Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati says he offered to resign in the wake of a massive car bombing on Friday that killed the police intelligence chief, but the country’s president asked him to stay. Prime Minister Mikati said Saturday that President Michel Suleiman had asked him to remain in his position for a “period of […]
Lebanese PM Offers Resignation Following Attack
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
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Lebanese Cabinet Holds Emergency Meeting
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
The Lebanese Cabinet is holding an emergency session Saturday, a day after a massive car bomb killed the country’s police intelligence chief. Eight people died and more than 80 were wounded in the blast Friday. The government has declared Saturday a national day of mourning. Demonstrators have closed roads around the country to protest the […]
Huge Car Bomb in Beirut Kills 8
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
A massive car bomb in Beirut has killed at least eight people and injured about 80 others. The bomb exploded Friday near the office of the Christian Phalange Party headquarters. The group openly disapproves of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lebanese hospitals issued an urgent plea for blood donors to help treat the […]
Huge Car Bomb in Beirut Kills 8
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
A massive car bomb in Beirut has killed at least eight people and injured about 80 others injured after an explosion ripped through a neighborhood in the Lebanese capital. The bomb exploded Friday near the office of the Christian Phalange Party headquarters. The group openly disapproves of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The […]
Car Bomb Rips Through Lebanese Capital
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Media reports from Beirut indicate at least eight people are dead and 40 others injured after an explosion ripped through a neighborhood in the Lebanese capital Friday. Reports indicate the blast damaged residential buildings in east Beirut’s mainly Christian district of Achrafieh. Lebanon’s state media reported unspecified casualties. Lebanon has seen a recent increase in […]
Pope Makes Peace Appeal
Posted September 16th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict, on the final day of his trip to Lebanon, has urged Middle Eastern Christians to become peacemakers to end what he called the “grim trail of death and destruction” in the region. The 85-year-old pontiff spoke Sunday in the sweltering heat of an open-air Mass on Beirut’s Mediterranean seafront where he urged the […]
Pope, Lebanese Leaders Call for Religious Peace
Posted September 15th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict is calling on Lebanon to be a model of peace and religious freedom in the tumultuous Middle East. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church met with Lebanese officials and religious leaders Saturday at the presidential palace in Beirut, where he was met by cheering crowds. The pope said Christians and Muslims in […]
Pope, Lebanese Leaders Call for Religious Peace
Posted September 15th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict is calling on Lebanon to be a model of peace and religious freedom in the tumultuous Middle East. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church met with Lebanese officials and religious leaders Saturday at the presidential palace in Beirut, where he was met by cheering crowds. The pope said Christians and Muslims in […]
Pope Meets Muslim Leaders in Lebanon
Posted September 15th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict is expected to meet with Muslim leaders in Lebanon Saturday, as part of his three-day visit to the Middle East. Upon arrival in Lebanon Friday, the pope said he has come to the region as a “pilgrim of peace”. The trip comes days after a deadly Muslim uprising in the region, triggered by […]
Pope Visits Lebanon as ‘Pilgrim of Peace’
Posted September 14th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict arrived in Beirut Friday on a three-day visit to Lebanon. The pope was welcomed by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and cheering supporters. He said he came to the region as “a pilgrim of peace, as a friend of God and as a friend of men.” Pope Benedict is expected to meet with Lebanese […]
