Lebanon
May 24, 2012
The Lebanese security forces early Thursday morning raided a building in Beirut, after a gunman opened fire.
May 23, 2012
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has denied responsibility for the abduction of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in northern Syria.
Lebanon's Finance Minister Mohammad Safadi said Tuesday, calling for consensus on a draft law designed to ease fiscal pressures on the budget.
The price of 20 liters of gasoline declined by LL1,000 and that of diesel by LL 500 from last week's price.
May 22, 2012
Construction activity in the first four months of this year recorded a slowdown as revealed by the second consecutive yearly drop of total permits.
North Lebanon’s volatile security conditions could threaten the country’s peak tourist season as hotels started to report cancellations Sunday.
Some 40 people were killed Monday in violence in Syria, including 22 soldiers killed by rebels.
May 21, 2012
During an interview for Talk of the Town the former supermodel is asked to take off her clothes
Najwa Karam is the new face for L'Oreal. This choice Lebanese 'talent' marks a departure from L'Oreal's use of Western celebrity for their brand.
Two people were killed and 18 injured during clashes in Beirut between Lebanese sympathizers of the Syrian revolt and members of a party supporting the regime of Bashar al-Assad
May 20, 2012
Lebanese soldiers shot dead a Sunni cleric and a member of the anti-Syrian regime coalition in northern Lebanon, confirmed the Lebanese security forces. Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Ouahid and another companion, Mohammed Hussein Miraib
The UAE, Qatar and Bahrain urged their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon, where clashes linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria have left several people dead.
Arab Idol judges, Ragheb and Ahlam, get catty in a magazine interview.
May 19, 2012
May 17, 2012
Salaries, wages and related benefits payments which mainly include the cost of basic salaries, indemnities and allowances, increased by LL464 billion.
Lebanon’s transport unions reconfirmed Wednesday a strike scheduled for May 24, reiterating demands for price ceilings on gasoline and diesel.
May 16, 2012
The world has discovered Shamma Hamdan, the first Emirati woman to make it to the finals of the hit reality show Arabs Got Talent. Fame has had its ups and downs for the 18-year-old, but she is unbowed by criticisms and promises to surprise at her next performance.
The singing competition The Voice is coming to the Arab world, with scouts scouring the region for talent.
The price of gasoline dropped sharply by LL1,100 Wednesday, marking the biggest weekly decline this year, according to the Energy and Water Ministry.
May 15, 2012
The Economy Ministry and the Bakeries Association exchanged accusations Monday over the price of Arabic bread as bakers began offering two different weights of bread to consumers.
Fast on the heels of Melissa's embarrassing moment on stage where her dress slipped off, now another incident involving May Hariri and her loose jeans buttons!
May 14, 2012
Ragheb Alama remains ambivalent about a rumor that he has been 'eliminated' from the Judge deck on Arab Idol 2, with his curt response.
Deposits in Lebanese banks are set to grow by “no less” than 8 percent, Head of the Lebanese Banks Association Joseph Torbey said over the weekend.
May 13, 2012
Clashes were continuing Sunday in Tripoli, the largest city in northern Lebanon between supporters and opponents of the neighboring Syrian regime.
Fire exchanges reported Saturday night between Lebanese soldiers and Islamists who were demonstrating in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, demanding the release of one of their "terrorist" suspects.
May 12, 2012
The fifth episode of Arabs Got Talent (AGT) was the penultimate of the recorded auditions to qualify for the live semi finals. It was marked by a good deal of talent and was not short on comedic elements to lighten the intensity of the competition either.
Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday his organization is capable of striking very specific targets in Tel Aviv and in every part of occupied Palestine as well.
May 9, 2012
Hasan Ali Asaad Alwat, 50, a prominent drug dealer, his mother-in-law, and their Ethiopian domestic worker were killed in the city of Hermel, in the Bekkaa valley of Lebanon. Is this a warning to Lebanon's drug Lords in a stye more often associated with drug cartels in Mexico?
The price of gasoline continued falling Wednesday with the sharpest decline this year, LL1,000, while the prices of diesel and fuel oil declined by LL200 each.
May 8, 2012
The supermodel, who filed for child support from Salma Hayek's current billionaire husband Francois-Henri Pinault, has reached an agreement to end their legal fight.
