The story has a familiar ring: a Lebanese woman arrives in the United States on a student visa, obtains citizenship through a fake marriage, lands a security job with access to government secrets and ends up in court. In November, it was Nada Prouty, who worked for the FBI and CIA and illegally tapped into computer files detailing investigations into Hizbullah activities (her brother-in-law was ...

Morning Edition , February 1, 2008 Caramel opens with a shot of a flowing river of the syrupy liquid, but don't be fooled. In Beirut, caramel signifies more than sweetness; it's used as a depilatory in beauty salons, inflicting pain rather than causing pleasure.

Fifteen additional charges have been filed against a Mt. Lebanon dentist who was charged with sexual assaulting four female patients two weeks ago.

Last Sunday's violent clashes in southern Beirut, which killed nine people and wounded dozens more, have raised tensions and heightened fears in a country already gripped by political instability. It was not simply the events that took place last Sunday which have worried analysts, journalists and politicians but, also, the location.

Israel's commission of inquiry into the 2006 Lebanon war called on the army to limit the use of cluster bombs in an effort to keep down the number of civilian casualties.

A Lebanese soldier walks past a poster of Lebanese army chief and presidential candidate General Michel Sleiman in Beirut, December 2007. An Israeli report on the 2006 Lebanon war is a victory for both the Lebanese army and for Hezbollah, the Shiite movement whose cross-border raid sparked the conflict, Sleiman has said.

The Mt. Lebanon police department is investigating threats made by a student at Jefferson Middle School involving a possible list of students targeted for harm, but police said there is no imminent threat to any students at the school

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared to weather the latest challenge of his tumultuous term on Thursday after a key government report spared him from a major drubbing over the 2006 Lebanon war.

Clashes in Beirut in which at least seven died draw the army into Lebanon's crisis, Jim Muir reports.

NEW YORK, Jan 31 - Standard & Poor's cut its long-term sovereign foreign currency credit rating on Lebanon by one notch to "CCC+" from "B-", citing an increase in political instability and the likelihood it will be protracted.

Israeli soldiers cover their ears as a mobile artillery unit fires into south Lebanon at a military position located along the Israeli-Lebanese border in 2006. Israel's 2006 Lebanon war was a missed opportunity and a grave failure for the Jewish state, a key report said on Wednesday while sparing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from a major roasting.

BEIRUT (AFP)--An Israeli report on the 2006 Lebanon war is a victory for both the Lebanese army and for Hezbollah, the Shiite movement whose cross-border raid sparked the conflict, Lebanon's army chief said in comments published Thursday.

BEIRUT?"We Lebanese are excellent drivers," says our guide for the night, 21-year-old student Adonis. "If not, we'd be dead," adds her friend Diane, 20. "The only rule is not to hit the other cars."

For the past year and a half, Yehoshua Meshulami has been going over the details of how his son's tank unit was sent into a Lebanese village in the last two days of war in July 2006.

Bank of Beirut has announced that its 2007 profit rose 19% as customer deposits increased, reported Bloomberg. Net income increased to 66.5bn Lebanese pounds ($44.3m) from 55.8bn pounds the previous year. Customer deposits climbed 19.5% to 276.6bn pounds.

Beirut Metropolitan Area, Lebanon is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station.

A COMMISSION of inquiry into Israel's unsuccessful war in Lebanon in 2006 yesterday backed Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert's launch of a controversial last minute g

Arab League chief Amr Moussa warned Wednesday that should the Arab initiative fail to resolve the impasse in Lebanon, international powers could intervene. Moussa, who was in Kuwait for a meeting with senior officials, told reporters that any further delay in electing a new president will harm the country's stability.

An official investigation into the widely criticized Israeli war in Lebanon found "grave failings" by Israel's political and military leaders but concluded that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had acted in what he thought were Israel's best interests.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert looks certain to survive pressure to resign after a generally critical report on Wednesday endorsed key decisions he took during the 2006 war in Lebanon.

An Israeli government-appointed committee in Jerusalem said Wednesday last year's war with Lebanese Hezbollah fighters was necessary but wasn't a clear victory.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert won qualified but vital backing on Wednesday from an official report on his conduct of the Lebanon war that greatly eased pressure on him to resign over the conflict in 2006.

The head of the panel investigating Israel's 2006 Lebanon conflict said Wednesday that the war ended without victory

Israel's war on Lebanon in 2006 was a serious failure for the Jewish state, according to a long-awaited report on the conflict that is expected to pile the pressure on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to quit.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received the Winograd Commission of inquiry's final report on the 2006 Lebanon war on Wednesday, his office said.

The final report into Israel's 2006 war with Hezbollah in Lebanon concluded that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not fail in his handling of a key battle and that his decisions were reasonable, defense officials said Wednesday.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, already facing calls to resign, was steeling himself for the release on Wednesday of a report expected to issue a damning indictment of his role in the 2006 war in Lebanon.

JERUSALEM -- A report to be released Wednesday about his inconclusive 2006 war in Lebanon could determine whether Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert holds onto his job long enough to try to make peace with the Palestinians this year.

A report to be released Wednesday about his inconclusive 2006 war in Lebanon could determine whether Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert holds onto his job long enough to try to make peace with the Palestinians this year.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli report is expected to criticise Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government over the 2006 Lebanon war on Wednesday but his allies said he would not quit and ruled out a snap election.

Despite the growing tension in Lebanon, a ranking Lebanese official yesterday assured the safety of Filipinos working there and dismissed the need for their immediate evacuation.

The political future of Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert could be decided by the release of a report into the inconclusive 2006 war in Lebanon.

A report to be released Wednesday about his inconclusive 2006 war in Lebanon could determine whether Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert holds onto his job long enough to try to make peace with the Palestinians this year.

An Israeli report is expected to criticize Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government over the 2006 Lebanon war on Wednesday but his allies said he would not quit and ruled out a snap election.

Jerusalem- Israel was bracing itself Wednesday for the publication later in the day of a crucial report on the 2006 war in Lebanon which could decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his government. The 500-page Winograd Committee of Examin...

A First Friday Lebanon Art Walk will be held at four downtown venues from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Source: Reuters By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - An Israeli panel investigating the conduct of the 2006 war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon publishes a final report on Wednesday that could ...

An Israeli panel investigating the conduct of the 2006 war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon publishes a final report on Wednesday that could rock Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government.

UN peacekeepers rescued 14 Lebanese sailors caught in choppy seas on Tuesday as Lebanon was hit by torrential downpours, strong winds and snowstorms, officials said.

Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah group said on Tuesday the army had mishandled a protest that turned deadly and demanded that those responsible for the death of six opposition supporters be punished quickly.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seen here January 28, was bracing for the release of a key report into Israel's 2006 Lebanon war, expected to roast his conduct in the conflict and spark fresh calls for him to quit.

MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti) - The immediate election of a president in Lebanon in accordance with the Arab League plan will help the country overcome its ongoing political crisis, Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Lebanese diva Fairuz has taken to the stage to perform in the Syrian capital for the first time in more than 20 years to the rapt delight of her fans.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah group said on Tuesday the army had mishandled a protest that turned deadly and demanded that those responsible for the death of six opposition supporters be punished quickly.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert can expect a storm of criticism on Wednesday when an inquiry delivers its final report on the 2006 war in Lebanon.

The Waynesville High School ninth-grade boys? basketball team improved its record to 9-5 by stopping Lebanon 36-31 Thursday at WHS.

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert braced on Tuesday for the release of a key report into Israel's 2006 Lebanon war, expected to roast his conduct in the conflict and spark fresh calls for him to quit.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah group said on Tuesday the army had mishandled a protest that turned deadly and demanded that those responsible for the death of six opposition supporters be punished quickly.

Tue, Jan 29, 2008 (4:20 a.m.) Shiite Muslims began burying their dead on Monday, a day after seven protesters died in rioting and clashes in Beirut's southern suburbs that were reminiscent of Lebanon's 15-year civil war.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert braced on Tuesday for the release of a key report into Israel's 2006 Lebanon war, expected to roast his conduct in the conflict and spark fresh calls for him to quit.

ALAMINOS CITY??Another Pangasinense from this city was recently repatriated from Beirut, Lebanon with the help of Mayor Hernani Braganza. Cecilia Lagman of Barangay Victoria in this city has worked for two years in Beirut and was allegedly underpaid.

When is a civil war a civil war? A bomb a week? A street battle a month? For after yesterday's funerals in Beirut, this question is no longer academic. Eight Shia Lebanese Muslims were killed in just two hours in the Mar Mikael district of the city in a shootout involving unknown assailants in ? and this is the most sinister part of the carnage ? the very streets where the 15-year Lebanese ...

Cairo ? The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani stressed that Arab efforts were underway to solve the Lebanese crisis through the Arab League Secretary-General and ?the contacts we are maintaining with all parties in Lebanon to elect a president and agree on national unity government.?

The Lebanon City Council voted unanimously Monday to ratify a six-year contract with its professional firefighters. The contract will give members of Firefighters local 1952 a 19.4 percent raise between 2008 and 2013.

Lebanon's Hezbollah blamed the government for Sunday's unrest which left seven people killed and called on the Lebanese army to expose the "criminal side," local Naharnet news website reported on Monday. "At a time we hold the statu ...

One of the only certainties regarding Sunday night's bloodshed in Beirut's southern suburbs is that Lebanon is infected with a culture of impunity, the economic, political and social equivalent of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.When HIV causes a patient to develop what is known as "full-blown" AIDS.

Source: Reuters (Reduces death toll to six) By Tom Perry BEIRUT, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful faction, demanded on Monday to know who was behind shooting that killed six opposition ...

Email this article Printer friendly page ROGERSVILLE ? Although they recovered to outscore the Blue Jays in each of the final three quarters, a scoreless first quarter proved to be too much for the Lebanon boys? basketball team to overcome as the Yellowjackets fell to Marshfield 48-42 on Saturday at the Rogersville Tournament.

A top Shiite cleric warned Monday that violence in Beirut could spin out of control, a day after seven protesters died in rioting and clashes in the city's southern suburbs that were reminiscent of Lebanon's 15-year civil war.

Israel's political cauldron is heating up as the public here awaits the release of a blue-ribbon panel's report on the conduct of the second Lebanon War.

Damascus - Syria is working on improving ties with Saudi Arabia to help resolve the political crisis in Lebanon, a Syrian presidential advisor said Monday. Good relations between Damascus and Riyadh will have a positive effect on the current standoff...

Beirut - Thousands of supporters of the Lebanese Shiite movements Amal and Hezbollah gathered Monday to mourn six of their comrades who died during clashes with the Lebanese army over the weekend. Lebanese army soldiers were seen in a high state of a...

Lebanon is observing a day of mourning, after riots in a Hezbollah stronghold of Beirut left more than half a dozen people dead and dozens wounded, putting the country's embattled pro-Western government on the defensive, as Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut.

Beirut - The Lebanese army was on high alert in the capital Beirut on Monday a day after power cuts protests turned into clashes between opposition followers and the Lebanese army, leaving nine people dead and raising fears of an upcoming civil strif...

Deadly clashes erupted Sunday in Beirut, leaving at least seven people dead and escalating Lebanon's most serious political crisis since its civil war ended in 1990.

BEIRUT, Lebanon Shiite Muslims began burying their dead on Monday, a day after seven protesters died in rioting and clashes in Beirut's southern suburbs that were reminiscent of Lebanon's 15-year civil war.

Fire crews battled a house fire in Mt. Lebanon early Monday morning.

The death toll rose to seven in riots which broke out between the Lebanese army and the demonstrators in southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday.

Security has been stepped up in the Lebanon after eight opposition protesters were shot dead in a Shia suburb of the capital, Beirut.

Shiite Muslims began burying their dead on Monday, a day after seven protesters died in rioting and clashes in Beirut's southern suburbs that were reminiscent of Lebanon's 15-year civil war.

BEIRUT (AFP)--The Lebanese army was on high alert in the capital Beirut Monday following weekend riots that left at least seven people dead and stoked fears of civil unrest.

Associated Press - January 27, 2008 9:13 PM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Seven people are dead in Lebanon as protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops in Beirut's...

Lebanon was set to mark Monday a day of mourning for seven people killed the previous day when street protests over power cuts descended into violence in the mainly Shiite southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.

BEIRUT, Jan. 27 -- Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops Sunday in Beirut's worst riots in a year, leaving seven people dead, hospital and security officials said.

JERUSALEM (AFP)--Ehud Olmert's tumultuous premiership faces a new test this week with the release of the final report into Israel's 2006 war in Lebanon, which is expected to blast the conduct of the nation's military and political leaders.

Associated Press - January 27, 2008 9:13 PM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Seven people are dead in Lebanon as protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops in Beirut's...

Deadly clashes erupted Sunday in Beirut, leaving at least seven people dead and escalating Lebanon?s most serious political crisis since its civil war ended in 1990.

Russian leadership is to hold talks with a Lebanon's Druze leader this week in Moscow to discuss situation in the Arab nation that is now facing the most serious political deadlock. Talks between Russian officials, including Foreign ...

Arab foreign ministers on Sunday stressed their consensus on abiding by an Arab initiative and continuing efforts to implement the plan to resolve the current Lebanese political crisis. In a statement issued after an emergency meeti ...

Associated Press - January 27, 2008 9:13 PM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Seven people are dead in Lebanon as protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops in Beirut's...

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops Sunday in Beirut's worst riots in a year, leaving seven people dead, hospital and security officials said.

An emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers started here Sunday afternoon at the headquarters of the Cairo-based Arab League (AL) on the Lebanese political stalemate and the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory of Gaza Strip. ...

Seven people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence.

Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops Sunday in Beirut's worst riots in a year, leaving seven people dead, hospital and security officials said.

Deadly clashes erupted in Beirut on Sunday, leaving at least seven people dead and escalating Lebanon?s deepest political crisis since the end of its civil war in 1990.

Lebanon's opposition says troops have shot dead seven people during a demonstration against power cuts.

Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops Sunday and seven people were killed, hospital and security officials...

Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops Sunday in Beirut, and seven people were killed, hospital and security officials said.

It is very tempting to accuse the Western news media of having exacerbated Lebanon's current political crisis by presenting a warped image of it, one that that helps maintain the support of Western publics for the unhelpful roles played by Western governments, so I will do so.

Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst internal violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by political conflict.

CAIRO, January 27 -- An emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers started here Sunday afternoon at the headquarters of the Cairo-based Arab League (AL) on the Lebanese political stalemate and the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory of Gaza Strip.

FOUR Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut today during protests against power cuts, raising tensions in a country gripped by a political crisis.

Seven people were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst internal violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by a political crisis.

Beirut - The Lebanese army on Sunday said it would investigate the shooting during clashes between troops and members of the Shiite Amal movement that killed four protestors in Beirut. Dozens of followers of the movement blocked a main road linking B...

BEIRUT (AFP)--Three people were killed during violent protests in Beirut over power cuts Sunday, an official from the opposition party Amal told AFP.

Two people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence.

Four Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday during protests against power cuts, raising tensions in a country gripped by a political crisis.

At least two people were reported killed in Beirut on Sunday as gunmen opened fire on the army during protests over chronic power cuts in the mainly-Shiite southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Lebanese opposition group Amal called on its supporters to halt protests in Beirut on Sunday after activists blocked main roads in the city with burning tyres. "We ...

BEIRUT (AFP)--A member of the opposition Shiite Amal movement was killed by gunfire during a demonstration in Beirut Sunday over power cuts, a party official told AFP.

Source: Reuters (Adds quote, paragraph 4) BEIRUT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - An activist from the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Amal was killed in Beirut on Sunday when the army opened fire to break up a protest against ...

BEIRUT (AFP)--Gunmen opened fire on Lebanese troops Sunday as they tried to break up a demonstration in the capital Beirut over power cuts, a security official and witnesses told AFP.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert addresses the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Olmert steeled himself for the release of the final report into the 2006 Lebanon war amid renewed calls for him to quit over the conflict.

US President George W. Bush should go on trial for lying to the world about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the 2003 invasion, a leading Lebanese Shiite cleric said on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday steeled himself for the release of the final report into the 2006 Lebanon war amid renewed calls for him to quit over the conflict.

WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush yesterday condemned a car bombing in Beirut that killed a top intelligence officer and four others, saying it was part of an attack on the country?s institutions.

Members of the Arab League are meeting in Cairo to discuss the political crisis in Lebanon, as well as the numerous problems facing the Gaza Strip.

US President George W. Bush on Saturday condemned a car bombing in Beirut that killed a top intelligence officer and four others, saying it was part of an attack on the country's institutions.

BEIRUT: Standing on top of a badly damaged car a Lebanese woman was shouting, ?It is heart-breaking when the Lebanese disagree among themselves when assassinations like today?s take place.?

For the second year in a row, Lebanon has been labeled one of the most perilous places in the world for tourists and business travelers to visit, according to a list of the "world's most dangerous destinations," produced annually by Forbes.com. This year Lebanon was the eighth-most dangerous country out of 10 states on the Web-based magazine's list.

Eighteen months after the outbreak of Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, filmmakers from both countries have brought movies conveying frustration over the conflict to the Sundance Film Festival.

WASHINGTON (AFP)--The White House on Friday strongly condemned a car bomb attack in Lebanon that killed four people, including a senior Lebanese intelligence officer.

A powerful bomb killed a senior Lebanese intelligence official and at least four other people in an eastern suburb of Beirut on Friday.

A car bomb killed a police intelligence officer involved in the investigation of previous assassinations in Lebanon, in an attack that hit the heart of a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday.

Lebanon Mayor Bob Anspach and members of a newly elected city council backed away from a possible confrontation by agreeing to a proposed ordinance that would change when the council would review mayoral appointments.

Source: IRIN Lebanon's emergency and medical services are being stretched as they respond to the increasing incidents of political violence in the politically deadlocked country.

Fri, Jan 25, 2008 (4:11 a.m.) The beloved Lebanese singer Fairouz went to Damascus Thursday to perform for the first time in almost three decades, angering some of her country's top anti-Syrian politicians who accused her of entertaining tyrants.

A senior intelligence officer investigating killings largely blamed on Syria was slain with three other people in a car bombing in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday, officials said.

A car bomb killed a Lebanese police intelligence officer and three other people when it tore through morning traffic in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday, police said.

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP)--Some 500 people blocked the main highway leading from the northern city of Tripoli to Syria Friday following a bomb attack that killed a senior intelligence officer from the area, an AFP correspondent witnessed.

An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle today in northern Beirut, reportedly killing four Lebanese and injuring a local embassy employee just ahead of a farewell reception for the American ambassador, officials said.

A senior intelligence officer investigating killings largely blamed on Syria was slain with nine other people in a bombing in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday, army and security officials said.

An explosion apparently targeting a police official rocked a Christian neighborhood of Beirut on Friday, killing at least six people and setting several vehicles ablaze, local media reported.

At least one person was killed and several were wounded in an explosion in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday, witnesses said.

A powerful bomb targeting a security convoy killed at least 10 people and wounded many more in a Christian area of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday, local television reported.

An explosion rocked a Christian neighborhood in Beirut on Friday, security officials and local media reported.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A bomb exploded near an overpass on a busy road in a mainly Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday, killing at least three people, security sources said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon An explosion rocked a Christian neighborhood in Beirut on Friday, security officials and local media reported. There was no word on casualties.

An explosion in a Beirut suburb killed a Lebanese intelligence officer and his driver Friday, sources with the Lebanese Internal Security Forces told CNN.

At least three people are killed in a powerful explosion in a Christian suburb of Beirut, say reports from Lebanon.

As fellow Beirut hostages Tom Sutherland and Terry Anderson sat bound to a wall in near- total darkness year after endless year, they told stories to keep each other alive. Their captors could chain their bodies, but they could not chain their minds.

A Lebanese labourer holds a loaf of bread and shouts slogans during a labour strike protesting rising prices in Adloun, southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

BEIRUT: Fears are mounting that Lebanon?s prolonged political crisis could spill out on to the streets after a spate of demonstrations over government paralysis and the escalating cost of living.

Mt. Lebanon, the No. 1 team in the Tribune-Review Class AAAA rankings, rolled to its 20th victory in 21 games Thursday night, beating Baldwin, 73-52, in Section 4.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese troops opened fired Monday on Israeli warplanes flying reconnaissance missions over southern Lebanon. No hits were reported.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- The beloved Lebanese singer Fairouz went to Damascus Thursday to perform for the first time in almost three decades, angering some of her country's top anti-Syrian politicians who accused her of entertaining tyrants.

A Lebanese soldier removes a burning tyre during a workers' demonstration against the rising prices in Adloun. Hundreds of people staged angry protests across Lebanon on Thursday during a nationwide labour strike over rising prices, blocking roads and preventing travellers from reaching the airport.

The Lebanon City Council is expected to vote Monday to ratify a six year contract with its professional firefighters. The contract will give members of Firefighers local 1952 a 19.4 percent raise between 2008 and 2013.

Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, who met Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo to discuss developments in Lebanon ahead of Sunday's Arab foreign ministers' meeting, said the Arab initiative was a "serious" endeavor on the table to help the Lebanese resolve their problems.

It's the early days of the US-led war in Iraq and Karen Chekerdjian, a Beirut-born designer, has just relocated to Amman. She is an ardent fan of origami. When she married, not long ago, she sent out her wedding invitations folded in origami fashion. But now she is alone in the Jordanian capital and listening.

Association of Banks in Lebanon president Francois Bassil said Thursday that the country's banks want to see signs of political, security and economic improvement before making any commitment to further finance the public debt. "Banks deal with depositors' money and for this reason we want to see what direction the government.

The beloved Lebanese singer Fairouz went to Damascus Thursday to perform for the first time in almost three decades, angering some of her country's top anti-Syrian politicians who accused her of entertaining tyrants.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?The beloved Lebanese singer Fairouz went to Damascus Thursday to perform for the first time in almost three decades, angering some of her country's top anti-Syrian politicians who accused her of entertaining tyrants.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hundreds of people staged angry protests across Lebanon on Thursday during a nationwide labour strike over rising prices, blocking roads and preventing travellers from reaching the airport.

Lebanon was hit by a transport drivers' strike Thursday that led to the blockade of some roads across the country while traffic flowed normally on others, reflecting the deep political divisions in the country as well as the unions.

Lebanese army deployed heavily in streets of Beirut amid nationwide labour strike.

A Lebanese soldier removes a burning tyre during a workers' demonstration against the rising prices in Adloun. Fears are mounting that Lebanon's prolonged political crisis could spill out on to the streets after a spate of demonstrations over government paralysis and the escalating cost of living.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Fears are mounting that Lebanon's prolonged political crisis could spill out on to the streets after a spate of demonstrations over government paralysis and the escalating cost of living.

Cairo - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora Thursday defended an Arab League plan to end the crisis which has left Lebanon without a president since November. Speaking after talks in Cairo, Seniora said the Arab initiative represented a serious pla...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon braced for violence on Thursday as a nationwide labour strike to protest rising prices was underway, with roads in several areas closed and passengers prevented from reaching the airport.

Lebanon braced for violence on Thursday as a nationwide labour strike to protest rising prices was underway, with roads in several areas closed and passengers prevented from reaching the airport.

BEIRUT, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - Lebanon braced for violence on Thursday as a nationwide labour strike to protest rising prices was underway, with roads in several areas closed and passengers prevented from reaching the airport.

The Lebanese army and police have sent more troops on to the streets of the capital Beirut to prevent any rioting after unions called a strike over economic demands.

Lebanon: Leading mobile Telecommunication Company in Lebanon, mtc touch, recently appointed its Chief Commercial Officer Mr. Claude Bassil as General Manager for its operations in Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora had called for calm and urged the opposition to help contain the unrest after hundreds of angry demonstrators blocked traffic on Monday night in protest against power blackout, the English newspaper Dai ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for talks on his country's presidential crisis after the failure of an Arab League rescue plan.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the American University of Beirut is launching a new two-year graduate program in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), a statement issued by the university said Wednesday. The launch of the ICT program will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Monday in West Hall's Bathish Auditorium.

The Union for Lebanon on Wednesday denounced attacks against Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir urging all groups to show respect to the head of the Maronite Church. "The Maronite Church has always represented Christian as well as Lebanese unity and such image ought not to be mutilated," said.

BEIRUT, Jan 23 - The Lebanese government has postponed the auction of majority stakes in two state-owned mobile firms by three months from February, according to a cabinet statement obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.

Lab Combines Engineering Concepts and NI Technology for Hands-On Learning NEWS RELEASE - Nov. 16, 2007 - National Instruments and the American University of Beirut are working together to provide premium technology and products to engineering students at the university. Named after the virtual instrumentation approach to test and measurement pioneered by NI, the Virtual Instrumentation Center of ...

BEIRUT, Jan 23 - The Lebanese government has postponed the auction of majority stakes in two state-owned mobile firms by three months from February, according to a cabinet statement obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.

Syria has vital security issues with regard to Lebanon, and sees its lesser neighbour as an essential geo-political partner.

BEIRUT, Jan. 15 -- A bomb exploded Tuesday next to a U.S. Embassy sport-utility vehicle on a coastal road in Beirut, killing at least three motorists nearby but only lightly injuring two embassy workers, American and Lebanese officials said.

The Lebanese are struggling to elect a new president, and the position is empty and they have not been able to agree on a president. Instead of have an election for a president, and having the president elected by the public, in Lebanon, the president is elected by the parliament.

Lebanon's parliament speaker on Sunday postponed a session to elect a new president until February 11. Speaker Nabih Berri announced the date shortly after he met Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa.

DAMASCUS: Syria yesterday denied imposing tight procedures on food exports going through its borders from Lebanon, as alleged earlier by a Lebanese official - while continuing border delays were reported.

BAHRAIN played a solid 12-over 228 yesterday but watched helpless as Lebanon extended their lead to six strokes after the penultimate round of play in the 28th Pan-Arab Golf Championship, reports Patrick Salomon.

Crews in Lebanon, New Hampshirehave finally found the source of a water main break, but it is still not fixed.

As the country braces for the opposition's promised escalation on January 27 by taking to the streets in the event the Arab foreign ministers' meeting in Cairo fails to address the Lebanese political crisis effectively, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa has promised to return to Beirut before that date to continue.

The Maharat Foundation launched a two-day workshop Monday aimed at training journalists to be able to recognize violations against them The workshop entitled "The observatory of the freedom of expression in Lebanon" was held at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Beirut.

Mirroring most shares around the world, Beirut's stock index fell slightly during trading on Tuesday. However, the causes for the fall, the second in two days, may be quite different than those in New York, London, Paris and even the Gulf. Traders and investors all agree that politics is the number one factor behind.

LEBANON - UFC legend Royce Gracie will be the guest at the Mixed Martial Arts Fight Night, to be held at the Cowan Civic Center in Lebanon on Saturday, Jan. 26.

Lebanon police said they have arrested a suspect in a September robbery at a KFC restaurant on Cumberland Street. Rafael Morales, 19, of the Highland Glen apartments in North Cornwall Twp. was charged with robbery, conspiracy, and false reports to police.

Beirut - A new war of words has erupted in Lebanon over comments by Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah about the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in fighting in 2006. Politicians from the country's Western-backed ruling majority and its anti-S...

Four Lebanese were killed and more than a dozen were wounded in a car bombing that hit a U.S. Embassy convoy in Beirut today, according to U.S. officials and local news reports.

The Lebanon school board last night chose a 1984 Cedar Crest High School graduate to fill a vacancy on its nine-member board.

Lebanon's government has delayed the planned privatisation of the country's two GSM network operators until the beginning of May. The sale was due to have been carried out at the end of next month - and raise upwards of US$6 billion for the government.

Israeli soldiers return from south Lebanon after an operation on the Israel-Lebanon border, 2006. Fifty reservist commanders in the Israeli army called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to assume responsibility for the failures of the 2006 war on Lebanon's Hezbollah.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, and there were casualties, a senior Lebanese security official said.

Source: IRIN Deminers clearing Israeli-dropped cluster bombs in south Lebanon are turning up an average of 10 new sites per month, while Israel continues to ignore requests for data that would assist clearing the estimated one million unexploded bomblets, which continue to kill and maim civilians and decimate rural livelihoods. A single cluster bomb can disperse hundreds of bomblets.

Fifty reservist commanders in the Israeli army on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to assume responsibility for the failures of the 2006 war on Lebanon's Hezbollah.

With his team trailing Red Bud 53-51 Saturday in the championship game of the Sparta Mid-Winter Classic, Lebanon coach Chad Cruthis felt one timeout wouldn't be enough.

JERUSALEM (AFP)--Fifty reservist commanders in the Israeli army Tuesday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to assume responsibility for the failures of the 2006 war against Lebanon's Hezbollah.

EIN AL HELWEH, Lebanon: Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of refugee camps in Lebanon yesterday in protest at Israel?s siege of Gaza, some baying for revenge and setting Israeli and US flags ablaze.

(RTTNews) - Israel's Likud Chairman and former prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday said the government's policy of withdrawals from South Lebanon and Gaza in 2000 and 2005 "has failed the test of the end result" and called the withdrawals "bases for Iran."

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said Monday that a plan to divide Lebanon and deprive it of its constitutional, social and religious institutions has become "obvious.""But the age of Lebanon has exceeded 2,000 years and the age of the Maronite sect has also exceeded 1,500 years," Sfeir said.

A 25-year-old Lebanon man was arrested today on child pornography charges at the conclusion of a 15-month investigation by the state police Computer Crimes Unit.

Lebanese troops opened fire Monday on Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanon, the military said the second time they have done so since a U.N.-brokered cease-fire ended a 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in August 2006.

The government has postponed the auction of Lebanon's two cellular companies from February 22 to May 1 to await the creation of a national unity government, an official said on Monday. "The government decided to delay the auction for few months to determine if a broader cabinet will be formed," Ziad Hayek.

BEIRUT, Lebanon Lebanese troops opened fire Monday on Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanon, the military said - the second time they have done so since a U.N.-brokered cease-fire ended a 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in August 2006.

Residents of Lebanon are being asked not to use any water until further notice.

LEBANON, N.H. -- A water main break in Lebanon on Monday left many residents with no water, officials said. The water utility was trying to find the source of the break. Officials said water customers across the city may have no water, low water pressure or discolored water.

Beirut - The Lebanese army on Monday opened fire on Israeli jets as they flew over southern Lebanon, violating Lebanese airspace, police said. The army's anti-aircraft units fired at four Israeli jets overflying the south on two occasions between 9a...

BEIRUT, Jan 21 - Lebanese stocks slid on Monday, dragged lower by diminishing prospects for an imminent end to the country's political crisis, traders said.

Lebanese policemen stand guard near Beirut Justice Palace. A grenade blast set ablaze a car belonging to the wife of a top military prosecutor in Lebanon, but no-one was injured, a senior security official said.

St. John's Hospital ? Lebanon Heritage Foundation supporters Craig and Tracy Curry will announce the 2008 Fantasy Gala performer at a news conference at 2 p.m. today at the hospital. The fourth annual gala, scheduled April 25 at Lebanon's Kenneth E. Cowan Civic Center, is a fund raiser supporting expansion of facilities and services at the hospital. Nearly 1,000 people have attended the event in ...

BEIRUT, Jan 21 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

The Lebanese army on Monday opened fire on Israeli warplanes as they flew over the south of the country in violation of Lebanon's airspace, police said.

EIN AL-HELWEH, Lebanon (AFP)--Chanting "revenge, revenge," Palestinian refugees in Lebanon's largest refugee camp set fire to Israeli and U.S. flags on Monday in protest at Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Sunday called for more efforts and more negotiations for solving the Lebanese political crisis. "There are some outcome in my visits," but "more efforts and more negotiations" are needed, Moussa told reporters before leaving Beirut.

Beirut - Unidentified assailants tossed a grenade into a Sunni area in Beirut Monday that damaged a car belonging to the wife of the assistant military prosecutor, but caused no injuries, police said. Security officials said a car belonging to the wi...

A grenade blast set ablaze a car belonging to the wife of a top military prosecutor in Lebanon on Monday, but no-one was injured, a senior security official said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon A grenade explosion set ablaze a parked car belonging to the wife of Lebanon's assistant military prosecutor and damaged several other vehicles in Beirut early Monday but caused no injuries, police said.

AFP. BEIRUT. ? A parliament session due today to elect Lebanon?s president has been postponed to February 11, despite Arab mediation to break the deadlock, the parliament speaker?s office announced yesterday.

Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed from Monday to February 11, the parliament speaker said yesterday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.

A parliamentary session to elect a new president was delayed Sunday after talks between Syrian officials and Lebanon's feuding factions failed to break a presidential deadlock.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora (R) meets with Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa at the governmental palace in Beirut.

The Chinese men's national soccer team was held by Lebanon 0-0 at a warm-up here on Sunday. China called back four major players from Ratomir Dujkovic's Olympic side. Defenders Li Weifeng, Sun Xiang and midfielder Du Zhenyu came on ...

The presidential election in Lebanon has been hit by yet another delay - the 13th postponement since the start of the political crisis that has crippled Beirut.

A scheduled session of Parliament on Monday to elect a new president was postponed for the 13th time until noon on February 11, Speaker Nabih Berri said, promising to convene Parliament at an earlier date if accord is reached. The announcement came after Berri met with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa Sunday afternoon.

Hizbullah may be undermining the Lebanese state. It may even be working in the interests of Syria and Iran. However, among its defects, the most potentially damaging is that Hizbullah threatens the Lebanese Shiite community by seeking to impose its exclusivist version of Shiite history.

Tens of thousands of cheering supporters invoked God's protection for Israel's archfoe as Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made a rare public appearance on Saturday in Beirut's southern suburb. "God, protect Nasrallah," chanted men, women and children as the black-turbaned Hizbullah leader joined.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's presidential election was postponed from Monday to Feb. 11, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed from Monday to February 11, the parliament speaker said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.

Lebanon - President Lebanon's parliament speaker on Sunday postponed a session to elect a new president until February 11. Speaker Nabih Berri announced the date shortly after he met Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa.

The speaker of the Lebanese parliament postpones for the 13th time the election of a new president.

Lebanon's parliament has again delayed holding a session to elect a new president, postponing the vote for the 13th time. Speaker Nabih Berri announced Sunday the poll, originally scheduled for Monday, now will be held February 11.

Lebanon's parliament speaker on Sunday postponed a session to elect a new president until Feb. 11.

BEIRUT (AFP) - A parliament session due on Monday to elect Lebanon's president has been postponed to February 11, despite Arab mediation to break the deadlock, the parliament speaker's office announced on Sunday.

Beirut - Lebanon's Shiite House Speaker Nabih Berri Sunday announced a further postponement of a parliamentary session to elect a president for the country, setting February 11 as a new date. The 13th such postponement came shortly after Arab League ...

BEIRUT (AFP)--A parliament session due Monday to elect Lebanon's president has been postponed to Feb. 11, despite Arab mediation to break the deadlock, the parliament speaker's office announced Sunday.

Lebanon's presidential election was postponed from Monday to February 11, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.

TEL AVIV - Israeli ministers called Sunday for the assassination of Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla organization leader Hassan Nasrallah, a day after he claimed his group was holding body parts of Israel soldiers killed in the 2006 Lebanon war.

BEIRUT -- Hizballah's reclusive leader said Saturday that the militant group had the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon during the 2006 war, adding that the dead were left behind "in our villages and fields."

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah's reclusive leader claimed Saturday the militant group had the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon during the 2006 war, saying the dead were left behind "in our villages and fields."

NEFFSVILLE - Jake Walmer of Elco and Alex Luzon of Lebanon won titles at the Lancaster-Lebanon League wrestling meet at Manheim Twp. High School Saturday night.

Lebanon: The Worldwide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (WAAAUB) wrapped up its first international convention, which was held over the weekend of January 11. [AMEInfo.com]

UN naval forces deployed after the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah began joint exercises with the Lebanese military off the coast of south Lebanon on Saturday.

BEIRUT - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, making a rare public appearance, said on Saturday his guerrilla group possessed body parts of Israeli soldiers left on southern Lebanon's battlefields during the war in 2006.

DAMASCUS, Jan 19 (Reuters) The Arab League has made progress toward solving the political crisis in Lebanon, although it has yet to achieve a breakthrough, the league's Secretary General Amr Moussa said today.

Lebanon's parliament speaker says Arab plan bound to fail for not taking opposition into account.

The Arab League has made progress toward solving the political crisis in Lebanon, although it has yet to achieve a breakthrough, the league's Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Saturday.

Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, appeared in public for the first time in a year, warning Israel against attacking and accusing its military of lying to its people.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in a fiery speech on Saturday that his Lebanese Shiite militant group had the "heads" and "body parts" of soldiers that the Israeli army had abandoned.

Beirut - Lebanon's pro-Iranian Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah appeared in public Saturday for the first time in more than a year to vow that no surrenderist peace plan will be accepted for Lebanon, declaring the only way was resistance ....

Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah chief and one of Israel's most wanted men, appeared in public for the first time in more than a year to attend a Shiite religious event in the Lebanese capital on Saturday.

Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah chief and one of Israel's most wanted men, has appeared in public for the first time in more than a year at a Shiite religious event in the Lebanese capital.

DAMASCUS: Arab League chief Amr Moussa arrived in the Syrian capital from Beirut yesterday and reported progress in negotiations between the pro- and anti-Syrian factions over the deadlock to elect a new Lebanese president.

Lebanon maintained their hold on first place in the Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division Friday night with a 60-45 win at Fairborn.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks during a press conference, 02 January 2008. Germany confirmed Friday that the United States and Lebanon had complained about this week's visit of the Syrian foreign minister to Berlin but denied it had "rolled out the red carpet" for him.

Patrizia Sentinelli, Italy's deputy foreign minister responsible for the Cooperation for Development Unit, will pay a visit to Lebanon from January 20-22, a statement issued by the Italian Embassy in Beirut said Friday. Sentinelli is expected to hold institutional meetings on Monday, during which she will hold talks with representatives of Lebanese.

Germany confirmed Friday that the United States and Lebanon had complained about this week's visit of the Syrian foreign minister to Berlin but denied it had "rolled out the red carpet" for him.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus, 02 January 2008. Germany confirmed that the United States and Lebanon had complained about this week's visit of Muallem to Berlin but denied it had "rolled out the red carpet" for him.

Beirut _ The first attack on the United States in Beirut in two decades was a warning shot against its policy in Lebanon, where it backs anti-Syrian leaders against rivals supported by Damascus and Teheran.

Damascus - Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa arrived in Damascus Friday to meet with Syrian officials as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing Lebanese political crisis. Mussa was to hold discussions with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muall...

Arab League chief Amr Mussa headed to Damascus on Friday for talks with Syria's leadership on an Arab initiative to end the Lebanese presidential crisis.

There are no classes today at St. Bernard elementary school in Mt. Lebanon because of water line work

BERLIN (AFP)--Germany confirmed Friday that the U.S. and Lebanon had complained about this week's visit of the Syrian foreign minister to Berlin but denied it had "rolled out the red carpet" for him.

(RTTNews) - In a bid to end Lebanon's 15-month-old political crisis, leaders from Lebanon's ruling coalition and the opposition met for the first time in three months Thursday with the head of the Arab League acting as mediator.

Visiting Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa was trying to arrange a meeting between two rival Lebanese leaders, local An Nahar daily reported on Thursday. The main objective of Moussa's mission was an attempt to get Free Patri ...

Lebanon ranked 101st worldwide and 5th in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region on the 2008 Quality of Life Index produced by International Living magazine at the beginning of each year. The index, which was published by Audi Bank's Lebanon Weekly Monitor, said that the country's global standing.

An Arab mediator brokered a meeting between rival Lebanese leaders on Thursday but a political source said their dispute was unresolved and a breakthrough remained distant.

Rival Lebanese leaders made some progress on Thursday toward breaking a long-running deadlock over electing a new president, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa said.

Beirut - Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa said Thursday that his talks with Lebanese rival political leaders were continuing and that he remained optimistic regarding a solution to the country's ongoing political crisis. The doors are not clo...

The Mt. Lebanon school board was presented with a proposed 2008-09 preliminary budget on Monday that totals $73,563,244 and calls for a 1.19-mill tax hike. ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The U.S. Embassy yesterday told Americans to avoid popular public places, a day after the first attack in more than two decades targeting U.S. diplomats in Lebanon.

BEIRUT: While the US and some European countries face a severe credit crunch over the subprime mortgages crisis, the Lebanese market remains relatively strong thanks to the excessive liquidity among local banks, leading bankers said Wednesday.

BEIRUT: The US embassy in Lebanon restricted the movement of its staff yesterday a day after a car bomb targeting one of its vehicles killed three people and further rattled the troubled country.

DAMASCUS: Syria hit back at Saudi Arabia yesterday for criticising its role in Lebanon, saying it could not force its Lebanese allies to accept a solution to the political crisis there.

Allianz has announced that it will add its name to the name of its local partner in Lebanon, Societe Nationale dAssurances, which will come in line with both Allianzs major shareholding in Allianz SNA, as well as plans to expand in the Middle East.

While the US and some European countries face a severe credit crunch over the subprime mortgages crisis, the Lebanese market remains relatively strong thanks to the excessive liquidity among local banks, leading bankers said Wednesday. "Unlike the US, the Lebanese banks were not obliged to tap the markets.

Source: Reuters (refiles adding byline) (Adds Arab League mediation, Syrian comment) By Yara Bayoumy BEIRUT, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Lebanon has restricted its staff movements and urged Americans ...

The bomb that targeted a U.S. embassy vehicle in Beirut on Tuesday was the first attack on American interests there since the 1980s. The blast killed three people and wounded at least 16, and almost all of the casualties were Lebanese bystanders.

The U.S. Embassy on Wednesday told Americans to avoid popular public places, a day after the first attack in more than two decades targeting U.S. diplomats in Lebanon.

Beirut - Lebanese and US security officials met Wednesday with Lebanon's General Prosecutor Said Mirza, a day after a bomb blast ripped through a US embassy car killing three people and wounding 20 others, Lebanese judicial sources said. The meeting ...

WASHINGTON - Preliminary evidence suggests the U.S. embassy car hit by a bomb blast that killed at least three people in Beirut this week was targeted, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanese police said Wednesday that a car bomb packed with 44 pounds of TNT caused the explosion that hit a U.S. Embassy vehicle, killing three passersby and once again putting Americans in the country on alert for attacks.

WASHINGTON - Preliminary evidence suggests the U.S. embassy car hit by a bomb blast that killed at least three people in Beirut this week was targeted, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

After years of hard work, it's almost a done deal. "The potential is just fantastic," said Lebanon Mayor Ken Toombs. "We were very excited. We couldn't hardly believe this could happen," said City Manager John Hitt. A medical center is coming to town and is teaming up with Samaritan Health Services. "This will be in partnership with the Western Osteopathic School of Medicine from Pomona, ...

Egypt: Bush calls for Iran and Syria to stay out of Lebanon (AKI) - US President George W. Bush ended his Middle East visit on Wednesday calling for Syria and Iran to stop interfering in Lebanese politics.A day after a bomb attack targeted a US embassy vehicle killing four in Beirut, Bush stressed the need for democratic elections in Lebanon.At a media conference on the final leg of ...

Lebanon has been awarded a $140,000 Action Fund Loan by Missouri to create at least seven new jobs and generate $350,000 in capital investment, according to a news release from the Department of Economic Development. The loan will help Onshore Technology Services with the growth of its Lebanon facility. The loan through the Community Development Block Grant program is available to communities ...

Leave it to the Lancaster-Lebanon League, in all of its crossover wisdom, to give birth ? or rebirth ? to a Lebanon city basketball rivalry. But what the L-L giveth, the L-L taketh away.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon ramped up security in the capital on Wednesday as investigators probed a bombing in Beirut against a US embassy car that killed three people and further rattled the troubled country.

Iran - Lebanon - Arab League Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday said Tehran would welcome any agreement between the Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa and various Lebanese parties to resolve the country's political crisis.

Lebanon hoping to build on Zhuhai result

Lebanon: Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries BBAC announced the launch of its operations in the new branch located at Independence Avenue in Ashrafieh. [AMEInfo.com]

CORVALLIS -- A California university and a Corvallis-based hospital operator plan to place a medical school in the Mid-Valley city of Lebanon.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?The U.S. Embassy restricted the movement of its staff Wednesday and urged Americans to be vigilant a day after a bomb hit one of its vehicles in the first attack in more than two decades targeting American diplomats here.

BEIRUT, Lebanon The U.S. Embassy restricted the movement of its staff Wednesday and urged Americans to be vigilant a day after a bomb hit one of its vehicles in the first attack in more than two decades targeting American diplomats here.

Lebanon: Audi Saradar Private Bank sal was granted the 'Best Local Private Bank in Lebanon' Award for 2007 by the prestigious Euromoney magazine. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Lebanon - A bomb hidden along a Beirut highway hit a U.S. Embassy vehicle yesterday, killing at least three Lebanese bystanders in the first attack in years targeting American diplomatic interests in the country.

BKIRKI: Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir voiced regret Tuesday over the fact that some Lebanese were trying to adopt a foreign solution to draw Lebanon out of the ongoing crisis, calling on the country's officials to try to find a "local" one.

At least three Lebanese people have been killed and several injured by a car bomb that is believed to have been intended to hit a US embassy car in Beirut, the Lebanese capital.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - It's the first attack in years to target U.S. diplomatic interests in Lebanon. A bomb hidden on a north Beirut highway hit a U.S. Embassy vehicle today, killing at least three Lebanese bystanders. The car's Lebanese driver and an American at a nearby school were wounded.

There's only one medical school in Oregon, but that will soon change. And, the city of Lebanon will get a whole new look is the process.

RIYADH, 16 January 2008 ? The political turmoil in Lebanon has overshadowed the justice system there where a Saudi prisoner who rightfully deserves to be released is still lingering in jail waiting for his papers to be signed by the Lebanese president ? whose presidential chair is empty due to political struggle between rival parties.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - It's the first attack in years to target U.S. diplomatic interests in Lebanon. A bomb hidden on a north Beirut highway hit a U.S. Embassy vehicle today, killing at least three Lebanese bystanders. The car's Lebanese driver and an American at a nearby school were wounded.

A bomb hidden on a Beirut highway hit a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday, killing at least three Lebanese bystanders in the first attack in years targeting American diplomatic interests in the country.

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir voiced regret Tuesday over the fact that some Lebanese were trying to adopt a foreign solution to draw Lebanon out of the ongoing crisis, calling on the country's officials to try to find a "local" one. "We have to settle our discords by ourselves but if we cannot do so ...

An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, killing at least three Lebanese and injuring an American bystander...

Four Lebanese bystanders die in a bomb blast targeting an American embassy vehicle in Beirut, US officials say.

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A California university and a Corvallis-based hospital operator plan to place a medical school in the mid-Willamette Valley city of Lebanon.

BEIRUT - Officials say at least three Lebanese are dead after an a U.S. Embassy vehicle exploded in northern Beirut.

The U.S. State Department says a bomb blast that struck a U.S. Embassy vehicle in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, has killed four people. Lebanese security officials put the death toll lower, at three.

An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, killing at least three Lebanese and injuring an American bystander and a local embassy employee, U.S. and Lebanese officials said.

Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned Tuesday's bomb attack on a US embassy vehicle in Lebanon that left at least three dead. The attack showed once more that the domestic crisis in Lebanon needs to be resolved as quickl...

The U.S. State Department says a bomb blast that struck a U.S. Embassy vehicle in Lebanon's capital killed four people. Spokesman Sean McCormack says the blast damaged the vehicle, but that no American diplomats were in it at the time. He says the Lebanese driver was slightly injured.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A senior Lebanese security source said that no U.S. personnel were killed in a blast that hit a U.S. embassy car in Beirut on Tuesday. At least three people were killed ...

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that four Beirut residents were killed in a bomb blast in the Lebanese capital and that a local driver for the U.S. Embassy was ...

A senior Lebanese security source said there were no American personnel killed in a blast that hit a U.S. embassy in Beirut on Tuesday.

At least one person was reported killed and 10 others injured in a car blast on a seafront road in a northern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday.

A car bomb targeted a U.S. diplomatic vehicle in Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least three people, but the U.S. State Department said no Americans were hurt in the blast.

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle today in northern Beirut, killing four Lebanese and injuring a local embassy employee, an American official said.

John Oxenreiter, a 17-year-old senior at Mt. Lebanon Senior High School, outperformed 94 other local high school vocabulary scholars last night, winning the Pittsburgh-area competition in the National Vocabulary Championship.

At least three people were killed when an explosion hit a diplomatic car from the US embassy in Beirut, according to security sources.

A blast rang out across Beirut today, and a senior Lebanese security official says the explosion occurred just north of the city.

A loud explosion rocked a northern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday, causing several injuries, a senior security official told AFP.

An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, and there were casualties, a senior Lebanese security official said.

A blast rang out across Beirut on Tuesday, and a senior Lebanese security official said the explosion occurred just north of the city.

BEIRUT, Jan 15 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Lebanon: A cooperation agreement has been announced between Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group and Zogby International focusing on the development and implementation of highly developed studies and research in the Middle East/GCC countries in addition to Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: White Mountain Technologies will introduce Skoolee Tools e-learning support system to school administrators, IT managers, and teachers at Gulf Education Supplies Show, Stand #136. [AMEInfo.com]

SIDON: Lebanon's amputees will be provided with used but high-quality European prosthetics, allowing the wearer to carry on with day-to-day activities like running, sitting, swimming, and cycling, Bassam Singer, director of the Singer institution for artificial limbs in Sidon, told The Daily Star on Monday.

Meetings with Hezbollah and Lebanese officials together with a trip to southern Lebanon revealed much about the nature of the Party of God. The voyage started in Beirut.

LEBANON ? It was a cold night outside and inside Long Gymnasium on Monday, where many in the crowd wore coats. It was also a cold shooting night for Castlewood.

John Oxenreiter, a 17 year-old senior at Mt. Lebanon Senior High School in Mt. Lebanon, outperformed 94 other local high school vocabulary scholars tonight, winning the NVC Pittsburgh Citywide Championship. As the local champion, Oxenreiter earned $5,000 toward a "529" higher education savings plan and qualifies to compete in the "National Vocabulary Championship" Finals in Los Angeles on March ...

Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir has expressed concerns that Lebanon might be slipping into a "war starts with words," The Daily Star reported on Monday. "It has been said that a war starts with words," Sfeir was q ...

Pop group Take That's comeback hit another high note on Tuesday as they jointly led the nominations for the Brit Awards, the annual British music prizes organised by the British Phonographic Industry.

Lebanon's amputees will be provided with used but high-quality European prosthetics, allowing the wearer to carry on with day-to-day activities like running, sitting, swimming, and cycling, Bassam Singer, director of the Singer institution for artificial limbs in Sidon, told The Daily Star on Monday.

The Brits went pop on Monday with Lebanese singer Mika, boy band Take That and reality TV star Leona Lewis taking the lead when nominations were announced for an industry struggling to adapt to the digital age.

The tug-of-war between flour mills and bakeries took a new twist on Monday when angry rioters blocked a road near the Kuwaiti Embassy in Beirut for several hours to protest an acute shortage of flour in the southern suburbs. The army and Internal Security Forces eventually removed the burning tires and rounded up some of the rioters.

Pop music is back in fashion, if the Brit award judges are to be believed. Find out who the leading contenders are and listen to clips.

Onshore Technology Services Inc. in Lebanon is creating at least seven jobs and investing $350,000 in new capital under the state's community development block grant program, the Missouri Department of Economic Development announced this morning.

Dave Roberts LEBANON - When the Waynesville and Lebanon high school boys? basketball teams get together no lead is safe.

RIYADH (AFP)--Saudi Arabia urged Syria Monday to use its influence on the Lebanese opposition to persuade it to accept an Arab League plan aimed at ending the political impasse in Lebanon.

For a player who spent an entire year away from basketball, Northern Lebanon's Nichole Heister has looked anything but rusty this season. The Vikings' junior sharpshooter, who did not come out for the team last season, after spending her freshman year playing for the JV team, has made a...

BEIRUT, Jan 14 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire in Lebanon on Sunday evening.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given the "Community Partner of the Year Award" to PPL Renewable Energy and the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority for their joint efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of renewable energy

JERUSALEM, Jan. 8 -- Two Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon struck a small town in northern Israel early Tuesday, causing no injuries, Israeli police and army officials said. It was the first such attack on that region in six months.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has warned that Lebanon would be lost and the Arabs would "wash their hands" of the whole country if the Arab League initiative to end the longstanding political crisis in the country is not implemented and Lebanese Armed Forces commander General Michel Suleiman is not elected president.

Syria said on Sunday that it was waiting for the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to resume his efforts on pushing forward an Arab initiative aimed at ending the ongoing presidential crisis in Lebanon. "The Arab plan is clea ...

Israel once again violated Lebanon's sovereignty over the weekend when an Israeli drone entered Lebanese airspace at 21:30 Saturday, flying over the sea off the coast of Beirut. The aircraft left Lebanese airspace at 22:55 from South Lebanon, the Lebanese Armed Forces said in a statement.

The newly established Worldwide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (WAAAUB) held its first international convention over the weekend, pledging commitment to Lebanon and the university and vowing to enhance ties among alumni.

How bad has the situation in Lebanon become? So bad that an Arab world intimately familiar with (and infinitely, fatalistically tolerant of) all manner of political dysfunction looks to be on the verge of giving up on this country. Amr Moussa, secretary general of an Arab League known for nothing so much as the fractiousness and ineffectuality of its members.

Arab League chief Amr Mussa, seen here in 2007. Syria has backed Mussa's efforts to persuade warring Lebanese political factions to agree a compromise plan allowing the election of a new president in Beirut.

For more than 20 years, Arturo Prez-Reverte made his livelihood in war zones. Working first as a correspondent for the Spanish daily Pueblo , and later as a reporter for Televisin Espaola, he filed stories from Cyprus, the Falklands, Beirut, El Salvador, Sarajevo ? and Eritrea, where for a period of months he was listed as missing and believed killed.

A newly translated novel by the chronicler of Palestinian life gives us glimpses into war-torn Beirut. FEW cities have withstood the kind of violence and carnage that Beirut has.

BEIRUT: Arab League chief Amr Moussa said yesterday he will make another bid next week to convince rival parties in Lebanon to agree on a compromise that would allow the election of a new president.

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa left Beirut Saturday ending four days of talks with Lebanon' s various leaders that failed to put into effect an Arab initiative aimed at ending the ongoing presidential crisis, local Naharnet news w ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora(R) meets with Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa in the governmental palace in Beirut, 10 January 2008. Mussa said on Saturday he will make another bid next week to convince rival parties in Lebanon to agree on a compromise that would allow the election of a new president.

BEIRUT, Lebanon The head of the Arab League said Saturday that he was leaving Lebanon after failing to get the country's feuding politicians to agree on a plan to elect a new president and end the deepening political crisis.

The head of the Arab League Saturday urged Lebanese opposition parties to band together for the good of their country. Arab League Secretary Gen. Amr Moussa said all Lebanese factions must cooperate to save Lebanon from its current political crisis, KUNA ...

The head of the Arab League Saturday urged Lebanese opposition parties to band together for the good of their country.

Arab League chief Amr Mussa, seen here in 2007, will make another bid next week to convince rival parties in Lebanon to agree on a compromise that would enable the election of a new president.

BEIRUT, Jan 12 (KUNA) -- Lebanon will receive 150 million euros from France soon in line with Paris' pledge to assist the country during the "Paris-three" conference that was hosted by the French capital on January 25 of last year.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Arab League chief Amr Mussa will make another bid next week to convince rival parties in Lebanon to agree on a compromise that would enable the election of a new president, a member of his delegation said on Saturday.

Arab League chief Amr Mussa will make another bid next week to convince rival parties in Lebanon to agree on a compromise that would enable the election of a new president, a member of his delegation said on Saturday.

BEIRUT: The Council of Lebanese Physicians urged the government on Friday to announce "a state of medical alert" to fight a potential outbreak of avian flu in the country.

Tyler Cutter scored 25 points to pace Siegel's boys to a 74-67 basketball win on the road Friday night at Lebanon. Kerry Hammonds added 19 points and Marc Gooch chipped in with 14 for the Stars (15-7, 4-2 District 7-AAA).

LEBANON ? Funds have already started to trickle in for a group heading an effort to get a skatepark built in Lebanon.

LEBANON ? The Lebanon High School junior placed the plastic tube in his mouth and blew. ?Fourteen,? said nurse Leslie Shortridge, glancing at the monitor on the tube. ?That would tell me you are a pretty regular smoker.?

BEIRUT: In 2007, Lebanese Habib Haddad and Lebanese-American Imad Jureidini founded Language Analytics LLC, an Internet start-up company based in Boston, Massachusetts.

A fire in Lebanon City Friday night left 12 people temporality homeless, emergency workers reported. The fire was reported about 6:45 p.m. in the 300 block of North Ninth Street. The fire damage at least one home, emergency workers reported. No injuries were reported.

(RTTNews) - Lebanese parliament speaker's office announced on Friday that a parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president was postponed for the twelfth time to January 21. Earlier, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa held talks with Lebanese leaders, including Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in an effort to promote consensus on an Arab initiative aimed at ending the ongoing crisis.

In 2007, Lebanese Habib Haddad and Lebanese-American Imad Jureidini founded Language Analytics LLC, an Internet start-up company based in Boston, Massachusetts. The introduction of a new Internet start-up may be old news, but what is not is their unique, first-of-a-kind YAMLI Internet search engine, designed specifically for Arabic speakers.

A 12TH parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president was postponed to January 21 despite intense international efforts to get rival parties to agree on a compromise deal by the Arab League.

A Lebanese soldier walks past a poster of army chief and presidential candidate general Michel Sleiman in Beirut, 2007. A 12th parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president was postponed to January 21 despite intense international efforts for rival parties to agree on an Arab League compromise.

A 12th parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president was postponed on Friday to January 21 despite international efforts for rival parties to agree on an Arab League compromise.

A woman in Mount Lebanon suffered a broken arm and leg pain after being struck by a vehicle on Washington Road.

BEIRUT (AFP) - A 12th parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president was postponed on Friday to January 21 despite intense international efforts for rival parties to agree on an Arab League compromise.

A woman in Mount Lebanon suffered a broken arm and leg pain Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Washington Road.

Beirut - Lebanese troops on Friday detained a suspected militant and a member of an Islamist group called Fatah al-Islam which waged a 15-week a battle against the Lebanese army last year in northern Lebanon, a military official said. Othman Turkmani...

A 12TH parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president was postponed to January 21 despite intense international efforts to get rival parties to agree on a compromise deal by the Arab League.

A 63-year-old woman is recovering after being hit by a car Friday morning in Mt. Lebanon.

Lebanon on Friday postponed its presidential election to Jan. 21 from Saturday, the 12th such delay, despite efforts by the Arab League to get rival Lebanese leaders to agree an Arab plan to end the country's crisis.

LEBANON, N.H. -- On Friday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m., dance illusionists Momix bring their spectacular blend of physical theater, circus, athleticism and humor to Lebanon Opera House in "The Best of Momix." Showcasing the very best pieces from their celebrated repertoire, Momix revisits perennial favorites- "Baseball," "Opus Cactus," "Passion" and "Lunar Sea" -- illustrating what sets them apart as ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon?s presidential election is set for a 12th delay despite efforts by the Arab League chief to get rival Lebanese leaders to agree an Arab plan to end the country?s crisis, a senior political source said on Friday.

A 12th parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president appears doomed to more delay with rival politicians unable to strike a deal despite Arab League efforts to push through a compromise, officials said on Friday.

A 12th parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president appears doomed to more delay with rival politicians unable to strike a deal despite Arab League efforts to push through a compromise, officials said on Friday.

BEIRUT: Thursday's arrest of a Fatah al-Islam official, along with the recording issued this week by fugitive Fatah al-Islam leader Shaker al-Abssi and the bomb attack on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), demonstrate that Islamic extremists still pose a serious threat to Lebanon's security, a number of analysts told The Daily Star on Thursday.

The Giuliani campaign has officially announced the formation of the Catastrophe Advisory Committee . But is definitely not banking on Michigan . Which, if you didn't know before, is the ? Beirut of Republican politics ,? and here's an example of why. California Congressman George Miller, a close ally of Nancy Pelosi, is endorsing Obama . As does South Dakota Senator Tim ...

UNITED NATIONS -- When former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri was assassinated nearly three years ago, the United States and France prodded the U.N. Security Council into ordering a U.N. inquiry into the killing within 24 hours.

Two Lebanese men allegedly behind a botched plot to bomb German trains intended to cause a "bloodbath," a federal policeman told a court here Thursday citing a convicted accomplice. "They wanted to kill people - as many as possible," Ulrich Schonart told the court, quoting an account Jihad Hamad.

Arab League chief Amr Moussa said Thursday that while the situation was "delicate," resolving the Lebanese political logjam "does not require miracles," stressing the urgency of electing a president. He said the convening of Saturday's parliamentary session to elect a new head of state depends on the success of his mediation efforts.

Autumn at Lebanon's Massaya winery brought the usual challenges - millions of grapes to harvest, a batch of Cinsault that matured early. But, fortunately, no bombings. "Last year, we couldn't work from our main building at harvesttime," says Ramzi Ghosn,...

Arab League chief Amr Mussa (R) and Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Sallukh speak to the media after the meeting in Beirut, January 9. Mussa has signalled a growing impatience with Lebanon's political leaders, the second day of a visit aimed at selling an Arab solution to its months-old political crisis.

LEBANON - High school head football coach Rob Allen will serve as athletic director at Lebanon High School through the end of the school year. The Lebanon School Board voted unanimously Monday to have Allen serve in the interim position.

TYRE, Lebanon (AFP)--The U.N. force in southern Lebanon vowed on Thursday to pursue its peacekeeping mission despite a bomb attack that wounded two soldiers earlier this week.

An extremely young Lebanon High girls? basketball team relies heavily on Missy Sattazahn for guidance, leadership and the wisdom that comes from being its most experienced player.

The Lebanon Community School District Board on Monday rejected a proposal by People Involved in Education's (PIE) board that the two boards negotiate directly over a new contract for Sand Ridge Charter School.

The United Nations force in southern Lebanon vowed on Thursday to pursue its peacekeeping mission despite a bomb attack that wounded two soldiers earlier this week.

Sahara?s owner Amad Elbast doesn?t buy the spices for his restaurant locally ? not by a long shot. He has his parents bring or mail them back from Beirut when they travel between his native Lebanon and the United States.

A top member of an extremist Islamic group that waged a 15-week battle against the Lebanese army last year was arrested Thursday in the northern city of Tripoli, a military official told AFP.

There really isn't a storm cloud following Lebanon girls basketball coach Jeff Bergman ? it just feels that way. The Warriors are still searching for their first win of the season after losses to Springboro and Miamisburg last week.

Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Thursday he was hopeful he could clinch a deal between rival Lebanese leaders to end a political crisis which has left the country with no president since November.

HONAKER, Va. ? The Honaker Tigers three-game winning streak came to an end with a 56-51 loss to Lebanon at A. P. Baldwin Gymnasium on Wednesday. Lebanon jumped out to a 17-13 lead after a quarter of play and kept the four-point lead through halftime.

Beirut, Jan 10 (DPA) Arab League chief Amr Mussa said a solution to Lebanon's ongoing presidential crisis could be reached 'in a couple of days' and described his initial talks in the country as 'encouraging'.

BEIRUT: Arab League chief Amr Moussa began the difficult task yesterday of getting rival Lebanese leaders to agree details of an Arab plan to end Lebanon?s presidential crisis.

(RTTNews) - Arab League Secretary-General, Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Lebanon is in danger but there is still hope for the country after the ruling and opposition parties failed to reach a consensus on electing the country's new president.

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa will arrive in Beirut Wednesday to try to push Lebanon's rival political leaders to accept the Arab foreign ministers' plan aimed at ending the country's constitutional crisis. Upon his ...

LEBANON--About 40 students who had attended classes at the water-damaged Intermediate Unit 13 building will be back in school Thursday, in a new location.

Part of Washington Road in Mt. Lebanon is closed so firefighters can battle a fire at Molly Branigan's bar. There are multiple fire engines at the scene right now. SLIDESHOW: Chopper 11 Photos Click here to check live traffic conditions online.

A fire in Mount Lebanon has shut down a busy road.  Police tell KDKA Washington Road is closed in both directions as firefighters battle a blaze at Molly Brannigans.

Washington Road in Mount Lebanon is closed after firefighters were called to Molly Brannigans restaurant.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Arab League chief Amr Mussa arrived in Beirut on Wednesday in a bid to persuade rival political leaders to endorse a joint Arab proposal to end Lebanon's long-running presidential crisis.

The Arab League secretary-general has begun the difficult task of getting rival Lebanese leaders to agree details of an Arab plan to end Lebanon 's presidential crisis.

Beirut - Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Wednesday expressed hope for reaching a solution to Lebanon's political and presidential crisis. The Arab initiative does not need explanation. It is possible that we might reach a solution within two days, h...

The Lebanon Symphony Orchestra & Chorus is accepting applications for its board and committees.

Arab League chief Amr Moussa began the difficult task on Wednesday of getting rival Lebanese leaders to agree details of an Arab plan to end Lebanon's presidential crisis.

Beirut - Arab League chief Amr Mussa arrived in Beirut Wednesday to provide guarantees regarding a proposed Arab plan to assist rival Lebanese factions in resolving the country's political crisis. I hope we will achieve progress, Mussa said upon ar...

AMMAN, Jan 9 - BLOM bank , one of Lebanon's top two banks, said on Wednesday it extended a $101 million loan to Jordan's Abdali Investment and Development firm to finance a major property project in the capital's downtown area.

Beirut - Arab League chief Amr Mussa, due to arrive in Beirut later Wednesday, will be focusing on a delicate mission to provide guarantees regarding a proposed Arab plan to assist rival Lebanese factions in resolving the country's political crisis...

DUBAI, Jan 9 - Abu Dhabi-listed Bank of Sharjah said on Wednesday its Lebanese unit Banque de la Beqaa is considering buying the assets of the Lebanese subsidiary of BNP Paribas , France's biggest listed bank.

Lebanese Premier Fouad Seniora denounced a roadside bomb attack on UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon Tuesday, local Naharnet news website reported. Seniora, on a visit to the United Arab Emirates, called UN Secretary General Ban ki-Mo ...

Two rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel before dawn Tuesday, the military said, causing no injuries but expanding the violence that has erupted on Israel's borders ahead of U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to the region.

A Lebanese shepherd walks near the Israel/Lebanon border, 2006. Lebanon is to complain to the UN Security Council, accusing Israel of kidnapping a shepherd from inside Lebanese territory, the prime minister's office has said.

Two Irish military officers serving with the UN contingent in Lebanon were wounded in a roadside bombing Tuesday targeting their vehicle, UN and security officials told AFP.

Beirut - The Lebanese army denied as false Israeli reports that two rockets were fired early Tuesday from Lebanon into northern Israel. The reports are false, there were no rockets fired from Lebanon today, a Lebanese army spokesman said, adding th...

Lebanese security officials say a roadside bomb has exploded near a United Nations patrol south of Beirut, slightly wounding two foreign peacekeeping soldiers.

JERUSALEM Two Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon landed in northern Israel early Tuesday, causing some property damage but no injuries, Israeli military officials said.

BEIRUT (AFP)--The Lebanese army has denied Israeli reports that two rockets were fired early Tuesday from Lebanon into northern Israel.

BEIRUT, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - Arab League chief Amr Moussa arrives in Beirut on Wednesday on a delicate mission to try to push Lebanon's rival political leaders to accept a plan aimed at ending the country's constitutional crisis.

RMAILEH, Lebanon (AFP)--Two soldiers serving with the U.N. contingent in Lebanon were injured Tuesday after a roadside blast that targeted their convoy south of Beirut, a senior security source told AFP.

A blast hits a UN patrol south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, wounding at least two people, officials say.

BEIRUT (AP)--A roadside bomb exploded Tuesday near a U.N. patrol south of Beirut, lightly wounding two peacekeepers, U.N. and Lebanese officials said.

RMAILEH, Lebanon (AFP)--A powerful blast hit a U.N. vehicle south of Beirut Tuesday, an AFP corespondent at the scene said. Witnesses said two passengers inside the vehicle were wounded and evacuated from the scene after the blast on the highway linking the town of Rmaileh with Sidon further south.

Two soldiers serving with the UN contingent in Lebanon were injured on Tuesday in a roadside blast that targeted their convoy in the south of the country, a senior security official told AFP.

Three U.N. peacekeeping soldiers were wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in south Lebanon on Tuesday, security sources said.

Two rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel overnight, the military said Tuesday, expanding the violence that has erupted on Israel's other borders ahead of President Bush's visit to the region.

Tel Aviv/Beirut - Suspected guerillas fired two 122- millimetre, Russian-made Katyusha rockets into northern Israel overnight, in the first such attack in many months, Israeli police said Tuesday. The rockets left a mark on the ground, but caused no ...

Two rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Tuesday, causing damage but no casualties, Israeli police and military officials said.

Two rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel overnight, the military said Tuesday, expanding the violence that has erupted on Israel's other borders ahead of President Bush's visit to the region. No injuries were reported.

A rocket fired from Lebanon has struck northern Israel, police have said. No injuries were reported. It was the second rocket attack on Israel from Lebanon since the summer 2006 war with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.

Two Katyusha rockets were fired into northern Israel from Lebanon on Monday night, an Israeli police spokesman said.

JERUSALEM - A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel overnight, police said Tuesday. No injuries were reported. It was the second rocket attack on Israel from Lebanon since the summer 2006 war with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.

A ROCKET was fired into northern Israel across the border from Lebanon overnight, police said today, in the first such incident since June 2007.

Amr Moussa, secretary-general of the Arab League, is expected in Beirut this week, the latest high-profile visit here in a string of efforts to solve Lebanon's six-week presidential deadlock.

Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 has closed its Lebanon headquarters as a result of weekend flooding caused by a burst water pipe.The IU has canceled all classes held in the building, which serves about 150 students enrolled in programs from prekindergarten to adult education....

PARIS : France yesterday threw its weight behind a three-point plan agreed by Arab League ministers at the weekend to hold a presidential election in Lebanon and end a months-long political crisis.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Former DePaul University political science professor Norman Finkelstein was in Lebanon on Monday where he met with a senior official from the militant Hezbollah group.

BEIRUT, Jan 7 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

The leader of the Fatah al-Islam group threatened attacks against the Lebanese army after it crushed its militants in battles at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon last year.

A Mt. Lebanon teenager accused of attacking and beating his ex-girlfriend before jumping in front of a T car can be released on house arrest with electronic monitoring if he gets out of the hospital, a judge ruled today.

The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) formally received full accreditation by the Joint Commission International (JCI) on January 2, 2008, a statement issued by AUB's media office said on Monday. AUBMC has a long tradition with The Joint Commission.

The Daily Star on Monday.

Source: Reuters DUBAI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The leader of the Fatah al-Islam militant group threatened attacks against the Lebanese army after it crushed its militants in battles at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon ...

Only minutes into their first meeting two new members of the Lebanon City Council led the charge toward overturning Lebanon Mayor Bob Anspach's appointment of George Christianson to the City of Lebanon Authority board.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday implored Lebanese leaders to transcend their sectarian interests and end a protracted impasse over the planned election of a new president.

New York - The United Nations and Lebanon have made progress in establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. Ban sai...

Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora condemned on Monday the seizure by Israeli troops of a shepherd near the border, calling it an act of "aggression" against his country.

PARIS (AFP)--France Monday threw its weight behind a three-point plan agreed by Arab League ministers at the weekend to hold a presidential election in Lebanon and end a months-long political crisis.

BEIRUT, Jan 7 - Lebanon's BLOM stock index closed up 6.0 percent on Monday led by market heavyweight real estate firm Solidere on hopes an Arab plan would end the country's political crisis.

Mussa to present to Lebanese parties plan adopted by Arab FMs calling for election of Sleiman as president.

CAIRO, Jan 6: Arab League chief Amr Mussa said on Sunday he will head to crisis-wracked Lebanon to discuss a plan adopted by Arab foreign ministers calling for the election of presidential candidate Michel Sleiman.

Lebanese ruling majority and opposition made statements here on Sunday to express their welcome over the resolution to end Lebanese crisis reached at the meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers Council. According to reports, Arab foreign ...

A visiting Iranian senior official said here on Sunday that his country makes all efforts to help the Lebanese groups reach a consensus. Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Lar ...

Egypt on Sunday hailed an Arab foreign ministers agreement on a solution to the Lebanese crisis, Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said in a statement. In the press statement received by Xinhua, Abul Gheit noted that the Arab foreig ...

Arab governments have approved an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon and diplomatic sources said it had support from both Syria on one side and the Lebanese parliamentary majority on the other.

Arab League foreign ministers have backed the head of Lebanon's army as the next president of the politically divided country.

The secretary general of the Arab League says he is heading for Beirut this week for talks on a new plan to end the Lebanese political crisis. VOA Middle East Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from Cairo.

A Lebanese soldier walks past a poster of Lebanese army chief and presidential candidate General Michel Sleiman in Beirut in December 2007. Arab League chief Amr Mussa has said he will head to crisis-wracked Lebanon to discuss a plan adopted by Arab foreign ministers calling for the election of presidential candidate Sleiman.

Iran - Syria - Lebanon Iran's Supreme Leader's representative in the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani conferred on Sunday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on ways of assisting Lebanese political parties to achieve a durable settlement of the political crisis through national resolve.

Cairo/Beirut - Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa said Sunday he will visit Beirut next Wednesday to discuss an Arab- sponsored plan to end Lebanon's worst political crisis since its 1975-1990 civil war. I will discuss with the Lebanese leaders...

Arab governments approved on Sunday an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon and diplomatic sources said it had support from both Syria on one side and the Lebanese parliamentary majority on the other.

Arab League chief Amr Mussa said on Sunday he will head to crisis-wracked Lebanon to discuss a plan adopted by Arab foreign ministers calling for the election of presidential candidate Michel Sleiman.

Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader and Syria support an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon, which has not had a president since November 23, diplomatic and political sources said on Sunday.

Arab foreign ministers, including Syria, have agreed to back General Michel Suleiman, the head of Lebanon's army, as the country's next president.

Syria and Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader support an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon, which has not had a president since November 23, diplomatic and political sources said on Sunday.

Benazir Bhutto's assassination has forced the U.S. and others to set aside their suspicions and reassess the former prime minister of Pakistan LAHORE, Pakistan ? A verse from the Quran and a carpet with the 99 names of God hang on the walls of Nawaz Sharif's receiving room, near photographs of Sharif with slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and Saudi King Abdullah.

Lebanon: Lebanon's ministry of agriculture has called on farmers to remain vigilant after a case of H5N1 strain of bird flu that is dangerous to humans was detected in neighbouring Israel, reported AFP. The ministry has mobilised teams close to the country's southern border to monitor any new cases that might arise. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iran's supreme leader spoke not with the thunder of a man regarded in his country as God's representative on earth but with the exasperated tone of a corporate manager chastising his employees.

Lebanon's ministry of agriculture has called on farmers to remain vigilant after a case of H5N1 strain of bird flu that is dangerous to humans was detected in neighbouring Israel, reported AFP. The ministry has mobilised teams close to the country's southern border to monitor any new cases that might arise.

Nabil Helou interprets his contentment using diverse forms of expression. Be it realism, figurative, symbolism or abstraction, he has not deserted any medium of expression. Yet, renowned Lebanese sculptor Nabil Helou seeks more... more impression in expression.

Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called for the "immediate" election of the consensus candidate for the Lebanese presidency Michel Sleiman, the organisation's secretary general said Saturday.

CAIRO, Egypt Syria joined other Arab nations Saturday in endorsing the head of Lebanon's army as that country's next president, putting pressure on the Lebanese opposition to drop demands that have blocked a compromise over the post.

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Syria joined other Arab nations Saturday in endorsing the head of Lebanon's army as that country's next president, putting pressure on the Lebanese opposition to drop demands that have blocked a compromise over the post.

CAIRO (AFP)--Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called for the " immediate" election of the consensus candidate for the Lebanese presidency Michel Sleiman, the organization's secretary general said Saturday.

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has made an unannounced trip to Lebanon, holding talks with his counterpart there, Fouad Siniora.

BEIRUT, Jan 5 (Reuters) Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero today paid a surprise visit to Spanish peacekeeping troops serving in south Lebanon.

US President George W. Bush said Saturday that his trip to the Middle East next week aimed to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians and curtail Iran's "aggressive ambitions."

BEIRUT?El presidente del gobierno espaol Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero mantuvo el sbado un encuentro protocolar con el primer ministro libans Fuad Saniora en el aeropuerto de Beirut antes de partir hacia el sur para visitar a los soldados que en esa zona mantiene Espaa.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero paid a surprise visit on Saturday to Spanish peacekeeping troops serving in south Lebanon.

CAIRO (AFP)--Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Saturday that a presidential election in Lebanon was an "absolute priority" which much precede any discussion of a new government.

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has paid a surprise visit to Spanish peacekeeping troops serving in south Lebanon.

Lebanon: The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences held a ceremony on December 6, 2007 at Issam Fares Hall, to celebrate the designation of the Nutrition and Food Science Department as a WHO Collaborating Center for research, training and outreach in Nutrition and Food Science. [AMEInfo.com]

Source: Reuters MADRID, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero paid a surprise visit to Spanish troops serving in south Lebanon on Saturday, the government said in a statement. ...

BEIRUT (AFP)--Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero arrived Saturday on a surprise visit to meet Lebanese officials and Spain's troops serving in the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, officials said.

Global and regional digital leader LG Electronics and Computer Echo s.a.r.l., LG IT agent in Lebanon, held an award ceremony for dealers in Lebanon for their contribution to the success of the company during 2007.

CAIRO (KUNA): Kuwait?s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on Friday stressed the necessity of an Arab move to help the Lebanese people conclude a consensus on a new president.

Kuwait : A Saudi woman filed a case at Al-Nuqra Police Station accusing a Lebanese man of raping her in Hawally, reports Al-Rai daily. Allegedly, when the woman got out of the elevator in her building, the Lebanese man followed her and raped her in front of her apartment.

BEIRUT: Lebanon?s anti-Syrian ruling majority yesterday urged Arab ministers meeting in Cairo at the weekend to put pressure on Syria to end its interference in Lebanon and facilitate the election of a new president.

SPRINGBORO ? In a packed