Daily Updated Middle East Lebanon News from the most reliable sources around the world.http://www.trcb.com/en-Us60Sat, 26 May 2012 10:59:25 ESTCopyright 2012 Electronic Lebanon, TRCB.com All Right Reservedhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/lebanese-army-encircling-baddawi-refugee-camp-24989.htmThe relationship between the Lebanese government and the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon is changing. The process of redefining the old relationship began explosively with the battle and subsequent demolition of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, near Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:39:29 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/lebanese-army-encircling-baddawi-refugee-camp-24989.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Human Rights/Developmenthttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/opinioneditorial/the-uks-misguided-advice-to-lebanon-24520.htmOne would think that the British government -- considering its history in the Middle East of colonizing and partitioning the land and overthrowing governments, and its current support of undemocratic and dictatorial regimes while occupying two nations in Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:36:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/opinioneditorial/the-uks-misguided-advice-to-lebanon-24520.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Opinion/Editorialhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/documentary-nahr-al-bared-checkpoints-and-more-24341.htmNahr al-Bared refugee camp has still not recovered from the devastating war in 2007 during which it was destroyed. The Lebanese army has been keeping a tight grip on the camp and the 20,000 displaced Palestinians who have returned so far. This 30-minute Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:10:27 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/documentary-nahr-al-bared-checkpoints-and-more-24341.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Human Rights/Developmenthttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/opinioneditorial/the-end-of-sectarianism-22335.htmFifteen years of civil war followed by 20 years of civil strife have cemented the role of Lebanon's leaders as bulwarks of their communities. If any serious sectarian reform begins to occur, hereditary inheritance and the defense of the tribe will cease Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:54:42 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/opinioneditorial/the-end-of-sectarianism-22335.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Opinion/Editorialhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/lebanon-tightens-control-over-palestinian-refugee-camps-21083.htmNAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (IPS) - Recent inter-factional clashes in Lebanon's Ein al-Hilwe refugee camp once more illustrated the fragile security situation in some of its Palestinian camps. Lebanese plans to take over security within the camps are Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:11:57 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/lebanon-tightens-control-over-palestinian-refugee-camps-21083.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Human Rights/Developmenthttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/nahr-al-bareds-economic-recovery-hampered-by-military-siege-21020.htmMore than two years after the end of the fighting, the war-torn Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, located in northern Lebanon, is far from the model the Lebanese government has promised the camp would become. Instead, reconstruction of the camp Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:39:12 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/nahr-al-bareds-economic-recovery-hampered-by-military-siege-21020.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Human Rights/Developmenthttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/action-activism/a-voice-of-frustration-and-hope-in-nahr-al-bared-20307.htmNAHR AL-BARED (North Lebanon) (IPS) - The hip-hop beats ringing through the muddy, unlit streets of this burnt-out Palestinian refugee camp seem incongruous. But the rhymes are camp-grown -- and courageous. Farhan Abu Siyam, 21, is Nahr al-Bared's first Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:37:09 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/action-activism/a-voice-of-frustration-and-hope-in-nahr-al-bared-20307.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Action & Activismhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/us-governments-hard-line-on-hizballah-clashes-with-political-20087.htmWASHINGTON (IPS) - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman visited Washington last week, for his first visit with President Barack Obama. The meeting was a quick one, tucked in amongst the myriad of domestic issues that are demanding Obama's attention. Yet Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:22:28 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/us-governments-hard-line-on-hizballah-clashes-with-political-20087.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Human Rights/Developmenthttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/opinioneditorial/hizbullahs-call-for-legitimacy-19402.htmLast week Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech over video link from an unknown location, as he frequently does. The leader of the Lebanese Shia Islamic resistance and political group Hizballah addressed the audience in Beirut to present the group's new Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:02:01 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/opinioneditorial/hizbullahs-call-for-legitimacy-19402.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Opinion/Editorialhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/refugees-remain-skeptical-of-nahr-al-bared-reconstruction-18939.htmNAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (IPS) - More than two years after their refugee camp was destroyed in a war between the Lebanese army and the Islamist militant group Fatah al-Islam, Nahr al-Bared refugees Wednesday witnessed the start of the camp's Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:53:41 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/human-rightsdevelopment/refugees-remain-skeptical-of-nahr-al-bared-reconstruction-18939.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Human Rights/Developmenthttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/ya-libnan-is-being-upgraded-18818.htmWe are in the process of upgrading Ya Libnan. We plan to be back online with updates within 24-48 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:59:12 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/ya-libnan-is-being-upgraded-18818.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGEhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfeatured/66th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-the-french-mandate-18800.htmBy Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan The 23rd of November , 1943 is a bitter sweet occasion for all Lebanese, or at least it ought to be. It was 66 years ago today that Lebanon won officially its independence. Lebanon was the first Arab country to Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:25:41 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfeatured/66th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-the-french-mandate-18800.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FEATUREDhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/sunday-news-briefs-18788.htmBeirut - Lebanon celebrated its 66th Independence Day . A military parade was held in the capital Beirut, with President Michel Suleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, as well as foreign and Arab officials present. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:11:42 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/sunday-news-briefs-18788.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGEhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/politics/suleiman-calls-for-abolishing-political-sectarianism-in-lebanon-18774.htmBeirut- President Michel Suleiman addressed the nation on the eve of Lebanons 66th anniversary of independence saying: "To encourage vast participation in political life , a national committee should be established and charged with abolishing Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:03:46 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/politics/suleiman-calls-for-abolishing-political-sectarianism-in-lebanon-18774.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Politicshttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/saturday-news-briefs-editorial-18763.htmBeirut - Two issues are the focus of the media in Lebanon: The paragraph dealing with Hezbollah arms in the ministerial policy statement and the dispute between Interior minister Ziad Baroud and ISF Director General Ashraf Rifi over discharging Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:19:37 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/saturday-news-briefs-editorial-18763.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGEhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfeatured/would-the-wall-ever-fall-in-the-arab-world-18744.htmBy Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan The whole world has been celebrating one of the most momentous events of the later half of the tweentieth century, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. What a triumph for the human spirit, for democracy, Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:33:53 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfeatured/would-the-wall-ever-fall-in-the-arab-world-18744.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FEATUREDhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/friday-news-briefs-18730.htmBeirut - The issue of Hezbollah arms continues to delay the finalization of the ministerial policy statement . Yesterday the committee charged with drafting the statement met again but no agreement was reached . Many were hopeful that the statement Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:02 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/friday-news-briefs-18730.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGEhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/thursday-news-briefs-18678.htmBeirut- Finally someone is thinking about the Lebanese people. Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Annual Arab Banking Conference held at the Phoenicia hotel in Beirut that the new national unity government's policy statement should guarantee a better Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:01 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/thursday-news-briefs-18678.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGEhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/wednesday-news-briefs-18630.htmBeirut - As expected President Michel Suleiman hosted Wednesday a reconciliation meeting between Progressive socialist party leader MP Walid Jumblat and Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh. Following the meeting Suleiman hosted the two leaders Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:36:47 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/wednesday-news-briefs-18630.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGEhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/tuesday-news-briefs-editorial-18589.htmBeirut- The issue of the ministerial policy statement continues to be the focus of the media in Lebanon. The Committee charged with drafting the policy statement will hold a third meeting under PM Saad Hariri at 5 pm on Tuesday in an effort to finalize Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:55:16 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/tuesday-news-briefs-editorial-18589.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGEhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/monday-news-briefs-18533.htmBeirut - As expected, Hezbollah arms remain the most divisive issue facing the finalization of the ministerial policy statement of the so called national unity government. The committee charged with drafting the statement has been meeting since Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33:20 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/monday-news-briefs-18533.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGEhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfeatured/alice-in-wonderland-or-is-it-alice-in-lebanon-18508.htmBy Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan "Thinghs are not what they appear to be" is as close of a description of the political landscape in Lebanon as a phrase can get. Lewis Carroll could not have had Lebanon in mind when he coined that all popular Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:54:23 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfeatured/alice-in-wonderland-or-is-it-alice-in-lebanon-18508.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FEATUREDhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfeatured/an-open-letter-to-prime-minister-hariri-18507.htmBy: Maurice Obeid* Special to Ya Libnan Your Excellency: Congratulations on the formation of the new cabinet. Now that you have a government in place, I am writing to advise you to capitalize on recent developments to set the stage for peace in Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:38:22 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfeatured/an-open-letter-to-prime-minister-hariri-18507.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FEATUREDhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/general/sunday-news-briefs-editorial-18504.htmBeirut- The focus of the media today is on 2 issues: The election of the board members of the Lebanese Bar Association in which the March 14 majority and the minority are fiercely competing and the controversy surrounding the ministerial statement Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:26:04 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/general/sunday-news-briefs-editorial-18504.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / Generalhttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/saturday-news-briefs-editorial-18483.htmBeirut - The trend within the March 14 movement calls for getting away from Lebanons extremism and focusing instead on a position between March 14 and March 8 alliances. In his first appearance on Hezbollah's al-Manar TV since 2000, Progressive Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:17:22 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news/lebanon/xxxfrontpage/saturday-news-briefs-editorial-18483.htmTRCB.comNews Lebanon / xxx.FRONTPAGE