http://www.newstin.com/us/beirut Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80903114 The new United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams arrived on Sunday in Beirut to take up his functions as representative of the Secretary General in Lebanon. Williams will begin his round of meetings with... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:26:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80903114 2008-10-13T09:26:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81006056 How would you describe MP Michel Aoun’s visit to Iran? He is getting to know the leadership of Iran and consolidating Lebanon’s relations with all regional countries. He is sending a political message to domestic and... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:08:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81006056 2008-10-13T19:08:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80917927 Published: Monday, 13 October, 2008 @ 1:41 PM in Beirut Beirut- Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun surprised the Lebanese Christians and Muslims alike on Monday when he said that Iran was helping Lebanon to achieve national... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:46:44 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80917927 2008-10-13T10:46:44Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80917949 Beirut- Premier Fouad Siniora has said that he prefers to remain silent about comments by his Syrian counterpart Mohammed Naji Otari and Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem that he has rejected invitations to visit Damascus. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:29:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80917949 2008-10-13T10:29:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81013007 Telecommunications Minister Jebran Bassil on Monday accused Lebanese citizens and security officials of financing terror. Bassil, a member of General Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement, told supporters in Batroun "there are... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:58:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81013007 2008-10-13T19:58:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81012983 To mark the start of the 2008-2009 academic year and as part of activities to welcome new students, the Extreme Club at the Lebanese American University's Jbeil campus held an Extreme Sports Day on Monday. The activities... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:58:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81012983 2008-10-13T19:58:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81012960 When Parliament voted on a new election law last month, reactions to the new legislation were mixed. Although some of the reforms proposed by the legislature's Administration and Justice Committee were adopted, others were not... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:58:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81012960 2008-10-13T19:58:10Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81013102 Parliament's Administration and Justice Committee on Monday canceled interviews with 74 candidates for the Constitutional Council and decided to endorse a draft law concerning the council recently submitted by Justice Minister... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:59:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81013102 2008-10-13T19:59:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81013201 In its first comment about the impact of the global financial crisis on Lebanon, Citigroup reiterated its optimism about the economic and financial outlook despite the global banking and financial turmoil, adding that the... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:59:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81013201 2008-10-13T19:59:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81013065 With the global financial crisis shaking the world's economic foundations, the woeful caliber of business journalism in the Arab world needs to improve in order to provide the business community with timely information, said... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:59:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/81013065 2008-10-13T19:59:07Z