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Hezbollah chief says US role is diminishing in the regionBeirut - Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Monday that the role of the US in the region is diminishing and thus weakening the Jewish state. We are amid historical transformations that signal the retreat of the US role and the demise of t... ... |
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Lebanese, Syrian leaders agree to continue bilateral ties - SummaryBeirut/Damascus - The presidents of Lebanon and Syria at a bilateral summit in Damascus on Thursday expressed satisfaction at the development of relations between their countries and vowed to pursue closer ties. President Bashar al-Assad vowed to pu... ... |
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Lebanon's rival factions agree on national unity cabinet - sourcesBeirut - Lebanon's ruling majority and the opposition led by Hezbollah have agreed to form a national-unity cabinet, thus ending a six-month political impasse in the country, sources said Saturday. A high-ranking source in the Western-backed ruling m... ... |
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Beirut school campus closed over swine fluBeirut - The middle school at a privately-run international school in Lebanon was closed on Tuesday, a week after 19 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus, known also as swine flu. To date we have had 32 cases of this influenza in the Beirut Middle Scho... ... |
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Treasure Island Music Festival 2009 in PhotosPhoto: Flanigan/FilmMagic This past weekend the Flaming Lips, Decemberists, Passion Pit and more acts invaded San Francisco for the Treasure Island Music Festival. Rolling Stone has some hot shots from the big event right here: • Treasure Island Music Festival 2009: Flaming Lips, Decemberists, Pas ... |
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UN official 'very concerned' about overnight blast - SummaryBeirut - UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams expressed concern Tuesday about the overnight blast which rocked a village east of the southern port city of Tyre, wounding one person. We are very concerned by the reports of the explosio... ... |

