Parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri dismissed concerns on Monday that Hizbullah might launch attacks on Israel's northern border to support Palestinians coping with the Zionist state's deadly assault on the Gaza Strip. "Yesterday, Hizbullah said that they would do nothing. I think that's a good thing for Lebanon," he said. Full Story
Finance Minister Mohammed Shatah on Monday revised Lebanon's projected GDP growth for 2009 to 3 percent from 5 percent in light of the global financial crisis and the expected economic slowdown in the oil-rich Gulf Arab states. The minister, who was speaking at a press conference to unveil the 2009 draft budget. Full Story
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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is trying to perpetuate a tradition among politicians in her country of presuming to choose the leaders of other peoples as well, but rarely have she and her colleagues needed more urgently to examine their own performance. Even before the establishment of the state of Israel by force of arms in 1948. Continue
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On the streets of Beirut, anger at Israel's continuing military operations in the Gaza Strip is steadily rising. It could just be the cold weather, but the number of people donning the Palestinian keffiyeh around the capital seems to have grown since Israel launched its first air strikes on December 27. Full Story
BEIRUT: For reasons unknown, Lebanon, despite being a favorite destination for Arabs and increasingly popular with European, Asian and American tourists, has not often been subject to the scrutiny of a comprehensive, up-to-date guidebook. Until recently, travelers to the country were stuck with a portion of Lonely Planet's "Syria and Lebanon" edition.Full Story
Regardless of the outcome of Israel's barbaric "Operation Cast Lead," one thing is certain: It is high time for Hamas to step down as keeper of Gaza. People will object and remind me that the movement was democratically elected. My answer to that is yes, but Hamas also happens to be incompetent. Most of us in the Middle East still believe.Continue
The Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center hosted a celebration of Qatar's national day on December 18. Among those in attendance were Rita Mayal, Sami al-Khatib and Hisham Khalifa.
