Lebanon Politics News

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir stressed his rejection on Tuesday of the presence of two armies in the country, a reference to Hizbullah, while urging the transfer of the party’s weapons to the Lebanese Army. The patriarch’s call came ahead of...

Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 8, 2009; 5:26 PM A document posted online by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration as part of a contract solicitation inadvertently revealed a range of closely guarded secrets regarding airport passenger screening practices,...

The fair has been organized by the club with the collaboration of the Lebanese Publisher’s Union and has coincided with naming Beirut as the World Book Capital for 2009. It will include discussions and gatherings with renowned Arab writers and...

Security Council resolutions, said Tenenti.  “There are bilateral meetings on a regular basis concerning many issues,” including the fate of northern Ghajar, he said. “Israel is obliged to withdraw from the northern part of the village, as stipulated in Resolution...

In an interview with Ad-Diyar newspaper published on Tuesday, Interior Minister Ziad Baroud reiterated that his ministry is ready to hold the municipal elections on May 5, 2010 as previously scheduled. Baroud said that the decision to postpone the elections...

Israel Defense Forces in the northern part of the Ghajar village. Deputy Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti announced on Tuesday that Graziano and the two countries’ army commanders discussed implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701, limiting breaches along the border and the...

Several Lebanese officials were summoned on Monday to appear in front of the Syrian judiciary for a lawsuit filed against them by former head of Lebanon’s General Security Jamil al-Sayyed. The Syrian judiciary sent a warrant to the Lebanese judiciary...

In early November, Saad Hariri finally succeeded in forming a new government in Lebanon. This was five months after the Lebanese had gone to the polls to elect their representatives. Hariri was and remains the leader of the Sunnis in...