BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers shot dead two members of an alliance against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in northern Lebanon on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest incident to raise fears Syria's turmoil was spilling over the border into its neighbor. Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahid, a Sunni Muslim cleric, and Khaled Miraib, both members of the Lebanon-based March 14 political ...

  

Army troops shot dead a Sunni cleric on Sunday when his convoy failed to stop at a checkpoint in north Lebanon, the scene of deadly clashes linked to the uprising in Syria, a security official said.

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers shot dead a Sunni cleric and a second member of a Lebanese political alliance against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in northern Lebanon on Sunday, security sources said. Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahid and Khaled Miraib, members of the March 14 alliance, were shot in their car as they sped through an army checkpoint without stopping, the sources said ...

  

Two Muslim preachers are killed in Akkar, north Lebanon, after shots were fired at their vehicle at a Lebanese Army checkpoint which prompted the military to withdraw its forces from the region.

  

Lebanon: Qatar and the UAE have called on their citizens to avoid travelling to Lebanon and for those who are there to leave due to tension and instability in the country, the Associated Press has reported. The call came days after clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian groups in the northern city of Tripoli left eight people and dozens wounded. Lebanese foreign minister Adnan Mansour said that he hopes Qatar and the UAE will review their decision because the situation in Lebanon does not require such steps. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Sunday.

  

Lebanon: According to figures by Lebanon's Association of Car Importers, the number of new passenger and commercial vehicles registered in the country during the first four months of 2012 climbed 13.3% year-on-year to 10,931, The Daily Star has reported. Korean cars sales in the first four months of 2012 rose 22.17% with 4,656 units sold compared to the same period in 2011, grabbing a market share of 45.79%. Sales of Kia and Hyundai jumped by 27.63% and 13.89%, respectively, compared with the first four months of 2011, the data showed. [AMEInfo.com]

  

The Lebanon Greyhounds used a five-run, fifth-inning rally to beat the Dupo Tigers 10-5 Saturday in the championship game of the Class 1A Metro-East Lutheran Regional.

  

EDWARDSVILLE It was a pitching line that won't be duplicated very often.

  

The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain on Saturday urged their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon, where clashes linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria have left 10 people dead.

  

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar and the United Arab Emirates urged their citizens to stay away from Lebanon, citing security concerns in a country where fighting prompted by sectarian tensions in neighboring Syria has unsettled areas near a northern port. The two Gulf states' Foreign Ministries urged all those already in Lebanon - a favorite destination for wealthy Gulf tourists - to leave because of ...

  

Two unidentified individuals mugged a man in Bourj Hammoud of his wallet and mobile phone, north of Beirut, early Saturday morning, security sources told The Daily Star.

  

Lebanon: According to web analytics firm socialbakers.com, users of social networking giant, Facebook, grew by more than 129,880 in the last six months to 1,419,060, The Daily Star has reported. "Our social networking statistics show that Facebook penetration in Lebanon is 34.4%, compared with the country's population and 141.9% in relation to number of [actual] internet users," the website said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Saturday.

  

BEIRUT - Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising anti-regime sentiment in the country's biggest city, which has largely remained supportive of President Bashar Assad throughout the 15-month uprising.

  

A six-member gang wanted by the Lebanese Army for assaulting and blackmailing foreign workers has been arrested, a military communiqué said Friday.

  

Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi rejected Thursday calls for the return of the Syrian army to Lebanon to restore calm in Tripoli.

  

Finance Minister Mohammad Safadi said Lebanon plans to raise $2 billion in international bond markets this year, taking advantage of record-low borrowing costs for the most-indebted Arab nation.

  

Lebanese soldiers backed by armored vehicles deployed in the northern coastal city of Tripoli to restore order.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 17 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati ordered the military to set up check points and arrest people carrying weapons in public as clashes continued in Tripoli.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 17 (UPI) -- Sporadic sniper and rocket fire erupted in northern Lebanon Thursday killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring at least three other people, the military said.

  

Finance Minister Mohammad Safadi said Lebanon plans to raise $2 billion in Eurobonds this year after borrowing costs of the most indebted Arab country dropped to a record.

  

Lebanon: Bank Audi sal - Audi Saradar Group, the majority shareholder of LIA Insurance sal, has entered into an agreement with Saham Finances sa, the holding company of the Moroccan group leader of the African insurance market (excluding South Africa) for the acquisition by Saham Finances sa of 81% of the capital of LIA Insurance sal. Completion of the transaction is subject to the required regulatory approvals. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: The Lebanese government plans to provide soon public school students with 15,000 reduced-cost tablet PCs soon, in a move aimed at enhancing the quality of education and boost a knowledge-based economy, The Daily Star has reported. "The central bank said it will offer interest free loans to help reduce the costs for the devices, allowing students to pay in instalments over two years. There will be no guarantees required for the loan," said telecoms minister Nicolas Sehnaoui. The pilot project would involve providing free tablets devices to 10th and 11th grade classes in 15 public high schools across the country. The tablets would include the educational curriculum of the two classes. [AMEInfo.com]

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A civilian died in fighting in Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Wednesday night, security sources said, bringing the death toll to nine in five days of clashes in a city where sectarian tension has been growing over the revolt in neighboring Syria. The fighting in Tripoli, 70 km (43 miles) north of Beirut, highlights how violence in Syria can spill into Lebanon ...

  

Lebanon: Lebanese lender, Bank Audi has agreed to sell most of its stake in LIA Insurance Co to a major Moroccan financial firm, The Daily Star has reported. Saham Finances Co will acquire 81% of LIA Insurance, the bank said. Financial details have not been disclosed. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanese director Nadine Labaki had an especially fertile imagination while working on her most recent project. I learned I was pregnant with my first child when I was doing this movie, she says. I found you really want to share your point of view as a mother. I imagined my son at 18 or 19. What if he was tempted to take weapons? Tha's the topic of Where Do We Go Now?, opening Friday at ...

  

Lebanese and Syrian citizens caught up in a tit-for-tat kidnapping linked to the Syria crisis were released Wednesday. All the hostages have been freed.

  

The Embassy of Lebanon in the United States and the affiliated Consulates General in Detroit, Los Angeles and New York are calling on Lebanese citizens (holders of Lebanese citizenship) living in the U.S. to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections taking place in spring 2013, by registering at the closest Lebanese Diplomatic Mission …Embassy in Washington D.C. or any Consulate ...

  

At least six people were wounded on Wednesday in Lebanon's northern city Tripoli in fresh clashes between two rival districts linked to the unrest in neighbouring Syria, a security official said.

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 16 (UPI) -- The Lebanese army has deployed to the northern Lebanon city of Tripoli after three days of clashes between backers and foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

  

Eight people, including a Lebanese soldier, are wounded in the north Lebanon city of Tripoli.

  

Lebanese and Syrian citizens caught up in a tit-for-tat kidnapping linked to the Syria crisis are released.

  

Two Lebanese men kidnapped last week in the Syrian town of Zaita are released, security sources tell The Daily Star.

  

A 39-year-old Lebanese man is killed in a hit-and-run incident on Safra highway, north of Beirut.

  

1,200 pounds of beef 25,000 mouthwatering pies 20,000 grape leaves a recipe for community

  

The Lebanese Army brought an end to 3 days of clashes between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli which left at least seven people dead and over 100 wounded.

  

The past three days have witnessed fierce sectarian fighting in Tripoli, Lebanon's second city, where tensions have been exacerbated by Syria's yearlong crisis.

  

The Lebanese army has deployed in sectors of Tripoli affected by clashes, calming the area after three days of sectarian fighting that killed nine people.

  

TRIPOLI, lebanon … Firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, Lebanese gunmen clashed in street battles Monday as sectarian tensions linked to the 14-month-old uprising

  

Lebanon: Joseph Torbey, head of the Lebanese Banks Association has said deposits in Lebanese banks are set to grow by 'no less' than 8%, reiterating the sector's commitment to implementing international sanctions on Syria, The Daily Star has reported. "Depositors should not worry about their funds in Lebanon," Torbey said, adding that "the Lebanese are implementing not only what is being asked from Lebanon [but all international regulations]." [AMEInfo.com]

  

Syria's uprising has fuelled intense clashes in neighbouring Lebanon for a third day of gunfire.

  

Residents of two rival neighbourhoods in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli cowered in fear on Monday as fresh sectarian clashes erupted linked to the unrest in neighbouring Syria.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 14 (UPI) -- Syrians have a choice between national dialogue or a situation like the one in Iraq, the leader of Shiite movement Hezbollah said.

  

Tensions between backers, opponents of Assad spill across border, with several dead in gun battles in Lebanon's 2nd-largest city

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - The uprising in Syria fueled intense clashes in neighbouring Lebanon for a third day Monday, with gunmen firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades as sectarian tensions spilled across the border.

  

Lebanon: The Lebanese Skateboarding Association (LSA) has partnered with Youngberry Agency, youth marketing agency, to engage Lebanese skate boarders of all ages in conceptualizing the association's new brand identity. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: HP hosted its channel partners from Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq at the "Grow with HP" conference event at the Intercontinental Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut. The event was the latest step by HP to forge stronger ties with its partners in the Levant and Iraq region. [AMEInfo.com]

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Twenty people were wounded in renewed clashes overnight between Alawite supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Muslim fighters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, medical sources said on Monday.

  

Two people are killed and four others wounded in a head-on collision between two cars on the Ouzai highway south of Beirut.

  

Lebanon High School softball coach Hank Feldt has no reservations when talking about the talent on his current squad.

  

March 14 called on the Lebanese government Sunday to protect residents of border towns from the Syrian Army.

  

At least a thousand demonstrators participated Sunday in a rally organized by the Civil Campaign for Electoral Reforms calling for a law based on proportional representation.

  

Four people have died in Lebanon armed clashes between al-Assad loyalists and local opponents.

  

Syrian forces killed at least five people when they raided a Sunni farming village on Sunday, torching homes and looting shops in what activists said is a sign of worsening relations among the country's religious groups.

  

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 13 (UPI) -- Syria's ongoing political violence has apparently spilled over into neighboring Lebanon where residents of two towns clashed, officials said.

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Three people were killed when fighting erupted overnight in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between members of the Alawite minority loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and members of the Sunni majority, witnesses and security officials said on Sunday. Rocket-propelled grenades and automatic rifles were used in the fighting in an Alawite enclave and surrounding ...

  

The premier of New South Wales, Australia, arrives in Beirut, while Finance Minister Mohammad Safadi departs for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

  

Two people are killed in sectarian clashes in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, as tensions in neighbouring Syria spill over the border.

  

Lebanon: Unicart s.a.l, the exclusive dealer of Honda in Lebanon, announces the arrival of the all-new Honda CR-V to the Lebanese market. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Sectarian violence linked to the unrest in neighboring Syria shook the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, with the state news agency reporting a soldier and two civilians killed in the street clashes.

  

Lebanon's national news agency says a sniper shot dead a soldier while sectarian clashes shook the northern city of Tripoli.

  

Lebanon's national news agency says a sniper shot dead a soldier while sectarian clashes shook the northern city of Tripoli.

  

Lebanon: Lebanese mobile operator Alfa has rolled out a prepaid plan offering up to 72% discounts to users aged 14 to 24, The Daily Star has reported. "The new plan titled U-Chat will allow the younger generation in Lebanon to benefit from the latest mobile services and mobile internet at highly competitive and affordable rates," Alfa said. Users will have up to 30 minutes of local call minutes in addition to 200 SMS and 50 megabytes data plan, the firm added. [AMEInfo.com]

  

An afternoon fire destroyed a home in Lebanon on Saturday. Fire crews arrived at 9 Evergreen Drive just before 3 p.m. "When we arrived, the homeowner was attempting with neighbors to try to stop the fire from spreading to the other homes in close proximity. The homeowner was also concerned for a cat that was still in the house, which he still has not located and believes perished in the fire ...

  

A fire caused damage to four mobile homes and injured two homeowners and a firefighter, Lebanon rescue officials said.

  

BEIRUT - A video posted online in the name of a shadowy militant group late Friday claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Syrian capital this week that killed 55 people.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Saturday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.

  

In Beirut speech, Hezbollah leader also says his movement can accurately hit targets throughout Israel in case of war.

  

Lebanon's northeastern border with Syria fast becoming the scene of a confrontation between Lebanese supporters and opponents of the regime in Syria.

  

Just 50 meters down the street from their very first location, Librarie Antoine has opened its 14th branch, in the Beirut Souks.

  

In the run-up to next week's annual commemoration of the Nakba, the enthusiasm of refugees is mixed about heading to the border and staging a protest on the edge of their homeland.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said his militant group was capable of striking any target in neighbouring Israel, saying "the days when we fled and they did not are over".

  

Lebanon High School evacuated due to chemical spill.

  

LEBANON … After lengthy discussion, the Lebanon City Council decided to try stricter enforcement of current city codes regarding on-street parking before enacting more stringent rules.

  

State police have arrested a Lebanon man in connection with a shooting of his 26-year-old girlfriend on Wednesday in Lebanon.

  

Members from a Lebanese family are holding 13 Syrian men hostage in an attempt to swap them for two fellow citizens kidnapped by the Syrian opposition.

  

A fire erupted at a carpet factory in Safra, north of Beirut, Friday as Civil Defense personnel worked to extinguish the flames.

  

Like the magical hamlet in Brigadoon, the village in Where Do We Go Now? is cut off from the modern world, and the film insists that is no bad thing. Tha's because the village is in Lebanon, and its surrounded by land mines and reachable only by a...

  

LEBANON BOROUGH … Chief School Administrator Dominic Costanzo has filed a lawsuit in response to formal tenure charges being filed against him by the Board of Education. Tenure charges were filed against Costanzo on March 16, according to special counsel...

  

A group of women are determined to stop their hotheaded men from starting a religious war in Where Do We Go Now? , a bittersweet comedy from Lebanese director Nadine Labaki. The film has broken box office records in the Middle East.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Tunisia's prime minister said on Thursday the economy grew 2 percent in the first quarter of 2012, climbing back from a contraction a year ago. "Despite the difficult conditions the country has gone through, it has achieved positive numbers in a short period of time. The growth average has risen from minus 1.8 percent (in 2011) to 2 percent," Hamadi Jebali told an economic ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers killed 55 people and wounded 372 in Damascus on Thursday, state media said, the deadliest attacks in the Syrian capital since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began 14 months ago.

  

LEBANON Lebanon is known statewide for its economic development successes in recent years. But if that success is to continue, its workforce must become better educated, Bobby Lee of the Governor's Economic Revitalization Team told more than 100 people at the third annual Lebanon Economic Summit, held Tuesday evening.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Beirut called a double bombing that killed 55 people in Syria on Thursday "reprehensible and unacceptable" but said it would not change U.S. demands that the Syrian government implement a UN-backed peace plan. The bombings were the deadliest attacks in the Syrian capital, Damascus, since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began 14 months ago ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two bomb explosions killed 40 people and wounded 170 in Damascus on Thursday, state media said, incinerating people in their cars and damaging an intelligence complex involved in President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on a 14-month-old uprising. The bombings, the deadliest in the Syrian capital since the revolt began, further shredded a ceasefire which was declared by ...

  

Lebanon: International Fairs and Promotions (IFP) Group announced the launch of the eighth edition of the Beirut Boat Show 2012 during a press conference held on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Royal Hotel-Dbayeh, in the presence of media representatives, maritime industry representatives in Lebanon and the Middle East, and a number of diplomats and businessmen. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two explosions shook the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday killing and wounding dozens of people, state media said, in a district that houses a military intelligence complex involved in President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on a 14-month uprising.

  

Lebanon: A smartphone application has been developed by a group at the American University of Beirut (AUB) that is capable of transferring prepaid phone credits without the phone user's authorization or knowledge, The Daily Star has reported. The application by the ABU's Network Security Group masquerades itself as a benign messaging application that, once installed, starts sending and intercepting SMS messages, causing unauthorised credit transfers to another phone number without being detected. "The vulnerability exists on most smartphone operating systems, and affects many operators in the region, including the two operators in Lebanon who were informed about this vulnerability," said Imad Elhajj, professor of electrical and computer engineering at AUB. A prototype application was demonstrated on a Samsung smartphone running the Android 2.3 operating system over both mobile network operators in the country [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Lebanese labour minister Salim Jreissati has announced private hospitals in the country have ended their strike after the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has approved the increase in hospitalisation fees recommended by the cabinet, The Daily Star has reported. Private hospitals began a strike last month, admitting only critical cases and demanding an increase in NSSF coverage of hospitalisation. "There will be no patient covered by the NSSF standing at the doors of hospitals without treatment," Jreissati said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Lebanese lender, Bank BEMO has reported a 53.57% year-on-year decline in net profits to $1.45m at the end of the first quarter of 2012, compared with $3.12m in the same quarter last year, The Daily Star has reported. Net interest income rose 45.95% to $3.57m, while net commission and fee income fell by 37.31% to $1.04m, leading to a 2.27% decrease in net operating income to $7.28m on the back of some $853,984 year-on-year in provisions during 2011. Consolidated assets ended the month of March at $1.48bn, with customer deposits increasing to $1.16bn, the lender said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Lebanon's Middle East Airlines has announced its operating profits declined to $40 in 2011 from $90m in the previous year, due to a rise in the prices of fuel, increase in the cost of salaries of employees, pilots and crew and the deteriorating conditions in the region, The Daily Star has reported. "These factors contributed to the fall in profits last year but we expect the picture to change this year if the price of oil becomes more stable," MEA chairman of Mohammad Hout said. The increase in salaries, which was endorsed by the government a few months ago, will affect profits this year, he said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

A 70-year-old Lebanese woman was killed in the village of Joura in east Lebanon Wednesday by Syrian army gunfire from across the border.

  

LEBANON TWP. - The Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department is now operating under a "dual alert status" for emergency medical services (EMS) in conjunction with neighboring first aid squads, Fire C

  

The 5A Mid-Willamette Conference title all comes down to the final series of the year.

  

Syrian security forces have killed an elderly Lebanese woman and wounded her daughter in a cross-border shooting, a Lebanese official said on Wednesday.

  

A special UN-backed court probing the car bomb killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, said Wednesday it will allow 58 victims to take part in the case against the four accused.

  

Lebanon: Hawa Akkar s.a.l announced the launch of its Wind Farm project during a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in the presence of the representative of the Minister of Energy Dr. Joseph Al Assad, of Danish ambassador H.E. Jan Top Christensen, of a large number of previous and current MP's, as well as political and social figures, environment-friendly associations and mayors from the region of Akkar and the North. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Syrian forces shoot volleys of machine-gun fire across the Lebanese border, killing a 70-year-old woman in the border village of Joura, east Lebanon.

  

A man was wounded overnight by a stray bullet in Shiyah, south of Beirut, and police reported a huge fire and a robbery nearby.

  

A university with its roots in Puerto Rico is enabling local educators to earn their master's degree in education.

  

Lebanon seized 60,000 rounds of ammunition on ship. -Reuters

  

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai urged Lebanese in Canada Monday night to apply for Lebanese citizenship at the embassy.

  

At its May 2 meeting, the Township Committee adopted a resolution memorializing the agreement which has been months in the making.

  

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Weapons are being smuggled both ways between Lebanon and Syria, where a 14-month popular uprising has brought the country to the brink of civil war, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Syria has repeatedly said weapons are being smuggled over its border from Lebanon and other countries to arm rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad in the conflict. Western diplomats ...

  

Lebanon Township Police Department LEBANON TWP. … On May 7, police were dispatched to a reported burglary at a residence on Rocky Run Road. According to police, it was initially reported that the suspect or suspects may still be inside...

  

A Lebanon traffic signal that was damaged in a crash Friday night is missing.

  

The Lebanese army has confiscated a large quantity of ammunitions aboard an Italian ship in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli.

  

The Girl Scouts hut in Lebanon has been serving the community since 1937. Now state leaders with the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington are proposing to close the historic building.

  

A senior Israeli officer told the Telegraph Sunday that Lebanon will face severe damages if Hezbollah retaliates to an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 8 (UPI) -- Hezbollah has set up what appears to be a military training ground in eastern Lebanon near the Syrian border, analysts and intelligence officials said.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities have seized 60,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in two cars on an Italian container ship docked at Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, a security source said on Tuesday.

  

Lebanon was coming off a tough loss in a big series with the end of the regular season in sight.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese and pan-Arab newspapers Tuesday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.

  

After a contentious public hearing in April, the town and education budgets were moved to referendum with little comment Monday.

  

Lebanese politicians and officials sent letters of congratulations Monday to Francois Hollande, France's newly elected president.

  

Turkish businessmen and their Lebanese counterparts discussed Monday the promotion of commercial bilateral ties.

  

SB Architects is proud to announce the completion of design for the first phase of Waterfront City … an expansive new mixed-use community on the Mediterranean Sea near downtown Beirut.

  

Gunmen in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state on Monday shot dead a Lebanese man and his Nigerian driver and abducted another Lebanese national, the state police spokesman said.

  

KADUNA (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying staff from a local construction company in northern Nigeria on Monday, killing a Nigerian and a Lebanese worker and kidnapping a second Lebanese man, police said. The attack occurred in a village called Kakeyi, in Kaduna state, where they were working on a water project. "We suspect this incident was more about armed robbery than kidnapping ...

  

LEBANON … Fifteen-year-old Angel Starline of Lebanon is allowed to go to just two places in town by herself: school and the Lebanon Girl Scout Hut at 1343 Park St.

  

President Michel Sleiman discussed Monday the Lebanon-Israel border in the wake of Israeli construction of a separation wall which the Jewish state aims at protecting residents.

  

Six hundred people marched Sunday with group Lebanese Laique Pride, chanting slogans in support of secularism and calling for women's rights and media freedom.

  

(MENAFN - Arab News) Downfall of Assad regime will not liberate Syrians alone but Lebanon as well The Lebanese authorities are very excited after they stopped a ship they claim was loaded with ...

  

LEBANON ? Retired Dartmouth College professor Roger Smith said he had nothing to lose by joining a stem cell therapy clinical trial. In fact, if he didn't join, he did have something to lose ? possibly his leg.

  

More than 1,000 people marched in the Lebanese capital on Sunday calling for the establishment of a secular state in the country which is ruled by a system of power-sharing along religious lines.

  

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Sunday Lebanese would work to vote out the March 8 dominated Cabinet, which he accused of seeking to introduce an elections law that would bring Lebanon back under Syrian tutelage.

  

Polling stations opened Sunday in 36 villages and towns across the country for municipal by-elections.

  

Lebanon: The Lebanese industry ministry has said the country's industrial exports in February 2012 grew 10.6% to $527.1m, compared with $476.6m in the same month of 2011, The Daily Star has reported. The main markets for Lebanese exports were the Arab countries, followed by the European Union, the ministry said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Saad Andari, the vice governor of Lebanon's central bank, has said loans to the private sector have exceeded the credit line given to public departments for the first time since 2008, as the number of borrowers jumped to 564,000, The Daily Star has reported. "We have high liquidity, enabling us to unfreeze some of the central bank reserves to boost the economy. This has allowed the central bank to embark on various initiatives to stimulate lending and investments by the private sector," he said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT - An explosion in a car wash in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least five people on Saturday, activists said, while another blast in the capital destroyed nine cars.

  

The Syrian-Lebanese Council's secretary-general Saturday thanked the Lebanese Army over the recent seizure of arms shipments headed to Lebanons neighbor and praised the militarys efforts in halting infiltration attempts into Syria.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Saturday.

  

LEBANON … Three men were arrested Thursday after a narcotics-related search warrant was served at a Lebanon apartment.

  

Lebanon's gross public debt at end February 2012 rose to LL81.210 trillion ($53.9 billion) compared to LL80.907 trillion in the month of January.

  

LEBANON TWP. - The Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department is no longer providing residents with emergency medical services (EMS), Fire Chief Ed Schaffer and Mayor Brian Wunder confirmed Thursday.

  

BEIRUT

  

Aaron and Bryce Dessner, of The National fame, have put together the new music festival Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.

  

One of only two Lebanese fashion designers to be included in the official calendar of couture fashion shows in Paris.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces and students armed with knives stormed a protest march at Aleppo University early on Thursday, activists said, killing four and rounding up 200 demonstrators demanding President Bashar al-Assad step down. The pre-dawn raid was an unusually bloody incident for Aleppo, Syria's normally fairly peaceful commercial hub, and prompted condemnation from the ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces and students armed with knives stormed a protest march at Aleppo University early on Thursday, activists said, killing four and rounding up 200 demonstrators demanding President Bashar al-Assad step down.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces and students armed with knives stormed a protest march at Aleppo University early on Thursday, activists said, killing four and rounding up 200 demonstrators demanding President Bashar al-Assad step down.

  

BEIRUT - Activists and opposition groups say security forces have stormed student dorms at a university in northwestern Syria following anti-government protests there, killing at least four students and wounding several others.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Thursday.

  

Central Bank governor Riad Salameh said that Lebanese banks are immune to any negative fallout from the events unfolding in the region.

  

The Palestinian Islamist Hamas has been holding secret political talks with five European Union member states in recent months, a senior official in the militant group told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT - A senior Hamas official says the Islamic militant group has been holding secret political talks with five European Union member states in recent months.

  

Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad Asiri praised Wednesday the national role that the Lebanese Army played in preserving security and carrying out its duties throughout the country.

  

A visiting U.S. delegation headed by U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman inspected Wednesday the Lebanon-Syria border in an effort to facilitate the entry of a U.N. monitoring team into Homs, Syria.

  

The National Weather Service has confirmed what many residents suspected: a tornado struck near Lebanon.

  

Students and teachers in the Upper Valley are coping with the loss of a beloved teacher in a disturbing crime. Now students are helping plan the teacher's funeral.

  

Students from Lebanon and South Albany high schools won first places at the Oregon SkillsUSA competition and are trying to raise funds to compete in June at the national contest.

  

Lebanon Federal Credit Union Koality Bear mascot, portrayed by LFCU's Valerie Roman, presents scholarships to local high school winners at a recent breakfast at the Quentin Haus Restaurant, Quentin, in celebration of National Youth Week. Pictured are, from left, Tricia Light, Annville-Cleona; Samuel Siegel, Cedar Crest; Justin Kilner, Northern Lebanon; Jessica Glover, Lebanon Catholic; Shelby ...

  

Police detectives arrested Tuesday a Lebanese man wanted in several robberies, as muggings occurred in Beirut and the Chouf district overnight.