Lebanon: The pavilion, sponsored by US-based SRI International and managed by Lebanon's Hospitality Services s.a.r.l, brought together 12 Lebanese designing businesses, which showcased their contemporary products to visitors from across their globe. [AMEInfo.com]

US Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman reiterated on Friday that it was not his country's duty to name a candidate for Lebanon's upcoming presidential poll, adding that the US supported the holding of the election within deadlines set by the Lebanese Constitution.

Lebanon-based Hartmann will lay off 90 workers when it eliminates its manufacturing facility there at the end of November in order to "remain cost competitive and thereby sustain its competitive advantage and level of quality in the luggage and travel goods industry," company chief executive David Herman said in a statement.

Lebanese army helicopters stepped up raids Friday on al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp in the country's north, after five soldiers were killed, a senior military official said.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition has dropped a condition for its participation in an upcoming presidential election in parliament, opposition figure Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday.

Beirut - Lebanese parliamentary House Speaker Nabih Berri and a member of the opposition led by the Shiite movement Hezbollah said Friday the opposition was willing to drop its demand for a national unity government if rival political parties would c...

Hartmann is cutting operations at its Lebanon plant in a bid to hold down costs, the luggage maker said Friday.

Lebanon's opposition has dropped a condition for its participation in an upcoming presidential election in parliament, opposition figure Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday.

Lebanon's parliament speaker on Friday said opposition parties were willing to drop their demand for a national unity government on condition the country's feuding political parties agreed on a candidate for the presidency.

The Siegel freshman football team defeated Lebanon, 40-6, Thursday evening. DeShawn Grey scored two first-quarter touchdowns for Siegel on runs of 37 and 29 yards.

Job cuts will affect hundreds of workers in Lebanon.

Lebanese troops edged closer toward the last positions held by Islamists besieged in a Palestinian refugee camp with the battles concentrated near a key underground shelter.

BEIRUT -- Lebanon's pro-Syrian president has raised the stakes in a looming presidential election, by announcing that he would appoint the army chief to head an interim government if the country's feuding political leaders fail to agree on a candidate.

These talks, which continued into the weekend, are aimed at paving the way for the next visit of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and, in this respect, to take account of the events in Lebanon since the inter-Lebanese conference held near Paris in July.

The videogame and a museum built in the southern suburbs of Beirut to commemorate the war are part of Hezbollah's media campaign as it engages in a different struggle.

BEIRUT: One year after the war with Israel, many Lebanese business leaders feel the government has not yet fulfilled its promise to help the private sector contain the immediate effects of the conflict.

BEIRUT -- Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said Thursday he would name army chief General Michel Suleiman as his provisional successor if the country's competing political camps fail to agree on a permanent one.

BEIRUT -- One ministry has two bosses, another has no one at the helm, and a third has a minister who works when he's up to it.

BEIRUT: Anti-Syrian MP Boutros Harb yesterday announced his candidacy for Lebanon?s presidency, calling for renewed national dialogue and reconciliation with powerful neighbour Syria.

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? A human-rights group issued a report Wednesday accusing Hezbollah of firing rockets indiscriminately at civilian areas in Israel during last summer's war, prompting condemnation by the militant group and even its Lebanese opponents.

Zach Jones was beaten to death in Lebanon Park.

GAINESVILLE - A Lebanon Church Road family evacuated after an early evening fire broke out in their two-story house at the intersection of Gillsville Highway Thursday night.

Beirut ? Lebanon?s pro-Syrian president said yesterday he would appoint an interim government headed by the army chief if rival Lebanese leaders cannot agree on a new head of state before his term expires in November.

Beirut: Lebanon's president yesterday said he would appoint an interim government headed by the army chief if rival Lebanese leaders cannot agree on a new head of state before his term expires in November.

An MP from the anti-Syrian coalition in Lebanon announces he will run for the presidency in an upcoming election.

LEBANON, Ohio -- Police in Lebanon is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrests of two men who were accused of holding up a local pharmacy.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said Thursday he would name army chief General Michel Suleiman as his provisional successor if the country's competing political camps fail to agree on a permanent one.

Heavy spending on electricity continues to drain the financial resources of the government, which cites the sector as a major contributor to the overall budget deficit - which reached 26.41 percent of spending (or LL1.919 trillion) in the first seven months of 2007, an increase of 2.74 percent compared to the same period of 2006.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's pro-Syrian president said on Thursday he would appoint an interim government headed by the army chief if rival Lebanese leaders cannot agree on a new head of state before his term expires in November.

The Lebanon City Council agreed Aug. 13 to pay 10,000 to have power supplied for the pumps on the city's new water tower.

Lebanon's evolution into an elite boys soccer program took some baby steps in the first week of the 2007 season ? but it also had some growing pains.

Two Lebanese soldiers were killed Thursday in battles with Islamists at a refugee camp as the army launched air strikes to rout the militants from the last area they control.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's pro-Syrian president said on Thursday he would appoint an interim government headed by the army chief if rival Lebanese leaders cannot agree on a new head of state before his term expires in November.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (AFP) - Two Lebanese soldiers were killed Thursday in battles with Islamists at a refugee camp as the army launched air strikes to rout the militants from the last area they control.

Anti-Syrian MP Boutros Harb on Thursday announced his candidacy for Lebanon's presidency, calling for renewed national dialogue and reconciliation with powerful neighbour Syria.

BEIRUT -- Anti-Syrian MP Boutros Harb Thursday announced his candidacy for Lebanon's presidency, calling for renewed national dialogue and reconciliation with powerful neighbor Syria.

(RTTNews) - The Lebanese army fighting a tough battle against al-Qaida-inspired Islamist militants got a shot in the arm when the United States pledged its continued support in its battle against the militants.

The United States has vowed to continue support to Lebanon's army, which has been fighting a battle against al-Qaeda-inspired Islamist militants.

The U.S. has pledged continued support for Lebanon's army, which has been fighting a vicious battle against al-Qaida-inspired Islamist militants.

Incumbent Lebanon Supervisor Jim Goldstein won the town's first-ever contested Democrat caucus vote on Monday night, defeating challenger Marie Smith for a spot on the November ballot.

In the news: Kristen Brown, an artist and jewelry designer from Lebanon, has had samples of her rings, necklaces and other jewelry on display this month at the Cragin Memorial Library in Colchester.

Beirut: A human rights group issued a report on Wednesday accusing Hezbollah of firing rockets indiscriminately at civilian areas in Israel during last summer's war, prompting swift condemnation by the militant group and even its Lebanese opponents.

BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch accused Hezbollah of trying to silence it yesterday as the US-based watchdog faced heavy criticism in Lebanon over a report critical of the guerrilla group?s rocket attacks on Israel last year.

For the second consecutive year, Mt. Lebanon and Woodland Hills will face off to open the high school football season.

BEIRUT, Lebanon A human rights group issued a report Wednesday accusing Hezbollah of firing rockets indiscriminately at civilian areas in Israel during last summer's war, prompting swift condemnation by the militant group and even its Lebanese opponents.

BEIRUT, Aug. 29 -- An international human rights group has concluded that Lebanon's Hezbollah movement indiscriminately attacked civilians during its conflict with Israel last summer, a finding that prompted denunciations from both the Lebanese government and Hezbollah.

U.N. member nations should insist that Lebanon's Hezbollah group produce evidence that the two Israeli soldiers it abducted a year ago are still alive, a senior U.N. envoy said on Wednesday.

The top commander of US forces in the Middle East met with Lebanese officials Wednesday as his government reassured Beirut of support for the Lebanese Army's fight against al-Qaeda-inspired militants in northern Lebanon. "I observed with admiration the courage, perseverance and commitment displayed by the Lebanese Army soldiers in its fight.

Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center,... Beirut Fashion 2007 is perfectly timed for early launch of international summer collections to the Middle East market.

The Lebanese army took delivery on Wednesday of 130 Humvee armoured vehicles as part of increased US military aid to the country.

Classes are set to begin at Lebanon Public Schools on Tuesday, Sept. 4. This preview explains a few of the changes in the schools. Cascades School: The is the first year for all day kindergarten classes.

Source: Human Rights Watch (Beirut, August 30, 2007) ? During the 2006 war, Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets indiscriminately and at times deliberately at civilian areas in northern Israel, killing at least 39 civilians, ...

Source: Human Rights Watch (Beirut, August 29, 2007) ? Human Rights Watch today canceled a news conference planned for Thursday, August 30, 2007 in Beirut, ...

BEIRUT (AP)--The top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East met with Lebanese officials Wednesday as his government reassured Beirut of support for the Lebanese army's fight with al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants in northern Lebanon.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Hezbollah of trying to silence it on Wednesday as the U.S.-based watchdog faced heavy criticism in Lebanon over a report critical of the guerrilla group's rocket attacks on Israel last year.

Lebanese singer Marwa has denied circulating rumors that she was sexually harassed and a group of young men attempted to rape her during her concert in Alexandria Egypt.

BEIRUT (AFP) - The Lebanese government and Hezbollah on Wednesday condemned a report by a rights group criticising the militant group's attacks on Israel during last year's war, saying the document was a complete distortion of facts.

BEIRUT: Lebanon has intensified security measures following recent threats against the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a cabinet minister said yesterday.

The third batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops for Lebanon receive intensive training in Southwest China's Chengdu Military Command on August 28, 2007. The engineering battalion will leave for Lebanon in early September.

Donna Davis Norris, President of the Lebanon City Schools Board of Education, announced a special board meeting for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 in the Board Office, 700 Holbrook Ave., Lebanon.

The third round of inter-Lebanese dialogue organized by the Swiss Association for Euro-Arab-Muslim Dialogue (represented by Hassan Ghaziri and Yves Besson) was held in the suburbs of Bern, Switzerland for three consecutive days, from August 17 to August 19, 2007. The meeting was sponsored by the Swiss government.

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir warned on Tuesday against electing Lebanon's next president with a simple majority of half-plus-one of MPs in the first electoral session, saying such a move risks splitting the country in half. Sfeir said he accepts the idea of amending the Constitution if it is in the national interest.

BEIRUT, Aug 28 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Iran - Lebanon - US Lebanese Labor Minister Trad Hamadeh condemned on Tuesday the US enmity with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Lebanese government was mulling over severing private Hezbollah phone network connections that started in southern Lebanon and ended up in Beirut and its suburbs, local Naharnet news website reported on Tuesday. "We agreed to draw a pla ...

BEIRUT -- The Lebanese government is planning to take action against private communication networks installed by the anti-Israeli militant group Hezbollah, a cabinet minister said Monday.

The lebanese army resumed its air raids on Nahr el-Bared camp in northern Lebanon on Saturday as families of Islamic fighters left the besieged Palestinian refugee camp a day earlier.

Nearly 150 Lebanese soldiers have died recently in clashes with Al Qaeda-linked militants, but growing public support has lifted the Army's morale.

I'm trying to recruit Greg Oden but I've hit a road block. "I'm sorry," he says. "I don't drink." This wouldn't normally be a problem, but I need a partner for a friendly game of Beirut against some feisty bikini clad models at the LG Beach House and I really can't take no for an answer. "That's fine," I tell him. "I'll drink for you but I need a wingman."

"A good solution is a simple solution," says Nachaat Ouayda, managing partner of IDEA sarl. Ouayda and his partner, Sami Markus, are both architects who met while teaching at the American University of Beirut in the late 1980's. The brainchild of their collaboration is IDEA sarl, an architectural and professional management practice and consultancy firm.

Costa Rica and Lebanon re-established diplomatic relations after 23 years of respite during a ceremony Friday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, Costa Rica's newspaper Tico Times said on Monday.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday that the only efficient solution to Lebanon's nine-month-old political impasse was the election of a new president. "The presidential poll ought to proceed within deadlines set by the Constitution, while keeping in mind that Lebanon's next president should act as a representative.

The Lebanon City Council agreed Aug. 13 to pay 10,000 to have power supplied for the pumps on the city's new water tower.

BEIRUT?Los milicianos islmicos atrincherados en un asediado campamento de refugiados palestinos en el norte del Lbano solicitaron poder evacuar a sus combatientes heridos, dijeron el lunes un funcionario de seguridad y un mediador.

Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia to Lebanon have both received death threats, Lebanese local press reported on Monday. Lebanese Sports and Youth Minister Ahmed Fatfat confirmed the news in an interview with ...

Islamic extremists fighting Lebanese army soldiers at a besieged Palestinian refuge camp requested that wounded fighters be allowed to evacuate, a security official and a mediator said Monday.

BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas have launched a video game that invites players to relive their successes in last year's war against Israel, and shoot down "the myth of an invincible army."

Dubai: The UAE?s ambassador in Beirut has received death threats, according to media reports in Lebanon. Future Television said that Mohammad Sultan Al Suwaidi and his Saudi counterpart Abdul Aziz Khoja had been sent ?direct? death threats.

Source: Reuters By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Israel's government has implemented all the recommendations of an inquiry panel into last year's Lebanon war on tackling crises more effectively, officials ...

BEIRUT ? Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamic extremists at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a day after the families of the militants were evacuated, the military said Sunday.

Lebanon: A new cola drink, Pepsi Max, the drink with 'maximum cola taste, no sugar' was introduced this summer to the Lebanese market. [AMEInfo.com]

Souk al-Tayeb, the organic food market held every Saturday in Saifi Village in Beirut, promoted this Saturday the Indian fig (or sobbeir in Arabic,) grown in different Lebanese areas. The Indian fig is a species of cactus and a long-domesticated crop plant. The event is one in a series to promote Lebanese products and recipes.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamic extremists at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a day after the families of the militants were evacuated, the military said Sunday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamist militants are seeking to evacuate their wounded from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon where they have been battling the army for more than three months, security sources and a mediator said on Sunday.

A new music school aims to help musicians in Lebanon keep up with the innovations taking place around the world and to encourage the development of outstanding and original music in the country. The music school was established last month in a joint project between the Modern Music School in Germany and the Mozart Chahine Company in Jal al-Dib, north of Beirut.

The Saudi Arabian ambassador to Lebanon, whose government is leading supporter of Lebanon's beleaguered Western-backed government, has left Beirut in the face of attack warnings, a senior Lebanese official said on Saturday. Abdel-Aziz Khoja left on August 17 after the embassy formally notified.

BEIRUT: Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said Sunday a state of chaos in Lebanon could spread to other Arab countries. Fadlallah, who was speaking before a delegation from the Amal party, also reiterated his warnings against US interference in Lebanon's political matters.

Islamist militants are seeking to evacuate their wounded from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon where they have been battling the army for more than three months, security sources and a mediator said on Sunday.

Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamic extremists at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a day after the families of the militants were evacuated, the military said Sunday.

Three Lebanese troops have been killed fighting Islamist fighters who have been battling the army for more than three months in north Lebanon, security sources said on Sunday.

LEBANON, Ohio (AP) -- This southwestern Ohio farmer shows his team spirit on a 12-acre canvas.

BEIRUT -- Around 100 people led by a Sunni cleric rallied outside the Saudi embassy in Beirut Sunday to voice support for ambassador Abdel Aziz Khoja who left the country in the face of death threats.

French FM says Damascus must not ?create obstacles to Lebanon's sovereignty? during elections.

PARIS -- France is ready to open up in a "spectacular way" to Syria if it stops meddling in Lebanon, foreign minister Bernard Kouchner said in a newspaper interview Sunday.

Lebanese army helicopters resumed bombing a Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country just a day after the families of the besieged militants were evacuated, said witnesses.

SHELLING RESUMES: A Lebanese soldier attends to the family of Islamist militants while evacuating the bombarded Nahr Al Bared refugee camp in Northern Lebanon August 24, 2007. The Lebanese army resumed its air raids and shelling of the camp's remaining militants Saturday.

BEIRUT: A French envoy ended a visit to Beirut yesterday without any sign of progress toward defusing the nine-month political standoff that threatens to scuttle a looming presidential ballot in Lebanon.

RIYADH, 26 August 2007 -- Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdul Aziz Khoja has left the country because of threats made against him. An Arab diplomat confirmed the news of Khoja's departure but refused to elaborate.

BEIRUT ? Lebanese army helicopters resumed bombing a Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country just a day after the families of the besieged militants were evacuated, said witnesses.

BEIRUT - Lebanese army gunship helicopters on Saturday raided Islamist gunmen's last strongholds in a northern Palestinian refugee camp following evacuation of some families of the militants.

The ambassador of Saudi Arabia, a leading supporter of Lebanon's beleaguered Western-backed government, has left Beirut in the face of attack warnings, a senior Lebanese official said.

The Indian football team will train in Dubai for ten days before their first round qualifier match for the 2010 World Cup against Lebanon slated for Oct 8.

A French envoy ended a visit to Beirut on Saturday without any sign of progress toward defusing the nine-month political standoff that threatens to scuttle a looming presidential ballot in Lebanon.

Beirut - The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon Abdel Aziz Khoja has left the country after receiving threats, a Lebanese security source said Saturday. According to the source Khoja left Lebanon on August 17 after the embassy formally notified the Lebanese...

BEIRUT - The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon Abdel Aziz Khoja has left the country after receiving threats, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday.

BEIRUT - The ambassador of Saudi Arabia, a leading supporter of Lebanon?s beleaguered Western-backed government, has left Beirut in the face of attack warnings, a senior Lebanese official said.

Khoja says left Beirut in face of attack warnings against Saudi embassy, his person.

The Lebanese army resumed its air raids and shelling of militants holed up at Nahr al-Bared on Saturday after evacuating the last remaining civilians from the battered refugee camp.

Now the people of Bayou Street really do live in South Lebanon. For more than 20 years, the residents of five houses on that street thought they already lived there.

The wives and children of Fatah al-Islam militants holed up in a refugee camp in north Lebanon have been released after being evacuated and questioned by the army, a cleric told AFP Saturday.

BEIRUT: The upcoming presidential poll, in addition to recent accusations traded between Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt, dominated political talks Friday.

MINIEH, Lebanon, Aug. 24 -- Sixty-three women and children were evacuated from the battle-wrecked Nahr al-Bared refugee camp on Friday, following more than three months of fighting there between the Lebanese army and members of the al-Qaeda-inspired group Fatah al-Islam, the Lebanese army said.

Beirut: Families of Al Qaida-inspired fighters left a besieged Palestinian refugee camp on Friday after the militants and the Lebanese army agreed to the evacuation, according to a Muslim clergyman mediating between the two sides.

Electricite du Liban (EDL) announced Friday it will isolate power for two additional hours due to a "sudden breakdown" in one of its transformers in Horej's main Area. The affected areas will involve Beirut's Southern Suburbs and areas in the capital that are provided with power from the Horej station, an EDL statement said.

Beirut - Around 60 family members of Islamist militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Friday left the besieged settlement, officials said. A bus loaded with women clad in dark veils from head to toe, similar to the Ta...

In one of Beirut's trendier bars, four European photographers relax over cold beers. Their presence is alarming Ghassan, the barman. "Why are there so many journalists in Beirut right now?" he asks me. "Has there been some change in 'The Situation'?"

DAMASCUS, August 24 (RIA Novosti) - The families of extremist group Fatah al-Islam, embroiled in several months of fierce fighting with the Lebanese army in the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared, will be able to leave soon.

BEIRUT?Se logr un acuerdo con extremistas islmicos parapetados en un campamento de refugiados palestinos en el norte del Lbano para permitir que sus familias salgan de la zona sitiada, dijeron el viernes un clrigo musulmn y un alto oficial militar.

Relatives of Islamic fighters holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon began leaving the besieged area Friday, according to a Muslim clergyman mediating between the militants and the army.

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the mandate of the 13,600-member U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon and called for a permanent cease-fire and long-term solution to last summer's Israel-Hezbollah war.

Relatives of Islamic fighters holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon began leaving the besieged area Friday, a Muslim clergyman mediating between the militants and the army said.

The families of Islamist fighters besieged in a bombed-out Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon for three months were being evacuated from the battered camp on Friday, an army spokesman told AFP.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), welcomes the recent decision of your Ministry to officially register Support of Lebanese in Detention and Exile (SOLIDE), as required by the Lebanese legislation on associations.

Beirut - Islamist militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon were on Friday in the final stages of negotiating an agreement with the Lebanese army to allow their families leave the camp, sources said. We have now been informed that ...

Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon asked Friday for their families to be allowed to leave the besieged area, a Muslim clergyman mediating between them and the army said.

Beirut - The final stages of an agreement between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants to evacuate their families from inside the Palestinian refugee camp are underway, a high-ranking Lebanese security source said. They are now negotiating the l...

Source: Reuters By Nazih Siddiq NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The families of Islamist militants battling Lebanese troops for the past three months are likely to be evacuated from a battered ...

Islamist fighters in a besieged refugee camp in Lebanon have reestablished contact with Palestinian clerics over plans to evacuate civilians, a spokesman for the clerics told AFP on Friday.

Islamic militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon asked Friday for their families to be allowed to leave the besieged area, a Muslim clergyman mediating between them and the army said.

BEIRUT: Battles raged on Thursday between the Lebanese Army and Fatah al-Islam in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in North Lebanon, as Palestinian clerics waited for word from the militants in order to organize the exit of the gunmen's wives and children from the camp.

BEIRUT -- Islamist fighters in a besieged refugee camp in Lebanon have reestablished contact with Palestinian clerics over plans to evacuate civilians, a spokesman for the clerics said Friday.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon: Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with militants who have been battling the army in north Lebanon for more than three months, a security source said yesterday.

Eleven Israeli fighter jets violated Lebanese airspace on Thursday, Lebanese army said in a statement. The army said nine war jets and two surveillance ones flew over several areas in the country since early Thursday till night. Th ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- A replica of a long-range missile greets visitors, and posters mock Israel and the United States.

A replica of a long-range missile, ridiculous posters that mock Israel and the United States await visitors of war museum. Welcome to "Spider's Web" , a war museum south of Beirut that has become Hezbollah 's latest propaganda tool - showcasing what it says was a divine victory over Israel in last summer's war.

France has resumed its diplomatic initiative to break the political deadlock, bring feuding Lebanese political factions together to iron out differences and reach a consensus to elect a new president on time. French Envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran, upon arriving in Beirut Thursday, announced the imminent return.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?A replica of a long-range missile greets visitors, and posters mock Israel and the United States. Welcome to "Spider's Web," a museum south of Beirut that has become Hezbollah's latest propaganda tool?showcasing what it says was a divine victory over Israel in last summer's war.

LEBANON ? Build Lebanon Trails chose Mark Swenson, a University of Wisconsin graduate, to fill an 11-month internship position paid for by a University of Oregon grant.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Two suspected Palestinian extremists have been arrested over a roadside bombing against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, a security official said on Thursday.

Beirut, Aug 23 : The heated race between Lebanon's political factions to agree on a common candidate for the upcoming presidential election is raising tensions yet further in a country already stymied by a 10-month-old political impasse.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell Wednesday announced the state has awarded Lebanon a $300,000 Small Cities grant to fund the town's housing rehabilitation program.

Two suspected Palestinian extremists have been arrested over a roadside bombing against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, a security official said on Thursday.

BEIRUT, Aug 23, 2007 (AFP) - French envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran arrived in Lebanon Thursday to pave the way for a visit by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner to try to break a political deadlock that has paralysed the country.

TYRE, Lebanon -- Cluster bombs killed one de-mining specialist and wounded three Thursday in continuing efforts to clear the unexploded munitions dropped by Israel on south Lebanon in its war with Hezbollah last year.

Two Lebanese troops died in fighting with Islamists who have been battling the army in north Lebanon for more than three months, a security source said on Thursday.

Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamic militants who have been battling the army in north Lebanon for more than three months, a security source says.

Two Lebanese soldiers have been killed in fighting with Islamic militants who have been battling the army in north Lebanon for more than three months.

The Lebanese authorities arrested two persons suspected of involvement in the July 16 bombing of a UN peacekeeping patrol in south Lebanon, the daily An Nahar reported Thursday. It said their detention came after Lebanese security force ...

The Lebanese army and Palestinian clerics on Thursday were still without news from militants inside a besieged refugee camp over arrangements to evacuate civilians, a mediator said.

Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamist militants who have been battling the army in north Lebanon for more than three months, a security source said on Thursday.

A cascade of seaside buildings in this northern Lebanon village glows pink in the Mediterranean sunset. But the rocky shore below remains a thick, sullen black ? marred by the residue of 4 million gallons of oil that polluted 75 miles of coastline when it spilled from a power plant bombed by Israel during last year's Israel-Hizbullah war.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon: A Palestinian cleric acting as mediator to enable families of Islamist militants to leave a besieged camp in northern Lebanon said yesterday that phone contact with the Fatah al-Islam fighters had been lost.

Lebanon has rejected India's plea to advance the return leg of the Asian group pre-World Cup qualifier's first round, India's Indiatimes newspaper said. According to the newspaper's Web site, All India Football Federation (AIFF) received a communication to this respect from its Lebanese counterpart Tuesday..

The foreign appetite for Lebanese sovereign Eurobonds and securities diminished to some extent last week although most investors and bankers believe that the new trend has very little impact on local market in general. "Nobody is interested in buying Lebanese sovereign Eurobonds these days.

The United States wants to see presidential elections in Lebanon held on time in accordance with the Lebanese Constitution, but most importantly wants elections free of external interference, according to Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Beirut William Grant, who spoke to the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday.

The Lebanese army conducted a pair of raids Wednesday in northern Lebanon as part of an effort to oust militants seeking refuge there.

The following cases were decided in Lebanon Justice and Municipal Courts between July 23 and Aug. 16. Information for each case includes the defendant's name, age and city of residence, offenses the defendant was convicted of, the court's decision, the date the case came before the court and the total money judgment imposed by the court.

Militants holed up inside a refugee camp in north Lebanon come under new attacks from the army.

BEIRUT -- Top French envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran returns to Lebanon Thursday on a new mission to try to break a nine-month deadlock among Lebanon's feuding political parties, a diplomatic source said.

BEIRUT, Aug 22, 2007 (AFP) - Top French envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran returns to Lebanon on Thursday on a new mission to try to break a nine-month deadlock among Lebanon's feuding political parties, a diplomatic source told AFP.

BERLIN - The German government decided on Wednesday to renew Germany?s mandate for its participation in the UN force in southern Lebanon until September 2008.

The instability has crippled Lebanon?s tourist season, but at least some Lebanese are determined to ignore worries about a new civil war or the army?s three-month-old battle with Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in the north.

BERLIN (AP)--The German Cabinet Wednesday approved a one-year extension to its peacekeeping role with the U.N. in Lebanon where it has led naval patrols off the country's coast.

22 August 2007 DUBAI -- Dubai's Al Ahli Theatre and Lebanon's Beit Al Fen will be co-producing plays and exchanging ideas on theatre under an agreement reached between them on Monday.

CONTACT LOST: Lebanese soldiers patrol the outskirts of Nahr Al Bared refugee camp during fighting against Al Qaeda-inspired militants of Fatah Al Islam in Northern Lebanon August 21, 2007. A Palestinian cleric working on a cease-fire to allow militants' families to leave the camp, said Wednesday phone contact with the extremists had been lost.

A Palestinian cleric trying to negotiate a ceasefire to allow the families of Islamist militants to leave a besieged camp in northern Lebanon said on Wednesday phone contact with the Fatah al-Islam extremists had been lost.

Beirut: Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir reiterated Tuesday that a two-thirds quorum is required to elect Lebanon's next president, while stressing that the poll should precede the formation of a national unity government.

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Lebanon has refused to accept India's request for a change in dates of World Cup qualifiers, putting in jeopardy the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) plans to start the inaugural Professional League.

DUBAI ? Dubai?s Al Ahli Theatre and Lebanon?s Beit Al Fen will be co-producing plays and exchanging ideas on theatre under an agreement reached between them on Monday.

France introduced to the UN Security Council on Tuesday a draft resolution that would extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. The draft seeks to extend the present mandate of the United Nations Interim Forc ...

The Secretary-General was pleased to receive on 15 August a letter from Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende informing him that the Government of the Netherlands is favourably disposed to hosting the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which was created to prosecute those responsible for the attack that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and others.

LEBANON ? The Lebanon Community School District will be in the hands of Assistant Superintendent Steve Kelley while Superintendent Jim Robinson is on leave, not Ken Ray as proposed last week, the Lebanon School Board has decided.

Lebanon is gearing up for a high-stakes bout of political wrangling ahead of presidential polls which optimists hope can resolve the country's political impasse, but pessimists fear will only further cement divisions. The president, who comes from the Maronite Christian community in line with the sectarian.

Ready for the release of The Flying Club Cup , the next in young Zach Condon's hopefully long string of age-defying, globe-mining, genre-marrying tomes under the guise of Beirut ? Yup, us too. And Zach, well, he's so hyped up he can't sit still, apparently.

Islamists who have fought the Lebanese Army at a Palestinian refugee camp for the past three months are seeking a truce to let their families and other civilians flee.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - Islamists who have fought the Lebanese army at a Palestinian refugee camp for the past three months are seeking a truce to let their families and other civilians flee, an intermediary said on Tuesday.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon -- Radical Islamists engaged in a fierce battle with the Lebanese army at a refugee camp, have asked for their families to be evacuated from the battered fighting zone, a mediator said Tuesday.

BEIRUT: Lebanon missed a big opportunity this year to attract badly needed foreign investment due to political uncertainty, the head of the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) said on Monday.

Ties between Iraq and Syria appear to be warming, as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pursues a second day of high level meetings with top Syrian officials, including President Bashar al Assad. For VOA, Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut.

Firefighters battled a house fire in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

DUBAI -- Tensions between regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia and Syria are running high because of sharp discord over Lebanon, as the country faces fresh turmoil over a divisive election and a high-profile court case.

Nahr Al Bared, Lebanon: Islamists who have fought the Lebanese army at a Palestinian refugee camp for the past three months are seeking a truce to let their families and other civilians flee, an intermediary said on Tuesday.

Islamists who have fought the Lebanese army at a Palestinian refugee camp for the past three months are seeking a truce to let their families and other civilians flee, an intermediary said on Tuesday.

BEIRUT -- Christian politicians from the anti-Syrian majority in the Lebanese parliament gathered Monday for a first meeting aimed at agreeing a common candidate for a looming presidential election.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon - Radical Islamists engaged in a fierce battle with the Lebanese army at a refugee camp have asked for their families to be evacuated from the battered camp, a mediator told AFP Tuesday.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - Islamists who have fought the Lebanese army at a Palestinian refugee camp for the past three months are seeking a truce to let their families and other civilians flee, an intermediary said on Tuesday.

By JULIE A. LEBANON -- A primary is set for next month between two Republicans vying for an alternate seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission -- something the secretary of the state's office said may be a first.

Sixteen alleged ringleaders, including a 43-year-old Lebanese modeling agency boss, have been placed in custody in France after French police broke up a high-class prostitution ring operating in yachts and luxury hotel rooms in Cannes.

Newly appointed French charge d'affaires Andre Baran revealed on Monday that French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and his envoy to Lebanon Jean-Claude Cousseran might return to Beirut "in the next few days or the upcoming weeks." "France is committed to helping Lebanon preserve its sovereignty and independence.

Christian politicians from the anti-Syrian majority in the Lebanese parliament gathered on Monday for a first meeting aimed at agreeing a common candidate for a looming presidential election.

A U.S. serviceman who was injured 24 years ago when his barracks was bombed in Beirut, Lebanon, may be on the verge of collecting damages.A U.S. District Court entered a judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran that would allow Marine Lance Cpl. Terry Valore of Pennsylvania and the relatives of Marines killed in the attack to recover damages, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported ...

Bob Houghton and his boys have got a message of significance from the Syrian camp. Syria's coach Fajer Ibraahem on Monday agreed with Indian coach's belief that playing Syria here would give the Indians a fair idea of how Syria's neighbours Lebanon play. India take on Lebanon in the World Cup qualifiers in October. Ibraahem, though, said that there is one 'big difference' between Syria and ...

"Lebanese artist Rabih Mrou© will stage his new performance piece in Paris, Rome and the capitals of Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt. But he will not present it in Lebanon, for the audience with whom it might resonate most." The country's Interior Ministry has banned the piece.

Source: Reuters (Adds death, details of charges filed against detainees) NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A Lebanese soldier was killed fighting Islamist militants in north Lebanon on Monday and a second ...

A Lebanese soldier was killed on Monday as the battle with Al-Qaeda inspired Islamist guerrillas at a seafront refugee camp entered its fourth month, the army said.

"How Nancy Wished That Everything Was an April Fool's Joke," by Rabih Mroue presents an episodic history of Lebanon's 15-year civil war through the experiences of four fighters who served in different militias. Though it is to be performed in Paris, Rome and three Middle Eastern capitals, the Lebanese government has banned it.

A Lebanese soldier died on Monday of wounds sustained in fighting with Islamist militants in north Lebanon, security sources said.

LONDON, August 20 (IranMania) - Along the roadways of southern Lebanon, thousands of banners festoon street lights and utility polls; They feature a distinctive symbol, a red inscription from the center of Iran's flag, protectively swathing Lebanon's iconic green cedar, The Boston Globe reproted.

Source: Reuters NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A Lebanese soldier died on Monday of wounds sustained in fighting with Islamist militants in north Lebanon, security sources said. The army launched a ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Two soldiers died during gunbattles with Islamic extremists in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said Sunday.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon: Troops yesterday bombarded the north Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr Al Bared in a bid to smash underground bunkers sheltering Fatah al-Islam fighters, who killed two more soldiers at the weekend.

Lebanon's Hizbollah has trained Shia fighters from Iraq in advanced guerrilla warfare tactics, according to Mehdi army militants who have been fighting British forces in the south of the country. Members of Muqtada al-Sadr's powerful militia said they had received instruction from fellow Shias from Hizbollah, the movement that fought Israel's vaunted military machine to a bloody standstill in ...

Druze religious authority launched on Sunday a new Web site that aims at establishing relations between Lebanese Druze around the world. The step was announced during a meeting for the general assembly of the sect's council headed by Sheikh Akl Naim Hassan in his Beirut residence.

France distributed a draft UN Resolution to Security Council members on Friday which stressed the need for greater progress in achieving a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon as envisioned by Resolution 1701, which brought an end to last summer's war with Israel.

Troops on Sunday bombarded the north Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in a bid to smash underground bunkers sheltering Fatah al-Islam fighters, who killed two more soldiers at the weekend.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Two soldiers have died during gunbattles with Islamic extremists in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said on Sunday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, a military source said on Sunday.

Two soldiers died during gunbattles with Islamic extremists in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said Sunday.

Two soldiers died during gunbattles with Islamic extremists in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said Sunday.

The Netherlands has agreed to host a special international court to try suspected killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, the United Nations has announced. Hariri and 22 others were killed in February 2005 when a car bomb went off in the capital Beirut.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A sniper shot dead a Lebanese soldier during fighting at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, a military source said on Sunday. The shooting on Saturday at the Nahr ...

On Monday, surgeon Alex Zakharia faces a panel of peers who will examine his alleged mishandling of more than 10 cases, including what court documents describe as ''numerous patients deaths,'' at Cedars Medical Center in Miami.

The Kuwait Fund for Arab and Economic Development (KFAED) will pump $300m into 30 projects in Lebanon to boost rebuilding efforts following last summer's war with Israel, reported Construction Week. The projects will be put out to tender in the next few months and they are expected to take around four years to complete.

Abdel Karim Hussein joined the army in Lebanon as soon as he turned 18. One year later, he languishes on a stretcher in his village near Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, recovering from a head wound.

S. Alden Pendleton, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Mt. Lebanon, died on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007, at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was 89.

LEBANON ? Two Lebanon residents were killed Saturday morning in a motorcycle wreck on Sodaville Cutoff and Rock Hill Drive.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon: Three months into the deadly standoff between the Lebanese army and Islamist guerrillas holed up in a refugee camp, troops are still battling to crush an unexpectedly well-armed and well-organised enemy.

General Michel Suleiman, commander of the Lebanese army, here Friday expressed thanks to the United States for its military assistance, while meeting with a visiting U.S. Congress delegation. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ...

Over the next three months, the Lebanese artist Rabih Mrou will stage his new performance piece in Paris, Rome and the capitals of Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt. But he will not present it here, for the audience with whom it might resonate most.

The Netherlands has agreed to host the tribunal that will prosecute suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the United Nations announced Friday.

The Netherlands has agreed to host a special court to prosecute the suspected killers of Rafiq al-Hariri, a former Lebanese prime minister.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Lebanon Mission Director Raouf Youssef offered $82,547 on Friday for scholarships to the American Community School in Beirut. A statement form the embassy said that the contribution brings the US total scholarship contribution to the school to $300,000 for the 2006-2007 academic year.

LEBANON ? Joe Raia is no longer the leader of the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce, a position he took last November. A Wednesday press release said his last day was Aug. 6.

An international court to try suspects in the 2005 murder of Lebanese former prime minister Rafiq Hariri will be based in the Netherlands, UN officials said Friday.

Violence between the Lebanese Army and what is left of the Fatah Al-Islam militia reportedly escalated Friday at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Security sources told the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, that heavy weapons and machine guns were used in cl...

Violence between the Lebanese Army and what is left of the Fatah Al-Islam militia reportedly escalated Friday at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

Lebanon's telecoms Minister, Marwan Hamadeh has promised to investigate the cripplingly high phone charges in the country rendered by the two operators, which are reported to be amongst the highest in the world.

BEIRUT (dpa) - The Lebanese Shiite movement Hizbollah was set Thursday to launch a computer game highlighting what is seen as the defeat of Israeli in last year's 33-day conflict in southern Lebanon.

BEIRUT: Telecommunication Minister Marwan Hamadeh promised Thursday to review the mobile charges before the end of the government's term. "Hamadeh suggested that the Telecommunication Ministry Telecommunication Ministry will look into the demand of the private sector, consumer groups and association to cut the rates of the cellular, "president of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists Fadi ...

BEIRUT: France circulated a draft resolution to UN Security Council members Thursday on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The mandate expires end of August.

LONDON, August 17 (IranMania) - Construction of a freeway linking Baalbek to Tofiqiyeh in eastern Lebanon, which is being built with Iran?s help, started, IRNA reported.

Doha ? The Qatari Project for the Reconstruction of South Lebanon (QPRSL) has paid $750,000 to residents of the southern villages whose houses were damaged during last year's war with Israel.

Lebanese army helicopters have pounded positions in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in a bid to quash Islamist militants who have been holed up there for close to three months.

German troops in Lebanon have discovered the bodies of three Lebanese militants that were killed during a war in 1982. The men, who were a part of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, were found still wearing their General Command uniforms, ...

German troops in Lebanon have discovered the bodies of three Lebanese militants that were killed during a war in 1982.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Raid Israel to capture soldiers, battle tanks in the valleys of south Lebanon and launch Katyusha rockets at Israeli towns -- a new Hezbollah computer game puts players on the frontline of war with the Jewish state.

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) plans to introduce reforms to its command in Lebanon and has appointed a new command, the World Tribune said on Thursday.It quoted officials in Cyprus as saying that "the PLO plans to extend its authority from central to southern Lebanon."

Change is the key word for the 2007-08 school year for Lebanon Christian School.

The core statement of Lebanon City Schools will not change for this year: "With the district's available funds, provide thorough educational programs for our students."

In a region where Arabs and Israelis also fight bitterly over who invented the falafel, food has powerful political potential.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon -- Lebanese army helicopters pounded positions in the Nahr Al Bared Palestinian refugee camp Thursday, in a bid to quash Islamist militants who have been holed up there for close to three months.

The Dutch government is setting conditions before agreeing to host the trial of suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) -- Raid Israel to capture soldiers, battle tanks in the valleys of southern Lebanon and launch Katyusha rockets at Israeli towns -- a new Hezbollah computer game puts players on the frontline of war with the Jewish state.

A very successful performance was held by Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbi and Majed Al Muhandis. The large numbers of fans who were present was not expected and Al Muhandis was rewarded for standing for the first time at the Carthage stages.

The Netherlands plans to host the international court that will try suspects in the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen told Dutch public Radio 1 Thursday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Raid Israel to capture soldiers, battle tanks in the valleys of south Lebanon and launch Katyusha rockets at Israeli towns -- a new Hezbollah computer game puts players on the frontline of war with the Jewish state.

Last summer, the sky above Beirut's southern suburbs was filled with Israeli warplanes; Tuesday night, it exploded with color as Hizbullah supporters came out in force to commemorate "the day of victory" that marked the end of the 2006 war with Israel.

BEIRUT: Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Tuesday against launching another war on Lebanon, saying any attempt to attack the country "will be faced with a colossal surprise likely to change the fate of the war and the region."

Lebanese military helicopters on Wednesday shelled the strongholds of a group of diehard al-Qaida- inspired militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in the north, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported. The helicopters ...

Occupied Jerusalem/Beirut: Israel must take seriously Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah which fought a war with the Jewish state last year, a senior minister said yesterday.

Beirut - The Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah was set Thursday to launch a computer game highlighting what is seen as the defeat of Israeli in last year's 33-day conflict in southern Lebanon. Special Force 2: Tale of the Truthful Pledge allows pl...

Free helmets, hot dogs, and a rock climbing wall were set up in Ralston Park on Aug. 7 to draw Lebanon residents out of their homes to unite against crime activity. The event, ?National Night Out,? drew a crowd of about 100 people.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The leader of the militant Hezbollah group warned Israel on Tuesday it would face a "big surprise" that could shake the entire Mideast if it invades Lebanon again.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The leader of the militant Hezbollah group warned Israel on Tuesday it would face a "big surprise" that could shake the entire Mideast if it invades Lebanon again.

Israel, 08/15 - Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has warned Israel of launching new attacks against his Lebanon-based Shia Muslim group. His speech was broadcast at a mass rally in Beirut to mark the first anniversary of the end of the war between Hezbollah and Israel.

Lebanon: Habis Group and its distributors GM Habis, IDN and LayoutME are pleased to announce that they have won the first prize for outstanding growth of EIZO in year 2006. [AMEInfo.com]

FRUN, Lebanon: It has been a year since Rasmiyeh Mokdad?s home was levelled by Israeli warplanes. And it has been a year she has desperately waited to see it rebuilt.

BEIRUT: International investment bank Citigroup warned this week that the optimism that followed the Paris III donors' conference in January 2007 may fade away, due to the continuous internal political bickering which is paralyzing the Lebanese government's work and business activity in Beirut.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon - The Lebanese defense ministry has re-iterated its call for Islamist militants besieged in a Palestinian refugee camp to surrender, calling their 12-week battle with the army suicidal.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The leader of the militant Hezbollah group warned Israel on Tuesday it would face a "big surprise" that could shake the entire Mideast if it invades Lebanon again.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday warned Israel of a "great surprise" in the event of another war between the Lebanese guerrilla group and the Jewish state.

Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday threatened Israel with a "grand surprise" if it tried to attack Lebanon, local Naharnet news website reported. If Israel thought of launching an aggression against Lebanon, " I promise ...

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday warned Israel of a "great surprise" in the event of another war between the Lebanese guerrilla group and the ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday warned Israel of a "great surprise" in the event of another war between the Lebanese guerrilla group and the Jewish state.

A dual Australian-Lebanese national accused of supplying weapons to leaders of an al-Qaeda-led revolt near Tripoli is facing the death penalty in Lebanon.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- The Lebanese military has been pounding the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp relentlessly for nearly three months, trying to wipe out Islamic militant fighters. But instead, it has given them a new form of protection: vast rubble in which to hide.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah marked the first anniversary of the war with Israel by reiterating to a mass rally broadcast live on television that his Shiite group had won a divine victory.

A dual Australian-Lebanese national accused of supplying weapons to leaders of an al-Qaeda-led revolt near Tripoli is facing the death penalty in Lebanon.

Beirut - Tens of thousands of Hezbollah followers were gathering in Beirut's southern suburbs Tuesday evening to celebrate the so-called divine victory of the Shiite militant movement in its 33-day war with Israel last summer. Men, women, children ...

Thousands of people gathered Tuesday in a Beirut suburb to listen to a "victory" speech by Hezbollah's leader marking the one-year anniversary of the ceasefire that ended the war between the militant group and Israel.

LEBANON, Pa. (AP) - Fire investigators trying to determined the cause of a fire that left 13 people temporarily homeless in Lebanon, but they believe the blaze was accidental.

A 20-year-old North Lebanon Township man has been convicted of smoking marijuana with a 14-year-old boy. David J. Porter Jr. of 18 Penny Lane was found guilty of corruption of a minor, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a small amount of marijuana.

Burj al Chamali, Lebanon - Italian UN peacekeeper Emilio regularly brings smiles to the faces of disabled children at the Mosaan Center in Burj al Chamali in southern Lebanon. Each week Emilio leaves his mission to teach the children how to make pizz...

Lebanon's Hezbollah is to mark the anniversary of its war with Israel last year with a victory rally in Beirut.

FRUN, Lebanon - It has been a year since Rasmiyeh Mokdad?s home was levelled by Israeli warplanes. And it has been a year she has desperately waited to see it rebuilt.

Former Beirut hostage Brian Keenan is to recall his time in captivity in a new documentary.

An Islamic extremist leader said in an Internet audio statement that some militants besieged in a refugee camp by Lebanese troops had escaped to plot further attacks, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.

It has been a year since Rasmiyeh Mokdad's home was leveled by Israeli warplanes. And it has been a year she has desperately waited to see it rebuilt.

A Lebanese soldier was killed on Monday in clashes with Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported. The report quoted the Lebanese army as saying that Corporal ...

It was a familiar routine. Just as the Lebanese army boasted of another "victory" amid the wreckage of the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian camp - its al-Qa'ida-style rebels still holding out against the state authority - one of the Islamists' spokesmen announced in an audiotape that some of the gunmen had escaped and were planning a "black day" for the government.

A flavor and fragrance company eyeing Lebanon as a potential new home has city officials smelling roses. company based in Milford, could begin construction this fall on a new facility on Janet Way in the Lebanon Commerce Center.

Beirut: If you want yoga lessons, herbal medicine for a sick cow or help clearing cluster bombs in south Lebanon, try United Nations troops - who have also kept the peace between Israel and Hezbollah for the past year.

Syrian Jurists' Association in Damascus announced on Sunday the formation of a committee to defend the rights of Syrian workers Lebanon. "In principle, we announce the formation of the committee based on the nature of dealings between the two countries and movements between the two peoples without obstacles in light.

Lebanon - Free way - Iran Construction operation of a freeway from Ba'lbak to Tofeiqeyeh in eastern Lebanon which is to be built with Iran's help started from Monday.

The earliest record of Lebanon?s Maronite Christians is a 13th-century papal bull trying to adjudicate between factions fighting for and against an occupier, in that case, the Crusaders. It was ever thus.

A Lebanese soldier was killed on Monday in a battle with an Islamist militia besieged for more than 12 weeks inside a Palestinian refugee camp, the army said.

BEIRUT (AP) ? The pro-U.S. Lebanese government suffered a blow yesterday when its candidate in a closely watched parliamentary race conceded defeat to a little-known figure from the Syrian-backed opposition.

A North Lebanon Township man was sentenced to prison last week for altering a receipt to show he had turned in more scrap metal than he had delivered to a recycler.

Britain's failure to call for an immediate Lebanon ceasefire "significantly damaged" the UK's reputation around the world, MPs have said. The House of Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee said the numbers of casualties could have been reduced if the Government had taken action straight away.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - A sniper shot dead a Lebanese soldier on Monday during fighting between army units and al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp, security sources said.

Iran: Grumbles over aid to Lebanon's Hezbollah (AKI) - Many Iranians are disgruntled over their government's decision to hand over 25 million dollars in aid to a Hezbollah-linked relief group in Lebanon, an Iranian newspaper has reported.The daily Aftab Yazd, known for its criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hardline government, in an editorial cited a reader's letter in ...

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon - The Lebanese army has rejected a conditional offer of surrender by Islamist extremists in a besieged Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country, a mediator told AFP.

Lebanon: Triple C, Value-Add IT Security Distributor for the Middle East, announced today that it has joined Mirage Networks ChannelFirst Partner Program. [AMEInfo.com]

Citi Lebanon today announced that it has won the Global Finance Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank Award 2007.

The UK's reputation suffered when ministers delayed calling for an early end to the Lebanon war, MPs say.

The leader of a Syrian Islamist group claimed in an audio tape aired on Sunday that a group of Fatah al-Islam militants had escaped from the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in North Lebanon, and he hinted they would be launching attacks inside Lebanon soon. Abu Jandal al-Dimashqi, the self-declared leader of Tawhid and Jihad in Syria.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon -- The Lebanese army Sunday rejected a conditional offer of surrender by Islamist extremists in a besieged Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country, a mediator said.

Hizbullah is buying up large tracts of land owned by Christians and other non-Shiites in southern Lebanon as it rebuilds its defences in preparation for a new confrontation with Israel, The Sunday Telegraph reported.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - If you want yoga lessons, herbal medicine for a sick cow or help clearing cluster bombs in south Lebanon, try United Nations troops -- who have also kept the peace between Israel and Hezbollah for the past year.

Whether he's headed for Angola, the Arctic, Oman, Beirut, Myanmar or Somalia, it takes Robert Semeniuk only 10 minutes to pack.

On October 23, 1983, two hundred forty-one Marines were killed in their sleep in the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Lt. Bonnie J. Tierney was the Mass Casualty Officer at Rhein Main Air Base in Frankfurt, Germany, assigned to identify and process the decaying body parts. For 30 days, she did her duty. Then for the next twenty years, she suffered from depression, nightmares, ...

BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Shiite group Hezbollah celebrates this week the anniversary of its "divine victory" in its war with Israel, as the country remains paralyzed by deep political and economic crises.

BEIRUT - Lebanon?s Shia group Hezbollah celebrates this week the anniversary of its ?divine victory? in its war with Israel, as the country remains paralysed by deep political and economic crises.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon: Lebanese soldiers are being hampered in their fight against holed-up Islamist militants by the stench of putrefying corpses, army and medical sources said yesterday.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Saturday that he would try to achieve a parliamentary consensus for the election of a new president. Speaking to "Voice of Lebanon" radio, Berri said he would "seek a consensus or otherwise ...

Hizbollah is buying up large tracts of land owned by Christians and other non-Shias in southern Lebanon as the militant group rebuilds its defences in preparation for a new war with Israel, The Sunday Telegraph has been told

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Saturday that Damascus supports French efforts to end the political crisis in Lebanon, in remarks broadcast by the Shiite Hezbollah television station.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon -- Lebanese soldiers are being hampered in their fight against holed-up Islamist militants by the stench of putrefying corpses, army and medical sources said Saturday.

Lebanese soldiers are being hampered in their fight against holed-up Islamist militants by the stench of putrefying corpses, army and medical sources said on Saturday.

Armed Lebanese forces launched a series of bomb attacks in a refugee camp in Lebanon. Efforts to eliminate Fatah Al-Islam Organization continue, using land forces helicopters and artillery.

Two new bowling centers are hoping to strike a chord with Lebanon families. Both centers plan to open next summer with bowling, beach volleyball and restaurants that serve everything from traditional bar food to more refined fare like salmon and steaks.

SEOUL, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- A contingent of South Korean troops are set to start Saturday their mission to monitor a cease-fire between the Israeli and Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon as part of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.

Lebanon: The Kuwait Fund for Arab and Economic Development is to spend $45.9m on a string of projects in Lebanon, as part of its reconstruction efforts following the Israeli attack on the country last summer. Seven projects will be undertaken in Beirut's southern suburbs, while others will be located in Southern Lebanon. The work will focus on building schools, renovating medical centres, repairing roads and upgrading core infrastructure. [AMEInfo.com]

As the years went by and the real estate prices skyrocketed, the Upper West Side began to acquire a certain showiness, cachet even.

LEBANON ? Seven graduate students from around the country interviewed this week for an 11-month internship with Build Lebanon Trails. The internship is administered through the University of Oregon and is available to students at colleges and universities nationwide.

A flavor and fragrance company eyeing Lebanon as a potential new home has city officials smelling roses. company based in Milford, could begin construction this fall on a new facility on Janet Way in the Lebanon Commerce Center.

A flavor and fragrance company eyeing Lebanon as a potential new home has city officials smelling roses.

Beirut - Lebanese army gunships and artillery heavily bombarded bunkers in the northern refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared Friday as troops advanced across the rubble to uproot the last remaining Fatah al-Islam militants. The army made a breakthrough in ...

He attended American University of Beirut, Lebanon, majoring in computer science. At 24, he's a software engineer for Taglogic Offshore, a programming company. I live with my parents about 20 miles outside of Beirut in a hill town called Shweir. Like the majority of Lebanese, I have faced violence. In 1989 our house was shelled. Nobody was injured, thank God. My family was sheltered on the first ...

BEIRUT -- One year after its devastating war with Israel, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is celebrating its "divine victory" over the Jewish state with an elaborate exhibition complete with sound and light show.

BEIRUT: Lebanese banks, the pillars of the economy, are surprisingly still able to cushion the turbulence raging in the country as clearly illustrated by the good results in the first six months of 2007. According to the latest report by the Central Bank, total balance sheets of all banks operating in Lebanon up to June of this year reached $79.038 billion, an increase of 3.75 percent compared to ...

BEIRUT: Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani said Thursday that performing political activity through constitutional institutions was the only way to preserve the country's security, safety and stability.

BEIRUT, August 10 (Itar-Tass) - Political leader of the Islamic movement Hamas Khaled Meshaal has stated readiness for a dialogue with the head of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, without preliminary conditions.

St. John's Hospital-Lebanon will conclude its Crayon Crusade and celebrate the collection of some 50,000 school supplies for area students at a ceremony from 9 a.m. to noon Friday on the hospital grounds. This year's theme, "Make a Splash to Collect a Boatload of Supplies for Back to School," features boats on the front lawn of the hospital ready to be filled with donations. Local boat companies ...

Lebanese banks, the pillars of the economy, are surprisingly still able to cushion the turbulence raging in the country as clearly illustrated by the good results in the first six months of 2007. According to the latest report by the Central Bank, total balance sheets of all banks operating in Lebanon up to June of this year reached $79.038 billion.

Independent Christian voters in Metn motivated by confessional loyalties shifted their support in Sunday's Metn by-election from MP Michel Aoun's opposition Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) to March 14 Forces candidate and former President Amin Gemayel, said Abdo Saad, director of the Beirut Center for Research and Information.

LEBANON ? For a year the city has considered someday calling Cheadle Lake a park, event center and tourist attraction, and now such plans for the former lumber mill site can be carried out.

Lebanese troops made a new breakthrough on Thursday in the final part of a refugee camp in the north of the country where Islamist militants remain holed up, an officer said.

Lebanon has no bridges of the same steel deck truss bridge design as the Minnesota bridge that collapsed on Aug. 1. City Public Works Director Jim Ruef said the recently replaced Grant Street Bridge is the only one of any size in the city. All others have short span and simple design.

Analysts say the crucial element in a former president's loss of a special election in Lebanon last Sunday was public opposition to his American support.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon -- Lebanese troops made a new breakthrough Thursday in the final part of a refugee camp in the north of the country where Islamist militants remain holed up, an officer said.

BEIRUT, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies.

TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (MNA) -- Lebanese photographer, Mohammad-Mehdi Fakhreddin, some of whose photos are on display in an exhibit entitled ?Those 33 Days? in Tehran, wants to dedicate the photos to all the war photographers who resisted in those days.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon: Two Lebanese soldiers and four Al Qaeda-inspired militants were killed yesterday in pitched battles at a Palestinian refugee camp, taking the death toll from nearly 12 weeks of fighting to 267.

The No. 2 commander of al-Qaeda-inspired militants battling Lebanese troops was killed in the fighting in recent days, the group said in a statement posted Wednesday on an Islamic website.

BEIRUT, Lebanon The No. 2 commander of al-Qaida-inspired militants battling Lebanese troops was killed in the fighting in recent days, the group said in a statement posted Wednesday on an Islamic Web site.

The Wordless Music series of concerts mixing modern classical musicians with indie rockers has unveiled the full details of its 2007-08 season, which, as previously reported , includes appearances by Beirut, Mm, and Do Make Say Think.

Top Shiite official says slayings of women `repulsive.' BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Thursday banning honor killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative for sexual misconduct "a repulsive act."

The Islamic Supreme Council said on Wednesday the government's success in conducting Sunday's Beirut and Metn by-elections gives reason to be optimistic that the upcoming presidential election will also be held on time. "The Lebanese are setting high hopes on the presidential election to shift.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Aug 8 (Reuters) Two Lebanese soldiers and four al Qaeda-inspired militants were killed today in pitched battles at a Palestinian refugee camp, taking the death toll from nearly 12 weeks of fighting to 267.

A pedestrian died Aug. 2 in an accident on Highway 20 southeast of Lebanon after a pickup hit him. Vance Anderson, 32, of Lebanon, was running in a traffic lane eastbound on the highway at about 10:26 p.m., when Pedro A. Manibusan, 53, of Albany, struck him in a 1998 Ford F150 truck.

Lebanon: UN agency helps southern farmers return to work (AKI) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is to launch a 3.3 million dollar programme to help farmers in war-scarred southern Lebanon resume their work - including horticulture and livestock production activities in areas cleared of landmines and cluster bombs.Many farmers in southern Lebanon have been unable to go ...

Two Lebanese soldiers have been killed in pitched battles against al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp.

Source: Reuters (Adds four militants killed) By Nazih Siddiq NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Two Lebanese soldiers and four al Qaeda-inspired militants were killed on Wednesday in pitched battles at a ...

Nahr Al Bared, Lebanon: Two Lebanese soldiers were killed on Wednesday in pitched battles against Al Qaida-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp, taking the death toll from nearly 12 weeks of fighting to 263.

Two Lebanese soldiers have been killed in pitched battles against al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - Two Lebanese soldiers were killed on Wednesday in pitched battles against al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp, taking the death toll from nearly 12 weeks of fighting to 263.

Two Lebanese soldiers were killed on Wednesday in pitched battles against al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp, taking the death toll from nearly 12 weeks of fighting to 263.

The UN food agency on Wednesday announced plans to help small farmers get back to work after months of interruption caused by last years war with Israel and unexploded ordnance in their fields.

BEIRUT: The head of the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) Kamal Shehadi said on Tuesday that all problems facing the DSL Internet connection will be resolved once the highly anticipated LibanTelecom company is set up.

BEIRUT, Lebanon Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric Tuesday called U.S. intervention in Lebanon part of a desperate attempt for victory in the region after its "failures in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine."

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon: The deputy commander of an Islamist militant group battling the Lebanese army in an 11-week standoff in a Palestinian refugee camp was killed last week, the government said.

LEBANON ? Ken Ray will serve as interim superintendent for the Lebanon Community School District while Superintendent Jim Robinson?s performance is being reviewed.

President Bush?s August 2 executive order seizing the U.S. assets of those undermining Lebanon?s democratically elected government is designed to support the country?s constitutional democratic process, as well as those who feel Lebanon?s democracy is being threatened, a State Department official says. Bush?s order is intended to help protect Lebanese constitutional democracy and is ?another step ...

A group of civil society networks announced on Tuesday an "emergency campaign" called "Khalas" or Enough aiming at urging bickering Lebanese politicians to solve their problems and resume national talks. The campaign, which was announced two days after by-elections in Metn and Beirut.

Thick, black oil still clings to the rocks at the bottom of the seabed, an ugly legacy of Israel's war against Lebanon last summer. All along the stony beach of Amchit, some 40 kilometers north of Beirut, every nook and cranny is stained black and effluent washes ashore from a nearby industrial plant, caught up in the sticky flow.

Tushar Bhaduri New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) All India Football Federation has requested its Lebanese counterpart to change the dates of their World Cup qualifying matches so that they do not clash with the first professional league scheduled to start on September 30.

Tushar Bhaduri New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) All India Football Federation has requested its Lebanese counterpart to change the dates of their World Cup qualifying matches so that they do not clash

INDIAN BLUE Berets are introducing war-torn Lebanon to the healing effects of yoga. The United Nations peacekeepers deployed in Shebaa Farms - a contentious bit of territory where the borders of Lebanon, Syria and Israel meet - are working hard to spread good health and happiness through yoga.

BEIRUT - The deputy commander of an Islamist militant group battling the army in an 11-week standoff in a refugee camp in Lebanon was killed last week, the government said.

Ali Mohammed carefully pours another jerry can of diesel fuel into a barrel, where the blue-tinged liquid glugs down a rubber pipe into a tank hidden in the back of a van. Soon the contraband diesel will be on the road to Beirut, where it will be sold on the black market.

In this remote and starkly beautiful corner of Lebanon, anger is building between quarrelling Syrian and Lebanese farmers. When Syrian farmers harvest from orchards, Lebanese farmers from Aarsal village tear out the fruit trees. The altercations often end in shoot-outs.

The deputy commander of an Islamist militant group battling the army in an 11-week standoff in a refugee camp in Lebanon was killed last week, the government said.

BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement leader General Michel Aoun declared his victory in the Met by-election as a "national" victory and accused his contender in the Phalange party of pumping "political money" into the elections. "They called me Michel Nasrallahian. How much more national can you get?"

BEIRUT, Lebanon Police have killed the deputy commander of al-Qaida inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, the government said Monday.

The Lebanese army on Monday stepped up its fighting against Islamist militants in a Palestinian refugee camp, using heavy mortar fire in attacks on their locations, the official National News Agency reported. According to the report, th ...

BEIRUT ? Lebanon's Western-backed ruling majority was dealt a blow on Monday in by-elections that split the country's Christian camp in two and boosted the Syrian-backed opposition ahead of a presidential poll.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to extend the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

President Bush?s August 2 executive order seizing the U.S. assets of those undermining Lebanon?s democratically elected government is designed to support the country?s constitutional democratic process, as well as those who feel Lebanon?s democracy is being threatened, a State Department official says. Bush?s order is intended to help protect Lebanese constitutional democracy and is ?another step ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the U.N. Security Council to extend the mandate of the 13,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, praising the troops for helping to establish security in the south following last summer's Israel-Hezbollah war.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, 2:40 p.m. Aug. 6 (AP): The deadlocked struggle between the pro-U.S. government and mainly Shiite opposition deepened Monday after a tense parliamentary election showed a sharp divide among Christians, a key swing bloc.

BEIRUT: Lebanon?s Christians emerged yesterday from a by-election split down the middle after opposition leader Michel Aoun?s candidate narrowly beat former president Amin Gemayel, a pillar of the Western-backed government.

Some streets were closed Monday afternoon in Lebanon, where heavy storms knocked down trees and limbs.

It goes without saying that the attitude of the president on this level is negative and is therefore not conducive to sound democratic practice. What we need today, more than ever, is stances that bring the citizens together rather than divide them.

Avedis Melkonian,13, the only student at Birds' Nest orphanage in Lebanon's picturesque town of Byblos, north of Beirut, plays with toys in a bedroom, 19 July 2007. Iraqi singing star Kazem al-Saher and a celebrated Old Boy of an orphanage in Lebanon's picturesque town of Byblos aim to come up with a fund-raising song for children of the turbulent Middle East.

Beirut - The head of Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling majority Saad Hariri on Monday described the by-election win of his candidate in the Beirut voting district as a victory for democracy. We vow that the 14th of March forces (anti-Syrian political ca...

WGAL 8, The Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon Broadcasting, and The Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce have slated a Town Meeting for Thursday, August 23, 2007 at the Lebanon Valley Expo on Cornwall Road, just south of Lebanon.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Christians emerged on Monday from a by-election split down the middle after opposition leader Michel Aoun's candidate narrowly beat former President Amin Gemayel, a pillar of the Western-backed government.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's Western-backed ruling majority was dealt a blow on Monday in by-elections that split the country's Christian camp in two and boosted the Syrian-backed opposition ahead of a presidential poll.

Lebanon suffered a blow when an opposition candidate defeated a former president in a tense parliament by-election. The vote to replace two assassinated anti-Syrian legislators turned into a showdown between the pro-U.S. government and opponents supported by Syria and Iran.

BEIRUT, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies.

Both sides have claimed victory in Lebanese elections held to replace two assassinated MPs.

Source: Reuters (Recasts, adds quotes from Hoss, newspapers, analyst) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Christians emerged on Monday from a by-election split down the middle after opposition ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's Western-backed ruling majority was dealt a blow on Monday in by-elections that split the country's Christian camp in two and boosted the Syrian-backed opposition ahead of a presidential poll.

Dalia was still alive when discovered by photographer in morgue during last year?s Israeli-Lebanese war.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Western-backed ruling majority was dealt a blow on Monday in by-elections that deeply split the country's Christian camp and boosted the Syrian-backed opposition ahead of a presidential poll.

Lebanon's Western-backed ruling majority was dealt a blow on Monday in by-elections that deeply split the country's Christian camp and boosted the Syrian-backed opposition ahead of a presidential poll.

The Lebanese army on Sunday mourned the killing of one of its soldiers in the fighting with Fatah al- Islam's militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, local Naharnet news website reported. The army command said in a ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Christian opposition candidate narrowly won a by-election to Lebanon's parliament in a result that seemed set to further complicate a 9-month-old political crisis.

Beirut: A Christian opposition candidate, Maronite leader Michel Aoun, narrowly won a by-election to Lebanon's parliament on Sunday in a result that seemed set to further complicate a 9-month-old political crisis.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's opposition won a key by-election that left the country's Christians deeply divided ahead of polls to elect a new president who is traditionally a Christian.

A pro-Syrian candidate Monday won the seat in Lebanon's Parliament that had been held by Pierre Gemayel, a Cabinet minister killed in a 2006 car bombing.

A Christian opposition candidate narrowly won a by-election to Lebanon's parliament in a result that seemed set to further complicate a 9-month-old political crisis.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Christian opposition candidate narrowly won a by-election to Lebanon's parliament on Sunday in a result that seemed set to further complicate a 9-month-old political crisis.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Christian opposition candidate narrowly won a by-election to Lebanon's parliament on Sunday in a result that seemed set to further complicate a 9-month-old political crisis.

Tens of thousands of Lebanese voted Sunday to replace two assassinated ruling party lawmakers in a tense showdown between the U.S.-backed government and its pro-Syrian opponents that is expected to influence this year's presidential election.

Time is running out to catch a part of the 30th annual Lebanese Heritage Days in Downtown Easton. If you haven't eaten yet, don't. At least not until you get to Easton's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church on Fourth Street . Food -- macaroni, chicken and rice, grape leaves, hummus, kibbee, hotdogs, hamburgers and more -- is again the main attraction for the church fundraiser.

BEIRUT ? Lebanon's Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun claimed victory for his faction in key by-elections on Sunday, but the ruling majority refused to concede defeat claiming voter fraud.

In an expected landslide, parliamentary majority candidate Mohammad al-Amin Itani won the by-election to represent Beirut's second district, as the Beirut poll was completely eclipsed by the extensive media and political coverage of the battle in the Metn by-election. According to unofficial results, Itani received about 24,000 votes.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) -- Lebanon's Christian opposition leader said his candidate had won a crucial by-election to parliament but his opponent indicated he had taken the seat and urged supporters to wait for the final result.

Despite fears of violence, tens of thousands of Lebanese voted peacefully Sunday to replace two assassinated lawmakers ? an election that has become a major showdown between Lebanon's U.S.-backed government and its pro-Syrian opponents.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun claimed victory for his faction in key parliamentary by-elections on Sunday, but the ruling majority refused to concede defeat claiming voter fraud.

A Maronite Christian Opposition candidate has won a by-election to Lebanon's parliament, an Opposition leader says, dealing a blow to the country's Western-backed ruling coalition.

Lebanon's Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun claimed victory for his faction in key parliamentary by-elections on Sunday, but the ruling majority refused to concede defeat claiming voter fraud.

Lebanese women wait in line to cast their votes in Beirut. Lebanon on Sunday anxiously awaited the outcome of key parliamentary by-elections seen as a test for the country's divided Christian factions ahead of a presidential poll.

Source: Reuters (Recasts with opposition leader) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A Maronite Christian opposition candidate won a by-election to Lebanon's parliament on Sunday, an opposition leader said, ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A pro-government candidate easily won a by-election to the Lebanese parliament on Sunday, but the result of a second key by-election was too close to call, unofficial results showed.

Iran's basketball team won a spot in the Beijing Olympics, defeating Lebanon 74-69 Sunday in the final of the FIBA Asia Championship.

Tens of thousands of Lebanese vote in tense by-elections to replace two murdered anti-Syrian MPs.

Lebanese voters have flocked to the polling booths in an election billed as the latest showdown between the Western-backed government and its opponents.

Lebanese security forces are on alert Sunday as thousands of voters head to the polls to replace two assassinated members of parliament. Security forces have deployed around Beirut and Metn, setting up checkpoints to prevent any possible election-related violence in the two electoral districts.

Voting has begun in Lebanon in by-elections to replace two assassinated Lebanese politicians. The outcome in one seat, which had been held by the former industry minister Pierre Gemayel, is seen as an important test of support among the deeply-divided Lebanese Christian community.

Thousands of Lebanese on Sunday went to polling stations to vote in a key election to replace two assassinated lawmakers. The tense vote is taking place in two electoral districts, one in Beirut and the other in Lebanon's Metn region, a Christian stronghold.

Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent BEIRUT, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. plan to host a Middle East peace conference is intended to signal a new commitment to resolving the Israeli- ...

DEBKA file reports: The vote is a straight contest between a candidate of the pro-Western ruling majority and a leader of the opposition led by Hizballah and other factions loyal to Damascus and Tehran.

Lebanese voted on Sunday in by-elections to chose successors to two assassinated anti-Syrian lawmakers in the latest showdown between the Western-backed government and its opponents.

Lebanese on Sunday voted in by-elections to chose successors to two assassinated anti-Syrian legislators.

Lebanese former president Amin Gemayel and father of assassinated minister Pierre Gemayel speaks during a press conference in Beirut, January 2007. Voters in Lebanon cast their ballots amid tight security in crucial by-elections seen as a test for the country's divided Christian parties ahead of a presidential poll.

Lebanese voted on Sunday in by-elections to chose successors to two assassinated anti-Syrian lawmakers in the latest showdown between the Western-backed government and its opponents.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese voted on Sunday in by-elections to chose successors to two assassinated anti-Syrian lawmakers in the latest showdown between the Western-backed government and its opponents.

Lebanese voters cast their ballots on Sunday in by-elections to replace two slain MPs in a showdown seen as a test for the country's divided Christian parties ahead of a presidential poll.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Voters cast their ballots on Sunday in disputed by-elections to replace two slain MPs in a showdown seen as a test for the country's divided Christian parties ahead of presidential polls.

LONDON, August 5 (IranMania) - Iran has donated some US$ 25 mln to a road construction project in eastern Lebanon, IRNA reported.

Two key by-elections are taking place in Lebanon to choose successors to murdered politicians belonging to the governing coalition.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's feuding political factions face off on Sunday in disputed elections to replace two murdered MPs in a showdown seen as a test for the country's divided Christian parties ahead of presidential polls.

Lebanon's feuding political factions face off on Sunday in disputed elections to replace two murdered MPs in a showdown seen as a test for the country's divided Christian parties ahead of presidential polls.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?Lebanon's security forces were on high alert Saturday in anticipation of violence ahead of a vote to replace two assassinated lawmakers, an election that has deeply divided the nation's Christian community.

Lebanon's security forces were on high alert Saturday in anticipation of violence ahead of a vote to replace two assassinated lawmakers, an election that has deeply divided the nation's Christian community.

Trendy night spots lie empty as young workers flee to the Gulf and Europe after bombs and political turmoil take toll on city.

TOKUSHIMA: Lebanon moved closer to winning an Olympic berth when they defeated two-time former champions South Korea 76-74 in the Asian men's basketball championship semi-finals yesterday.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon ? Lebanese artillery blasted Islamist positions inside a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday as ongoing fighting prevented repair teams from reaching a nearby power plant knocked out by Katyusha rocket fire.

Beirut: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah criticised a US plan to increase military assistance to Arab countries, accusing Washington of seeking to drown the Middle East in wars.

The militant group Hezbollah signaled Saturday it was prepared to enter into a political settlement that would stabilize Lebanon.Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech that a national unity government would help Lebanon get through the current political crisis, and that a divided nation was not possible.Alalam Satellite Television reported Nasrallah also stated the ...

The militant group Hezbollah signaled Saturday it was prepared to enter into a political settlement that would stabilize Lebanon. Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech that a national unity government would help Lebanon get

Lebanon will battle it out with Iran for an Olympic berth after they defeated two-time former champions South Korea 76-74 in the Asian men's basketball championship semi-finals Saturday.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon : Lebanese artillery blasted Islamist positions inside a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday as ongoing fighting prevented repair teams from reaching a nearby power plant knocked out by Katyusha rocket fire.

Beirut - Lebanese soldiers fought pitched battles Saturday with Muslim militants inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al- Bared, while a power plant was hit by Katyusha rockets from positions inside the camp. The heavy shelling on areas inside...

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (AFP) - Lebanese artillery blasted Islamist positions inside a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday as ongoing fighting prevented repair teams from reaching a nearby power plant knocked out by Katyusha rocket fire.

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Lebanon moved closer to winning an Olympic berth when they defeated two-time former champions South Korea 76-74 in the Asian men?s basketball championship semi-finals on Saturday.

Remarks by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Permanent Representative, on the adoption of the Presidential Statement on UNSC Resolution 1701 on Lebanon, at the Security Council Stakeout, August 3, 2007

BEIRUT, Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday his party was ready for a settlement of the political crisis in Lebanon, vowing that his militant group would not use its arms to resolve the issue.

Beirut - Lebanese security forces beefed up security Saturday in and around Beirut ahead of two key by-elections to replace assassinated anti-Syrian members of parliament. Checkpoints were set up across roads in Beirut as soldiers and security forces...

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent an assortment of working tools, including laptops, stationary and other things, to the Indonesian contingent in the United Nations peace-keeping force in Lebanon, Mission chief Col AJP Noch Bola said here on Saturday.

Iran - Lebanon - Donation Iran has donated some USD 25 million to a road construction project in eastern Lebanon.

BEIRUT: Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah slammed on Friday US President George W. Bush for interfering with Lebanon's sovereignty by freezing assets of persons underminding the government of Premier Fouad Siniora, and reiterated the opposition's stance that the "only way" out of the current political crisis is through a government of national unity.

LEBANON ? A Lebanon man died Thursday night when he was struck while running in an eastbound traffic lane on Highway 20 near Weirich Road east of Lebanon.

Controlled hunts might be needed for the next several years to bring deer roaming Mt. Lebanon to a manageable number.

BEIRUT ? Lebanese troops killed at least four Al Qaeda-inspired Islamic militants in battles in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The U.N. Security Council adopted a presidential statement August 3 expressing its concern over reports of arms shipments from Syria to nonstate armed groups in Lebanon in violation of Security Council Resolution 1701.

The U.N. Security Council expressed "grave concern" Friday at reports of arms smuggling to Lebanon, but dropped a direct call to Syria and Iran to enforce a U.N. arms embargo.

Raymond is originally from Lebanon, but left the country in 1975 --- when civil war broke out --- to attend school in Rye, NY. He returned to study architecture from the American University in Beirut, but war erupted again just as he completed his degree and was evacuated from the city in 1984. He now lives in London with his family.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday his party was ready for a settlement of the political crisis in Lebanon, vowing that his militant group would not use its arms to resolve the issue.

Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani said Friday Sunday's by-elections in the Metn and Beirut's second district constitute a "national integrity and a religious responsibility" to define the future of Lebanon, urging the Lebanese to participate "intensively" in the elections.

The Security Council on Friday adopted a Security Council presidential statement in support of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's report over the implementation of Resolution 1701. "The Security Council held a formal meeting to adopt a presidential statement on Lebanon in which it urged all concerned parties.

In the unkempt cemetery of this hilltop town lie six of Lebanon's young soldiers, killed in battles with Islamist militants in a Palestinian refugee camp not far away. Three months of fighting at the Nahr el-Bared camp has for the first time made the military popular in Lebanon - but for impoverished towns like Bibneen, the army has long been a way of life and a source of income for youth who ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP)--The U.N. Security Council expressed "grave concern" Friday at persistent reports of arms smuggling to Lebanon, but dropped a direct call to Syria and Iran to enforce a U.N. arms embargo.

Even by the Byzantine standards of Lebanese politics, by-elections on Sunday to replace two assassinated members of parliament are likely to prove more dramatic than usual.

BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese troops killed at least four al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants in battles Friday in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Lebanese soldiers fought fierce battles on Friday with Islamists holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp, with eyewitnesses reporting fires raging in a small area still controlled by the militants.

BEIRUT -- Rival Lebanese factions face off this weekend in disputed elections to replace two slain MPs, in a showdown seen as a test for the country's divided Christian factions ahead of presidential polls.

BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir on Thursday said he hoped that his efforts during the coming days to avoid an electoral battle in Metn would bear fruit, while supporters of Metn candidates clashed in the streets of Burj Hammoud in the tense run-up to Sunday's voting.

President Bush authorized the Treasury Department yesterday to freeze the financial assets of anyone undermining the fragile government of Lebanon -- the latest White House move to raise pressure on Syria and its Lebanese allies.

BEIRUT: Four Lebanese soldiers were killed in heavy fighting with Al Qaeda-inspired militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

President Bush said Thursday that the United States would freeze the property and assets of anyone trying to undermine Lebanon?s democratically elected government.

Lebanese sappers on Thursday defused a Katyusha rocket poised to target offices of a UN agency in Beirut, local Naharnet news website reported. The report quoted security sources as saying that the projectile was discovered at the weste ...

Beirut: The spiritual leader of a large number of Shiite Muslims in Lebanon, Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, issued a religious verdict yesterday banning honour killings.

WASHINGTON - President George W Bush has ordered a freeze on the US assets of anyone Washington deems to be undermining Lebanon's pro-Western government.

Four Lebanese soldiers were killed in heavy fighting with al-Qaida-inspired militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said Thursday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Thursday banning honor killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative for sexual misconduct "a repulsive act."

BEIRUT, Lebanon Four Lebanese soldiers were killed in heavy fighting with al-Qaida-inspired militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said Thursday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Thursday banning honor killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative for sexual misconduct "a repulsive act."

Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Thursday banning honor killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative for sexual misconduct "a repulsive act." The fatwa by Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was a rare condemnation of the practice by a prominent cleric. Fadlallah's office said he issued the statement in response to reports that honor ...

The United States on Thursday moved to freeze US assets of anyone considered a threat to the Lebanese government, saying the country's sovereignty and democratic institutions "are increasingly under attack."

The president has issued an emergency order to allow the seizure of assets of anyone found to be working to undermine the government in Lebanon, a move that could increase pressure on Syria and Iran for supporting anti-government elements there.

The new Arabic textbook may reflect an Israeli capacity to become more historically honest.

Sunday's by-elections in Mount Lebanon and Beirut threaten to be heated and messy, judging by this week's cacophony of mud-slinging and rhetoric from leaders and media representing Lebanon's opposing camps.

President Bush announced Thursday the United States will freeze the property and interests of people deemed to be undermining Lebanon's democratic government. Bush's executive order targets anyone found to be helping Syria assert control in Lebanon or otherwise trying to break down the rule of law, including by means of violence. "Such actions constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the ...

FUNERAL: Relatives carry the coffin of Lebanese First Lieutenant George Fahed, who was killed during clashes with Al Qaeda-inspired militants Wednesday, at his funeral in Koubbayet village in northern Lebanon August 2.

A Lebanese by-election has set the stage for a new showdown between the anti-Syrian government and its opponents by laying bare a deep split among the country's once dominant Maronite Christians.

Source: Reuters By Tom Perry BIKFAYA, Lebanon, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A Lebanese by-election has set the stage for a new showdown between the anti-Syrian government and its opponents by laying bare a deep split among ...

President Bush announced Thursday the United States will freeze the property and interests of people deemed to be undermining Lebanon's democratic government.

BEIRUT, Aug 2 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Two Lebanese soldiers were killed on Thursday at a Palestinian refugee camp where the army has battled Islamists for more than two months, a military spokesman said.

BEIRUT, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies.

Fighting rages on between Lebanese troops and Islamists who still control small area of Nahr al-Bared.