Linda Matar honored for decades-long fight for women’s rights in Lebanon (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Linda Matar, one of Lebanon’s most influential women, was honored for her career of service in Lebanon and the Arab world, in a ceremony held by the League of Lebanese Women’s Rights. Matar has been president of the LLWR since 1953, the year Lebanese women finally obtained the right to vote. She has fought for women’s rights in Lebanon
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.
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 …
Lebanon mulls long-term renewable energy projects (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Water and Energy Minister Jibran Bassil criticized on Friday the chaotic electricity network available in Lebanon and said that technical and legislative changes need to take place in order to introduce renewable energy in the country. “We are not ready on the technical and legislative levels but we are committed to deal with these issues and
Lebanon, Jordan ink 16 bilateral deals during Premier Rifai’s visit to Beirut (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Lebanese and Jordanian officials signed 16 bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding on Friday, during a visit by Jordanian Prime Minister Samir Rifai. Prime Minister Saad Hariri received his Jordanian counterpart and a ministerial delegation at Rafik Hariri International Airport, following their arrival for a two-day visit.
UNIFIL marks 32 years of peacekeeping (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) observed on Friday the 32nd anniversary of its peacekeeping presence in the country’s south. Soldiers representing the 31 different countries making up the force participated in a ceremony attended by UNIFIL and Lebanese Army (LAF) dignitaries. Wreathes were laid by UNIFIL Force
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.
Lebanon urged to evaluate Syrian era (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Syria has re-evaluated its past experience in overseeing Lebanon and acknowledged “mistakes,” while the Lebanese state has failed to undertake a similar review to guide future bilateral relations, according to Lebanese-Syrian Higher Council head Nasri Khoury. Khoury told a seminar at the Issam Fares Center for Lebanon that while
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.
Protests in Beirut, Sidon condemn Israel’s settlement plans in Jerusalem (The Daily Star Lebanon)
SIDON/BEIRUT: Several thousand angry demonstrators in Beirut and in Sidon marched on Friday to condemn Israel’s plans to build new settlements and its reconstruction of the Hurva synagogue, as religious leaders called for actions instead of words to fight Israel. About 3,000 Lebanese and Palestinians gathered in front of the Economic and
