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HE the Deputy Premier Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah meeting Essam Abu Jamra, the Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister, and the accompanying delegation yesterday.

  

"How perfect to put a cultural event in the middle and diverge the minds and thoughts of everybody from Turkeys past and denial," one of the activists said.

  

BEIRUT: A private international school in Beirut has formed a partnership with a school for orphans in a remote part of the Bekaa Valley to help its pupils benefit from modern education techniques. At first glance, the Al-Tanmia school seems an unlikely partner for Beirut's American Community School (ACS).

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Former Lebanese security services director Jamil Sayyed, detained for four years in connection with the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, vowed on Thursday a comeback as he savoured his first day of freedom.

  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown reiterated support for a tribunal over the death of ex-Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri Thursday as he hailed Beirut's "vital role" in the Middle East.

  

Seatbelts save lives, but they also help tuckered out guests catch some shuteye at the Lebanon Hills Visitor Center. "Seatbelts are incredibly durable," said Katie Pata, parks operations coordinator at Lebanon Hills in Eagan.

  

Health minister advises Lebanese to take simple precautionary measures to avoid deadly virus.

  

BEIRUT (Apr 30, 2009) -- Lebanon released four generals held for nearly four years in the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri after a United Nations-backed tribunal ordered them freed yesterday, setting off celebrations with fireworks and dancing.

  

BEIRUT | Lebanon released four generals held for nearly four years in the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after a U.N.-backed tribunal ordered them freed Wednesday, setting off celebrations with fireworks and dancing. One of the officers was cheered by a crowd of hundreds outside his house and another was hoisted onto the shoulders of family and friends and ...

  

Lebanon released four generals held for nearly four years in the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri after a UN-backed tribunal ordered them freed yesterday, setting off celebrations with fireworks and dancing.

  

Four Lebanese generals held over the 2005 killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri have been freed due to lack of evidence. They were?

  

BEIRUT: The positive economic indicators prevailing in Lebanon after the eruption of the global financial crisis do not provide a guarantee for the future of the country with the presence of a public debt that is increasing year after year, president of the World Union of Arab Banks Joseph Torbey said Wednesday.

  

Despite its two-CD format, the latest from the incredibly popular Beirut, led by the charismatic, romantic and tortured Zach Condon, disappointingly screams of filler, a stop gap between full-lengths.

  

Four generals detained in the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri were released Wednesday.The Special Tribunal for Lebanon said prosecutor Daniel Bellemare no longer sought to have the generals detained, a United Nations statement said.The prosecutor reportedly said the evidence was insufficient to seek indictments in the United Nations-backed court against Jamil ...

  

Lebanese Minister of Justice Ibrahim Najjar said Wednesday that the four detained generals suspected in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will be released in a few hours, Future TV reported. "The Lebanese government will abide with the decision of STL," Najjar told Future TV, adding that he discussed with Prime Minister Fouad Seniora the immediate release of the four ...

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Four Lebanese generals with ties to Syrian security services were freed Wednesday for lack of evidence after spending nearly four years in custody on suspicion of involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

  

The effort to end Syria's influence in Beirut is floundering, but U.S.-Syrian rapprochement may help ease the pain

  

Lebanon released four generals held for nearly four years in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after a U.N.-backed tribunal ordered them freed.

  

President Michel Sleiman started Wednesday his three-day official visit to Britain with a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. The Lebanese president, who was accompanied by first lady Wafaa Sleiman, held talks with Britain's queen, who expressed her "deep respects" to Lebanon and the Lebanese.

  

A special UN court has released four Lebanese generals detained in the case of the assassination of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon released four generals held for nearly four years in the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri after a United Nations-backed tribunal ordered them freed Wednesday, setting off celebrations with fireworks and dancing.

  

Lebanon released four generals held for nearly four years in the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after a U.N.-backed tribunal ordered them freed on Wednesday, setting off celebrations with fireworks and dancing.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon released four generals Wednesday who had been held for nearly four years without charge over the assassination of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri following a ruling by a UN-backed court.

  

The four high-ranking security officials had been held without charge since September 2005 in connection with the killing of Rafiq Hariri.

  

Associated Press - April 29, 2009 12:03 PM ET BEIRUT (AP) - Authorities in Lebanon have begun releasing four generals held for four years on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of...

  

Authorities in Lebanon have begun releasing four generals held for four years on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after an international judge ordered them released.

  

AMSTERDAM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Special Tribunal for Lebanon on Wednesday ordered the release of four pro-Syrian generals held in Lebanon since 2005 over the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.

  

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon Wednesday ordered the release of four pro-Syrian security generals held in Lebanon since 2005 over the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.

  

AMSTERDAM - The Special Tribunal for Lebanon ordered on Wednesday the release of four pro-Syrian security generals held in Lebanon since 2005 over the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.

  

A U.N.-backed tribunal on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four pro-Syrian generals being held in a Beirut prison for the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafik Hariri.

  

Four senior Lebanese generals held over the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri are to be released, marking the first significant decision taken by the special UN tribunal trying the case.

  

A United Nations special tribunal has ordered the release of four Lebanese generals suspected of being involved in the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, almost four years after they were arrested without charge.

  

Judge orders release of 4 generals held in killing of former Lebanese prime minister Hariri.

  

The Hague/Beirut - A UN tribunal on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four former Lebanese generals detained for four years without charge in connection with the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Daniel Fran...

  

According to the US State Department Lebanese Election Unit, if the election were held today the Hezbollah-led opposition would capture 69 of the 128 seats in Parliament, says Franklin Lamb .

  

Four generals in custody over the killing of former Lebanon PM Rafik Hariri are freed from jail after four years.

  

A judge at the U.N.-backed tribunal set up to prosecute former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassins ordered the immediate release of four pro-Syrian generals being held in Beirut as suspects.

  

BEIRUT With quiet campaigning and moderate talk, Hezbollah is building its strength for Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections - and the militant Shi'ite Muslim group and its allies stand a good chance of winning. That could mean a stunning shake-up for one of the Middle East's most volatile countries if the pro-U.S. government is replaced with a coalition dominated from behind the scenes by ...

  

Lebanon: Khalaf Al Habtoor, Chairman of Al Habtoor Group, received last Thursday at the Habtoor Grand Hotel Convention Centre and Spa in Beirut, a visit from the Malaysian delegation in Beirut, headed by Johors Chief Minister H.E. Dato' Abdul Ghani Othman. [AMEInfo.com]

  

LEBANON - About 30 people turned out Tuesday to listen to nine candidates for the Lebanon School Board answer questions about why they're running and what they hope to accomplish.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon's tourism sector could get an unexpected boost this summer, not only from the recent political stability, but also from new daily flights between Beirut and Dubai offered by the Emirate's first low-cost carrier, flydubai.

  

Over 500 Hezbollah supporters protested in south Lebanon Tuesday after they were informed that U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Michel Sison would visit a school in the region, local Naharnet website reported. The protesters shouted anti-American slogans as they gathered before the arrival of Sison to the region. However, "Sison stopped at another southern village," a U.S. embassy statement said. ...

  

A Lebanon man was found dead in the Upper Calapooia River Monday afternoon.

  

Top Lebanese leaders agreed during a national dialogue session on Tuesday to hold the June 7 parliamentary elections in a calm and democratic atmosphere. The 14 leaders of the country's major political parties met for the sixth dialogue session at the Baabda Palace, where they called for maintaining calm during the polls.

  

Lebanon's tourism sector could get an unexpected boost this summer, not only from the recent political stability, but also from new daily flights between Beirut and Dubai offered by the Emirate's first low-cost carrier, flydubai. Flydubai launched online ticket sales on April 6, and seats for flights beginning June 1 are already selling out.

  

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came to Beirut this past weekend to voice American support for the pro-Western March 14 coalition of Sunni and Christian leaders in the upcoming election. She delivered a letter to President Sleiman from President Obama declaring that the United States would not 'sell out' Lebanon in any deal made in [...]

  

BEIRUT, April 28 (Reuters) - Net income at Bank of Beirut edged up 0.3 percent to $13.6 million in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same period a year ago, according to unaudited results released on Tuesday. The Lebanese bank's total assets stood at $5.86 billion at the end of March, 9.2 percent higher than a year earlier. Customer deposits and credit balances climbed by 9.8 percent ...

  

Politicians representing Lebanon's various parties to discuss national defence strategy June 1.

  

BEIRUT, April 28 (Reuters) - Net income at Lebanon's Byblos Bank climbed 18.6 percent in the first quarter of 2009 to $25 million compared with the same period a year ago, a bank official said on Tuesday. Total assets stood at $11.6 billion at the end of March, the official told Reuters, compared to $11.23 billion at the end of 2008. Customer deposits climbed to $8.75 billion from $8.36 billion ...

  

Lebanon: Malia Group, a Lebanon-based multi-sectored and multifaceted conglomerate, has implemented Oracle E-Business Suite, ensuring across-the-board transparency, efficiency and centralization of its systems. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Noor International Holding, developer of the $8.2bn artificial Cedar Island off the coast of Beirut, told MEED that work on the project will be postponed until after the parliamentary elections in June, as it is still waiting for permits from the Lebanese government.

  

The fate of four high-ranking Lebanese generals detained after being suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will be determined Wednesday, local LBC TV reported Monday. After three years and seven months of detention in Roumieh jail in east Beirut, the general prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Daniel Bellemare, handed over Monday ...

  

Head of the Future Bloc in the Lebanese Parliament MP Saad Hariri had announced electoral alliances and tickets in Tripoli and the Dinyeh and Minyeh region in separate rallies, in which he urged voters to cast their ballot in favor of the candidates who support building a strong, sovereign and free state.

  

Turkish Cultural Week opened Monday evening with a lavish meal organized by the Turkish Embassy in Beirut. The week's events aim to strengthen cultural ties between the two countries, with a wide range of activities taking place in Beirut and in the northern city of Tripoli, with the goal of embracing the cultural richness of the two Mediterranean countries.

  

The Commander of the Italian contingent operating as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) General Flaviano Godio said on Monday during a farewell ceremony for a group of departing Italian peacekeepers that the June 7 parliamentary elections were a "strictly Lebanese internal issue."

  

BEIRUT - Ahead of an election that could oust the United States-backed Beirut Government, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday that Washington supported "voices of moderation" and will never make a deal with Syria that "sells out" Lebanon's interests.

  

Crews in Lebanon are dealing with a half dozen water main breaks on Monday

  

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) dedicated on April 24 the Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute (NKBCI), a state-of-the-art adult cancer facility that provides comprehensive cancer treatment and research. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT - Ahead of an election that could oust the U.S.-backed Beirut government, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Washington supports "voices of moderation" and never will make a deal with Syria that "sells out" Lebanon.

  

Philip G. Antypas overcame a birth defect and a childhood of hunger and poverty in Syria to become a plastic and reconstructive surgeon first in Lebanon and then in the United States.

  

BEIRUT, April 26 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Lebanon on Sunday in a show of support for its pro-Western government, weeks before critical elections that could increase the influence of Iran and Syria.

  

Ahead of an election that could oust the U.S.-backed Beirut government, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that Washington supports "voices of moderation" and never will make a deal Syria that "sells out" Lebanon's interests.

  

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said on Sunday that he was "tranquil" about the future of Christians in Lebanon. "When we realize that Christians have been in Lebanon since the dawn of history and survived until now, we do not need to be skeptical regarding our future condition in this nation," Sfeir said.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States will never "sell out" the Lebanese people by making any deals with neighboring Syria.

  

BEIRUT - Mohammed Saleh is convinced: if he builds it, Lebanese expatriates will come. The Beirut-based developer envisions a 3.3sq km artificial island shaped like a cedar tree as an attraction off Lebanon's coast.

  

Remarks After Meeting With Lebanese President Michel Sleiman Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Beirut, Lebanon April 26, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Let me begin by saying how pleased I am to be here in Lebanon on a beautiful day. I appreciated the opportunity that I had to meet with the president, with the minister, and other members of the government. I am grateful for this chance to ...

  

April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Lebanon's coming parliamentary elections, in which the Shiite Hezbollah may form a coalition, must be free of foreign interference and violence.

  

Hillary Clinton made an unannounced three-hour stop Sunday in Beirut, where Syrian- and Iranian-backed militant Shiite group Hezbollah is gaining support in advance of the June 7 election, and met with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.

  

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has vowed that the United States would never sell out Lebanon in any deal with Syria and she urged the Lebanese to hold an "open and fair" election in June.

  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for free and fair elections in Lebanon during a visit to Beirut on Sunday ahead of a parliamentary vote that could see Hezbollah and its allies emerge victorious.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 26 (UPI) -- On an unannounced trip to Lebanon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday urged the nation to refrain from violence during its June elections.

  

BEIRUT - Ahead of an election that could oust the U.S.-backed Beirut government, America's top diplomat said Sunday that Washington supports "voices of moderation" and never will make a deal Syria that "sells out" Lebanon's interests.

  

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed on Sunday that the United States would never sell out Lebanon in any deal with Syria and she urged the Lebanese to hold an "open and fair" election in June.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unannounced visit to Lebanon on Sunday as the country readies for parliamentary elections that could see the militant group Hezbollah and its allies emerge victorious.

  

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Lebanon on Sunday to pledge U.S. support for the country and its push for free elections.

  

BEIRUT (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has met with Lebanon's president and pledged continuing U.S. support for "voices of moderation in Lebanon."

  

Associated Press - April 26, 2009 6:03 AM ET BEIRUT (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has met with Lebanon's president and pledged continuing U.S.

  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Beirut ahead of a critical election that could see a pro-US government ousted by the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and its allies.

  

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Lebanese on Sunday to hold an "open and free" election in June without outside interference.

  

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton dropped in on Beirut for a few hours Sunday, April 26, after spending a day in Iraq. She took the politically loaded step of a visit to the tomb of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafiq Hariri, who was assassinated in 2005.

  

April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Lebanon's coming parliamentary elections must be free of foreign interference and domestic violence as she arrived in Beirut for an unannounced visit.

  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Beirut today ahead of a critical election that could see a pro-US government ousted by the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and its allies.

  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Iraqi Prime Minister Hoshyar Zebari, address the media at a press conference in Baghdad April 25. Clinton on Sunday made an unannounced visit to Lebanon where she was to meet with President Michel Sleiman.

  

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton flew to Beirut on Sunday to meet with Lebanese officials ahead of a critical election that could see a pro-U.S. government ousted by the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and its allies.

  

BEIRUT - US Secretary of State Clinton flies into Beirut for unannounced pre-election visit.

  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives on her first visit to Beirut, for talks with Lebanese leaders.

  

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Beirut visiting Lebanese officials ahead of a critical election that could see a pro-U.S. government ousted by the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and its allies.

  

Mohammed Saleh is convinced: If he builds it, Lebanese expatriates will come.

  

AFP/Marjayoun, Lebanon Lebanese authorities arrested three people on suspicion of spying for Israel yesterday, the latest in a series of such arrests, a security official said.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanese security officials say three men have been arrested as part of an alleged spying ring for Israel, the latest chapter in the long-running espionage war between the two countries.

  

MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AFP) - Lebanese authorities arrested three people on suspicion of spying for Israel on Saturday, the latest in a series of such arrests, a security official said.

  

Lebanese security forces arrested on Saturday a cell linked to the Israeli Mossad in southern Lebanon, Future News TV reported. It added police detained three members of the cell during raids in Jezzine, Nabatiyeh and Sidon.

  

Lebanese authorities arrested three men early Saturday for allegedly being part of a spying ring for Israel, security officials said, in the latest episode in the long-running espionage war between the two countries.

  

Syria's support of Palestinian and Lebanese militant groups make it no partner for peace, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in an interview published on Saturday.

  

Lebanon: Non-profit organization Bicharaf has concluded Business Ethics Roundtable discussions with leading businesses in Beirut, Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Open letter to Lebanon's political leaders urging them to place human rights at the centre of their election campaigns

  

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Medical Chapter of the AUB Alumni Association, in joint sponsorship with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, inaugurated the 42nd Middle East Medical Assembly (MEMA) on April 23. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Alfa, one of the two mobile-operators in Lebanon, announces the completion of its first phase related to the Core Network modernization, after swapping out old generation equipment with the newest, allowing the network to provide 3G services. [AMEInfo.com]

  

With campaigning and moderate talk, Hezbollah is building its strength for Lebanon's June 7 elections and the militant Shiite Muslim group and its allies stand a good chance of winning.

  

Lebanon and France signed on Friday a joint agreement whereby prison authorities in Lebanon will benefit from French expertise in the field of prison management. Visiting French Justice Minister Rashida Dati and Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar inked a cooperation agreement between France's National School of Prisons Management and Lebanon's Institute of Judiciary Studies.

  

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has implicated political factions in Lebanon as recruiting and using children for armed violence and political mobilization. In his annual report to the Security Council on children and armed conflict, Ban on Wednesday documented serious violations against children in Lebanon.

  

LEBANON The Lebanon Fire District will conduct its annual fire hydrant testing starting Monday, April 27, and continuing through through July 31.

  

An aerospace company is cutting jobs at its Lebanon plant, company officials say.

  

Upper Valley aerospace company Timken is laying off 45 workers at its plant in West Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 24 (MNA) -- Tehran claimed championship of the 16th Asian Cities Teams Championship for Dubai Cup on Thursday.

  

With quiet campaigning and moderate talk, Hezbollah is building its strength for Lebanon's June 7 parliament elections - and the militant Shiite Muslim group and its allies stand a good chance of winning.

  

With quiet campaigning and moderate talk, Hezbollah is building its strength for Lebanon's June 7 parliament elections _ and the militant Shiite Muslim group and its allies stand a good chance of winning. That could mean a stunning shake-up for one of the Middle East's most volatile countries, replacing a pro-U.S. government with a coalition dominated from behind the scenes by Hezbollah, the ...

  

Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe, the biggest sex symbol in the Arabic pop scene, was set to celebrate her wedding at a star-studded bash on Friday, a day after a hush-hush private ceremony.

  

BEIRUT - With quiet campaigning and moderate talk, Hezbollah is building its strength for Lebanon's June 7 parliament elections - and the militant Shiite Muslim group and its allies stand a good chance of winning.

  

As the battle lines are drawn for the Lebanese elections in June, reports suggest the surprising kingmakers could be Lebanon's Armenians. This small community of barely 150,000 look set to abandon its traditional neutrality and back the Hezbollah-led opposition.

  

A Belleville woman was killed early Thursday in a single-vehicle accident in the 1800 block of Lebanon Avenue.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon charged a retired general, his wife and his nephew, who is a government security agent, with spying for Israel, the military prosecutor said yesterday, the latest chapter in the long-running espionage war between the two countries.

  

BEIRUT: Business Monitor International (BMI) estimated the size of the Lebanese information technology (IT) sector at around $251 million in 2008, adding that the market's considerable potential remains constrained by an unstable political outlook and a mixed picture regarding economic policy, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was quoted as saying that the US would not reach any agreement with Syria at the expense of Lebanon. During a testimonial for the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committee, Clinton stressed the need to cooperate with the international community to adopt a strategy of openness toward Iran.

  

Lebanon's first ever ambassador to former powerbroker Syria began work on Thursday almost six months after the two neighbours set up diplomatic ties, Syria's official news agency said.

  

Drama students at Lebanon High School are ready to kick off their Sunday shoes when they cut 'Footloose?

  

SUBANG, April 23 (Bernama) -- Some 160 men and officers of Malcon East III returned from the United Nations (UN) peace mission in Lebanon tonight.

  

Beirut-based Global Holidays is the General Sales Agent for Wataniya Airways in the Republic of Lebanon.

  

Lebanon: Beirut-based Global Holidays is the General Sales Agent for Wataniya Airways in the Republic of Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Lebanon said Thursday that 587 candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the June parliamentary election, which is seen as key to the future of the divided country.

  

Lebanon: The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Mexico, the Mexican Embassy in Lebanon, Ambassador Jorge Alvarez Fuentes, and Cultural Attach Antonio Lopezros, in collaboration with the Department of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut, are inviting Architect Miquel Adri to give a lecture 'on Contemporary Mexican Architecture' on Friday April 24, 2009. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon said on Thursday that 587 candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the June parliamentary election, which is seen as key to the future of the divided country.

  

Qualcomm Incorporated announced its co-sponsorship of the 11th annual Arab International Telecom Development Summit, taking place 28-29 May in Beirut, Lebanon.

  

No shortage of literary fodder as book readings and launches are scheduled across Beirut.

  

Lebanon: MTC Touch, the leading mobile telecommunication company in Lebanon and Zain affiliate, recently announced the growth of its client base to 1,000,000 customers by the start of the second quarter of 2009. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: While taking a bath five years ago, MBC journalist Fadia Tawil happened upon a hard lump in her breast. The lump, which was roughly the size of an olive, didn't hurt but she nevertheless hastily went to a doctor. Tawil was given a grim verdict: cancer.

  

The conference was opened with a speech delivered by the noted woman of letters Dr. Najah al-Attar, vice-president of the Syrian Arab Republic, on behalf of Bashar Assad, president of the Republic.

  

BEIRUT, Apr 23, 2009 (AFP) - As Beirut prepares to don the mantle on Thursday of UNESCO "World Book Capital City 2009," Arabic novels are enjoying an unprecedented boom across the Middle East, breaking taboos on topics such as sex and religion.

  

The Lebanese superstar Elissa will not attend the famous Lebanese artist Haifa Wahbe's wedding. Haifa Wahbe will be getting married to the Egyptian businessman Ahmad Abu Hashima on 24 April in Beirut.

  

In a country long seen as a battleground for regional influence, June elections for Parliament may be the freest in decades but may also be the most corrupt.

  

As Beirut prepares to don the mantle of UNESCO "World Book Capital City 2009," Arabic novels are enjoying an unprecedented boom across the Middle East, breaking taboos on topics such as sex and religion.

  

CAIRO, April 22 (UPI) -- Egyptian authorities said Lebanese officials have cooperated with suspected members of a Hezbollah cell allegedly plotting attacks from the Sinai peninsula.

  

A man posing as a protester clashes with riot police during a military manoeuvre at a security conference organised by the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis in Beirut yesterday.

  

Cabinet is expected to settle the controversial issue of appointments in its next session headed by President Michel Sleiman at Baabda Palace, Beirut newspapers reported on Wednesday. As-Safir daily said the upcoming Cabinet session on Friday would be decisive in terms of appointments linked to the June 7 parliamentary elections.

  

The Lebanese Army said Wednesday that Israeli surveillance planes violated the Lebanese airspace over the southern coastal town of Naqoura Wednesday morning then headed north and conducted surveillance flights over Beirut. The planes headed South again at 10:30 a.m. toward Israel, the army statement read.

  

Transience is integral to Beirut's material culture. Evidence of this can be seen at the city's Place de L'Etoile where, during the mandate years, French urban planners intended to impose a Beaux-Arts/Haussman-style monumental square upon the Ottoman urban fabric. You'd imagine they were successful in this.

  

LEBANON Residents of the Lebanon Community School District will have two opportunities to meet with candidates for the Lebanon School Board this month.

  

LEBANON Parents, students and staff in the Lebanon Community School District are invited to take an online 'school climate survey' available on the district's website, www.lebanon.k12.or.us.

  

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Members of the Lebanese internal security forces took part in a U.S.-sponsored police-training program in three U.S. cities, the U.S. Embassy in Beirut reports.

  

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) talked with about 70 Lebanon area residents at an April 16 meeting.

  

In light of ever-increasing enrollment and changing needs in the community, HACC is investigating the possibility of expanding its Lebanon campus.

  

BEIRUT, April 22 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

Sidsa, the International provider of digital technology, will be participating in Arabcom International Telecom Summit 2009 in Lebanon, on 28-29 of May sharing its view and experiences with Decision makers, seeking further expansion.

  

Lebanon: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced it will organize the first Middle East Entrepreneurs Forum in Beirut in association with Berytech Technological Pole, one of Lebanons pioneering incubation and business development centres. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Book combines 'clarity and factual information' when studying various Islamist movements.

  

Lebanon -- A teenager is dead after an apparent alcohol overdose.

  

Lebanon: Less than an hour drive from Beirut, InterContinental Mzaar Lebanon Mountain Resort and Spa is known for its outstanding effort to satisfy its clientele, and thus will undergo exceptional achievements aiming to further its success. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Alfa, the mobile operator, announced that it is keeping on strengthening its network in all Lebanon by installing 16 new transmissions Stations since the 14th of April 2009 in the different regions. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: President of the World Union of Arab Banks, Joseph Torbey urged the Lebanese government and decision makers Tuesday to adopt a national work plan aimed at strengthening and protecting the financial and monetary system in Lebanon in the face of the global financial crisis, especially that the public debt in the country is increasing continuously.

  

The Lebanon City Council has ended an often-contentious, six-month debate by voting 5-1 for a $265,000 contract to repair tracks that serve a popular railroad service.

  

ANKARA, Turkey, April 21 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman arrived in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss regional security issues in the wake of a visit from the U.S. president.

  

Egyptian investigators have reportedly uncovered links between an alleged Hizbullah cell operating in Egypt and Lebanese government officials. Citing an informed source, the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reported Tuesday that Cairo has information that Lebanese authorities provided a member of the alleged cell with forged documents.

  

The Lebanese army carried out a series of military maneuvers on Tuesday as part of an international arms show being held in downtown Beirut. Soldiers demonstrated amphibious and ground assault skills after being dropped off by helicopters in front of a crowd of spectators, including Army chief General Jean Khawaji.

  

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) once again confirmed Lebanon's ability to overcome the immediate effects of the global financial crisis. In it last executive summary on the performance of the Lebanese economy and situation of the fiscal system, the IMF said that the Lebanese financial system has so far weathered the global financial crisis.

  

AIA and COTE will honor the projects at the AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition.

  

Citizens whose relatives mysteriously disappeared during the 1990s civil war want facts. The government has offered compensation, but focused on forgetting the past.

  

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Syrians close to the regime of President Bashar Assad has used Gulf Cooperation Council states as a haven against international prosecution.

  

Investigation with the so-called Hizbullah cell arrested in Egypt has reportedly uncovered a "conspiracy" between the Shiite movement and Lebanese authorities, reports said on Tuesday.

  

ANKARA (AFP)--The leaders of Turkey and Lebanon discussed on Tuesday U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East policies and efforts to reconcile Israel and the Palestinians.

  

Coral Hotels and Resorts rolled out today its powerful new marketing campaign and development strategy.

  

The Russian investment interest in Nigeria's oil and gas industry is part of the diplomatic shuttle by the country's President, Dmitry Medvedev, who is planning his first visit to Africa in June.

  

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

  

LEBANON, N.H. - A New Hampshire-based company that makes digital maps is laying off 120 employees at its Lebanon headquarters. ...

  

Lebanon: Hoojoozat.com is a Lebanese company dedicated to the online booking of hotels all over the world. [AMEInfo.com]

  

According to the London daily Elaph, the Yemeni artist Arwa held a celebration for the launching of her new album 'Ghaseb Anak' (Despite What You Think). The celebration was held last week at the Metropolitan Hotel in Beirut.

  

A New Hampshire-based company that makes digital maps is laying off 120 employees at its Lebanon headquarters.

  

Nearly 7,000 employees with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which helps Palestinian refugees, went on strike in Jordan, demanding higher pay.

  

DAMASCUS, Syria, April 20 (UPI) -- The first Lebanese ambassador to Syria, Michel Khoury, arrived in Damascus on Monday for his first day in office amid praises from the Syrian government.

  

Somali pirates have released one more ship but held on to 19 others Monday, as foreign navies chased sea brigands around the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean at the height of the "hijacking season." The Togo-flagged Lebanese-owned cargo ship MV Sea Horse, captured a week ago while on its way to pick up food for the World Food Program (WFP).

  

Electoral rhetoric heated up on Monday and over the weekend, with the country's political foes exchanging accusations and criticizing each others' agendas. On Sunday, Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri announced the March 14 Forces ticket for West Bekaa. Meanwhile, Premier Fouad Siniora over the weekend continued.

  

A mystery benefactor donated $15,000 to buy prosthetic limbs for the victims of cluster bombs at a dinner held to honor the work of mine clearance organizations in Lebanon on Saturday. The donation was made after guests watched videos showing the effects of the deadly devices and injured deminers were honored at a gala in Beirut.

  

Syria: Lebanese ambassador arrives (AKI) - Lebanon's first ambassador to Syria since the two countries obtained independence over sixty year ago, Michel Khouri, arrived in Damascus on Monday. He was due to take up his post on Tuesday and will be living for the time being in the city's Sheraton Hotel.Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Muallim, will receive Khouri this week and an appointment was ...

  

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, April 20 (UPI) -- A former Syrian intelligence officer and suspect in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was arrested in the United Arab Emirates.

  

LEBANON - Alex Machen has played in pain. Her high school career has included a sprained knee, a strained

  

RANDALLSVILLE - Town of Lebanon officials have adopted a resolution seeking an independent investigation into the two recent natural gas well rig fires in the region.

  

Richard Poplak thinks that U.S. popular culture might provide America's best chance to improve its relations with the wider world

  

For three decades, David Ignatius has talked to all camps in the fractious Middle East. Then came Davos, and an effort to 'moderate' a conversation between irreconcilable sides on the Gaza war. The center not only cannot hold, he concludes?it no longer exists.

  

A key suspect in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been arrested in Dubai.

  

Last Thursday Tele Atlas met with employees to announce that the role of the Lebanon office will change; it will be a pilot facility that tests tools and technologies used worldwide in map production.

  

Pirates still hold 19 ships as high-seas chase intensifies around Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean.

  

PIRATES have released a ship but still hold 19 others, as foreign navies chased sea brigands around the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.

  

The moment of reckoning in US-Israeli relations is approaching due to two related developments: the hardline position of the new Israeli government, and the linkages between progress in US-Iranian relations and progress in Arab-Israeli peace-making, says Rami G. Khouri .

  

(Adds U.N. spokesman, background.) NAIROBI (AFP)--Somali pirates have released a Lebanese-owned cargo ship that was on its way to pick up food aid for the World Food Program, a spokesman for the U.N.'s food agency said Monday.

  

NAIROBI, Kenya - A UN spokesman says Somali pirates have released a Lebanese-owned cargo ship seized last week as it headed to pick up food aid for Africa.

  

One of the suspects in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister has been arrested in Dubai, an Arab diplomat said. Purported Syrian intelligence officer Mohammed Zuhair Siddiq was named a suspect by a UN commission investigating the 2005 assassination.

  

The famous Lebanese artist Walid Tawfiq finished filming a new video clip for his song 'Bahinlak' (I Miss You) from his lastest album 'Ya Baher' (Oh Sea).

  

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested a Syrian suspect in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  

One of the suspects in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister has been arrested in Dubai, an Arab diplomat said. Purported Syrian intelligence officer Mohammed Zuhair Siddiq was named a suspect by a U.N. commission investigating the 2005 assassination.

  

One of the suspects in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister has been arrested in Dubai, an Arab diplomat said.

  

The coalition government has instituted a "broken windows" policy to that is actually improving daily life. Too bad divisive elections are due in June

  

A main suspect in the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, an Arab television station said on Sunday.

  

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) - Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad-Reza Sheibani elaborated on Iran's participation in rebuilding Lebanon's war-torn areas after the end of Israel's 34-day offensive against that country in 2006.

  

Soft rock kings Air Supply are still keeping it sweet and romantic 35 million records later.

  

Lebanon: Under the High Patronage of His Excellency, The President of the Republic of Lebanon General Michel Sleiman, more than 200 young leaders from the Arab world will convene in Beirut from 1st to 3rd May 2009, for the Annual Forum of Young Arab Leaders (YAL). [AMEInfo.com]

  

LEBANON The Lebanon School Board is slated to take action Monday on a new plan to reorganize the district office, which will be without an assistant superintendent next year.

  

According to the London daily Elaph, the famous Lebanese artist Nawal Al Zoghbi returned to Beirut last week, coming from Egypt after she finished filming an episode for the entertainment show 'Layali Al Somer' (Dark Nights) with co-host the artist Waed. The new show aired on Dubai channel on the 15th of April.

  

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Saturday that the way the Israeli government was formed is a preparation for new wars, Al-Manar TV reported. "The formation of Netanyahu's government, in way it was done, is a preparation for other wars," Berri was quoted by the TV as saying. The government of Israel, he said, is "obliged to adopt dramatic steps on all levels," adding that the major ...

  

The Hizbullah cell case will be referred to the Egyptian state security court amid repots that senior Lebanese and Arab officials, including Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri, are making mediation efforts to resolve the crisis between the Shiite movement and Cairo.

  

Lebanon: Stragellan BV of The Netherlands has launched a Lebanon Prediction Market in which participants compete in a stock-market like setting over expectations for the 2009 general election and other issues related to political and economic stability and security. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Tennis Gazette-Times The Crescent Valley girls tennis team beat Lebanon, 8-0 on Friday in a Mid-Willamette Conference dual.

  

BEIRUT: Net capital inflows into Lebanon amounted to $2.036.4 billion in the first two months of 2009, up by 0.3 percent when compared to the same period of 2008. When compared to the same period of 2007, however, the rise was at a much sharper 77.5 percent.

  

Lebanon: LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announces the launch of LG KP500 Cookie. [AMEInfo.com]

  

AFP/Beirut The ambush in which four soldiers were killed has put the spotlight on Lebanon's 'Wild West' where drug barons armed to the teeth fill the void left by the state.

  

BAROUK, Lebanon?There's no escaping the cedar tree in Lebanon. A cedar is emblazoned on the country's flag, and another on the planes of the national airline. It is on the currency, on passports and on all official documents. It is proudly worn on the uniforms of soldiers and crudely plastered on tourist knickknacks from ashtrays to fridge magnets.

  

Special Tribunal for Lebanon prosecutor Daniel Bellemare, seen here in March 2009, has until April 27 to recommend whether to release four generals held over the 2005 murder of Lebanon's ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, the justice minister said Friday.

  

The Daily Star on Friday. "Lebanese Ambassador to Syria, Michel Khoury, will start his duties on Monday at the embassy in Damascus," the minister confirmed.

  

DANBURY -- The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Lebanon-American Club will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the club, 22 West St.The agenda will include discussion of the scholarship fundraiser planned for April 30. All are welcome.For more information, call (203) 748-1422 or (203) 748-2913.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 17 (UPI) -- Political leaders in the Lebanese Hezbollah said Cairo's claim that the movement was supporting the Palestinians from positions in Egypt was a badge of honor.

  

A UN special court's prosecutor has until April 27 to recommend whether to release four generals held over the 2005 murder of Lebanon's ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, the justice minister said Friday.

  

Lebanese men hold up the coffin of one of four soldiers killed in an apparent drugs-related ambush in the Bekaa, on April 14, 2009. The ambush has put the spotlight on Lebanon's "Wild West" where drug barons armed to the teeth fill the void left by the state.

  

Two earthquakes rocked southern Lebanon Friday, sparking panic among the population, media reports said. The state-run National News Agency reported that the quakes were felt in Tyre, Srifa and Nabatiyeh. Voice of Lebanon radio said residents of Beirut and Western Bekaa also felt the tremors.

  

Ryan Widmer has been transferred to the Warren Correctional Institution in Lebanon.

  

The ambush in which four soldiers were killed has put the spotlight on Lebanon's "Wild West" where drug barons armed to the teeth fill the void left by the state.

  

Caralisa Connell tossed a no-hitter and struck out nine Thursday night to lead Siegel's softball team past Lebanon 3-0.

  

BEIRUT: Ghassan Hasbani, partner and vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton in Lebanon, criticized on Thursday the absence of telecom liberalization in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), saying this made this sector lag behind the rest of the world in terms cost and efficiency.

  

Roggie Haston makes a play from his shortstop position during Saturday's game at Lebanon. The Warriors traveled to Lebanon Saturday for a make-up game with the Blue Devils in 7AAA action.

  

DAMASCUS, Syria, April 16 (UPI) -- Efforts by researchers and academics to address the challenges of improving Syrian and Lebanese relations speak of common ties, the Syrian president said.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 16 (UPI) -- There is no word on the release of four Lebanese generals detained in connection with the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri, officials said.

  

Lamps swing crazily, perspex panes bash against each other and storm clouds of flour drift into the audience. Bursts of machine-gun fire and bone-rattling explosions suddenly cease as actor Glen Blackhall scribbles cryptic messages. The opening night of BIPOD, the Beirut International Platform of Dance.

  

The Lebanese army on Thursday pushed on with its crackdown on crime rings in the lawless Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon arresting 20 more fugitives and suspects.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - The Lebanese army on Thursday pushed on with its crackdown on crime rings in the lawless Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon arresting 20 more fugitives and suspects.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's environment minister on Thursday shunned a call to give up kebabs and live on the country's wide range of vegetarian dishes.

  

A number of agreements were signed between Malta and Lebanon on Thursday, as Foreign Minister Tonio Borg continues his Middle East visit. Both countries signed an agreement aiming to increase bilateral collaboration on matters related to peace and security in the Mediterranean.

  

Source: IRIN Eighty Ethiopian women have been in Tripoli Women's Prison in north Lebanon for over a year, accused of not having a passport which was either taken from them when they started as domestic workers, or which they never had in the first place.

  

DAMASCUS, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - Israel will pull its troops out of the northern part of the village of Ghajar, which straddles the Lebanese border, by late April, Lebanon's An Nahar newspaper said on Thursday, citing diplomatic sources.

  

Lebanon's Armenian minority ponder a change of political direction as the country heads to parliamentary elections.

  

BEIRUT: The Finance Ministry said on Wednesday that the budget deficit up to February 2009 rose to 31.8 percent compared to 27.64 percent in the same period of last year. It added that the deficit has increased by LL308 billion ( $205 million).

  

The family of one of four detained Lebanese security generals on Wednesday asked authorities to release the four on charges of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in a few "hours or days." Samara Hajj, wife of detained general Ali Hajj, told Xinhua that "The generals should be released within hours or days, as a 48-hour period to judge their legal status passed ...

  

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday that the opponents of the Hezbollah including Israel cannot derail parliamentary election in Lebanon.