WHEELING, W.Va. -- Parishioners of Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Wheeling will be offering their favorite Lebanese dishes to serve at the 76th annual Mahrajan held rain or shine on Aug. 9 at site 1, Levenson Shelter in Oglebay Park. The Mahraja...

  

Um Mohamed exemplifies what the fifth Arab Human Development report (AHDR) 2009, released on 21 July in Beirut, is all about. She has no social or medical security, no access to potable water. Her eldest son is jobless, and she has been abandoned by her husband.

  

Where is the music that challenges listeners' Standing in Union Park a few weeks ago, the second day of the Pitchfork Music Festival, the sun low, shadows creeping across blankets, shoulder to shoulder with hipsters chain-smoking, I had the strangest feeling, that I had been here before -- at this moment, hearing these bands. I watched Beirut perform with what sounded vaguely like a mariachi ...

  

A Lebanon man died today after he was shot in the middle of the day at a busy intersection in the city, according to Lebanon police chief Daniel Wright.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 31 (UPI) -- The new government of Lebanon will be a true partnership between opposition and ruling coalition leaders, the Hezbollah secretary-general said.

  

MANILA, Philippines - Powerade Team Pilipinas steps up its buildup for the FIBA-Asia Men's Championship in Tianjin, China as it plays contender Lebanon in a closed-door scrimmage Saturday at the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center at the Ateneo campus in Quezon City.

  

A 16-year-old Lebanon boy was charged for the fourth time with breaking into parking meters, police said Friday.

  

It was, oddly enough, a conversation with a Lebanese Presbyterian that prompted me to reflect on the theological struggles within the Anglican Church.

  

WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- The United States reinstated a national emergency declaration warning of people and groups trying to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon, the White House said.

  

BEIRUT, LEBANON - Iran's human rights activists say they live in dread of the midnight knock on the door or the car that pulls up next to them on the street, fearing that at any moment they might be arrested in the government's post-election clampdown.

  

LEBANON TWP. - Lewis Hockenbury, 81, of Califon, was traveling eastbound on Route 628 on Sunday, July 19, when he ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, police said.

  

In what could be its final tune up match prior to leaving for Tianjin, China, the Powerade Team Pilipinas meets the Lebanon national team in a close door game at 2 p.m.

  

Net profit rose to $138.3 million from $130.7 million a year earlier, Azhari said today by phone from Beirut. Lending increased 3.6 percent to $3.6 billion from $3.47 billion and deposits 11 percent to $16.7 billion from $15.1 billion at the end of 2008, he added.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Iran's human rights activists say they live in dread of the midnight knock on the door or the car that pulls up next to them on the street, fearing that at any moment they might be arrested in the government's post-election clampdown.

  

BEIRUT, July 31 (Reuters) - Lebanon's BLOM Bank said on Friday its profit for the first half of the year had climbed 5.8 percent to $138.3 million compared to the same period of 2008. Assets stood at $19.42 billion at the end of the half, 8.5 percent higher than that at the end of 2008, the bank said in results published in a Lebanese newspaper. Deposits stood at $16.69 billion, 10.4 percent ...

  

By Conor Berry Berkshire Eagle Staff NEW LEBANON, N.Y. -- The widespread flooding that swamped New Lebanon prompted Town Supervisor Margaret

  

BEIRUT, July 31 (Reuters) - Lebanon's BLOM Bank said on Friday its profit for the first half of the year rose 5.8 percent to $138.3 million from a year ago.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 30 (UPI) -- Opposition parties are content with the framework negotiated among lawmakers in Beirut on the development of the next government, Hezbollah says.

  

On August 1, 2007, by Executive Order 13441, the President declared a national emergency and ordered related measures blocking the property of certain persons undermining the sovereignty of Lebanon

  

UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (UPI) -- The United Nations is unaware of any Israeli plans to attack southern Lebanon, though the situation is a serious concern, the U.N. secretary-general said.

  

New research suggests that a village that has been divided into Lebanese and Israeli sectors may actually be Syrian. The finding about the disputed village of Ghajar could have an impact on future talks over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

  

A LEADING Lebanese Shiite cleric issued a fatwa overnight authorising the killing of stray dogs after some were blamed for attacking residents in villages in the south of the country.

  

BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Bank Audi said on Thursday its net profit climbed by 1.9 percent in the first half of the year to $132.9 million compared with the same period of 2008. The bank's net profit in the first half of 2008 was $130.5 million. Keywords: BANKAUDI/

  

The Lebanese artist Laila Iskander was a guest on the radio channel 'Sawt Al Ghad' (Sound Of Tomorrow) and talked about her newest project which she is still in the process of preparing for.

  

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanese political rivals agreed to form a coalition government that gives neither the ruling pro- Western coalition a decisive majority nor Hezbollah and its allies veto power, officials said.

  

BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Byblos Bank said on Thursday its profit for the first half of the year had climbed by 2 percent to $63.7 million versus the same period of 2008. Shares in the bank last traded down 0.5 percent at $1.95. (Editing by John Stonestreet) Keywords: BYBLOSBANK/

  

BEIRUT | Nearly two months after parliamentary elections, Lebanon is finally forming a new Cabinet, and events elsewhere in the region are sending ripples of both anxiety and hope through a country long buffeted by foreign disputes. On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Forces deployed troops near Shebaa Farms, an area disputed by Lebanon, Israel and Syria, and Lebanese armed forces went on high alert. ...

  

BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) - Bank of Beirut's first-half net profit fell 3 percent compared with the same period a year ago to $29.5 million, unaudited results published on Thursday showed. The Lebanese bank's total assets stood at $6.2 billion at the end of June, 12.8 percent higher than a year earlier. (Editing by Erica Billingham) Keywords: BANKOFBEIRUT/RESULTS

  

BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) - Bank of Beirut's first-half net profit fell 3 percent compared with the same period a year ago to $29.5 million, unaudited results published on Thursday showed.

  

BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) - Bank of Beirut's first-half net profit fell 3 percent compared with the same period a year ago to $29.5 million, unaudited results published on Thursday showed.

  

Lebanon: The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced in a press conference in Beirut on Tuesday that its Board of Trustees has chosen the Lebanese capital as a venue for its annual conference, to convene next November on the theme of the impact of climate change on Arab countries. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Many Lebanon city workers are getting word from their banks that there are insufficient funds in the city's account.

  

A meeting was held Tuesday night to help improve relations between Ottawa police and the city's Lebanese and Arab communities.

  

Agreement has been reached over the shape of Lebanon 's next government, parliament speaker Nabih Berri said yesterday, adding all that remained was the distribution of ministerial portfolios.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 29 (UPI) -- The government in Beirut is unlikely to form a Cabinet by the end of July, though lawmakers cite modest progress in their negotiations.

  

A Help Fair in Lebanon on Saturday will focus on finding help for those needing public assistance.

  

ANKARA - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Lebanon's stability was of vital importance for Turkey.

  

by David Harris, Geng Xuepeng When Israel's military chief of staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, met new army recruits on Tuesday, he reassured them and the attendant media that all is quiet on the northern front. "There was an incident which to our understanding was an explosion of a weapon cache belonging to Hezbollah, which is being handled by the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the ...

  

Washington, 29 July (WashingtonTV)?Iran's ambassador to Lebanon said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic was ready to help Lebanon's political parties achieve accord.

  

With a goal of designing and building 50 miles of hiking trails throughout Lebanon, Build Lebanon Trails covers a lot of ground.

  

The new Lebanese cabinet will likely not be formed before August 1st because of some issues regarding the distribution of ministerial portfolios, According to The Daily Star . A prominent governmental source told the newspaper, 'although progress has been made concerning the cabinet's formation, a number of problematic issues are yet to be discussed.?

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Lebanon's rival factions are close to agreement on a new unity government nearly two months after a Western-backed alliance won parliamentary elections, speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday.

  

LifeStyles Health Club and Spa, a premier health club in Beirut, Lebanon seeks an experienced General Manager for its 30,000 Sq ft facility.

  

BEIRUT, July 29 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

29 July 2009 Emirates Emirates will introduce nine additional flights to Beirut, Lebanon, in August to keep up with customer demand during the busy summer season, the airline said in a statement yesterday.

  

29 July 2009 A national rebranding effort by Lebanon will have a dramatic impact on redefining the way the world looks at that country, helping promote it as a major business and tourism destination like Brazil, Greece and Turkey, says a branding expert.

  

BEIRUT: Cash electronic transactions to and from Lebanon totaled $1.4 billion in 2008, constituting an increase of 31.7 percent from $1.06 billion in 2007, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon falls in the top quarter of the human development index on environmental issues, according to the UNDP report. Its environment chapter addresses the interrelations of sustainability, resource pressure and human security.

  

Emirates Airline has said it will introduce nine additional services between Dubai and Beirut during the month of August to keep up with increased demand. Currently, Emirates operates a total of 17 weekly flights between Dubai and Beirut.

  

Six Israeli warplanes made their way right up to the north of Lebanon on Tuesday, in a serious violation of Lebanon's airspace, the official National News Agency(NNA) reported. The Lebanese warplanes conducted circular flights over Hasbayya, West Bekaa, Iklim Tefah and Marjeioun, according to the report. It is rare for Israeli warplanes to enter northern Lebanese airspace, although Lebanon ...

  

The city of Lebanon used extra military grade metal to create a bullet resistant shield behind the council desk at city hall.

  

LONDON/BEIRUT, Jul 28 (Reuters) South Africa's top mobile operator MTN Group is likely to reach an agreement on a tieup with Indian peer Bharti Airtel by the end of August, MTN's second-largest investor said.

  

BEIRUT: Six Israeli warplanes made their way right up to the north of Lebanon on Tuesday, in a serious violation of Lebanon's airspace, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported.

  

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Calm in Lebanon surrounding the June election is eroding as Beirut struggles to form a new government amid renewed border skirmishes with Israel.

  

A former Lebanon man living in Queens, N.Y., was arrested July 23 on charges of rape, Lebanon police said Tuesday.

  

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has warned that his militants will strike the Israeli capital Tel Aviv with missiles fired from its bases in Lebanon if the zionist state attacks its south Beirut stronghold in a new war.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A leading member of the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Tuesday there was progress in talks toward the formation of a new government to be headed by the billionaire Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri.

  

Serhat Caradee's debut feature aims to truthfully portray the Lebanese-Australian experience.

  

The Lebanon City Council has voted unanimously for a proposal that would eliminate 19 city jobs.

  

BEIRUT, July 28 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

BEIRUT, July 28 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has chosen a strange moment to cross swords with his chief patron, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

  

Lebanon is emerging as one of the few positive stories in 2009 with remarkable growth in its tourism industry and overall economy, according to a branding expert.

  

Lebanon: Noor International Holding Real Estate Development and TAS Middle East, a market leader in design, engineering manufacture, erection, installation and service of packaged air conditioning plants, district cooling and heating installation, turbine inlet cooling installation, have recently announced the cementing of their strategic relationship through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon's city council on Monday unanimously passed on the first of two required votes a measure eliminating 19 jobs from the city work force.

  

City leaders in Lebanon are faced with some tough choices. In order to balance next year's budget the city council is going to have to eliminate dozens of jobs.

  

A Lebanon businesswoman is upset police have not informed the public about a second robbery at Colony Square shopping center that may be connected to the Save-A-Lot robbery. Lebanon police confirmed Monday, July 27, they believe a jewelry store robbery in June is connected to the Save-A-Lot grocery robbery that took place early this month. Mary Davidson, co-owner of Davidson Jewelers, said ...

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 27 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida in a video claims responsibility for rocket attacks on Israeli targets, blaming the Lebanese Hezbollah for failing to deter Israeli aggression.

  

LEBANON - The section of Highway 20 known as Park Street in downtown Lebanon will see traffic delays starting Aug. 6 through mid-October as crews make road improvements.

  

LEBANON,Ore. -- A Lebanon man survived a gunshot wound to the throat from a .45 revolver early Monday morning and police have arrested his friend for attempted murder.

  

Hezbollah's leader was quoted by two Lebanese newspapers Monday as warning that his Iranian-backed militants will strike Israel's largest city of Tel Aviv with missiles from Lebanon if the Jewish state attacked the guerrillas' south Beirut stronghold in a new war.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened to attack Tel Aviv if Israel were to bomb Beirut's southern suburbs, a bastion of the powerful Shi'ite military and political group.

  

(AP:BEIRUT) The gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel, or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They couldn't be further from the modest dress generally worn by women in the Muslim Arab world.

  

Two Lebanese newspapers quote leader threatening that Tel Aviv would be targeted by missiles if Jewish state attacks the group's stronghold in south Beirut

  

Hezbollah chief Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has made a threat against Israel's largest city of Tel Aviv behind closed doors, report two Lebanese newspapers.

  

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed Walid Kanaan as General Manager of the InterContinental Mzaar Lebanon Mountain Resort and Spa.

  

Valencia the Italian luxury footwear multi-brand stores strengthened its network with the launch of its first store in Lebanon- Downtown Beirut recently. Inaugurated by Mr.Adnane Chaaito the store opened its doors to the crme de la crme of Lebanon and the fashion connoisseurs of the region.

  

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry sent a letter to the United Nations claming the July 14 explosion in southern Lebanon was cased by ammunition left by the Israeli military.

  

Source: Reuters * Nasrallah vows Tel Aviv attack if Beirut suburbs bombed * Hezbollah-Israel tensions rise over weapons cache blast BEIRUT, July 27 (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...

  

In this photo taken Tuesday, April 28, 2009, Lebanese fashion designer Zuhair Murad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his showroom in Beirut, Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- New ruptures emerged in Iran's government yesterday when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad angered fellow conservatives by abruptly sacking as many as four ministers who had opposed his choice for vice president. Mr. Ahmadinejad later backtracked on his decision and blamed the media for creating the uproar.

  

BEIRUT - THE gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel, or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They couldn't be further from the modest dress generally worn by women in the Muslim Arab world.

  

Saudi tourists contributed over 20 percent of all tourism spending in Lebanon in the first half of 2009, showed a recent report by research firm Global Refund. Emirati and Kuwaiti citizens came second after Saudis contributing an equal 12 percent of total money spent. They were followed by Egyptian tourists who came third.

  

BEIRUT (AP) - The gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel, or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They couldn't be further from the modest dress generally...

  

The United States launched a fresh drive on Sunday to restart Middle East peace talks, sending senior officials to the region to deal with issues ranging from Jewish settlements to Iran's nuclear ambitions.

  

Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah told a visiting expatriate group he would hit Tel Aviv if Israel strikes Hizbullah's Beirut stronghold. According to Lebanese television channel al-Jadid , Nasrallah estimated in a closed-door session that Israel would initiate a conflict with Hizbullah 'sometime between the end of this year and next spring.?

  

A Lebanon-area man was killed and three others injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 99W and Old Fort Road south of Monmouth.

  

Hezbollah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem called on Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to form a national unity government and enhance the calm atmosphere in the country, Ad-diyar daily reported Saturday. In his interview with the daily, Qassem said that a national unity government should be formed in a way that would "prevent the return of the country to the way it was prior to Doha ...

  

The leading Arab production company 'Rotana' held a press conference at the Movenpick Hotel in Beirut for the launch of the famous Egyptian artist Angham's latest album 'Nefsi Ahibak' (I Want to Love You).

  

The leading Arab production company 'Rotana' held a press conference at the Movenpick Hotel in Beirut for the launch of the famous Egyptian artist Angham's latest album 'Nefsi Ahibak' (I Want to Love You).

  

A Lebanon man dies and a driver is facing charges after a crash along Beech Fork Road.

  

Chicago health inspectors said today that they have closed a North Side restaurant after discovering several violations, including a sink leaking waste water onto the kitchen floor. Habibi, a Lebanese restaurant at 1225 W. Devon Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood, was also cited for having fruit flies near a storage area, no hot water and for not having a certified food manager on duty. The ...

  

A Lebanon man was killed and three others were injured in a collision Friday morning on Highway 99W south of Monmouth.

  

LEBANON - The Albany Swing Band will bring its big-band sound to Ralston Park in Lebanon at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, to wrap up July 'Concerts in the Park.?

  

The chief of United Nations peacekeeping forces told the Security Council that explosions in southern Lebanon on July 14 most likely came from an illegal Hezbollah arms cache.

  

A 68-year-old Lebanon man was killed this morning in a crash on Oregon 99W near Monmouth, Oregon State Police reported. Lt.Gregg Hastings, an OSP spokesman, said Robert Henry Primasing, 68, drove through a stop sign at the intersection of Old...

  

LEBANON - The Lebanon Police Department has set an Aug. 21 deadline to register for its citizens police academy.

  

BEIRUT (AP) - Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah want to maintain the truce that ended a devastating 2006 war despite a series of incidents that have raised tensions along the border, a U.N. envoy said Friday....

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 24 (UPI) -- The United Nations is studying letters sent by officials in Beirut regarding alleged Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty, officials say.

  

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SCIO - A Lebanon man died and two other people were injured Thursday afternoon in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 226 about four miles west of Scio.

  

COPLEY - At the Lebanese Food Fest at Our Lady of the Cedars Church, it's all about the food. For about a month, members have gathered in the church's kitchen to begin creating the savory dishes and pastries that will be sold at the annual event, which will take place Aug. 1 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

  

A wanted Palestinian national was killed and a Lebanese army soldier wounded at dawn on Friday during a clash at an army checkpoint north of Beirut, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. Four people in a Mercedes 300 car tried to cross the checkpoint,and opened fire at the soldiers manning Madfoun checkpoint in Harissa area, about 20 km north of Beirut, the report quoted a security source ...

  

July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Banque BEMO SAL, a Beirut-based lender, said first-half profit was little changed on higher interest income. Net profit rose 0.3 percent to 7.32 billion Lebanese pounds ($4.8 million) from 7.29 billion pounds a year earlier, the bank said in a notice in Annahar newspaper.

  

Source: Reuters * Arms site in southern Lebanon blew up last week * UN peacekeeping chief: arms were old but in good order * Some 'civilians' confronting UN troops were Hezbollah By Louis Charbonneau UNITED ...

  

BEIRUT: Consumer confidence in Lebanon remains optimistic for the second half of 2009 despite the global and regional economic challenges said Shaun Rashid, MasterCard area business head in Egypt and the Levant region on Thursday.

  

The fire at the Commercial Air Inc. storage building, 1201 Ransdell Court, was arson, Lebanon Deputy Fire Chief Jason Lee said Wednesday. Read more at www.WISHTV.com

  

Bank of Beirut's London unit will employ the disaster recover solution from IBM Information Protection Services.

  

Lebanon is at the center of this conflict.

  

Indiana coach Nick Pinizzotto was not coming up with excuses when he said the wet conditions of the all-dirt infield at Bertolino Park in West Lebanon affected his team during Tuesday's loss.

  

COPLEY - At the Lebanese Food Fest at Our Lady of the Cedars Church, it's all about the food. For about a month, members have gathered in the church's kitchen to begin creating the savory dishes and pastries that will be sold at the annual event, which will take place Aug. 1 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

  

BEIRUT, July 23 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut's Continuing Education Center (CEC) graduated, on July 17, some 143 adult students and professionals, who were following programs in accounting, business, and marketing, as well as newly-created human resources management program. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon's public debt will climb to more than 50 billion dollars partly due to lack of reform in some sectors.

  

BEIRUT, Jul 23, 2009 (AFP) - Even before the next Lebanese government takes shape, it faces a considerable hurdle: a staggering national debt that will top 50 billion dollars this year.

  

22 July 2009 Beirut - Noor International Holding Noor International Holding -Real Estate Development and Doka GmbH- Lebanon branch, an International company engaged in the business of development, production, and distribution of Doka Formwork & Scaffolding Products, have recently announced the cementing of their strategic relationship through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

  

Lebanon: Tensions 'calming down' after incidents, UN envoy says (AKI) - The tensions that have recently flared up in southern Lebanon have begun to ease, a top United Nations official said, adding that all sides have expressed their commitment to restore stability to the area.?We see the situation as calming down,' the special coordinator for Lebanon, Michael Williams, said following his meeting ...

  

Powerade-Team Pilipinas gave Lebanon a big scare but fell short in the end for a 95-83 loss Wednesday night in the 31st William Jones Cup tournament at the Hsinchuang gym in Taipei.

  

Lebanon: Noor International Holding-Real Estate Development and Doka GmbH- Lebanon branch, an International company engaged in the business of development, production, and distribution of Doka Formwork and Scaffolding Products, have recently announced the cementing of their strategic relationship through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: IBM and Bank of Beirut today announced that they had completed implementation of a five-year agreement to provide a comprehensive recovery solution for the Bank's London subsidiary. [AMEInfo.com]

  

23 July 2009 ALKHOBAR: The travel and tourism industry is facing a crisis of sorts. Airlines and travel industry experts have reported a significant drop in the number of Saudi families taking vacation trips to Europe, the United States, Malaysia, Dubai, Egypt and Beirut. They say the drop is due to two major factors -- swine flu and the global economic meltdown.

  

MANILA -- Powerade-Team Pilipinas lost to a fast-playing Lebanon team, 95-83, in the 31st William Jones Cup at the Hsinchuang gym Wednesday in Taiwan.

  

When Les Chantery was at drama school in Sydney, the young Australian-born Lebanese actor was given a blunt message.

  

ALKHOBAR: The travel and tourism industry is facing a crisis of sorts. Airlines and travel industry experts have reported a significant drop in the number of Saudi families taking vacation trips to Europe, the United States, Malaysia, Dubai, Egypt and Beirut.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 22 (UPI) -- All parties involved in the border crisis between Israel and Lebanon should exercise restraint and honor their international commitments, U.N. officials say.

  

Lebanon police tested out new systems in the justice center jail on six volunteer prisoners Friday night.

  

MANILA -- Powerade-Team Pilipinas lost to a fast-playing Lebanon team, 95-83, in the 31st William Jones Cup at the Hsinchuang gym Wednesday in Taiwan.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri Wednesday slammed Israel for what he said was an attempt to create a rift between the Lebanese and U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

  

Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday slammed Israel for what he said was an attempt to create a rift between the Lebanese and UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

  

Beirut, 22 July 2009: Alfa Alfa , the mobile operator, managed by Orascom Telecom announced that it is keeping on strengthening its network all over Lebanon by installing 17 new Radio Stations since the 23 rd of June 2009. 120 Stations have been installed progressively in the different regions and several update operations have been implemented in addition to the expansion of 310 existing Radio ...

  

LEBANON - The 77th annual Lebanon Firemen's Picnic will be held Friday through Sunday at Firemen's Park, Highway R. Festivities will begin Friday with softball and co-ed volleyball tournaments, which will be held throughout the weekend.

  

Beirut, Lebanon, 22 nd July 2009 - OKI Printing Solutions OKI Printing Solutions , a leader in the global color printing market and its distributor in Lebanon, PSI, announced today the launch of " OKI OKI new color products".

  

Lebanon: OKI Printing Solutions, a leader in the global color printing market and its distributor in Lebanon, PSI, announced today the launch of 'OKI new color products'. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Plans to improve the sewer system in Lebanon are going to include a tour of Caseyville.

  

BEIRUT: Arab countries are in dire need of creating four million job opportunities every five years to keep up with the fast pace of population growth in the Middle East and North Africa, Ayman Haddad, managing partner of Heidrick and Struggles, said Tuesday, citing a study done by the World Bank.

  

The Lebanese army has arrested 10 people alleged to be part of a militant Islamist group plotting attacks against United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon's south.

  

BEIRUT: The Malaysian peacekeeping contingent in Lebanon (Malcon) is expected to stay longer in the country, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

  

Families, business owners and city leaders are celebrating the Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad train's arrival back in Lebanon. For three months the train has departed out of Mason as tracks were repaired in Lebanon. The repairs cost the city more than $250,000.

  

LONDON, July 21 (UPI) -- Amnesty International is calling on Damascus to release Ziad Ramadan, a witness in the case of the 2005 slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 21 (UPI) -- Tensions escalated Tuesday as Lebanese military forces warned residents against approaching Israeli outposts along the shared border.

  

The LM&M train moved its starting point to Mason for the past several months while workers repaired two bridges on the track in Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's Jeita Grotto on Tuesday was selected as one of 28 finalists for the seven natural wonders of the world, facing the Amazon, Mount Vesuvius and others for a spot on the prestigious list.

  

With the sound of a whistle, the chug of an engine and the applause of the crowd, the city of Lebanon welcomed trains today, July 21, back on its tracks. The Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad returned with its tourist train that provides leisurely rides based out of downtown Lebanon. . . .

  

BEIRUT, July 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian peackeeping contingent in Lebanon (Malcon) is expected to stay longer in the country than anticipated, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

  

The Lebanese army says it has broken up a cell of Islamists who had allegedly planned attacks on UN peacekeepers.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese army said on Tuesday it had uncovered a militant Islamist network that had been plotting to carry out attacks against U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon and the army itself.

  

BEIRUT, July 21 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, July 21 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army said on Tuesday it had uncovered a militant Islamist network that had been plotting to carry out attacks against U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon and ...

  

The Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries (BBAC) has announced the launching of a new website - an all inclusive portal joining together the wide variety of plastic cards offered by BBAC and their related innovative services.

  

BEIRUT : Arab states must take measures to combat an expanding list of issues including rising populations, trafficking, unemployment and water scarcity, a UN-sponsored report said on Tuesday.

  

(IsraelNN.com) Israel has claimed, by way of a formal complaint to the United Nations on Monday, that Hizbullah is slowly re-exerting its control in Southern Lebanon by undermining the UN peacekeepers' mandate there.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Iran's supreme leader yesterday warned government opponents to end a campaign of civil disobedience while defiant reformists proposed a nationwide referendum to resolve the ongoing dispute over the country's recent presidential election.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Arab states must take measures to combat an expanding list of issues including rising populations, trafficking, unemployment and water scarcity, a UN-sponsored report said on Tuesday.

  

Pyongyang, July 20 (KCNA) -- The preparatory committee for the Solidarity against Troop Dispatch grouping more than 40 civic and public organizations and the Democratic Labor Party and other political parties and organizations of south Korea called a press conference in Seoul on July 15 to denounce the puppet National Assembly for passing the bill on the troop dispatch to Lebanon.

  

Lebanese designated Prime Minister Saad Hariri rejected Monday calls by Israel for the amendment of UN resolution 1701, official National News Agency (NNA) reported. "All provisions of the resolution should be implemented without exceptions," Hariri told visiting UN special coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams. Hariri warned the international community against the "danger of any manipulation ...

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 20 (UPI) -- Troops with the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon suffered minor injuries following protests in the wake of an explosion near the southern border with Israel.

  

Recent tension near the border with Israel has not stopped thousands of Arabs from coming to Lebanon for their summer vacations, energising the tourism sector.

  

The Lebanon Recreation Department will hold game and craft nights at the Lebanon public library on Center Road Tuesday evenings, 4:30-6 p.m., beginning Tuesday, July 14. Play one of a variety of board games on hand or feel free to bring one of your favorites.

  

Last weekend the annual Pitchfork Music Festival rocked Chicago and drew some 49,000 fans to Union Park. The lineup included Grizzly Bear, Built to Spill, Beirut, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Walkmen, Yo La Tengo and bushels more.

  

Monday 20 July marks exactly four years since Ziad Ramadan was arrested by the Syrian authorities, in whose custody he remains detained without charge or trial. Amnesty International has urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to order the release of Ziad Ramadan, a witness in the case of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri on 14 February 2005 in Beirut, unless he is ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior U.N. official called for restraint on Monday after a confrontation in which Lebanese villagers hurled stones at U.N. peacekeepers in the south of the country, lightly injuring 14 of them.

  

All season, West Lebanon has been in a rut offensively against Indiana. Facing a rejuvenated Joel Martin didn't help end that trend.

  

A crowd in southern Lebanon threw rocks at U.N. peacekeepers over the weekend, wounding 14 of them in an effort to prevent the investigation of an explosion in the area, the United Nations said.

  

Mohammad Khatami made a bold challenge to the government by questioning its legitimacy after another former president said the state had lost Iranians' trust.

  

Lebanon: Lebanon's president of the professional computer association has said that many foreign investors are reluctant to establish businesses in the country due to the low speed of broadband connectivity which affects their production capacity, the Daily Star has reported. The maximum speed of broadband in Lebanon is 2 megabits for a monthly subscription of $199 while in France the rate for the 100 megabits speed is $141, Gabriel Deek has said. 'Slow broadband connectivity in Lebanon is behind the success of Dubai in attracting business opportunities that should have come to Lebanon instead,' he said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT, July 20 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

Joint Jordanian-Syrian-Lebanese Technical Committee discusses cooperation

  

Saudi Arabia's budget carrier Nas Air has launched new routes to two Egyptian cities, Sharm El Sheikh and Assiut. With the two new destinations, Nas Air now serves nine destinations abroad, including Amman, Damascus, Beirut and Abu Dhabi.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A top aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who had voiced a moderate stance toward Israel came under heavy pressure to resign yesterday as government-controlled news outlets issued conflicting reports about whether he already had left his post.

  

14 United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL) soldiers were wounded Saturday in south Lebanon when Lebanese Shiite protesters prevented them from searching a location suspected of containing arms, local Elnashra website reported Sunday. The injuries were not serious, but several UNIFIL vehicles were damaged, including an ambulance of the investigation team, according to the report. The UNIFIL ...

  

DPA/Tyre, Lebanon Tension prevailed across southern Lebanon yesterday in the wake of a stoning attack by followers of the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah that left 14 UN peacekeepers injured.

  

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir called on the Lebanese on Sunday to trust their nation and to trust each other. Speaking during the weekly Sunday sermon at the summer seat of the Maronite Church in the northern village of Diman, Sfeir stressed the need to strengthen the desire to build Lebanon "and keep it away from any form of destruction."

  

Tyre, Lebanon - Tension prevailed across southern Lebanon Sunday in the wake of a stoning attack by followers of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah that left 14 UN peacekeepers injured. Problems started Saturday afternoon when a United Nations In...

  

Saudis want music and movies like everyone else, but the cancellation of the Jeddah film festival highlights the tough war over entertainment within the country's conservative religious establishment.

  

A group of protesters from the refugee camps of southern Lebanon held a march Friday challenging the ongoing Israeli military occupation on the Israeli border with Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT, July 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian presidential special envoy and Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov, who is currently on a Middle East tour, will leave Damascus for Amman after a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem.

  

SHOUR, 19 July 2009 (IRIN) - Naeme Khalil, 80, is inspecting the construction of his new three-storey home in the village of Shour in south Lebanon. Three years ago, the building was destroyed by an Israeli missile during the war with Hezbollah, which killed about 1,200 Lebanese and displaced one million.

  

19 July 2009 Dubai: A last-minute cancellation of a flydubai flydubai flight to Beirut on Saturday stranded more than 100 passengers who had travelled to Dubai from other emirates to take the flight.

  

Residents of a village in south Lebanon prevented U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday from searching a building near a suspected Hezbollah weapons depot that exploded on Tuesday, local media reported. The official Lebanese news agency reported that peacekeepers and residents conducted physical conflicts in Bir el-Salasel when peacekeepers tried to enter a structure. Residents surrounded U.N. vehicles ...

  

Associated Press - July 18, 2009 10:53 PM ET BEIRUT (AP) - There's been a confrontation between Shiite Muslims and U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT - FOURTEEN UN peacekeepers were injured in south Lebanon on Saturday when protesters tried to stop an investigation into an arms cache that exploded in a Hezbollah stronghold last week, a spokeswoman said. 'During the entire course of the incident, 14 Unifil soldiers were lightly injured and some Unifil vehicles were damaged, among them one ambulance from the investigation team,' ...

  

Villagers threw stones at U.N. peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon Saturday, lightly injuring 14 soldiers, in an attempt to prevent an investigation near the site of a recent explosion, a spokeswoman said.

  

Villagers threw stones at U.N. peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon Saturday, lightly injuring 14 soldiers, in an attempt to prevent an investigation near the site of a recent explosion, a spokeswoman said. In one instance, a peacekeeping patrol had to fire warning shots in the air to clear its path, said peacekeeping spokeswoman Yasmina Bouziane. Saturday's incident is believed to be the ...

  

BEIRUT (AP) - Villagers threw stones at U.N. peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon Saturday, lightly injuring 14 soldiers, in an attempt to prevent an investigation near the site of a recent explosion, a spokeswoman said.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Fourteen U.N. peacekeepers were injured in south Lebanon on Saturday when protesters tried to stop an investigation into an arms cache that exploded in a Hezbollah stronghold last week, a spokeswoman said.

  

The Israeli army strongly criticised on Saturday the brief occupation of one its observation posts by Lebanese civilian demonstrators, saying that they had put themselves in danger.

  

BEIRUT: The number of people with the A(H1N1) virus, otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 82, Lebanon's Health Ministry said Friday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it would stop issuing figures about those affected.

  

By CHRIS GERBASI Correspondent After two decades of failed plans for offices, condos, demolitions and even an artificial reef, Howard and Loreen Dunn might be excused for their skepticism that the end is near for an Englewood eyesore.

  

IONA - After being reassured that their sewer system can handle additional flow from Heidelberg Township, South Lebanon Township's supervisors gave their approval Thursday to allowing

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 17 (UPI) -- A shootout between members of the Western-backed Future Movement in Lebanon and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party left one person dead.

  

LEBANON - The Friends of the Lebanon Library will have its monthly book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Lebanon Senior Center, 65B Academy Square. Many children's books will be available.

  

A Calgary mother is home with her son, after the baby was allegedly abducted by her estranged husband and taken to Lebanon.

  

The 47-year-old man from North Lebanon who struck a moose in his 1999 Ford Escort last Wednesday, April 15, in North Lebanon, was released from Goodall Hospital later that evening with only minor injuries and is "doing very well," said Lebanon Rescue Chief Samantha Cole.

  

Beirut - On the first anniversary of the release of the longest held Lebanese prisoner from an Israeli jail, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said it was his group's responsibility to seek the release of other prisoners in Israel. Though in oppositi...

  

A 35-year-old Lebanon man charged last week in a July 9 convenience store holdup has has been charged in a July 8 burglary at a home in the 100 block of Mifflin Street.

  

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Waad SAL, the property unit of Lebanese political party Hezbollah, will finish rebuilding southern Beirut destroyed by a 33-day war with Israel in 2006 within a year, said Waad's general manager.

  

While making arrangements for a funeral, a Lebanon family was robbed.

  

BEIRUT, July 17 (Bernama) -- Lebanon has listed Malaysia as a supplier to its military modernisation programme next year, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

  

BEIRUT, July 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the latter's request in France last month and explained Malaysia's stand on the West Asian issue.

  

The reformist cleric urges Iran's leaders to heed public demands, but he offers no concrete solutions for resolving the nation's election dispute. Reporting from Beirut - Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran's premier power broker and a force behind opposition figurehead Mir-Hossein Mousavi, took the podium for Friday prayers today for the first time in eight weeks, urging tolerance and ...

  

A UN-backed probe into the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri has made progress, prosecutor Daniel Bellemare's spokeswoman said on Friday, but she declined to give details.

  

``Thirty-nine American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner were freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.''

  

(JTA) -- israel accused Lebanon's army of assisting in the cover up of Hezbollah military activity in the south.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters Life!) - Lamees Ibrahim decided to write "The Iraqi Cookbook" in 2004 after a trip to her homeland as it descended into bloodshed.

  

BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of A(H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 70, the Health Ministry said Thursday. Last week the ministry released figures showing the breakdown in patients.

  

BEIRUT: The secretary general of the Higher Council for Privatization (HCP) Ziad Hayek said the public and private sector should work closely to secure an additional 600 MW of electricity.

  

Neighbors are asking for a center turn lane on Lebanon Pike, but property owners or the state's historical society have to give up the land to make it happen.

  

Visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov said on Thursday that Russia will not interfere in the formation of a new cabinet in Lebanon which is the task of the Lebanese, local Elnashra website reported. After meeting with Lebanese designated Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Sultanov expressed his contentment towards the positive developments in Lebanon," stressing that the formation ...

  

Israel has accused Iran and Syria of smuggling weapons to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, after a large cache of arms blew up near the Israeli border.

  

The Iranian opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi on Friday will make his first appearance at an official event since the nation's disputed presidential election.

  

SUBANG: Malaysian peacekeepers flew to Lebanon yesterday at the request of the United Nations.

  

A Lebanon man accused of starting a July 14, 2008 in a North Ninth Street apartment building will be extradited in the next month, Chief Daniel Wright said Thursday.

  

Israel is charging Iran and Syria with 'direct and flagrant' violations of UN resolutions after a Hezbollah arms warehouse blew up in south Lebanon this week.

  

Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi plans to attend Friday prayers this week in his first official public appearance since a disputed election that provoked mass protests by his supporters last month.

  

The Lebanese artist Grace Deeb has filmed music video clips for six songs from her latest album 'Ma Bteshbah Hada' (No One Is Like You). Filming took place at the 'Forum Doe' in Beirut.

  

KUALA LUMPUR, Thu: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today accompanied the Malcon West 2 battalion that headed to Lebanon for a peacekeeping mission under the United Nations Interim Forces (Unifil).

  

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today accompanied the Malcon West 2 battalion that headed to Lebanon for a peace-keeping mission under the United Nations Interim Forces (Unifil).

  

Lebanon: Kuwait's Zain Group has announced the appointment of Abdel Malik Al Jaber as CEO of the Zain Levant Region, made up of Zain Jordan and Paltel which will soon to be re-branded to Zain Palestine. In addition to his new role as CEO of Zain Levant, Dr Al Jaber has been appointed Acting General Manager of Zain Jordan, effective July 15, 2009, the company has said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT/TEL AVIV - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Wednesday that a blast near the Israeli- Lebanese border, in an area considered a Hezbollah stronghold, was caused by stockpiled ammunition.

  

Now that Lebanon is moving forward with plans to consolidate its schools the district needs to decide what to do with two empty buildings.

  

President Michel Sleiman stressed on Wednesday that Lebanon has the right to defend itself against Israel's ongoing threats. Addressing the members of the 15th Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Sleiman said that Israel's spy networks, persistent violations of Lebanese airspace.

  

Riot police were out in force on Tuesday in a working-class part of Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan after a gunfight between a Lebanese man and locals. An-Nahar newspaper reported on Wednesday that two Ivorians were injured and authorities later arrested the Lebanese man who had opened fire on them.

  

A military prosecutor charged and formally indicted a Lebanese man on Wednesday for spying for Israel. Military investigative magistrate Rashid Mezher called for Marwan Faqih to serve a life sentence with forced labor after claiming he provided Israel with secret information on Lebanese officials and high-ranking members of Hizbullah.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 15 (UPI) -- Israeli and Lebanese forces narrowly avoided confrontation over the presence of an Israeli observation post in a village near the so-called Blue Line.

  

A homegrown Israeli missile defense system performed well in its first live trial, bringing down a short-range rocket similar to those used by Palestinian and Lebanese militants, an Israeli Defense Minister official said Wednesday.

  

The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Wednesday ammunition which had exploded in a southern village was a "serious violation" of the U.N.-brokered ceasefire that ended a monthlong war between Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces three years ago.

  

An explosion in southern Lebanon indicates that the militant group Hezbollah continues to store weapons near the Israeli border, the Israeli military claimed Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon on Wednesday said that a series of blasts in an area considered to be a Hezbollah stronghold was probably caused by stockpiled ammunition and marked a "serious violation" of a UN Security Council resolution.