Lebanon army confiscates a large quantity of expired food products

The Lebanese army have confiscated large quantities of expired food products in Central Bekaa Valley and arrested a number of people. (more…)

Lebanon uncovers Israeli spy networks, report

A high-ranking Lebanese security official has reported that 22 spy networks working for Israel have been uncovered, local media reported Friday. (more…)

Hariri travels to Jordan to meeet with King Abdullah

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Friday in Red Sea port city of Aqaba as part of his Middle East tour ahead his trip to Washington on Monday for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

They reportedly discussed bilateral relations and regional developments.

Hariri heads to Cairo and Ankara on Saturday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Hezbollah sues Siddiq over accusations in Hariri murder

Hezbollah has filed a lawsuit against Mohammad Zuhair as-Siddiq, for new accusations that the group’s members were involved in the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, As-Safir newspaper reported on Friday . (more…)

Analysis: The fight for Lebanon’s milk and honey

“The glory of Lebanon” has been trumpeted for millennia, from the Bible to Gibran, via the gawping mouths of scores of explorers, artists and poets.

Hezbollah mobilizes in Lebanon ahead of Israeli drill

Hezbollah mobilized thousands of fighters in southern Lebanon on Friday in response to the week-long Israeli military exercises , an official from the Shiite group said.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Home Front Command in concert with the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) will hold a weeklong nationwide emergency preparedness drill the last week in May. (more…)

Arab world exposed to financial crisis risk

Arab central bankers cautioned their governments on Thursday against basking in the confidence of escaping the global financial crisis mostly unscathed.

The Arab Middle East, which includes service oriented Lebanon and the oil producing Gulf, will not be out of the woods unless governments strengthen their finances and banks improve their management, they said. (more…)

Legal expert: Lebanon lacks law and order

A mob attack and lynching of a Lebanese man suspected of multiple murders has prompted some Lebanese people to say their nation lacks law and order. (more…)

UNESCO threatens to drop Qadisha Valley from World Heritage List

The Qadisha Valley, is under the threat of removal from UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
An Nahar newspaper reported that the violations in the valley in the north led the UNESCO’s World Heritage Center to warn Lebanon that it would put the area which is on the World Heritage List in Danger which is the first step in dropping it from the list.

According to An Nahar violations, such as picnics, restaurants and other building projects in the area, are tarnishing the valley’s image and are behind UNESCO’s threats. (more…)

North Korea threatens ‘all-out war’

In the most serious attack for over 20 years, a North Korean torpedo was found to be responsible for the sinking of the Cheonan, a 300-ft South Korean warship, which sank on March 26 with the loss of 46 lives.

An official report, carried out by South Korean investigators together with teams from the United States, Britain, Australia and Sweden, said the evidence pointed “overwhelmingly to the conclusion that the torpedo was fired by a North Korean submarine.” It added: “There is no other plausible explanation.” (more…)