Merchants: The government must provide security

The Beirut Trade Association said in a statement issued Monday that insecurity hurts business and the government must enforce its sovereignty in order to protect national unity. (more…)

Hezbollah criticizes Lebanon PM

Hezbollah’s decision to launch a counter attack against Prime Minister Saad Hariri was not spontaneous and the party’s officials will continue to criticize the Mustaqbal movement leader in the next few days, As Safir newspaper said Monday. (more…)

Syria: Hezbollah-Al-Ahbash clash violates Lebanon’s stability

Al-Hayat newspaper reported Monday that Syria said that the Bourj Abi Haidar clash was a violation of Lebanon’s stability. (more…)

Hezbollah, Al Ahbash chiefs meet over Borj Abi Haidar incident

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and al-Ahbash leader Sheikh Hussam Qaraqira stressed they would make efforts to help the investigation that is being carried out by the Lebanese army into the Borj Abi Haidar clashes, according to a statement by Hezbollah ‘s media office. (more…)

Analysis: The rise of medical tourism

Arabian Gulf citizens spend an estimated Dh91.8 billion a year for treatment abroad

Lebanon PM in Syria for talks with Assad

Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri headed to Damascus Sunday evening at the invitation of President Bashar Assad who will host a Ramadan Suhoor ( pre-dawn meal) banquet for the Lebanese leader.

Hariri and Assad met Sunday evening and discussed ” the remarkable Syrian-Lebanese relations which affirm the depth of the historic relations between the two friendly peoples (more…)

Obama job approval highest among Muslims

As a group, Americans of the Muslim faith give President Barack Obama the highest job approval rating of any major religion.

A Gallup Poll of 275,000 adults released late last week finds that while the Democrat’s overall approval rating has dropped across all faiths — even those Americans without any (more…)

Hezbollah MP: Only resistance weapons needed in Beirut

Hezbollah MP Ali Fayyad said: Any weapon that is not resistance weapon is not needed in Beirut or any other district. (more…)

LF MP Geagea urges calm in Bcharre after Marada gunfire

Lebanese Forces bloc MP Strida Geagea called security officials on Sunday after cars drove through the Baazekta area of Bcharre and “fired approximately 250 shots in the air” to frighten residents, according to a statement issued by Geagea’s office.

Cars carrying Marada Movement flags had driven through Bcharre 45 minutes prior to the gunfire incident, (more…)

France will keep its promise of arming LAF, report

Asharq al-Awsat daily reported on Sunday that France intends to keep its promise of arming the Lebanese Armed Forces.

Citing official French sources, the newspapers said Paris considers arming the military, not from an Israeli or U.S. perspective, but from the need for maintaining civil peace and protecting Lebanese institutions as well as Lebanon’s sovereignty and independence. (more…)