Lebanon not to attend Arab summit (Al Bawaba)
Lebanon has rejected “for administrative reasons” Libya’s invitation to the upcoming Arab summit, the Lebanese foreign ministry said on Monday.
Lebanon won’t send representative to Arab League summit in Libya (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Lebanon will not send a representative to the March Arab League summit to be held in Libya, a well-informed ministerial source told The Daily Star on Monday. The source said the Lebanese government has found it “shameful” the way that Libya has dealt with the issue of the summit. Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa is due to arrive
Hezbollah makes nice with Syrian critic (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 16 (UPI) — Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah told socialist leader Walid Jumblatt to prepare for a trip to Damascus to discuss bilateral relations.
East Bengal take on Lebanon’s Al Nejmeh in AFC Cup (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Federation Cup champions East Bengal will have a tough task at hand as they take a strong Lebanese side Al Nejmeh without star striker Bhaichung Bhutia in an AFC Cup match in Beirut tomorrow.
Ministry to launch board to boost Lebanon’s image abroad (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud announced on Monday that the Tourism Ministry is in the process of creating the “Promoting Lebanon Board,” a committee composed of private sector figures and chaired by the tourism minister.
INDICATORS – Lebanon – March 16 (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BEIRUT, March 16 (Reuters) – Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
Jordan, Lebanon And Syria Business Forecast Report Q1 2010 – New Report Published (OfficialWire)
Risks And Opportunities For 2010 And Beyond A gainst the backdrop of a global economic recovery, the macroeconomic prospects for Jordan, Lebanon and Syria are improving, although the Dubai World ‘default’ has dented the outlook for the Gulf somewhat, and could hit confidence more locally too.
Hariri says no progress has been made on Middle East peace (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed Monday that no progress had been made on the Middle East peace process but said he still believed in diplomacy, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel played down the odds of another Israeli attack on Lebanon. Speaking at a joint news conference with Merkel in Berlin, the Lebanese premier said
Syria wants ‘to open new page’ with Lebanese Druze chief (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to to turn a page on the past by meeting Lebanon’s Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, Hezbollah, which is mediating between the former arch-foes, said on Monday.
