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| Byblos Bank profits fall 6 percent |
| January 30, 2014 12:28 AM |
| Lebanon’s Byblos Bank reported a 6 percent drop in net profit last year to $157.1 million, reflecting the economic stagnation in a country marred by political paralysis and feeling the effects of Syria’s war. |
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| Qabbani: Prisons, Dar al-Fatwa situation leading to extremism |
| January 28, 2014 12:24 AM |
| Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani said Monday that injustice inflicted by the state on a group of Islamist prisoners and ongoing campaigns against Dar al-Fatwa by Sunni politicians were contributing to the rise of extremism in Lebanon. |
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| Saudi envoy: Dar al-Fatwa is in decline |
| By Wassim Mroueh | January 27, 2014 12:19 AM |
| Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Asiri slammed Dar al-Fatwa Sunday, saying the functions of Lebanon’s top Sunni religious authority have deteriorated and it no longer represents the voice of moderation. |
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| Army briefly detains activist over ‘offensive’ cartoon |
| January 23, 2014 01:26 PM (Last Updated: 23/01/2014 04:06 PM) |
| Lebanon’s Army Intelligence briefly detains an activist in the northern city of Tripoli for promoting a cartoon apparently criticizing Army chief Gen. Jean Kahwagi. |
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| Abu Faour: stern effort required for Cabinet formation |
| January 23, 2014 12:28 PM (Last Updated: 23/01/2014 04:47 PM) |
| Caretaker Foreign Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour says serious efforts are needed to overcome obstacles facing the formation of a new all-embracing Cabinet |
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| A seminal trial that yet demands realism |
| By Charles Rizk | January 24, 2014 12:16 AM |
| Last week, while watching the start of the trial of those indicted in the February 2005 assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, I had contradictory feelings. |
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| Tripoli leaders meet as clashes rage on |
| By Antoine Amrieh | January 23, 2014 12:28 AM |
| Local sheikhs and political figures held a series of meetings Wednesday in an attempt to contain clashes between rival neighborhoods in the northern city of Tripoli as the fighting entered its sixth consecutive day and claimed the life of a soldier. |
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| Army says eight soldiers wounded in Tripoli attacks |
| By Misbah al-Ali, Antoine Amrieh | January 22, 2014 09:08 AM (Last Updated: 22/01/2014 04:59 PM) |
| The Lebanese Army said separate attacks on the military in the northern city of Tripoli wounded eight soldiers Wednesday as opponents and supporters of President Bashar Assad engaged in sporadic clashes for a sixth consecutive day. |
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| Politicians condemn bombing, call for new Cabinet |
| January 22, 2014 12:26 AM |
| Lebanese figures and foreign officials Tuesday condemned the deadly car bombing that struck Beirut’s southern suburbs, calling for the quick formation of a government in order to prevent similar attacks in the future. |
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| Civil group urges new Cabinet to oversee polls |
| January 21, 2014 12:28 AM |
| The Civil Center for National Initiative, a local think tank, sent a letter to caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati Monday stressing the need to form a government as soon possible so that parliamentary elections could be held. |
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| U.K. to cover cost of school books in ‘one-off’ scheme |
| January 21, 2014 12:28 AM |
| Though a recent initiative by the United Kingdom to cover the cost of textbooks in Lebanese public schools is considered a “one-off investment” to meet the dire need, an embassy spokesperson said Monday that the U.K. was planning further projects. |
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| U.K. to cover cost of books at Lebanon state schools |
| January 20, 2014 03:35 PM (Last Updated: 20/01/2014 04:23 PM) |
| The United Kingdom will cover the cost of school books for all students in Lebanese public schools for the academic year 2013-2014, UK Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher says. |
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| Lebanon warily eyes its Sunni militants |
| By Alexander Corbeil | January 21, 2014 12:19 AM |
| The Jan. 2 bombing in Beirut’s southern suburbs marked the third attack against Hezbollah’s stronghold for its military support of the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria. |
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| Tripoli death toll hits six as Army tries to quell clashes |
| By Antoine Amrieh, Misbah al-Ali | January 21, 2014 12:34 AM |
| At least three people died and over a dozen were wounded in Tripoli clashes Monday, bringing the death toll to six in the most recent round of violence in the northern city. |
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| Proposals to end Naameh protest in the works |
| By Wassim Mroueh | January 21, 2014 12:34 AM |
| Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel will discuss proposals to resolve the Naameh landfill issue with local mayors Tuesday, caretaker Environment Minister Nazem Khoury told The Daily Star. |
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| Death toll rises from violence in Lebanon’s Tripoli |
| By Antoine Amrieh | January 19, 2014 07:09 PM (Last Updated: 19/01/2014 07:35 PM) |
| A woman is killed and at least 15 people, including three soldiers, are wounded in sniping fire in Tripoli amid growing fears of a renewal of hostilities between supporters and opponents of Assad in the northern city, security and hospital sources say. |
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| Casualty toll rises in renewed Tripoli violence |
| By Antoine Amrieh | January 20, 2014 12:34 AM |
| A woman was killed and at least 15 people, including three soldiers, were wounded in sniper fire in Tripoli Sunday amid growing fears of a renewal of hostilities in the northern city, security and hospital sources said. |
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| Aoun opposes rotation of ministerial portfolios |
| By Hasan Lakkis | January 18, 2014 04:32 PM (Last Updated: 18/01/2014 08:42 PM) |
| MP Michel Aoun informs Hezbollah of his opposition to rotating ministerial portfolios based on party and sect in the upcoming Cabinet lineup, a source in the party tells The Daily Star. |
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| Lebanon's Tripoli on edge after brief clashes kill one |
| By Antoine Amrieh | January 18, 2014 12:00 PM (Last Updated: 18/01/2014 08:20 PM) |
| Residents in the northern city of Tripoli remained on edge Saturday, fearing renewed clashes between opponents and supporters of President Bashar Assad, a day after one man was killed in brief fighting. |
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