remained a constant presence while I visited the still war-torn Lebanese capital.
U.S. Reports Arms Transfers To Lebanon (Middle East Newsline)
WASHINGTON [MENL] — The United States has reported the transfer of tens of millions of dollars in advanced equipment to the Lebanese military. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has approved a range of U.S. weapons and military platforms for the Lebanese military and security forces.
Lebanon to get additional internet bandwidth from India (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: The Lebanese government is planning on buying an additional 45 gigabytes of international internet bandwidth for $45 million in the coming few months said an IT expert on Sunday. “The Ministry of Telecommunications announced that the additional bandwidth is expected to reach Lebanon in the month of May but I think that this will
Lebanon’s external debt appraisal kept at ‘underweight’ (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Merrill Lynch maintained its recommendation on Lebanon’s external debt at “undeweight” in its model portfolio of emerging markets debt and kept Lebanon’s market weight at 2.1 percent in March 2010, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group. Last January, Merrill Lynch revised downward its recommendation to
