HEZBOLLAH yesterday demanded the freeing of four Lebanese generals who have been held without trial for years in connection with the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri.

BEIRUT (AP) - The focus in 1 of the Mideast's most dramatic political assassinations is shifting to prosecution. An international tribunal convenes tomorrow in the Netherlands on the slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But it is still not known who will be accused.

BEIRUT (AP) - The focus in 1 of the Mideast's most dramatic political assassinations is shifting to prosecution. An international tribunal convenes tomorrow in the Netherlands on the slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But it is still not known who will be accused.

THE billboard at the intersection of Beirut's 35th and 21st streets in the crowded Kantari neighbourhood reminds passersby that it is 1474 days since the assassination of the former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, the man known as Mr Lebanon.

BEIRUT - Investigators have pored over evidence for four years - a human tooth found at the bombing site, a suicide truck that was stolen in Japan and made its way to Lebanon,...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has assured Lebanon's president that he supports that country's sovereignty. The White House says Obama relayed that message to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in a telephone call Thursday.

Associated Press - February 28, 2009 3:33 AM ET BEIRUT (AP) - The focus in 1 of the Mideast's most dramatic political assassinations is shifting to prosecution.

BEIRUT (AP) ? Investigators have pored over evidence for four years ? a human tooth found at the bombing site, a suicide truck that was stolen in Japan and made its way to Lebanon, reams of phone records and hundreds of interviews.

BEIRUT (AP) - The focus in 1 of the Mideast's most dramatic political assassinations is shifting to prosecution. An international tribunal convenes tomorrow in the Netherlands on the slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But it is still not known who will be accused.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah demanded on Saturday the freeing of four Lebanese generals who have been held without trial for years in connection with the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri.

BEIRUT (AP) - The focus in 1 of the Mideast's most dramatic political assassinations is shifting to prosecution. An international tribunal convenes tomorrow in the Netherlands on the slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But it is still not known who will be accused.

Associated Press - February 28, 2009 3:33 AM ET BEIRUT (AP) - The focus in 1 of the Mideast's most dramatic political assassinations is shifting to prosecution.

BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman said Friday that the state was seeking to ensure emigrants' right to vote during the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Supporters of Lebanese brothers Mahmoud and Ahmed Abdel-Al, gather outside the headquarters of the pro-Syrian Al-Ahbash group to celebrate their release in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. Three men jailed for more than three years in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri were set free on bail on Wednesday, days before an international tribunal was to begin trying the ...

The designated international prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Daniel Bellemare promised the Lebanese people that criminals in the case of assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will be brought to justice, local Naharnet website reported on Friday. In a letter to the Lebanese, a couple of days before the STL starts functioning on March 1 in the Hague, Bellemare said ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has assured Lebanon's president that he supports that country's sovereignty. The White House says Obama relayed that message to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in a telephone call Thursday.

BEIRUT - A Lebanese investigating judge rejected Friday a release request by the defence of four high-ranking Lebanese generals, detained since 2005 for suspected involvement in the murder that year of ex-premier Rafik Hariri, a judicial source said Friday.

President Barack Obama has assured Lebanon's president that he supports that country's sovereignty.

BEIRUT (AFP) Lebanon on Friday rejected demands to free four generals jailed in connection with the killing of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, two days before a UN tribunal into the assassination opens, a judicial source said.

Their project: A clothing bank for the needy By Jennifer Moody Albany Democrat-Herald LEBANON ? Susan Craig and Patrick Fitzwater knew they wanted to use their senior projects at Lebanon High School to help others.

The American Lebanese Coalition (ALC) applauded in a statement this week the US administration's position on Lebanon expressed in recent announcements "especially the ones by President Barrack Obama and Secretary of State Clinton on the fourth anniversary of Prime Minister Hariri's assassination."

BEIRUT (AFP) - Four Lebanese generals being held on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of former premier Rafiq Hariri do not fear Sunday's opening of a UN tribunal into the killing, a lawyer said on Friday.

The tribunal established to prosecute people allegedly responsible for the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others will officially convene at The Hague in Netherlands on Sunday.

Lebanon on Friday rejected demands to free four generals jailed in connection with the killing of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, two days before a UN tribunal into the assassination opens, a judicial source said.

THE billboard at the intersection of Beirut's 35th and 21st streets in the crowded Kantari neighbourhood reminds passersby that it is 1474 days since the assassination of the former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, the man known as Mr Lebanon.

Saad al-Hariri, leader of Lebanon's anti-Syrian parliamentary majority, said on Friday his Future Movement would not share power in a unity government if pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies won the next election.

HERSHEY ? There?s no law that says it has to be easy. Or pretty. And really, when you?ve won as many district championships as the Lebanon Catholic girls? basketball program has, it?s a tad unreasonable to expect them all to be works of art.

Source: Reuters * Hariri confident that tribunal will uncover the truth * Hariri willing to accept any verdict By Lin Noueihed ABU DHABI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The son of Lebanon's slain former Prime Minister ...

BEIRUT: Lebanese Central bank Central bank Governor Riad Salameh said the country could record a 4 percent growth in 2009 if the political security conditions remained stable.

Two more people are charged in connection with a burglary last November at a Toys for Tots storage facility in Lebanon.

The finger is pointed at Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, writes Jason Koutsoukis in Beirut.

Beirut - Four high-ranking Lebanese generals who have been detained since 2005 for suspected involvement in the murder that year of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri submitted a request to the Lebanese investigating judge for their immediate release, a judicia...

LEBANON ? Creak. Crack. Smash. History revealed. Half a dozen or so volunteers with the Scroggins Mill Rural Heritage organization spent Wednesday afternoon attacking the interior of the 128-year-old mill, demolishing added-on walls with sledgehammers and crowbars and carting away wheelbarrows full of debris.

Two seemingly at odds University of Oklahoma student groups will unite this coming week for a joint fundraiser.The Lebanese Student Association and the Hillel Jewish Student Association will co-host a charity dinner to raise awareness and money for the landmine crisis in Lebanon.

From roadside kiosks and small eateries to fancy restaurants and lounge bars, Lebanese cuisine is tingling taste buds across the capital. The number of those in love with spicy shawarma, melt-in-the mouth hummus and crispy falafel keeps rising.

A web-exlusive story on tonight?s Lebanon-Virginia High boys basketball clash

Excellent efforts abound on the latest Red Hot AIDS benefit compilation, from the likes of Connor Oberst, Beirut, Sharon Jones, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver and Iron & Wine,...

Beirut Both Marawan Hamadeh and May Chidiac are what are now known in Lebanon as living martyrs - people who have survived an assassination attempt for their anti-Syrian views. For Hamadeh, a former government minister, and TV-anchor Chidiac, the...

On the eve of the two-day championship series that begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Mt. Lebanon is the only undefeated team among eight boys' and girls' classifications.

UniversiTools university software will co-sponsor the 29th Annual Arab ACRAO Conference from 29 March to 2 April 2009 at Le Mridien Commodore in Beirut, Lebanon. [PR.com - February 26, 2009]

An arbitrator has ordered fired Lebanon police detective Kevin Snavely to be reinstated with back pay, but a city attorney said an appeal is likely.

International military aid to Lebanon has picked up ever since Syrian troops withdrew from the country in May 2005, ending 29 years of control. However, questions over the objectives of this multi-sourced aid and its role in helping to create a strong Lebanese state have been raised by some officials inside and outside the country.

The past year has seen little improvement in Lebanon's human rights record, according to a comprehensive annual survey carried out by the US Department of State. The report details the human rights situation in 168 countries around the world and is produced each year for members of the US Congress.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Three suspects held by investigators in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri have been released, authorities say.

Authorities think an early morning blaze at the Lebanon Airport may have been intentionally set.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon will fully cooperate with the UN tribunal set up to try suspects in the killing of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri and is confident the truth will prevail, Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar said on Thursday.

Based on contents of a letter of agreement signed between IRI Mines and Industries Minister and the Republic of Lebanon here Wednesday, the two countries' industrial and economic relations will be increased drastically. -IRNA

Source: Reuters * Gemayel fears election could be torpedoed * Sees security concerns hindering campaigning * Christian vote seen vital * Closer Iran ties if Hezbollah-led bloc win By Tom Perry BEIRUT, ...

Lebanon will fully cooperate with the UN tribunal set up to try suspects in the killing of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri and is confident the truth will prevail, Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar said on Thursday.

Lebanese real estate firm unveils $8.2b project

Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Lebanon stressed inadmissibility of resolution of conflicts by use of force.

Edward Nalbandian conveyed the RA President?s invitation to Michel Suleiman.

Blake Davenport couldn't have scripted it any better. And after spending three years in Los Angeles while his sister pursued an acting career, the Lebanon junior knows a thing or two about Hollywood.

BEIRUT: Despite steps toward reconciliation between their regional allies, Lebanon's March 14 and March 8 camps remain bitterly divided, with both camps believing they will prevail in June's pivotal general elections among decisive Christian swing voters in a tense campaign that might well come down to vote-buying, analysts told The Daily Star on Wednesday.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Four top Lebanese generals arrested over the 2005 murder of former billionaire premier Rafiq Hariri have been languishing in jail for going on four years without ever being indicted, much less tried.

The Lebanese artist Huda Haddad signed a contract lately with a new art production company called ?Arabica? and announced that she is very happy to join the new company.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Four top Lebanese generals arrested over the 2005 murder of former billionaire premier Rafiq Hariri have been languishing in jail for going on four years without ever being indicted, much less tried.

(RTTNews) - Lebanese security officials said Wednesday afternoon that four rockets were found in southern Lebanon, along the Israeli border, media reports say.

Solana: Europeans willing to work with Hezbollah-led government in Lebanon. BEIRUT - EU foreign policy supremo Javier Solana said on Wednesday that the Europeans will work with whatever government is formed in Lebanon following the June 7 general election.

Several downtown Lebanon roads have been temporarily closed today, March 24, following a semi-truck accident.

European Union (EU) Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said Wednesday the EU would deal with whoever would be in power in Lebanon in the aftermath of the upcoming parliamentary elections. "We will deal with any party which emerges victorious in the elections," Solana told a news conference at the Grand Serail after brief talks with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.

Lebanese judicial authorities announced Wednesday they had released three of seven suspects held in connection to former Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination, just days before the launch of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon starts trying the case. The former premier was assassinated along with 22 others in a massive car bomb in Beirut.

The city of Lebanon fire department was awarded today, Feb. 25, almost $1 million in federal grant.

EU foreign policy supremo Javier Solana said on Wednesday that the Europeans will work with whatever government is formed in Lebanon following the June 7 general election.

The Lebanon men?s basketball team was finally able to shake the monkey off its back.

BEIRUT - A Lebanese judge has released three suspects held in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Three men jailed for more than three years in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri were set free on bail on Wednesday, days before an international tribunal was to begin trying the case.

It's all about the attitude. That's what Lebanon wrestling coach Aaron Gibson says about his six wrestlers who will compete this weekend at Hilliard Darby in the Division I district championships. Four state berths in each weight class are on the line.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A Lebanese judge on Wednesday ordered the release on bail of three men held in connection with the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, ...

A Lebanese judge set free on Wednesday three suspects held for more than three years in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

(The Associated Press) A Lebanese judge has released three suspects held in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The suspects were arrested following the 2005 bombing that killed Hariri and 22 others, and have been in custody for over three years. Investigating judge Saqr Saqr did not explain his decision on Wednesday. But other high-profile suspects detained ...

Beirut - Lebanese judicial authorities on Wednesday released three of the seven people held over the 2005 assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri, a judicial source said. The three have been identified as brothers Mahmoud and Ahmed Abdel Aal fro...

Associated Press - February 25, 2009 7:33 AM ET BEIRUT (AP) - A Lebanese judge has released three suspects held in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik...

Nokia - the global leader in mobile communications - inaugurated its new Beirut office for the Levant region.

Lebanon: Nokia - the global leader in mobile communications - inaugurated its new Beirut office for the Levant region. [AMEInfo.com]

Amman, 25 February 2009 - Nokia Nokia - the global leader in mobile communications - inaugurated its new Beirut office for the Levant region.

BEIRUT, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani on Tuesday urged Lebanese expatriates in Arab and western countries to stand by their right to vote "as an exercise of democracy and freedom, and as a means to safeguard the sovereignty and independence of Lebanon."

Samena Telecommunications Council, the multi-continent telecom consortium has announced the inaugural edition of 'Broadband Wireless Summit 2009' to be held on 2nd March 2009 at The Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut in Lebanon.

Lebanon: In an effort to further its commitment to promoting dialogue and understanding, Mideastwire.com is pleased to announce the third Beirut Exchange. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Samena Telecommunications Council, the multi-continent telecom consortium has announced the inaugural edition of Broadband Wireless Summit 2009 to be held on 2nd March 2009 at The Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut in Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian said on Tuesday that his ministry's first priority is to increase electricity output by 1,000 MW. Speaking at a news conference after signing a memorandum of understanding with Italy to install monitoring devices in Al-Asi, Hasbani and Wazanie rivers, the minister stressed that Lebanon needs to boost electricity production from the ...

In an effort to further its commitment to promoting dialogue and understanding, Mideastwire.com is pleased to announce the third 'Beirut Exchange'.

The U.N. Tribunal for Lebanon faces an early test after it opens on Sunday - whether Syria will cooperate in the court's probe of the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Photos and reports on Gaza on TV, in newspapers and Internet websites, remind one of German cities, such as Hamburg and Dresden, following the Allied bombing during World War II. Scenes of destruction in Gaza streets and neighborhoods in 2009 resemble those of Beirut's southern suburbs in 2006.

Lebanon on Tuesday renewed its demand that Israel pay compensation for damage inflicted during the summer 2006 war. Lebanon's permanent representative to the United Nations, Nawwaf Salam, passed on an official letter to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon outlining repeated Israeli violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

The animated antiwar movie struck a chord in Lebanon and many are finding ways to see it despite the ban on Israeli films.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, set up by the United Nations to try suspects in the killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, will start work Sunday, the registrar said Tuesday.

(By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press Writer) A tribunal that will prosecute suspected assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will probably request the transfer of suspects from Beirut, an official said Tuesday. Robin Vincent, the tribunal's registrar, said the prosecutor has 60 days from the date the court formally opens on Sunday to request suspects be turned over for trial. The ...

Source: Reuters By Aaron Gray-Block THE HAGUE, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, set up by the United Nations to try suspects in the killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, ...

A government decree allowing Lebanese to remove their religion from their ID cards has been welcomed by rights groups, writes the BBC's Natalia Antelava.

Lebanon: UniversiTools university software will co-sponsor the 29th Annual Arab ACRAO Conference from 29 March to 2 April 2009 at Le Mridien Commodore in Beirut, Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

Next month in the Hague, a special U.N. Tribunal will get underway to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Many Lebanese insist the Syrian leadership was behind the assassination. But Syria denies any role in the killing.

BEIRUT: Families of men detained in relation to sectarian fighting last May called on Sunday for a sit-in on Tuesday to protest what they have called unfair discrimination against citizens in the north.

Lebanese dancers, a Shakespeare production from Kuwait portraying Saddam Hussein as "Richard III" and incredible wedding dresses from the Arab world ? including the Rashaydah bridal costume at left ? are showcased in an unprecedented arts festival at the Kennedy Center.

BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman said on Monday that an electoral law that is based on proportional representation could have helped solve many problems in Lebanon.

23 February 2009 Tehran - Trade between Iran and Lebanon recorded an upward trend during 2006-08 to reach $119.68 million from $78.424 million during the period, according to an official with Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines (ICCIM). Member of the ICCIM Board of Directors Masood Daneshmand said at a joint meeting with members of Lebanon's Chamber of Commerce and Industries that ...

According to the London daily Elaph, the young Egyptian artist Husam Habib is considered one of the rising voices. Habib traveled to Lebanon to prepare for the filming of his upcoming video clip for the song ?Niseet Al Nas? (I Forgot the People).

BAHRAINI clubs had mixed luck in the 27th ART Arab Clubs Volleyball Champion- ship, being held in Beirut. Busaiteen notched their second straight victory in Group 'D', beating the UAE's Bani Yas 22-25, 28-26, 25-22, 25-15 in a close encounter.

The American University of Beirut and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have signed an agreement whereby the latter will reimburse the university for outstanding out-patient co-payments that have been due since July 2002, a university statement said on Monday.

LEBANON ? Tickets are now available for a SafeHaven Humane Society fundraiser this month at the Lebanon Elks Lodge.

ISRAEL has shelled southern Lebanon during a tit-for-tat exchange of fire across their border.

Sports: Swimming. School: Lebanon High School. Class: Senior. Age: 18. Claim to fame: "I won the GWOC South championship in the 100 backstroke and was on the 400 freestyle relay that set a new GWOC South record."

The international tribunal registrar Robin Vincent said Sunday night that the four arrested Lebanese generals held in connection to the assassination of former Prime Minister RafiK Hariri will be transferred to Hague, al-Arabia TV reported. In an interview to the network, Vincent said that the Lebanese authority would be asked to transfer the four former security generals to Hague as soon as the ...

BEIRUT - The 200 VIPs and journalists applauded wildly, some even giving the actors a standing ovation. The men bowed before the audience and smiled proudly.

Lebanon senior Melissa Nunn will be wearing a new volleyball uniform next fall, but she'll be staying in her hometown.

BEIRUT: The adversity of foreign stock markets was compounded by the security incidents of last weekend. This weighed down on the sentiment of investors that engaged in heavy selling of their portfolios including a 1.2 million cross trade of Byblos shares.

DECATUR - Kyle McCarter of Lebanon was appointed to the 51st Illinois Senate District seat Saturday evening at the Decatur Club.

Beirut is indie on hookah and a generous swig of vodka. Its 23-year-old creator, Zachary Francis Condon, hails from Santa Fe, but you would never guess it.

Unsanitary conditions at many beer pong games on college campuses have lead to an increase in the transmission of numerous illnesses and viruses. Beer Pong ? or to some, Beirut ? is no doubt one of the most popular drinking games known on the typical university campus.

A group of armed men assaulted a lieutenant in the internal security forces, confiscating his weapons and showering his vehicle with bullets in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, Voice of Lebanon radio reported. The report said that at 4:30 p.m. at least four armed men surrounded First Lieutenant Tarek al-Zein.

The adversity of foreign stock markets was compounded by the security incidents of last weekend. This weighed down on the sentiment of investors that engaged in heavy selling of their portfolios including a 1.2 million cross trade of Byblos shares. The Blom Stock Index (BSI) retreated by 1.32 percent to close at 1,087 on a volume of 1.45 million shares valued at $8.7 million.

Betty A. Coulter, 77, of West Lebanon, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at Indiana Regional Medical Center.

For the next 18 months, motorists and pedestrians will have to dodge orange barrels in downtown Lebanon as the city replaces its worn sidewalks and curbs.

Two rockets were fired from south Lebanon at Israel early Saturday, with one slamming into a mostly Christian Arab village and causing minor injuries to at least one Israeli, reported Lebanese and Israeli officials.

BEIRUT - The 200 VIPs and journalists applauded wildly, some even giving the actors a standing ovation. The men bowed before the audience and smiled proudly.

The Israeli military says it has fired artillery into southern Lebanon in response to a rocket attack, which injured three people near the northern Israeli town Maalot. At least three rockets were fired from Lebanon, with two falling short of the Israeli border.

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? Throughout history, humans have braved great odds to perform great feats. Riad Toufic Salame, the governor of Lebanon?s central bank, is not one of those people. Instead, the silver-haired banker became a hero by playing it very, very safe. In 2005, he defied pressure from the Lebanese business community and bucked international trends to issue what now looks like a prophetic ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora on Saturday expressed his rejection both to Israeli violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and Lebanese retaliation by launching rockets into northern Israel, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported. "Lebanon is committed to the implementation of UN resolution 1701," though the Israeli shelling on South Lebanon is "a rejected violation" of his country's ...

After her team's WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal game at North Hills yesterday, Mt. Lebanon coach Dori Oldaker recited one of the most oft-repeated cliches in sports: "It's hard to beat a team three times in one season."

On Saturday, supporters of the 14 March anti-Syrian movement thronged in time- honoured tradition to Martyrs Square in downtown Beirut to commemorate the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Al-Hariri four years ago -- a show of strength that has become a fixture of Lebanese politics.

A Katyusha rocket fired from southern Lebanon hit a village in northern Israel early Saturday, lightly wounding a woman.

LONDON: As a professional provocateur and vocal supporter of the war in Iraq, Christopher Hitchens has been engaged in countless verbal punch-ups with his ideological opponents, most of them conducted from the safety of a television studio.

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) ? Lebanese Industry Minister Ghazi Zoayter held a meeting in Tehran on Saturday with his Iranian counterpart Ali-Akbar Mehrabian to promote bilateral economic and industrial ties.

Two rockets were fired from southern Lebanon toward northern Israel Saturday, triggering an Israeli response and raising fears of renewed hostilities on the tense border.

Guerrillas in southern Lebanon launched an unexpected missile attack against Israel raising the prospect of renewed ArabIsraeli tensions.

A rocket fired from Lebanon wounds three people in northern Israel, triggering an Israeli artillery response.

BEIRUT (AFP)--Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora on Saturday denounced a rocket attack on Israel from southern Lebanon that sparked a retaliatory volley of shells from the Jewish state.

Israel shells southern Lebanon after rocket slams into its territory in a tit-for-tat exchange of fire across their tense border, sources on both sides say.

Israel shelled southern Lebanon on Saturday after a rocket slammed into its territory in a tit-for-tat exchange of fire across their tense border, sources on both sides said.

BEIRUT (AP) ? Two rockets were fired from south Lebanon toward Israel early Saturday, causing minor injuries to at least one Israeli, reported Israeli and Lebanese officials.

LONDON: As a professional provocateur and vocal supporter of the war in Iraq, Christopher Hitchens has been engaged in countless verbal punch-ups with his ideological opponents, most of them conducted from the safety of a television studio.

(Reuters) - At least one rocket fired from Lebanon landed in northern Israel on Saturday, lightly wounding three people and prompting Israel to respond with a barrage of artillery shells, the Israeli army said.

BEIRUT (AP) ? Two rockets were fired from south Lebanon toward Israel early Saturday, causing minor injuries to at least one Israeli, reported Israeli and Lebanese officials.

Lebanese security officials say two rockets have been fired from southern Lebanon toward Israel. The rockets, however, fell short of their targets and landed in empty fields inside Lebanese territory near the border.

BEIRUT (AFP)--Israel shelled southern Lebanon on Saturday after a rocket slammed into its territory in a tit-for-tat exchange of fire across their tense border, sources on both sides said.

BEIRUT (AFP)--Israel fired three rockets on south Lebanon Saturday, the army said, in a tit-for-tat exchange after a rocket landed on Israeli territory.

Israel has shelled southern Lebanon in response to rocket attacks which injured three people.

Israel shelled southern Lebanon Saturday after two rockets were fired towards Israel, Lebanese security officials said.

A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel on Saturday, lightly wounding one woman, the Israeli army said.

At least one rocket fired from Lebanon landed in northern Israel on Saturday, lightly wounding three people and prompting Israel to respond with a barrage of artillery shells, the Israeli army said.

Lebanon: Chucri Nemnoum has been recently appointed at InterContinental Mzaar as the new Food and Beverage Manager. [AMEInfo.com]

It was only fitting that Greg King scored the winning basket with 9.7 seconds left in Xenia High School's 59-57 victory over Lebanon on Friday, Feb. 20.

Lebanon is among the most religiously diverse countries in the Middle East, recognizing 18 different faiths. Religious or sectarian identity is an integral part of daily life, but the government is now allowing citizens to avoid being identified by sect.

XENIA? Lebanon will have to settle for a share of the Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division boys basketball championship. Xenia spoiled the Warriors' chance at an outright title Friday night, beating them 59-57 and knocking Lebanon into a tie with Springboro.

Beirut - Israeli forces fired bomb flares over areas near the border with Lebanon late Friday after news reports about a missing Israeli, Lebanese police said. The Dubai-based Al-Arabiya channel reported that an Israeli soldier disappeared while exer...

Tarek won't bother going to the local cinema to see Hollywood hits "Valkyrie" or "Revolutionary Road". Like most Lebanese, he can watch them at home for a dollar thanks to a rampaging culture of piracy.

A supposedly earnest Palestinian supporter and family man in Lebanon has confessed to being a long-time spy for Israel, authorities say.Now awaiting a military trial in a Maraj, Lebanon, prison, Ali al-Jarrah, 50, has admitted a 25-year career of espionage, Lebanese investigators say, an elaborately disguised double life before his arrest last summer.A white-haired school administrator at home ...

Byblos Bank today became the first Lebanese issuer to list in London for twelve years, when its Global Depositary Shares began trading on the London Stock Exchange.

Lebanese investigators say that Ali al-Jarrah has confessed to a career of espionage for Israel spectacular in its scope and longevity.

Beirut - Israeli forces fired late Friday bomb flares over areas near the Lebanese-Israeli border, shortly after news reports said an Israeli soldier went missing near Lebanon, Lebanese police said. The Dubai-based Al-Arabia television channel said t...

The Dubai-based Al-Arabia TV said an Israeli soldier disappeared while working out near the Lebanese border Friday night, Feb. 20. A short while later, bomb flares lit the sky over the border area of Naqoura. There are no Israeli reports of a missing soldier.

On a Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., the crowd growing in the small room began to overflow into an adjoining room as guests at the Orient-Institut Beirut filed in to hear invited speaker Martin Beck, Middle East expert and senior research fellow of German think tank GIGA (German Institute of Global and Area Studies).

The joy of Beirut?s follow-up to 2007?s The Flying Club Cup has much to do with its delivery.

LONDON: As a professional provocateur and vocal supporter of the war in Iraq, Christopher Hitchens has been engaged in countless verbal punch-ups with his ideological opponents, most of them conducted from the safety of a television studio.

Climate change, high population density and overexploitation of groundwater resources has lead to massive saltwater intrusion in the greater Beirut area, a leading hydrogeologist said on Thursday. "Seawater intrusion will be aggravated by climate change and exacerbated by us," Dr. Mark Saadeh, said.

BEIRUT (AP) ? A massive crowd of flag-waving Lebanese filled Martyrs' Square on Saturday to remember slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri ? an occasion his supporters used to rally the public before parliamentary elections in which they are fighting to stay in power.

Lebanon's Daniel Morad topped the first A1GP free practice session of the weekend at Kyalami, ahead of series returnees Germany

LEBANON ? Lebanon High School will switch next year from its ?academy? system to an optional ?career pathway? plan for juniors and seniors only.

Lebanon's 12 Palestinian refugee camps are breeding grounds for extremist groups and constitute a "time bomb" that needs urgent attention, the International Crisis Group think-tank said Thursday.

Lebanon: PowerMeMobile, the provider of MessageManager - a powerful consumer and corporate messaging mobile messaging platform used by millions in the Middle East and Africa, announced today its new solution. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Advertising agency, Leo Burnett Mena has won the most coveted and prestigious Festival Grand Cristal award for its campaign for the Khede Kasra women empowerment program of the Hariri Foundation. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut (AUB) announced that it will organize a regional conference on metabolic disorders on February 20 and 21 in Le Royal Hotel in Dbayye. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Charles W. Hostler Student Center was one of nine international projects to receive the prestigious 2009 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). [AMEInfo.com]

A delegation from the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) probing the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri traveled to Syria on Friday, local news reports said. According to the National News Agency, the delegation entered Syria through the Masnaa border crossing in a four-car convoy early Friday morning.

Israel has reportedly passed a message to the Lebanese government, through United Nations envoy Michael Williams, that any Hizbullah-led efforts to shoot down Israeli aircraft violating Lebanese airspace or Lebanon-based attack on Israel would be met with a firm response.

Financial results issued by five banks listed on the Beirut Stock Exchange show that their aggregate net profits reached $823.3m in 2008, constituting an increase of 23.4 percent from $667.1m in 2007, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

The world might be braced for further instability in the global economy, but judging by shop windows in Beirut this week, businesses in the capital are expecting Lebanese lovers to embark on spending spree to mark Valentine's Day. Shops all over Beirut are festooned with roses, hearts and balloons in preparation for romantic love's biggest day.

Canada's top diplomat on Friday vowed support for UN moves to bring to justice the killers of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri ahead of the fourth anniversary of the assassination.

Beirut - A large group of UN investigators probing the 2005 assassination of ex-premier Rafik Hariri headed to Syria's capital Friday for debriefings related to the UN investigation, a Lebanese security source said. The source said that the investiga...

Lebanon on Saturday commemorates the fourth anniversary of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's assassination as final preparations are underway for the international tribunal set up to bring his killers to justice.

THE Brave Warriors will take on Lebanon in a friendly international in Beirut on April 1, national football coach Tom Saintfiet said yesterday. He said the side will consist of mostly foreign-based players, with at least four locally based players to be included.

The famous Lebanese artist Nancy Ajram filmed a music video for her new song ?Lamsit Eid? (Hand Touch). According to the London daily Elaph, Nancy worked with the Lebanese director Laila Kanan for the first time.

LEBANON ? Jason Miller has been named vice president of Otterbein Lebanon Retirement Living Community. He will begin his new position March 16. \

By Weedah Hamza, Shatila (Lebanon), Feb 13 : In the narrow alleys of the Shatila refugee camp, a group of young Palestinians sit around a TV watching a pirated copy of the recently-released hit animation film by Israeli director Ari Folman, 'Waltz with Bashir'.

On February 14, 2005, killers assassinated former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others with a car bomb in downtown Beirut This attack represented an attempt to silence not only Hariri, but all those voices in Lebanon calling out for independence and sovereignty.

The United States Department of Commerce's 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Lebanon highlighted the country's favorable investment climate and its liberal economic system, but said that red tape and an unpredictable operating environment are some of the issues hurting Lebanon's image as a country open for investment.

The Defense Ministry has decided to temporarily suspend all civilian licenses to carry firearms from February 13-15, in preparation for a large rally in memory of slain Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to be held in Downtown Beirut Saturday. A high-ranking Defense Ministry source confirmed that the ban would take affect Friday.

A senior US official said on Thursday that President Barak Obama's administration will continue the economic support program for Lebanon. "The US is still committed to help Lebanon economically and both the Republicans and Democrats are keen to sustain support for the country," George A. Laudato.

EU multilateral aid to Lebanon has incorporated political reform objectives to a much greater extent than member states' bilateral aid. Certain elements in the approach, however, limit the effectiveness of this aid in promoting democracy. The most significant problem in the EU's approach to political reform in Lebanon.

President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed U.S. support for a United Nations tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri that is set to begin March 1.

LEBANON--The city has reached an agreement with city police on a new five-year contract. The pact, effective Jan. 1, will include two percent salary increases twice each year, once at the start and the other half-way through the year, said Mayor Trish Ward.

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed U.S. support for a United Nations tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister ...

US President Barack Obama on Thursday vowed to support UN moves to bring to justice the killers of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri ahead of the fourth anniversary of the assassination.

The Ohio Supreme Court permanently revoked the law license of Bernard S. Marshall Jr. of Lebanon. The court found that Marshall neglected legal matters, failed to do work after accepting retainer fees, and did not respond to authorities investigating the misconduct.

Lebanon dispenses citizens from revealing their religious affiliation on civil registry records.

12 February 2009 Beirut, Lebanon, Comium Group Holding Comium Group Holding , a leader in the provision of telecommunication services in the Middle East and Africa, announced today that Comium Data has been selected by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) in the Republic of Rwanda as the winner of a new Broadband Wireless Internet license.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader said on Thursday his party would not join a unity government if the Hezbollah-led alliance wins June legislative elections, out of respect for democratic principles.

BEIRUT, Feb 12, 2009 (AFP) - Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader said on Thursday his party would not join a unity government if the Hezbollah-led alliance wins June legislative elections, out of respect for democratic principles.

Lebanon: This unique event challenging Lebanese Riders, gathered a large number of ski fans on the Refuge terrace of the InterContinental Mzaar. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT: The international commission investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has transferred all documents and evidence on the case to The Hague where the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is based, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Wednesday.

LEBANON ? Donna Johns, owner of the Lebanon Borough General Store, has felt the effects of recession.

Lebanon: EM Leadership Center (EMLC), the leading player in growing leaders for the Arab world and a recognized expert in nationalization conducted a seminar on 'Successful Strategies for Leadership for Growing Your Leaders' in Doha. [AMEInfo.com]

WASHINGTON, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Safadi Foundation USA announced the official opening of their office based in Washington, DC. Safadi Foundation USA is a non-partisan, charitable, tax-exempt organization dedicated to promoting a national and strategic framework for Lebanon's human development needs.

Beirut - The Israeli army has raised its alert level on the border with Lebanon on the occasion of the first anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah commander Imad Mughaniyeh, a Lebanese security source in southern Lebanon said Thursday. Israe...

EDMOND ? Two new restaurants and an Irish pub soon will open in Edmond, bringing eclectic dining experiences.Developer Mark Neighbors said a two-story building being constructed on Fifth Street, between S Boulevard and S Littler will house the Pita Pit restaurant offering Lebanese-style pita bread wraps. Parkway Cleaners will expand and occupy half of the space. The customer service area of the ...

Lebanon High's first official bowling season enters the home stretch this weekend when the Warriors visit Beaver-Vu Lanes to compete in the Greater Western Ohio Conference tournament.

Cody Thompson knows the value of hard work. After the final bell rings at Lebanon High School, he heads to the sprawling family farm in Hansonville for another round of chores. The long hours of old-fashioned homework pays dividends on the weekends.

Over $660,000 in federal transportation funds are coming to the Lebanon Municipal Airport.

The international commission investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has transferred all documents and evidence on the case to The Hague where the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is based, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Wednesday.

State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza was taken to hospital on Wednesday after suffering an unidentified health problem while at his office at the Justice Ministry. Mirza was admitted to Hotel Dieu De France hospital in the Beirut district of Achrafieh, where he received treatment.

Europe is deeply involved in and affected by the situation in Lebanon. From the European Union's perspective, Lebanon's security is vital for the security of the entire Mediterranean region, which is judged to be producing increasingly serious threats to the EU's own stability and strategic security.

The party at Stanton Public for the new compilation Dark Was the Night?a 32-track album featuring Beirut, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear and more?was already jam-packed, but when a Bright Eyes track came on, I began contently contemplating suicide.

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -- A Lebanon city police officer has been found slain in his home in central Kentucky. Kentucky State Police are investigating the death of 40-year-old David M. Ford as a homicide.

South and West Albany basketball teams claimed wins over the Lebanon women last week.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora announced Tuesday night that all documents related to the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri were transferred to Hague, where the International Tribunal is located, local Naharnet website reported Wednesday. "On Monday night, all documents related to the international investigations were flown to Hague" Seniora said in an interview to local ...

Beirut - Most Lebanese and Palestinian officials who followed the outcome of the Israeli elections believe that, whichever party eventually forms a government, the prospects for peace in the region remain dim. The head of Lebanon's ruling majority, S...

BEIRUT: The chairman of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation said on Monday that the network is under "armed occupation" by 17 security guards who were sacked a year ago, but have continued to come to work armed with weapons.

BEIRUT: US President Barack Obama told Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in a message on Tuesday that he was looking forward to enhancing bilateral ties between Beirut and Washington. Obama thanked Berri for congratulating him following his assuming office last month.

LEBANON ? City Council members voted in favor of an impound account that will take money that has been cut from the budget and place it into a separate account that can't be touched without full council approval.

BEIRUT: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to grant Lebanon 10 Puma helicopters, the state-run National News Agency said on Tuesday.

Kuwait's Wataniya Airways has announced that it will be flying to Cairo from the 3rd of March, adding another route to its list of announced destinations which include Dubai, Bahrain and Beirut.

Shatila, Lebanon - In the narrow alleys of the Shatila refugee camp, a group of young Palestinians sit around a TV watching a pirated copy of the recently-released hit animation film by Israeli director Ari Folman, Waltz with Bashir. The audience are...

BEIRUT: Two Lebanese members of parliament have been warned of possible assassination bids against them by an Al Qaeda-inspired radical group, one of the MPs said yesterday.

ABU DHABI - The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and visiting Lebanese President Michel Suleiman have underlined the need for Arab reconciliation and solidarity to settle the Palestinian problem in the light of the recent Kuwait summit resolutions.

The chairman of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation said on Monday that the network is under "armed occupation" by 17 security guards who were sacked a year ago, but have continued to come to work armed with weapons. Pierre Daher, the chairman of LBC, is locked in a bitter legal dispute over the ownership of the station with Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea.

US President Barack Obama told Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in a message on Tuesday that he was looking forward to enhancing bilateral ties between Beirut and Washington. Obama thanked Berri for congratulating him following his assuming office last month.

Two Lebanese members of parliament have been warned of possible assassination bids against them by an Al-Qaeda-inspired radical group, one of the MPs told AFP on Tuesday.

LEBANON--City police Chief William Harvey will be leaving this month to become chief of Ephrata Police Department. Harvey was named chief Tuesday night, starting Feb. 23. His last day in Lebanon will be Feb. 20.

ABU DHABI - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, arrived here Tuesday afternoon for a two-day official visit to the UAE. He was received on arrival by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Artist: Beirut/Realpeople Album: March of the Zapotec/Holland EP Genre: Folk/Folk-rock 95 Decibels Sounds Like: Andrew Bird, Sufjan Stevens, DeVotchKa The second you press play on "March of the Zapotec," part one of Beirut's double EP, the speakers suck you into a bustling three-ring circus with "El Zcalo.

A group of Mt. Lebanon residents last night asked the school board to consider building a completely new high school, a move that would require the community to approve a referendum on the matter.

The famous Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alameh recently appeared on the satellite channel ?Al Jadid? (The New) where he was interviewed by the co-host Ghada Eid. She talked to him about the humane side of music and how it could support major cases and crises.

Two years after fierce battles reduced Nahr al-Bared to rubble, Lebanon refugee camp still not rebuilt.

According to the London daily Elaph, the Lebanese controversial artist Marwah has decided to support the people and the kids in the Gaza strip.

Evan Pierce had 22 of his 31 points in the second half to lead Mt. Lebanon to a 46-35 win against visiting McKeesport in a matchup of two ranked WPIAL Class AAAA boys' basketball teams on the final night of regular-season play for boys or girls in the WPIAL.

Ah TV. Good for recording stuff to put online.

SODAVILLE ? Students at the Sodaville campus of Sand Ridge Charter School can now catch a bus four afternoons a week that will drop them off at the Lebanon campus.

Don't worry, this isn't a ransom note. Aside from forcing bloggers to get better acquainted with their SHIFT keys (right above CTRL), Montreal's tUnE-yArDs -- aka Merrill Garber, recently seen opening for Beirut-- does cut and paste found sounds into her music sort of the way a dognapper can turn newspaper clippings into "$10,000 oR tHe pOMeRaNiAn GeTs iT". But there's nothing threatening ...

Beirut braved non sequiturs about Regis Philbin the other night on "Late Show With David Letterman" to play The Flying Club Cup 's " A Sunday Smile ", a song that makes its national TV debut about a year and a half after it hit the internet . Beirut crooner Zach Condon and his road-tested big band look poised and ready for primetime as they play strings, accordion, and horn parts ...

This weekend the Sounds Like Brooklyn festival kicked off at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with two sold-out shows by Beirut . The festival is surprisingly well programmed, with shows by Harlem Shakes, Japanther, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Chairlifter and over 100 more in the next two weeks.

Beirut - Lawmaker and Syria-critic Mustafa Alloush confirmed Monday reports of possible assassination attempts against some Lebanese parliamentarians, but added that precautionary measures have been taken. We have been directly informed by the army'...

The world is a better place today because Condoleezza Rice has retired from American public service, and my water turtle Jerry has found a new home with friends in Beirut, says Rami G. Khouri .

EJ Hersom/Staff photographer Lebanon's Lucy Bergwall, front, collides with Oyster River's Marissa Biederman Sunday in Durham. Biederman scored with 1:08 left in the third period to give OR a 4-3 win.

Woomera Therapeutics Inc. has entered a strategic partnership with a West Coast company to produce an antibody for clinical trial for use in detection and treatment of breast and small-cell lung cancers.

The parking was backed up for miles, the music was blaring, and crowds of well-dressed twenty-somethings were pouring in and out of the front doors of BIEL, where they were getting in line to pay entrance not to Beirut's new hottest nightclub, but to its highly acclaimed "Wedding Folies 2009" bridal show.

DOVER and#8212; The St. Thomas Aquinas High School girls basketball team nearly pulled off a big upset on Saturday, but undefeated Lebanon held off the Saints, 39-37, in Class I action. Lebanon improved to 16-0, while St. Thomas fell to 7-8.

Lebanon -- School Board members yesterday pleaded with the public to support the middle school building proposal that will go to a vote on March 10. They stressed the importance of getting a new middle school built over a controversial plan to cut the budget by consolidating elementary schools in the coming year.

MANILA, Philippines -- Lifting the deployment ban in Iraq and Lebanon would help ensure the rights and welfare of undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the two countries, a recruitment industry consultant said on Sunday.

If Zach Condon (Beirut) has proven one thing in his short career, it's that he can find a great brass ensemble in any corner of the world. On his spectacular debut, "Gulag Orkestar," it was a group of Balkan gypsy folk musicians.

Pro-government Lebanese Christian chief of Lebanese Forces (LF) party Samir Geagea said Saturday that the opposition is seeking destruction because they have no chance of winning the upcoming parliamentary elections in June, Elnashra website reported. "They have no hope in winning the elections, they become destructive and use the language of threats and misleading," Geagea told a delegation ...

The Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department is having an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 at Firehouse No. 1 at 143 Anthony Road.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Byblos Bank said yesterday it will give common shareholders the option to exchange every 50 common shares with one global depository receipt (GDR).

BEIRUT, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Byblos Bank said on Saturday it will give common shareholders the option to exchange every 50 common shares with one global depositary receipt (GDR).

Palestinians in Lebanon's largest refugee camp are watching the dispute over power between Hamas and the Palestinian president with dismay, fearing it will only make their dream of one day returning home even more distant.

EIN EL-HILWEH, Lebanon (AP) ? Palestinians in Lebanon's largest refugee camp are watching the dispute over power between Hamas and the Palestinian president with dismay, fearing it will only make their dream of one day returning home even more distant.

BEIRUT, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Byblos Bank said on Saturday it will give common shareholders the option to exchange every 50 common shares with one global depositary receipt (GDR). The GDRs will constitute a maximum of 23 percent of the bank's common shares, Byblos Bank said in a statement in newspapers. "We will do our best to list (the GDRs) in London and then in Beirut thereafter," said ...

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said Friday that the Lebanese army dedication is only for the military institution, the Elnashra website reported. "The army dedication is not for the president or any other leader, but only to the military institution," Suleiman said in a celebration on his honor at the defense ministry. He stressed that "Lebanon always accepts military aid, but with no ...

Basketball games come down to one or two big plays. The Riverdale Warriors made big plays Friday night, but the Lebanon answered with big plays of their own.

Wataniya Airways, Kuwait's full-service luxury airline, announced today that it will be flying to Cairo from the 3rd of March onwards, adding another popular route to its list of announced destinations which include Dubai, Bahrain and Beirut.

Lebanon: Chucri Nemnoum has been recently appointed at InterContinental Mzaar as the new Food & Beverage Manager. [AMEInfo.com]

Israeli authorities on Friday deported the 18 crewmembers of a Lebanese cargo ship intercepted by the Israeli navy on its way to challenge an Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip. Three of them, two Indians and a Briton, were taken to the Ben Gurion international airport for flights to their countries of origin, while the rest, who come from Lebanon and Syria, were transferred via a border terminal, ...

The "normality" of war, part two. We had a great storm in Beirut this week, thunder-cracks like gunfire, great green waves crashing below my balcony, rain like hail. So I curled up on my balcony sofa ? coat and red scarf and thick socks ? and opened a book sent by a kindly Independent reader, a much bent copy of Snyder and Morris's 1949 A Treasury of Great Reporting. And I began to wonder ? in ...

The CEO of the Cincinnati Railway Company confirmed today that the company's early-season train rides won't be departing from the Lebanon train depot this year.

Mr. Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Lebanon on February 6, 2009. He met with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah, Central Bank Governor Riad T. Salam, several members of Parliament, and the President of the Association of Banks in Lebanon Franois Bassil.

BEIRUT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it would revise down Lebanon's 2009 GDP growth projection probably to less than 5 percent. "We are revising it down, probably it will be less than 5 percent," said IMF Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal. "We are discussing this with the authorities here... it will be positive and it will be close to the average, which ...

BEIRUT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it would revise down Lebanon's 2009 growth projection to probably less than 5 percent. "We are revising it down, probably it will be less than 5 percent," said IMF Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal. "We are discussing this with the authorities here... it will be positive and it will be close to the average, which has ...

JERUSALEM, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli authorities on Friday deported the 18 crewmembers of a Lebanese cargo ship intercepted by the Israeli navy on its way to challenge an Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel will go along with U.S. President Barack Obama's Iran diplomacy, but try to shorten the deadline for results by signalling its willingness to attack Iranian nuclear sites if need be.

TEL AVIV, February 6 (RIA Novosti) - Israeli authorities have transferred to the Gaza Strip humanitarian supplies from a Lebanese aid ship and deported its crew, regional media said on Friday.

Israeli army confirms seizure of Lebanese aid boat JERUSALEM, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army confirmed that a Lebanese aid boat, which was trying to enter the Gaza Strip water, was seized by the Israeli navy on Thursday morning.

Beirut - The passengers of a Lebanese ship intercepted by Israel whilst carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip arrived in Beirut Friday, after Israeli forces released all on board and handed them over to UN Interim Forces in Southern Lebanon (UN...

Tehran, Feb 6 : Christian Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea has admitted that the four Iranian diplomats who went missing in Lebanon in 1982 were kidnapped at Alberiareh checkpoint and later killed, Mehr News reported Friday.

EAT: A scan of the busy Interstate 95 corridor for a fast family meal catches familiar signs: burgers, subs, fried chicken, the usual. Then, an oasis -- a small building with a flashing neon sign of a steaming cup of coffee and a blackboard special of oxtail. It's Caf Mimosa, a month-old Lebanese-Latin coffeehouse.

BEIRUT: Lebanese newspapers were criticized by the army on Thursday after publishing "fake" pictures of five rockets discovered near Naqoura by the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon.

Lebanon kept Joplin?s girls winless in Ozark Conference basketball with a 59-46 victory in Kaminsky Gymnasium on Thursday night.The Yellowjackets (14-7, 3-2) never trailed after a 10-2 surge gave them a 16-9 lead late in the second quarter.It was just a five-point deficit for Joplin (8-11, 0-5) at halftime at 20-15 before Lebanon outscored the Eagles 18-10 in the third quarter.

THE Israeli navy intercepted and boarded a Gaza-bound Lebanese aid boat at sea and was escorting it to the Israeli port of Ashdod, Defence Minister Ehud Barak said.

Ten activists and journalists detained by the Israeli navy on a cargo ship carrying humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip have returned to Lebanon, security officials and activists said.

Syria strongly condemned on Thursday "the Israeli navy piracy" against a Lebanese ship which loaded with humanitarian aid for the besieged Palestinian people in Gaza, the official SANA news agency reported. "Syria holds Israel fully responsible for the safety of the ship, its crew and all passengers," a foreign ministry source was quoted as saying, referring to the seizure of a Lebanese aid boat ...

LEBANON ? It won?t be anything fancy. It?s still a work in progress. But sometime this spring, Cheadle Lake will be open to the public.

The Israeli army confirmed that a Lebanese aid boat, which was trying to enter the Gaza Strip water, was seized by the Israeli navy on Thursday morning. A spokesman of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told Xinhua that the Lebanese cargo boat "Taly," with eight people and 60 tons of humanitarian supplies on board, was stopped by Israeli navy from making its way to Gaza and was towed to the Israeli ...

The Israeli navy on Thursday intercepted and boarded a Gaza-bound Lebanese aid boat at sea and escorted it to the Israeli port of Ashdod, Defence Minister Ehud Barak said .

Lebanese aid ship "Taly" heading to Gaza on Thursday morning received threats from Israeli warships surrounding it, reported the Doha-based al-Jazeera TV satellite channel. The Israeli warships voiced the warning to the Lebanese ship in the Egyptian territorial water near Gaza, while Israeli jets are also flying over "Taly", said the TV report. The al-Jazeera reporter on board of the ship was ...

JERUSALEM (AFP) - The Israeli navy on Thursday intercepted and boarded a Gaza-bound Lebanese aid boat at sea and escorted it to the Israeli port of Ashdod, Defence Minister Ehud Barak said .

LEBANON--Former Palmyra Borough manager Sherry Capello has announced her candidacy for Lebanon mayor. Capello left Palmyra last summer to become Derry Twp.'s assistant director of community development.

Israel is denying allegations that it fired at a Lebanese ship carrying activists and supplies into Gaza after seizing it on Thursday.

Israeli army confirms seizure of Lebanese aid boat JERUSALEM, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army confirmed that a Lebanese aid boat, which was trying to enter the Gaza Strip water, was seized by the Israeli navy on Thursday morning.

You can't see "Waltz With Bashir" legally in Lebanon, but you can buy copies of the Oscar-nominated Israeli antiwar film in Beirut's Hamra district where director Ari Folman saw his life change 26 years ago. He was a 19-year-old conscript at the time.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Lebanese ship bound for the Gaza Strip was boarded by the Israeli navy and was being escorted to the Mediterranean port of Ashdod, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday.

(By STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writer) The Israeli navy intercepted a ship delivering 60 tons of supplies to the Gaza Strip from Lebanon on Thursday in the latest bid to defy Israel's blockade of the militant-held territory. The Israelis fired at the ship before boarding it and beating those on board, said reporters from Arab TV stations Al-Jadeed and Al-Jazeera who were on the Lebanese ...

BEIRUT, 5 February 2009 (IRIN) - Waning international interest and funding is harming efforts to rid southern Lebanon of its hundreds of thousands of remaining cluster bomblets, posing a continuing threat to farmers and children, according to mine clearance organisations.

Source: IRIN Waning international interest and funding is harming efforts to rid southern Lebanon of its hundreds of thousands of remaining cluster bomblets, posing a continuing threat to farmers and children, according to mine clearance organisations.

A Lebanese ship bound for the Gaza Strip was boarded by the Israeli navy and is being escorted to the Mediterranean port of Ashdod, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says.

The Israeli navy on Thursday boarded a Gaza-bound Lebanese aid boat at sea and was escorting it to the Israeli port of Ashdod, Defence Minister Ehud Barak said.

Beirut/Tel Aviv - Israeli naval troops Thursday seized a Lebanese ship carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, organizers and Israeli officials said. The Israeli troops boarded the Brotherhood Ship and overpowered its crew. ...

With a mix of works by regional artists and crafts people, Planet Art Gallery opened on May 1, 2006, along a popular stretch of Washington Road in Mt. Lebanon.

Israeli gunboats have turned a Lebanese ship carrying medical supplies, food, clothing and toys away from the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak confirmed on Thursday that a Gaza-bound Lebanese ship was boarded by the Israeli navy and said it was being escorted to the Israeli ...

BEIRUT, Feb 05, 2009 (AFP) - The Israeli military opened fire on a Lebanese vessel trying to deliver aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Thursday, one of the organisers of the shipment said.

BEIRUT - Reporters on board a cargo ship carrying activists and supplies from Lebanon to Gaza say Israeli gunboats have fired on the vessel.

BAROUK, Lebanon (AFP) Lebanon's majestic cedar trees have withstood the test of time for centuries but climate change is threatening the country's most treasured symbol.

BEIRUT, Feb 05, 2009 (AFP) - Israeli gunboats have turned a Lebanese ship carrying medical supplies, food, clothing and toys away from the blockaded Gaza Strip, one of the organisers of the shipment said on Thursday.

Local experts, environmentalists warn that global warming could have negative impact on Lebanon's cedars trees.

BEIRUT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Lebanon has mandated Credit Suisse , Byblos Bank and Credit Libanais to roll over Eurobonds due to mature this year and valued at around $2.6 billion, bankers said on Thursday.

Lebanese artist Dolly Shaheen denied rumors that she celebrated her divorce. A recent article claimed that Dolly invited a number of her Lebanese and Egyptian friends to attend a celebration held at a five star hotel by the Nile River after divorcing her Lebanese husband Sami Salim.

BEIRUT: Telecommunication Minister Jebran Bassil said Wednesday that 85 percent of mobile phones enter Lebanon illegally, depriving the customs department of around $55 million in revenues each year.

BEIRUT: Deputy Saad Hariri said on Wednesday that all indications show that Lebanon has not been affected by the global financial crisis.

Lebanon's majestic cedar trees have withstood the test of time for centuries but climate change is threatening the country's most treasured symbol.

Lebanon: JWT, one of the most awarded agency networks in the Middle East, swept the board at the 2009 Mena Cristal Awards festival. [AMEInfo.com]

Israel intercepted on Wednesday afternoon the ship which set off from northern Lebanon on Monday night to challenge the Israeli blockade on the Hamas-ruled enclave, local New TV reported. The ship, carrying 60 tons of medicine, food, toys and books, was intercepted as it sailed towards Gaza this afternoon from Cyprus where the Cypriot authorities had cleared the way for the trip after searching ...

It's practically heresy for some Bengals fans to root for the Steelers. But, not so for a bunch of printing company workers in Lebanon. The Steelers' victory in Sunday's Super Bowl landed Quebecor's Lebanon plant the contract to print the Sports Illustrated special edition commemorating the win.

Once upon a time, not too long ago Beirut was just a little band made up of College of Santa Fe students. Now, the band is playing the Coachella Valley Music Festival .

Beirut - An Israeli gunboat late Wednesday intercepted a Lebanese ship carrying medical aid and other supplies bound for Gaza, the organizer of the Lebanese delivery said. The Brotherhood Ship was fired on by an Israeli military boat 20 miles (32 ki...

Business Monitor International (BMI) revised downward its growth projection for the Lebanese economy for 2009 to 2.5 percent from 4.5 percent, citing negative external conditions, infrastructure shortages and a potential real estate correction as factors keeping growth below its potential, according to Lebanon This Week.

I interviewed former Lebanese President last year. You have few excerpts here: Manuela Paraipan: What are the few crucial moments that you can recall during your time as President of Lebanon and are willing to speak of? Emile Lahoud: There were more than a few such moments, during 18 years, because I was Commander in Chief for [...]

Lebanese soldiers and UN peacekeepers on Wednesday discovered five rockets in the south of the country five kilometres (three miles) from the Israeli border, the army and the UN said.

Beirut - A senior Hamas official said on Sunday the Palestinian Islamist movement will continue to arm its militants in the war-battered Gaza Strip as well as on the West Bank.

Beirut - Five rockets were found late Wednesday near Naqoura close to the southern Lebanon border with Israel, a Lebanese army statement said, adding that they were not primed. The five 122mm rockets were found near the valley of Houmel, northeast of...

Beirut - A senior Hamas official said on Sunday the Palestinian Islamist movement will continue to arm its militants in the war-battered Gaza Strip as well as on the West Bank.

BEIRUT, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

WARSAW, Feb 04, 2009 (AFP) - Poland is to quit UN-flagged peacekeeping missions in Chad, Lebanon and the Golan Heights, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich said Wednesday, citing crisis-driven spending cuts and a strategic rethink.

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Reza Shibani has urged that his country wants to form a joint committee with Lebanon to look into the case of the four missing Iranian diplomats in Lebanon since 1982, As-Safir daily reported Wednesday. Shibani made the call after meeting Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh, saying "the Islamic republic is calling to form an Iranian-Lebanese committee ...

HRsmart is one of five companies in Lebanon granted a license to install a call center.

Beirut - February 3, 2009: Mr. Samer Salameh took the helm of Alfa Alfa as its CEO under the management of Orascom Telecom Holding Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. (OTH) as of February 1, 2009.

Owners of a Lebanese oil company in the running for the ?100 million privatisation of Enemalta's petroleum distribution operation had been implicated in a landmark fraud case running into some $15 million.

Lebanon: Mr. Samer Salameh took the helm of Alfa as its CEO under the management of Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. (OTH) as of February 1, 2009. [AMEInfo.com]

Famous Lebanese superstar Carole Samaha finished her latest song ?Thabahni? (He Killed Me) during her last visit to Cairo. The new solo single is set to be released in stores in the next few weeks.

Loose ball battle. Jessica Wilson battles it out for a loose ball with a Lebanon player in Tuesday's game. As the temperatures were dropping near single digits Tuesday night, the Warriors and Warriorettes found things just as cold inside Campbell Brandon Gymnasium in Lebanon.

Lebanon: FFA Private Bank has initiated coverage on Solidere with a strong buy recommendation and a fair value estimate of $29 per share implying a 99% upside potential to January 28, 2009 closing of $14.54. [AMEInfo.com]

The music production company ?Solo? is preparing to release the latest album by Lebanese singer Nourhanne titled ?Habibi Ta?a? (My love come to me). The album features twelve songs of which Nourhanne had worked on with some of the brightest names in the music industry.

According to the London daily Elaph, music satellite channels have started airing a new video clip by the young Iraqi artist Shatha Hasoon. Her new song is called ?Mza?lni? (You Make Me Mad) and the video clip was directed by Toni Qahwaji. Filming took place recently in Tripoli, northern Beirut.

A decades-old dispute over the fate of four abducted Iranian diplomats was revived on Tuesday after Iran called for the formation of an Iranian-Lebanese committee to investigate their disappearance. Then-charges d'affaires Sayyid Mohsen Mousavvi, military attache Ahmad Motevaselian.

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There is renewed talk that a "centrist" or "national" bloc will emerge in the run-up to the parliamentary elections Lebanon hopes to hold in June, and the idea enjoys both considerable promise and well-placed support. Whatever one calls the cure, the current sickness of pronounced polarization is clearly not sustainable.

After the 2006 war in Lebanon and the ensuing political deadlock and escalation throughout 2007, FriEnt member organisations expressed the need for a more thorough understanding of the conflict and peacebuilding context and for reflection on options for peacebuilding by German development and peace organisations.

A ship carrying aid supplies and activists sailed on Monday night from northern Lebanese city of Tripoli to Gaza to challenge an Israeli blockade, Elnashra website reported Tuesday. Ship "Zapher" was supposed to set sail Monday noon, but was replaced by Ship "Taly" for technical reasons, the report said. The ship carrying 60 tons of medicine, food, toys and books would stop in Larnaca of Cyprus ...

BEIRUT (AFP)--Iran wants a joint Iranian-Lebanese committee to look into the case of four of its nationals kidnapped in 1982 in Lebanon by a Christian militia, Iran's ambassador to Beirut said Tuesday.

Rob Hodges probably wouldn't mind if he could make like Bill Murray and live Groundhog Day over and over again. Hodges and the Lebanon girls released a month's worth of frustration on Monday, Feb. 2 by pounding visiting Norwood, 58-23.

Rob Hodges probably wouldn't mind if he could make like Bill Murray and live Groundhog Day over and over again. Hodges and the Lebanon girls released a month's worth of frustration on Monday, Feb. 2 by pounding visiting Norwood, 58-23.

03 February 2009 MUSCAT -- Oman Air is the Official Carrier and Diamond sponsor for the second Omani-Lebanese Business Forum's conference to be held on February 4-5 in Beirut, under the auspices of Saad al Hariri, Head of the Future Parliament Bloc. The event is organised by Confex International in co-ordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Oman, Oman Chamber of Commerce and ...

A relief ship from Lebanon hopes that it will be allowed to bring medical supplies, food, clothing and toys to the people of Gaza.

BEIRUT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

An aid ship bound for Israeli-blockaded Gaza and loaded with medical supplies, food, clothing and toys left the port city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon early on Tuesday.

BEIRUT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

The famous Lebanese artist and co-host Razan Al Maghribi announced that she is the one who had entered the ?World Music Award? into the Arab world, because she worked as a program presenter and takes part in the judging committee in the ?World Music Award?.

The famous Lebanese artist Pascal Mishalani?s previous secretary revealed that Pascal had secretly married the Lebanese composer Melhim Bo Shadid.

Beirut/Cairo, Feb 2 : Hamas representatives Monday denied they had agreed to a one-year truce with Israel.

Mt. Lebanon, the No. 1 team in the Tribune-Review Class AAAA girls basketball rankings, became a 20-game winner Monday night in a win over Bethel Park.

Lebanese Druze majority leader Walid Joumblat said on Monday that Iran should follow up the case of its four missing diplomats in Lebanon through diplomatic channels, local Elnashra website quoted Joumblat as telling al-Anbaa weekly to be published on Tuesday. Responding to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's call on the Lebanese government to handle the issue of the missing Iranians, Joumblat ...

A narcotics unit of the judicial police raided the home of a notorious Lebanese drug lord in the Bekaa Valley on Monday, seizing a ton of hashish, the National News Agency reported. After obtaining a ruling from the Bekaa's chief prosecutor, the unit raided the home of Noah Zeitar in Kneisseh in Baalbek-Hermel.

Despite facing severe work restrictions, most Palestinian refugee households have at least one family member who is employed, constitute 10 per cent of all private consumption in Lebanon, and do not burden the Lebanese welfare system, a recent report has found. The Najdeh (Welfare) Association, a Palestinian nongovernmental organization (NGO).

Beirut frontman Zach Condon talks about the geographic and personal adventure that led to the indie band's two new EPs.

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Results for Lebanon's Byblos Bank for 2008:

BEIRUT, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Legislation could be introduced to to ensure banks focus on their deposits as a prerequisite for lending, HSBC Group Chief Executive Michael Geoghegan said on Monday.

RUMIEH, Lebanon (AFP) Yussef, a convicted killer serving a life sentence in the notorious Rumieh prison outside Beirut, is rehearsing behind bars for his role in the play "Twelve Angry Lebanese."

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Results for Lebanon's Byblos Bank for 2008:

Lebanese Sunni majority leader Saad Hariri said Monday that the parliamentary elections in June is to be held on schedule, local daily Al-Mustaqbal reported. "We will not allow the hindering of the upcoming elections," Hariri was quoted as saying in an interview to the daily. The ruling coalition will go to the elections as a "unified list," Hariri said. The ruling March 14 coalition and the ...

BEIRUT, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Legislation could be introduced to to ensure banks focus on their deposits as a prerequisite for lending, HSBC Group Chief Executive Michael Geoghegan said on Monday.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - To support his folk-tinged rock band's 2007 sophomore album, "The Flying Club Cup," Beirut frontman Zach Condon headed out on a world tour.

Beirut lies flattened beneath you, its streets and alleys incised out of old rubber; the city mapped in tyres and viewed from the dangerous skies. Nearby, a concrete tower block rises in three dimensions to head height, a perfect miniature of the artist's former home rendered in humble tile grout.

Yussef, a convicted killer serving a life sentence in the notorious Rumieh prison outside Beirut, is rehearsing behind bars for his role in the play "Twelve Angry Lebanese."

BEIRUT -- With Gazans trying to rebuild their shattered lives and the rest of the world fixated on the new American president, domestic Israeli politics have all but disappeared from the international radar.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's budget deficit in 2008 reached 29.35 percent of spending or LL4.404 trillion ($2.9 billion), up LL566 billion compared to 2007, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - To support his folk-tinged rock band's 2007 sophomore album, "The Flying Club Cup," Beirut frontman Zach Condon headed out on a world tour.

Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday during a trip to the Middle East that will also take in Lebanon and Abu Dhabi, his office said.

A new Palestinian militant group based in the volatile Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp could be planning to attack the Egyptian Embassy in Lebanon because Cairo refused to open its border with Gaza during Israel's recent military offensive against the enclave. Media reports, confirmed by a Lebanese security official.

It has finally happened. Lebanon's steep cellular rates are due to retreat in April of this year. The government, after long debates between the ministers, has officially agreed to reduce the cellular rates for prepaid and postpaid cellular cards in an attempt to ease the pressure on the Lebanese.

Lebanon's budget deficit in 2008 reached 29.35 percent of spending or LL4.404 trillion ($2.9 billion), up LL566 billion compared to 2007, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. In a statement, the ministry added that the ailing Electricite du Liban (EDL) continued to throttle the state's finances.

A suspicious blaze at Oaklands Community Centre around 4:30 a.m. destroyed one of its school buses, for the second time. "It looks like a bombed-out bus from Beirut. It's really sad," said Ludo Bertsch, who saw the fire.

EXETER and#8212; Charlie Clews gave the Winnacunnet High School hockey team a 1-0 lead with his first-period goal, but Lebanon scored two goals in the second period and one in the third for a 3-1 Division II victory Saturday inside The Rinks at Exeter. The...

Lebanon: Bank Audi has posted net profits of $238.5m for 2008. This represents a 19% rise compared to 2007. The bank's customer deposits rose nearly 21% to $17.3bn and total assets climbed 18% to $20.4bn, making it Lebanon's largest bank on both counts. [AMEInfo.com]

It seems that stability won?t find its way for the famous Lebanese music group the ?Four Cats,? as another member has decided to leave the group. In the beginning the famous Lebanese artist Nicole Saba and the other member of the group Maya Diab both have decided to leave the group.

31 January 2009 Beirut - Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad-Reza Sheibani called on Friday for expansion of cooperation with Lebanon.

Al-Aqsa TV run by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) will begin broadcasting from Beirut for one hour a day to develop its capabilities outside Gaza, local Naharnet website reported Saturday. Hamas- Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza was hit by Israeli troops during the 22-day Israeli war on Gaza, according to press reports that the building of the TV station has been completely ...