Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday ruled out permanent resettlement in Lebanon for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees in an apparent bid to quell local concerns.

Region - 8 December 2009

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will make a brief visit to Lebanon next week for talks with President Michel Sleiman on relations and the plight of Palestinian refugees, officials said on Thursday.

Region - 4 December 2009

By Rami G. Khouri

The new Lebanese government would do well to put high on its agenda one of the chronic stress points in the country. It is one that now may see glimmers of hope of resolution: Palestinian-Lebanese relations.

Opinion - 27 November 2009

An Israeli flag was displayed for the first time in the United Arab Emirates this week when a delegation from the Jewish state attended an international meeting, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Region - 16 October 2009

Lebanon launched a manhunt on Tuesday for an Islamist being held on terror charges who escaped from the country’s largest prison in a pre-dawn jail break.

Region - 19 August 2009