Canada declared 42 organizations as ‘terrorists’ including Hezbollah

Canada has declared 42 organizations to be “terrorist entities”, including al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas. (more…)

Hariri meets Jumblatt

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks with Progressive Socialist party leader MP Walid Jumblatt at the Center House, in the presence of ministers Ghazi Aridi, Akram Shehayeb and Wael Abu Faour as well as the premier’s adviser Nader Hariri, according to local reports.

The talks reportedly tackled the current political developments. (more…)

Medvedev Praises Obama for New Start Treaty

Russia’s president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, on Friday called the New Start treaty “a cornerstone of security for the coming decades,” and spoke warmly of President Obama, saying that “under very difficult circumstances, he managed to make the Senate ratify this document.”

Mr. Medvedev said Mr. Obama “is a man who knows how to hear and to listen, a man not trapped by stereotypes, a man who lives up to this standard — he keeps his word.” (more…)

West African leaders hold emergency talks over Ivory Coast crisis

West African leaders are meeting to discuss the violent political showdown that has gripped Ivory Coast since last month’s disputed presidential election, while a militant youth leader loyal to incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo calls for protests against what Gbagbo supporters say is foreign interference in the country’s affairs. (more…)

Anarchists blamed for Rome embassy bomb attacks

Italian officials believe anarchists may have carried out parcel bomb attacks on two embassies in Rome as acts of revenge.

Two members of staff were hurt, one seriously, in the blasts at the Swiss and Chilean missions on Thursday. (more…)

Silicon Valley visionary who put Apple on top

When Steve Jobs walked on to the stage at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center in January, it capped the most remarkable comeback in modern business history. (more…)

Germany commits another 1.5 million Euro to STL

German Foreign Ministry announced that it will will be contributing an additional 1.5 million Euro ( $ 2million) to The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) 2011 budget.

The German announcement comes after France announced about a week ago that it will be contributing an additional 1.5 million Euro ( $ 2million) to STL. (more…)

Gaza-bound Asia 1 convoy arrives in Lebanon

The first Asian humanitarian convoy to break Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip by taking relief supplies to the coastal sliver has reached Lebanon.

Currently joined by activists of 15 different nationalities, the Asian People’s Solidarity with Palestine convoy, also known as Asia 1, began its journey from India and traveled through Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Syria before arriving in Lebanon. (more…)

MP Habib: Iran is trying to destabilize Lebanon

Lebanese Forces Parliamentary bloc MP Farid Habib accused Hezbollah of following the instructions and guidelines set by Wilayat Al Fakeeh ideological principles. ( Guardianship of the Islamic jurists)

“The statements of Iranian officials and specially that of Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prove beyond any shadow of a doubt that the Iranian state is not interested in the stability of Lebanon. (more…)

Sfeir urges the Lebanese to sacrifice for Lebanon

In his annual Christmas message on Thursday Lebanon’s top Christian spiritual leader Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir urged all the Lebanese to “sacrifice” for Lebanon.

“The holidays, as every year, arrived amidst a division among Lebanese and the faithful cannot hide their concerns about their country . Sfeir said in the message. (more…)