BEIRUT: Three Saudi citizens have been handed over to Lebanese authorities to stand trial on terrorist-related charges after Riyadh requested their extradition for interrogation at home. The suspects were identified as Fahd al-Mghamiss, Mohammad Saleh al-Sweid and Abdullah Bishi. The three suspects were transported on a private jet escorted by Saudi

BEIRUT: Israeli threats are part of a political, military and commercial deal, senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said on Wednesday during a meeting with Sheikh Mohammad Yazbek, the head of Hizbullah's Sharia Committee.The two figures discussed Israeli threats to Lebanon and Fadlallah said Israel was speaking out of fear of any future

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Syndicate of Advertising Agencies and the International Advertising Association (IAA)) asked the Parliamentary Administration and Justice Commission on Wednesday to take their demands into consideration while discussing a law to limit tobacco smoking. The two associations said the draft law prohibited advertising for tobacco products

SIDON: The Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested an individual who attempted to flee to Israel after he was caught in contact with Israeli troops through the border fence 200 meters away from Fatima Gate, a security source said on Wednesday. The source told The Daily Star that the detained individual, who held an Arab nationality, was hiding near

SIDON: The Lebanese Armed Forces cordoned off the southern city of Tyre on Wednesday in search of wanted men suspected of assaulting physicians and workers at the city's Jabal Amel Hospital.They arrested four suspects but were still in search of others who were believed to have assaulted employees at the hospital's emergency ward, injuring five of them late on Monday.

BEIRUT: Gouraud Street was so filled with life on Tuesday for the "France in Gemmayzeh" festival that astonished visitors almost believed the weekend was already here. Approximately 40 pubs and restaurants came together to bring a taste of French culture and gastronomy to Gemmayzeh as visitors were welcome to enjoy wine tasting, refined cheese

BEIRUT: UN and Spanish Embassy officials Wednesday launched a hydro-agricultural project to bring irrigation water from the Bekaa to farmers in south Lebanon. In the 1970s, the Litani River Authority (LRA) planned and designed the Hydro-Agricultural Development Project of Marjayoun in collaboration with the UNDP and the Food and Agriculture Organization.

BEIRUT: Former General Security Chief Jamil al-Sayyed judged the lawsuit filed by a Lebanese man against Syrian officers as a shameful attempt to trade with the one he filed against Lebanese officials, according to Sayyed's media office Wednesday. Former member of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) Elias Tanios filed an unprecedented lawsuit last week

BEIRUT: Hundreds gathered to hear imparted wisdom from the world's richest man; Mexican-Lebanese entrepreneur Carlos Slim at the American University of Beirut Wednesday. Speaking on his successful career and business experience spanning over 50 years during a lecture titled "The New Civilization of Knowledge and Technology," Slim

BEIRUT: Last Friday saw the sad loss of Antoine Choueiri, who as president, lead Sagesse Sporting Club to the greatest period in the club's history. With his departure, Sagesse's basketball and soccer teams struggled to match their former feats, but Choueiri would have been pleased to know Sagesse is now in safe hands. Talal al-Makdessi took the reins on