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Businessman Raja al-Zuhairi Released after 3-Day Kidnap Ordeal 20 Aug 2012 | 12:54 am
The abductors of prominent Druze businessman Raja al-Zuhairi released him on Sunday after a three-day kidnap ordeal. Speaking to reporters, Zuhairi said the kidnappers blindfolded him and moved him i...
Nayla Mouawad Laments Political Situations as Connelly Tours Ehden 19 Aug 2012 | 11:56 pm
Former minister Nayla Mouawad on Sunday stressed that “a lot of Lebanese people reject everything happening nowadays and are struggling to restore their history, values, ethics, independence, and most...
Middle Class Syrians in Limbo in Lebanon 19 Aug 2012 | 09:45 pm
When doctor Nada Ekhwon and her husband fled Damascus for Lebanon, they were relieved to find safety away from the bloodshed at home. But a spate of mass kidnappings of Syrians in Beirut has forced th...
Suleiman, Miqati Extend Eid Greetings through Hopes of Unity and Stability 19 Aug 2012 | 07:32 pm
President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Miqati hoped on Sunday that Eid al-Fitr would unite Muslims in Lebanon and lead to the country’s stability. In a statement issued by his press offic...
Al-Rahi: Maronite Church Rejects Violence, Spread of Arms in Regional Countries 19 Aug 2012 | 05:10 pm
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi rejected on Sunday violence and the killing of children in regional countries, saying any attack on the lives of people is a crime before God. “Any assault on the l...
Eid al-Fitr Sermons Focus on Solidarity and Rejection of Strife 19 Aug 2012 | 03:44 pm
Vice President of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan said Sunday that Lebanon is in need for the solidarity of all its factions. “Lebanon is in need for solidarity, love, aff...
Fabius Criticizes Air France’s ‘Foolishness’ in Landing Beirut-Bound Flight in Syria 19 Aug 2012 | 03:02 pm
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has described as “very foolish” a decision by Air France to land a plane in Damascus following tensions near the Beirut airport on Wednesday. In remarks carried...
Qabbani Holds All Lebanese Responsible for Current Situation, Rejects ‘Intimidation Arms’ 19 Aug 2012 | 01:36 pm
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani warned the Lebanese on Sunday that weapons of intimidation lead to the nation’s death, advising them not to destroy the bridges of communication among them. ...
Sources: Charbel to Reveal Positive News on 11 Pilgrims after Briefing Suleiman, Miqati 19 Aug 2012 | 12:55 pm
Sources close to Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said the minister returned from Ankara with “great optimism” that he would reveal soon on the fate of 11 Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria since Ma...
Higher Islamic Shiite Council: Sunday is First Day of Eid al-Fitr 19 Aug 2012 | 02:48 am
The Higher Islamic Shiite Council announced on Saturday that Sunday will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Earlier Iraq's top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatol...
