BEIRUT: Syrian troops held their fire on Thursday after a U.N.-backed ceasefire deadline passed, giving respite to rebellious towns that have suffered heavy bombardments, but international envoy Kofi Annan pressed Damascus to pull its forces back (...)
BAGHDAD: Iraq asked countries at an Arab League summit on Tuesday to forgive its pre-invasion debts, urging others to follow the United Arab Emirates and Algeria which have already agreed to write off what they were owed by their fellow OPEC (...)
BEIRUT: Arab League peace monitors arrived in the Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday for a first look after tanks were seen leaving the hotbed of anti-government unrest where hundreds have been killed during nine months of military crackdowns on (...)
BEIRUT: Lebanon's BLOM Bank posted first-half net profit of $163.56 million, up 4.6 percent compared with same period last year.
BLOM, one of the top banks in Lebanon, said in a statement on Monday its total assets for the first half of 2011 went (...)
BEIRUT: Libyan government troops advanced on Misrata's eastern districts on Friday, triggering street-battles with rebels in the coastal city that forced residents to flee the area, a rebel spokesman said.
"They tried to advance and enter the (...)
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Hezbollah-backed prime minister designate Najib Mikati said on Wednesday he sought good relations with all countries after Washington expressed concern over the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group's role in his nomination.
"We (want) (...)
BEIRUT: Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri visits Iran on Saturday, seeking its help to prevent political tensions turning violent if a UN-backed tribunal indicts Hezbollah members for killing his father.
Western diplomats have said that the (...)
BEIRUT: Net profits at Lebanon's Bank Audi rose 21.4 pct to $161.4 million in the first half of the year, the company said on Wednesday, boosted by positive economic conditions in the countries where it operates, including Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and (...)
BEIRUT: Lebanon's economy has surged despite global recession, but with one of the world's highest levels of public debt, growth may not be sustainable without reforms to cut its deficit and engage the private sector.
The International Monetary (...)
BEIRUT: Lebanon's economy is expected to grow by 7-8 percent this year while inflation remains stable as capital keeps pouring into the Arab country, central bank governor Riad Salameh said on Thursday.
Capital inflows, especially from Lebanese (...)