The UN's top legal adviser on Friday called for a return to dialogue in divided Lebanon and for the prompt creation of the tribunal to resolve the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia wants to extend its United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon from six to nine months and more than double the number of troops serving there, a newspaper reported on Saturday quoting the armed forces chief.
French President Jacques Chirac is set on starting a new bout of civil fighting in Lebanon. For months, his ambassador to Lebanon, Bernard Emié has been pumping steroids into the muscles of the US supported Lebanese Government.
The Israeli army blows up a Hezbollah outpost in southern Lebanon during this summer´s war. If chances of a Lebanese-Israeli peace agreement seemed distant after Israel’s war this summer with Hezbollah, the assassination of a leading Lebanese Christian politician has further dampened the prospects.
Belgian Crown Prince Philippe met Prime Minister Fuad Siniora after arriving in Beirut on Thursday to visit Belgian UN peacekeepers monitoring a truce on the Lebanon-Israel border, officials said.
Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett came to Lebanon this week to promote the idea of communication, connectivity and e-government to a country in the grip of a political and economic crisis that, for many, has rendered such buzzwords largely irrelevant....
The top legal adviser at the United Nations has signaled that the world body will not "impose" on Lebanon an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri and denied that he had declared a deadline for Lebanon to ratify the court. Nicholas Michel, who is scheduled to leave Lebanon.
A Cabinet session held late Friday discussed the possibility of sending a second petition to the UN Security Council to form an international tribunal to try those accused of the February 2005 assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri. The session was headed by Premier Fouad Siniora, who briefed ministers on the visit to Lebanon.
President Bush is requesting a dramatic increase in levels of funding to support ongoing relief and reconstruction efforts in Lebanon as part of the supplemental budget now under consideration in Congress, and administration officials addressing a congressional subcommittee assert that the funds are necessary to support progressive forces in that country.
The Northern Lebanon softball team appears to be enjoying this crossover business. The Section Three reps improved to 3-0 in crossover play with Section Four yesterday, edging county rival Lebanon Catholic 6-5 in Fredericksburg.