President Suleiman visits Mexico

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman arrived in Mexico City on Sunday evening for an official state visit at the invitation of Mexican President Felipe Calderón, according to a statement issued by the presidential press office.

Suleiman traveled to New York on Thursday for the 65th session of the UN General Assembly. (more…)

Queen Rania says peace in Mideast will weaken extremists

Jordanian Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Sunday said that successful Mideast peace talks could deal a heavy blow to Islamic militants, as radicals have exploited the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians to further their own violent cause. (more…)

Gemayel: Lebanon cannot survive without justice

“If our choice is either the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) with some incidents on the ground, or no tribunal, we will choose the STL no matter what the ramifications are ,” Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel told MTV on Sunday stressing that the State cannot survive without justice (more…)

Suleiman: Lebanon needs the International Community more than ever

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said on Sunday that Lebanon cannot survive without the International Community.
“We need the International Community more than ever to make our voice heard,” Suleiman told New TV from New York.

“We cannot isolate Lebanon from the International Community and this is why we asked to be part of the Security Council,” he stressed (more…)

13 dead as Polish tourist bus crashes in Germany

A POLISH tourist bus returning from Spain careered into a bridge on a rain-soaked German highway today, killing 12 people and leaving seven in critical condition.

“A car collided with a Polish tourist coach… (which) then lost control and crashed with full force into the bridge pillar (more…)

Abul Gheit says Egypt supports STL

During a speech at the U.N. General Assembly, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit expressed Cairo’s full support for Lebanese state institutions against parties seeking to keep Lebanon a battlefield. (more…)

Jumblatt: ‘I wish we did not have the tribunal’

During a luncheon honoring Russian Ambassador Sergei Poukine on Sunday (on the occasion of the end of his mission to Lebanon), Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc leader MP Walid Jumblatt said ‘ I wish we did not have the tribunal’.

He was referring to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). (more…)

Will a Hezbollah indictment spark war in Lebanon?

With an AK-47 on its flag, it is not too subtle message that Hezbollah is willing to use violence to seize power

Bassil: Geagea is isolating Christians

The Free Patriotic Movement snapped back at Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea by accusing him of calling for “isolation and confinement.”

“This is an invitation for political murder,” Energy Minister Jebran Bassil told An Nahar daily in response to Geagea’s appeal to FPM supporters to return to the founding principles of the movement and hold onto them. (more…)

Citizens march to save Beirut’s architectural identity

Around 150 Lebanese men and women marched late Saturday in Beirut’s downtown area to pay homage to the memory of the old buildings and houses that used to represent Beirut’s heritage and protest against further destruction. (more…)