Israel approves Ghajar pullout

Israeli Ministers on Wednesday approved the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the northern half of Ghajar, a divided town that straddles the Lebanese border, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, (more…)

Syria has been doing well in a region that has not

Syria has bounced back from years of international isolation and is wielding its influence in crises around the Middle East

UK commits another $1.6 million to STL

Britain will contribute another 1 million pounds ($1.6 million ) to a U.N.-backed probe into the slaying of a former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. (more…)

Russia’s Patriarch Kirill to visit Lebanon in 2011

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia plans to visit Lebanon next year, Deputy head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archpriest Nikolay Balashov told Interfax-Religion. (more…)

NYT Editorial: Stand by Lebanon

Tensions have risen dangerously in Lebanon, as Syria, Iran and Hezbollah try to pressure Prime Minister Saad Hariri

Fatah Islam inmate escapes from Roumieh Prison in Lebanon

Two prisoners from the radical Fatah Islam Organization Tuesday morning escaped from a prison in Lebanon, the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The report said that the two prisoners attempted their escape from Roumieh Prison by climbing over a wall. However, one fell to the ground, breaking bones (more…)

Arrested cleric picks Hezbollah MP as his lawyer- update

Radical Islamic preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad who was arrested by Lebanese police in Tripoli on Sunday, has decided to pick Hezbollah MP Nawwar Sahili as his defense lawyer, National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday. (more…)

Suleiman in Syria for talks over Lebanon tension

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman arrived in Damascus on Tuesday to hold talks with his counterpart Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to sources from both sides. (more…)

Evidence Iran is behind seized arms cargo

Nigerian authorities said they found more evidence that Iran was behind a large shipment of arms, including rockets, uncovered at the country’s largest port Oct. 26. (more…)

Phalange: Taking the government hostage is a crime

The Phalange party which is headed by former president Amin Gemayel issued a statement following its Monday meeting,stating that “taking the Lebanese government hostage in an attempt to stop the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is a crime.” (more…)