REPORT: EDL contract workers stage fresh sit-in

24 April 2017 English

Electricite du Liban (EDL) contract workers staged on Monday a sit-in outside the Ministry of Energy to protest state’s failure to give them full-time tenure.

A number of workers headed to the Ministry of Energy on the Emile Lahoud Boulevard in Metn to prevent Minister of Energy Cesar Abi Khalil from entering his office.

The contract workers burnt tires, causing suffocating traffic.

British Navy Flagship to Conclude Middle East Tour in Lebanon

24 February 2017 English

The British Embassy announced Thursday that, in a demonstration of “the strength of the enduring UK-Lebanon partnership,” the Fleet flagship of the British Royal Navy will visit Lebanon next week. The visit will conclude a Middle East deployment of HMS OCEAN, which has seen the […]

Lebanon seeks USD 10 bln funding for infrastructure rehabilitation

4 April 2017 English

Lebanon plans to urge the international community to boost financial support at a conference on Syria in Brussels, seeking a USD 10 billion funding for a program of public sector-led investment in infrastructure to boost the economy. The Syrian war has weakened Lebanon’s economy; […]

(Video) President Michel Aoun: Only the truth can liberate !!

31 August 2017 English

On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed that Lebanon’s victory over terrorism embodies the meaning of al-Adha, “this holiday teaches us that there are values worth sacrificing for, chief among which is freedom and that sacrifice is a personal decision.” On […]