Report: Syria slammed on human rights

On the tenth anniversary of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rise to power, a prominent human rights group has accused him of doing too little to change his country’s long-running history of government oppression and abuse. (more…)

Hezbollah chief: The Spies helped Israel in killing innocent Lebanese

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech marking the Day of the Wounded

He started the speech by offering his condolences over the death of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. He said ” It is a loss for Lebanon and the resistance.” (more…)

Lebanese among 30 killed in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq hotel fire

A fire that raged quickly through a northern Iraqi hotel killed as many as 30 people, with at least 14 of them foreigners, police told reporters today. (more…)

French- Lebanese security pact: Definition of terrorism is not the issue says Fatfat

March 14 MP Ahmad Fatfat told the Voice of Lebanon (VOL) on Friday that some parties’ objections over the Lebanese-French security pact were not over the definition of terrorism as they claim, but rather they were due to “much more important reasons.”

The draft deal addresses bilateral cooperation on all security levels, including fighting terrorism. (more…)

US grants are unconditional, says Lebanon Justice minister

Lebanon Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar told LBC TV on Friday that he would reject any condition placed on his ministry in exchange for US grants, adding that these grants were unconditional.

An institute for legal studies was opened in Beirut earlier this week, which Najjar said was funded by the US. (more…)

Third telecom spy arrested in Lebanon

Lebanese authorities have arrested a third telecom employee on suspicion of spying for Israel, a source close to the investigation said Friday.

“The arrest was made late last night and the suspect is a former employee of Lebanon’s telecommunications sector,” the source told AFP. (more…)

Arab Autocracy: Thank you and goodbye

THE fate of the Arab world’s two most important states lies in the hands of aging autocrats.

Egyptian Red Crescent to transfer Libyan aid to Gaza

The Egyptian Red Crescent is transporting an estimated 2,000 tons of Libyan food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip by land on Thursday. The aid was being off- loaded from the Moldovan-flagged Amalthea at the port of El-Arish in Egypt late on Wednesday.

Initially the boat was planning on docking in Gaza, but the intervention of around Israel Navy vessels meant the ship had little choice other than to head for El-Arish, on the northern shoreline of the Sinai Peninsula. (more…)

New $500 million residential development in Beirut

Beirut Terraces, a $500 million residential development situated in the heart of the capital was unveiled on Thursday in a ceremony which celebrated the commencement of the project’s construction. (more…)

Luxury designer Louis Vuitton opens its first Lebanon store

French luxury designer Louis Vuitton opened its first boutique in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday.

“For many years, the maison has maintained strong relations with Lebanese clientele and is proud to reiterate its engagement by offering a new store which respects the Beirutis? (more…)