Friday 27th January, 2012
Siniora: Era of one-man, one-family and one-party rule is over
Former Lebanese prime minister and current Future Movement bloc leader MP Fouad Siniora said on Friday that the "The era of a one-man, one-family and one-party rule is overbut the mission ...
Suleiman wants Lebanon surrounded by democratic countries
President Michel Suleiman told a delegation of leaders and representatives of international democratic parties on Friday that Lebanon was concerned about the presence of democratic governments in ...
UN tells world: Don’t ignore Syria’s dying children
At least 384 children have been killed during Syria’s 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund ...
Lebanesse protest against Assad regime’s crackdown
Ya LibnanLebanon's political scene is split between supporters of Assad's regime, led by Hezbollah, and the March 14 pro-Western camp which supports the pro-democracy uprising. UN figures said the ...
More details surfacing on the red Diesel scandal
Ya LibnanThe head of the Court of Audit Judge Aouni Ramadan said in remarks published Friday that 101 million liters of red diesel were sold to merchants the night before government subsidies on the fuel ...
Lebanon Township will stick with Hunterdon Humane for animal control
General SourcesLEBANON TWP. ' The township will continue to use Hunterdon Humane Animal Shelter for its animal control services even though less expensive options exist. Committeeman Ron Milkowski said the ...
Syrian opposition abroad to boost aid to rebel army
Ya LibnanA leading Syrian opposition group based abroad is ready to give money and equipment to rebels in Syria fighting President Bashar al-Assad as they work towards creating an organized command ...
Russia rejects U.N. Syria draft
Ya LibnanA Western-Arab draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria is unacceptable for Russia in its current form because it does not take Moscow’s position into account, Itar-Tass news ...
‘Terrifying massacre’ in Homs, Syria; activists reported
Ya LibnanA ';terrifying massacre'; in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to ...
Free Syrian Army claims capturing Iranian soldiers in Homs
Ya LibnanThe video showed travel documents of the captives, some of whom appeared to be speaking Farsi. "I am Sajjad Amirian, a member the Revolutionary Guards of the Iranian armed forces. I am a ...
Lebanon School District gets $1.5 million federal grant
General SourcesLebanon School District has been awarded a nearly $1.5 million federal grant to continue a successful after-school enrichment program. The 21st Century Community Learning Challenge Grant will give ...
HACC-Lebanon scraps LPN to RN program
General SourcesKelly DiNunzio of Palmyra talks about the LPN to RN program Thursday afternoon in a classroom at HACC s Lebanon campus. The college decided to cut the program at the Lebanon campus. (LEBANON DAILY ...
Nations seeking Syria’s expulsion from UNESCO HR committee
Ya LibnanA group of Western and Arab nations are seeking the expulsion of Syria from the U.N. cultural agency’s human rights committee, diplomats said, the latest international effort to isolate ...
11 Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria, report
Ya LibnanIran’s foreign ministry says 11 Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped by an unknown group in Syria, which has been swept by civil unrest. Tehran is calling on the Syrian government to ...
Syrian revolt creeps closer to Damascus
Ya LibnanThe suspicion of the young Syrian soldier manning a checkpoint north-east of central Damascus was no surprise. But his words came as a shock. "Free army!" he declared, at this road ...
BA to restart Tripoli services
Travel BlackboardAlmost a year after suspending flights due to ongoing violence, British Airways has announced it will resume flights between London and Tripoli, Libya from 1 May this year. The three times a week ...
62 killed in Syria as Arab League heads to UN
Ya LibnanBeirut , Lebanon – Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said he would brief the United Nations Security Council on a plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in Syria, which claimed another 62 lives on ...
Syria’s crisis: It looks like civil war
Ya Libnantrue it is looking more like civil war but on different basis then the one that happened in lebanon…..i dunno if the civil war might progress to the one lebanon had but at the moment it is ...
LEBANON: Add Ski Report
General SourcesDagmar Ski Resort -- Thu 8:51 am 1 new packed powder machine groomed 10 - 16 base 14 of 17 trails, 83% open, 4 of 6 lifts Mon-Wed, Fri: 10a-9:30p; Thu: ...
UAE can still export its oil, if Iran closes Hormuz
Ya LibnanThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be able to use ports on the Gulf of Oman for oil exports if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, transit point for about a fifth of the global oil supply, Dahi ...
Iran Might be The Biggest Loser in the Arab Spring
Ya LibnanThey sought to develop contacts with Islamists in Egypt and Libya, expand ties to opposition movements in Yemen, and capitalize on the indigenous Shiite protests in Bahrain. And Iran’s leaders ...
Geagea hails SNC statement, says implementation is more important
Ya LibnanLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea praised on Thursday the statement issued by the Syrian National Council but added "what is more important is that the clauses of the statement be ...
Charbel denies reports of clashing with Nahhas
Ya LibnanInterior Minister Marwan Charbel brushed aside on Thursday reports that there was a clash between him and Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas during Wednesday's cabinet meeting. "Nothing ...
Arab League observers resume work amid Syria violence
Ya LibnanArab League observers in Syria, depleted by a pullout of their Gulf Arab colleagues, resumed work on Thursday for the first time in a week during which a bloody struggle between President Bashar ...
Iranian F-14 fighter jet crashes; Pilot and co-pilot killed
Ya LibnanIran's semi-official Fars news agency says a U.S.-made F-14 Iranian fighter jet has crashed in Bushehr province in southern Iran. Provincial governor Mohammad Hossein Jahanbakhsh says both the ...
Egyptian protesters plan sit-in until army leaves
Ya LibnanEgyptian youths camped out on Thursday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and vowed to stay put until the army hands power to civilians, a day after a mass demonstration marked a year since an uprising ...
Bank Audi launches 'Novo' the ultimate new banking experience
AME InfoBank Audi announced, on Thursday, January 26, 2012, the launch of 'Novo', the first banking channel in the region that provides customers with a new interactive banking experience based on ...
Lebanon fire sparks call for greater municipal oversight
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Lebabnon's Azadea inks franchise deal with UK retailer Asda
MENAFN(MENAFN) Asda, UK's second largest retailer, will make a debut in the Middle East with the launch of its George budget clothing brand, Arabian Business reported.The British arm of US retailer ...
'The American University of Beirut: Arab Nationalism and Liberal Education'
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Some reviewers have called this book the definitive study of the American University of Beirut (AUB), but author Betty Anderson, associate professor of Middle East History at ...
Travelport establishes regional Levant hub in Beirut
AME InfoGlobal travel services provider Travelport has announced the activation of a regional Levant hub in Beirut that will oversee its growing Galileo and Worldspan travel agency network in Lebanon, ...
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