Lebanese Sunni Grand Mufti of the Republic Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani said Monday that the outbreak of street violence in Beirut Sunday was an aggression against the state, local Naharnet website reported. "The riots were an act of aggression against the state and against the security in the country," Qabbani said in a statement denouncing the fighting which erupted in west Beirut Sunday ...

  

A delegation of Beirut lawmakers discussed with caretaker Defense Minister Elias Murr means by which security in the capital could be "permanently preserved." Murr received in his office at the Defense Ministry in Yarze MPs Ammar Houri, Mohammad Qabbani, Imad al-Hout, Atef Majdalani, Nuhad al-Mashnouq, Jean Ogassapian, Hani Qobeissy and Nayla Tueni.

  

Visiting United States Central Command head General David Petraeus said on Monday he hoped for a swift formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon and underlined "significant improvement" on the Lebanese domestic front since his visit last year. Following talks with President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister-delegate Saad Hariri.

  

CAIRO - An Egyptian court upheld the death sentence of Egyptian businessman and former politician Hisham Talaat Mustafa on Thursday. The ruling will see the tycoon hanged for his involvement in the murder of Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim last year in Dubai.

  

The Department of Motor Vehicles office in Lebanon was closed because of an air quality issue Friday.

  

Lebanon police continue to seek information on the shooting of a Lebanon man that occurred around 1:43 a.m. June 26 in the 800 block of Guilford Street.

  

AN APPETITE for, for handsome women and beautiful cars, has taken Simon Main from Australia to Europe (via jail) and now to Lebanon.

  

Washington, 30 June (WashingtonTV)?Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman on Monday congratulated his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on his re-election, hours after Iran's electoral watchdog certified the results of the disputed 12 June election.

  

Travelport, one of the world's leading global distribution system (GDS) providers and operator of both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, recently hosted a highly-successful product showcase for travel agents in Lebanon aimed at highlighting the power of its cutting-edge travel technology.

  

Beirut, Lebanon: 30 June, 2009: Travelport, one of the world's leading global distribution system (GDS) providers and operator of both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, recently hosted a highly-successful product showcase for travel agents in Lebanon aimed at highlighting the power of its cutting-edge travel technology.

  

Saudi Arabia vows to stand by Lebanon

  

LEBANON (NEWS CENTER) -- The State Medical Examiner's Office has identified the remains of a body found in a well in Lebanon as that of Frances Moulton.

  

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Germany and Lebanon have signed a counter-insurgency agreement. Officials said Germany has pledged to provide training and intelligence to Lebanon in the battle against insurgents, particularly Al Qaida.

  

Four people suspected of links to Al-Qaeda were charged Monday with planning attacks in Lebanon and Syria, judicial officials said. Islamic extremist groups drawing inspiration from Al-Qaeda have been responsible for violence in both countries in recent years, including attacks on Lebanese soldiers and an attempt to storm the US Embassy in Syria's capital.

  

BEIRUT - The Lebanese army said it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash on Sunday between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person.

  

Four people suspected of links to Al Qaeda were charged Monday with planning attacks in Lebanon and neighboring Syria, judicial officials said.

  

Lebanon: Mufti condemns factional violence (AKI) - Lebanon's Grand Mufti on Monday condemned the violence that occurred between rival factions in Beirut at the weekend. Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani said the violence, in which a woman was killed, was an act of aggression against the state and called for the arrest of those responsible."Rioting on the streets of Beirut is an act of aggression ...

  

Eds: UPDATES with arrests, Saudi-Syrian meeting on Lebanon.

  

Relatives angry over the fatal shooting of a Lebanese woman in a clash between rival Sunnis and Shiites in a Beirut neighborhood burned tires and briefly blocked a road Monday, in a sign of the country's lingering tensions as it struggles to form a unity government.

  

Lebanon: Nandos, the Afro-Portuguese flame-grilled chicken celebrated the opening of its new branch in Kaslik. [AMEInfo.com]

  

A deadly street clash between rival political groups this weekend - the worst factional violence in the Lebanese capital in over a year - underlines the challenges lying ahead for Saad Hariri, Lebanon's top Sunni politician, who has been appointed Lebanon's next prime minister.

  

Die Armee muss fr Ordnung sorgen, nach einer Schieerei in den Straen von Libanons Hauptstadt Beirut. Eine Frau wurde bei den Kmpfen gettet.?

  

Lebanon is considering a crackdown on recreational vehicle parking and loud music.

  

Sparta's 9/10 year old baseball All Stars opened their campaign Saturday evening in Carthage and came from behind to take an 8-5 win over Lebanon. Sparta held an early 3-1 lead, but saw Lebanon plate four third inning runs to go ahead 5-3.

  

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday telephoned the Lebanese President Michael Suleiman. Relations between the two countries and issues of mutual interest were discussed during the conversation.

  

Saad Hariri will begin consultations on Monday with all political factions after being designated Lebanon's prime minister at the weekend and charged with forming a government.

  

Lebanon's president names Saad Hariri as the country's new prime minister, following elections earlier this month.

  

A woman has been killed during clashes in mainly Muslim west Beirut between rival Lebanese political parties.

  

A woman has been killed by a stray bullet during clashes in mainly Muslim west Beirut between rival Lebanese political parties.

  

Source: Reuters * Army says it will fire on any armed person on streets * Brief clash in west Beirut kills one woman BEIRUT, June 28 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed ...

  

Sunni supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate and Shiite rivals from the parliament speaker's political faction traded gunfire in a Beirut neighborhood Sunday. Security officials said one civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the first outbreak of violence since this month's elections.

  

Sunni supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate and Shiite rivals from the parliament speaker's political faction traded gunfire in a Beirut neighborhood Sunday.

  

A woman was killed by a stray bullet during clashes in mainly Muslim west Beirut between rival Lebanese political parties on Sunday, an official of prime minister-designate Saad Hariri's party said.

  

Associated Press - June 28, 2009 1:43 PM ET BEIRUT (AP) - Security officials say supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate are trading gunfire with rivals in the streets of...

  

BEIRUT - Security officials say supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate are trading gunfire with rivals in the streets of Beirut.

  

Saad Hariri, the son of Lebanon's slain former prime minister and the leader of its Western-aligned parliamentary majority, will serve as Lebanon's next prime minister.

  

Der neue libanesische Ministerprsident Saad Hariri will an diesem Montag mit der Regierungsbildung beginnen. Das berichten Zeitungen in Beirut.?

  

Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader Saad al-Hariri has been appointed prime minister-designate, pledging to seek a national unity government but warning that his task would be difficult.

  

BEIRUT | Western-backed billionaire Saad Hariri pledged Saturday to work for a national unity government that includes his Hezbollah rivals shortly after he was appointed by the president to become the country's next prime minister. An alliance led by the 39-year-old son of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri fended off a serious challenge from the Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies in ...

  

The World Bank has revised downward its economic growth forecast for Lebanon to 2.5% in 2009, from an earlier forecast of 4% at the end of last year.

  

BEIRUT - Western-backed billionaire Saad Hariri pledged Saturday to work for a national unity government that includes his Hezbollah rivals shortly after he was appointed by the president to become the country's next prime minister. An alliance led by the 39-year-old son of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri fended off a serious challenge from the Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies in ...

  

Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri vowed Saturday to face all challenges that are threatening Lebanon, Al-Manar TV reported. Minutes after his designation by President Michel Suleiman as prime minister, Hariri addressed the Lebanese from the presidential palace stressing that there are major and real challenges facing Lebanon. "A capable government should be able to face Israeli ...

  

Lebanese Sunni majority leader Saad Hariri is expected to be designated next Prime Minister on Saturday afternoon, when parliamentary consultations carried out by President Michel Suleiman end later today, local Elnashra website reported Saturday. President Suleiman started on Friday binding parliamentary consultations with members of the parliament blocks to nominate the Prime Minister who ...

  

Beirut: Saad Al Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, was named Lebanon's new Prime Minister yesterday, a presidential statement said.

  

Doha: Lebanese contestant Bassam Jalgha won the first series of 'Stars of Science?, a new Pan-Arab innovation contest initiated by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, on Friday.

  

Saad Hariri, the wealthy leader of an American-backed political coalition, was appointed prime minister of Lebanon on...

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 27 (UPI) -- The new prime minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri, said Saturday he would start forming a national unity government, which analysts say will include Hezbollah.

  

Saad Hariri has been selected as Lebanon's new Prime Minister.

  

Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, pledged to form a cabinet that will unite rival political camps after he was named Lebanon's new prime minister.

  

Saad Hariri, the son of Lebanon's slain former prime minister, will now begin assembling a cabinet to help manage a state that has been plagued by war, divisions and debt.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, pledged to form a cabinet that would unite rival political camps after he was named Lebanon's new prime minister on Saturday.

  

Saad Hariri was thrust into the midst of Lebanese politics in 2005 following the assassination of his father, Rafiq al-Hariri, the country's former prime minister, in a bombing in central Beirut.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman appointed Saad al-Hariri as prime minister-designate on Saturday, charging him with the tough task of forming a new government that would turn the page on four years of turmoil.

  

Lebanon's president appointed parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri Saturday to become prime minister after his pro-Western coalition defeated a Hezbollah-led alliance in this month's election.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's president appointed parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri Saturday to become prime minister after his pro-Western coalition defeated a Hezbollah-led alliance in this month's election.

  

Lebanon's president appointed parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri Saturday to become prime minister after his...

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's president appointed parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri Saturday to become prime minister after his pro-Western coalition defeated a Hezbollah -led alliance in this month's election.

  

BEIRUT : Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, was himself named Lebanon's new prime minister on Saturday, a presidential statement said.

  

BEIRUT - Four years after the assassination of his father, former five-time prime minister Rafik Hariri, the youthful Saad Hariri has become Lebanon's new head of government, vowing to unite Lebanon and work for the interest of his country.

  

June 27 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon's Saad Hariri , leader of a pro-Western coalition, was asked by President Michel Suleiman to form a government, after beating Hezbollah and its allies in June 7 parliamentary elections.

  

Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, was himself named Lebanon's new prime minister on Saturday, a presidential statement said.

  

Lebanon's newly appointed Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday he would seek forming a national unity government but warned his task would be difficult.

  

(Updates with details of Hariri's nomination.) BEIRUT (AFP)--Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, was named Lebanon's new prime minister on Saturday, a presidential statement said.

  

Lebanon's president names Saad Hariri as the country's new prime minister, following elections earlier this month.

  

SAAD Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, has been named Lebanon's new prime minister, a presidential statement says.

  

Beirut - Saad Hariri, the head of Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling majority, was nominated Saturday by 86 of the 128-member parliament to become prime minister in the next cabinet. The official parliamentary consultations ended noon Saturday and Hariri i...

  

Lebanon's hotly contested parliamentary elections are over, the results are in and the political battle for Lebanon goes to the pro-Western March 14 coalition.

  

Lebanon's President, Michel Suleiman, asked parliamentary majority leader Saad al-Hariri on Saturday to form a new government, officials said.

  

A show dog from Lebanon, the top-ranked female Akita in the nation, was one of seven show dogs that died earlier this week in Arnold, Mo., when a handler left them in their kennels stacked in a van overnight Sunday.

  

Rymco inaugurated today, its state-of-the-art aftersales facility in Monot, one of Beirut's most popular streets.

  

BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of A(H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 35 after the discovery of five new cases, the Health Ministry said Friday.

  

Sa'ad al-Hariri, the leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority and head of the Future movement, is poised to become prime minister.

  

BEIRUT: Saad Al Hariri was set to be officially designated as Lebanon's prime minister today after a majority of parliamentarians nominated the US-backed politician to the post yesterday, officials said.

  

A show dog from Lebanon, the top-ranked female Akita in the nation, was one of seven show dogs that died earlier this week in Arnold, Mo. when a handler left them in their kennels stacked in a van overnight Sunday.

  

A crumbling block of empty shops and flats in Streetly dubbed 'little Beirut' in the past could be transformed into a parade of new cafes and shops, it's been revealed.

  

Politicians and religious leaders were quick to condemn the celebratory gunfire that rippled through Beirut on Thursday. The outbreaks of gunfire could be heard ringing across many parts of the city as Amal Movement supporters greeted the re-election of MP Nabih Berri as parliamentary speaker.

  

The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of A(H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 35 after the discovery of five new cases, the Health Ministry said Friday. All the patients have or are to receive medical treatment, a statement from the ministry said. No deaths from the deadly virus have yet been reported.

  

Sa'ad al-Hariri, the Sunni Muslim leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority and head of the western-backed Future movement, is poised to become prime minister tomorrowafter seeking to mend fences with the Shia movement Hezbollah.

  

Lebanon's president consulted with lawmakers Friday on their choice for a prime minister to unify the nation after parliamentary elections in which a pro-Western coalition defeated a Hezbollah-led alliance.

  

Saad Hariri was poised to be designated Lebanon's new prime minister after his Western-backed party, which along with its allies holds the majority in parliament, picked him for the post on Friday.

  

Beirut - Teenagers in Lebanon expressed shock and sadness as news spread Friday about the premature death of Michael Jackson, describing him as legend of pop music. I cannot believe the King of Pop is dead. I was hoping I would see him performing in...

  

One woman died and 10 others were wounded in Beirut Thursday when celebrating gunfire were shot in the air by supporters of parliament speaker Nabih Berri after he was re-elected for the fifth term, Elnashra website reported Friday. The woman died from a heart attack scared by the gunfire, while10 people were injured in Beirut southern suburbs by celebrating gunfire. Gunfire celebrations are ...

  

A 22-year-old Lebanon man is undergoing treatment for a gunshot wound suffered about 1:43 a.m. Friday in the 800 block of Guilford Street, police report.

  

Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri has led his allies to electoral victory twice in a short political career defined by the deep crisis unleashed by the assassination of his father, Rafik.

  

A man recovers this morning after being shot along the 800 block of Guilford Street in Lebanon City just before 2 a.m.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--The leader of the Western-backed alliance that won this month's Lebanese parliamentary election, Saad Hariri, has held talks with his defeated rival, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the makeup of a new government, an aide said Friday.

  

BEIRUT, June 26 - A large majority of members of Lebanon's parliament will nominate US-backed Saad al-Hariri for the post of prime minister, paving the way for his appointment later this week, political sources said today. President Michel Suleiman will hold consultations with parliamentarians later today and tomorrow to decide on the next prime minister. Tomorrow he will designate the candidate ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A large majority of members of Lebanon's parliament will nominate U.S.-backed Saad al-Hariri for the post of prime minister, paving the way for his appointment later this week, political sources said on Friday.

  

Beirut - The leader of the Lebanon's Western-backed ruling majority, Saad Hariri met overnight with Hezbollah Chief Shiekh Hassan Nasrallah, in a move aimed at enhancing unity in the country, the Hezbollah-run al-Manar television said FridayA source ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A large majority of members of Lebanon's parliament will nominate U.S.-backed Saad al-Hariri for the post of prime minister, paving the way for his appointment later this week, political sources said Friday.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Shiite leader Nabih Berri was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term as parliament speaker on Thursday, consolidating his position as one of Lebanon's most influential politicians.

  

BEIRUT: Rami Nemer, head of the board of directors of First National Bank (FNB), praised on Thursday the performance of the Lebanese banking sector and its resilience to the global financial crisis during a lunch hosted by the bank.

  

The Israeli army has set new military buildup along its border with Lebanon Thursday, amid intensified air force flights over Lebanese territories, the official national News agency (NNA) reported. Merkava tanks and armored vehicles were deployed along the wired fence separating occupied Shebaa Farms from Lebanese territories, the report said. The NNA described the Israeli military setup as ...

  

New York, Jun 25 2009 4:10PM Individuals who have information regarding the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and other recent political killings can now provide that to the Prosecutor at the United Nations-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon through a newly created, secure webpage.

  

Middle-Easterners and Americans alike will gather for three days of eating, dancing and socializing at the annual St. Sharbel Lebanese Festival. The event will take place Friday through Sunday.

  

Nabih Berri was elected Parliament Speaker for a fifth consecutive time on Thursday. He heads the mostly Shiite Amal Movement. He was born in Bo, Sierra Leone on January 28, 1938. He went to school in Tebnine and Ain Ebel in southern Lebanon and later studied at the Makassed and the Ecole de la Sagesse in Beirut.

  

Rami Nemer, head of the board of directors of First National Bank (FNB), praised on Thursday the performance of the Lebanese banking sector and its resilience to the global financial crisis during a lunch hosted by the bank. "The Lebanese banking sector should benefit from the exceptional opportunity of attracting additional investments.

  

Beirut - The Israeli army has stepped up its presence along the border with Lebanon deploying armoured tanks and setting up fortifications, the Lebanese National News Agency reported Thursday. According to the agency, the Israeli army deployed Mirkav...

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Shiite leader Nabih Berri was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term as parliament speaker on Thursday, consolidating his position as one of Lebanon's most influential politicians.

  

Shiite leader Nabih Berri was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term as parliament speaker on Thursday, consolidating his position as one of Lebanon's most influential politicians.

  

Beirut - The Office of the Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on Thursday announced the launch of a new website for individuals who have useful information concerning the court's investigation into the 2005 assassination of ex-premi...

  

Newly-elected Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called on lawmakers Thursday to take advantage of the positive regional and international atmosphere to work for maintaining peace and stability in Lebanon. During his address to parliament following his election, Berri stressed on "facilitating the formation of a national government to confront external challenges and threats." Berri was ...

  

An Israeli army delegation has proposed direct political bilateral talks between the governments Lebanon and Israel, local As-Safier daily reported Thursday. Lebanese government sources were quoted as saying that the high-level Israeli delegation put forward the proposal when meeting with a Lebanese delegation under the auspices of UN Interim Forcesin Lebanon (UNIFIL) Wednesday. The Israeli side ...

  

CAIRO, Jun 25, 2009 (AFP) - A Cairo court on Thursday confirmed the death sentence of an Egyptian tycoon and an ex-cop hitman for the murder last year of a Lebanese pop star after the verdict was approved by the country's top cleric.

  

The Lebanon school district is trying to make its transportation of students more efficient and cost-effective.

  

CAIRO (AFP) - A Cairo court on Thursday confirmed a death sentence against an Egyptian tycoon and an ex-cop hitman for the murder of a Lebanese pop star after the verdict was approved by Egypt's top cleric.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Shiite leader Nabih Berri was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term as parliament speaker on Thursday, consolidating his position as a "wily fox" and one of Lebanon's most influential politicians.

  

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

  

A Cairo court on Thursday confirmed a death sentence against an Egyptian tycoon and an ex-cop hitman for the murder of a Lebanese pop star after the verdict was approved by Egypt's top cleric.

  

Shiite leader Nabih Berri was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term as parliament speaker on Thursday, consolidating his position as one of Lebanon's most influential politicians.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament Thursday elected Nabih Berri as speaker for the coming four years, extending his 17-year leadership of the chamber in a vote that underlined improved ties between rival politicians.

  

Hesham Talaat Moustafa was convicted of paying a hitman $2m (1.2m) to kill Suzanne Tamim, 30, at her apartment in Dubai.

  

LEBANON (June 24, 2009): Human remains found Tuesday afternoon in a well off Creamery Hill Road in Lebanon could be those of Frances Moulton, who disappeared in the summer of 2006.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Shiite leader Nabih Berri was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term as parliament speaker Thursday, consolidating his position as one of Lebanon's most influential politicians.

  

A Cairo court confirmed a death sentence against an Egyptian tycoon and an ex-cop hitman for the murder of a Lebanese pop star after the verdict was approved by the country's top cleric.

  

BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of A(H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 30 after the discovery of five new cases, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT: The sharp fluctuation of oil prices in the international markets are taking their toll on Lebanese consumers as prices of gasoline, kerosene and gasoil climbed unchecked for the fourth week in a row.

  

RIYADH: Health officials anno-unced three more cases of swine flu yesterday, bringing the total number of reported cases in the Kingdom to 48. An 18-year-old Lebanese girl and a Saudi boy, 12, tested positive for H1N1 in Riyadh while the third case was a 53-year-old Filipino woman in Jeddah.

  

LEBANON (NEWS CENTER) -- State police said they have finished searching the well behind a home in Lebanon where human remains were found Tuesday.

  

Lebanon charged five people on Wednesday on charges of planning to murder Libya's prime minister to avenge the 1978 disappearance of a Shiite spiritual leader, a judicial official said.The defendants, three Lebanese, one Libyan and a Palestinian, are accused of planning to send a booby-trapped package to Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi.

  

Following the Turkish Parliament's approval of extending the mission of troops operating as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year as of September 5, 2009, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday stressed the importance of the Middle East for Turkey's foreign-policy agenda.

  

The sharp fluctuation of oil prices in the international markets are taking their toll on Lebanese consumers as prices of gasoline, kerosene and gasoil climbed unchecked for the fourth week in a row. In less than one month, prices of 20 liters of gasoline rose by an average of LL3,000 to reach LL31,800 for 98 octane and LL31,100 for 95 octane.

  

The Lebanon YMCA has taken over operation of Covenant Christian Child Care Center, which was under threat of losing its state license and was planning to close.

  

Lebanon's division II team opened the season on a roll, winning three of its first four games.

  

The Lebanon National Guard Armory will not close. The Oregon Military Department had announced on May 21 that budget decreases might force it to shut down a number of National Guard armories in the state. Lebanon was on the list.

  

BEIRUT, June 24 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon charged five people on Wednesday on charges of planning to murder Libya's prime minister to avenge the 1978 disappearance of a Shiite spiritual leader, a judicial official said.

  

Lebanon: For the 40 high school and university students at the INJAZ al-Arab Young Arab Entrepreneurs Competition, who represented 12 Arab nations and presented to a panel of judges, from high-profile organizations, the past two days were full of challenge and excitement. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon, Springboro educators will visit conservation 'hotspots?

  

Lebanon: Alfa, the mobile operator, managed by Orascom Telecom announced that it is keeping on strengthening its network all over Lebanon by installing 9 new Radio Stations since the 1st of June 2009. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group plans to increase its holding in Barclays to as much as 2.5% based on its estimae that UK banks will bring better returns than real estate, an owner of hotels in Dubai and Beirut, the bank's chairman told Bloomberg.

  

June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Al Habtoor Group LLC , an owner of hotels in Dubai and Beirut, plans to increase its holding in Barclays Plc to as much as 2.5 percent on a bet that U.K. banks will bring better returns than real estate, its chairman said.

  

Ready for summer 2009. LebHotels.com comes in packed with features for travelers wanting to book their hotel and holiday in Beirut and Lebanon.

  

The American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program awarded the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) its prestigious Magnet designation on June 23.

  

A Lebanese monk who fell 100-feet from a cliff on the north coast has spoken of his joy at being rescued.

  

LEBANON, Maine - Investigators seeking evidence in the disappearance of a young woman three years ago have found human remains in a well near a home in Lebanon. The remains were discovered '

  

Al Manar NEW YORK -- A New Jersey man who admitted helping the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah by sending broadcasts from a television station has been sentenced in New York City. Saleh Elahwal, of Matawan, was sentenced today to a...

  

The most prominent memories Houssam Bokeili has of his Beirut childhood don't involve civil unrest, sectarian conflict or foreign invasion. The untitled exhibition of his work presently up at Zico House, based on representations of the objects and the images he does remember, feature such mundane.

  

A 58-year-old Lebanon woman was in the Corvallis hospital this morning following a two-car collision Monday morning 2 miles east of Corvallis on Highway 34.

  

Lebanese need not go abroad anymore to learn the intricacies of hotel management in a state-of-the-art facility, said Tanios Kassis, the dean of faculty of hospitality management at Beirut's Sagesse University.Kassis is visibly proud that his faculty has recently, at last, produced its first batch of graduates.

  

President Sleiman said that Netanyahu's speech 'requires Arab leaders to promote their unity and preserve the spirit and the will of the Resistance?.

  

BEIRUT and NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program(R) awarded the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) its prestigious Magnet designation on June 23, 2009.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 23 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen all face political wrangles over who will succeed their current rulers. With many Arab leaders well past their prime, succession in several countries is plagued by uncertainties and possible upheaval.

  

A Portland man was cited for reckless driving, reckless endangerment, third-degree assault, second-degree criminal mischief and driving while suspended after he hit another vehicle in a head-on crash on Highway 34 Monday morning, sending a Lebanon woman to the hospital.

  

Syria has freed 23 Lebanese prisoners convicted of crimes including drug trafficking and smuggling, the head of a Syrian human rights group said on Tuesday.

  

Lebanese artist Haifa Wahbe was in the United Arab Emirates earlier this month accompanied by the director film crew of her first Egyptian cinema film 'Dukan Shahteh' (Shahateh's Supermarket) to watch the premier screening for their film in Dubai.

  

Artsworld comes from Beirut where filmmaker Yamen Soukkarieh gives an insider's lowdown on the cultural scene of a city of different communities and contrasts.

  

Lebanon: Gefinor Rotana & Hazmieh Rotana Hotels are for the second consecutive year the official hotels for Project Lebanon exhibition that was held from June 16 till June 19 at Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center (Biel). [AMEInfo.com]

  

We should also not forget the lands from which they came, and, in this context I spoke specifically of Lebanon - and the debt we owe to that land of our heritage, says Dr. James Zogby .

  

Lebanon: Digital specialist LG Electronics launched a new inspirational mobile phone to add to the Wael Kfoury Collection in a massive campaign where every customer who purchases KM335 from any Class outlet will be automatically qualified for a raffle draw to win two tickets to attend an concert by Wael Kfoury on July 04. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: Direct foreign investments to the Arab world increased 20 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year, the general director of the Arab investment and export credit guarantee corporation, Fahad al-Ibrahim, said on Monday.

  

BEIRUT: In its risk assessment of 86 banking systems in advanced and emerging economies, Fitch Ratings indicated that Lebanon's banking sector was among 25 banking systems that came in the 'low strength' category on its Banking System Indicator (BSI), as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

  

A West Lebanon man was sent to jail last week for drug offenses. William B. Pennington, 55, of 435 N.

  

LEBANON - A concert to benefit ChristWalk Supportive Transitional Housing - which serves men and women in Lebanon - will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at First Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Second and Ash streets.

  

DragonWave Inc. ( TSX:DWI ) has won a deal with a major telecommunications provider in Lebanon, Cedarcom, which will use the Ottawa-based company's microwave radio system for its mobile broadband Internet service.

  

The Obama administration is in danger of stalling the peace process between Israel and Palestine, a leading expert on the Middle East warned on Monday. Speaking at a conference, "Re-activating the Arab-Israeli Peace Process" at Beirut's Carnegie Middle East Center, Nathan Brown, former scholar in residence at the Middle East Institute, said.

  

The Lebanese American University (LAU) on Monday announced it would grant both the central bank Governor Riad Salameh and the American chemist of Lebanese origin, professor Bassam Shakhashiri, honorary doctorates due to their achievements in the field of the humanities during LAU's commencement exercises in July.

  

Lebanese officials will travel to the Philippines soon to discuss a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on labor cooperation that could end Manila's deployment ban. The talks will be the second round of negotiations on the Manila-proposed memorandum aimed at bettering the working conditions of Filipinos in Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 22 (UPI) -- The Israeli military has committed repeated violations of Lebanese territory and its obligations to the U.N. Security Council, the Lebanese U.N. envoy said.

  

The annual fireworks display at Coleman Memorial Park in Lebanon will start around 9 p.m. July 4. Rain date is July 5. Donations will be accepted to defray the cost of the display.

  

BEIRUT, June 22 (Reuters) - Lebanon's economy should grow by 6 percent this year, the finance minister in the outgoing government was quoted on Monday as saying, projecting growth beyond the 4 percent previously forecast by policymakers. Mohammad Chatah is finance minister in the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, which took on a caretaker capacity on Sunday following a June 7 ...

  

BEIRUT, June 22 (Reuters) - Lebanon's economy should grow by 6 percent this year, the finance minister in the outgoing government was quoted on Monday as saying, projecting growth beyond the 4 percent previously forecast by policymakers.

  

(AP:BEIRUT) Direct foreign investments to the Arab world increased 20 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year, even as the region grappled with the impact of the global economic meltdown, the head of an Arab investment body said Monday.

  

BEIRUT (AFP)--Human Rights Watch on Monday called for the release of a man held by Syria without charge since 2005 in connection with the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri.

  

Beirut-based Clemenceau Medical Center (CMC) was announced winner of the 'Best Sustainable Hospital Design' and 'Best Facilities Management Services Strategy' awards at the Hospital Build Awards 2009, held in Dubai on June 15th to recognize outstanding healthcare facilities in the Middle East.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Monday for the release of a man held by Syria without charge since 2005 in connection with the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri.

  

OTTAWA, CANADA and BEIRUT, LEBANON--(Marketwire - June 22, 2009) - DragonWave Inc. (TSX:DWI) the worlds' leading supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, today announced that Cedarcom, the leading Lebanese telecommunications provider is deploying the Horizon Compact to deliver high capacity Ethernet backhaul throughout its Mobi and WiMAX networks. Cedarcom's ...

  

DragonWave Inc., the worlds' supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, today announced that Cedarcom, the leading Lebanese telecommunications provider, is deploying the Horizon Compact to deliver high capacity Ethernet backhaul throughout its Mobi and WiMAX networks.

  

The lifting of the prohibition against sending Filipino workers to Lebanon appears nearer as the Philippines invited the Lebanese government to a second round of talks to further negotiate the proposed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Labor Cooperation, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

  

BEIRUT: Trading on the Beirut Stock Exchange was relatively calm this week compared to the previous week, with $21.4 million worth of stocks were traded, down from $98.8 million last week. The Blom Stock Index (BSI) slid by 0.74 percent to 1376.1, erasing part of the gain in the last two weeks.

  

Lebanon has rejected a Philippine proposal to increase the salary of Filipino domestic helpers, a major pre-condition before Manila lifts its deployment ban in the Middle East state.

  

A great musical night was held at the Egyptian Opera House for the Lebanese young artist Rami Ayash accompanied by Abed Al Halim Nwairah musical group and maestro Salah Ghabash. The stage at the opera house which holds 1500 seats was packed with fans that love great music.

  

According to the London daily Elaph, the Lebanese artist Najwa Karam released a new album produced by the leading Arab production company Rotana and chose the song 'Khalini Shofak' (Let Me See You) as the title for the new album.

  

The new Lebanese parliament, elected on June 7, is officially in power as of Sunday, after the mandate of the past parliament ended on Saturday, local An-Nahar daily reported. Meanwhile, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman announced Saturday that the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Fouad Seniora has become a care taker government as of Sunday until a new cabinet is formed. The eldest member of ...

  

RIYADH: A 25-year-old Lebanese woman has been diagnosed with swine flu and admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh, bringing the total number of people affected by the disease in the Kingdom to 35, it was announced yesterday.

  

BEIRUT: The Israeli Army is routinely flouting United Nations law by violating Lebanese territory over land, sea and air, according to the UN Permanent Representative of Lebanon.A letter to the UN's General Assembly Security Council, signed by Ambassador Nawaf Salam, alleged that Israel violated resolution 1701.

  

Lebanese Forces (LF) MP George Adwan said in comments published on Sunday that his party's top priority was to reconciling differences with Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh. In an interview with Al-Balad daily on Sunday, Adwan said Franjieh had postponed the reconciliation meeting until after the elections.

  

Trading on the Beirut Stock Exchange was relatively calm this week compared to the previous week, with $21.4 million worth of stocks were traded, down from $98.8 million last week. The Blom Stock Index (BSI) slid by 0.74 percent to 1376.1, erasing part of the gain in the last two weeks.

  

If you buy Powerball tickets from Clayton's Conoco in Lebanon, be sure to double check your recent tickets.

  

The dead bodies of two Britons taken hostage in Iraq in 2007 and handed to UK officials in Baghdad late on Friday have been provisionally identified, the British government said on Sunday.

  

Relatives of slain man believe a notorious crime family from Melbourne's north is responsible.

  

Lebanon is in urgent need of skilled and unskilled workers, the Honorary Consul of Lebanon to the Philippines said yesterday. He appealed anew for the lifting of the deployment ban to that country in order for Filipinos to take advantage of the work opportunities there.

  

Kuwait's Jazeera Airways has taken delivery of its latest Airbus A320 aircraft, bringing the airline's fleet size to 10. Marwan Boodai, CEO of Jazeera Airways, said the new aircraft will allow the company to add more new destinations and increase the frequency of routes to popular destinations, such as Dubai, Beirut and Alexandria.

  

BEIRUT, June 21 - On the edge of a noisy Tehran rally for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad early last week, a middle-aged woman in a chador was cursing the opposition protesters who say the Iranian election was a fraud. 'They are traitors, they are not even related to this country,' she said. 'We all support Ahmadinejad and his policies.' But even there, in a government-organised crowd watched over ...

  

The vote dispute has exposed a deep rift in Iranian society, and partisans on each side are sure they?re the majority.

  

Chief of Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah Hasan Nasrallah met with his rival Druze majority leader Walid Joumblat in Beirut's southern suburbs after over three-year political boycott, local Elnashra website reported Friday. The long-awaited meeting took place on late Thursday, but was not announced to the press until Friday. The report said that the two leaders held in-depth discussions and ...

  

During its triannual meeting in Beirut Lebanon last week the SAT7 International Board took a major step forward by voting to integrate TURK7 fully into the ministrys network of TV channels by January 2010

  

Lebanon: Alfa, the mobile operator, has recently started the installation of its fifth solar powered site in Hourata reserve, a technology consisting in drawing energy from sunlight. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of the A(H1N1) virus, otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 20 and will likely increase further, the Health Ministry said on Friday.

  

BEIRUT, Jun 19, 2009 (AFP) - Lebanon is due to kick off star-studded summer festivals with the likes of legendary British bands Deep Purple and Jethro Tull set to rock the country as it seeks to break with past turmoil.

  

At around 4.35 last Monday morning, my Beirut mobile phone rang in my Tehran hotel room. "Mr Fisk, I am a computer science student in Lebanon. I have just heard that students are being massacred in their dorms at Tehran University. Do you know about this?" The Fisk notebook is lifted wearily from the bedside table. "And can you tell me why," he continued, "the BBC and other media are not ...

  

BEIRUT - SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's uncompromising demand for a halt to street protests over Iran's disputed presidential election puts him in the forefront of a power struggle that could turn bloody. In a rare Friday prayer sermon, Khamenei, 69, essentially read the riot act to anyone questioning the integrity of last week's election that gave hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ...

  

DPA/Beirut Lebanese anti-Syrian Druze leader and member of parliament Walid Jumblatt met pro-Syrian Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in a move aimed at moving Lebanon to a stage of 'reconciliation and co-operation,' a source close to Jumblatt said yesterday.

  

Financial experts called on Friday for the promotion of sustainable development in Lebanon through the banking sector, which has shown considerable resilience during the global financial crisis. "Banks could be agents of positive or negative change depending on what level of social responsibility they actually exercise," said.

  

Despite a history of being at the epicenter of disasters - both man-made and natural - Lebanon remains one of the world's worst performers when it comes to disaster preparedness and recovery capacity. According to an international study conducted by World Vision, Lebanon registered an overall score of 1.79 on a five- point scale.

  

To say that Iraqi refugees in Lebanon are stuck between a rock and a hard place would be a drastic understatement; a choice between working illegally for low wages or returning to a war torn country is no choice at all. Of the estimated 50,000 Iraqis currently living in the country, only 10,500 are registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

  

Defense Minister Elias Murr met on Friday with UNIFIL's commander in south Lebanon, Claudio Graziano. In remarks following the meeting, Graziano stressed "fruitful cooperation between the Lebanese Army and international forces." The National News Agency said that Graziano decorated Murr with the UNIFIL Medal of Honor.

  

Lebanon is due to kick off star-studded summer festivals with the likes of legendary British bands Deep Purple and Jethro Tull set to rock the country as it seeks to break with past turmoil.

  

Beirut - The Lebanese army on Friday accused Israel of violating the Lebanese border by establishing an observation post in a restricted area on the outskirts of the Kfarshouba hills. In clear violation of a restricted area of Lebanese territory, an...

  

In the late 1990s, prodded by the United States, the Lebanese government vowed to eliminate the persistent problem of hashish cultivation in the lawless Bekaa Valley. The government bought 3,000 American dairy cows to help farmers survive without relying on hashish.

  

Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent BEIRUT, June 19 (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's uncompromising demand for a halt to street protests over Iran's disputed presidential ...

  

BEIRUT - The leaders of the militant group Hezbollah and the rival, pro-Western Druse faction have pledged to work together following a rare meeting that could prove to be a step toward political reconciliation and the formation of a national unity government.

  

The famous Lebanese artist Haifa Wahbe (is this correct?) will film a music video clip for the song 'Aklik Mineen Ya Batah' (Where Should I Start Eating You Ducky) originally recorded by the famous Lebanese singer Sabah.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and anti-Syrian Druze leader Walid Jumblatt met for the first time in more than three years, marking a thaw in ties between the political foes, local media reported on Friday.

  

Head of Hezbollah parliamentary block Mohammad Raad met Thursday with British ambassador to Lebanon Frances Guy in a first contact between the Lebanese Shiite armed group and a senior British official, local Elnashra website reported. "Talks covered recent elections and regional complications," Raad told reporters after the meeting in the parliament building. He said that he "stressed the ...

  

(RTTNews) - British Ambassador to Lebanon Frances Guy held talks with Hezbollah parliamentary leader Mohammad Raad on Thursday, marking the first such contact between the militant group's political wing and a senior British official since 2005.

  

Like the summer solstice that it marks, Fete de la Musique, the night-long musical celebration of the year's briefest night, returns to Beirut streets this Sunday for its ninth round of Franco-Arab vibrations. In the tradition of cultural unity, the event promises to stage a wide range of music, from Arabic hip-hop to alternative rock and electronic music.

  

Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar and Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Robin Vincent signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding on the UN-backed court's office in Lebanon. Speaking at a conference at Beirut's InterContinental Phoenicia Hotel, Vincent said the memorandum was aimed at protecting the tribunal's employees working in Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah parliamentary leader Mohammad Raad met British ambassador Frances Guy on Thursday in the first such contact in Lebanon between the Shiite militant group's political wing and a senior British official.

  

BEIRUT, June 18 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said that his group will maintain calm in Lebanon despite defeat in parliamentary elections, Al-Manar TV reported Wednesday night. During a ceremony to honor his electoral team in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Lebanese Shiite armed group leader said his party accepts the elections results, but will follow up election violations in a legal way and will not ...

  

BEIRUT: The exceptional resilience of the Lebanese economy to the global financial crisis and the political stability that has been prevailing following the June 7 Parliament elections encouraged a great number of investors to participate in Project Lebanon 2009. "I believe that there is a great potential of investing in Lebanon, and Arabs are going to be much more interested in our country ...

  

Two Harrisburg residents were among four persons arrested Tuesday on drug-sales charges in Lebanon, state police said. Suejuan Marie Mosely, 40, and James Colon, 24, were apprehended after a short vehicle and foot chase that started at Ninth and Willow streets, troopers said.

  

The exceptional resilience of the Lebanese economy to the global financial crisis and the political stability that has been prevailing following the June 7 Parliament elections encouraged a great number of investors to participate in Project Lebanon 2009. "I believe that there is a great potential of investing in Lebanon.

  

Head of the Union for Lebanon Masoud al-Ashkar urged the Lebanese government on Tuesday to submit to the UN Security Council a draft resolution forcing Israel to take in all Palestinian refugees living in neighboring countries. Ashkar also called of the Lebanese government "not to approve any peace deals.

  

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt warned against an Israeli attack on Lebanon in light of Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu's speech which focused on the growing Iranian threat. Netanyahu's speech "could mean an aggression on Lebanon under the slogan of 'thwarting the Iranian threat."

  

The different manner in which opposition supporters greeted defeat in June elections in Lebanon and Iran could not have been more pronounced. In Lebanon's general polls on June 7, parties from the defeated March 8 coalition were quick to accept the outcome, with a Hizbullah spokesman conceding the same night as preliminary results were announced.

  

Key Arab nations have kept silent about Iran's political upheaval, possibly reluctant to antagonize the powerful nation that sponsors such militant groups as Hezbollah and Hamas.

  

The green thumbs of several Lebanon gardeners will be on display next weekend, showcasing outdoor offerings

  

The annual Hillbilly Days celebration will be held Thursday through Sunday at Lebanon and Bennett Spring State Park. The event, sponsored by the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce, was founded in 1974 to commemorate the golden anniversary of the Missouri State Parks System.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 17 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hijacked the peace process in his policy speech, threatening the Middle East region, a top Lebanese lawmaker said.

  

Neuigkeiten von Sigur Rs , Captain Planet , Yo La Tengo , Bloc Party , Beirut , Zoot Woman , Spinal Tap und dem Highfield Festival. +++ Sigur Rs, die momentan das zehnjhrige Jubilum ihres Albums "Agtis Byrjun" feiern, hatten auch im islndischen Fernsehen Grund dazu. Dort allerdings, weil sie die Quiz Show Popppunktur fr sich entscheiden konnten, in der zwei Bands gegeneinander antreten ...

  

A Lebanon man is charged with sex assault after police said a juvenile made a complaint against him.

  

Damascus believed to be unconcerned by victory of anti-Syrian March 14 group. The Syrian authorities are hoping that the defeat of their allies in the recent Lebanese general elections will not lead to deteriorating relations between the countries, say local observers.

  

Lebanon: Infiniti, the luxury automotive brand from Japan, is now well on its way to the UK with the first centre under construction and on schedule to open its doors on the outskirts of Reading, close to Junction 11 of the M4 motorway outside London, during September 2009. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Dubai-based Deyaar Development has announced that it will hand over in July all units at its Saifi Village II project in Lebanon. Saifi Village II comprises 72 apartments and penthouses located within the Beirut City Center master development.