Al Qaeda linked Terrorist leader killed in Lebanon

The leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Lebanon was killed when the army ambushed his car on a road in eastern Lebanon at the weekend, a security official has confirmed to the Financial Times.

Fatah al-Islam, a radical Lebanese-based group with links across the Middle East, took control of Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in 2007 (more…)

Protests in south Lebanon against water,power problems

LBC television reported on Sunday that hundreds of angry residents in south Lebanon protested against power cuts in the region, causing bumper-to-bumper traffic at the Zahrani crossroads. They used tires and huge barricades. (more…)

Lebanon PM and Speaker met in Ain el-Tineh

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Sunday discussed Lebanon’s situation with Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Ain el-Tineh.

State-run National News Agency said the two leaders also touched on draft proposals that will be be discussed during Tuesday’s Parliamentary session.

Wahab wants the PM and March 14 ministerss to quit

Former minister Wiam Wahab announced his wish list  during an interview with New TV  which is as follows:
- March 14 ministers on Sunday to withdraw funding for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
-March 14 ministers  should pull out of the government.
-  Lebanese Prime Minisiter Saad Hariri “should quit for one year and return after that.

- “Syrian tanks” would return to Lebanon in case of internal strife. (more…)

HOW Not TO Finance An Army

By Ghassan Karam

After the incident that took place on August 3, 2010 between a small force of the Lebanese Army and the Israeli Defense Force at Adeisseh in Southern Lebanon Mr. Suleiman, the Lebanese Presiden

Suleiman wants joint Obama, Sarkozy meeting

President Michel Suleiman has launched a series of contacts and talks in order to arrange meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy in New York, reported the Saudi newspaper al-Watan Saturday. (more…)

Lebanese mobile carriers to lower off-peak rates by up to 40%

Starting September 1, 2010, the telecommunications ministry will start implementing a low night tariffs scheme for prepaid cell phone services, the ministry announced Saturday.
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Defense minister establishes Army fund

Defense Minister Elias Murr announced Saturday the establishment of a fund and bank account at Lebanon’s Central Bank to support the armament of the Lebanese army. Murr and MP Michel Murr made a LBP 1 billion donation for the fund. (more…)

New Beirut hotels opening at the right time

The latest hotels in Beirut could not have timed their entrance to the market much better. The new properties in the Lebanese capital are benefitting from the recent upswing in revenue per available room as illustrated by data from STR Global, the leading provider of market information to the global hotel industry. (more…)

Key terrorist leader killed by Lebanese Army

Lebanese troops on Saturday killed two Islamic militants including a head of the al-Qaida-inspired Fatah al-Islam which fought the army three years ago, a military spokesman said.

“Abdul Rahman Awadh, one of the key leaders of Fatah al-Islam,” was killed along with another militant known as Abu Bakr during clashes in the eastern Bekaa Valley region, the spokesman said. (more…)