The UK Foreign Affairs Ministry confirms its issuance of a visa to a Hezbolla Deputy to visit London for official meetings with the Brits. Watch your back!

Al Wali Jumblat continues to distance himself from the Hariri Clan which is making the Sunni Muslims very angry.

Forbes Magazine features Beirut in its latest publication.

Both the Majority and the Minority are scaring their constituents about the other side.

The schism is widening between Warlord Al-Wali Jumblat and his Financier, Tycoon Saad Hariri over elections issues, namely in the Chouf District.

Meanwhile, it appears that Minority Chieftain Michel Aoun will be the only Leader to have Candidates running in the entire 10,452km2.

Rafiq Hariri's daughter, Hind, has married Anas Karout in a private ceremony. Hind Hariri is reported to be one of the richest women by Forbes Magazine.

High tension remains in the Hezbolla heartland of Baalbeck where Army units have been clashing with the Shia Muslim Jaafar Tribe.

Another high tension is reported between the UNIFIL and Hezbolla in the Beqaa oil rich town of Sohmor.

Both Samir Jaajaa and Amine Gemayel are spending a couple of days Lobbying for themselves in the Christian City of Zahle. Funny enough: both Jaajaa and Gemayel never visited Zahleh before the elections.

Does anyone know where Engineer Joseph Sader is? Sader was kidnapped in Hezbolla Land on his way to work over a month and a half ago.

A Lebanese Army Patrol was hit by an RPG rocket resulting in injuring 4 soldiers and 1 officer in the Hezbolla heartland of Baalbeck.

The Lebanese media reports that Minority Chieftain Michel Aoun is facing 3 fronts; 1 against the Majority, 1 against the Center and 1 against his own allies within the Minority coalition.

Summer timing in the Lebanon gets into effect at midnight tonight.

A heavy snow and rain storm has hit the Lebanon surprisingly.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Michel Aoun may substitute Syrian Agent Michel Murr with his brother Gabriel Murr on his list of Nominees in the Metn elections.

Friends of Bashir announce their support to Michel Aoun in the Ashrafieh District instead of supporting Bashir's son Nadim who is running neck in neck against Massoud Ashkar (aka Pussy).

Majority Leader and Chameleon Al-Wali Jumblat continues his shifting political adherence to a one that is closer to Syria.

Lebanese Pop Singer Haifa Wehbe decides to marry her long term Eguyptian boyfriend. The wedding will take place in Beirut next month and she has invited all her fans to take part in the aftermath ceremony.

The Gemayel Feudal Family puts the blame on the Army and Police for the booby trapped car placed near its Godfather's mansion in Bikfaya.

Meanwhile, Slaves of Druze Warlord Al-Wali Jumblat defend their Master's on-going political changesas being one day with Syria and another day against Syrian then again with Syria.

Police discovers a booby trapped car near the mansion of Feudal Lord Amine Gemayel in Bikfaya.

Hariri Clan owned newspaper Al-Mustakbal publishes disgarceful photos of Jesus.

Ancient Lebanese Singer Sabah reveals that she had several extra-marital relations including an Arab Prince while she was married to Actor Rushdi Abaza, one of her 9 husbands .

R A P I O could not publish its news earlier today due to technical reasons.

Students from both the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement clashed with each other on the Campus of the Lebanese American University in Byblos. . . And they consider themselves to be the future of Lebanon . . . What a future ya Dude. . .

The Majority is in disarray due to the divisions among its Christians over the up-coming elections.

Lebanon has finally accepted Ali Abdel-Kareem Ali as the first Syrian Ambassador to the 10,452km2.

The Balestinians continue to assassinate each other in the Lebanon. Medhat Naguy is the latest PLO Terrorist for being blown-up to pieces by fellow Balestinian Hamas.

Meanwhile, New-TV Station paves the way to promote the naturalization of Balestinians in the Lebanon as it broadcasts poor Balestinian Children with no place to go or no work to do.

The Hariri Clan is upset with Majority Leader Al-Wali Jumblat for sending signals that he is ready to switch sides back to the Syrian circle once again. That serves them right.

Maronite Patriarch Nasroulla Sfeir proves one more time that he is the Chief Procrastinator by requesting the delay of lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.

The Minority reveals that a Hariri Clan member, Deputy Fatfat had a plan ready to naturalize 25071 Balestinians in the Lebanon.

The Pharmacists Syndicate forbids all pharmacists in Lebanon from giving any discounts on the high prices of drugs to their Patients or Customers.

Majority Leader Al-Wali Jumblat denies being roughed-up by Protesters in the Chouf.

A mother stabbed a Policeman in South Lebanon in order to facilitate her son to runaway from prison. She gives a new meaning to "Happy Mother's Day"!

While the United Kingdom is courting Hezbolla, the U.S. has opened-up to Hezbolla's Grand Masters in Iran.

Unconfirmed reports reveal that Saudi Tycoon Al-Walid Ben Talal has financed the re-opening of M-TV which was founded in the Nineties by Gabriel Murr. The popular television company M-TV was forced to shut down by Gabriel's brother and Syrian Agent Michel Murr under direct orders from the Syrian Baath Regime.

Security authorities report heavy fighting has erupted between various Balestinian terror groups in the Mieh-Mieh Terror Camp.

The UK based Economist Intelligence Unit reveals that the world economy faces 30% risk of entering into a global depression.

The Lebanese Parliament has voted to drop the voting age from 21 to 18 starting with the 2013 elections. This new law gives the Muslims in the Lebanon a clear two third of the electoral body. The only way to balance this would be to allow the Lebanese living abroad to vote in their respective embassies.

The Majority is overtly offering free airline tickets to any Lebanese living abroad who wish to go to Lebanon and vote for the Hariri led coalition. Will the Minority follow the same path? In any event, the Lebanese are well known to be bought, especially during elections and then they start crying and weeping why their country is so screwed-up.

Syria is demanding that UN Envoy stops his interferences in Syria’s interferences in Lebanese internal affairs ! So, Mr. Bashar: What is allowed for you is not allowed on you?

Mini Feudal Lord Boutros Harb has cautioned his fellow members in the majority from renewed assassination attempts to enable the minority to have the majority control over the Parliament.

The public transportation Syndicate goes on strike today. A massive march is scheduled to take place in the streets of Beirut to protest the high taxation on gasoline.

The biggest electoral battle will take place in the all Christian Metn District where the majority is split and the minority is not very well liked.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman adopts the revival of the creation of a Senate (to be headed by Feudal Lord Al-Wali Jumblat).

Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister and a Lackey of Nabih Berri has defended Syria for not sending a representative to the opening ceremony of the Lebanese Embassy in Damascus.

Feudal Lord Nassib Lahoud lies on national television by denying that he lobbied for the Syrian intervention in Christian Lebanon when he was Ambassador in Washington, DC.

Hezbolla is trying to heal the schism between its allies Warlords Aoun and Berri.

The Minority Chieftains comprising Hassan Nasroulla, Michel Aoun, Nabih Berri, Talal Arslan and Sleiman Franjieh met to form their united stand for the elections.

Presidents Sleiman of Lebanon and French Sarkozi exchange Presidential medals during Sleiman's State visit to France.

Independent Observers question the silence of the Lebanese Authorities over the disappearance of Engineer Jospeh Sader over a month ago. Sader was kidnapped in day light in Hezbolla Land while on his way to work.

News Flash = For the 1st time in history, Lebanon opens her Embassy in Damascus and the Flag of the 10,452km2 is flying high in the Syrian Capital. Not surprisingly, the Syrians did not send any Representative to the opening ceremony. Good!

YOUR VOTE COUNTS. BUT: DON'T SELL YOURSELF.

Syrian Dic-tator Bashar Assad is summoned to Qatar for swift discussions.

Members of the Majority express their refusal of Syrian Agent's Michel Murr's tactics and interferences in the Metn District.

A clairvoyant predicts World War Three to start in the Summer of 2010 as the US is infiltrated by terror group due to the weak Obama deterrent policy.

VOTE FOR YOUR CANDIDATE. DO NOT VOTE FOR YOUR FEUDAL LORD.

Independent Observers wonder how will the Lebanese co-exist if they can't even agree on one single common denominator over their internal, economic, social, educational and defense policies.

Syrian Agent and Chameleon Michel Murr has succeeded in splitting the Kataeb and the Lebanese Forces over their respective Candidates in the up-coming elections.

Today marks the 4th Anniversary of the Cedars Revolution. Observers, Pros and Foes are all wondering what is left of it. Syria left Lebanon from the door but it has returned from the window. All Syria's allies are as strong as ever. Worse, Michel Aoun, Syria's strongest and arch enemy before and during the Cedars Revolution, is now considered as a Syrian ally.

Hezbollah's Ayatollah Dr. Hassan Nasroullah stated that Hezbollah will never ever recognize the State of Israel.

President Michel Sleiman has issued a directive to open the Lebanese Embassy in Syria before his meeting with his French counterpart next week.

Kingdom Hotel Investments, one of Prince Al-Waleed's subsidiary companies has laid-off several of its staff. The company's Chief Financial Officer and its Chief Legal Council are reported to have left as well.

Army Intelligence unit frees the Lebanese Corporal and his 4 friends taken hostage 2 days ago North of Beirut.

Meanwhile, Engineer Joseph Sader has been kidnapped in Hezbolla Land for a month and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Meddling in Lebanese interior affairs, Syrian Dic-tator Bashar Assad states that elections in Lebanon are not what is important.

Majority Leader Al-Wali Jumblat continues to court Hezbolla and Amal as Lebanon is nearing Parliamentary elections.

Believe it or not! The US is upset with Britain over the Latter's overture to Hezbolla.

Druze Feudal Lords Al-Wali Jumblat and Talal Arslan agree to keep Majeed Jumblat as Vice-Governor of the Lebanese Central Bank. So now it is the feudal Lord who decides whether one citizens should maintain his job or not ! ! ! What a country ya Man. . .

Italian Antonio Cassizi has been elected as President of the Judges who will be ruling in the case of the assassination of Rafiq Hariri and 20 other Lebanese.

It seems that a new wave of kidnapping is hitting Lebanon. Last night, a gang of 6 kidnapped a Lebanese Army Corporal from his home North of Beirut.

Hezbolla increases its drug smuggling operations into Israel.

Samir Jaajaa criticizes the Saudi-Syrian-Egyptian summit held in Riyadh yesterday which called for a new Arab solidarity. Jaajaa cites Syrian on-going hegemony on Lebanon and its refusal to deploy an Ambassador in Beirut as examples of Arab lack of solidarity.

Berri and Saniora kiss and make-up after a long break-up.

Riots broke-up in the Roumieh Prison leading to 17 people injured. The Prisoners set fire to a section of the famous jail which was brought back under control overnight.

Syria still refuses to deploy her Ambassador to the Lebanon.

The Lebanese Army shoots at a car belonging to Deputy Aalamuddeen in the Tripoli area as his Driver refused to stop at a check point.

Bkerke's Patriarch Sfeir calls upon his Supporters wishing to become Deputies in the next elections to cancel their rally they had scheduled for next Sunday to express their support to him.

A 31 year old Lebanese woman has been kidnapped in Venezuela and the perpetrators are demanding a ransom for her release.

The Berdawneh River in Zahleh has flooded and destroyed several properties along its banks including the famous restaurants in Wadi Al-Aarayesh.

Heavy snow and floods resulted in large amount of rocks in falling down in the Sannine Mountains.

Kuwaiti Al-Raei news agency reports that Lebanese Engineer Jospeh Sader kidnapped by Hezbolla nearly a month ago is an Israeli Spy. Sader is currently being interrogated by Hezbolla Security, Syrian Secret Service and the Iranian Passdaran in an undisclosed location. The Lebanese Government has no say in the matter.

Syrian dic-tator Bashar Assad has replaced nearly 40 Syrian Intelligence and Army officers as a prelude to re-conquer the Lebanon by the summer of 2009.

Holland issued a travel warning to its citizens not to go to Lebanon before the summer 09 elections are over citing eminent terrorist and armed gang attacks by various factions within the country.

What is it with Amine Gemayel! He is ready to ally himself with his once arch-enemy Michel Murr just to defeat Michel Aoun in the Metn District. Murr is known to have ran with the Socialist Syrian Popular Party who was behind the assassination of Bashir Gemayel in 1982.

The Bashirists (Followers of Bashir Gemayel) have split once again. This time the schism is between the son of Bashir, Nadim, and Massoud Ashkar (Pussy). Both are running for the single Maronite seat of Ashrafieh.

Lebanese Classical Singer Salwa Katrib is dead.

R A P I O will be back to publication on Sunday, March 8, 2009.

Unconfirmed reports reveal that Michel Aoun may select Jospeh Zayeck (ex-Lebanese Forces Officer) to run for Parliament against the Nominee of Samir Jaajaa in the Kesrouan District.

A month has gone by and the whereabouts of kidnapped Engineer Joseph Sader are still a mystery.

The US Diplomacy has once again turned 180 degrees vis-a-vis its relations with Syria which could allow a renewed Syrian intervention in the Lebanon.

Media reports reveal that a number of Lebanese Politicians have boarded an Iranian planes and headed to Tehran to receive fresh and direct instructions.

Bank of Lebanon Governor Riad Salameh is honored at the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange).

Unconfirmed reports reveal that 24 year old Hind Hariri, daughter of the late Rafiq Hariri and the world youngest Billionaire woman got married recently in a secret ceremony.

Economists in Lebanon forecast that the increase in the price of gold may end-up covering half of Lebanon's national debts.

It is Your National Duty to VOTE. But You MUST VOTE for Lebanon and Not for the Feudal Lords, the Warlords and Clergymen.

Samir Kassir, Gebran Tueiny, Rafiq Hariri, Bassel Fleihan, Pierre Gemayel, Walid Eido and Ge. Francois El-Hajj were among those who were remembered yesterday for their martyrdom to safeguard the 10,452km2.

Today marks the 1st day of the taking-over of the international tribunal of the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, Bassel Fleihan and 20 other Lebanese.

Majority Tycoon Saad Hariri called his Followers to celebrate this event in a "civilized manner".

Ziad Raaei, yet another normal Lebanese citizen, has been found shot dead in his head.