Los Angeles Times | Much remains unclear as Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri suspends his resignation at president's request Los Angeles Times Many in Lebanon suspected that the Gulf kingdom coerced Hariri, a Lebanese-Saudi dual national who has received backing from the Saudi royal family, into making the announcement. Rumors swirled that he was being detained against his will, even ... Lebanon's Prime Minister, Back From Saudi Arabia, Is Not Resigning After All Saad Hariri Steps Back From Resignation in Lebanon Hariri back in Lebanon for first time since quitting as PM |
Telegraph.co.uk | 15 fascinating facts about Lebanon, a country of cigarettes and Roman ruins Telegraph.co.uk It is not so long - perhaps 30 years - since Lebanon was a destination to which no-one with any common sense would have ventured without good cause. It was a civil-war-torn hell-hole, a regular tattered house guest stumbling onto the evening news ... |
Financial Times | Lebanon tension spurs questions over Middle East currency pegs Financial Times The rumbling crisis in Lebanon has raised questions about the country's currency peg — the bedrock of its relative financial and economic stability — and prompted a sterner examination of other fixed foreign exchange regimes across the region. |
Daily Mail | Doomsday seed bank in Lebanon gets bigger as humanity's 'last resort' is bulked up with 70000 new samples Daily Mail Humanity's 'last resort' in the Middle East has gotten bigger, with Lebanon's seed vault receiving 70,000 new samples. The samples came from Britain's own doomsday vault - The Millennium Seed Bank (pictured) at Kew, which is the world's largest wild ... |
The Simple Greek in Mt. Lebanon closes Tribune-Review The Simple Greek restaurant in Mt. Lebanon has closed, amid an ongoing legal battle. Michael Ference and his wife, Kathleen Kamouyerou Ference, who founded the chain as My Big Fat Greek Gyro, filed a lawsuit in December against Marcus Lemonis, the ... |
Lebanon Daily News | Hit-and-run driver takes out Lebanon railroad crossing gate just before school dismissed Lebanon Daily News UPDATE: Norfolk Southern crews are on-scene repairing the railroad crossing gate mast that was severed this morning by a hit-and-run driver, according to spokesman Jon Glass. "Our policy is to replace those as soon as possible," Glass said. Until a new ... |
Haaretz | Hariri returns to Lebanon for first time since surprise resignation ... Haaretz Two weeks after resigning from office on Saudi TV, Hariri said he would 'declare my political stance' back in Lebanon for its Independence Day. |
Newsweek | Lebanon's Army Told to Be Ready for War With Israel After Defeating ... Newsweek On the eve of Lebanon's 74th anniversary of independence, the country's army chief said troops should "fully prepare" to face threats from Israel. Lebanon army chief warns of Israel threat amid political crisis Lebanon army chief asks troops for readiness at Israel border |
MyDaytonDailyNews | 7-year sentence for Lebanon man who possessed child porn MyDaytonDailyNews A 60-year-old Lebanon man was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 7 years for possession of child pornography. With time for credit served, Michael Kirkwood could be free in five years, according to the sentence ordered by Judge Walter ... Lebanon man sentenced to 7 years in prison for knowingly accessing child porn |
Reuters | Still battling for independence, Lebanon to mark national day Reuters He will take part in independence day celebrations in Beirut after an intervention by Lebanon's former colonial power France led to him leaving Saudi Arabia for Paris last week. “Can Lebanese people act the way they want? Are they free to take a ... Lebanon: The economic cost of Saudi's power play In Lebanon, everyone has a favourite al-Hariri conspiracy theory Saudi Arabia Gathers Allies Against Iran 'Terror,' but Lebanon, Iraq and Syria Don't Show |