While having a Northport street renamed for a Marine fallen in Beirut took some doing, it was never an effort, according to the man credited with making it happen.

Lebanon's downtown merchants are inviting visitors to stop and smell the flowers this spring ? and take a look at the merchandise along the way.

A raunchy Lebanese singer is causing controversy in Bahrain, where she is due to perform for the first time.

Lebanese majority leader Saad Hariri stands behind bullet proof glass in downtown Beirut on Feb. 14 at the commemoration of the third anniversary of his father assassinated former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

SPRINGBORO ? Lebanon's softball team continued its climb in the rankings, reaching No. 5 in the Ohio Division I state poll released on Tuesday. The Warriors pounded Springboro on Monday, 9-0. It was Lebanon's ninth win in a row and improved the team's record to 20-1.

Being named Lebanon's "Excellent Teacher" in this year's Area Progress Council's Project Excellence awards brought Cynthia Gray to tears. Gray, Bowman Primary School's music teacher, said receiving the award is overwhelming.

BEIRUT, April 30 (Bernama) -- Lebanese majority leader Saad Hariri called again for presidential election on May 13, China's XINHUA news agency reported Wednesday quoting a local Al-Mustaqbal daily as saying.

BEIRUT, April 30 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT, April 30 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Cyril Mouawad, Director of Sales at InterContinental Mzaar Lebanon Mountain Resort & Spa was recently promoted to Director of Sales & Marketing of this unique property.

Source: Human Rights Watch (Beirut, April 30, 2008) ? Lebanese employers, placement agencies, and the Lebanese authorities should improve the treatment of domestic workers by ensuring fair contracts, timely payment of wages, ...

BEIRUT: Sunni Islamist militants inspired by Al Qaeda and possibly linked to it pose a growing threat to security in Lebanon, Lebanese and Palestinian political sources and diplomats in Beirut say.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Tuesday that he was awaiting the response from the ruling coalition to his dialogue initiative, local New TV reported. "The speaker is waiting for the majority to respond to the dialogue ...

Bahrain's Islamist-dominated parliament on Tuesday approved an urgent motion asking the government to ban a performance by Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe, seen here in 2007 andwho is known for her sexy looks and revealing outfits.

Seven Syrians and one Lebanese were sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for smuggling drugs through Lebanon after being busted at a port in Beirut, according to a judicial report issued on Tuesday. Primary investigative magistrate in Beirut, Abdel-Karim Mahmoud, issued a report which also disclosed the identities of three men.

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir shed light on Tuesday on the emigration problem plaguing Lebanon, saying that the phenomenon was almost the same as what has occurred in Palestine. "Things have become clear between Lebanon and Palestine and the problem appears to be the same," Sfeir told.

Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa attends a meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Damascus in March 2008. Mussa will head back to Beirut on Thursday to meet with key political figures in a fresh bid to find a solution Lebanon's protracted political crisis.

Proprietor of Grand Store Enterprise situated on 12 Hangha Road in the eastern provincial headquarter town of Kenema was Wednesday arraigned before magistrate Tonya Bawa for failing to comply with the national social security scheme.

Kolkata, April 29: A depleted East Bengal will be sans Brazilian striker Edmilson Marques and defender M. Suresh when they take on Lebanon's Safa FC in a crucial group B battle in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup here Wednesday.

Arab League chief Amr Mussa is heading back to Beirut on Thursday to meet with key political figures in a fresh bid to find a solution Lebanon's protracted political crisis.

Source: IRIN Fatah's security chief in Lebanon says his faction will extend security control over all Palestinian camps in order to prevent the rise of Islamist radical groups such as the Al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah Islam, whose conflict with the army last summer destroyed the northern Nahr al-Bared camp.

There are still student openings for the 2008-2009 school year at Lebanon United Methodist Preschool. The preschool is a cooperative school with morning and evening classes for 3-year-olds on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 4-year-olds on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) A depleted East Bengal will be sans Brazilian striker Edmilson Marques and defender M. Suresh when they take on Lebanon's Safa FC in a crucial group B battle in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup here Wednesday.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, April 29 (Reuters) - Arab League chief Amr Moussa will hold talks in Beirut this week to try to help rival leaders reach a deal to end Lebanon's political crisis, political sources said on ...

BEIRUT, April 29 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT, April 29 - Lebanon's BLOM stock index closed up 4.85 percent on Tuesday, led by market heavyweight real estate firm Solidere, on renewed efforts to end the country's political crisis.

BEIRUT, April 29 - Lebanon's Bank Audi said on Tuesday its net profit for the first quarter of 2008 rose by 14.4 percent from the same period a year ago.

29 April 2008 While political tensions are running high between the Syrian and Lebanese governments, with Damascus suspected by Beirut of complicity in a series of assassinations and interference in domestic affairs, it is a different story on the business front.

?Indie cred? is a shell game, and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival keeps moving the shells around.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that he was concerned about the failure to elect a president in Lebanon, In his latest report to the Security Council on the implementation of resolution 1559 concerning Lebanon, Ban note ...

Two votes by the Lebanon City Council tonight come close to insuring Lebanon will be able to pay its share of the cost of building twin bridges on Ninth and 10th streets across the Norfolk-Southern railroad tracks.

Lebanese music artist Maysam Nahas filmed a video clip for her new song ?Mahdom? (Adorable) that holds the same title as her new album. The music channel ?Rotana? will exclusively start airing the new clip on its satellite music channel in the upcoming few days.

Political figures visiting Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir in Bkirki on Monday all agreed on the urging of electing the consensus candidate, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) commander General Michel Suleiman, as a president. MP Michel Murr, who recently withdrew from the Change and Reform bloc, said.

Nadim Nicholas Salem, a former MP for the Jezzine district of South Lebanon and a three-time Lebanese Cabinet minister, passed away on Monday. Salem, born in Jezzine in 1935, was an active member of the Greek Catholic community and was elected to Parliament in 1972. Re-elected in 1992 after the 1975-1990 Civil War.

Lebanese Christian politician Michel Aoun (right) took the Christian community by surprise when he allied himself with Hezbollah shortly after returning to Lebanon from a 15-year exile in France. Aoun is shown in this March 2006 photo with Lebanon's former president Amin Gemayel.

JERUSALEM (AP)--Israeli government officials said Monday U.N. forces stationed in Lebanon are playing down illegal Hezbollah activity near the Israeli border in their reporting to the Security Council.

Generally, Kano State has for long been the choice of many Asian nationalities but especially the Lebanese and Indians. It is today the Chinese. We have a proof that Kano State has been the choice of many Asians. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has for long maintained a consulate-general here.

28 April 2008 Dubai: A 38-year-old Lebanese sales manager has been arrested in connection with alleged financial irregularities at Deyaar, a Dubai property developer, Public Prosecution sources said on Monday.

MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AFP)--Spain's heavily pregnant Defense Minister Carme Chacon visited her country's troops serving with the U.N. in south Lebanon on Monday.

A sales manager of Lebanese origin has become the third person to be arrested in connection with the Deyaar case, Gulf News has reported. The Public Prosecution department are continuing investigations into allegations of financial irregularities at the Dubai-based property company.

BEIRUT: A French delegate to a Socialist International meeting in Beirut said yesterday that he had been briefly detained the previous day by armed men linked to Hezbollah.

Karim Pakzad, a French delegate to the Socialist International meeting taking place in Lebanon, speaks during a press conference in Beirut. Pakzad said that he had been briefly detained the previous day by armed men linked to Hezbollah.

Beirut - A French Socialist official attending a conference in Lebanon was detained for four hours by members of the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah movement near Beirut's International Airport. Karim Pakzad told a press conference he was touring an area n...

FORMER Beirut hostage Terry Waite was in Glasgow last week at a conference on the treatment of people who are wrongly jailed.

Lebanon: Visa is celebrating its sponsorship of the 2008 Olympic Games by bringing the excitement of this internationally acclaimed event to Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

Bahraini artist Hind made revealed that she had felt the success of her new album that was released by the production company ?Rotana? last month in eyes of Lebanese people during her recent visit to Lebanon.

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The 2006 war brought Beirut-based Soft Solutions' backup needs into sharp focus, and speeded up its efforts to put a suitable disaster recovery system into place.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri speaks to the press in Beirut on April 22, 2008. A 19th attempt to elect a president for Lebanon has been scheduled for May 13, a spokesman for Berri said Saturday as the country remained mired in political deadlock.

A 19th attempt to elect a president for Lebanon has been scheduled for May 13, a spokesman for parliament speaker Nabih Berri said Saturday as the country remained mired in political deadlock.

BEIRUT (AFP) - A 19th attempt to elect a president for Lebanon has been scheduled for May 13, a spokesman for parliament speaker Nabih Berri said Saturday as the country remained mired in political deadlock.

A Lebanese soldier walks past a poster of presidential candidate Michel Sleiman in 2007. Rival political factions remain deadlocked over the election of a successor to Emile Lahoud, with 18 previous parliamentary sessions failing to find a replacement.

International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) announced the launch of its suite of premium banking services, tailored exclusively for Lebanese Expatriates in Qatar and Qataris who visit Lebanon Frequently to help them to manage their financial needs in Lebanon from Qatar.

Three years after Syria ended its near 30-year military presence in Lebanon, Damascus stands accused of still pulling strings there and leaving its tiny neighbour paralysed by political deadlock.

Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a new president on May 13, the speaker said on Saturday, the 19th attempt to hold the vote. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri postponed the session for an 18th time on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, April 26 (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a new president on May 13, the speaker said on Saturday, the 19th attempt to hold a vote derailed by the worst political crisis ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a new president on May 13, the speaker said on Saturday, the 19th attempt to hold a vote derailed by the worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.

26 April 2008 Doha - 26 April 2008: International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) announced the launch of its suite of premium banking services, tailored exclusively for Lebanese Expatriates in Qatar and Qataris who visit Lebanon Frequently to help them to manage their financial needs in Lebanon from Qatar.

IONA ? Bowman?s Insurance Agency will continue to cover South Lebanon?s insurance needs for the next three years after a unanimous vote from the township supervisors this week.

In the presence and sponsorship of captain / Abdulkhliq saleh Al-Qadhi, Chairman of the Yemenia and MP Bahiah Al-Hariri, Lebanese Minister of tourism, the Yemenia office in Beirut, held a party to honor the travel, tourism and cargo agents, the first in Lebanon for 2004.

In an attempt to bring international recognition to the Lebanese theater scene, a local theater group will be hosting a Walt Disney production in Beirut in May. The play "High School Musical" will be a staged version of the Disney Channel movie by the same name. The story revolves around a budding relationship between Troy Bolton.

French sources told Saudi-owned Al-Sharq al-Awsat on Friday that the "Friends of Lebanon" meeting in Kuwait had met its objectives and reaffirmed the commitment of the international community in aiding Lebanon resolve the constitutional vacuum. The meeting also pledged to keep Lebanon on the international agenda, the sources added.

Positive rhetoric on the part of politicians drove activity on the Beirut Stock Exchange to a 52-week high as the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) closed at 1613.03 on a short trading week ending Thursday, with a year-to-date increase of 7.41 percent. Heavy trading on the part of speculators betting on an approaching election of a president hiked.

Fri, Apr 25, 2008 (11:27 a.m.) Calm returned to Lebanon's largest prison on Friday, a day after scores of inmates set their clothes on fire and took guards hostage to demand better conditions and reduced sentences.

Calm returned to Lebanon's largest prison on Friday, a day after scores of inmates set their clothes on fire and took guards hostage to demand better conditions and reduced sentences.

Calm has returned to Lebanon's largest prison a day after scores of inmates rioted and took some guards hostage over demands for better conditions and reduced sentences.

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More than 200 people staged a sit-in outside the Egyptian embassy in Beirut on Friday to demand that Cairo open its border with the densely populated Gaza Strip, currently being blockaded by Israel.

BEIRUT, April 25 (Bernama) -- Riots at Lebanon's largest prison ended peacefully on early Friday, when prisoners freed seven guard hostages and got in return promises to improve their living conditions, China's XINHUA news agency reported Friday quoting a local daily as saying.

AYHA, Lebanon (AFP) As night falls on remote villages in eastern Lebanon that border Syria, streets and alleyways bustle into life as a small army of pick-up trucks, mules and cars are readied for action.

Democratic Forum today will have speakers from the Wheels of Justice Tour. Marcy Newman is a scholar, teacher and activist invested in human rights. Paul Taggart is a photojournalist living in Beirut, Lebanon, covering the Middle East and Africa. Democratic Forum meets Fridays at noon in the South Minnesota Avenue Hy-Vee meeting room. Lunch is optional.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Syria's president said in an interview published Thursday that his country may hold peace talks with Israel, but not until a new U.S. administration takes office.

LEBANON, Va. ? It was a typical performance for one of Virginia High?s most versatile yet unheralded athletes. Aubree Hutt reached base three times, recorded two stolen bases and converted three difficult outs at shortstop.

The production company ?Yala Fan? (Come on Art) is opening an office in Beirut, despite the unstable security and economic conditions. The new office will open in the Verdan area in the heart of Beirut.

BEIRUT - Scores of inmates rioted in Lebanon's largest prison Thursday, taking eight guards hostage and setting prison clothing on fire to demand better conditions and shorter sentences, security officials said.

Scores of inmates rioted in Lebanon's largest prison, taking some guards hostage and setting their own clothing on fire to demand better conditions and shorter sentences, security officials said.

Scores of detainees have rioted in Lebanon's largest prison, taking some guards hostage, to demand better conditions and shorter sentences.

"History has not yet witnessed a more terrible crime - a crime against humanity - than that of genocide," the Tashnak Party said Thursday in a statement issued to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of "Genocide Day," which marks the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces during World War I.

Thu, Apr 24, 2008 (1:47 p.m.) Scores of inmates rioted in Lebanon's largest prison Thursday, taking some guards hostage and setting prison clothing on fire to demand better conditions and shorter sentences, security officials said.

Scores of inmates rioted in Lebanon's largest prison Thursday, taking some guards hostage and setting prison clothing on fire to demand better conditions and shorter sentences, security officials said.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, April 24 (Reuters) - Prisoners rioted, seized control of a building and held seven police officers captive at a jail in Lebanon on Thursday, a security source said. Negotiators were ...

Prisoners took seven warders hostage in a mutiny at Lebanon's Rumieh prison, eight kilometres (five miles) northeast of Beirut, on Thursday, a security official told AFP.

Source: IRIN When widow Salam Hassoun and her three children left their home in Beirut's southern suburbs on the third day of the July 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel, she did not know it would be for the last time.

Beirut - Prisoners at Lebanon's largest prison revolted Thursday, taking at least seven wardens hostage, Lebanese security sources said. Negotiations were still under way with the inmates to secure the release of the wardens at Roumieh prison, an off...

Associated Press - April 24, 2008 11:53 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese security officials say that dozens of inmates are rioting at the country's largest prison and have taken some of...

Associated Press - April 24, 2008 11:53 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese security officials say that dozens of inmates are rioting at the country's largest prison and have taken some of...

Lebanese security officials say that dozens of inmates are rioting at the country's largest prison and have taken some of the guards hostage.

Lebanon City Council on Tuesday night, April 22, acknowledged the crunch of multiple roadwork projects clogging downtown roadways while planning for additional work later this year.

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? Syrian President Bashar Assad says his country may hold future direct talks with Israel but not until a new U.S. administration that can broker such negotiations takes office.

LONDON, April 24 - Lebanon on Thursday said it had successfully completed a voluntary offer to swap dollar bonds maturing in 2008 for new bonds maturing in 2014.

A man from Lebanon, Missouri has died in a motorcycle accident. The Missouri Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 5:30 Wednesday evening on Route 64 about 7 miles north of Lebanon.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - International arms inspectors brokered an agreement with Tehran to discuss alleged evidence of nuclear weapons experiments, officials said Wednesday, signaling a potential breakthrough in negotiations over Iran's controversial research program.

Freshman Stephanie Byrn went 3-for-3 with three RBI and Siegel topped Lebanon, 7-0, Wednesday evening to improve to 19-14 on the season and 7-4 in District 7-AAA.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's polarized political camps came to an agreement on at least one issue on Wednesday, as parties and professional associations approved a blueprint for social policies including national health insurance, a pension system, education and employment.

BEIRUT -- Abu Omar, a money changer and father of 11 who lives in Beirut, has bought at least 10 firearms since the beginning of last year. "Everything I can put my hands on and I can afford, I buy. I never sell," he said. "Now is a time for buying arms."

Associated Press - April 23, 2008 11:53 PM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A Syrian Cabinet minister says that Israel has passed a message to Damascus saying it's prepared to return the Golan Heights...

Associated Press - April 23, 2008 11:53 PM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - A Syrian Cabinet minister says that Israel has passed a message to Damascus saying it's prepared to return the Golan Heights...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visiting Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak Wednesday called for an early presidential election in Lebanon. "A solution must urgently be found to elect a president so that the political process can ...

Source: Reuters Alistair Lyon is Special Correspondent, Middle East, based in Beirut. In 24 years with Reuters he has covered wars, insurgencies, political crises and their human fallout across the Arab world, as ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon?A Cabinet minister said Wednesday that Israel has passed a message to Syria saying it is prepared to return the Golan Heights in exchange for a peace treaty.

The record rise in the price of oil is taking its toll on both Lebanon's struggling economy and government revenues, officials and consumers groups said on Wednesday. "The Lebanese have started to feel the effects of the rise in the prices of crude on the international market for the past one year," Zuhair Berro.

The Spring Festival, Beirut's bi-yearly arts festival hosted by Dawar al-SHAMS cultural center, will have an early start this evening with Lebanese premier of the Tunisian stage play "Khamsoun" ("Fifty"). Written by Jalila Baccar and directed by Fadhel Jaibi, "Khamsoun" addresses themes of political Islam and popular unrest.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday that the strained relations between Syria and Saudi Arabia were reflecting negatively on the political crisis in Lebanon. "The dispute between Damascus and Riyadh is one of the main obstacles hindering a settlement in Lebanon," he said.

Hundreds of Lebanese marched through Beirut on Sunday, April 13, to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the outbreak of the country?s 1975-1990 war amid renewed political tensions.

Four teachers with a combined 100 years of experience will be honored Wednesday, April 30, as they are inducted into the Lebanon City Schools Hall of Fame.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Gunmen blocked a U.N. peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon at the end of March in the first such incident since a 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah fighters, the Security Council heard on Wednesday.

Gunmen blocked a U.N. peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon at the end of March in the first such incident since a 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah fighters, the Security Council heard on Wednesday.

The Lebanese, styling themselves as born traders, have made a selling point out of the country?s political instability. Lebanon?s banks are expanding rapidly in the region and beyond, and part of their marketing pitch is their proven stability under fire.

Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have met in Berlin, where they discussed the political crisis in Lebanon.

Lebanese Druze leader and a leading member of Lebanon's governing coalition Walid Jumblatt (C) arrives at the parliament building in Beirut on April 22. Jumblatt has said in comments published in the As-Safir daily that dialogue was the only solution to the 18-month-old standoff with the opposition, but added that it must address the question of Hezbollah weaponry.

BEIRUT - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter extracted a whiff of pragmatism but no policy shift from Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal in talks that irritated U.S., Israeli and Palestinian leaders bent on isolating the Islamist group.

Lebanon has failed for the eighteen time to elect a president fuelling fears of another civil war. The post has been vacant since November.

Druze leader says dialogue only solution to 18-month-old standoff with Lebanon opposition.

Beirut - Lebanese troops opened fire Wednesday on Israeli warplanes flying low over southern Lebanon, but no hits were reported, Lebanese officials said. Soldiers opened fire with machine guns and light anti-aircraft weapons mounted on armoured vehic...

FOUR SEASONS - The Tennis Indians fell 6-3 Tuesday against Lebanon.

A leading member of Lebanon's governing coalition said in comments published on Wednesday that dialogue was the only solution to the 18-month-old standoff with the opposition, but added that it must address the question of Hezbollah weaponry.

Some Lebanese joke that the U.S. will have a new president before they do. Others simply get on with plans to emigrate

BEIRUT: A leading Lebanese banker called for an independent assessment of the performance of international rating agencies, saying they had given an unfair credit rating to the Lebanese banking sector.

LEBANON ? Alex Machen proved once again to be Greenville's worst irritant.

Alex Machen was just trying to keep her team alive. Instead, the Lebanon junior catcher struck the decisive blow in another thrilling chapter of the Lebanon-Greenville softball rivalry.

A deeply divided parliament failed Tuesday in its 17th try to elect a new president for Lebanon, extending a stalemate that has become the country's worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?A deeply divided parliament failed Tuesday in its 17th try to elect a new president for Lebanon, extending a stalemate that has become the country's worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem are seen together in Kuwait City. Western and Arab states on Tuesday called for the immediate election of a president in Lebanon and the redefining of Beirut's relations with Damascus.

A leading Lebanese banker called for an independent assessment of the performance of international rating agencies, saying they had given an unfair credit rating to the Lebanese banking sector. Speaking in Beirut at a workshop on the effects of the Basel II accord, Saad Andary, the deputy general manager of Bank of Beirut.

Attorney of detained former head of General Security Jamil al-Sayyed accused the Lebanese government Tuesday of interfering in the affairs of the international probe committee in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. "The latest position of the Lebanese government is to be considered as a form of blackmail," a statement issued by the office of lawyer Akram Azouri said.

Western and Arab states on Tuesday called for the immediate election of a president in Lebanon and the redefining of Beirut's relations with Damascus.

KUWAIT CITY, April 22, 2008 (AFP) - Western and Arab states called on Tuesday for the immediate election of a president in Lebanon and the "redefining" of Beirut's relations with Damascus.

Western-allied Arab and G8 countries meeting in Kuwait on Tuesday urged an end to outside interference in Lebanon and the immediate election of a president to end the worst crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (seen here earlier this month) has announced the postponement of the latest scheduled session to elect a state president amid continuing political deadlock.

Lebanon: Presidential election delayed despite UN call for action (AKI) - Lebanon postponed the election of a new president for the eighteenth time in six months on Tuesday, despite a call from the United Nations to urgently resolve its leadership crisis.Once again the parliament lacked the necessary quorum - two-thirds of the elected representatives - required to select a new head of ...

BEIRUT: Lebanon is still determined to implement the Basel II accord because it wants to protect Lebanese banks against all types of financial risks despite all the political and security developments in the country, the central bank vice governor said on Monday.

Lebanon remains without a president today after politicians again failed to elect a head of state, leaving the country in a deepening political crisis

Empty seats are proliferating in Beirut's political theatre of the absurd, symptoms of a deep malaise that has crippled Lebanese government institutions, damaged the economy and fuelled fears of renewed civil war.

BEIRUT (AFP)--Lebanon's parliament speaker once again postponed a scheduled session to elect a state president, his office announced Tuesday, amid continuing political deadlock.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, April 22 (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament failed to hold a session to elect a president on Tuesday -- the 18th time the chamber has been unable to hold a vote derailed by the worst political ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon's parliament failed to hold a session to elect a president on Tuesday -- the 18th time the chamber has been unable to hold a vote derailed by the worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.

Lebanon's parliament failed to hold a session to elect a president on Tuesday -- the 18th time the chamber has been unable to hold a vote derailed by the worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem in Kuwait on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Lebanon, the first such meeting since Paris suspended high-level contacts with Damascus in December.

Lebanese press on Tuesday forecasted no breakthrough in the election crisis as the parliament is scheduled to meet on noon for a 18th attempt toelect a new president. The ruling majority coalition was waiting for Parliament Speaker ...

KUWAIT CITY, April 22, 2008 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem in Kuwait on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Lebanon, the first such meeting since Paris suspended high-level contacts with Damascus in December.

Beirut - Lawmakers from the ruling anti-Syrian majority started to arrive at the Lebanese parliament Tuesday to attend a scheduled parliament session to elect a president for the country after postponing the decision 17 times. So far the session has ...

At the Cabot Street Cinema today and tomorrow you can see "Caramel," a film about a group of Lebanese women at a beauty salon who share their dramas - think a Middle Eastern "Steel Magnolias." The film, which got good reviews when it first came out a few months ago, steers clear of politics in Beirut and keeps to issues ...

A SWAT team was on the scene of a stand-off at a church Monday night in Lebanon. A man inside the church was possibly armed.

Beirut, April 22: Lebanese security forces erected barricades Monday, blocking nine illegal crossings into neighbouring Syria, a Lebanese security source said.

Lebanese Phalange party official Elie Marouni on Monday vowed to turn over the killers of two Phalange party members, and execute them immediately without trail, local Future TV reported. Eli Marouni, head of Phalange party office i ...

Lebanese security forces had begun to close a number of illegal crossings at the Northern Lebanese border with Syria by lifting existing dirt barriers and tightening border controls, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Monday. The NNA correspondent in the Northern region of Akkar said the process was launched at 11 a.m. on Monday.

Lebanon is still determined to implement the Basel II accord because it wants to protect Lebanese banks against all types of financial risks despite all the political and security developments in the country, the central bank vice governor said on Monday. "Banque du Liban has decided to implement Basel II despite.

Lebanon mill has new owners By Jennifer Moody Albany Democrat-Herald LEBANON ? The Scroggins Feed and Seed Warehouse has new owners: The Scroggins Mill Rural Heritage group.

Islamic Republic of Iran's Cultural Attache to Lebanon here Monday met a former Lebanese Prime Minister and conferred with him on Lebanon's developments and cultural ties.

Beirut - Lebanese security forces erected barricades Monday, blocking nine illegal crossings into neighbouring Syria, a Lebanese security source said. Lebanese troops and police patrols managed to close nine illegal overland crossings along the north...

A Lebanon police officer used his taser to subdue Jamal Sean Dumas, 24, of the 400 block of North Fifth Street, Lebanon, early Sunday morning, after unsuccessfully trying to break up a fight between Dumas and his uncle Robert Dumas, 55, of the same address, police said.

New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Lebanon and Syria to normalize their difficult relationship three years after Syria ended three decades of military occupation of Lebanon. Ban said Lebanon has suffered many setbacks i...

RIYADH (AFP)--Saudi Arabia on Monday urged feuding factions in Lebanon to pledge allegiance to their own country and resist attempts to fall prey to foreign influence, in an apparent reference to Iran.

BEIRUT?The debate over whether Israel and the West should negotiate with Hamas often misses a crucial point: Hamas is an important political and social force, and no settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is possible without its involvement.

A Swat standoff in Lebanon ends with a man in handcuffs.

Source: Reuters MANAMA, April 21 (Reuters) - Talks on the political crisis in Lebanon will be held on the sidelines of a conference aimed at stabilising Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday ...

The Lebanese town of Zahle observed an official day of mourning amid tension on Monday, with political leaders trading blame after two activists were shot dead at the opening of a Phalange party headquarters.

ZAHLE, Lebanon (AFP)--The Lebanese town of Zahle observed an official day of mourning amid tension Monday, with political leaders trading blame after two activists were shot dead at the opening of a Phalange party headquarters.

BEIRUT, April 21 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Two members of the Christian Phalange Party in Lebanon are shot dead at the opening of a new office in the town of Zahle.

ZAHLE, Lebanon: Two activists close to Lebanon?s anti-Syrian parliamentary majority were shot dead yesterday at the opening of a party headquarters in the eastern town of Zahle, a security official said.

The new operators of Golden Lamb Restaurant and Inn are putting the finishing touches on a business plan that uses the Lebanon landmark's rich history as a focal point for broadening its appeal.

BEIRUT - Two Christian Phalange members were killed and three were wounded Sunday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on the party's headquarters in Zahle in eastern Lebanon, Lebanese police said.

Lebanese singer Dominique confirmed that she is pregnant. Dominique has tried to keep her personal affairs, especially concerning her husband and his family out of the media spotlight.

Beirut, April 21: Two members of Lebanon's Christian Phalange party have been killed and three injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on the party's headquarters in eastern Lebanon, the police have said.

Lebanese gather close to the scene where two activists close to Lebanon's anti-Syrian majority were shot dead at the opening of a political party headquarters in the eastern town of Zahle.

As the 18th Parliament session to elect a new Lebanese president looked likely to face the fate of earlier sessions, reports emerged that the foreign ministers of Syria and France are expected to discuss the Lebanese crisis on Tuesday on the sidelines of an international conference in Iraq to be held in Kuwait.

Former ambassador Johnny Abdo warned Saturday that Hizbullah sought to control Lebanon's public institutions, saying the group aimed at creating "a state within the state." Abdo, in a radio interview, pledged to expose the Hizbullah plan in two weeks, saying: "I will disclose very serious information about Hizbullah's incursion across Lebanese institutions."

The 18th attempt to elect a Lebanese president, due to take place on Tuesday, is likely to see a fate similar to that of its predecessors, with rival factions now setting their sights on the 2009 parliamentary vote. The 17 previous attempts have all failed, with MPs who are supposed to pick the new head of state, not even holding the meetings called to elect one.

The unending political impasse and the constant yet fruitless attempts at shaking the lethargy are being reflected in the stagnant performance of the Beirut Stock Exchange. Last week, the BLOM Stock Index increased 1.62 percent to 1,581.47 points, marking a gain of 5.31 percent for 2008.

Two local Lebanese officials have been shot dead as they opened a regional headquarters for a Christian political party.

ZAHLE, Lebanon (AFP)--Two activists close to Lebanon's anti-Syrian majority were shot dead on Sunday at the opening of a political party headquarters in the eastern town of Zahle, a security official said.

Beirut -Two Christian Phalange members were killed and three others were wounded Sunday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on the party's headquarters in Zahle, eastern Lebanon, Lebanese police said. According to the police, the gunmen in a speedin...

SIDON, Lebanon (AFP)--Hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon staged a sit-in in the southern port city of Sidon on Sunday to demand an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.

A few yards from the only stop sign in Duran, N.M., Brahaim Hindi and his son, Milo, reminisce about all the land their Lebanese immigrant family once owned in the town of 25 people, including two children.

Lebanon - Head of City Council - Iran Head of Tehran City Council visited development plans in south of Lebanon which are being carried out by Iran.

Iran - Lebanon -Constructive Projects The chief of Beirut's Municipal Council on Saturday appreciated Iran's contribution support to Lebanon to rebuild the devastation caused during 33-day invasion of Israel in July-August 2006.

LEBANON, Mo. - In their second match in 12 hours, the Soccer Lady Lakers clipped Nixa for the second time this season 2-0 Friday in the Black Pool of the Lebanon Tournament.

BEIRUT: A major Kuwaiti food company acquired Lebanon's Monoprix and Giant stores for $97 million. Michael Abchee, the general manager of Admic which owns Monoprix and Giant malls, told The Daily Star that Kuwait's Sultan Center for Food Product, better know as TSC, has made this transaction after several months of negotiations.

An aerial view of the United States embassy in Beirut, 18 April 1983, after a bomb destroyed part of the building. The US embassy in Lebanon commemorated the 25th anniversary Friday of the bombing of the diplomatic mission in Beirut in which 52 people were killed.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday joined fellow US diplomats in marking the 25th anniversary of the bombing at the US embassy in Beirut which killed 52 people on April 18, 1983.

In the wake of the summer 2006 war, Beirutis were witness to a curious contest. All over town red-and-white billboards, in Arabic, French or English announced "I Love Life."Appearing early in the political wrangle that has riven Lebanon's citizens into two camps, the ad campaign seemed apolitical. Yet, as it implied the Other.

The Worldwide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (WAAAUB) inaugurated its new locale on Thursday, in the presence of dozens of AUB alumni and members of the alumni association's newly elected board. "Few universities in the world can boast as wide an international presence as our alma mater," said Khalil Makkawi.

Two condemned prisoners residing in a high security Lebanese prison and participating in the drama therapy sessions taking place inside the facility since February 2008 recently described their experiences with the following metaphors:

TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) - Her bright red Islamic veil framing her young face and contrasting sharply with her white uniform, Walaa Ayoub kicks up a storm as she practises the taekwondo moves her South Korean trainer has taught her.

Her bright red Islamic veil framing her young face and contrasting sharply with her white uniform, Walaa Ayoub kicks up a storm as she practises the taekwondo moves her South Korean trainer has taught her.

The public is invited to a community open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Hospital-Lebanon, 100 Hospital Drive, to tour a newly-completed $8 million dollar expansion to the regional hospital. The new construction includes expanded emergency and medical-surgical departments and the St. John's Curry Cancer Center. The project added 25,000 square feet of space to the existing ...

The US embassy in Lebanon commemorated the 25th anniversary Friday of the bombing of the diplomatic mission in Beirut in which 52 people were killed.

Lebanon police arrested two more local men Wednesday night as part of a two-month investigation into alleged drug dealers that resulted in seven arrests earlier this week.

BEIRUT: US Charge d'Affaires Michel Sison presented funding for scholarships to the American University of Beirut (AUB) on Thursday. Sison presented a contribution of $2.6 million to AUB's president John Waterbury to finance scholarships for deserving students.

Lebanon - Exhibition - Iran The third international exhibition on Lebanon rebuilding will be held here on June 2-6, 2008 with foreign and domestic companies.

BEIRUT: Finance Minister Jihad Azour predicted on Thursday that the financial and monetary conditions in 2008 will be stable despite the political problems in the country.

US President George W. Bush, Seen here on April 16, on Thursday accused Iran and Syria of undermining democracy in Lebanon and renewed his support for the embattled government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.

Lebanese General Federation of Labor Unions (GFLU) has threatened to go on strike on May 7 if a pay dispute was not resolved, local Naharnet news website reported on Thursday. "If the private sector rejected our legitimate demands, ...

LEBANON ? An apartment-housing complex on South Main Street in Lebanon will move forward with a planned development application, and a hearing on a complex on Sunset Road will be extended through next Thursday.

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch called on rival Lebanese parties Thursday to head to Parliament and elect a new president, adding that the perfect place for holding national dialogue was Parliament itself. "There are state institutions in which dialogue can be held," Welch told reporters.

Lebanon this week observed the tragic memory of the outbreak of the country's so-called Civil War in 1975, which in fact was most uncivil and catastrophic. Several functions and activities marked the occasion in a manner that reflected the frustration and impatience of the country's silent majority over the continuing political crisis which affects the livelihood of the people and threatens the ...

The American University of Beirut (AUB) has become one of only a handful of universities worldwide to launch a dedicated channel on YouTube, the enormously popular video-sharing Web site, a statement issued by the university on Wednesday.

Email this article Printer friendly page The Lebanon golf team competed in the Osage National High School Golf Classic on Wednesday and the team placed 10th in a 24-team field.

Beirut - Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah partisans on Thursday attacked and kidnapped a police officer in south Beirut in the second such development in as many days, security sources reported. The sources said the police officer was investigating an ille...

BEIRUT - A top US offical reiterated on Thursday Washington's strong support for the Lebanese government and urged the immediate election of a president without foreign interference.

BEIRUT (AFP) - A top US official reiterated on Thursday Washington's strong support for the Lebanese government and urged the immediate election of a president without foreign interference.

A top US official reiterated on Thursday Washington's strong support for the Lebanese government and urged the immediate election of a president without foreign interference.

BEIRUT (AFP) US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch was in Lebanon Thursday to discuss the protracted presidential crisis with rival political leaders, Lebanese officials said.

LONDON, April 17 - Lebanon offered a voluntary debt exchange on Thursday for Eurobonds maturing in 2008 for longer dated notes maturing in 2014 with an 8.95 percent to 9.10 percent yield.

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch was in Lebanon Thursday to discuss the protracted presidential crisis with rival political leaders, Lebanese officials said.

BEIRUT - US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch was in Lebanon Thursday to discuss the protracted presidential crisis with rival political leaders, Lebanese officials said.

Beirut - Lebanese government sources on Thursday described as most dangerous comments by incoming Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi that the rules of engagement for Italy's troops serving with a UN peace mission in Lebanon be reviewed. The sources ...

Migration "is a human concern, not a Muslim or a Christian one, and therefore Christians and Muslims must act on it together", declared representatives of Lebanon's six most numerous faith communities at a Public Hearing on Migration and the Changing Ecclesial Landscape which officially opened in Beirut on 14 April 2008.

A lengthy investigation yielded the arrests and is expected to net several other suspected drug offenders soon, Lebanon police said.

Three strikes and you're out. For the Lebanon softball team in 2008, it's one, two, three different pitchers who will strike you out when you go up against the Warriors.

In the presence of various economic and business personalities, he said, ?The central bank is not afraid of a decline in the value of the dollar.

The debate between the private sector and the General Labor Confederation (GLC) over pay intensified Wednesday after the trade unions insisted that they won't accept anything less than a rise in the minimum wage from LL300,000 to LL960,000 a month. After a meeting at the GLC headquarters in Beirut.

Lebanese affected by the 1983 bombing that destroyed the US Embassy on Beirut's seaside Corniche gathered to share recollections about their experiences this week, almost 25 years to the day after the attack. "I called my husband, who was an employee at the embassy, at five minutes to one and asked him what he wanted for lunch," said.

Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah slammed the United States on Wednesday and accused it of exploiting Lebanon. "The United States is using Lebanon to pressure its regional enemies," Fadlallah said, in reference to Syria and Iran. Fadlallah on Wednesday met with Australian Ambassador Lyndall Sachs at his residence in Haret Hreik.

Lebanon - Iran - Meeting Iran's ambassador to Lebanon conferred with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri here Wednesday. Mohammad Reza Sheybani in a meeting with Nabih Berri discussed regional issues and the latest situation in Lebanon.

Beirut - Lebanon's shiite movement Hezbollah lashed out Wednesday on the international community for failing to act to stop repeated incursions by Israeli troops into southern Lebanon. The Israeli violations are taking place every day on Lebanese so...

-- The longtime Hanover ski and bicycle retailer Omer & Bob's will relocate to downtown Lebanon later this year, filling a storefront that has been empty since Lebanon Pharmacy closed last October.

Authorities are following up on last Tuesday's arrest of three Dartmouth students on charges of marijuana possession in Lebanon, NH. Evan Fulop '11, Kane Kunz '11 and Calvin Woodring '11 are scheduled to appear in Lebanon District Court on May 20.

The beach at Beirut was a popular vacation spot. Now they are polluted with spilled oil.

The UN Security Council reiterated on Tuesday its commitment to the full implementation of all provisions of its resolution 1701, which in August of 2006 called for an end to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in South Lebanon and map ...

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. 2001 The Peninsula.

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri criticized Tuesday "attempts to portray the political crisis in Lebanon as one between Lebanon and Syria and not an inter-Lebanese crisis." Berri was referring to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's efforts to hold an Arab foreign ministers' meeting with the aim of healing the strained relations between Beirut and Damascus.

The Lebanese Family Planning Association on Thursday in Beirut, Lebanon, opened a three-day youth workshop aimed at increasing awareness, communication and use of prevention measures to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS, Lebanon's Daily Star reports.

John Morgan Lane of Lebanon received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award for an aircraft mechanic - the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award - during the Ohio Aviation Maintenance Symposium on March 19 at Columbus State Community College.

DOHA, Qatar (AFP)--Lebanon's pro-Syrian parliament speaker Nabih Berri held talks in Qatar Tuesday on his country's political crisis during an Arab tour that he hopes will take in Saudi Arabia, an aide said.

A Lebanese man holds a copy of the animated film "Persepolis" in Beirut in late March. Lebanon is a liberal Middle Eastern country but state censorship is rife and the film was briefly banned (AFP Joseph Barrak)

The Lebanese government on Tuesday defended as "perfectly legal" its long-running detention of four high-ranking army officers in connection with the 2005 assassination of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri.

Despite unfettered Internet access, security, national unity force state sate censorship in Lebanon.

BEIRUT, April 15 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon is a liberal Middle East country with unfettered Internet access, but state censorship is also rife on any topics that touch upon Israel or sensitive issues such as religion.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon is a liberal Middle East country with unfettered Internet access, but state censorship is also rife on any topics that touch upon Israel or sensitive issues such as religion.

Mascoma Corp., a world leader in the development of cellulosic ethanol technology, has proposed building a new research facility off Route 120, according to the Lebanon Planning Department.

DUBAI ? A helicopter of Dubai Police Air Wing landed in the busy Beirut Street yesterday, to the surprise of motorists. The task was to airlift a two-year-and-eight-month-old Yemeni boy, who received bruises after falling from the bed in his house on Beirut Street, to Rashid Hospital.

Israeli soldiers are seen standing behind a barbed wire in 2006 at the southern Lebanese occupied Shebaa farms. Israeli soldiers made a brief incursion at the weekend into Lebanon near the disputed Shebaa Farms territory, the Lebanese army said on Monday.

Lebanese current situation would probably be standstill in the coming period, local daily As Safir reported on Monday. The Lebanese file "will probably be ignored in the coming period" and the current situation in the country would ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese families fighting to learn the fate of hundreds of their relatives thought to be held in Syria have been encouraged by the unexpected release of a prisoner after 16 years in Syrian detention.

Speaker Nabih Berri continued his efforts to revive Arab mediation in Lebanon's political crisis on Monday, but with the next parliamentary session to elect a president scheduled for a week from today, no breakthroughs look to be in the offing. Berri discussed the situation in Lebanon with Qatari Oil Minister Abdullah al-Atiyah during a visit to Doha on Monday.

"Lebanon is the safest country in the world," Tourism Minister Joseph Sarkis told a news conference here Monday as he urged Arab states to lift restrictions and travel warnings placed on Lebanon. Sarkis announced that he will soon tour the Arab world in order to make the case for lifting restrictions, adding that "the Lebanese still look forward.

Lebanese families fighting to learn the fate of hundreds of their relatives thought to be held in Syria have been encouraged by the unexpected release of a prisoner after 16 years in Syrian detention. "Milad Barakat, a Lebanese, arrived in Beirut about a month ago after spending 16 years in a Syrian prison. His family had lost trace of him for seven years," said.

BEIRUT - Lebanese families fighting to learn the fate of hundreds of their relatives thought to be held in Syria have been encouraged by the unexpected release of a prisoner after 16 years in Syrian detention.

HASBAYA, Lebanon (AFP)--Israeli soldiers made a brief incursion at the weekend into Lebanon near the disputed Shebaa Farms territory, the Lebanese army said on Monday.

LONDON, April 14 - Lebanon has mandated Bank Audi and Credit Suisse as joint advisers for an exchange offer for Eurobonds issued by Lebanon and maturing in 2008, Credit Suisse said in a statement on Monday.

This weekend's Lebanon High School performance of "Beauty and the Beast" marks 50 years of musicals in Lebanon. Danielle Seal stars as Belle and Max Mattingly is the dreaded Beast is the wonderful stage adaptation of the 1991 Disney musical sensation that was later adapted for Broadway stages.

Eritrean citizens living in Lebanon and Syria reaffirmed their readiness to fulfill what is required of them in safeguarding the nation's sovereignty and enhancing development programs.

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The Republic of Lebanon has hired Bank Audi and Credit Suisse (CS) as joint-advisors for a Eurobond exchange offer, one of the banks managing the deal said Monday.

BEIRUT, April 14 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

In south Lebanon, where the 2006 summertime war between Israel and militant Shiite Hizbullah was played out, villages are abuzz with talk of another devastating conflict between the two archfoes.

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? Hundreds of Lebanese marked the 33rd anniversary of the start of their country's civil war with a march Sunday along the line that divided Beirut into two sectors during the bloody conflict.

By Weedah Hamzah, Beirut, April 14 : Eighteen years after the Lebanese civil war ended in 1990, Lebanon's chances of burying hatred seem dim, with the country hit by its worst political crisis since then.

The New Lebanon School PTA will be holding a tag sale fund-raiser on Saturday, April 26, from 9 to 3.

Hundreds of Lebanese marked the 33rd anniversary of the start of their country's civil war with a march Sunday along the line that divided Beirut into two sectors during the bloody conflict.

Sun, Apr 13, 2008 (4:37 p.m.) Hundreds of Lebanese marked the 33rd anniversary of the start of their country's civil war with a march Sunday along the line that divided Beirut into two sectors during the bloody conflict.

Hundreds of Lebanese marked the 33rd anniversary of the start of their country's civil war with a march Sunday along the line that divided Beirut into two sectors during the bloody conflict.

Premier Fouad Siniora said Sunday the Lebanese have still not overcome the devastating effects of the 1975-90 Civil War, and urged them to practice unity and avoid past mistakes. "The painful anniversary of the Civil War passes this year, and we still have not overcome the effects of the pain.

Cairo- Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri discussed on Sunday with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa the latest developments in Lebanon and ways of solving the current political crisis on the basis of the Arab initiative.

A crowd of hundreds of Lebanese citizens had already gathered at Mar Mikhael Square in Beirut's southern suburbs by mid-afternoon on Sunday, as more people continued to flood in. Many were carrying Lebanese flags and chanting various slogans. Cameramen were standing on top of buildings and on their vans.

Hundreds of Lebanese marched through Beirut on Sunday to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the outbreak of the 1975-1990 Civil War amid renewed political tensions.Supporters of the opposition, who have maintained a protest camp outside the offices of the rump Cabinet of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora for the past 16 months.

Fayrouz Shahin carries passport pictures of her four sons and husband, all kidnapped at the start of Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, during a rally in Beirut to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the outbreak of the war.

In 2003, an Iraqi exile, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, broke his silence to greet the news of American takeover of Baghdad with joy and fear.

Turkish police say they've charged a man with the murder of Italian artist Giuseppina Pasqualino di Marineo, who was last seen in March travelling through the country in a bridal gown as part of a performance piece.

Loading ... Beirut-based Bank Audi announced it will be opening a branch here at the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). The Peninsula - 26Mar 04:21GMT Bank Audi confirmed reports that it is holding direct talks with Cairo-based EFG-Hermes "on possible combination of the two institutions."

Amman - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora arrived in Amman Sunday in the course of an Arab tour aimed at mustering support for resolving the political crisis in his country, officials said. Seniora is scheduled to meet with King Abdullah II, who ...

Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alameh has signed a new contract with the international production company ?Virgin,? after fierce competition amongst production companies for the lucrative contract.

Lebanese Police Chief Gen. Ashraf Rifi has ruled out the possibility of a new civil war due to the political crisis, local Naharnet news website reported on Saturday. "We don't have signs that any side wants" civil war, Rifi was quot ...

doha ? A rare collection of carpets and Islamic art belonging to the well-known trader from Beirut, Iwan Maktabi, is currently on display at the Souq Waqif.

Power struggle pits Muslim against Muslim, Christian against Christian. Decades after the outbreak of its civil war, Lebanon is teetering on the edge of a new conflict as a bitter political power struggle pits Muslim against Muslim and Christian against Christian.

An Italian artist, hitchhiking to Israel in a wedding dress to appeal for peace, has been found dead in Turkey, state Anatolian news agency said on Saturday.

BEIRUT: The debate over the minimum wage in Lebanon reignited on Friday, with trade unions threatening a general strike on May 7 and business leaders insisting on reactivating the sluggish economy before discussing any new raises.

When Khaled Khalifa decided to write his latest novel about Syria's bloody struggle during the eighties, he knew he was touching a taboo subject.

When Khaled Khalifa decided to write his latest novel about Syria?s bloody struggle during the eighties, he knew he was touching a taboo subject.

The debate over the minimum wage in Lebanon reignited on Friday, with trade unions threatening a general strike on May 7 and business leaders insisting on reactivating the sluggish economy before discussing any new raises. Some local newspapers quoted sources close to the government as saying that the Cabinet is expected.

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) have started investigating the possibility that a mass grave was located under the Halat highway in the qada of Jbeil north of Beirut. According to a report in An-Nahar Youth Supplement, residents of the the area said.

Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said on Friday that the Lebanese political crisis remains at a standstill despite widespread talk among both the opposition and pro-government alliances of commitment to the Arab initiative, which he said was "a point of contestation."

Motorists traveling east on the Pennsylvania Turnpike this morning toward Philadelphia need to be aware that the toll road is closed at the Lebanon-Lancaster Interchange because of an accident near the Reading Interchange..

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? A Saudi blogger has made a short video featuring alleged Christian extremists preaching violence and a Bible passage calling for war, in response to an anti-Quran film that sparked protests across the Muslim world.

It all starts with Zach Condon counting down the beats to a track from his 2007 album "The Flying Cup." An accordion comes in, humming a melody in the background and Condon - known with his band as Beirut - begins to sing. He is walking alongside the accordion player on a French street, passing by outdoor restaurants, people walking their dogs and curious onlookers.

?ORIENT 499?, a gallery of Islamic and oriental arts, crafts and decorative carpets in Beirut, is being showcased live in an exhibition at the Souq Wakif Art Centre.

LEBANON ? Crews have started demolishing the former Santiam gym and will start on the Academy Square gym in May as part of the work toward new buildings for Lebanon?s library and police department.

Students from across Lebanon debated environmental topics on Monday as part of YouthCaN Med's Seventh Annual Conference, which took place at the American Community of School (ACS) in Beirut.YouthCaN Med is the iEARN (international Education and Resource network) Lebanon program that links up with YouthCaNers around the world to address global environmental issues.

Lebanon City Council approved Tuesday, April 8, an agreement to create a master plan for the city's parks.

Lebanon City Council approved Tuesday, April 8, an agreement to create a master plan for the city's parks. The plan, which will cost the city $59,000, will be conducted by Cincinnati-based Woolpert Inc. in conjunction with the city's Parks Master Plan Steering Committee.

Beirut - Lebanon's Muslim Sunni Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani warned Thursday that Lebanon is at the crossroads , and urged speedy election of General Michel Suleiman as president. Electing the army commander to the nation's top post sh...

A Lebanon woman's song could be the championship tune on this year's American Idol finale.

A Lebanon woman's song could be the championship tune on this year's American Idol finale.

United Nations peacekeeping forces patrol the area along the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel, 2006. UN peacekeepers in Lebanon began erecting a barbed-wire fence along the border with Israel to prevent breaches of the "Blue Line" aimed at keeping peace between the two neighbours.

A poster of assassinated Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri decorates a street in dowtown Beirut, February 2008. Syria has accused the United States of exploiting the international probe into Hariri's murder as a tool to apply political pressure on Damascus.

The "Blue Line" between Israel and Lebanon is being strengthened by the United Nation peacekeepers.

UNIFIL soldiers in Lebanon begin erecting barbed-wire fence along border with Israel.

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon began on Friday erecting a barbed-wire fence along the border with Israel to prevent breaches of the "Blue Line" aimed at keeping peace between the two neighbours.

Syria on Thursday accused the United States of exploiting the international probe into former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri's murder as a tool to apply political pressure on Damascus.

BEIRUT, April 10 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Scientists use X-rays to find the lost rear limb of a fossil snake locked in 92-million-year-old Lebanese limestone.

A key Syrian witness in the probe into former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri's murder is hiding in an undisclosed location in Europe, a Kuwaiti newspaper quoted him as saying on Thursday.

Loretta Beayni works 10 hours a day, six days a week in a Beirut beauty salon, earning a mere 400 dollars a month, which goes in the blink of an eye on household bills and helping out her parents.

When Lebanon Coach Andrew Gamble saw the final results yesterday, it wasn't exactly what he expected. After all, his Lebanon team is the four-time defending Class I outdoor champion and the Raiders also won the 2008 indoor title.

A central witness in the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, former Lebanese prime minister, has disappeared while under house arrest in France, delivering another blow to prolonged preparations for an international trial that is expected to implicate Syria.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri was "stunned" by the comment of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner who accused him of closing down the parliament and of "lacking freedom to move," Al-Akhbar daily reported on Wednesday. ...

SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt) - EGYPT and Saudi Arabia, in implicit criticism of Syria, said on Wednesday better relations with Damascus depended on an end to the political crisis in Lebanon.

Real-estate behemoth Solidere on Wednesday denied media rumors that it planned to demolish the Maghen Abraham Synagogue at Wadi Abu Jamil in Beirut's Downtown. The synagogue and the plot of land on which it stands belong to the members of the Jewish Lebanese community, and they will decide what to do with the site.

The Union for Lebanon, a newly founded political group headed by Massoud al-Ashkar, warned against attempts to settle Palestinians in Lebanon. "The settlement of Palestinians has sparked the 1975-1990 Civil War and until today this predicament still persists," the union said in a statement following their weekly meeting.

West Lebanon ? Township residents can expect to pay more for sewerage in the next year or two, township Commissioner Edward Winters said at the board?s meeting Monday night.

Lebanon's boys and girls track teams knew they had the top-end talent to score points against elite competition. The Warrior Relays, held Friday, April 4, showed that they have the depth to contend for championships.

In Beirut, five women meet regularly in a beauty salon, a colorful and sensual microcosm of the city where several generations come into contact, talk and confide in each other. In the salon, their intimate and liberated conversations revolve around men, sex and motherhood, between haircuts and sugar waxing with caramel.

May 16-18, 2008: Stock up on felafels and Lebanese culture at the Lebanese Food Festival.

Testimonies by young Christians from the Middle East on why many of them leave the region in search of a brighter future will inform the Public Hearing on Migration and the Changing Ecclesial Landscape to be held in Beirut, from 15 to 16 April. An ecumenical delegation headed by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia will attend the hearing at the outset of a ...

Lebanon coach Hank Feldt hasn't had to fret as much about his lineup generating runs this season.

BEIRUT: The UN commission investigating the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri still believes "political motivation" spurred his killing, and investigators have recently unearthed "evidence" of the network that carried out his assassination, said commission chief Daniel Bellemare in his report to the UN Security Council Tuesday.

The City Council took residents? input Monday night in the first public hearing on the annexing of more than 250 acres of land in the Lebanon Road and Old Boyd Road area.

Lebanon: With affirmation that 'health is mankind's greatest asset and a sacrosanct human right,' Dr. Ziad Nassour - Vice President of the Paris-based International Conference of Francophone Pharmacists, and former President of the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists - announced his group's commemoration of World Health Day 2008 with a call for personal vigilance towards leading healthier lives - including eating better, exercising, getting regular check ups and learning the difference between counterfeit, copied, generic and innovator medications. [AMEInfo.com]

AL AIN ? The UAE is keen to see a stable Lebanon and has pledged full-fledged support to all the efforts and initiatives aimed at achieving that end.

The City Council took residents? input Monday night in the first public hearing on the annexing of more than 250 acres of land in the Lebanon Road and Old Boyd Road area.

The head of the UN panel probing the 2005 murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri on Tuesday cautioned against expecting early indictments and urged the Security Council to give his team more time to complete its work.

Residents are invited to offer their input regarding Lebanon's 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update at the city's open house, Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in Lebanon's Town Hall Council Chambers at 50 S. Broadway.

Residents are invited to offer their input regarding Lebanon's 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update at the city's open house, Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in Lebanon's Town Hall Council Chambers at 50 S. Broadway.

The UN Security Council has reportedly not yet agreed on a statement on Lebanon, the Saudi daily Okaz reported Tuesday. Citing Western diplomatic sources in Beirut, Okaz said the Security Council was due to discuss on Tuesday a draft statement on Lebanon that would pave the way for the a resolution of the country's.

Source: Reuters By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - The top two U.S. officials in Iraq accused Iran, Syria and Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday of fueling recent fighting in Baghdad, saying Tehran and ...

A Syrian former intelligence officer who is a witness in the probe into the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri has disappeared from his Paris suburban home, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday.

LEBANON -- Ashley Lynn Russell, 17, has been missing from a girls' group home in Lebanon since Feb. 6, police said Monday. She is described as 5'4" and 140 pounds, biracial, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She has pierced ears and tongue and a tattoo.

Lebanese singer Elaine Khalaf met with Lebanese distributor Hadi Shararah to put the final touches on her latest single ?Farhat Ayni? (The Happiness of My Eyes), to be released soon. The new song is written by Ahmad Madi and composed by Yehya Al Hasan.

DAMASCUS (AFP)--Syria has been cooperating with a U.N. probe into the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, a senior official said in comments published on Tuesday.

Budget figures to date for the Lebanon Community School District indicate a budget shortfall of about $1.9 million for the coming school year, the Lebanon School Board learned Monday.

BEIRUT, April 8 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

The Beirut Marathon Organization is hosting the second straight Vivicitta "Run for Peace" race on May 25, local press reported on Monday. The marathon will consist of a five-kilometer students' race and a 21-kilometer international ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday reiterated support to dialogue among the Lebanese, saying national consensus is the only means to resolve the political crisis in neighboring Lebanon. Assad made the remarks while meeting w ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (L) at al-Shaab Palace in Damascus. Assad has offered to help bolster security in Lebanon and voiced support for inter-Lebanese talks to solve a protracted political crisis.

The Lebanon City Council voted this afternoon to authorize the purchase of 150 parking meters at a cost of $82,000. Once the new meters are in place, visitors to downtown Lebanon will pay 50 cents to park for an hour rather than 25 cents.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday renewed its deep concern that the tense political situation in Lebanon will spill over to dampen the country's economic performance. In a report issued under the Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance Program, the IMF said that the Lebanese government.

Lebanese Forces MP Georges Adwan said on Monday that the problem in Lebanon lies with two diverging points of view. "The first is the group pressing toward the establishment of a state, while the second is the group rejecting this idea and keeping Lebanon an open ground to foreign intervention," Adwan told the Saudi daily Al-Yawm.

Cal Perry, CNN?s award-winning Baghdad bureau chief and producer, has been appointed as the network?s new international correspondent based in Beirut, Lebanon, the network said Monday.

Lebanese singer Diana Haddad has released a new music video clip for her latest song ?Athab Al Hawa? (The Torture of Love). According to the London daily Elaph, Diana worked with Emirati director Nahla Al Fahed for the second time on the clip.

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday offered to help bolster security in Lebanon and voiced support for inter-Lebanese talks to solve a protracted political crisis.

Lebanese parliament speaker and opposition leader Nabih Berri (seen here in 2007) is in Syria for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a bid to resolve Lebanon's protracted political crisis, his spokesman said.

Two Lebanon men were stabbed during a fight early Saturday morning, police said. The two men, Alberto Rivera, 30, and Dennis Mercado, 27 were taken to area hospitals for treatment. Rivera was treated and released from Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon for a stab wound in his arm.

The special meeting of the Lebanon school board, scheduled for 6 p.m. today, April 7, has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict with Rep. Shannon Jones.

BEIRUT, April 7, 2008 (AFP) - Lebanon's economy grew by about four percent last year despite a long-running political crisis and increased sectarian tensions, Finance Minister Jihad Azour said on Monday.

BEIRUT - Parliament speaker and opposition leader Nabih Berri is in Syria for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a bid to resolve Lebanon?s protracted political crisis, his spokesman said on Monday.

BEIRUT, April 7 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Cairo, April 7 : Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held talks with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora on the latest developments in Lebanon, the official MENA news agency reported.

Beirut, April 7: Lebanon's Shia militant group Hezbollah has said that new Israeli military exercises near the Lebanese border are intended to prepare for a new war on the country.

Lebanese parliament speaker and opposition leader Nabih Berri is in Syria for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a bid to resolve Lebanon's protracted political crisis, his spokesman said.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's standing plummeted in the annual credit-access index, down to 48th place out of 122 ranked countries from 36th place the previous year, said a report on the index in the latest issue of Byblos Bank's Lebanon This Week. Results from the 2007 survey also evaluated Lebanon seventh out of 14 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, down from fourth place in the 2006 study.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (L) meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Siniora on Sunday accused Syria of holding Lebanon hostage by blocking the election of a new president, following talks with Mubarak.

Lebanon's standing plummeted in the annual credit-access index, down to 48th place out of 122 ranked countries from 36th place the previous year, said a report on the index in the latest issue of Byblos Bank's Lebanon This Week. Results from the 2007 survey also evaluated Lebanon seventh out of 14 Middle East.

Local food and agricultural products were up for sale in Sidon's old souk on Sunday in the first "Land Market" organized by the Hariri Foundation for Human Development in collaboration with the Italian organization UCODEP and Beirut's Slow Food Association. The southern city's Land Market is one of three markets in Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought to reassure Syria and Lebanon on Sunday that Israel did not want a major missile attack drill to worsen tensions along its northern border."The goal of the exercise is to check the authorities' ability to carry out their duties in times of emergency and for preparing the home front.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought to reassure Syria and Lebanon on Sunday that Israel did not want a major missile attack drill to worsen tensions along its northern border.

Beirut, April 6 : The Shia movement of Lebanon is to "follow closely" Israel army manoeuvres planned for Sunday, the group's commander in south Lebanon, Nabil Kaouk, was quoted as saying Saturday.

Two public hearings will be held starting at 8 p.m. April 21 by the town of Lebanon Planning Board. The first involves a subdivision request submitted by New York Lands and Lakes. It involves creating eight building lots from three to 38 acres from a 100-acre parcel off Campbell Road.

In actor-director Nadine Labaki's soft-glowing comedy, "Caramel," five friends of different cultural backgrounds convene regularly at a beauty salon in Beirut.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora arrived here Saturday evening on a visit to seek Egypt's support to help resolve the current political stalemate in Lebanon. Upon arrival, Seniora said he would hold talks with Egyptian Presiden ...

Three killed in Iraqi bomb blastBAGHDAD, April 5 (UPI) -- Three Iraqis were killed Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded in a minibus in eastern Baghdad, authorities said.An improvised explosive device was detonated as the bus crossed Beirut Square, the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, reported.At least 16 others were injured in the blast near Sadr City at about 8:15 a.m., CNN said.Children removed ...

''Caramel'' opens with a shot of a torrent of the sticky stuff, a vista that plays like a rising tide of unalloyed sweetness to domestic viewers. But in Lebanon's Beirut, where this effortlessly empathetic film is set, caramel means something else as well: It's used as a depilatory in beauty salons, inflicting pain rather than causing pleasure.

BEIRUT: The frequent celebratory gunfire in this heavily armed city is killing Beirut, literally, as one man?s burst of joy turns into another?s mourning.

As tornado sirens blared, 550 students, faculty and staff inside the Joel E. Barber school near Lebanon went about their daily routine. While a principal claims no regret for the decision, parents are second guessing his judgment.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, APRIL 4, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- As Lebanon continues to suffer a power void -- the country hasn't had a president since last November -- the nation's bishops are calling on cooperation to fix the "miserable situation" facing the Lebanese people.

The head of the Delegation of the European Commission in Lebanon, Ambassador Patrick Laurent, said Thursday that Lebanon has not sufficiently taken advantage of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) EU-Lebanon Action plan. "Lebanon is not sufficiently obtaining from the policy what it could obtain from it," Laurent told.

Beirut - Shiite opposition followers and rival Sunnis who back the western-backed Lebanese government clashed late Friday on the streets of the capital, Lebanese police said. Machinegun fire was heard across the areas of Ras al-Nabaa and Wataa al-Mou...

AARP will hold two-day driver safety classes in Albany and Lebanon this month.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora warned on Friday that Israel could exploit major military exercises to exacerbate tensions along the Lebanon border.

Forty people have been killed and 252 wounded by Israeli cluster bombs dropped during the 2006 war in Lebanon, the UN demining organisation said on Friday.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora warned on Friday that Israel could exploit major military exercises to exacerbate tensions along the volatile border between the two countries.

(KMOV) -- Illinois state police are investigating a serious car crash. It happened Friday morning just north of Lebanon, IL on Route 4. Investigators say a car crossed the centerline.

MOSCOW, April 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will contribute $500,000 to finance a UN tribunal aimed at bringing to justice those guilty of the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.

The Ministry of Labor and authorities of the World Lebanese Cultural Union (WLCU), yesterday held a one- day meeting as part of the ministry's plans to consolidate partnership with the business community and promote industry peace and harmony.

BEIRUT, April 4 - Shares in Lebanon's Bank Audi climbed on Friday, driven by rumours that merger talks with Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes were making progress, traders said.

Israel has denied responsibility for the Feb 12 car bombing that killed Imad Mughniyeh of the Lebanese Hizbollah guerilla group. But Hizbollah and its Iranian backers have blamed Israel, and Hizbollah has vowed revenge.

U.S. band BEIRUT has cancelled its upcoming European summer (08) tour. Beirut frontman Zach Condon has called off 14 shows - the first of which was scheduled to take place ...

Another beauty salon comedy? Yes and no. This affecting ensemble piece from Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki foams over with the scissor-sisters spirit of a "Beauty Shop" or "Steel Magnolias," but it eschews the easy wisecrack for authentically inhabited characters. Advertisement: Hair Expressions & Beauty Spa Hair Expressions & Beauty Spa Call and ask us about our spring fling deals ...

The USPS has recommended the post office in Lebanon not be reopened. People there aren't giving up yet.

Lebanon's army commander, Michel Suleiman, the consensus candidate for the country's vacant presidency, yesterday announced he would leave his military post three months early. General Suleiman voiced anger over the continued political bickering that was blocking his appointment to the presidency.

BEIRUT: While Gulf oil producers reap windfall earnings, their poorer cousins elsewhere in the Arab world are struggling with soaring energy and food bills. Inflation has surged in Gulf countries, fuelled partly by lavish spending of record oil and gas revenues.

Lebanese security authorities were reported on high alert in case of possible violence if Lebanon's problems are not addressed at the Arab summit.Security sources told the Daily Star areas of tension had been identified and necessary measures had been taken to contain any possible escalation.The Lebanese Army was reported watching the movement of Syrian troops along the Lebanese-Syrian border ...

Lebanon's army chief and consensus presidential candidate Michel Sleiman, seen here in 2007, warned on Thursday that he would retire early this summer and would abandon his bid for the presidency if the country's feuding political leaders fail to agree on his election.

LEBANON - The Iberia High School baseball team dropped a pair of games at Lebanon?s Oley Scott Field on Saturday in the Coca-Cola Classic.

Private and public school teachers, as well as Lebanese university professors and instructors, held a strike on Thursday to call for an increase of their salaries, which have remained flat since 1996. Nehme Mahfoud, who heads the Teachers Union for private schools, said that the strike was being carried out throughout Lebanon.

A leading US expert on urban universities and their interaction with their neighborhoods highlighted the two-way rewards of having universities engage more actively with their host communities, during a lecture at the American University of Beirut on Wednesday.

The commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Michel Suleiman, announced in remarks published Thursday that he would leave his post in August and warned feuding political factions that he would bow out of the presidential race if his election as a compromise candidate is not secured by then.

If it is approved, a proposed annexation would effectively double the geographic size of Lebanon.

LEBANON ? Contaminated groundwater in north Lebanon may be getting into private wells, according to Department of Environmental Quality officials. Next month, the DEQ is having water from about 300 wells tested to find out exactly how many are affected.

They fought to keep it, but people in Lebanon will no longer have a post office

Egyptian musician Jamal Salameh has filed a complaint against Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi. According to the London daily Elaph, Salameh accused Haifa of stealing the rhythm of a song that he composed, demanding the singer is banned from performing in Egypt until the case is settled.

Proposed legislation that would order a $59,000 master plan for Lebanon's parks has given pause to some members of city council. The city implemented a park impact fee on new homes and developments last year. But the park board has not been sure how to spend the fees.

Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alameh hosted a live concert at the Aviation Club tennis courts in Dubai to celebrate the Iranian New Year. Alameh participated in last year?s celebration.

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Lebanon's army commander warned feuding political factions Thursday that he would quit this summer and bow out of presidential contention if the wrangling rivals do not elect him as head of state before then.

I'd say I'm your typical college student. I spend the weekdays watching "Rock of Love" and my weekends doing very productive, model-student things that have no relation whatsoever to the game of Beirut. In the monotonous life that inevitably forms from collegiate stuff, there's one thing that keeps me from OD-ing on Blimpies, only to be found three weeks later in the tunnels, half-eaten by ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - While Gulf Arab oil producers reap windfall earnings, their poorer cousins elsewhere in the Arab world are struggling with soaring energy and food bills.

Lebanon's army chief and consensus presidential candidate Gen. Michel Sleiman said in an interview published on Thursday that he doubts the country's political crisis will be resolved.

Lebanon's army chief and consensus presidential candidate Michel Sleiman said in an interview published on Thursday that he doubts the country's political crisis will be resolved.

These are not the best of times for the Arab world, where kith and kin are hopelessly divided more than at any time in recent years. The internecine fighting is widespread: Iraqis are fighting Iraqis, Palestinians are feuding with Palestinians, and Syrians and Lebanese remain at loggerheads.

The Riverdale softball team improved to 16-5 on the season and 3-0 in District 7-AAA with an 11-0 home victory over Lebanon Wednesday night. Junior pitcher Bre Thomas (6-4) struck out eight batters in five innings while surrendering two hits and no walks.

Qatar ratifies pacts with Lebanon, Bahrain

BEIRUT: The United Nations' undersecretary general for legal affairs, Nicolas Michel, said on Wednesday that the UN General Secretariat had not tried to make any deals over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, in an indirect response to remarks made by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem earlier this week.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - While Gulf Arab oil producers reap windfall earnings, their poorer cousins elsewhere in the Arab world are struggling with soaring energy and food bills.

? Steak-O-Rama has officially closed its doors and turned off its grill. Work likely will begin soon to convert that space into the latest branch of Open Sesame, the popular Lebanese restaurant on that same block.

The Mabarrat Foundation, in association with Italian NGOs Ricerca e Cooperazione and ROSS Emergency Program-Lebanon, held a ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the accomplishments of the Project to Support the Institutes for Orphans and Disadvantaged Children in the southern villages of Khiam, Nabatieh, Maarub and Jowaya.

The prevalent display of religious symbols among Lebanese people stems from identity problems, a number of sociologists and psychologists argue. "Religious symbols in Lebanon are a sign of difference. A Lebanese citizen does not exist if he does not belong to a certain group," said Marwan Rowayheb, a sociology and political science.

Lebanon's Maronite bishops on Wednesday called on rival parties in the country to commit to the three-point Arab initiative to end Lebanon's protracted political crisis. A regular statement released by the bishops regretted Lebanon's nonparticipation in the recent Arab summit. "Not electing a president led to Lebanon's boycott of the summit.

The Council of Maronite Bishops called on Wednesday for the immediate implementation of the Arab initiative to solve the deadlock in Lebanon, while sounding the alarm concerning "strenuous" economic conditions faced by the Lebanese. The Maronite bishops said it was unfortunate that a Lebanese president.

Former Minister Talal Arslan said that the current government was "illegal, illegitimate, unconstitutional and in violation of the national pact." "The government's position is proof that they are a bunch of people taking orders from their masters," he told the Lebanese daily Sada Al-Balad. "The pro-government party is not able to make independent decisions.

Three-quarters of Lebanese adults have been exposed to traumatic events related to the country's ongoing conflict, putting them at increased risk of mental illness

DETROIT, April 2, 2008 -- The legendary Lebanese vocalist Walid Toufic will perform at the MGM Grand Detroit on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 7:30 pm. He will be joined by the Iraqi songstress Shatha Hassoun and by Comedian Elie Ayoub.

Egyptian musician Jamal Salameh has filed a complaint against Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi.

BEIRUT: Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Tuesday warned against the Israeli decision to build 1,400 housing units in Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank within the plan of a new Israeli colonial settlement.

About 3,000 Palestinians live in Lebanon without papers rather than as registered refugees, but their situation could soon change, Mike Sergeant reports.

Working for the C.I.A. more than a decade before the invasion of Iraq, Mudher al-Kharbit was advocating efforts to unite Iraq?s tribes against Saddam Hussein.

In the first study in the Arab world to document mental illness and treatment on a national level, researchers from Lebanon have described the prevalence of mental disorders and their relation to exposure to war.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- The Hezbollah militant group criticized Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, accusing it of siding with Lebanon's Western-backed government in its power struggle with the Syrian-allied opposition.

Morally and politically speaking these arms are directed towards the interior, and this is proved by the sit-in in the city center of Beirut, which has been going on for nearly 15 months. If any attempt was made to end it by force, there would be serious clashes.

So now what happens? The Arab League summit is over, the participants followed a time-honored tradition by failing to agree on very much of significance, and the uncomfortable stalemate in Lebanon is unchanged. Political junkies are already putting their respective spins on the event, but their desperation to say something of relevance.

Lebanese newspapers on Tuesday offered their readers a brief moment of wishful thinking with an April Fools message that the protracted political crisis was over and a new president had been elected. "Khalass, infarajet" (That's it, it's over) said a leaflet inserted in many dailies, jokingly referring to the long-running standoff between the government and the opposition.

A Lebanon city councilman is accused of driving with nearly double the legal BAC limit early Sunday.

The WCHS tennis teams returned to action for the first time in a week and were handily defeated in District 7AAA action by Lebanon. Justin Turney kept the day from being a complete sweep by Lebanon as he won the match between the top two boys? seeds. He took the 8-4 victory.

A Lebanese man looks at a caricature showing anti-Syrian majority leader Saad Hariri and opposition leader Michel Aoun congratulating each other for the "election" of a Lebanese president.

April Fool: Lebanese newspapers give their readers slim moment of hope political crisis is over.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hours after Hezbollah commander Imad Mughnieh was killed, huge billboards of his burly face stencilled like the iconic Che Guevara portrait or a photo of him in battle fatigues were printed and ready to display all over Lebanon.

BEIRUT, April 1 (RIA Novosti) - Syria has said it has rejected an offer to freeze a UN investigation into the assassination of ex-Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri in exchange for 'allowing' presidential polls in Lebanon.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese newspapers on Tuesday offered their readers a brief moment of wishful thinking with an April Fool message that the protracted political crisis was over and a new president had been elected.

Lebanon started a national anti-measles and anti-rubella vaccination campaign targeting more than 900,000 children, as part of its commitment to the UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO) strategy to eliminate the diseases by the end of 2010.

A puffed-up Israeli defence minister has proclaimed his country's "strength" on an inspection tour at the Lebanese border.

In the first study in the Arab world to document mental illness and treatment on a national level, researchers from Lebanon have described the prevalence of mental disorders and their relation to exposure to war.

BEIRUT (AFP) Hours after Hezbollah commander Imad Mughnieh was killed, huge billboards of his burly face stencilled like the iconic Che Guevara portrait or a photo of him in battle fatigues were printed and ready to display all over Lebanon.

BEIRUT, April 1 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT: US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement David T. Johnson discussed with Lebanese officials Washington's support for the rule of law, a US Embassy statement said Monday.

BEIRUT: Lebanon started on Monday a national anti-measles and anti-rubella vaccination campaign targeting more than 900,000 children, as part of its commitment to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization strategy to eliminate the diseases by the end of 2010.

Hours after Hezbollah commander Imad Mughnieh was killed, huge billboards of his burly face stencilled like the iconic Che Guevara portrait or a photo of him in battle fatigues were printed and ready to display all over Lebanon.