Lebanon: Fourth-year engineering students from the American University of Beirut and their professor have successfully built the first solar-powered vehicle in the Arab region. Apollo's Chariot, costs about $25,000, a sum that was raised through several local and foreign sponsors. Its makers are saying it is still years before such car will be commercially available. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Al Taameer Real Estate Investment Company has announced the opening of its first hospitality project in Lebanon, Ramada Downtown. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Miraculous, perhaps. Tens of thousands of Lebanese gathered in Martyrs Square in Downtown Beirut on Sunday to witness the beatification of Yaaqoub Haddad, the late Capuchin priest who gained fame for his prolific work in founding an order of nuns, expanding the Capuchin school network and conceiving or establishing a number of religious.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Fighting has broken out in northern Lebanon between pro and anti-government factions. Security and medical officials says at least four people have been killed and 29 wounded.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Fighting broke out at northern Lebanon today between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least four people dead and 29 wounded, security and medical officials said. Tensions have been on the rise for several days between government supporters at Tripoli's Bab el-Tabaneh district and the opposition at neighboring Jabal Mohsen, according to the security officials. ...

  

Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least four people dead and 29 wounded, security and medical officials said.

  

John Wilkinson scored in the 73rd minute Sunday to give Singapore a 2-1 win over Lebanon in a World Cup qualifier.

  

Beirut - At least three persons were killed and 30 others wounded in clashes that raged Sunday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli between the country's Hezbollah-led opposition and partisans for the ruling majority. Hospital sources in northern...

  

Source: IRIN One year on since the fighting between Islamist militant group Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese army destroyed most of the northern Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp and displaced up to 40,000 of its residents, the pace of reconstruction remains grindingly slow.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions leaving at least three people dead and 24 wounded, security and medical officials said.

  

Two people were killed, including a policeman, and at least 33 others wounded in northern Lebanon on Sunday in clashes between armed opponents and supporters of the parliamentary majority.

  

One person was killed and 24 were injured in an outbreak of political violence in Tripoli, the Lebanese military said Sunday.Government authorities say the city saw clashes between supporters of the Western-backed government and Alawite gunmen, who back the country's opposition movement, Alalam Satellite TV reported.The gun battles spread from the northern sectors of the city to the al-Qobbe ...

  

At least two people have been killed and 25 wounded in sectarian clashes in Lebanon's second largest city Tripoli.

  

Beirut - One person was killed and 24 were injured Sunday in clashes between supporters of Lebanon's pro-Western parliamentary majority and the Shiite Hezbollah-led opposition in the northern city of Tripoli, security sources and witnesses said. The ...

  

Source: Reuters VIENNA, June 22 (Reuters) - The European Commission will offer 8 million euros ($12.42 million) on Monday to help reconstruct a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon that last year saw the country's ...

  

Source: Reuters (Updates casualties, details) TRIPOLI, Lebanon, June 22 (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and 25 wounded on Sunday in sectarian clashes in Lebanon's second largest city Tripoli, security ...

  

BEIRUT, June 22 (RIA Novosti) - At least one person was killed and 19 others wounded in fighting that broke out Sunday in northern Lebanon between pro- and anti-government supporters, the television channel Al Arabia said.

  

(Updates with one person killed in fighting.) TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP)--One person was shot dead and at least 24 were wounded in clashes between supporters of Lebanon's parliamentary majority and the opposition in the north of the country Sunday.

  

BEIRUT, 22 June 2008 (IRIN) - Loud screams break the quiet of a Beirut neighbourhood in the early hours of Sunday 15 June: It's Angelique, a 26-year-old domestic worker from Congo, crying for the police as she runs to the balcony. From inside the apartment, a man's voice yells her name, swearing in Arabic and French. There are the sounds of fists and slaps and more screams, before all falls ...

  

Lebanon recognises 18 religious communities across the country and all are represented in the complex politicial system. The three highest offices in government are reserved for Shia Muslim, Sunni Muslim and Maronite Christian politicians.

  

At least 18 people were wounded early on Sunday during clashes between rival factions in northern Lebanon, a security official told AFP. Fighting began at 4.15 am (0115 GMT) in Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen, northern sectors of the city of Tripoli.

  

At least 18 people have been injured when intense clashes between the supporters of Lebanon's majority and the Shiite Hezbollah-led opposition broke out in Tripoli. Security sources said the clashes occurred in a Sunni area some 80 kilometres north of Beirut.

  

At least 18 people were wounded early on Sunday during clashes between rival factions in northern Lebanon, a security official told AFP.

  

UAE's IFA Hotels & Resorts launches Phase 2 of Lebanon project

  

At least one person was killed and 15 were wounded on Sunday in sectarian clashes at Lebanon's second largest city Tripoli, security sources said.

  

Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab: The Saudi regime Is used by the Jews to avenge the defeat of the Qaynuqa' Tribe by the Prophet Muhammad. Huh' In other words, The House of Saud are Jews in disguise.

  

22 June 2008 DUBAI -- IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) and JV partner Kuwait Real Estate Company announced the launch of Kempinski Residences Alabadiyah Hills, branded serviced apartments, located in the freehold Alabadiyah Hills resort in Lebanon's picturesque Dhour Abadiyah village overlooking Beirut and the Mediterranean.

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Heavy clashes erupted on Sunday between rival factions in the northern city of Tripoli forcing the withdrawal of the Lebanese army from the area, an army official told AFP.

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) - Heavy clashes erupted on Sunday between rival factions in the northern city of Tripoli forcing the withdrawal of the Lebanese army from the area, an army official told AFP.

  

Marian Bryant will be in her Jacksonville church this morning, but her thoughts and prayers will be in Beirut.

  

Lebanon: Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA) has taken delivery of its first A330-200 aircraft directly purchased from Airbus. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) and JV partner Kuwait Real Estate Company announced the launch of Kempinski Residences Alabadiyah Hills, branded serviced apartments, located in the freehold Alabadiyah Hills resort in Lebanon's picturesque Dhour Abadiyah village overlooking Beirut and the Mediterranean. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Children in Lebanon have marked the start of the annual kite-flying season. About 1,000 youngsters from schools in the capital Beirut marched to the seashore with their kites.

  

Outsiders see a truce and feel hope. But a skeptical country senses failure and is angry.

  

Iran - Lebanon - Diplomats Relatives of kidnapped Iranian diplomats in Lebanon are to attend ceremonies to commemorate 23rd anniversary of missing of their beloved ones to be held in Beirut soon, it was announced here on Saturday.

  

Whenever he is asked who will be pitching for the Lebanon Greyhounds next season now that Paige Washington has graduated, coach Hank Feldt just smiles and says, ''Washington."

  

Lebanese Mohammad Hammudi hasn't seen his home village in the disputed Shebaa Farms since it was occupied by Israel more than 40 years ago, but says he remembers every nook and cranny.

  

Leading regional investors on Friday urged Arab countries to speed up the creation of free-trade zones and the removal of trade barriers. The investors, who concluded the 12th Arab Businessmen and Investors Conference in Beirut on Friday, said that Arab governments need to liberalize their economies and implement more privatization programs.

  

Hospitals across Lebanon are suffering from a severe shortage in nurses, a crisis that will "persist and perhaps worsen over the next 30 years," many health-policy insiders said at the American University of Beirut (AUB) School of Nursing Friday during a conference to address the issue and discuss preventative measures and strategies.

  

The peoples of Lebanon and Palestine have an ambivalent relationship. In the years since the terms "Lebanon" and "Palestine" were assigned their 20th-century political meanings, they have accumulated meaning, just as the experiences of their citizens have diverged. The animosities souring the relationship between some Lebanese and Palestinians.

  

A Lebanon man is behind bars, charged with criminal homicide.

  

LEBANON-City police are searching for a suspect believed responsible for two bank robberies in less than 24 hours in Lebanon.

  

Fazlallah - EU - Iran South Beirut Friday prayers leader here Friday criticized EU for harmonizing with US in its oppressive policies against Iran's peaceful nuclear program.

  

LEBANON - The Lebanon School Board has begun seeking a replacement for Chairwoman Sherrie Sprenger, who is stepping down June 30 to concentrate on her campaign for state representative.

  

With the Super Furry Animals, Black Mountain, Caribou, Los Campesinos! Spiritualized ( filling in for Beirut ), Super Furry Animals, and the Pentangle lead the charge at this year's Green Man Festival , which slides into Glanusk Park in Brecon Beacons, Wales August 15-17. Mr. Spaceman, the homeland heroes, and the folk legends will occupy Green Man's Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ...

  

BEIRUT: The total value of Lebanon's imports and exports surpassed $5.96 billion in the year's first four months, up a robust 32.5 percent from $4.5 billion in the same period of 2007, said figures released by the Higher Customs Council and published in the latest issue of Bank Audi's Lebanon This Week.

  

These recipes offer a sampling of global flavours - arepas patties from Venezuela, twice-fried plantain from Panama, and tabbouleh from Lebanon.

  

LEBANON - A public hearing on a Lebanon development known as Ridgeway Butte will be delayed until next month, the Lebanon Planning Commission decided Wednesday.

  

Lebanese artist Rida Botros, who is currently in the United States on a family vacation, was shocked to find out that her new solo single called 'Habitak' (I loved you) is included on a variety songs CD and being sold in Beirut's streets and played on various radio stations.

  

A conference called Filling the Gaps on Thursday highlighted the importance of building and maintaining good relations between Palestinian communities and the Lebanese people in the wake of the Nahr al-Bared crisis. Representative of the General Union of Palestinian Women Amneh Suleiman, emphasized a "brotherhood" with the people of Lebanon.

  

One month after a breakthrough deal to end a long-running political crisis, Lebanon remains without a government as rival clans fight it out over key cabinet posts, raising fears of a renewed conflict.

  

Lebanese security officials say that an explosion went off in a remote Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon but it was not clear if members of the group were targeted.

  

BEIRUT - One month after a breakthrough deal to end a long-running political crisis, Lebanon remains without a government as rival clans fight it out over key cabinet posts, raising fears of a renewed conflict.

  

Overture Follows Hamas Truce Israel on Wednesday publicly pushed to open peace negotiations with Lebanon, seeking to add another initiative to an already burgeoning diplomatic roster that includes talks with some of the Jewish state's foremost adversaries.

  

After a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel said all issues would be negotiable, including the status of a contested piece of land on the Lebanon border.

  

Israel offered Wednesday to start direct peace talks with Lebanon, saying all issues would be negotiable, including a tiny, disputed piece...

  

JERUSALEM - Israel offered Wednesday to start direct peace talks with Lebanon, saying all issues would be negotiable, including a tiny, disputed piece of Israeli-held land on the countries' border.

  

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday said that a national unity government should be formed soon, and urged all parties to cooperate in this direction, local New TV reported. Berri made the call after meeting Preside ...

  

Agreement hoped to be reached with Hizbullah over Israeli soldiers captured at start of 2006 Lebanon war

  

Two American diplomats who successfully challenged policy in Iraq and Lebanon last year are being honored at the State Department Thursday for their courage in speaking out. Former ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman fought plans to build the new embassy in Beirut in an area controlled by Hezbollah militants. Iraq veteran Rachel Schneller called attention to the mental health care needs of ...

  

Following news of a truce with Hamas, peace talks with Syria and prisoner-swap negotiations with Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Israeli government announced Wednesday that it is interested in opening negotiations with Lebanon.

  

A prisoner swap between Israel and Hizbullah is imminent, a Lebanese official said on Wednesday, with the Shiite group set to hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for several prisoners. "Barring any last-minute obstacles we expect very soon Israel to return seven to 10 prisoners and the bodies of 10 Hizbullah fighters," the official said on condition of anonymity.

  

A Lebanese guard working for the US embassy in Beirut was slightly hurt when Hezbollah supporters stoned a US motorcade driving through south Lebanon on Wednesday, a US official said.

  

By AMY TEIBEL Israel on Wednesday urged Lebanon to open peace talks, the latest move in a flurry of developments aimed at easing the multiple conflicts in the region. Israel's most explicit overture yet toward Lebanon comes just weeks after Israel and Syria confirmed they had relaunched indirect peace talks, ending an eight-year breakdown. Earlier this week, a senior government official ...

  

A Lebanese security guard was slightly hurt when Hezbollah supporters stoned a convoy taking the US charge d'affaires through a south Lebanese village on Wednesday, a US official said.

  

The US charge d'affaires to Lebanon was greeted with stones and chants of "Death to America" on Wednesday by Hezbollah supporters as she met with a local Shiite official in the south of the country.

  

BEIRUT - Witnesses say a top U.S. diplomat's motorcade was stoned by an angry mob in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

  

Israel is interested in opening peace talks with Lebanon, a spokesman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday, echoing remarks the Israeli leader made behind closed doors to his security cabinet.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--A prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah is imminent, a Lebanese official said Wednesday, with the Shiite group set to hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for several militants.

  

The famous Lebanese singer Majida Al Roumi has concluded celebrations held in the center of Beirut. She was joined by several Lebanese artists that held live concerts to celebrate the end of the political crises.

  

Witnesses say Hezbollah's Shiite supporters have attacked a U.S. envoy's motorcade with stones in southern Lebanon, protesting her first visit to the militant group's stronghold.

  

JERUSALEM - Israel today urged Lebanon to open peace talks, the latest move in a flurry of developments aimed at easing the multiple conflicts in the region. Government...

  

Israeli on Wednesday reiterated a call for direct talks with Lebanon, at which all issues dividing the two countries could be 'put on the table?.

  

Israel has called on Lebanon to open direct peace talks between the two sides, the prime minister's spokesman said Wednesday.

  

Israel urged Lebanon to open peace talks, the latest move in a flurry of developments aimed at easing the multiple conflicts in the region

  

Israel is urging Lebanon to open peace talks, the latest move in a flurry of developments aimed at easing the multiple conflicts in the region.

  

UAE's Air Arabia adds flights to Beirut, Amman

  

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli government is calling on Lebanon to open peace talks. Government spokesman Mark Regev says Israel is interested in "direct, bilateral" talks.

  

The Israeli government is calling on Lebanon to open peace talks.

  

Lebanese majority Mustaqbal Movement leader Saad Hariri on Tuesday urged supporters in east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to practice restraint and cooperate with security forces to prevent renewed clashes, local Naharnet news website reported. ...

  

Drivers from 12 countries will participate in the three-day Rally of Lebanon championship that kicks off June 27, Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon has announced, local Naharnet news website reported on Tuesday. Thirty six cars ...

  

Lebanon schools are the latest in Greater Cincinnati's northern suburbs to join the trend of adding artificial turf to its sports stadium.

  

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Syria's regional policy remains the same, especially regarding Lebanon. "The course of events has proven that Syria's policy was right, especially concerning the situations in Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine," Moallem told the Syrian Parliament on Tuesday.

  

Drivers from 12 countries will participate in the three-day Rally of Lebanon championship that kicks off June 27, Automobile and Tourism Club of Lebanon (ATCL) said in a statement on Tuesday. Thirty-six cars will take part in the race that will be held under the patronage of President Michel Suleiman, ATCL said.

  

Lebanon is a diverse society, but tabbouleh is a national dish common to all. Now several non-governmental organizations have formally celebrated tabbouleh in an attempt to bring Lebanese together through this unifying dish: The Garden Show and Spring Festival concluded on June 14 with Tabbouleh Btijmaana (Tabbouleh Unites US) festivities.

  

Haim Watzman Beirut is an evocative city even when you've only seen it in its worse moments. In yesterday's New York Times, Roger Cohen waxes...

  

President Michel Sleiman has asked the United States to help Lebanon restore its sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms and Kfar Shuba Hills, according to a Presidential Palace statement. Sleiman said during a meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Beirut that reaching a permanent.

  

Migrant workers in Lebanon, in addition to lacking labor laws to protect their rights, also face serious obstacles within the justice system and discrimination in prisons, according to preliminary findings for a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. The report, expected to be published in the autumn, will examine the cases.

  

A family inspects their balcony which was hit by a rocket in overnight clashes in Saadnayel village, east of Beirut. Three people have been killed in armed clashes between supporters of Lebanon's rival factions in two villages in the Bekaa Valley, a security official has said.

  

Lebanon: Path Solutions, the leader in the provision of high quality integrated Sharia-compliant software solutions to the world's Islamic banking industry announced that First Community Bank (FCB) Kenya has gone live using iMAL Islamic Banking & Investment System, only 4 months after the project kick off date. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Three people died and four others were hurt in overnight clashes between pro- and anti-government forces in eastern Lebanon, military officials said Tuesday.The sides began exchanging gunfire and rocket-propelled grenade fire in of Saadnayel and Taalabaya, located in the Bekka Valley, before Lebanese soldiers intervened, CNN reported.After the troops left, fighting resumed, prompting the ...

  

Authorities in Lebanon say at least two people have died in clashes between pro- and anti-government groups in the eastern villages of Saadnayel and Taalbaya.

  

BEIRUT - Two people were killed in clashes between government loyalists and opposition supporters in eastern Lebanon overnight, security sources and witnesses said.

  

WASHINGTON, 06/17 - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is on an unannounced visit to Lebanon after the May power-sharing deal which ended an 18-month crisis.

  

Three people were killed in overnight clashes between supporters of Lebanon's rival factions in two villages in the Bekaa Valley, a security official said on Tuesday.

  

Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today that three additional flights per week will be added to Amman, Jordan, and Beirut, Lebanon, respectively from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah, UAE.

  

LEBANON - A Lebanon political action committee has dropped its recall petition against Lebanon School Board member Debi Shimmin but says it will continue with petitions against members Rick Alexander and Josh Wineteer.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that she welcomed a new power-sharing arrangement in Lebanon even though it increased the power of Hezbollah at the expense of U.S.-backed moderates.

  

Three people were killed in clashes between government followers and opposition supporters in eastern Lebanon overnight, security sources and witnesses said. Four people were wounded in the violence, which reached its peak at dawn in the Saadnayel-Taalbaya villages in the eastern Bekaa valley.

  

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, June 17 (Reuters) - Two people were killed in clashes between government loyalists and opposition supporters in eastern Lebanon overnight, security sources and witnesses said. Four people ...

  

Armed clashes broke out overnight between supporters of Lebanon's rival factions in two villages in the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country, an army official said on Tuesday.

  

Lebanese security officials say that clashes between pro- and anti-government supporters overnight left three people dead and four wounded in the east of the country.

  

LEBANON - School property taxes in the Lebanon School District will increase 9.56 percent next year, adding nearly $150 to the average homeowner's tax bill.

  

U.S. President George W. Bush has nominated Michele J. Sison, acting head of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, to become ambassador, the Associated Press reported Monday. Sison was U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Republics fro ...

  

U.S. Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, who arrived in Lebanon for a surprise visit on Monday, reiterated after meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister-designated Fouad Seniora the U.S. support to Lebanon's sovereignty and democracy, local ...

  

ADVICS may be in the business of making things stop, but there is no halting the progress of automobile technology. And this Lebanon manufacturer is determined to stay on the cutting edge in its field.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put a U.S. stamp of approval today on an emerging new government in Lebanon despite the increased power it gives to Hezbollah militants.

  

Associated Press - June 16, 2008 11:53 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is putting the U.S. stamp of approval on an emerging new government in Lebanon.

  

Associated Press - June 16, 2008 11:53 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is putting the U.S. stamp of approval on an emerging new government in Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put a U.S. stamp of approval Monday on an emerging new government in Lebanon despite the increased power it gives to Hezbollah militants.

  

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Lebanon on Monday, the first by a senior American official since the political agreement here that strengthened the power of Hezbollah.

  

BEIRUT : US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Lebanon on Monday to bolster the troubled country's new president, as rival political leaders still struggle to form a new government.

  

LEBANON-A resident digging in his yard Sunday afternoon discovered the suspected buried remains of an infant or fetus, Lebanon police announced this morning.

  

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put a U.S. stamp of approval Monday on an emerging new government in Lebanon despite the increased power it gives to Hezbollah militants.

  

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday expressed U.S. support for the Lebanese government's attempts to move past political differences with the Hezbollah-led opposition.

  

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice voiced support for Lebanon's new president on Monday and endorsed last month's agreement to end a protracted political crisis that had led to a violent showdown between the Western-backed government and Hezbollah-led opposition.

  

It was the first visit by a senior American official since the political agreement that strengthened Hezbollah.

  

In an unannounced trip to Lebanon Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered Washington's support for the country's new government, despite the enhanced role of the controversial Hezbollah movement.

  

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put an American stamp of approval Monday on plans for a new government in Lebanon that would increase the power of Hezbollah militants.

  

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put a U.S. stamp of approval Monday on a fragile new government in Lebanon that increased the power of Hezbollah militants.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put a U.S. stamp of approval Monday on a fragile new government in Lebanon that increased the power of Hezbollah militants. Rice...

  

US Secretary of State Rice makes an unannounced visit to Lebanon following a crucial power-sharing deal.

  

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice makes an unannounced visit to Lebanon following a crucial power-sharing deal.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on an unannounced visit to Beirut, said on Monday she wanted to back Lebanon's democratic institutions following last month's power-sharing deal that ended a protracted political crisis.

  

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Lebanon on Monday to bolster the troubled country's new president, as rival political leaders still struggle to form a new government.

  

Beirut - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived Monday in Beirut on a surprise visit, officials said. Rice was scheduled to meet Premier Fouad Seniora and President Michel Suleiman in a trip that follows her weekend visit to Israel and the Pa...

  

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Lebanon on Monday and said she wanted to support the country's democracy following a power-sharing deal last month that ended 18 months of political crisis.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Lebanon on Monday to show support for the troubled country's new president and efforts to form a national unity government.

  

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put a U.S. stamp of approval Monday on a fragile new government in Lebanon that increased the power of Hezbollah militants.

  

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put a U.S. stamp of approval Monday on a fragile new government in Lebanon that increased the power of Hezbollah militants.

  

Matthias S Klein: Lebanon's rival factions have buried their hatchets for the moment, but the long-term problems are not being tackled

  

Thorntown-based Home National Bank has selected C.F. Jones Group as the general contractor to build a new bank branch planned at 2510 N. Lebanon St., Lebanon. The branch, which will employ six when it opens in early 2009, is located directly across from Witham Hospital.

  

BEIRUT: Figures released by the Ministry of Tourism indicate that the number of tourists visitng Lebanon totaled 277,054 in the first four months of 2008, up by 2.6 percent from the same period of 2007. "This increase is not necessarily an indicator of a revival in the tourism sector because the latter's performance during the said period of 2007 was already sluggish, as it was hit by the ...

  

Content for platforms does not make a story. Today, you arrive anywhere and surf the Net. Being 'always on' is being always off, to something.

  

A handbag loaded with women's underwear blocked traffic in southern Beirut's Shiyyah district for more than 30 minutes after sparking panic that it could be boobytrapped, a police report said on Saturday. According to the report, the black and red handbag was found abandoned on the main Shiyyah highway in Beirut's southern suburbs.

  

Saturday nights in this vibrant city are a spectacle, an all-night display of Lebanon's hospitality, liberalized culture and astonishingly cosmopolitan people. The different neighborhoods and various clubs and bars that populate them present something for almost everyone.

  

Figures released by the Ministry of Tourism indicate that the number of tourists visitng Lebanon totaled 277,054 in the first four months of 2008, up by 2.6 percent from the same period of 2007. "This increase is not necessarily an indicator of a revival in the tourism sector because the latter's performance during the said period of 2007.

  

The government of Ireland has allocated $370,000 to fund the medical needs of mothers and babies in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Ireland's Press Association reported on Sunday. Overseas Development Minister Peter Power announced the aid package for a local non-governmental organization, Medical Aid for Palestinians.

  

JERUSALEM - A senior Israeli government official says Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has concluded that Israel should swap a Palestinian guerrilla for two Israeli soldiers held in Lebanon since 2006.

  

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has concluded that Israel should swap the perpetrator of a notorious guerrilla attack for two Israeli soldiers held in Lebanon since 2006, a senior government official confirmed on Sunday.

  

France and Syria agree on the need to strengthen relations and work together for peace in Lebanon and the Middle East, the French presidency said Sunday following talks in Damascus.

  

Two senior French envoys held "constructive" talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday aimed at boosting diplomatic ties which soured over the crisis in Lebanon.

  

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 15, 2008 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Sunday for the speedy formation of a national unity government in Lebanon after last month's power-sharing agreement between rival factions.

  

Israel has told Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas via German mediators it would be willing to free jailed Lebanese fighters in exchange for two soldiers abducted in 2006, Israeli security sources said on Sunday.

  

Beirut-born writer Rawi Hage won one of the world's most lucrative literary prizes Thursday for his debut novel "De Niro's Game," about two childhood friends who take different paths to survive amid civil war in the Lebanese capital.

  

Lebanon will soon form a national unity government in line with a Doha agreement to end the country's political crisis, Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Sunday.

  

The following is a joint statement on Lebanon issued by the governments of the United States and France. We affirm the strong, continued American-French partnership for a peaceful, sovereign, independent, united and democratic Lebanon.

  

PARIS: The US and France yesterday jointly called on Syria to establish 'friendly' diplomatic ties with Lebanon.

  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Lebanese forces detained more than 10 people yesterday after gunmen fired at an army patrol near a Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country, a security official said.

  

Uzbekistan maintained their perfect record in Group 4 of Asian qualifying for South Africa 2010 with a 3-0 win over Lebanon on Saturday.

  

Beirut - Lebanese forces detained 12 people on Saturday after gunmen fired at an army patrol near a Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country, a Lebanese security official said. The incident took place in Qobbeh, a predominantly Sunni dist...

  

BEIRUT - Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mussa said on Saturday he would not interfere in Lebanon's forthcoming cabinet make up or in how portfolios are distributed.

  

PARIS, June 14, 2008 (AFP) - The United States and France on Saturday jointly called on Syria to establish "friendly" diplomatic ties with Lebanon.

  

Beirut - Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mussa said Saturday he would not interfere in Lebanon's forthcoming cabinet make up or in how portfolios are distributed. Mussa, talking to reporters after meeting Premier-designate Fouad Seniora, also empha...

  

Lebanon: Global and regional digital leader LG Electronics and 'Brothers Electronics', LG agent in Lebanon, launched its Healthcare Collection in the Lebanese market in a distinctive dinner held at the Moevenpick Hotel-Beirut, in the presence of journalists, doctors, dealers and trade. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora said on Friday that the formation of a new government was inevitable despite what he described as relatively minor difficulties.

  

BEIRUT: Arab League chief Amr Moussa yesterday voiced regret over the failure of Lebanese politicians to agree on the makeup of a new government, more than two weeks since the naming of a prime minister.

  

SAN DIEGO - Jimmy Henderson's U.S. Open experience left him short of the weekend. Henderson, a Lebanon resident who attended Wright State University, shot an 82 at Torrey Pines on Friday, June 13, and missed the cut. He had been one stroke better Thursday.

  

Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa Friday said he is "stunned, regrets and feels sorry" for the delay in forming the Lebanese national unity government, local Future TV reported. "The national unity government is a part of Doha accor ...

  

beirut - Lebanese president Michel Suleiman has expressed his thanks to the Emir of Qatar H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani for their continued following up of implementation of the Doha Agreement.

  

Lebanese leader hails Qatar's efforts BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has expressed his thanks to HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani for the continued following-up of implementation of the Doha Agreement.

  

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale struck areas of South Lebanon on Friday, including parts of the Hasbaya district and the villages of Kfarsir, Sarifa and Shahour. The quake, which took place at approximately 8:30 a.m., came a day after a similar tremor shook the South, and is one of many that have plagued Lebanon this year.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Friday voiced regrets over the failure of Lebanese politicians to agree on the makeup of a new government, more than two weeks since the naming of a prime minister.

  

BEIRUT - Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Friday voiced regrets over the failure of Lebanese politicians to agree on the makeup of a new government, more than two weeks since the naming of a prime minister.

  

An earthquake registering 4.0 on the Richter scale rumbled in southern Lebanon Friday, officials said but no casualties were reported.A seismology center in Behaness indicated the quake affected a region between Tyre and Srifa, reported KUNA, the Kuwaiti news agency. Twenty-five tremors struck the regions since Thursday, damaging several buildings, officials said.

  

A Lebanon man drowned in the Gasconade River while swimming near Falcon Thursday evening, the Missouri Water Patrol reported.

  

After years of political instability in Lebanon, the recent election of President Michel Suleiman has brought a renewed sense of hope to the religiously diverse country.

  

Massive protests with an anti-American tinge in Seoul, Old Glory-burning in Beirut, and uproar in Pakistan over US airstrikes on insurgent targets.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon rejected on Wednesday a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded that Israel withdraw from disputed territory along their international borders.

  

BADDAOUI, Lebanon: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA will seek $450mn for reconstruction after a camp was devastated during fighting last year between Islamists and the army, an official said yesterday.

  

SAN DIEGO - Jimmy Henderson, welcome to big-boy golf. The pride of Lebanon emerged from the first round at Torrey Pines with a couple birdies: not near enough to offset an eight-pack of bogeys and a pair of double bogeys.

  

The International College (IC) held its annual commencement ceremony on Thursday as 194 students from the graduating class of 2008, faculty members, and parents packed into Assembly Hall at the American University of Beirut (AUB). School officials described the ceremony as a particularly joyous event.

  

Lebanese-Canadian author, visual artist and curator Rawi Hage has won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (IIDLA) for his debut novel "De Niro's Game." At 100,000 euros ($155,000), the IIDLA is the world's most lucrative prize for a work of fiction. Hage's novel relates the story of his narrator, Bassam.

  

Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Wednesday he had reached a "preliminary deal" with Saudi King Abdullah over how to coordinate efforts concerning Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine and the region. Rafsanjani, who still occupies a high-ranking post in the Iranian government.

  

LEBANON - Lebanon's annual Independence Day celebration will receive $2,000 from the city for advertising this year, but councilors stressed they want the event to be self-sufficient as soon as possible.

  

Beirut - A Beirut-to-Paris flight was grounded on Tuesday after a passenger who had left her boyfriend behind said she feared he might have put a bomb in her luggage to keep her from leaving, a security official said.

  

ROME (AFP)--U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday plans to nominate career senior diplomats to be U.S. ambassadors to Lebanon and Djibouti, the White House said in a statement.

  

Palestinian school children walk through the devastated refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon in March 2008. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA will seek 450 million dollars for reconstruction after the camp was devastated during fighting last year between Islamists and the army, an official has said.

  

Harrisburg police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of a Lebanon man Saturday morning. Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R.

  

Ain al-Hilweh camp, Lebanon - Tension was obvious at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee of Ain al-Hilweh camp between the Lebanese army and members of fundamentalist groups holed inside the camp after repeated clashes for the past two days. Leba...

  

TOUGH ROLE: Commentators have criticized Lebanon's squabbling politicians for not doing their part in boosting the role of President Michel Suleiman (seen here, left, at Beirut airport) as a "symbol of the nation's unity," in line with the country's constitution.

  

A cluster bomb is seen in the yard of a house in the southern Lebanese village of Sultaniyeh in 2006. A Lebanese man has been killed by a cluster bomb dropped by Israeli forces during the 2006 war in Lebanon, a police official said.

  

Lebanon police have closed their investigation of a three-car crash without filing charges. Two people were injured when a car driven by Marthalynn Moon, 64, of Northcrest Acres, crashed into the rear of a car driven by Kim Shipe, 52, of Sinking Spring, at 8:36 a.m. on Route 422 at Bowman Street.

  

Five judges from Ireland, Britain, Spain and the United States selected the Beirut-born Hage for the $155,000 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He beat 136 other books from 45 countries, all of them works published in English in 2006. All the books had been nominated by libraries worldwide.

  

(DUBLIN ) - Lebanese author Rawi Hage has won the 100,000 euro (155,000 dollar) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the world's richest prize for a work of fiction, organisers announced Thursday.

  

Hisham el-Ghossein was killed in the village of Qantara while working in his field.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Lebanese political crisis is rooted in a decades-old power sharing agreement among rival religious groups, but that deal no longer reflects the country's makeup.

  

Almost two weeks after the Doha agreement put an end to 18 months of political conflict in Lebanon, the situation on the ground remains shaky. Sectarian and partisan-inspired incidents have become almost a daily occurrence in Beirut and other areas.

  

12 June 2008 Lebanese Parliament's Hezbollah Fraction announced here Wednesday implementing articles of Doha Agreement would guarantee harnessing internal crises.

  

LEBANON - Lebanon's annual Independence Day celebration will receive $2,000 from the city for advertising this year, but councilors stressed they want the event to be self-sufficient as soon as possible.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Wednesday rejected a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded that Israel withdraw from occupied territory along the international border.

  

(RTTNews) - A gun battle between Lebanese troops and militants on the edge of a Palestinian refugee camp Wednesday night has left a gunman dead and two soldiers wounded, security officials said Wednesday.

  

Lebanon High School graduate Victor Montoya celebrates with 248 of his classmates at the conclusion of Tuesday's commencement ceremony at Heath Stadium.

  

A gunman was wounded in a shootout with Lebanese soldiers on Wednesday near the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Helweh in south Lebanon, an army spokesman said.

  

Lebanon - Hezbollah - Doha Agreement Lebanese Parliament's Hezbollah Fraction announced here Wednesday implementing articles of Doha Agreement would guarantee harnessing internal crises.

  

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) said on Wednesday it may resort to force to contain ongoing security violations.The LAF statement said that young people were gathering in different areas of Beirut and provoking the authorities, which "is a source of concern to citizens going to work or home."

  

Notre Dame University teamed up with the Press Federation and the Journalists Union on Wednesday for a seminar to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first Lebanese newspaper, Hadikat al-Akhbar (the Garden of News). Representing Information Minister Ghazi Aridi, the director of the National News Agency, Andre Kassas, said.

  

As the lottery balls rolled, 17 people silently stood in the confines of a small shop in Jbeil watching the TV set, clutching their tickets and hoping that the numbers on the small, colored spheres would match those on their tickets. "You never know. Maybe this time it will be me," said Khalil while watching the lottery draw with his family.

  

Lebanon dismissed on Wednesday a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded that Israel withdraw from disputed territory along their international borders.

  

Lebanon has rejected a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded that Isreal withdraw from disputed territory along their international borders.

  

LEBANON rejected today a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded that Israel withdraw from disputed territory along their international borders.

  

The Egyptian actor Hani Ramzi finished filming his latest movie, 'Nims Bond,' also starring Lebanese singer Dolly Shaheen, Egyptian actor Ahmad Rateb and Lutfi Labib.

  

Lebanon City Council approved more road construction for the summer months on Tuesday night, June 10.

  

Lebanon rejected on Wednesday a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded that Israel withdraw from disputed territory along their international borders.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon on Wednesday rejected a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded that Israel withdraw from disputed territory along their international borders.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Lebanon on Wednesday rejected a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded Israel withdraw from disputed territory along their international borders.

  

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, June 11 (Reuters) - Lebanon poured cold water on Wednesday on Israel's hope that Beirut would follow Damascus in opening peace talks with Israel, saying the Jewish state had to withdraw from ...

  

Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Saeed Al Nahyan inaugurates Hriar's first solo UAE exhibition.

  

Famed Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab has been tapped to design a boutique hotel bearing his name at the Tiger Woods Dubai complex in Dubailand, reported Gulf News. The Dhs600m ($163m) hotel will include 89 suites, 14 bungalows, and a 10,000 square feet swimming pool.

  

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday that he would be happy to start peace talks with the Jewish state's northern neighbor Lebanon. "I would be very happy if the Lebanese government would announce its interest in direc ...

  

News Corp.'s MySpace is collaborating with best-selling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho to make a user-generated movie of his book "The Witch of Portobello," which centers on a mysterious goddess figure, a Transylvania-born woman who as a girl is orphaned and adopted by a wealthy Lebanese couple.

  

The Garden Show and Spring Festival opened its doors on Tuesday at the Beirut Hippodrome Park, showcasing over 100 exhibitors and offering visitors a variety of attractions. The event will run daily between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. until June 14. Descending the steps at the exhibit's entrance, one sees vibrant colors.

  

Between the well-oiled Frenchmen, fish and chips, and stouts more filling than bread, visitors to Molly Malone's Irish Pub & Eatery could be forgiven for thinking they were in Europe. But since 2005, Malone's has called Gemmayzeh's main street home. Nestled among some of Beirut's most stylish restaurants and bars, the pub's wood-and-leather interior has a distinctly homey feel.

  

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday suggested holding peace talks with Lebanon, following last month's announcement of Israel's indirect, Turkish-mediated negotiations with Syria. "I would have been glad if - after the announcement of the talks with Syria - the Lebanese government would announce.

  

Lebanon spent another day waiting for the formation of a new unity cabinet on Tuesday, but senior figures from both the ruling March 14 camp and the March 8 opposition alliance expressed confidence that the difficulties would be ironed out. Former President Amin Gemayel met Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora, telling reporters.

  

The conflict between the majority and the opposition, according to Tourism Minister Joseph Sarkis, 'was not due to the government's decision related to Hezballah's telecommunications network and to the dismissal of the person in charge of security at Beirut airport. The problem goes much deeper.

  

LEBANON - The Lebanon Public Library Advisory Board for the city of Lebanon has an opening. Applicants must be Lebanon residents, and will be appointed to serve a full four-year term on the board.

  

After holding a successful concert in Las Vegas, Lebanese superstars George Wasoof and Carole Samaha headed to Houston, Texas to host their second concert of their American tour.

  

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. Olmert suggested holding peace talks with Lebanon, following last month's announcement of Israel's indirect Turkish-mediated negotiations with Syria.

  

French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends an official lunch at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, southeast of Beirut, on June 7. Syrian Culture Minister Riad Naassan Agha is in Paris on an official visit, the first by a Syrian government member in three years.

  

Israeli PM sees many advantages in Lebanon's willingness to open talks with his country.

  

BEIRUT, June 10 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

BEIRUT, June 10 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

Lebanon: mtc touch, the leading mobile telecom company in Lebanon, announced that it has allocated sufficient quantities of prepaid magic lines to meet the growing demand this summer. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Citibank N.A. Lebanon recently announced its renewed support for the American University of Beirut's financial aid program through a new $50,000 grant from Citi Foundation. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Beirut - The leader of the Lebanese Sunni fundamentalist group Fatah al-Islam hit out Tuesday at supporters of Sunni political leader Saad Hariri and the radical Shiite movement Hezbollah. In an audiotape, Shaker Abssi also criticized the Lebanese ar...

  

Lebanon: The Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel and Towers launched the Link @ Sheraton, a new brand standard intended to create a lively experience for guests while working online. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon needs to build more power plants and modernize its existing ones in order to end or reduce the country's power rationing regimen, officials and energy experts said on Monday. "We simply need more production units to meet the growing electricity consumption in Lebanon.

  

Lebanese soldiers take position during clashes between armed groups in the Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in 2005. A would-be suicide bomber who was shot dead last month outside a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon was "probably" a Saudi national, a senior Palestinian official said on Monday.

  

Speaker Nabih Berri has raised doubts about the implementation of the recently launched security plan to stanch violence in Beirut and other parts of the country. "I do not know what exactly is delaying implementing the decisions of the Central Security Council ... unless they expect the feuding parties to take the security.