DOHA - The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will lead well-wishers to welcome the Lebanese President Gen Michel Suleiman and his accompanying delegation when they arrive at the Doha International Airport today.

  

Global investment bank Goldman Sachs ranked Lebanon in 118th place among 181 countries globally on its Growth Environment Scores (GES) for 2007, down from 116th place in the previous survey and from 78th place in 1997, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

  

Frustrations are growing in Sidon as a result of the country's ongoing electricity crisis, which has forced residents of the southern coastal city and other outlying areas to endure extensive power cuts each day. Lebanon suffers daily power cuts, including in the capital Beirut where many businesses and apartment blocks use generators to tide them over during lengthy blackouts

  

A Lebanese woman and her female Bulgarian companion have been jailed for a month for kissing and fondling each other and engaging in "indecent acts" on a public beach in Dubai, the media reported on Sunday. The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld the one-month jail sentence handed down by a lower court to the women.

  

Former Prime Minister Omar Karami said in comments published Saturday that Egypt had plans to host inter-Lebanese talks "so as to pave the way for the national dialogue [chaired by President Michel Sleiman] at Baabda Palace." Karami made the remark in an interview with the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram.

  

A small Southern California town is considering limiting the palette from which homeowners can chose repainting their homes.A local controversy erupted after Adnan Essayli decided to paint his La Palma home a color resembling the stone-walled homes in his native Beirut, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.He painted his house a mix of deep-toned golds, with red trim to highlight the windows, ...

  

An imam was killed and five people wounded in a gunbattle between rival communities in a village in northern Lebanon on Sunday, a security official said.

  

Several thousand people joined a rally in Lebanon on Sunday to mark 30 years since Shiite leader Mussa Sadr vanished without trace in Libya, with the circumstances of his disappearance as mysterious as ever.

  

Sappers from the French contingent of the UN peace keeping forces stack cluster bombs and other devises found in the fields of the southern Lebanon as they prepare to detonate them.

  

BEIRUT: Thirty years after Lebanese Shia leader Mussa Sadr vanished without trace in Libya, the imam lives on for his followers but the circumstances of his disappearance are as mysterious as ever.

  

(RTTNews) - Lebanon's cabinet has appointed Brigadier General Jean Qahwaji as the chief of the Lebanese armed forces, officials said on Saturday.

  

Two men stand near a billboard bearing a picture of disappeared Lebanese Shiite leader Imam Mussa Sadr in Beirut, February 2008. Thirty years after Sadr vanished without trace in Libya, the imam lives on for his followers but the circumstances of his disappearance are as mysterious as ever.

  

THE former bodyguard of a Lebanese president is reported to have said he will be killed if the Australian government forces him to return to Lebanon.

  

New Lebanese army chief, Jean Kahwaji, is promoted to general in a ceremony attended by President Michel Suleiman.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Thirty years after Lebanese Shiite leader Mussa Sadr vanished without trace in Libya, the imam lives on for his followers but the circumstances of his disappearance are as mysterious as ever.

  

BEIRUT: The Kuwait-based Sultan Center Sultan Center , which recently acquired a number of supermarkets in Lebanon, announced on Friday it plans to expand its business activity in the country over the coming few years.

  

Young Egyptian superstar Tamer Husni will meet his Lebanese fans for the first time, although it is not his first visit to Lebanon. Last week Tamer hosted a live concert at the 'Forum Due' in Beirut, drawing a large number of fans.

  

Shirley Davis of North Adams is back with another of her recipes. She writes, "This is the number-one traditional Lebanese Sunday dinner. A parade-day favorite, ask our mayor!"

  

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines nearly pulled-off an upset against Lebanon but could not complete the win bowing to the 2006 bronze medalists, 87-84, in a preliminary round game on Friday in the Fiba-Asia Under-18 Junior Championship in Tehran, Iran.

  

LEBANON?Twenty years after it purchased the property, the U.S. Postal Service has begun construction of a new post office in Lebanon.

  

The Lebanese cabinet on Friday appointed Brigadier General Jean Qahwaji as new army commander, replacing the former army chief who became president in May, Lebanon's Naharnet news website reported. The appointment was announced by Information Minister Tareq Mitri after Friday's cabinet meeting at the presidential palace, which also made other diplomatic and military appointments, Naharnet ...

  

Superintendent Jim Robinson declared an academic emergency on Aug. 29 after the Lebanon School District was sanctioned for failing to meet highly qualified (HQ) teacher requirements and not making adequate yearly progress on state assessment tests.

  

General Jean Kahwaji has been appointed chief of the Lebanese army to replace Michel Suleiman who was elected president in May, Information Minister Tareq Mitri announced.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah on Friday handed over a man suspected of firing on a Lebanese army helicopter a day earlier that killed a navigator, the militant group said.

  

Hezbollah handed over a man suspected of firing at a Lebanese army helicopter into military authorities, a judicial official said Friday, amid media reports that the fatal shooting was a mistake by the militant group.

  

Disclaimer: The information listed in the AME Info Event directory is updated continuously and the above details are accurate to the best of our knowledge.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah handed over a man suspected of firing at a Lebanese army helicopter into military authorities, a judicial official said today, amid media reports...

  

Lebanon's Hezbollah turned over to the authorities on Friday one of its gunmen who shot at an army helicopter and killed its pilot, security sources said.

  

Lebanon's Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement has handed over to military police the culprit behind the downing of a military helicopter that killed an army officer, a judicial source said on Friday.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon 's Hezbollah turned over to the authorities on Friday one of its gunmen who shot at an army helicopter and killed its pilot, security sources said.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - For the rest of the world, the disappearance of the imam Moussa al-Sadr is probably at most a footnote in the checkered history of Libyan leader Moammar...

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ For the rest of the world, the disappearance of the imam Moussa al-Sadr is probably at most a footnote in the checkered history of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. In 1978, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim religious leader flew to Tripoli for a week of talks with Libyan officials. He was never seen or heard from again.

  

For the rest of the world, the disappearance of the imam Moussa al-Sadr is probably at most a footnote in the checkered history of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. In 1978, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim religious leader flew to Tripoli for a week of talks with Libyan officials. He was never seen or heard from again.

  

For the rest of the world, the disappearance of the imam Moussa al-Sadr is probably at most a footnote in the checkered history of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. In 1978, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim religious leader flew to Tripoli for a week of talks with Libyan officials. He was never seen or heard from again. But in Lebanon, the mystery of the missing imam remains a burning issue for ...

  

Hezbollah describes the shooting down of an army helicopter in south Lebanon as "tragic and painful".

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The militant Hezbollah group opened fire on an army helicopter mistaking it for an Israeli craft, reported a top Lebanese newspaper Friday, citing "multiple sources."

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese army helicopter that was hit by gunfire in south Lebanon was targeted by Hezbollah fighters who thought the aircraft was Israeli, a Lebanese newspaper reported on Friday.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese army helicopter that was hit by gunfire in south Lebanon was targeted by Hezbollah fighters who thought the aircraft was Israeli, a Lebanese newspaper reported on Friday.

  

BEIRUT - The finger of blame was being pointed at Lebanon's Shia Muslim Hezbollah movement on Friday over the downing of an military helicopter that left an army officer dead.

  

MANILA, Philippines - Victims of killer typhoon "Frank" last June received more aid this week, this time from the Taiwan government and from Filipinos in Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese army helicopter that was hit by gunfire in south Lebanon was targeted by Hezbollah fighters who thought the aircraft was Israeli, the Lebanese newspaper as-Safir reported on Friday.

  

A Lebanese army helicopter that was hit by gunfire in south Lebanon was targeted by Hezbollah fighters who thought the aircraft was Israeli, the Lebanese newspaper as-Safir reported on Friday.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Cabinet is due to meet on Friday evening to appoint a new commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces. News reports on Thursday said that the new army chief would be appointed from a list of eight ranking officers.

  

BEIRUT: A Lebanese army helicopter made a forced landing after being hit by gunfire in south Lebanon yesterday, the military said, adding that the pilot had been killed.

  

Gunmen fired on a Lebanese Army helicopter on Thursday as it flew over southern Lebanon on a training mission, killing an officer and forcing an emergency landing, military officials said.

  

beirut - Palestinian refugees in Lebanon should not be permanently resettled in the country, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday after talks in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.

  

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon should not be permanently resettled in the country, and they should abide by their host country's rules, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday after talks in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman. "The Palestinians have the right of return and this is an issue we are discussing.

  

Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit advised Lebanese politicians Wednesday to hold a national dialogue as soon as possible in order to avoid a possible "security explosion" in the country. In a meeting with Lebanese journalists, Abu al-Gheit said that "some parties" were trying to drag the Lebanese into a new civil war.

  

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (Reuters) The Security Council extended the mandate of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon for a further year today, but Israel and Lebanon accused each other of obstructing their work.

  

LEBANON, Pa. -- The Lebanon City Council had proposed hiking the cost of all day parking from 50 cents to $5. On Tuesday night, council approved an increase but lowered it to $2.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--A Lebanese army officer was killed on Thursday when gunmen opened fire on a military helicopter flying over a village in a Hezbollah stronghold in the south of the country.

  

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should have the right to return home.

  

Offices at Lebanon High School were broken into twice this week, say police.

  

Beirut, August 28, 2008 (WAFA) - President Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday that the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon should not be permanently resettled in the country, adding 'they have the right of return and this is an issue we are discussing with the Israelis.'

  

(RTTNews) - A Lebanese army officer was killed and 4 others wounded when the military helicopter they were traveling in got hit by gunfire from some unidentified gunmen in southern Lebanon, officials said Thursday.

  

(RTTNews) - A Lebanese army officer was killed and 4 others wounded when the military helicopter they were traveling in got hit by gunfire from some unidentified gunmen in southern Lebanon, officials said Thursday.

  

Latinos in Lebanon before the Pennsylvania's presidential primary were energized to vote like never before -- for Hillary Rodham Clinton. They chanted her name in hair salons and spoke of her with affection in the Spanish grocery stores.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Palestinian refugees in Lebanon shouldn't be permanently resettled in the country, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday after talks in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.

  

Beirut - Visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Asia and the Near East, David Hale, said Thursday his country will keep on supporting Lebanon's independence and sovereignty. The United States will continue supporting Lebanon as a sovere...

  

Attackers opened fire on a military helicopter Thursday, killing a Lebanese army officer and forcing the craft to make an emergency landing, a senior security official said.

  

Gunmen opened fire on a Lebanese army helicopter flying over a southern village on Thursday killing an officer, a security official said. "One officer was killed and several crew members wounded," the official told AFP, asking not to be identified.

  

BEIRUT, August 28 (RIA Novosti) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Lebanon on Thursday for a two-day official visit to discuss Lebanese-Palestinian relations and the situation in Palestinian refugee camps, Lebanese media reported.

  

Security officials say a Lebanese army officer was killed when gunfire struck a military helicopter in the country's south.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Security officials say a Lebanese army officer was killed when gunfire struck a military helicopter in the country's south. Details about the shooting were sketchy.

  

Associated Press - August 28, 2008 5:43 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Security officials say a Lebanese army officer was killed when gunfire struck a military helicopter in the country's...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese army helicopter made a forced landing after being hit by gunfire in south Lebanon on Thursday, a Lebanese security source said, adding that the pilot had been killed.

  

Beirut - A Lebanese army helicopter crashed in southern Lebanon on Thursday after apparently being struck by gunfire, initial reports by army sources said. According to intial reports the helicopter was passing over an area where Lebanese army soldie...

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Gunmen opened fire on a Lebanese army helicopter flying over a southern village on Thursday killing an officer, a security official said.

  

Security officials say a Lebanese army officer was killed when gunfire struck a military helicopter in the country's south.

  

Gunmen have opened fire on a Lebanese army helicopter flying over a southern village killing an officer, a security official says.

  

A Lebanese army helicopter made a forced landing after being hit by gunfire in south Lebanon, a Lebanese security source said, adding that the pilot had been killed.

  

BEIRUT: A joint plan between the Lebanese and Omani governments to build a world-class House of Arts and Culture in downtown Beirut is taking shape - and seeking an architect.

  

It seems I've had it all wrong about french fries. All these years, I've been thinking of them as a pile of hot, salty goodness that arrives on the side of the plate. But at Al-Baraki II, the new Albany version of Troy's popular Lebanese restaurant, fried strips of potato are paired with everything from marinated beef and chicken to hummus and salad in a wide selection of Lebanese wraps. ...

  

UNITED NATIONS - Lebanon's border with Syria is highly "penetrable," a U.N. team of border control professionals is concluding, bolstering Israeli claims that Hezbollah is rearming. Members of the U.N. Security Council yesterday received copies of the team's report, even as they deliberated an extension for the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, deployed in the aftermath of the 2006 war between ...

  

Associated Press - August 27, 2008 8:33 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to keep a peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year.

  

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to keep a peacekeeping force in Lebanon for another year, calling for stepped-up efforts to achieve a permanent cease-fire and long-term resolution of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.

  

A joint plan between the Lebanese and Omani governments to build a world-class House of Arts and Culture in downtown Beirut is taking shape - and seeking an architect. Culture Minister Tamam Salam discussed the design competition for the $20-million project at the headquarters of the Engineers and Architects Syndicate in Jnah.

  

Lebanon - Iran - Meeting Iran's charge d'affaires in Lebanon conferred with head of Al-Marade political party on Wednesday. Mojtaba Ferdowsi-pour in a meeting with Solayman Franjiya, who is also one of the leaders of "March 8 Group" discussed Lebanon situation and developments in the region.

  

Source: Reuters (Adds report on porous Lebanon-Syria border, paragraphs 5-7) By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Security Council extended the mandate of U.N. peacekeepers in southern ...

  

Wed, Aug 27, 2008 (10:51 a.m.) A Lebanese prosecutor has charged Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and six other Libyan officials in the disappearance of a top Lebanese Shiite cleric 30 years ago, judicial officials in Beirut said Wednesday.

  

A Lebanese prosecutor has charged Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and six other Libyan officials in the disappearance of a top Lebanese Shiite cleric 30 years ago, judicial officials in Beirut said Wednesday. Prosecutor Samih al-Haj charged the Libyan leader with "incitement to kidnap and withhold the freedom" of the imam and his companions, the officials said. Under Lebanese law, the charges ...

  

A Lebanese prosecutor has charged Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and six other Libyan officials in the disappearance of a top Lebanese Shiite cleric 30 years ago, judicial officials in Beirut said Wednesday. Prosecutor Samih al-Haj charged the Libyan leader with "incitement to kidnap and withhold the freedom" of the imam and his companions, the officials said. Under Lebanese law, the charges ...

  

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Wednesday urged the international community to open up to Syria because of its key role in the region.

  

Jordan said on Wednesday it has offered to sell power-starved Lebanon between 50 and 70 megawatts of electricity a day until the end of 2009 to help the country meet a drastic shortfall.

  

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit met in Beirut Wednesday with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Fouad Seniora, expressing his worries about the situation in Lebanon and particularly in Tripoli, local NBN TV reported. The Northern Lebanese city of Tripoli was the scene of fierce sectarian clashes in the past weeks. "We discussed recent ...

  

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has urged Israel to stop making threats against Lebanon after talks in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman.

  

Lebanon has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi over the disappearance 30 years ago of a senior Shiite Muslim cleric after a visit to Libya, officials said on Wednesday.

  

Beirut - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit has offered his country's assistance in rebuilding Lebanon's army, in a bid to improve security amid ongoing sectarian tensions. North Lebanon has witnessed in the past two months repeated clashes b...

  

Environmentalists are concerned that climate change could affect Lebanon's emblematic cedar trees.

  

Beirut - Lebanon has indicted Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi and is seeking his arrest for his alleged role in the disappearance of a Lebanese Shia Muslim leader in 1978, according to Lebanese local radio Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Egyptian officials are trying to ease tension between Lebanon and Israel that has risen over an exchange of threats.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Egyptian officials are trying to ease tension between Lebanon and Israel that has risen over an exchange of threats. Israel's prime minister warned last week that his country would hit back harder than in the 2006 war if Hezbollah guerillas attacked again.

  

Wed, Aug 27, 2008 (1:39 a.m.) Egyptian officials are trying to ease tension between Lebanon and Israel that has risen over an exchange of threats. Israel's prime minister warned last week that his country would hit back harder than in the 2006 war if Hezbollah guerillas attacked again.

  

Lebanon's parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has postponed the parliamentary vote on a new draft election law until Sep. 25, after majority legislators refused to adopt the new law without further reforms, local Daily Star reported Wednesday. Berri decided to refer the law to a parliamentary committee in charge of discussing the reforms, said the report, adding the parliamentary session on Sep. 25 ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon has indicted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and is seeking his arrest for an alleged role in the disappearance of a prominent Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim leader 30 years ago, according to judicial documents.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon has indicted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and is seeking his arrest for an alleged role in the disappearance of a prominent Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim leader 30 years ago, according to judicial documents.

  

BEIRUT: Relatives of alleged Islamic extremists staged a protest yesterday in downtown Beirut to demand the release of their family members from Lebanese jails.

  

BEIRUT: Prices of consumer goods continued to climb in Lebanon as the debate over the minimum wages intensified. According to a study by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prices of goods in general rose by 7.2 percent in the first seven months of 2008.

  

BEIRUT: The Finance Ministry said Tuesday Lebanon's gross public debt in the six months of 2008 reached LL67.060 trillion ($44.5 billion).

  

Beirut - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is to make a two- day official visit to Qatar on September 1 ahead of his tour to various Arab capitals after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, official sources said.

  

A FORMER Australian soldier who was tortured and served time in a Lebanese jail for helping kidnap two girls to reunite them with their mother, says he does not regret what he has done despite the trauma.

  

BEIRUT - Foreign maids are dying each week in Lebanon often by committing suicide to escape bad treatment by their employers, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

  

The police department in Lebanon, N.H., has a new tool to crack down on drivers speeding through school zones.

  

Ethiopian house maids gather outside a church in Beirut in 2007. Foreign maids are dying each week in Lebanon often by committing suicide to escape bad treatment by their employers, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

  

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri postponed Tuesday the vote on new draft electoral law for next year's parliamentary polls to September 25 after the parliamentary majority refused to adopt the new law without further reforms. As different MPs stated their arguments regarding the electoral law.

  

Relatives of detained Islamist suspects in Lebanon staged a protest in Beirut on Tuesday to demand the release of their kin. Some 200 protesters shouted Islamic slogans and waved black flags and banners, steps away from the Parliament which was in session. One banner lamented that with Parliament elections due next year.

  

The Tourism Ministry said the number of tourists coming to Lebanon in the first seven months of 2008 rose by 28 percent compared to the same period of 2007. The total number of tourists reached 690,180 at end of July 2008, up from 539,027 in the same period last year. Total number of tourists registered in the month of July.

  

Prices of consumer goods continued to climb in Lebanon as the debate over the minimum wages intensified. According to a study by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), prices of goods in general rose by 7.2 percent in the first seven months of 2008. The central bank estimates that inflation in Lebanon could reach as high as 15 percent at the end of 2008.

  

BEIRUT - An international human rights watchdog says immigrant maids in Lebanon are dying of '?unnatural causes?' at an alarming rate and is calling for an investigation.

  

By SAM F. GHATTAS BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Syria's President Bashar Assad has publicly stepped up his outreach to old ally Russia in recent days, seeking aid to build up Syrian military forces and offering Moscow help in return _ in an apparent effort to exploit a new Russian-American rift.

  

Foreign maids are dying each week in Lebanon often by committing suicide to escape bad treatment by their employers, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

  

Beirut- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is to make a two- day official visit to Qatar on September 1 ahead of his tour to various Arab capitals after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, official sources said. The president is also to visit the Unit...

  

BEIRUT?Foreign maids are dying each week in Lebanon often by committing suicide to escape bad treatment by their employers, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

  

With its bristling 16-inch guns, the Battleship New Jersey has faced down many enemies over the last 65 years - from World War II through combat actions in Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut, Lebanon.

  

Iran - Lebanon - Basketball Lebanese Youth Basketball Team arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to participate in the Asian Basketball Championship (under-18) Championship.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The leading international rights watchdog says immigrant maids in Lebanon are dying of "unnatural causes" at an alarming rate and is calling for an investigate.

  

Lebanon: By the end of June 2008, gross public debt reached LBP67,060bn ($44.5bn), a 5.83% increase over the end-December 2007 level, with net public debt at LBP60,909bn ($40.4bn), registering an increase of LBP2,072 bn over the end-December 2007 level. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Authorities say excessive speed was a factor in an accident that seriously injured a Lebanon teenager over the weekend....

  

An international workshop on 'Power, Governmentality, Resistance and State of Exception in the Arab World' will be held at the American University of Beirut on August 29-30 in West Hall.

  

The Egyptian suspect Muhsin Munir Al Sukari who is accused of killing Lebanese young artist Suzan Tamim, has made changes to his earlier confessions; where he accused famous Egyptian businessman Hisham Talat Mustafa of paying him a large amount of money to commit the crime.

  

BEIRUT, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

Kouchner says France can help Syria, Lebanon solve thorny issues at their request.

  

BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt spoke on Monday of Israel's inability to learn from its military defeat in Lebanon during the summer 2006 war, saying the Jewish state posed a serious threat to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701.

  

BEIRUT -- Jordan is the great survivor in the Arab World, so when it starts shuffling its diplomatic cards, it means there is something going on worth watching.

  

DAMASCUS: France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner yesterday offered French help to Syria and Lebanon on thorny issues linked to their resolve to normalise ties for the first time since independence 60 years ago.

  

BEIRUT: Australian Ambassador to Lebanon, Lyndall Sachs, launched a mobile dispensary provided by Al-Zeaiter Charitable Association in the Bekaa Valley on Sunday. Austrulian Embassy has provided an ultrasound machine for the dispensary in the village of Iaat, Baalbek.

  

Source: Human Rights Watch (Beirut, August 26, 2008) - The high death toll of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, from unnatural causes, shows the urgent need to improve their working conditions, Human Rights Watch said today ...

  

LEBANON--Residents would be able to park for 10 hours for $2 at long-term meters, rather than only for eight hours, in the latest revision to proposed new parking meter fees approved on first reading by Lebanon City Council Monday night.

  

Iran - Lebanon - Culture Lebanese Culture Minister here Monday stressed need for broadening and strengthening cultural cooperation between his country and Iran.

  

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner speaks during a press conference at Rafiq Hariri International Airport in Beirut. Kouchner on Monday offered French help to Syria and Lebanon on thorny issues linked to their resolve to normalise ties for the first time since independence 60 years ago.

  

Next to The Bank of Beirut on Tripoli's Masarif Street, the scene of the August 13 bus bombing remains taped off. Mourners have laid a small memorial wreath against the intact side of the bus. Pieces of twisted metal and shattered glass flung from the explosion remain on the ground and Lebanese Armed Forces stand guard around the area.

  

Lebanon High School From Rancho Rd. - 6:58 a.m., 30383 Rancho Rd.; - 6:59 a.m., 30430 Ty Valley Rd.; - 7:01 a.m., Ty Valley Rd. at Fawn Dr.; - 7:03 a.m., 37100 Rock Hill Dr.; - 7:05 a.m., 31095 S. Fifth St.; - 7:07 a.m., 30758 SW Larson Rd.; - 7:07 a.m., 30770 SW Larson Rd.; - 7:39 a.m., Old Crowfoot School; - 7:41 a.m., 610 Crowfoot Rd.; - 7:43 a.m., Crowfoot Rd. at Baker Dr. - 7:45 a.m., ...

  

France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Monday offered help to Syria and Lebanon on thorny issues linked to their resolve to normalise ties for the first time since the French mandate ended 60 years ago.

  

DAMASCUS, Aug 25, 2008 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Monday visited Lebanon and Syria, offering his country's aid as the neighbours grapple with issues linked to their decision to set up ties for the first time since independence from France six decades ago.

  

Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent SHAQRA, Lebanon, Aug 25 (Reuters) - French soldiers take off their body armour but keep their FAMAS rifles slung over their backs before moving off on a ...

  

French soldiers take off their body armor but keep their FAMAS rifles slung over their backs before moving off on a leisurely foot patrol through this pro-Hezbollah Shi'ite Muslim village in south Lebanon.

  

DAMASCUS (AFP)--French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Monday visited Lebanon and Syria, offering his country's aid as the neighbors move to set up ties for the first time since independence six decades ago.

  

BEIRUT - France expressed concern on Monday about instability in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli and said foreign influence was fuelling tensions there.

  

LEBANON, Ky. (AP) - A little boy was killed when he wandered behind his uncle's car as the man was backing out of a driveway near Lebanon. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported the accident on Saturday killed three-year-old Landon James Gootee.

  

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Aug 25 (Reuters) - France expressed concern on Monday about instability in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli and said foreign influence was fuelling tensions there. At least 22 people ...

  

Lebanese artist Amal Hijazi participated in the 'Hums Musical Festival' in Syria, and held a concert where she performed a number of songs from her latest album.

  

The famous Lebanese television host and now singer/ actress Razan Al Maghribi was shocked after she was fired from taking a role in the new television drama series 'Hawaket Boat' , which was a decision made by the director Ahmad Al Badri.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Syria's diplomatic recognition of Lebanon marks a symbolic turning point in the two neighbors' often turbulent history, and may have bigger significance for the Middle East and the chances of an overall peace deal with Israel.

  

DAMASACUS -- Lebanon and Syria have for the first time in history agreed to establish diplomatic relations and to begin demarking their border.

  

BEIRUT, Aug 24, 2008 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, whose country holds the European Union presidency, arrived in Beirut on Sunday at the start of a four-nation Middle East tour, the official ANI news agency said.

  

BEIRUT -- Lebanese Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah vows to destroy Israel and achieve ultimate victory if Israel carries out its treats to attack Lebanon, local Daily Star reported Monday.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner played down on Monday the significance of a mounting war of words between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah but acknowledged the region was tense.

  

BEIRUT: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who arrived in Beirut Sunday, said that the future of relations between France and Syria was dependent on the nature of relations between Beirut and Damascus.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon's trade deficit in the first six months of 2008 widened by 34 percent to $5.568 billion due to the weakening US dollar and high prices of oil.

  

BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed yesterday to destroy Israel if it carries out threats to hit Lebanon should the government give greater legitimacy to the Shia militant group.

  

Despite being branded "subversive" and "anti-Islamic" by a top Saudi Muslim cleric, millions of viewers from Beirut to Algiers tune in up to three times a day to watch the Turkish-made soap opera, "Noor", dubbed into Arabic.

  

Activity on the Beirut Stock Exchange was driven by the adverse information relating to the EFG Hermes and Bank Audi merger news. This in line triggered a wave of heavy selling on the part of investors that rushed to limit their financial portfolio losses by profit taking on their Solidere stocks.

  

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who arrived in Beirut Sunday, said that the future of relations between France and Syria was dependent on the nature of relations between Beirut and Damascus. "I will tell Syrian officials during my prospective visit to Syria that the future of French-Syrian relations.

  

Future Movement lawmaker Ammar Houry has asked for the removal of certain Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) police officers after six people were wounded in riots late Friday night and early Saturday morning, pitting military police against residents of Beirut's Tariq al-Jdideh neighborhood, Houry told The Daily Star on Sunday.

  

The second Summer Camp for Palestinian and Lebanese Youth kicked off Friday in the Salihiya's Care House, a Catholic religious school. The camp, organized by the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development and by the Palestinian Refugee Youth Society, is hosting 70 young Palestinian and Lebanese men and women.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Sunday to destroy Israel if it carries out threats to hit Lebanon should the government give greater legitimacy to the Shiite militant group.

  

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MAN) - Lebanon's top Shia cleric Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlalah has warned that there is no 'guarantee' that Lebanon will not come under another attack by Israel, Lebanon's National News Agency said in report posted on its website on Sunday.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel will be targeted by thousands of rockets if it attacks Iran, a senior official in the Tehran-backed group Hezbollah said on Sunday.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel will be targeted by thousands of rockets if it attacks Iran , a senior official in the Tehran -backed group Hezbollah said on Sunday.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel will be targeted by thousands of rockets if it attacks Iran, a senior official in the Tehran-backed group Hezbollah said on Sunday.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ Syria's diplomatic recognition of Lebanon marks a symbolic turning point in the two neighbors' often turbulent history, and may have bigger significance for the Middle East and the chances of an overall peace deal with Israel.

  

1920: France, the colonial power in Syria and Lebanon, declares a Lebanese state with its current borders, adding to it regions that were part of the Ottoman province of Syria.

  

Syria's diplomatic recognition of Lebanon marks a symbolic turning point in the two neighbors' often turbulent history, and may have bigger significance for the Middle East and the chances of an overall peace deal with Israel.

  

Lebanese artist Carole Samaha hosted a live concert at the Emigrants Celebration Festival that was held at the 'Thohoor Shwair' in Lebanon. More than 10 thousand fans visiting Lebanon came to see and listen to her beautiful voice and surrounded the stage.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will begin a two-day visit to Lebanon on Thursday, a government official said Sunday. "The visit has two aspects to it.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will begin a two-day visit to Lebanon on Thursday, a government official said on Sunday.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - After three years of back-to-back crises, assassinations and war, this divided country has a window of stability, and Lebanese are jumping at the chance to party again.

  

LAST YEAR: 2-8, 2-5 in Lancaster-Lebanon Section II. RETURNING STARTERS: 8 on offense, 7 on defense. NOTEWORTHY: A majority of the Cedars' defensive woes last season began up front as teams averaged more than 254 yards per game on the ground.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- After three years of back-to-back crises, assassinations and war, this divided country has a window of stability, and Lebanese are jumping at the chance to party again. Tourists are flooding back in, summer festivals have revved up, and restaurants and resorts are packed only months after the small Arab nation was thought to be on the brink of civil war and eventual breakup.

  

ALMANA Restaurants & Food Company, the owner and operator of McDonald's Qatar, received an award during the Gulf Coop celebration in Beirut.

  

Iraq Star winner Bassam Abdul Mehdi took time in Beirut, Lebanon, as he released his first single to thank those who supported him on the TV competition.The singer, who won the third season of the popular Iraqi TV series, was at a Virgin Megastore in the Lebanese capital to release the single Thahab Kalamak Thahab, Alsumaria said Saturday.The video for the new music single is directed by Walid ...

  

Eight Israeli soldiers entered south Lebanon area of Mais el-jabal, and pulled out after 15 minutes, Lebanon's local daily As-Safier reported Saturday. The Israeli force has made a brief penetration into south Lebanon in violation of UN resolutions, the report said. According to the security forces, the Israeli force on Friday penetrated 100 meters into Mais el-Jabal in Marjayoun province before ...

  

Family and close friends of the late Lebanese artist Suzan Tamim had arrived to Rafiq Al Hariri Airport in Beirut to receive the body of the late singer who was murdered in Dubai last month. There were journalist and media coverage throughout the way leading to the airport.

  

Lebanon plans to lodge a complaint with the United Nations about Israeli threats to pursue Hezbollah across the border if Lebanon becomes a Hezbollah state.The cabinet approved the action Friday, Haaretz reported. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said recently that Israel would not consider itself bound by any restrictions if Hezbollah came to power in Lebanon.In 2006, Israel invaded southern Lebanon ...

  

TYRE, Lebanon: Many of the 44 teams clearing cluster munitions scattered by Israel in south Lebanon during its 2006 war with Hezbollah will have to stop work this month for lack of funds, a UN spokeswoman said yesterday.

  

?We?re just real fortunate,' Lebanon coach John Adams said. 'We?re happy to come up here and win. It's always a real dogfight up here.?

  

High school football fans along with the rest of the Lebanon High School community are rallying around a varsity player who was injured in an ATV accident in mid-August.

  

Metro Police are looking for two "scruffy-looking" men who robbed a First Tennessee Bank on Lebanon Pike earlier today.

  

Lebanese Premier Fouad Saniora on Friday protested to UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon against what he called "serious Israeli threats" targeting Lebanon. A government source said Saniora sent a memo to Ban asking him to circulate the protest to U.N. Security Council members.

  

Lebanon's trade deficit in the first six months of 2008 widened by 34 percent to $5.568 billion due to the weakening US dollar and high prices of oil. In a report published by Bank Audi's Weekly Monitor, the aggregate value of imports and exports totaled $9.060 billion in the first half of 2008, up 33.6 percent from $6.780 billion in the same period of 2007.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon?Lebanon's Cabinet has approved the establishment of diplomatic ties with Syria and the opening of a Lebanese embassy in Damascus.

  

Lebanon's Cabinet has approved the establishment of diplomatic ties with Syria and the opening of a Lebanese embassy in Damascus.

  

Beirut - Lack of funds is threatening the work of teams working with the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC) in southern Lebanon to clear Israeli cluster bombs which were dropped over the area in the July 2006 war. UNMACC spokeswoman Dayla Fa...

  

BEIRUT: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) expected the tourism sector to account for 14.5 percent of Syria's GDP in 2008 and to rise to 16.8 percent of GDP in 2018. It forecast the broad tourism and travel economy to generate demand of $4.9 billion in 2008, growing to $9.6 billion in 2018, as reported by the Country Risk Weekly Bulletin, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

  

Beirut - Lebanon has officially approved establishing diplomatic ties with Syria and the opening of a Lebanese embassy in Damascus, official sources said Friday. The decision was taken in a late cabinet meeting Thursday and hopefully the opening of ...

  

Source: Reuters TYRE, Lebanon, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Many of the 44 teams clearing cluster munitions scattered by Israel in south Lebanon during its 2006 war with Hezbollah will have to stop work this month for lack of ...

  

Lebanon's unity Cabinet has formally approved diplomatic ties with Syria and the opening of a Lebanese embassy in Damascus.

  

Lebanese cabinet issued an executive decree during its weekly meeting late Thursday, to establish officially diplomatic ties between Lebanon and Syria, local As-Safier daily reported Friday. The cabinet convened at the presidential palace, and was headed by President Michel Suleiman. Contrary to what was expected, the cabinet did not name a new army commander, but instead focused on the ...

  

BEIRUT: The World Bank indicated that inward remittance inflow into Lebanon reached $5.5 billion in 2007, up by 6.2 percent from $5.183 billion in 2006 and by 11.7 percent from $4.924 million in 2005, according to the 2008 edition of the "Migration and Remittances FactBook."

  

Lebanese citizens on Thursday reported receiving recorded phone messages asking for information about missing Israeli soldiers. The message asks people to view an Israeli Web site or call a phone number in the United Kingdom if they have any information on the whereabouts of the missing troops.

  

The World Bank indicated that inward remittance inflow into Lebanon reached $5.5 billion in 2007, up by 6.2 percent from $5.183 billion in 2006 and by 11.7 percent from $4.924 million in 2005, according to the 2008 edition of the "Migration and Remittances FactBook." Bank Audi's Weekly Monitor, which published the report.

  

Seemingly a world away from the bright lights of Beirut or the paltry summer humidity along the Mediterranean coast, the Qadisha Valley has more to offer an inquisitive visitor than a quiet respite from Lebanon's summer heat. The valley's stunning natural beauty - mountain-hugging forests buttressed by rocky cliffs.

  

LEBANON'S new cabinet passed a resolution today to establish diplomatic relations with Syria, Information Minister Tareq Mitri said.

  

Lebanon's new cabinet passed a resolution on Thursday to establish diplomatic relations with Syria, Information Minister Tareq Mitri announced after the meeting.

  

Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salukh dismissed as "ravings" on Thursday Israeli threats to target the country's civilian infrastructure if the government gives greater legitimacy to the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

  

Lebanon's parliament has endorsed a plan to reform policy for science and technology. The plans were part of a policy statement issued by the new national unity government, which won a vote of confidence in parliament last week (12 August).

  

Shocked parents make their daughter apologise after party gatecrashers "terrify" neighbours.

  

After her last song 'Sibak Min Hobi' (Don't Love Me) achieved a great success on Arab radio stations, Jordanian music artist Gharam has started preparing to launch a new solo single that is written and composed by her.

  

Lebanon opens the 2008 football season at Colerain High School tomorrow night - but the Warriors won't face the powerhouse Cardinals. Due to ongoing construction of its stadium, Western Hills was forced to move the season opener so the Warriors and Mustangs will meet on neutral ground.

  

Lebanon residents will vote on a new school in light of the current facility having safety issues.

  

The fate of the 100-year-old home at 23 W. Main St. in Lebanon has created passionate arguments. Some residents want the house preserved, and others want it demolished for a public park.

  

Ras Beirut remains the socially most-diverse, arguably the most-urban, part of the Lebanese capital. Though it isn't immune to sectarian tension, it is still hoped in certain circles that Ras Beirut - where intellectual discussion and social activism are its daily bread - will provide a prototype for a post-sectarian Lebanon.

  

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) - Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has called on Lebanese factions to maintain unity and resolve their differences through negotiations.

  

NICOSIA - A consultant to the United Nations said its peace-keeping force in Lebanon has been effectively paralyzed. An independent monitoring group, registered as a consultant to the UN, said UNIFIL could not act without permission of Hizbullah and the Lebanese government it now controls.

  

(RTTNews) - Iraq will export crude oil to Lebanon as part of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of trade and oil. This was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after holding talks with his visiting Lebanese counterpart Fouad Seniora Wednesday.

  

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi leaders are continuing their efforts to rebuild the country now that the security situation has improved. Iraq and Lebanon plan to sign a series of trade agreements in coming weeks, including one to export Iraqi oil to Lebanon.

  

Iraq and Lebanon agreed to sign agreements soon in different fields during the visit of Lebanese Prime Minister to Baghdad on Wednesday. In a televised news conference, the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said that he discussed with Fouad al-Sanyoura, the visiting Lebanese counterpart, several issues, including trade exchange and cooperation in the field of the oil industry and exporting. ...

  

Hezbollah supporters wave Lebanese and Hezbollah flags during a gathering in the southern suburbs of Beirut in May 2008 to celebrate the eighth anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon.

  

Lebanon's prime minister paid a visit to Iraq on Wednesday -- the first such visit by a Lebanese leader in the post-Saddam Hussein era -- and he and his Iraqi counterpart discussed issues including oil exports and investment.

  

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (KUNA) -- Charge D'Affair at the Kuwaiti embassy in Lebanon Mohammad Faisal Al-Mutairi affirmed Wednesday that the return of the political and security stability here attracted Kuwaitis back to Lebanon.

  

BAGHDAD - Iraq and Lebanon plan to sign a series of trade agreements in coming weeks, including one on Iraq exporting oil to Lebanon, the prime ministers of the two countries said Wednesday.

  

Baghdad - Visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora and Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday agreed, among other things, on the export of Iraqi crude oil to Lebanon during talks in Baghdad. Seniora arrived in the Iraqi capital amid ...

  

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora became the second Arab leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, arriving for talks nine days after a flying visit by Jordan's King Abdullah.

  

Source: Reuters (Adds comments from Iraqi, Lebanese prime ministers) BAGHDAD, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora vowed on Wednesday to strengthen ties with Iraq, calling for it to be " ...

  

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad al-Sanyoura arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday and was received by his counterpart Nuri al-Maliki, Iraqi official television reported. The Iraqia channel aired footage showing Maliki receiving Sanyoura. The two sides are expected to discuss bilateral diplomatic and trade relations. Sanyoura's visit to Iraq is the first for a Lebanese prime minister, and second for top ...

  

Lebanon's prime minister traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday in only the third such visit by a top Arab leader since the U.S.-led invasion five and a half years ago.

  

BAGHDAD, Aug 20, 2008 (AFP) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora was in Baghdad on Wedneday for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago.

  

Brothers Electronics & LG Electronics finally unveiled its Scarlet TV, the world's slimmest LCD TV during a Dealers Convention at the Music Hall in Beirut-Lebanon.

  

Iran - Lebanon - Visit Former Lebanese prime minister Omar Karami is to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran in the near future, it was announced here on Wednesday.

  

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora was in Baghdad on Wednesday for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago.

  

Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for trade talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, state television reported.

  

20 August 2008 BAGHDAD - The director of al-Belad Islamic bank on Wednesday announced the initial agreement of the Iraqi Central Bank and the Central Bank of Lebanon to open a branch of the bank in Beirut.

  

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Wednesday became the second Arab leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, arriving for talks nine days after a flying visit by Jordan's King Abdullah.

  

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Wednesday became the second Arab leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, arriving for talks nine days after a flying visit by Jordan's King Abdullah.

  

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Wednesday became the second Arab leader to visit Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, arriving for talks nine days after a flying visit by Jordan's King Abdullah.

  

BEIRUT: The Lebanese section of the International Federation of Medical Students' Association (IFMSA) is holding its annual international student exchange program until the end of August.

  

BEIRUT: According to calculations derived from balance of payments and trade deficit results, net capital inflows into Lebanon amounted to $5.649.8 billion in the first half of 2008, up by 43.0 percent as compared to the same period of 2007.