Hariri
New prosecutor appointed for Hariri tribunal
World
February 29, 2012
New prosecutor appointed for Hariri tribunal
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed veteran Canadian prosecutor Norman Farrell to be the new prosecutor of the special tribunal investigating the assassination of…
Calm returns to Lebanon after days of protests over Hizbullah power play
World
January 26, 2011
Calm returns to Lebanon after days of protests over Hizbullah power play
Lebanon security officials reopened all roads and removed barriers across the country, after thousands of Sunnis poured into the streets…
Protesters set fire to Jazeera vehicle in Lebanon
Egypt
January 25, 2011
Protesters set fire to Jazeera vehicle in Lebanon
Tripoli--Supporters of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri set fire to a vehicle used by the Arab television channel Al…
Lebanon’s Hariri refuses to join Hezbollah-led government
World
January 24, 2011
Lebanon’s Hariri refuses to join Hezbollah-led government
Beirut--Lebanon's acting Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Monday ruled out joining a government led by a Hezbollah-appointed candidate, his office…
It’s complicated
Opinion
August 3, 2010
It’s complicated
The Middle East is a complicated place, perhaps no part of it more so than Lebanon, where all of the…
Lebanon press unmoved by Syrian-Saudi visit
World
July 31, 2010
Lebanon press unmoved by Syrian-Saudi visit
Beirut--Lebanon's press on Saturday appeared unimpressed by the outcome of a historic Syria-Saudi-Lebanon summit, saying it failed to address key…
Saudi, Jordan kings back Lebanon’s stability
World
July 30, 2010
Saudi, Jordan kings back Lebanon’s stability
Amman--Saudi King Abdullah and his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah II discussed on Friday developments in Lebanon and called for stability and…
Thursday’s papers: Mubarak’s meetings, ‘thousands of lawyers’ protest, Badr steps up
Egypt
June 10, 2010
Thursday’s papers: Mubarak’s meetings, ‘thousands of lawyers’ protest, Badr steps up
State-owned Al-Ahram starts off today’s news with a report on President Mubarak’s meeting with both the Lebanese and Tunisian prime…