Beirut, Lebanon News Archives

BEIRUT, : Shiite religious figures hit back on Friday to accusations made by Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir that Hizbullah was serving Iran's interests over Lebanon's, saying their weapons helped liberate the south from Israeli occupation.

Another October 23rd has come and gone, another anniversary of the 1983 U.S. Marine barracks bombing in Beirut -- and more inane articles written by people drawing the wrong lessons.

BEIRUT: The United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and former President of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, concluded his official three-day visit to Beirut with a news conference on Thursday.

In Lebanon's remote northeastern district of Akkar, teachers and pupils at the Rajam Issa public school are hoping this winter will be the first when the lights stay on.

BEIRUT a " A Lebanon-based al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility Thursday for a rocket attack against Israel this week, saying it was in retaliation for the Jewish state's crackdown on protesters at a Jerusalem shrine.The claim from a group calling itself the Battalions of Ziad Jarrah came two days after a rocket was fired from Lebanon into ...

For Catonsville resident Jeff Haskell, October means more than changing leaves and the new chill of fall.

Lebanon: 4 hours, 38 minutes ago Forum International group of companies, a leading provider of recruitment solutions within the GCC and Mena region, has announced the opening of Gulf Managers new office in Beirut, Lebanon.

Four rockets ready to be fired at Israel were discovered by the Lebanese army , a day after one was launched into the Jewish state prompting a barrage of retaliatory fire, the military said.

Beirut/Tel Aviv - A Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon landed near the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona on Tuesday evening, a military spokesman in Tel Aviv said.

BEIRUT: Beirut became the first Middle Eastern capital to boast a Campbell Gray contemporary luxury hotel which, as the owner puts it, is as stylish as the city itself.

Opposition lawmakers in Lebanon said they would consider a new approach if a government is not formed by the end of the week.

BEIRUT: Caretaker Health Minister Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh on Sunday warned expectant mothers to be wary of the A virus after ordering an investigation to determine whether the death of a young pregnant woman was caused by the infection.

The makeup of the next government in Lebanon should be in line with a power-sharing arrangement reached with top leaders, French officials said.

RAIN RAN in small rivers from the equipment and the faces of the men loading up to leave in the early hours of that morning.

Nassif Kaloush, governor of North Lebanon and acting governor of Beirut, combines two offices of great importance, two administrations which together employs thousand s of employees, supervises and signs hundreds of thousands of formalities, including construction permits, regulations on public parks, traffic, sanitation, hygiene in restaurants, ...

Cracker of a dish: Lebanese chefs celebrate around the world-beating plate of tasty hummus.

Lebanese chefs react Saturday in Beirut after breaking a Guinness World Record previously held by Israel by preparing a bowl of hummus weighing 4,532 pounds in a bid to reaffirm ownership over the popular Middle Eastern dish.

Saudi court orders flogging of female journalist from al-Arabiyareports that a barbaric Saudi court has ordered 60 lashes for a female journalist who had the audacity to be connected with a Lebanese TV station that broadcast content offensive to the Kingdom's brutish censors.

Kicking off with thousands gathering on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House, global warming protests took place around the world on Saturday to mark 50 days before the UN climate summit.

President Barack Obama issued a statement today commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Oct.

Today marks the 26th anniversary of the October 23, 1983 bombing of the United States Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

Marines at Camp Lejeune will hold a remembrance ceremony to honor the more than 250 American servicemen killed when two truck bombs struck the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983.

Despite the diplomatic grandstanding over Iran's nuclear programme, the latest round of the P5+1 talks in Vienna has proven anticlimactic.

On Oct. 23, 1983, enemies of the United States bombed the Marine Battalion Landing Team headquarters and a French garrison in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 American servicemen, mostly Marines, and 58 French soldiers.

BEIRUT: A leading school in Lebanon was forced to remove pages from a history book said to describe Hizbullah as a terrorist organization after a Cabinet minister from the group complained, the state-run National News Agency reported Tuesday.

BEIRUT: The first Beirut Law Institute was inaugurated on Monday by the head of the Beirut Bar Association Ramzi Jreij, whose mandate expires on November 15.

Thirty years ago, my husband and I spent a week in Beirut with a delegation of Americans visiting UN refugee camps.

The indictment in Washington of a senior American scientist on charges of attempting to spy for Israel is another body blow for the Jewish state as it grapples with mounting international criticism and fears that its leaders could face arrest abroad for war crimes.

Lebanon: 4 hours, 6 minutes ago Rotana, the hotel management company in the Middle East and North Africa, announced the opening of its third hotel in Lebanon, Raouche Arjaan by Rotana.

On October 23, 1983 in Beirut Lebanon and during the Lebanese Civil War, two truck bombs struck separate buildings housing United States and French military forces killing 299 servicemen and 220 U.S. Marines.

Beginning at an early age, Marine Cpl. Edward Johnston led a life that featured at its core leadership and a deep desire to serve others.

Russian Vice Foreign Minister and Middle East envoy Alexander Sultanov arrived here on Saturday in an attempt to shore up support for his country's plan to host the Middle East peace talks, Lebanon's state news agency reported.

BEIRUT: The UN's special coordinator for Lebanon said on Sunday that the existence of weapons in the country outside of Lebanese governmental control was a strictly domestic issue.

Note posts made on our older Talkback system will still show below. However, new posts can only be made via the new system .

BEIRUT: Waad, a private construction firm affiliated with Hizbullah, said on Friday that nearly 60 percent of the devastated residential areas in southern suburbs have been rebuilt and the remaining 40 percent will be completed soon.

Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah took control of the Muslim part of Beirut on Friday, tightening its grip on the city in a major blow to the U.S.-backed government.

"The new cabinet is mainly expected to be formed next week," according to the source who requested anonymity.

The Russian president's special representative for the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov will have talks with the Lebanese leadership on Saturday and then travel to Damascus in the afternoon.

An exhibition to showcase UAE heritage to the world has been held here in the Lebanese capital.

BEIRUT: The seminar in preparation for the Doha conference of the UN Convention against Corruption was opened at the Metropolitan Hotel on Thursday by Wassim Harb, senior rule of law adviser at the UNDP's Program on Governance in the Arab region.

For a quarter-century, Lt. Col. Howard Gerlach thought the explosion had blown him out the window of his second floor office.

BEIRUT: It's been a busy year for Simon al-Habre. About a year ago his debut feature-length documentary "The One Man Village" had its world premier at Beirut's Ayam Beirut Cinemaiyya film festival.

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army said on Tuesday one person was wounded after a shell exploded in a home in the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Filsi on Monday.

BEIRUT // A meeting between key rivals in Lebanon's struggle to form a functioning government ended yesterday without an agreement on the disputes that have prevented the formation of a cabinet since elections in early June.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets enabled.

According to Shahan Kandaharian , editor-in-chief of Beirut-based Aztag Daily, representatives of 3 traditionalist Armenian parties: ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Ramkavar Azatakan and Gnchak will participate in a sit-down strike in front of a hotel where presidential meeting is due.

BEIRUT: The 16th anniversary of Beirut's francophone book fair was launched on Wednesday at the headquarters of BankMed in Clemenceau.

Even though RA President gave convincing answers to Diaspora's questions, we are still in the dark about certain Protocol clauses, he said.

Date : Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:47:56 +0500 Tert.am 11:35 07.10.09 Serzh Sargsyan's Meeting with Armenian Communities in Beirut Serzh Sargsyan's meeting with Armenian community members took place in Beirut yesterday.

Saudi king's first visit to Syria that ended Thursday marked a crucial turning point in relations as Damascus is emerging from years of isolation a ' a process that could ease tensions between the pro- and anti-American camps in the Middle East.

Lebanon: 51 minutes ago The controversial issues concerning network neutrality will be discussed in Beirut, Lebanon next month, The National has reported.

Date : Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:20:09 +0500 THOUSANDS PROTEST PROTOCOLS IN BEIRUT Asbarez http://www.asbarez.com/2009/10/06/thousands-protest-protocols-in-beirut/ Oct 6, 2009 BEIRUT -In response to President Serzh Sarkisian's trip to Beirut, the Lebanese-Armenian community Tuesday announced a strike and began marching, in the thousands, to Metropolitan ...

BEIRUT: Thousands of Lebanese of Armenian descent held a peaceful protest in Beirut Tuesday at the start of a visit by Armenia's president who has announced plans to establish relations with Turkey.

Taquerias amid full-service Mexican restaurants dot the neighborhood around Holy Redeemer Church in southwest Detroit, but until three weeks ago, one Chinese restaurant provided about the only diversity of cuisine.

Beirut Arab University has successfully allocated 90% of its classroom space for the Fall 2009 semester, after implementing UniversiTools scheduling solutions.

Customers congregate outside a nightclub in Beirut, a city which is home to a multi-million dollar prostitution industry From Hugh MacLeod 0 comments Published on 4 Oct 2009 The blonde hair and pale skin say the girls are from eastern Europe, but the thumping rhythms sound distinctly Arabic, as do the cat-calls from the men watching intently as ...

Lebanon: 2 hours, 28 minutes ago Solidere organized today a media tour around the newly opened Beirut Souks project, which has been rebuilt in its same original location.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's economic growth could exceed the 7 percent forecast by the International Monetary Fund providing the country maintains the relative political and security stability it has enjoyed this year, the central bank governor told Reuters on Friday.

When Syria's vice president recently boasted that his country is now stronger than ever in Lebanon , many Lebanese dismissed his words as wishful thinking.

Beirut: Hundreds of Lebanese Shias have been expelled from the United Arab Emirates in the past three months after refusing to spy on their compatriots and the militant group Hezbollah, some of those deported said yesterday.