How Lebanon is Threatened by Syria’s Rebellion

An uneasy, fragile calm returned to the Lebanese capital Beirut and the northern city of Tripoli on Monday, a day after the worst clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian Lebanese factions since 2008. The violence erupted after the killing of a prominent anti-Syrian Sunni cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abdel Wahed, (more…)

Key member of Aoun’s bloc calls for stoning Sen. Lieberman

Change and Reform bloc MP Nabil Nicolas slammed US Senator Joe Lieberman for visiting the Lebanese Syrian border and said on Thursday that the visiting US official should be stoned and expelled from Lebanon. (more…)

Evangelicals Condemn Burning of Quran by Pastor Terry Jones

Evangelical leaders strongly condemned the burning of Qurans by Florida Pastor Terry Jones on Saturday in protest of Iran’s continued imprisonment of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani. (more…)

Church torched in Sudan by Muslim mob

A Muslim mob has set ablaze a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese in the capital Khartoum, witnesses and media reports said on Sunday.

The church in Khartoum’s Al-Jiraif district was built on a disputed plot of land but the Saturday (more…)

Pope Benedict XVI to visit Lebanon in September

Pope Benedict XVI will visit Lebanon from September 14 to 16, the Vatican announced on Sunday.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati invited the pontiff to visit in November last year during a visit to the Vatican. (more…)

Special Report: In Syria, some Assad loyalists waver

A young writer living in Syria’s capital city has agreed to share some observations of the uprisings and subsequent crackdowns happening across the country

The Oldest Church in the City of Beirut

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George holds a special place in the hearts of many Lebanese

Opinion: How to bring down Assad

At the end of a week when more brave reporters died chronicling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s slaughter of his countrymen, you hear passionate calls for sending weapons to the “Free Syrian Army.”

Bassil: our bloc represents the Christians, not Suleiman

Energy Minister Gebran Bassil, said Sunday evening that the Change and Reform bloc ( which is headed by his father-in-law MP Michel Aoun ) “represents Christians while the President of the Republic is just a a referee.” (more…)

Berri: Taif accord is not a sacred document

Speaker Nabih Berri responded to Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt’s call for a new Taif accord by saying that the accord is not a sacred document.

Jumblatt said “ the Taif Accord is dead and Lebanon needs a new Taif Accord between the Sunnis and Shiites (more…)