Byblos plays to historic strengths (Zawya)
The coast road north of Beirut, the Lebanese capital , is an unlovely example of unremitting strip development. Nondescript blocks of flats set over small-scale shopping malls line a chaotic, badly marked highway that becomes traffic-choked at weekends and through most of the summer.
French companies upbeat about Lebanese economic future (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The huge number of French companies exhibiting at the Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure center (BIEL), for the French week in Lebanon 2010, is nothing less than a great indicator of the country’s ability to once again become the commercial hub of the Middle East.
Lebanon to snub Libya (Foreign Policy Blogs)
The annual Arab League summit is being held this year in Libya, and Lebanon’s attendance at the meeting is doubtful. Libya and Lebanon have been at odds since the highly influential Imam Musa Sadr went missing on a 1978 visit to Tripoli. Many Lebanese blame Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for Sadr’s disappearance, and tensions between the [...]
Lebanese protest in front of Parliament for civil marriages (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Bassam Jalgha, 23, has decided he doesn’t want a religious marriage. There’s only one problem: civil marriages are not performed in Lebanon.
Allawi in Beirut for talks aimed at promoting regional stability (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi arrived in Beirut on Thursday for a visit during which he will hold talks with Lebanese officials. “Holding discussions with Lebanese officials promotes regional interests and stability,” Allawi said upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport, where he was received by Hassan Farran on behalf of Parliament
French companies upbeat about Lebanese economic future (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: The huge number of French companies exhibiting at the Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure center (BIEL), for the French week in Lebanon 2010, is nothing less than a great indicator of the country’s ability to once again become the commercial hub of the Middle East. “If it weren’t for the political clashes that have occurred in Lebanon
Lebanese protest in front of Parliament for civil marriages (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Bassam Jalgha, 23, has decided he doesn’t want a religious marriage. There’s only one problem: civil marriages are not performed in Lebanon. Jalgha was one of around 200 people who marched on the Lebanese Parliament Thursday to demand politicians amend the law to allow people the option of marrying outside religious establishments.
Iraq’s Allawi courting Lebanese leaders (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 19 (UPI) — Frank discussions with the Lebanese and Iraqi governments were important for regional stability, said former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi in Beirut.
Lebanese police officers graduate from U.S. training program (People’s Daily)
The U.S. embassy in Lebanon Thursday announced the graduation of Lebanese police officers from an American training course amid internal debate over the nature of this program. The embassy said in statement that “the first class of 73 Internal Security Forces (ISF) cadets and officers” graduated on Wednesday “from the newly developed Community Policing training class.” The U.S embassy said “the …
Lebanese stage mock wedding to urge civil marriage (Khaleej Times)
BEIRUT – Lebanese women in white gowns and men in suits staged a mock wedding in central Beirut’s main thoroughfare on Thursday, calling on authorities to pass a law that would legalise civil marriage.
