Lebanon
July 3, 2000
No one can accuse Byblos International Festival of following the beaten path and here’s why.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special envoy for the Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, will arrive in Beirut at the beginning of this week to review
Sheikh Mohammad Mehdi Shamseddin, chairman of the superior council of Lebanon's Shiite community, was hospitalized on Sunday, according to a statement
About 1,000 Palestinians shouting anti-Israel slogans hurled stones at Israeli soldiers across the border Sunday, breaking the window of a military ve
July 2, 2000
She’s been locked up in a nunnery, taken poison and seen her dead son lying in the arms of the Virgin Mary but until two months ago, Penny Pavlakis co
Egyptian actor Hussein Fehmy addresses an audience university students on the difficulties of pursuing an acting career.
Four tobacco farmers were killed and 46 others injured in southern Lebanon Sunday when the brakes on the bus transporting them failed, reported AFP, q
Lebanon and Israel traded accusations of violation to the UN resolution 425. Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss said Saturday he hopes the United Nati
Around one sixth of the ex-South Lebanon Army soldiers who fled to Israel, following the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon, are expected to leave
July 1, 2000
There was a delicious hint of the mezzo in her spoken voice as Kiri Te Kanawa met the Beirut press on Thursday at the rooftop lounge of the Palm Beach
Kuwait granted Lebanon a 20-year soft loan of $35.2 million on Thursday to help build a highway linking Hazmieh area, eastern Beirut, with the mountai
Eight alleged followers of Islamic militant, Osama bin Laden, were convicted Friday on charges that included planning terrorist attacks. They were sen
June 30, 2000
Singer Rabih Khawli has decided to embrace religion and become a monk, leaving behind 20 years in music.
June 29, 2000
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan promised Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud that he would put a stop to Israeli encroachments on Lebanese territory by F
Lebanese officials Thursday strongly contested their country's inclusion on recent lists of states allegedly facilitating money laundering, saying it