2008 Fulbright Interfaith Community Action Program
Lebanese scholars actively engaged in interfaith dialogue are invited to apply for the Fulbright Interfaith Community Action Program designed to promote the importance of interfaith cooperation and to facilitate community action among diverse religious groups worldwide. The program will take place from September to December 2008... (more)
Transportation Resources
The following is a list of transport providers out of Lebanon – the list is intended as a resource for Americans wishing to leave the country. The U.S. Embassy compiled the list but cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information therein. Prices and services are subject to change. If you find that information on this sheet is inaccurate, or if you know of additional providers, please contact the embassy at beirutacs@state.gov and let us know so that we may pass the information on to other Americans in need of information... (more)
America Stands with Lebanon, Bush Says
Washington -- The United States stands with the people of Lebanon against Hezbollah, says President Bush, who urges regional leaders to support Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and step up diplomatic pressure on the militants’ sponsors in Syria and Iran. “I think the Arab world needs to support him,” Bush said in a May 12 interview with Al-Arabiya television, “and I think the Arab world needs to make it clear to the Iranians and Syrians that [they should] allow this good man to govern his country without interference”... (more)
Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, Acting Commander of U.S. Military Central Command Visits Lebanon
Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, Acting Commander of U.S. Military Central Command, visited Lebanon on May 14, 2008. Accompanied by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a. i. Michele J. Sison, General Dempsey held meetings with Elias Murr, the Minister of Defense, and Lieutenant General Michel Sleiman, the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces...(More)
The yearly celebration of Press Freedom Day on May 3rd is an opportunity to pay tribute to journalists, to examine the challenges they face, and to assess the general state of the media across the world.
