Health Ministry: Lebanon has excellent health sector
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-19 15:49:12 -0700 | health-news
The Health Ministry announced Sunday that Lebanon has one of the most outstanding health sectors in the Arab world. The comments were made by Mohammad Abu Haidar, a representative for the caretaker health minister, during a conference at the Al-Rahma...
Agriculture minister to introduce new citrus tree
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-19 15:49:07 -0700 | political-news
Caretaker Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hasan announced Sunday a comprehensive plan to introduce a new kind of citrus tree in a bid to improve productivity. During a gathering with farmers in Tyre, Hajj Hasan acknowledged that citrus production suffers from...
Food, hospitality show...
Source: Arab News
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-19 15:37:37 -0700 | political-news
18 am The 18th edition of Saudi Food & Hotel and Hospitality 2013 opened yesterday, highlighting the importance of the region's annual food and hospitality trade event. This year's food and hotel and hospitality event has more than 400 exhibitors...
One killed and at least ten wounded in Tripoli clashes
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-19 09:54:30 -0700 | travel-news
One man was killed and at least 10 people were wounded in armed clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian president Bashar Assad in the northern city of Tripoli Sunday, security sources told The Daily Star. The clashes broke out...
Interior Ministry reopening election registration Monday
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-19 16:03:00 -0700 | political-news
Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel announced the Interior Ministry will resume election registration on Monday, but he said the polls could not be held on the schedule under the current 1960 law. Tomorrow on Monday I will allow hopefuls to...
Helping hand for parched throats
Source: Times Of Oman
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-18 22:56:15 -0700 | political-news
A group of youths have endeared themselves to numerous labourers and people on the street through their campaign to distribute water to construction workers, street cleaners, gas attendees, and pedestrians on the roads of Muscat. The I-Care initiative, founded by...
Almost $50,000 in cash, valuables stolen in spate of thefts
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-18 07:38:27 -0700 | political-news
Cash, valuables and other items worth approximately $47,000 were stolen in a series of thefts and burglaries in different parts of the country overnight Friday, security sources said Saturday. In Chtaura, east Lebanon, thieves broke into a house owned by...
Cannes prostitutes can make $40,000 … a night?
Source: Foxnews.com
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-18 06:59:06 -0700 | entertainment-news
France She was a blonde in a low-cut, tiger print dress, wearing six inch heels, sitting alone in the mirrored lobby of the Radisson Bleu hotel in Cannes, France. Would you take my picture? she asked FOX411, before directing...
Sporting KC's Saad and Kamara headed for national team duty
Source: Kansas City Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-17 19:40:50 -0700 | sports-news
May 17 The Kansas City Star One day after Matt Besler and Graham Zusi were announced as picks during the latest roster selection for the U.S. men's national team, two more Sporting Kansas City players were tapped for national team...
Let the beach body battle begin
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-17 18:55:14 -0700 | entertainment-news
It's the month of May and Beirut's waterfront is suddenly a site where bare legs and arms emerge after their winter hibernation. Hundreds flock to the beach to escape the city's stifling heat, while others make do by sunbathing by...
Virgin Radio launch rocks Beirut
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-17 18:55:04 -0700 | entertainment-news
Creator of the Virgin Group empire Sir Richard Branson joined more than 1,700 revelers this week in Beirut's White nightclub to launch 89.5 FM Virgin Radio. Flanked by rows of high-heeled models, Branson toasted the opening of the top 40...
A nation graced with exceptional driving skills
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-17 18:54:53 -0700 | entertainment-news
We Lebanese are a remarkable people, and that is nowhere demonstrated better than when visitors to our beloved country remark that they couldn't possibly drive on our roads. Of course, being the very special people that we are, we naturally...
Torbey: Banks have exceeded Basel III ceilings
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-17 16:34:01 -0700 | business-news
Lebanese banks are flush with liquidity and the capital adequacy ratio is even higher than the ceiling set by Basel III, the head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon said Friday. The managers of Lebanese banks have maintained high...
Syrian demand for rented flats keeps market stable
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-17 16:33:58 -0700 | business-news
Demand by Syrians for housing has kept the real estate market in Lebanon stable, real estate brokers said, with some also estimating that rentals by refugees from the conflict-wracked country has driven up rents for small apartments in Beirut. In...
UNHCR: Refugees struggle to find shelter
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-18 01:24:22 -0700 | political-news
With over 474,000 Syrians now registered or awaiting registration with the United Nations agency, affordable shelter is becoming increasingly difficult to find, with more and more refugees now moving to less expensive shelter options like tented settlements.
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