Latest in Tag: Lebanon Highlight
Latest in Tag: Lebanon
Shoukry travels to Beirut to confirm Egyptian support for Lebanon
The minster met with several Lebanese political figures and discussed bilateral relations, reviewed conditions in Libya and the region
US delivers military shipment to Lebanon’s army
The US has delivered military equipment worth $50 million (45 million euros) to Lebanon’s security forces. Washington says the cargo aims to help Lebanon tackle the threat from militants in neighboring Syria.
ONTV host Liliane Daoud arrives in Beirut following deportation, plans to return
According to Elelaimy, Daoud is the legal guardian of her Egyptian 10-year-old daughter and the primary parent responsible for the childās education, and will thus be seeking to return to the country as soon as possible.
Part II: Putting oneās ear to the ground: rumblings of mounting discontent
(The following is a transcript of a lecture presented at the Middle East Instituteās conference āThe Middle East peace process after the Arab uprisingsā.) Israeli Palestinian youth hold a racist Israeli society responsible for their plight but feel a Palestinian society that refuses to acknowledge their plight is equally guilty. Abed recalls a childhood friend …
Egypt committed to boosting economic cooperation with Lebanon
Current efforts should focus on achieving national unity in Lebanon, says Al-Sisi
BLOM Bank Egypt establishes asset management company in partnership with parent bank
The bank received CBEās approval to act as the national agent for the Arab Trade Financing Program
Problems threatening Egyptian national security
I am not making a mountain out of a molehill if I said that we are undoubtedly facing a fierce attack on our national and Arab identity, through inciting sectarian and religious conflicts within Arab countries. This is the case witnessed recently in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Lebanon, which prompted Arab countries to intervene in …
Arab League designate Hezbollah as terror group amid Iraqi and Lebanese rebuttal
The decision will increase polarisation and conflict in the Middle East, says analyst
Egyptian building materials trade mission to Lebanon secures four export contracts
The mission finalised an agreement between the Egyptian polycarbonate sheet company Polyee Playst and Lebanese companies operating in Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Iraq, and Kuwait
Pen-selling refugee finds success in Beirut
Three months after a heartbreaking photo kickstarted a crowd-funding campaign, life has improved for Abdul Halim Atar, the refugee and single father in Beirut who resorted to selling pens to provide for his family
Al Qaeda’s Syria branch hands hostages back to Lebanon
Al Qaeda’s Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, has released 16 Lebanese policemen and soldiers as part of a prisoner swap. The return of the body of a Lebanese soldier was also part of the deal. Television footage obtained by the Qatar-based Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera on Tuesday showed the Nusra Front release 16 captives. The …
Egypt condemns Beirut bombings
The bombings were claimed by āIslamic Stateā
Lebanon mourns Beirut bombings as IS claims responsibility
The militant group “Islamic State” has said it carried out a twin suicide bombing in Beirut that killed more than 40 and injured 200. The target of the attack was Iran-backed Hezbollah’s stronghold in Lebanon’s capital. The explosions happened just minutes apart in front of the Burj al-Barajneh shopping center, police said Thursday. The Sunni …
Twin blasts in Beirut kill scores of people
Two attackers activated their bomb vests during rush hour in a densely populated quarter of the Lebanese capital, killing dozens of people, officials said. The area is a known stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah militia. The explosions happened just minutes apart in front of the Burj al-Barajneh shopping center, police said Thursday. At least 37 …
Saudi prince charged with multi-million-euro drugs smuggling in Lebanon
The prince was charged on Monday together with nine others – five of them in absentia – with smuggling and selling drugs. Lebanese officials have yet to name him and Saudi Arabia has not commented on the case.
Ministry of Agriculture will sign free trade area agreement with Italy, Jordan, and Lebanon
Agreement will be signed Tuesday or Wednesday, says ministry spokesman
Interpol arrests long-time Egyptian corruption fugitive in Lebanon: Interior ministry
Lebanese Interior Security Forces reported no knowledge of the case
UN: Warnings on Middle East refugee plight unheeded
The UN food agency says funding shortages have forced it to deny food vouchers to 229,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. Experts say chronic harsh conditions, also in Lebanon and Turkey, are behind the exodus to Europe. The World Food Program said on Saturday donors must do far more to support some 11 million desperate Syrians …
The Middle East: Who says the popular quest for change has been quelled?
A series of recent mass protests in several Arab countries have called into question suggestions that civil wars, brutal crackdowns and military coups and interventions have quelled popular willingness to stand up for rights in the Middle East. The protests, although focussed on specific social and economic demands, fundamentally have the same objectives as popular …
Lebanon ‘You Stink’ protesters dragged out of environment ministry
Security forces in Lebanon have removed activists who had taken over part of the environment ministry building to protest the country’s rubbish crisis. The “You Stink” movement is taking on the country’s political class
Syria can only be saved at the peace table
Syrian refugees are so anxious for the brutal civil war to end, one exclaimed: “If God let the war end tomorrow, we would walk barefoot back home.” Nikki Gamer, of Catholic Relief Services, just met Syrians displaced in Lebanon and Jordan. She says: “They want the violence to stop. And they want to return to …
Lebanonās āYou Stinkā movement calls for more protests
20 were arrested in clashes between protesters and security forces on Saturday
Thousands converge on Beirut to protest government
A rally in Beirut has drawn huge crowds as people voice their frustration over government corruption and the crisis created by uncollected garbage. Organisers of the campaign have issued an ultimatum to the government
Egyptian, Libyan FMs push for Skhirat agreement finalisation
Shoukry also met with Lebanese Prime Minister Salam about Lebanonās political crisis
Size of e-commerce to reach $13.2bn in Egypt, UAE, KSA by 2020
The report also stated that the most difficult challenge that faces e-commerce companies is their clientsā trust for online payment methods. 16% of the companies believe that users accept these methods, while 13% of the companies say that clients consider them unsafe.
Egypt, CMI sign MoU
Signingis Egypt’s third extension of agreement, prolonging cooperation period from 2015 to 2018
Saad Al-Hariri meets Al-Sisi, Al-Azhar Grand Imam
Al-Hariri said he would support Egypt in counter-insurgency
I never write to send a certain message to people says writer Hassan El-Halaby
In an interview with Daily News Egypt, the Jordanian writer gave profound analysis for the book market in his homeland Jordan, revealing some secrets about his upcoming literary works.
Leaders, businesses confirm Economic Summit attendance
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb invited businessmen and investors to participate in Egyptās Economic Summit and urged them to pump more investments into the country during his visit to the Dubai Government Summit in February.
Donāt fall for Nasrallahās bluff
Nasrallahās pompous speech rejecting the ārules of engagementā ignores the reality of Hezbollahās difficult geo-strategic situation in Syria and the fear of a second front with Israel