Juan Velazquez-Corona knows all too well the advice Lebanon businessman and philanthropist Frank Dixon gave a group of new citizens on Friday.

Prime Minister and Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani meets Walid Jumblatt, member of the Lebanese parliament and leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, in Beirut yesterday.

BEIRUT: Senior Lebanese officials are promising a crackdown after Thursday's gruesome public lynching of a suspected murderer shocked the public and angered the Egyptian Embassy. President Michel Sleiman strongly denounced the killing of an Egyptian national, Mohammad Salim Msallem, by an angry mob in the Chouf town of Ketermaya

LEBANON- As the new executive director of Historic Downtown Lebanon Inc., Candace Lee said she is excited by the opportunity to work with Lebanon?s history and its dedicated residents to promote the city to greater heights.

SUBANG, April 30 ? The 307-member Malaysian battalion (Malbatt 1) returned home today, upon completion of the peace mission under the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (Unifil). The contingent, led by Malbatt commander Colonel Hashim Aman Shah, comprised 33 officers, 266 staff of various ranks, seven Brunei Armed Forces personnel and a civilian officer. Joint Force Commander Lt-Gen Datuk ...

Lebanese officials on Friday denounced the lynching of a murder suspect by an angry mob who hung his body on a pole with a butcher's hook in a shocking crime described as barbaric.

SUBANG, April 30 (Bernama) -- The 307-member Malaysian battalion (Malbatt 1) returned home on Friday, upon completion of the peace mission under the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (Unifil).

LEBANON TWP. -- Elwood Bibko, 85, of Lebanon Township, was traveling north on Route 31 near the Cregar Road intersection in slow moving traffic on Tuesday, April 20. Robin Churley, 44, also of the township was traveling south on Route 31.

BEIRUT, Apr 29, 2010 (AFP) - The prime suspect in a gruesome quadruple murder in Lebanon was lynched by an angry mob on Thursday as he was being driven by a police escort to re-enact his crime.

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 April ? Mahkamah Rendah Syariah di sini membenarkan permohonan cerai fasakh Farinnie Mohd Farid ? isteri kepada lelaki Lebanon yang mendakwa dirinya jutawan, Elie Yousseff Najem, semalam. Keputusan Hakim Syarie Mamat Haizan Salleh mengakhiri perkahwinan lima tahun mereka. ?'Saya tiada kata-kata, saya terima keputusan ini,? kata Farinnie, ibu kepada dua orang anak ini.

Beirut: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani has underlined Qatar?s commitment to Lebanon?s development and stability.

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Lebanon and the United States have been discussing cooperation in counter-insurgency. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

BEIRUT: "Encouraging investments and increasing exports in the Arab world," a forum that was held at the Adnan Kassar center in Beirut on April 28, 2010, completed its sessions on Thursday with recommendations made by representatives of Arab countries. Participants in the meeting, organized by the Arab League in cooperation with the Arab and

Beirut - The Lebanese Foreign Ministry was joined by other officials and the militant Hezbollah group in criticizing on Thursday a visit by a US security team to the Lebanese-Syrian border....

Lebanon's foreign ministry and the militant Hezbollah group criticized on Thursday a visit by a U.S. security team to the Lebanese-Syrian border, saying it violates international diplomatic agreements.

WAZZANI, Lebanon -- Israeli claims that Hezbollah has obtained Scud missiles have revved up fears another war may break out soon. So it might not be the best time to try to turn the two nemeses' battlefield, south Lebanon, into a tourist destination.

BEIRUT - Security officials say angry Lebanese villagers stabbed to death an Egyptian man and paraded his body through town over allegations he killed four members of a local family.

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) ? The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to probe the fatal shooting of a man by Lebanon, Tenn., police following a chase.

Pilots at Lebanon's national carrier are striking at Beirut International Airport to press for demands for improved working conditions.

Lebanon Twp. First Aid Squad Article by By Lillian Shupe LEBANON TWP. ? Many residents are expected to show up to discuss first aid squad services here at a Township Committee meeting on Monday, May 3 at Woodglen School. Meanwhile,...

R+T Middle East, the only professional trade show dedicated to roller shutters, doors gates and sun protection in the MENA region, has revealed that it is keen to capitalise on the steady economic growth of Levant countries such as Lebanon, Syria and Jordan to attract trade visitors to the inaugural edition of R+T Middle East being held from May 10 to 12, 2010, at the Dubai International ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Lower Syariah Court here has granted the annulment ( fasakh ) of marriage between Lebanese "billionaire" Elie Youssef Najem and his Malaysian wife Farinnie Mohd Farid.

Palestinian arms on Lebanese territory are linked with considerations of a regional nature going beyond the local scene. At the same time, MP Daher is convinced that a strong and stable Lebanon is more useful to the Palestinian cause.

Jordan?s King Abdallah has recently disclosed that he believes an Israel-Hezbollah-Lebanon conflict is ?imminent.? The fact that Israeli authorities are handing out gas masks and have launched a media campaign stressing their importance lends credibility to the monarch?s chilling prediction.

BEIRUT: Qatar and Lebanon concluded several bilateral agreements focusing on security, investment, employment, education and other fields as the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani began a two-day official visit to Lebanon yesterday.

The Lebanese American University (LAU) has awarded HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani an honorary doctorate.

An accident that left a construction worker scalded by tar at Lebanon Junction Elementary School happened because a safety switch designed to keep the tar kettle from overheating was turned off, according to a Lebanon Junction Fire Department investigation.

BEIRUT: The Lebanese premier and his Qatari counterpart highlighted Wednesday international contacts to counter Israeli threats against Lebanon as the United States and Israel reiterated accusations against Syria and Iran of supplying Hizbullah with increasingly sophisticated missiles. "Israeli threats are not strange and it is very important that

BEIRUT: MSC Cruises announced four Beirut Port calls for its future cruise itineraries bringing new economic revenues for the city's growing tourism industry Tuesday at a conference held in the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown. The announcement was made alongside the unveiling of Wild Discovery as the cruise liners' new Lebanon general

From staff reports The Oakland House will host an Evening on Oakland with Lebanese wines. Five wines will be paired with five Lebanese dishes.

South Lebanon is seeing the construction of several new tourist sites near one of the most tense borders in the Middle East.

Four people were sent to the hospital after a car crashed into a disabled car in the breakdown lane of the Carl Broggi Highway in Lebanon Tuesday night.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 28 (UPI) -- It is necessary to maintain all of the weapons possible to maintain an armed resistance against Israel, Lebanese movement Hezbollah said Wednesday.

Beirut - 28 April 2010: In its continuous efforts to promote the best, and stemming from its belief that culture is the driving force behind the progress of society, Alfa , the first mobile operator managed by Orascom Telecom since February 2009, sponsored Beirut 39 Festival , the largest cultural festival and event to take place this year in Lebanon.

BEIRUT (AP) ? A Lebanese Hezbollah official has slammed comments by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates accusing the militant group of having far more rockets and missiles than most governments ...

LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Four people were taken to the hospital after a three vehicle crash Tuesday night on the Carl Broggi Highway.

CAIRO - An Egyptian court has convicted and sentenced to life in prison three suspected Hezbollah members from among more than two dozen accused of spying for the Lebanese militants and plotting attacks in Egypt.

An Eritrean woman, left, carries a banner in Arabic that reads: "On international women's day we support the rights of the foreign domestic workers," at a protest to demand that Lebanese authorities take measures to protect these workers, Beirut, Lebanon, March 8, 2009.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah has shot back at US accusations it was stockpiling sophisticated weapons and vowed to continue to build its artillery, in comments published on Wednesday.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said that the reports concerning Syria's smuggling Scud missiles to Hezbollah are Israel's fabrications, the country's National News Agency reported on Tuesday. Suleiman made his remarks on Monday in a Lebanese gathering in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. He said that if Israel wants war, the country will defend itself with all its potential. The Lebanese ...

CAIRO, April 27 (UPI) -- The Israeli ambassador to Egypt has lodged a protest over Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's description of Israel as "the enemy" during a visit to Beirut.

BEIRUT: Contacts intensified on Tuesday to reach an agreement between the Future Movement and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) over elections of the Beirut Municipality scheduled to be held on May 9. Energy and Water Minister Jebran Bassil, an FPM official, held talks with Premier Saad Hariri Tuesday at the Grand Serail on Tuesday.

BEIRUT: With the summer approaching, 26-year-old Rayya is keen to hit the beach with friends. But for many, the joy of a day by the sea is marred by the long hours spent in traffic trying to get there. Despite government promises to improve the country's notorious congestion, Lebanon's roads remain a chaotic maze of slowly moving cars, blaring

The retrial of Egyptian real estate tycoon Talaat Moustafa began Monday in what many see as a test of Egyptian justice. In the first trial, Moustafa was convicted of paying $2 million to hire an assassin to kill Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim. That verdict was thrown out by a judge recently.

LEBANON - Police evacuated Lebanon 's Justice Department for morethan three hours this morning to investigate a suspicious devicefound in the police department lobby.

Beirut- A delegation from the European People's Party (EPP), a grouping in the European Parliament, held talks Tuesday in Beirut and vowed support for the Mideast peace process....

Israel is seeking to justify a new war on Lebanon by alleging that Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has obtained Scud missiles, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in remarks to a Qatari newspaper.

Egypt is warning of a new escalation between Israel and Lebanon over allegations that Syria is supplying Scud missiles to the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.

CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt is warning of a new escalation between Israel and Lebanon over allegations that Syria is supplying Scud missiles to the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.

When you mention wrestling in the Noble household in Lebanon , many heads will likely turn your way as the sport is truly a family affair for them.The current family wrestling star is Eddie Noble, a sophomore at Lebanon High School and an eighth-place finisher in the 103-pound weight class at the state wrestling meet in Columbus.

Hariri contacts European leaders to 'confront Israeli threats against Lebanon and Syria'.

An Israeli group hacked Lebanon's National News Agency website and posted a message offering 10 million dollars for news on the whereabouts of missing soldiers, the agency's director said on Tuesday.

OK, so it may not be the extensive tour you were hoping for - my flatmate exclaimed "Eastbourne!?" when I told him - but Beirut have confirmed two dates in this country and one in Ireland for later this year, presumably to coincide with their festival shows around the isle.

West Virginia native plans to stay in Lebanon; Scott Downs, 44, will succeed him.

In a country where authority is rigidly allocated on the basis of sect, a campaign to take religion out of politics is a long shot. But there are plenty of young Lebanese willing to give secularism a go

BEIRUT: Finance Minister Raya Hassan will attend in New York City Tuesday Lebanon Capital Market Day, an event taking place for the second consecutive year in the United States. Hosted by the American-Lebanese Chamber Of Commerce (AMCHAM) and the bank of New York Mellon, the event will take place in the presence of the president

LEBANON ? The East Linn Masonic Lodge will host a free childidentification program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 1, atthe Lebanon Fire Department, 1050 West Oak St.

One of Egypt's most powerful businessmen has denied murdering his Lebanese pop singer lover in a case that has caused fascination across the Middle East.

Nearly one year ago, residents in Marcellus and Skaneateles were first treated to series of cooking classes focused on the tastes of Lebanon thanks to Marietta resident Julie Ann

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 26 (UPI) -- An estimated 5,000 people rallied in Beirut for a secular government that would separate religion from politics, organizers said.

BEIRUT, April 26 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Byblos Bank approved a raised dividend of 200 Lebanese pounds (13 cents) per share for common shareholders on its 2009 profits, the bank said in a statement on Monday.

Lebanon: Tecnotree, one of the leading suppliers of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) and value added services (VAS) for telecom operators worldwide has forged partnership with Arabcom Group as silver sponsor in the upcoming Arabcom 2010 Summit. Under the patronage and in the presence of the Minister of Telecom in Lebanon, Dr. Nahas, the Arabcom 2010 Summit will be held on the 13th - 14th of May 2010 at Habtoor Grand Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: The chairman of Bank of Beirut has said the bank may acquire by September two banks in Africa and Asia with assets of about $1bn each, Bloomberg has reported. 'Bank lending is growing but not as much as deposits are growing and this is why we are compelled to look for other opportunities out of the country,' Salim Sfeir told the news service. He didn't identify the banks involved. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of Lebanese of Armenian decent rallied Saturday to commemorate the massacres of their relatives at the hands of Ottoman Turks almost a century ago, while organizers and political leaders expressed their worries at Turkey's growing influence in the region and in Lebanon. The boisterous crowd of Armenians

BEIRUT: Chances of consensus in the cities of Beirut and Zahle dwindled significantly over the weekend as the capital seems to be heading toward an electoral battle between March 14 Parties and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). Meanwhile, cards were reshuffled in the Bekaa city of Zahle as the former 2009 parliamentary alliance between

Thousands of protestors have gathered in Beirut to demand a separation of politics and religion in Lebanon. The demonstrators marched on parliament on Sunday chanting "secularism" and waving placards calling for the recognition of civil marraige in the Mediterranean country.

The Ibiza World Tour, a travelling nightclub featuring some of the world's top DJ's, stopped this weekend at Dbayeh, Lebanon.

Marchers chant "secularism" as they rally outside Lebanese parliament in a country living under a divisive sectarian system.

BEIRUT - Thousands of Lebanese have marched for secularism in their deeply divided country.

Nearly 30 artists are featured in Convergence, a new exhibit of Lebanese art currently on display at American University in Washington, D.C. The works articulate painful memories of the country's 15-year civil war ? but also emphasize Lebanon's hopes for a promising future.

Alexandra Pais/For The Star-LedgerSigns posted at the Lebanon Township rescue squad's ambulance garage urge people to call the mayor and others about their vehicles.LEBANON TOWNSHIP -- Lebanon Township?s volunteer rescue squad is taking officials to court following a township committee...

Thousands of Lebanese are expected to take to the streets Sunday to call for an end to the country's deep-rooted sectarian system.

"California, which fools visitors into believing it is 'lush,' is a beautiful fraud," wrote the late Marc Reisner in "Cadillac Desert." "Inhabited California, most of it, is, by strict definition, a semidesert. Los Angeles is drier than Beirut; Sacramento is...

Lebanon: Arabcom Group, organizer of the highly successful Arabcom Summit and Forex Expo events, today announced it is hosting "Relocate to Lebanon", the first and only conference in Lebanon that brings together Banks, Insurance companies, Real Estate, Recruitment agencies, Shipping companies, Travel agencies, Car rental, Furniture Galleries, hotels, and Interior Designers to help expatriates relocate to Lebanon with ease. [AMEInfo.com]

Sharjah, Apr 24th, 2010 (WAM)--Five percent of the total Arab gross domestic product (GDP), is being lost due to the lack of development of Arab talents, said H.E. Sheikh Tariq bin Faisal Al Qassimi, Chairman of Emirates Investments Group (EIG) Emirates Investments Group (EIG) , in a meeting with Dr Hassan Mneimneh, Lebanese Minister of Education and Higher Education in Beirut.

There is a rather silly belief that art somehow concentrates the essence of a people, that immersing oneself in the national museum of a strange country is a tantric fast track to real enlightenment.

A 28-year-old Lebanon man was hit and killed while walking along a highway near the city.

Thousands are expected to rally in Beirut, pressing for the abolition of the country's divisive sectarian system.

On three occasions Doha had to jump out of her cab when the driver assaulted her in broad daylight. But now she has joined a growing number of women in Lebanon who speak out against sexual harassment.

Tens of thousands of Lebanese-Armenians have taken to the streets of Beirut in a peaceful demonstration to mark the 95th anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman empire.

Lebanon's army chief stated he is sure there are no Scud missiles in the country, dismissing reports that Syria has transferred the long-range rockets to Hizbullah.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit dismissed as "laughable" on Saturday US and Israeli fears that Syria has been supplying Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with Scud missiles.

BEIRUT: Israeli jet fighters violated anew the Lebanese air space and carried out circular flights over the south and Beirut city, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

H.E. Sheikh Tariq Bin Faisal Al Qassimi, Chairman of Emirates Investments Group (EIG), held a meeting with Dr Hassan Mneimneh, Lebanese Minister of Education and Higher Education, at the latter's officer in Beirut to discuss avenues of joint cooperation between the Arab World Social Innovators Program (Synergos) and the Ministry.

Lebanon: Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced that it has affirmed Lebanon-based BBAC's Foreign Currency Long and Short-Term Ratings at B and B respectively. These ratings are constrained by Lebanon's sovereign ratings. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT: The National Audiovisual Media Council said Friday that local media outlets needed financial assistance to help them avoid resorting to accepting advertising for shady medical herbs and related products.

Lebanon: Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced that it has affirmed Lebanon-based Byblos Bank's Foreign Currency Long and Short-Term Ratings at B and B respectively. These ratings are constrained by Lebanon's sovereign ratings. [AMEInfo.com]

Two stores were burglarized in the past few weeks, Lebanon police said, and officers are investigating whether the crimes are connected.

BEIRUT: A bullet-scarred concrete hulk squats in the heart of Beirut's rebuilt downtown area, a visual affront to those who prefer to forget Lebanon's Civil War. A cacophony of car horns and construction clatter make the derelict former cinema a noisy place for contemplation. Lavish new buildings are growing around it in order to complete the

BEIRUT: Lebanon has lodged a complaint with the UN Security Council over a memorial Israel inaugurated this week in the disputed Shebaa Farms border region, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The ministry said the memorial was inaugurated on Wednesday but did not specify the nature of the edifice. "This is a flagrant violation of international

Prime Minister Saad Hariri's adviser for foreign affairs Mohammad Shatah highlighted on Friday US attempts to change the course of the peace process in the region, and clarified Lebanon's position on recent developments. Shatah said during a televised interview on LBC that he had the opportunity to inform US Assistant Secretary of State for

NABATIEH: UN Special Coordinator Michael Williams is urging the government to get on board an international effort against land mines, after taking a similar step on the anti-cluster bomb front. Williams made the comments while following up on the work of the Lebanese Mine Action Center (LMAC) in Nabatieh on Thursday, a day after Lebanon

In all of Lebanon, only one family still practices the dying art of glass blowing, invented here more than 2,000 years ago. It's painstaking work with little monetary reward.

Cornwall-Lebanon School District and its 350 teachers are awaiting a non-binding fact-finder?s report May 19 to help both sides reach agreement on a new contract.

Lebanon City Schools Hall of Fame Reception will be held at 6 p.m. May 5 at Berry Intermediate School auditorium.

Lebanon complains to the UN Security Council about Israel's move to inaugurate a memorial on Lebanese land, which Beirut says is an act of territorial violations.

Beirut -23 April 2010: Setting the telecom sector in Lebanon at higher level, and in line with its strategy to add advanced and technological innovations to the industry, Alfa, the first mobile operator managed by Orascom Telecom since February 2009, breaks new ground by introducing the new "Roaming Onboard" service.

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Lebanon Insurance Market Intelligence" report to their offering.

Le Royal Hotel Beirut hosts Road Show for 'The Leading Hotels of the World'.

/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated 10 aircraft to Lebanon in a bid to strengthen the country's armed forces.

Lebanon has lodged a complaint with the UN Security Council over a memorial Israel inaugurated this week in the disputed Shebaa Farms border region, the foreign ministry said Friday.

Lebanese and Israeli army officials held indirect talks on Thursday in which they agreed to be committed to halting aggressive acts, the country's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. The talks held in the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura, where the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon's (UNIFIL) base is located, was chaired by UNIFIL Commander General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, who talked ...

BEIRUT, April 23 (Bernama) -- The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams on Thursday ruled out an imminent Israeli war against Lebanon, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

Doubts are growing within the U.S. defense and intelligence community about allegations that long-range Scud missiles from Syria have been shipped to the Hezbollah guerrilla group in neighboring Lebanon, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

BEIRUT: The Spanish Embassy donated a large collection of books to the Lebanese University (LU) Thursday in the aim of encouraging interaction between the Spanish and the Arabic languages. Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon Juan Carlos Gafo presented the LU with a about 200 books promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's model of power sharing is "doomed to fail" as it has done in Iraq, a strategic researcher on Iraqi affairs said Wednesday. At a lecture on Iraq at the Issam Fares Center for Lebanon in Beirut, Abdel Hussein Chaaban said Iraq's current consociationalist model would ultimately fail as it only serves for a transitional period, not permanent

BEIRUT: Over the next handful of Sundays, thousands will head to the polls to elect their municipal leaders. The process is anticipated to yield few surprises, with established mayoral candidates likely to cruise to unspectacular victories. But for Saeed Chaitou, this coming Sunday offers a chance to witness something entirely unexpected. "On April 25

PARIS: French holiday group Club Med dropped a cruise to Lebanon on Thursday after angering Jewish groups by banning passengers with Israeli passport stamps since Lebanese authorities would not let them land in the country. The company had warned that those with Israeli visas or stamps in their passports could not board its boat, the Club Med

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese taxi and public bus drivers blocked roads and forced the shutdown of many schools across the country on Thursday as they went on strike to protest rising fuel prices.

BEIRUT, April 22 (Reuters) - Net profit at Lebanon's Bank Audi rose 31.6 percent to $80.2 million in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period in 2009, the bank's chief financial officer said on Thursday.

LEBANON - Margie Clawson, the proprietress of the Garden Gate in downtown Lebanon, said merchants in this historic area have faced a hard winter and are ready for the return of warmth - and customers - this May.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Lebanon Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2010" report to their offering.

BEIRUT, April 22 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Byblos Bank said on Thursday it had sold a 3 percent stake to PROPARCO, a French development financial institution, for $30 million.

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Lebanon Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2010" report to their offering.

EUGENE - David Allen Rios, 31, who set fire to a Lebanon building in 2008, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to10 years in prison and three years of post-prisonsupervision.

Driving through Beirut's maze of alleys can demand a certain death-defying flair. So it comes as no coincidence that the hero of the Arab world's first webdrama is a delivery boy -- and his noisy, trusty moped.

At Baboo Digital Imaging in Manhattan, Brain Injury Surviving Photographer Defies Limits, Shows Work Shot In Southern Lebanon Showing UNIFIL , Cluster Bomb Deminers.

BEIRUT: A Lebanese TV psychic, who was condemned to death for witchcraft by a Saudi court while visiting the country, will not be beheaded, his lawyer said Wednesday. May al-Khansa told The Associated Press that the Saudi ambassador in Beirut informed the Lebanese justice minister that the execution of Ali Sabat would not take place."He confirmed

LEBANON ? There was a little more elbow room this year at the Lebanon Biz Expo.

A Lebanese man facing execution for sorcery in Saudi Arabia is likely to get a reprieve after top Lebanese officials pressed Riyadh over the case, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

A Lebanese TV psychiccondemned to death for witchcraft by a Saudi court while visiting the country will not be beheaded, his lawyer said today. May al-Khansa said that the Saudi ambassador in Beirut informed the Lebanese justice minister that the execution of Ali Sibat would not take place.

Christian leader says Hezbollah's arms, close ties to Damascus and Tehran put Lebanon in danger.

LEBANON - Five years ago, Lebanon City Schools was dangerously close to falling into fiscal trouble with the state because of financial mismanagement.

A Lebanese TV psychic, who was condemned to death for witchcraft by a Saudi court while visiting the country, will not be beheaded, his lawyer said Wednesday.

A town meeting about sexting was held at Lebanon High School Tuesday night.

The lawyer of a Lebanese TV psychic condemned to death for witchcraft by a Saudi court says he will not be beheaded.

BEIRUT - The body of what appears to be a Syrian soldier killed in a 1982 battle with Israel was found in eastern Lebanon, an army official said Wednesday, and a search is under way for the remains of more missing soldiers.

Lebanon: Day after day, Alfa marks significant steps forward in enhancing telecom mobile communication in Lebanon. As part of it expansion strategy and in response to the needs of its growing subscriber base, Alfa, the mobile operator managed by Orascom Telecom since February 2009, launched a new "Data Roaming" service for its postpaid roaming lines' owners. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT | Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister has denied Israeli charges that Hezbollah obtained Scud missiles, comparing them to the false American charges that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction ahead of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Saad Hariri appeared to be trying to ease tensions raised by Israeli President Shimon Peres' accusations that Syria supplied the Lebanese militant group with ...

Lebanon and Syria have had tense relations since the 2005 assassination of the Lebanese prime minister. Today, the two countries are experiencing a rapprochement that could yield significant economic benefits. Some Lebanese, however, wonder how long the positive trend will last.

LEBANON TWP. ? Lebanon Township voters defeated Lebanon Township Elementary School?s $10,453,000 tax levy during the School Board Election Tuesday.

The man set fire to the Pregnancy Alternatives Center in Lebanon to hide a burglary. The center was not targeted for any of the services it provides.

A Lebanon man?s report that he was robbed of his vehicle early Sunday by three men who threatened to kill him was found to be false, police said Tuesday.

BEIRUT: The Board of Trustees of the American University of Beirut (AUB) announced on Tuesday the selection of Talal Shair as the newest member of the university's board. "I know I speak on behalf of all of my fellow trustees when I say how pleased we are to welcome Talal to the AUB board. His years of experience at Dar Al-Handasah and familiarity

BEIRUT: With a thick grey cloud blanketing the sky over Beirut on Tuesday, it almost looked as if ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano had descended over Lebanon. Ash clouds hanging over much of Europe have caused travel chaos, stranding hundreds of thousands of people over the last six days. Some 95,000 flights around the world have been

Along with figures of the opposition and envoys of top Lebanese officials, March 14 politicians rallied late Monday to Beirut International

BEIRUT: The continued presence of Palestinian armed factions in Lebanon constitutes a serious threat to national and regional security, according to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The alleged transfer of Syria-exported Scud missiles to Hizbullah is also a major cause of international concern, the UN chief said. In his latest interim report on

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 20 (UPI) -- Amid the growing concerns of Western intelligence services that al-Qaida appears to be building up its capabilities in Yemen and Somalia, the focus is increasingly on one man in the jihadist leadership: Mohammed Ilyas Kashmiri.

For the soldiers, spouses and children at the Lebanon armory, it was the day they've awaited for more than a year.

A three-year-old girl died of injuries sustained when she was struck by a pickup truck in the parking lot of Lebanon Village apartment complex at 3:33 p.m. Monday, Lebanon police said today.

Pearlfisher has created the identity for new Lebanese ice-cream brand Cornelli - as well as the 11 sub-brands under the Cornelli umbrella.

Lebanon: Samena Telecommunications Council, the tri-regional telecom consortium, has announced its Beyond Connectivity 2010 conference themed "Shifting Gears - Innovative Strategies for a New Era" from 28-29 April 2010 at Movenpick Hotel, Beirut to evaluate the current growth prospects and future opportunities as well as the challenges that exist in the telecommunications industry today. [AMEInfo.com]

A Lebanese member of parliament known as a strong opponent of Syria found two bombs near his home in the Bekaa Valley town of Zahle early on Tuesday.

?We are adopting an expansionary budget that is going to be financed from revenues that are increasing as a result of growth and minor measures we took on the revenue side and by higher debt,? Hassan said in an interview at her office in Beirut yesterday.

The report also included an assessment of Iran?s broader military capabilities and support for insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as groups like Hamas in the Palestinian territories and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Lebanon: Esomar, the world organization for opinion and market research, recently elected Tarek Ammar as the new Representative for Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes.

Amsterdam 20 April, 2010 - ESOMAR, the world organization for opinion and market research, recently elected Tarek Ammar as the new Representative for Lebanon.

BEIRUT

Iran has provided weapons and as much as $200 million a year to help the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah re-arm itself to levels beyond those in 2006, when the group waged a war with Israel, the Pentagon said.

The US has summoned a Washington-based Syrian diplomat to protest what Israel has claimed to be efforts to supply the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah with missiles.

In Lebanon Borough (K-8, voters on Tueday will see three newcomers vying for two three-year seats. They are Jackie Carruthers, Richard Toledo and Daniel Wager. Amount to be raised by local taxes: $2.2 million, up 3.99% for operating expenses. Operating...

The senior Syrian diplomat in Washington was called to the U.S. State Department on Monday over "provocative behavior" concerning a possible transfer long-range missiles to Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, a State Department spokesman said.

WASHINGTON - The State Department has summoned the senior Syrian diplomat in Washington to complain about what U.S. officials say is his country's "provocative behavior" in supplying arms to the Iranian-aligned militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

An 18-year-old man pleaded guilty two years ago for molesting a 14-year-old girl in a bathroom at Lebanon High School.

Iran has helped the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah re-arm itself to levels beyond those in 2006, when the group waged a war with Israel, according to a Pentagon report.

BEIRUT (AP) ? A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes.

BEIRUT: The public health services sector is becoming more efficient and ambitious, and as a result is set to try free health insurance for all students, according to Health Minister Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh The minister said Monday that the government would soon launch an ambitious plan to provide medical coverage for the entirety of the country's students

BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri met Monday with the Lebanese community in Rome as part of his official visit to Italy. Hariri also discussed with Arab ambassadors in the Italian capital the peace process and Lebanese-European relations. Sources close to Hariri said the premier was following up on the visit paid by the delegation of general directors

BEIRUT: Traffic congestion continues to clog the Jal al-Dib-Dora highway in the direction of Beirut, as motorists fail to take advantage of three lanes that can help them avoid congestion around City Mall. The new traffic arrangements, which have gone into effect over the last few weeks, allow cars heading toward Dora and the capital to avoid

Iranian authorities suspended two prominent opposition political parties, banned a newspaper and handed down prison sentences to three reformist political figures.

Lebanon police are investigating two home burglaries that occurred Friday in the 200 block of East High Street and 1400 block of Poplar Street.

BEIRUT (AP) ? A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes.

New York has beaten Chicago as the world's best city to live in 2010 if you're a man, coming up trumps in both professional and personal fields, according to a survey.

An Air France plane headed Monday from Beirut to Nice, thus becoming the first aircraft to travel from Lebanon to France since passenger traffic was stopped due to a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano.

According to Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai, Syrian army supplied Scud missiles to Hezbollah group in Lebanon. The missiles could target most of Israel's territory.

The unplanned test of Turk Telekom?s interactive education service embodied Chief Executive Officer Paul Doany?s strategy five years after the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri?s family bought a 55 percent stake.

The legendary Syrian artist George Wasoof recently survived a horrific car accident while driving with his son Hatem near Al Vanisia hotel in Beirut. Al Wasoof and his son were not hurt, but his car was destroyed.

Israeli jets have violated Lebanese airspace, breaking the sound barrier over several villages in the southern part of the country.

BEIRUT: Long-range Scud missiles, which Israel has accused Syria of sending to Lebanon's Hizbullah, seem unlikely weapons of choice for a nimble guerrilla outfit. "Hizbullah needs to float like butterflies, sting like bees. They don't need something that lumbers along like an ox," British defense analyst Charles Heyman said. For now, US officials

BEIRUT: Hizbullah and Syria warned over the weekend that US allegations of Syria supplying the group with Scud missiles were baseless and encouraged an Israeli attack on Lebanon, as Israeli jets harassed southern residents on Saturday night. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, during a conference on nuclear non-proliferation in Tehran, on Sunday

WAZZANI: On a lush green hillside that dips into a river, dozens of laborers are busy building a dream vacation getaway deep in Lebanon's south. The construction site in the tiny village of Wazzani may look like any other except that in this case it sits right at the enemy's gate - literally a stone's throw from Israel. "Many told us we were crazy to build

BEIRUT: A campaign to strike the reference to one's sect on civil registration records is slowly picking up steam, although young people might face bureaucratic and other obstacles when they take the step. The campaign, under the slogan of encouraging equality among citizens, is being organized by a number of youth organizations including the Union

BEIRUT: A study commissioned by the World Bank from consultants Poten & Partners indicated that liquefied natural (LNG) can offer important support to Lebanon's energy sector over the medium-to-long term by significantly reducing power generation costs, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

18 April 2010 Members from the Cleartag team headed a presentation and panel discussion on the influence of the use of digital media in E-Government in the Middle East at the E-Government Seminar, the morning after the E-Government Web Awards, held at the Habtoor Grand Hotel in Beirut.

Two senior political figures from Iran and Lebanon have called on Islamic countries to take serious steps to resist Israel's expansionist policies.

According to the London daily Elaph, the Lebanese artist Sireen Abed Al Noor participated in a charity event organized by the American Lebanese University in Beirut for children suffering with Cancer.

In partnership with Qatar Racing Club and the collaboration of Pirelli and Jaidah Automotive Chevrolet, ?Red Bull Car Park Drift? took place for the first time in Qatar on Friday.

N.J. State Police LEBANON ? A Somerset man suffered head trauma when he was thrown from an SUV on Route 78 in Lebanon around 4:40 p.m. Friday. The man, Daniel Thompson, 57, was flown by State Police Northstar helicopter from...

BEIRUT (AFP) - US concern over allegations that Syria has been supplying Scud missiles to Hezbollah serves to encourage Israel to attack Lebanon, the Lebanese Shiite militant group said on Saturday.

Stephanie Cahill, a 15-year resident of Lebanon Township, would bring to the township Board of Education an informed and balanced viewpoint on decisions crucial to the well-being of both the children and taxpayers of Lebanon Township.

BEIRUT - US concern over allegations that Syria has been supplying Scud missiles to Hezbollah serves to encourage Israel to attack Lebanon, the Lebanese Shia militant group said on Saturday.

LEBANON - The confidence builds with every win, and thatconfidence has brought improvement.

BEIRUT: Cardinal Nasrallah Butros Sfeir will take up the Imam Musa Sadr case in the Vatican during an upcoming trip, according to an Italian-Lebanese delegation that met with the Maronite patriarch.

BEIRUT: Traffic measures will be taken on the Jal al-Dib-Dora highway starting Monday due to the construction of a new bridge, reported the Internal Security Forces (ISF). Starting Monday at 11 am, a new bridge will link the Jdeideh intersection to the Dora roundabout.

If you've ever watched a flat-screen television, there's a pretty good chance the glass showing the picture was made by machinery developed and produced in North Lebanon Township.

The United States believes that Syria intended to transfer long-range missiles to Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas but there are doubts about whether the Scuds were delivered in full and whether they were moved to Lebanon, U.S. officials said on Friday.

Lebanese residents dismantled a barbed wire fence set up by Israeli troops in a disputed border area yesterday, leading to a call for restraint by UN peacekeepers in the tense region.

BEIRUT: The Military Tribunal issued sentences on Friday to 14 people arrested for stealing equipment from a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) warehouse in Naqoura. The tribunal sentenced four defendants to one year in prison, three to six months in prison and a fine of LL300,000 and three others to six months in prison and a fine

BEIRUT: People who want to remove official reference to their sectarian affiliation are being asked to show up on Saturday morning to civil registration offices, as part of a national campaign. The Union of Lebanese Democratic Youth (ULDY) is calling for people to join them in their "National Campaign to Abolish Mentioning Confessions on Civil Registry

BEIRUT: Lebanese economists expressed on Friday their deep concerns about the challenges facing the real-estate sector in Lebanon despite the boom that has been witnessed in the past couple of years. "One of the biggest challenges facing the real-estate sector in Lebanon is the huge gap that exists between the low income of most of the Lebanese

BAALBEK, Lebanon - Army clashes with a powerful clan in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on Friday wounded 10 people, including five soldiers, a security official said.

BEIRUT (AP) ? A top official at the international tribunal on the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Friday that the court is determined to bring justice in t...

Beirut - Some 50 villagers from the southern Lebanese town of Abbasiyeh removed Friday a barbed wire which was set up by Israel three days ago and crossed the so-called Blue Line border sepearating Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese and UN sources said....

Beirut - Allegations by Israel that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has acquired Scud ballistic missiles from Syria is threatening to ignite a war between the three countries, a Western diplomatic source said Friday in Beirut....

BEIRUT - A Hezbollah government minister refused Friday to confirm or deny Israeli allegations that the militant Lebanese group has acquired Scud missiles.

Lebanese residents dismantled a barbed wire fence set up by Israeli troops in a disputed border area on Friday, leading to a call for restraint by UN peacekeepers in the tense region.

Residents of southern Lebanon on Friday dismantled a barbed wire fence set up by Israeli troops in a disputed border area earlier this week, a military spokesman said.

Beirut - Around 50 villagers from the southern Lebanese town of Abbasiyeh removed Friday a barbed wire which was set up by Israel three days earlier on the so-called Blue Line border sepearating Lebanon and Israel, a Lebanese security source said....

Is the Motor City just as dangerous as places like Baghdad and Beirut? Well, according to CNN, it is. The news organization listed Detroit as one its 10 most dangerous cities in the world. SOUND OFF >>

(Lebanon, MO) -- Friends and family will say goodbye to eleven Ozarks soldiers today.

A 54-year-old Springfield driver was killed and a second driver seriously injured Thursday afternoon when their cars collided head-on on Missouri 5 about four miles north of Lebanon.

LEBANON - When the buses carrying nearly 165 members of theLebanon-based A Troop of the Oregon Army National Guard roll intotown Sunday, the welcoming committee is expected to be lining thestreets.

Anticipating an increase in the number of Oregon veterans returning from action overseas in the coming years, the Oregon Department of Veterans? Affairs announced Thursday that it will build in Lebanon the state?s second home for veterans. ?The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has told us that Oregon needs 800 ?

AL-WAZZANI, Apr 16, 2010 (AFP) - On a lush green hillside that dips into a river, dozens of labourers are busy building a dream vacation getaway deep in Lebanon's south.

As Iraq enters its post-parliamentary election phase, the situation resembles that which Lebanon faced after its own parliamentary elections last June. The two countries have much in common and it might be useful to compare them. Their Shia Iran and Lebanon have similar heterogeneous sectarian breakdowns. For Lebanon, the Shia, Sunni, and Christians represent the vast majority [...]

A 54-year-old Springfield driver was killed and a second driver seriously injured Thursday afternoon when their cars collided head-on on Missouri 5 about four miles north of Lebanon.

BEIRUT: The road from Sioufi Street leading to Sioufi garden will be closed until Saturday due to road works, announced the Internal Security Forces (ISF). The road from Sioufi Street to the Lebanese University Faculty of Business Administration and the Sioufi garden will be closed from Thursday to Saturday starting at 6 pm due to road works.

BEIRUT: "There is a 50/50 possibility that a weapon of mass destruction will be used somewhere in the world by the end of 2013," former US Senator Bob Graham, warned Thursday in a lecture entitled "From 9/11 to Obama: US Relations with the Muslim World," held at the American University of Beirut. The prediction is taken from a 2008 report

BEIRUT: Thomas "Tab" Baldwin was announced as the coach to lead Lebanon into this year's Basketball World Championships by Lebanon Basketball Federation president Pierre Kakhia at a news conference in Jal al-Dib Thursday.The former New Zealand coach will gather his first squad together at the start of June in preparation for the Basketball

BEIRUT: Sweden's legislation on prostitution should be an example to Lebanon to make the trade illgeal, experts and activists said this week in Beirut. Gunilla S. Ekberg, a Swedish-Canadian lawyer, feminist and human rights expert, spoke about the relationship between prostitution and violence against women during a recent lecture at the Lebanese

BEIRUT: The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) will adopt the slogan "Correcting the Mistake" in next month's municipal elections. The group made the announcement on Thursday afternoon during a session with the media, as the secretary of the FPM's Municipalities Central Committee, Malek Abdel-Khaleq, stressed that liberation of occupied territory

Qatar Academy ?s Layanne Malluhi has won a top prize in the Reach Out to Asia ?s Beirut19 international writing competition for her outstanding talent in writing.

LEBANON, Ore. -- Wednesday night, Tim Fox was notably absent at the Lebanon City Council Meeting. Fox's seat remained empty, though a pad of paper and pencil remained set up in the event he arrived. Concerned by the negative attention the charges against Fox were bringing to the city, council member Ray Weldon made a motion to seek Fox's resignation. Weldon said he was concerned the charges and ...

A motion was made at Wednesday night's Lebanon city council meeting to ask councilor Tim Fox to resign. The motion was defeated.

Rival Lebanese politicians on Thursday postponed to June 3 talks on a national defence strategy amid alarm in the United States and Israel over reports the militant group Hezbollah was boosting its arsenal.

Lebanese politicians took their disputes to the playing fields, marking the 35th anniversary of the outbreak of civil war with a friendly football match.

15 April 2010 BEIRUT -- The reserves of the Central Bank of Lebanon increased to USD 35 billion, while interest rates in Lebanese banks declined from about 8 percent to 6 percent, sources said here Thursday, Speaking to KUNA, the sources which asked for anonymity said the reserves increased from 30 billion.

Lebanon: Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed Lebanon-based Blom Bank's Foreign Currency Long and Short-Term Ratings at B and B respectively. These ratings are constrained by Lebanon's sovereign ratings. CI also maintained Blom Bank's Financial Strength Rating at BBB- as well as the Support level of 3. All the ratings carry a Stable Outlook. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, April 15 (Reuters) - Lebanon's projected deficit in 2010 is set to increase to $3.7 billion, the finance minister said on Thursday. The deficit in 2009 was $3.25 billion, Raya al-Hassan said when presenting this year's draft budget.

BEIRUT, April 15 (Reuters) - Lebanon's 2010 public debt will increase to $55 billion, according to a draft budget presented by Finance Minister Raya al-Hassan on Wednesday. Public debt in 2009 stood at $51 billion. Hassan added that the debt-to-GDP ratio would edge down to 147.47 percent in 2010 from 147.98 in 2009.

Follow Israel news on and . Israel has sent home a suspected Lebanese drug dealer captured by IDF soldiers in 2008 near Wazzani, next to Israel's northern border.

BEIRUT, April 15 (Reuters) - Lebanon's projected deficit in 2010 is set to increase to $3.7 billion, the finance minister said on Thursday.

BEIRUT, April 15 (Reuters) - Lebanon's 2010 draft budget set $4.3 billion to go towards debt servicing, the finance minister said on Thursday.

BEIRUT: The prices of 20 liters of gasoline increased by LL100 and 20 liters of kerosene jumped by LL400.

New York, April 15: The top United Nations envoy to Lebanon on Wednesday met with the minister in charge of administrative reform and voiced support for the country?s national dialogue, a reconciliation process, which will meet Thursday to discuss developing a national defence strategy.

New York, Apr 14 2010 1:10PM The top United Nations envoy to Lebanon today met with the minister in charge of administrative reform and voiced support for the country?s national dialogue, a reconciliation process, which will meet tomorrow to discuss developing a national defence strategy.

LEBANON ? Construction of the new medical college, availabilityof some of the largest ?shovel ready? industrial properties in thestate and the upcoming start of the largest housing development todate are signs that this community of 14,000 has a bright economicfuture ahead of it.

A Lebanon woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon near Cimarron, Kansas, according to Hutchnews.com Janet Toedtman, 77, Lebanon, was eastbound on U.S.

NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lebanon's ambassador to the United Nations, Nawaf Salam, is set to receive an award for his public service as part of an upcoming gala in New York on April 30th, 2010. Salam will receive the honor for his years of service as a diplomat from Lebanese American University (LAU), which will hold the event.

BEIRUT: Military Investigative Magistrate Samih Hajj issued an arrest warrant Wednesday against a bank employee who allegedly collaborated with Israel. Mounir Saqr was suspected of providing Israeli intelligence with information about bank accounts at the bank where he worked. The accounts belonged to prominent figures but Saqr was not questioned

BEIRUT: Men must be involved in the fight to end violence against women, according to the creators of a landmark project unveiled in Beirut on Wednesday. The study "Women Facing Violence" was launched as in collaboration with Oxfam GB and Lebanese domestic violence charity KAFA in the presence of Social Affairs Minister Salim Sayegh

LEBANON ? Students from Seven Oak Middle School in Lebanon willparticipate in their second middle school poetry slam at 6:30 p.m.Thursday, April 15, at the Lebanon Coffee House & Eatery, 661S. Main St.

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The alleged transfer of Scud missiles from Syria to Lebanon's Hezbollah, if true, would put Lebanon at significant risk, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday ...

The White House expressed concern on Wednesday about allegations Syria has transferred long-range Scud missiles to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah and said it had raised the issue at the highest level.

Israeli defense officials said Wednesday they believe Hezbollah has Scud missiles that could hit all of Israel, a day after Israel's president accused Syria of supplying the Lebanese guerrillas with the weapons for the first time.

The annual Magic in the Park is planned from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday across from Hampel's Magic Center, 119 W. St. Louis St., in Lebanon.

The Lebanon baseball team took advantage of a struggling Woodburn team last week.

BEIRUT, April 14 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Blom Bank has approved a raised dividend of 6,000 Lebanese pounds ($4) per share for common shareholders on 2009 profits, the bank said in a statement on Wednesday. The dividends will be paid starting April 21, the bank said in a statement, adding the payments would be made net of 5 percent withholding tax. Holders of the bank's Global Depositary Receipts ...

Beirut, Lebanon 14 April 2010, -Arab Bank's AB Asia Dynamic Fund has won the Thomson Reuters' Lipper award for the Gulf Region's Best Fund over Three Years Equity.

The Bolivar tennis Liberators will continue spring play as they travel to Nevada Thursday and host Branson at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Coach Chuck Martin?s Liberators won the Lebanon Tennis Tournament Thursday. Bolivar scored 20 points.

In a move that threatens to alter the Middle East's military balance, officials say Syria has transferred long-range missiles to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ? LIVESHOTS: Iran 'at Least 1 Year' From A-Bomb ? Gates Criticizes Leak of Iraq Killings Video ? Obama: Agreement to Secure Nukes Within 4 Years ? Unwanted Nukes Flock to U.S. | RAW DATA

BEIRUT: Figures released by the Finance Ministry reveal that public finances in the first two months of 2010 exhibited an improvement relative to the same period of 2009, caused mainly by a significant decrease in total payments along with a slight improvement in total revenues, with the overall budget deficit accounting for 12.0 percent of overall expenditures, relative to 31.7 percent in the ...

Some Lebanon senior citizens who live in the Willow Terrace non-profit high rise say the system they use to check in each day is flawed. They say the sliding "stat" system doesn't work, and one of their friends may have been dead in her apartment for days before being found.

Lebanon Township First Aid Squad Article by Lillian Shupe LEBANON TWP. ? The Lebanon Township First Aid Squad is calling foul after its ambulances were taken away by the township, which paid for them. The Township Committee voted 3-1 in...

LEBANON JUNCTION, KY (WHAS11) ? WHAS11 News has learned that one person has been injured in an incident at Lebanon Junction Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened around 2'30 p.m. One construction worker was seriously burned by tar while working on school renovations. He?s been stat-flighted to University Hospital. The worker is employed by Bruce?s Tri-State Roofing ...

Rival political leaders in Lebanon mark the 35th anniversary of the outbreak of the civil war with a football match to show their unity.

Julio Bonilla, a suspect in the stabbing death of a Lebanon man , has been returned from New Jersey to Lebanon, where Lebanon City police charged him with criminal homicide Tuesday.

BEIRUT: Former General Security chief Jamil Sayyed warned the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Tuesday against falling for the "new conspiracies created by the same political, media, judicial and security factions that falsified testimonies during the past four years." Sayyed's statement said certain Lebanese factions were trying to prevent Mohammad

BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun announced Tuesday that the Beirut district would witness an electoral battle in the upcoming municipal elections, dismissing recent media reports regarding a potential agreement with the Future Movement. "We will lose the elections but that is fine," Aoun told reporters at his residence

The administrative delegation that was to head to Damascus was tasked with preparing for Premier Saad Hariri's upcoming visit to Syria,

BEIRUT April 13, 2010 (WAFA)- With funds from US Agency of International Development Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI), CHF International in Lebanon built and equipped a seaside park besides Nahr El-Bared refugee camp as part of TALAKI program.

BEIRUT (AP) ? Rival Lebanese politicians took their disputes to the playing fields Tuesday with a friendly soccer match to mark the 35th anniversary of the outbreak of the country's 1975-90 civil war.

A military court in Lebanon charged three men for collaborating with Israel. The military prosecutor reportedly will seek the death penalty against the two Lebanese citizens and one Palestinian. One of the Lebanese suspects was charged in absentia.

Tuesday 13 April 2010 An appeal court is to decide whether or not to overturn last June's landmark ruling allowing Samira Soueidan to pass on her nationality to her children. Amnesty International has urged the Lebanese authorities not to take any step to overturn a landmark court ruling allowing a woman to pass on her nationality to her children. On Tuesday, a court of appeal in Jdeidit al-Metn ...

TEL AVIV, April 13, 2010 (WAFA)-The Israeli High Court on Tuesday granted permission for Israeli Palestinian writer Ala Halihal to visit Beirut, despite opposition from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Eli Yishai, the daily Haaretz reported.

The Speaker of the Armenian parliament, who is on a three-day visit to Lebanon, met with Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Ali Shami.

Israel's Supreme Court has permitted an Israeli-Arab author to travel to Lebanon to receive a literary award.

Armenian National Assembly Speaker met with Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri to discuss bilateral economic issues.

Dubai, Apr 13 (PTI) A Dubai court has handed out a suspended one-year jail sentence to a former minister and two company managers, including an Indian, reversing an earlier verdict acquitting them of defrauding a Lebanese woman.

Israel has accused Syria of supplying Scud missiles to the Lebanese Hezbollah during peace talks.

BEIRUT, April 13 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT: Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) granted Summerland Hotel project manager Walid Abu Saab a package deal contract that includes full tax exemption on income and distribution of dividend for 10 years.

An explosion occurred on Monday in the Miyeh-Miyeh Palestinian refugee camp in South Lebanon, according to local media reports. Security and Palestinian sources told local news website al- Mustaqbal that a "gas (cylinder) exploded in Ahmad Nakouzi house, a Palestinian national." It was reported that Internal Security Forces (ISF) examined the explosion site, accompanied by a military expert, to ...

The director Hani Ismail nominated the Jordanian actress Mayes Hamadan to star in his new television drama series ?Habibi Al Lathi Lam Ahiboh? (My Love the One I Did Not Love). Mayes nomination comes after the Lebanese actress Noor turned down the same role because of her recent pregnancy.

LEBANON, Ohio - A Lebanon real estate agent says the Lebanon Independence Day Parade will go on. Dan Hennessey, a realtor for Sibcy Cline, says he is filing the permits needed to make sure that parade still gets to march down Broadway.

BEIRUT: Ambiguity surrounds the map of political alliances in the upcoming municipal elections in Beirut, as the Future Movement and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) continue to test the waters over the distribution of seats in the capital. Future Movement MPs stressed Monday their commitment to parity between Christians and Muslims and the

BEIRUT: ElectricitE du Liban (EDL) employees threatened to strike on Wednesday to protest unchanged salaries amid rising costs of living. Employees in Qadisha and the Litani area organized a warning strike Monday while the EDL Employees and Workers' Union issued a statement threatening to strike in two days if the Finance Ministry did not answer

BEIRUT: More than 150 pilots from clubs in 16 countries "will color the sky of Lebanon" next month with a display of hang-gliding and balloons. The event, entitled "Fly Lebanon," will start on May 9 at Tripoli Municipal Stadium at 7 am when light water hang gliders will take off. The second stop of the festival is scheduled to take place at the President Sleiman

BEIRUT: Armenian Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan thanked Lebanon for embracing thousands of Armenian refugees in the early 20th century, while stressing Armenia's stance in support of Lebanon. Abrahamyan's remarks came during a meeting with President Michel Sleiman along with a parliamentary delegation at the Presidential Palace in Baabda

BEIRUT: To most Lebanese, April 13 is a day that lives in infamy as it commemorates the beginning of a devastating Civil War, but for the NGO Joy of Giving (Offre Joie), this historic date is an opportunity for re-education and change instead of regret and lament. The group is organizing a walk on Tuesday along Damascus Road.

Cedar Crest bus was carrying 36 students- none were hurt A school bus transporting 36 students smashed into the living room of a South Lebanon home this morning, near where the 87 year-old woman who lives in the home was sitting.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States looks short of Iran options. Even President Barack Obama acknowledges that new sanctions might fail, but has not laid out another plan.

BEIRUT - A Lebanese military prosecutor on Monday called for three men to be sentenced to death on charges of spying for Israel and the attempted murder by one of them of an Al-Qaeda suspect.

The retrial of an Egyptian tycoon sentenced to death for the murder of a Lebanese pop star is to take place later this month.

An eye witness, Mr. Kingsley Enadegbe, an engineer with Marco Engineering Limited, with office at No. 154 Tombia Street, GRA area of Port Harcourt, told Saturday Champion that the heavily armed kidnappers, numbering over 10, shot sporadically before snatching the three Syrians and a Lebanese at the site were they were working.

Horst Sabla of Lebanon, Mo., was found guilty of first-degree murder. Hunters found the body of Sharon Sabla back in November 2008 in a box filled with concrete.

More than six decades after their expulsion from Palestine, Lebanon?s unwanted refugees just might be granted some basic civil rights, writes Franklin Lamb .

Following the cabinet?s adoption of proportional representation for the municipal elections, negative reactions to this have been voiced in Parliament. How do you explain this?

Lebanon: Bank Audi has once again set itself as a leader in embracing new technologies and integrating them in the banking industry, as proven during the Bank's participation in the Arabnet 2010 conference which was held at Habtoor Grand Hotel on March 25 and 26. [AMEInfo.com]

Dubai Criminal Court yesterday postponed to May 11 the case of Mizin Mizin real estate. Former chief executive officer SH and Lebanese businessman JH are involved.

Lebanon's government would prefer to go green, but market forces dictate otherwise in a country where glitz take front seat for many a prospective car buyer.

BEIRUT: The acting registrar at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Herman von Hebel will visit Lebanon Monday to highlight the achievements and priorities of the Registry. The two-week visit will be von Hebel's first to Lebanon since assuming his position and will aim at further strengthening relations with local authorities in order to advance the

BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri has donated $3 million to a charitable arm of the Al-Maqassed Association. The National News Agency said Hariri, who attended the inauguration of the Zakat Fund, located near Dar al-Fatwa, called on others to help civil society organizations. The head of the association's board of trustees, Amin Daouq, thanked

BEIRUT: Eco-friendly or petrol-head? Lebanon's government would prefer to go green, but market forces dictate otherwise in a country where glitz and glam take front seat for many a prospective car buyer. Lebanon's Motor Show opened this week with manufacturers showcasing their latest models and hybrids making a shy entry into a tough market.

BEIRUT: Public displays and gatherings are scheduled for Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Activists from some two dozen NGOs will meet at Parliament on the day to highlight efforts to build civil peace, and circulate a national charter to promote the effort. Also Tuesday, the Farah al-Ata' Association will launch

BEIRUT: A landmark gathering of the Phalange Party on Sunday featured strong doses of rhetoric aimed at Hizbullah and local politicians eager to "crawl" toward Syria, ahead of a scheduled session of National Dialogue later this week. Phalange Party head Amin Gemayel called for restricting Syrian-Lebanese ties to state institutions while his

CAIRO, April 11 ? The retrial of Egyptian property tycoon and politician Hesham Talaat Moustafa will be held on April 26, an appeal court said today. A court had in March ordered the retrial for Moustafa, a member of parliament for Egypt?s ruling party and former chairman of the Talaat Moustafa Group who had been sentenced to death for paying a security man to kill a Lebanese singer. No date had ...

Experts insists car buyers in Lebanon are generally looking to purchase cars to be seen in.

A candle is to blame for a blaze that damaged a North Lebanon Township home Saturday afternoon.

Eco-friendly or petrol-head? Lebanon ?s government would prefer to go green, but market forces dictate otherwise in a country where glitz and glam take front seat for many a prospective car buyer.

San Francisco, Barcelona, Sydney and ? Beirut? As surprising as it sounds, the buzz is building around Beirut, Lebanon, as a gay destination.

Lebanon: Arabcom Telecom Summit, now in its 12th year, will examine the state of network technology adoption in the Arab world, to identify the urgent needs for mobile data growth. Arabcom Telecom Summit will also look at how Mobile WiMax, UMTS/HSPA and FTTH are boosting that growth, and whether strategic decisions by alternative mobile operators and fixed line operators could accelerate 4G uptake. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Lebanon is planning to launch an initial public offer this year for the country's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA) according to Mohammed Hout, chairman of Lebanon's national carrier and the listing of its shares on the Beirut stock exchange in 2011, the Associated Press has reported. The carrier is majority owned by the Central Bank of Lebanon after its rescue from bankruptcy 14 years ago. Hout told the news service he believed that the central bank's governor "will take a decision to start (the IPO process) in 2010 and the process will be finished in 2011." MEA recorded its best year in 2009 when the company made more than $100m in net profit. [AMEInfo.com]

LEBANON ? When the city council meets on Wednesday, CouncilorRay Weldon plans to call on fellow Councilor Tim Fox toresign.

BEIRUT: China's Ambassador to Lebanon Liu Zhiming expressed on Friday China's will to boost its trade ties with Lebanon in the field of high technology including the telecommunications sector. "The Chinese government is following up closely on the improvements taking place in the Lebanese telecommunications sector. Moreover, we are hoping to

LAGOS: Armed men have kidnapped three Syrians and a Lebanese working in the construction sector in Nigeria's oil-rich southern region, killing a policeman in the attack, police said on Friday. "About 10 or more kidnappers, armed with automatic weapons, fired many rounds. The hoodlums kidnapped four expatriate workers - three Syrians and

BEIRUT: This weekend will see four clubs battle it out for a place in the Lebanese Cup final. Ansar and Ahed - two of the best supported and funded sides in the country - make up one fixture. In the other side of the draw there lurks a slightly less well-known team. Al-Mabarrah, currently at seventh place in the Lebanese first division, plays the newly

The acting registrar of the UN tribunal set up to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri will visit Beirut next week, the tribunal said Friday.

April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Unidentified gunmen dressed in Nigerian military uniforms abducted four foreign nationals in the oil-rich Niger River delta after killing their police guard, a police spokeswoman said.

Armed men have kidnapped three Syrians and a Lebanese working in the construction sector in Nigeria's oil-rich southern region, killing a policeman in the attack, police said on Friday.

Beirut - Lebanese army experts on Friday detonated a booby- trapped hand-grenade that was ready to explode in Chtaura in east Lebanon....

Beirut - Politicians were worried Friday that tensions between rival Palestinian groups in Lebanon could destabilize the country, the day after clashes killed one person in a Palestinian military camp....

Easy (Ez) Revenue Management Systems Ltd. (EasyRMS) has secured another property from within Radisson Blu Hotels & Resorts - part of the Rezidor Hotel Group, which currently operates over 160 hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

U.S. deputy chief of Mission Thomas F. Daughton congratulated on Thursday in Beirut a group of over 320 Internal Security Forces (ISF) police cadets and officers who graduated from the U.S.-funded police training program. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon said in a statement that "the cadets were presented with their completion of training certificates and encouraged to use their newly acquired ...

LEBANON ? Three city parks are being renamed to memorialize four Lebanon residents who made a lasting impact on a town they loved.Cook Road Park will be renamed Jarod Park in honor of Jarod Bennett; the baseball fields at Colonial Park East will be named the Rob Shaw Fields; and Miller Park will be renamed Will and Harriet Miller Ecological Park in honor of the former owners of the land, Will ...

Three vehicles were reported stolen from different locations in the City of Lebanon overnight April 6, according to police. The vehicles were discovered missing in the morning by the owners, police said.

BEIRUT: The Beirut 39 Festival was launched Wednesday under the patronage of Culture Minister Salim Warde and it will celebrate the work of 39 of the best Arab writers under the age of 39. The festival was organized by the British institution Hay Festival as part of the Beirut Unesco World Book Capital 2009, and it will include the participation of authors

BEIRUT: Fitch Ratings on Thursday upgraded Byblos Bank SAL's and Bank Audi SAL's long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) from "B-" to "B," as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank group. The outlook is stable. Fitch also affirmed a third Lebanese bank's, BLOM Bank, support rating at "5." The full list of ratings

LEBANON ? The Lebanon Community School District is acceptingopen enrollment applications for the 2010-2011 school year. Thedeadline is June 1. Applications are available at local schools orat the district office, 485 S. Fifth St., or online atwww.lebanon.k12.or.us.

MADRID, April 8 (UPI) -- Lebanese leaders in Spain went on the defensive Thursday by saying that Israeli aggression was undermining efforts to bring security to the region.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri urged Israel on Thursday to "move ahead" towards finding a political solution with the Palestinians by privileging dialogue over "little wars".

April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Gunmen from two Palestinian factions clashed in an area along the Lebanese-Syrian border prompting the Lebanese Army to be in a state of alert, Al Arabiya television said today.

Madrid - Spain and Lebanon on Thursday urged Israel to help create the conditions for a peace process with the Palestinians, with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri warning of the danger of an implosion in the Middle East....

The head of Lebanon's national airline says the company will begin the process of a partial privatization this year. Middle East Airlines chairman Mohammed Hout said Thursday that he expects the carriers shares to begin trading on the Beirut stock exchange by next year once the process for launching the initial public offering is completed.

Lebanese security officials say heavy clashes have erupted in a Palestinian military camp in a remote eastern part of the country as a result of infighting among Palestinian factions.

LEBANON ? Three candidates are seeking two three-year seats on the grades K-6 Board of Education.

Lebanon: Huawei, the next generation network solutions provider for telecom operators around the world, has confirmed its participation in the Arabcom 2010 Summit as platinum sponsor. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: BSynchro is pleased to announce the launch of their redesigned website at www.bsynchro.com. The refreshed website follows BSynchro new visual corporate identity started last year with a revamp logo and new stationeries. The website includes updated info about BSynchro and its offering as well as provides a fresh interface, new points of interest and an intuitive navigation. [AMEInfo.com]

First Military Investigative Magistrate Riyad Abu Ghayda demanded the sentence for suspect Mussa Mussa and for two runaway

BEIRUT: A dispute between two families turned into a gun battle in the region of Sfeir in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday killing one man and injuring others. Armed men in two vehicles were driving down the Sfeir Bridge when they started shooting at a GMC vehicle with shaded windows. First Aid personnel were then seen carrying one dead

(KMOV)-- Lanes have reopened on Interstate 70near Lebanon after an overturned tractor trailer blocked westbound lanes. This is near mile marker 21 near Route 4. Illinois State Police said there is no report of any serious injuries. No word yet on what caused the tractor trailer to overturn.

From Tuesday ? Lakers win all but one match against Lebanon, including doubles sweep. Experience carries Rolla past Osage. Loss is first of the season for Indians. First win for Camdenton.

A woman told police a man exposed himself to her in front of a laundromat in the 800 block of Quentin Road, Lebanon, at 5:30 a.m. today. The suspect is described as white, about 40 years old, six feet tall, with a thin build and wearing glasses.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 7 (UPI) -- Reports that the head of a U.N. team investigating the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister is stepping down are false, representatives say.

Beirut - German parliamentary deputy and spokeswoman for the Free Democratic Party in security issues, Elke Hoff, arrived in Beirut on Wednesday for talks with Lebanese officials, including from the Shiite movement Hezbollah....

The Lebanon softball team will have to wait until Thursday to see if they can take a series win from last year?s Mid-Willamette Conference champions.

The movers and shakers of the Lebanon economy will be at an economic forum beginning at 6 p.m. on April 13 at the River Center in Lebanon.

LEBANON - The songs will flow and the props will glow in Lebanon High School?s upcoming musical production of ?Grease!? In directing the musical, Mitchell Finke said he set out to create a ?big spectacle? and a ?very different theatrical experience,? because ?Grease!? was such a popular movie.

Organizers of a Beirut cultural festival say two Israeli Arab authors will not be able to collect their literary awards in Lebanon later this month because of laws in the two countries.

April 7th, 2010: Beirut, Lebanon. BSynchro is pleased to announce the launch of their redesigned website at www.bsynchro.com. The refreshed website follows BSynchro new visual corporate identity started last year with a revamp logo and new stationeries.

UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon takes on Hezbollah members regarding 2005 assassination of ex-PM.

This year?s commemoration was, for the first time, attended by representatives of the three senior state officials as well as the Army Command.

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

BEIRUT: The Cabinet approved Tuesday a law on domestic violence to be transferred to Parliament for ratification, while tasking a ministerial committee to tackle the issue of oil search on Lebanese seashore.

They said that reports about Bellemare's intention to resign reflect the wishes of those leaking such information and not the status quo. The UN special tribunal was established on March 1, 2009 to try suspects that planned, facilitated and executed the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was killed along with 22 others in a suicide bombing in Beirut on Feb. 14 ...

North Lebanon supervisors questioned the truthfulness of a letter explaining the increase.

DOVER ? The 9th annual Lebanese Dinner will be held at Holy Rosary Church in St. Ann's Hall, 189 North Main Street, Rochester from 4 pm-7 pm. The prices are adults (12 yrs old and up )$10; children( 5y rs-11yrs )$5; children(under 5 yrs) free.

BEIRUT: Defense Minister Elias Murr stressed Tuesday that the Oyoun Orghosh incident was tied to a drug trafficking operation with no political undertones. "The issue is being investigated by the judiciary and the army," Murr said, while urging people to refrain from politicizing the incident and blowing it out of proportion. "The incident does not

BEIRUT: Five years after Syrian troops withdrew from their country, Lebanese leaders who were once Damascus' staunchest critics are scrambling to heal rifts as Syria breaks out of isolation, analysts say. With nations like the United States and France warming up to Damascus, the Lebanese leaders are rekindling ties with Syrian President Bashar Assad,

BEIRUT: Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud said nightclubs were not allowed in the Beirut neighborhood of Gemmayzeh since the law forbids nightclubs within residential buildings. "I cannot give permits for nightclubs or pubs in Gemmayzeh and, therefore, there is no legal recourse to open anything other than a restaurant," Abboud told Al-Liwaa daily

BEIRUT: A cargo of spoiled medicine has been quarantined in one of Beirut Port's containers since early March, well informed sources from the Lebanese Customs told As-Safir newspaper on Tuesday. The sources added that a previous attempt to bring the same cargo manufactured by a Pakistani company into the Lebanese market was thwarted by

Former NBA basketball players are finding new fame in Beirut, Lebanon, where a ban on attending soccer matches, for fear of clashes, has boosted the American sport's popularity.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli Arab who belonged to the same gym as Israel's military chief was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly six years' imprisonment for passing information about him to Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah.

The Lebanese artist Nicole Saba held two concerts in February. The first was held in Alexandria with the artist Wael Jasar and the second concert included the Egyptian artist Muhammad Hamaqi.

LEBANON TOWNSHIP ? 7:27 a.m. March 23. A 2003 GMC Envoy traveling south on Route 31 and slowing in traffic was rear-ended by a 2009 Dodge Caliber. No injuries were reported. No summonses were issued.

Carlos Slim Helu, currently nominated the richest man in the world, spoke to an overflow audience at the American University of Beirut?s (AUB) Suliman Olayan School of Business (OSB).

Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) April 1, 2010 - The United States is concerned about Iran's bridge-building with Latin American regimes as the confrontation with Tehran over its nuclear ambitions gets sharper.

One person was killed and seven others injured on Monday during clashes between football fans and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in southern Lebanon. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that a 17- year-old man was shot dead during the clashes, adding five citizens and two army members were injured. The report said football fans from two southern villages of Harouf and A'ankoun ...

BEIRUT: Former secretary of the Journalists Union Wajih Mazboudi passed away last week in Amman, Jordan, after a long battle with illness. Mazboudi was a prominent journalist, writer, analyst and editor and his name was published in several Lebanese and Arab newspapers, including Al-Sharq, Beirut al-Masaa, Raqib al-Ahwal and Al-Bayraq. Starting

BEIRUT: Unidentified men launched rocket bombs and opened gunfire on a group of citizens in Oyoun Orghosh in the Bekaa during the weekend. The Lebanese Army arrested four suspects while the Lebanese Forces (LF) party denied any involvement. The Lebanese Army commando forces raided several houses in Oyoun Orghosh the next day

BEIRUT: The Easter weekend fixtures saw significant action in the race for the title as well as important victories for two relegation threatened sides. Ansar drew 2-2 with Racing Beirut in Jounieh to almost completely kill off its title chances while leaders Al Ahed beat Mabarrah 2-1 in Saida Friday to go 5 points clear with only three games remaining.

Israel's threats against Lebanon were only the result of internal pressure, the premier added following an Easter meeting with Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir. Addressing reporters in Sfeir's Bkirki residence Sleiman also stressed that ther

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 5 (UPI) -- It is foolish to believe that Lebanese or international powers have the ability to undermine the durability of the resistance, members of Hezbollah said.

A Lebanese man who had been condemned by a court in Saudi Arabia to die last week for "sorcery" has not been executed, his lawyer said Monday.

TEHRAN, April 5 (Bernama)-- Iranian veteran Hossein Nuri surprised Lebanese Christians with his painting of Saint Mary, Iran's Mehr News Agency (MNA)reports.

The young Lebanese artist Dareen Hadshiti will launch a new solo single called ?Mistaqa? (Longing). According to the London daily Elaph, Dareen worked with the poet Al Yas Naser, the composer Tareq Abu Joudeh and the music distributer Hadi Shararah on the single.

The Lebanese artist Nicole Saba is studying the personality of the late Egyptian Queen Nazli to play her role in a new television drama series to be aired on television during the upcoming Ramadan season.

LEBANON , Maine (NEWS CENTER) - The Maine Warden Service says Ben Chapman and Carly Hartnett were hurt and taken to the hospital after their ATV crashed overnight.

LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Wardens are investigating an ATV crash.

Ali Hojaij loves home-cooked food from his birth country.

In Beirut, where both were raised by Armenian parents, Sally and Peter Aristakessian learned the art of tailoring - Sally from her widowed mother, Peter from his hard-nosed uncle. Peter, 55, immigrated to the United States in 1976, and, in 1992, met Sally...

Monday, April 5th, 2010 13:44:00 Stepping into Concorde Hotel to interview Zee Avi, The Malay Mail found her propped comfortably at the table in front of her laptop, listening to Beirut. Speaking in a crisp American accent, she greeted us with a smile. Not what we expected from someone who sang Kantoi , which many Malaysians had come to adore.

David Bachman spent a career in nursing before becoming a volunteer at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Marc Schaffer is getting a chance to intern with the New York Jets this summer.

Horst Sabla of Lebanon is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the 2008 death of his wife Sharon.

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com: Sunday, April 4 NORTHEAST Maine Saddleback -- Sun 5:48 am wet granular machine groomed 18 - 48 base 66 of 66 ...

Protests are growing against Pope Benedict XVI's planned trip to Britain, where some lawyers question whether the Vatican's implicit statehood status should shield the pope from prosecution over sex crimes by pedophile priests.

Lebanon: Lebanon's finance ministry has said that the country's public debt climbed 8.6% to $51bn, or 148% of gross domestic product, at the end of last year, Arabic Al-Akhbar newspaper has reported. The Lebanese government has been selling Eurobonds to refinance its public debt, which was 160% of GDP in 2001 and reached a record 180% of GDP in 2006, the daily said. [AMEInfo.com]

LEBANON , Maine (NEWS CENTER) - A woman was hospitalized on Friday afternoon after her motorcyle and another car collided on the Carl Broggi Highway (Route 202).

LEBANON ? Mayor Ken Toomb, the Oregon Mayor?s Association andthe city of Lebanon are sponsoring a contest for local students towin cash and a chance at a laptop computer. The theme is ?If I wereMayor for a day, what I would do.?

Lebanon: Fitch Ratings has today upgraded Byblos Bank S.A.L's (Byblos) and Bank Audi S.A.L's (Audi) Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'B' from 'B-'. The Outlook is Stable. [AMEInfo.com]

DEARBORN -- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan joined Lebanese International Business Council (LIBC) and the local community in a special reception March 25 honoring H.E. Dr. Ali Ajami, Ambassador of Lebanon to the Ivory Coast, at the Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn.

The 2009 Lebanon Distinguished Service Awards were held March9.

Fourteen firefighters responded to a hallway fire in a home at290 W. Olive St., Lebanon , about 2:20 p.m. Thursday.

BEIRUT: The inaugural Damascus to Beirut Marathon organized by the Beirut Marathon Association (BMA) last week saw 15 runners from around the world compete in an overnight 111-kilometer run through mountains, treacherous roads and extreme temperatures.Due to the success of the event, the BMA plans to make the Damascus to Beirut

April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon?s public debt rose 8.6 percent to 77 trillion Lebanese pounds ($51 billion), or 148 percent of gross domestic product, at the end of last year, Al- Akhbar newspaper reported, citing a Finance Ministry statement.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 2 (UPI) -- Revelations regarding a Hezbollah role in the slaying of a Lebanese prime minister could threaten the resistance and the stability of Lebanon, analysts said.

Nearly four years after Israel littered southern Lebanon with mines during its devastating war with Hezbollah, teenager Mohammed al-Hajj Mussa can barely bring himself to speak of the day he lost his legs.

LEBANON TWP. ? Police responded to a home on Goberman Road when residents there reported all of the tires on their vehicles were either punctured or slashed. The call came in at 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 31.

LEBANON - In stark contrast to the current budget, whicheliminated three administrators and 11 teaching positions, theproposed budget for the Lebanon Community School contains no cutsto programs or personnel.

Close readers of the Lebanon Daily News' public notices may have seen one that at first might seem alarming: Lebanon Seaboard Corp. has filed a renewal application with the state Department of Environmental Protection to discharge

LEBANON ? The city of Lebanon will have its ninth annual ArborDay celebration on Thursday, April 8.

BEIRUT: An official from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was in Beirut Thursday to try and tackle Arab "misunderstanding" about its mandate. Fadi al-Abdullah, a Lebanese national working as an associate legal outreach officer at the ICC, said Arab states did "not have enough knowledge about the court." Decision makers, the media

LEBANON - Fail to bring your best effort and you open thepossibility of losing to anyone.

The lawyer of a Lebanese TV psychic who was convicted in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft said Thursday her client could be beheaded this week and urged Lebanese and Saudi leaders to help spare his life.

Lebanon: Organized by Educational Research Center (ERC), the annual conference on educational measurement brought together, this year, national, regional and international leaders in the field of e-assessment, for a comprehensive overview of this rapidly expanding area in education. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon's ambassador to Riyadh said Thursday that he had not been informed by the Saudi authorities of the imminent execution of a Lebanese man found guilty of sorcery, as his lawyer has warned.

Lebanon: Luxury Clothing Company brings La Martina, Argentina's leading polo brand, in the chic downtown area of Beirut. The La Martina style is closely linked to the sport of polo which joins the equestrian world and individualism, innate in Argentine countrymen, with sophistication and cosmopolitan taste. [AMEInfo.com]