Hezbollah suspect arrested in Bangkok after US warned of terror attack

Americans are under the “real and very credible” threat of a terrorist attack in Bangkok, the U.S. ambassador to Thailand warned Friday, as authorities in the country arrested a Lebanese member of Hezbollah.

Ambassador Kristie Kenney was elaborating on an “emergency message” sent by the embassy to American citizens earlier Friday warning of a possible terrorist attack. (more…)

Court acts to stop arranged wedlock

A 16-YEAR-OLD Lebanese Australian girl has been placed on a nationwide airport watch list to stop her being sent to Lebanon against her will for an arranged marriage.

In what a magistrate has called an ”act of great bravery”, the girl sought a court order to stop her parents taking her out of Australia to marry a man she has met only once. (more…)

SocGen Lebanon unit finalises Lebanese Canadian Bank acquisition

The Lebanese subsidiary of Societe Generale said it won final approval from the Central Bank to acquire the assets and liabilities of Lebanese Canadian Bank (LCN), raising its total assets to $11 billion.

The acquisition by Societe Generale de Banque au Liban (SGBL) was prompted by a U.S. decision to ban LCB from dealing in dollars because of accusations it was involved in money laundering and drug trafficking. (more…)

Man held after blind Lebanese imam found dead in London mosque

Detectives are searching for the motive that led to the killing of a blind Lebanese imam inside a mosque in north London.

Maimoun Zarzour, 39, an imam at Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park, north London, was found dead in his office at the mosque on Friday morning . (more…)

Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba

President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return to Venezuela from Cuba before dawn Monday, saying he is feeling better as he recovers from surgery that removed a cancerous tumor.

State television showed the video of Chavez arriving about 2 a.m. local time (2:30 EDT; 0630 GMT). The station didn’t air the video until a little after five hours later. (more…)

Germany to deport 200 lebanese charged with crimes

Germany sent Lebanese the authorities a list of 200 Lebanese nationals residing in Germany whom it intends to deport after having charged them with various criminal offenses, including some theft and rape cases, AFP reported on Friday. (more…)

1000 Lebanese evacuated from Ivory Coast

The number of lebanese expatriates that have been so far evacuated from war torn Ivory Coast has reached 1000 as of Sunday April 10.
The number of Lebanese that have applied at the Lebanese embassy in Abidjan for evacuation is 6000. The remaining 5000will be evacuated as follows: (more…)

Private jet lands in Abidjan to evacuate Lebanese

Al Manar reported that a private jet landed in Abidgan , Ivory coast to evacuate about 100 Lebanese expatriates to Accra Ghana. (more…)

One Lebanese among 4 journalists missing in Libya

Four journalists for The New York Times, including two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid ( Lebanese citizen) and MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Lynsey Addario, are missing in Libya, the newspaper said Wednesday on its website. (more…)

Lebanon’s Mikati, Hariri on Forbes Billionaire List

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati, currently trying to form a new government in Lebanon, was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 409th richest person in the world with $2.8 billion. (more…)