lebanon-today news news form lebanon, a collection of independent news from lebanon http://www.lebanon-today.com Wed, 22 May 2013 20:28:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.lebanon-today.com/images/M_images/rss20.gif lebanon-today RSS http://www.lebanon-today.com news form lebanon, a collection of independent news from lebanon Arab Regimes Feel the Pressure of the Street http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2251/ While Tunisia and Egypt already overthrew their dictators, other Arab countries are followingUnrest hit Algeria, Yemen, Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain and... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:00:32 +0100 Hosni Mubarak resigns as leader, under the pressure of the street http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2250/ Hosni Mubarak steps down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protests by anti-government demonstrators in Cairo and other... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:05:45 +0100 The Talks on Cabinet Formation Still on, While Another Revolution is Shaping a new Arab World http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2249/ After years of continuous control of the government, the pro Hariri Sunni leaders and clerics warned that the sense... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:52:05 +0100 Some Fights are Worth Fighting http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2248/ Clashes Erupt in Cairo Between Mubarak’s Allies and FoesMubarak government struck back at its opponents on Wednesday, unleashing waves of... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:05:53 +0100 One Against Millions: 'I will die here' http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2247/ Mubarak tries to buy time, and to divide Egyptians. Vows to quit after polls in 6 months time.Obama: Change... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:22:37 +0100 After Tunis and Lebanon, Egypt protest pose critical threat to the Mubarak Regime http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2246/ After Friday prayers, tens of thousands of people joined protests in Cairo and other cities across the country to demand... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:03:53 +0100 Mikati to form a government of technocrats and politicians http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2245/ AFP source: it is now clear that Hariri's coalition does not want to join the government. After two days... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:41:06 +0100 Mikati named for Premiership (Mikati 68 - Hariri 60) http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2244/ With the consultation coming to an end, and under the pressure of Hariri's supporters protests, Mikati returns to the PremiershipAfter... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:51:54 +0100 Walid Jumblat: "Naming Hariri will lead to catastrophic results" http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2243/ The Lebanese crisis is still open. The Lebanese politicians showed their incapacity to come up with an internal resolution.... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:55:56 +0100 Nominations, declararions, indictments, resignations, accusations, diplomacy and leaks.. http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2242/ A fierce battle setting the ground for the presidential consultations towards the naming of the next Premier MinisterAs expected, Future... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:49:54 +0100 Aoun: MPs Who Vote for Hariri Will Be Voting for Corruption, Foreign Domination http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2241/ I don't mind nominating Hariri if foreign countries pay Lebanon's debts worth $63 billion, Aoun.Free Patriotic Movement leader... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:55:59 +0100 First Arab leader overturned by street protests http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2240/ 2011 will be remembered for the having seen an Arab president ousted by massive demonstrations. After days of protests and... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:49:34 +0100 Ministers resignations ends the frail government http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2239/ 11 Resignations put an end to the awaited Syrian-Saudi initiative, which was meant to resolve months of political tensions.These resignations... Lebanon Today - Lebanese Opinion Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:44:36 +0100 Berri back as House Speaker, Harriri nominated to Premiership http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2236/ Consensus Atmosphere Shaken by Number of Votes for Berri, MakariPremier-Designate Hariri Vows to Form 'Homogeneous' Cabinet Bickering between majority and... News - Lebanon Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:49:49 +0100 What's happening in Iran after the elections? http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2235/ Ahmadinajad, Mousavi, Khamenei, and the power struggle. It seemed to be a country were fair elections happen and where the... News - Regional Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:41:34 +0100 The Lebanon we love, the Lebanon we know, the Lebanon we chose, the Lebanon we make http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2234/ 4 years to make a real choice possible.As Lebanese we proud ourselves in the country we have. We see it... Analysis - Analysis Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:12:35 +0100 Cabinet’s term ends, Saad Hariri in Saudi Arabia, Berri on vacation, Sfeir responds to Nasrallah.. http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2233/ The cabinet’s term ends tomorrow and the new parliament will take shape following the return of Saad Hariri from... News - Lebanon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:22:35 +0100 Jumblat, Nasrallah Stress on Comprehensive Reconciliation in Overnight Meeting http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2232/ MP Walid Jumblat and Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed during overnight talks the need to continue working for... News - Lebanon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:15:50 +0100 Israel Sets Up Observation Post in Violation of Border, Lebanese Army http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2231/ The Lebanese army on Friday said Israel has violated the border by establishing an observation post in a restricted... News - Lebanon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:08:12 +0100 Aoun: Money and power played with Lebanese destiny but you saved Lebanon http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2229/ Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun said Thursday that the failure of state institutions to hold transparent elections on June... News - Lebanon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:53:48 +0100 Nasrallah questions Sfeir’s speech and nominates Berri for speaker of the parliament. http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2228/ Hizbullah’s secretary general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, criticized Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir's statement a day before the parliamentary elections, reassessing the whole... News - Lebanon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:44:16 +0100 A Measured Victory in Lebanon http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2226/ The election results are good news for the Americans. But Obama shouldn't read too much into the vote.President Barack Obama... News - Lebanon Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:32:40 +0100 Lebanon confirms Hariri election win http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2225/ Official results released a day after Lebanon's hotly-contested parliamentary election have confirmed the pro-Western coalition has held on to its... News - Lebanon Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:38:55 +0100 Live results from Tayyar.org (non official) http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2224/ Non official results livefrom: http://results.tayyar.org/ THE PRIMARY AND UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SEEM TO BE IN FAVOR OF THE CURRENT PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY... News - Lebanon Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:18:34 +0100 Q&A: Lebanese elections explained http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2221/ Lebanon is voting for a new parliament on Sunday, in elections that many believe could prove decisive for the country's... News - Lebanon Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:06:21 +0100 Campaigns end in key Lebanon vote http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2220/ Campaigning has ended in Lebanon, a day ahead of Sunday's crucial election that pits the ruling Western-backed coalition against a... News - Lebanon Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:56:54 +0100 Seems all set for sunday 2009 lebanese parliamentary elections http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2216/ Election employees vote was between 85%-99%. Unification of March 14 forces to face Aoun in Jbeil gave a powerful push... News - Lebanon Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:27:16 +0100 Feltman in a new intervention in lebanese elections http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2214/ Feltman: It is Naïve for Some to Think That Elections will not affect U.S. Policy on Lebanon U.S. Assistant... News - Lebanon Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:51:22 +0100 Fabulous Beirut http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2213/ Elegant warlords, icy brunettes and a yearning for democracy.BEIRUT--You could argue that, in a contest to choose the most... Arts and Culture - Arts & Culture Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:16:39 +0100 Pity the Nation http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2207/ Pity the nation: My friends and my road-fellows, pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion.... News - Lebanon Fri, 09 May 2008 11:58:02 +0100 Shiite Militias Seize Beirut Neighborhoods http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2206/ Heavily armed Hezbollah fighters seized control of large parts of western Beirut on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets in a... News - Lebanon Fri, 09 May 2008 10:49:15 +0100 Lebanon teeters on brink of civil war http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2203/ Hezbollah-led opposition fighters seized control of pro-government strongholds in Beirut on Friday as gunbattles rocked the Lebanese capital for a... News - Lebanon Fri, 09 May 2008 04:49:16 +0100 Hezbollah takes over west Beirut http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2200/ The crisis is said to be a major blow to the pro-Western government.Gunmen from the Shia militant group Hezbollah have... News - Lebanon Fri, 09 May 2008 04:32:05 +0100 Violence escalates between Sunni and Shia in Beirut http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2199/ Clashes between Shia supporters of Hizbullah and Sunni backers of the Lebanese government intensified today, turning some neighbourhoods of... News - Lebanon Fri, 09 May 2008 04:27:42 +0100 Violence rekindles fears of Lebanese civil war http://www.lebanon-today.com/content/view/2198/ Two killed, eight wounded in clashes between Sunnis, Hezbollah Shiite Hezbollah supporters and the Lebanese government’s Sunni backers clashed with... News - Lebanon Fri, 09 May 2008 04:18:28 +0100