BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday that Lebanon's army, people, and resistance will thwart any attempt by Israel to steal the country's natural resources. Speaking at the opening of the extraordinary meeting of Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Conference (PUIC) in Damascus, Berri said Israel's plan to exploit natural gas

Lebanese state-owned mobile phone firm Alfa confirmed Wednesday an employee had been detained by the army on suspicion of spying for Israel, a case Hezbollah said showed the country's security was under threat.

LEBANON - Lebanon High School graduate Chad Shepard has aBachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Oregon, but itwas his climbing talents that earned him international recognitionlast week in Singapore.

The Lebanon Midget American traveling team took second place at the Dallas Tournament on June 20.

Restoration of Beirut?s only synagogue will be completed in October and religious services will be held there in 2011 for the first time in more than three decades, the leader of the country?s Jewish community said.

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) has celebrated the official opening of its first hotel project in Lebanon - Four Seasons Hotel Beirut, in which the company is a major shareholder.

Beirut 30 June 2010: Wataniya Airways, Kuwait's premium services airline, today celebrated the official opening of the airline's new sales office located in the Starco Center, Solidere at an event in Beirut, held under the patronage of H.E Mr. Fadi Abboud, Lebanon's Minister of Tourism, and attended by H.E Mr. Abdulal AlQenaei, The Kuwaiti Ambassador in Beirut, the premium airline's management ...

Lebanon: Assist America announced today the formation of Assist America Middle East and North Africa (AAME), to be headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. AAME will serve as the exclusive marketing arm for Assist America in the Middle East and North Africa. The company's focus is to expand Assist America's global emergency services in the region through partnerships with insurers and group benefit plans. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Lebanese lender, Blom bank's profit in 2010 would increase compared with last year amid the sector's strong growth in the country, Reuters has reported. "We are expecting an increase in profits compared to last year," Saad Azhari, the bank's chairman and general manager told the news service. "This year we're expecting an increase in lending of 20%. In terms of deposits is somewhere between 10%-15%." [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT (AFP) - The Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon on Tuesday urged consensus among Lebanese parties on granting basic rights to hundreds of thousands of refugees living in decrepit camps across the country.

Lebanese MP: Mossad managed to seize technical control of telecommunications network.

Lebanon?s inaugural Amateur Amazing Race is set for July 17, beginning at 9 a.m. Registrations is required and only 50 teams will be accepted.

Nicolas Hayek credited with saving Swiss watch industry when he launched Swatch in 1985.

Beirut raises concerns as Israel plans to drill for gas near Lebanon's territorial waters, saying its own potential reserves will be affected.

Lebanon Twp. LEBANON TWP. ? The owner of the average home assessed at $312,400 will pay about $280 in local property taxes this year, including municipal and open space taxes. The $4,644,123 budget adopted June 23 by the Township Committee...

DUBAI - In line with its 2010 expansion strategy, Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa?s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), announced today the launch of its services to Beirut, Lebanon, from its third hub in Alexandria starting July 1, 2010.Roundtrip flights to Air Arabia fourth destination from its Egyptian hub will operate four times per week between Burj Al Arab International ...

Lebanon arrested on Monday three people who allegedly used the social networking website Facebook to slander President Michel Sleiman, a judicial source said.

LEBANON - Eli Hoffman won?t be feeling down during the Blues Festival. The 17-year-old Lebanon High student, who is about to enter his senior year, drew the winning design for the 2010 Lebanon Blues Festival.

A Lebanon man was killed after losing control of his truck on Route 203 northbound Sunday afternoon.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 28 (UPI) -- The administration of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is expected to send legislation to parliament for the approval of offshore drilling, officials said. Lebanon - Michel Suleiman - Middle East - Government - Israel

Follow Israel news on and . Lebanon has arrested a technician on suspicion of spying for Israel. The technician, who has not been named, works for the Lebanese Alfa mobile phone network.

The UN interim forces in Lebanon ( UNIFIL) confirmed Sunday that the Israeli army has detained a Lebanese citizen in southern Lebanon who is currently in Israeli army's custody. UNIFIL spokesperson Neeraj Singh told the country's state-run National News Agency (NNA) that the UNIFIL Commander General Alberto Asarta Cuevas is in communication with all sides to resolve the situation. Local media ...

Police believe she left her 2-year-old twins home alone, then returned drunk while officers were still at the scene. A Lebanon mother is facing charges of child neglect after police believe she left her 2-year-old twins home alone, then returned drunk while officers were still at the scene.

Lebanese leaders are speeding up efforts to ratify an energy law amid concern that Israel?s offshore exploitation of natural gas could infringe on Lebanon?s claim to gas in adjacent waters.

Israeli forces have kidnapped a shepherd on Lebanese territory and have reportedly taken him to the Israeli occupied Shebaa Farms.

BEIRUT: More than 200 young people gathered Saturday at Ramlet al-Baida beach to raise awareness about the threat that climate change poses to the globe, as they promote practical steps for Lebanese to change their environmental lifestyle. The activists, who largely consisted of members from Mercy Corps and the League of Independent Activists

KFIFAN, Batroun: Lebanese Maronite monk Estephan Nehmeh was beatified by the Vatican on Sunday as thousands of the faithful gathered outside the Monastery of Kfifan in the mounatains of the northern district of Batroun. Archbishop Angelo Amato, special envoy of Pope Benedict XVI, read the papal decree bestowing the title of "blessed

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Several thousand Palestinians and Lebanese civil activists converged on central Beirut on Sunday, demanding more rights for Palestinians, many of whom live in in squalid and over-crowded refugee camps.

Lebanese security authorities have arrested a senior executive at state-owned mobile telecom firm Alfa on suspicion of spying for Israel, security sources said.

BEIRUT - A Lebanese newspaper says authorities have detained a senior employee at one of the country's two cellular phone companies on suspicion of giving security information to Israel.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Thousands of Palestinian refugees gathered on Sunday outside UN headquarters in Beirut to demand basic civil rights in Lebanon, such as a choice of jobs and ownership of property.

BEIRUT (AFP) - In a daring, unprecedented move, a pioneer of the Arab world's underground transgender movement has released her memoirs, recounting her struggle to become a woman against all odds.

Beirut leads revPAR recovery but UAE capital hotels show double-digit declines.

Damac launches Versace home design residences in Beirut

Lebanon: Damac has launched its Damac Tower in Lebanon, which will offer an exclusive interior design by Versace Home, Gulf News has reported. "We feel the time is now right for the launch of this high-end product to a market which continues to show signs of buoyancy and recovery," Niall McLoughlin, senior vice-president at Damac Holding said. The Damac Tower is planned to be completed in 2013. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Damac Properties - a private residential, leisure and commercial developer in the region today announced the launch of Damac Tower, a magnificent and exclusive new high-rise building set to open its doors in 2013 located in down town Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

DUBAI - Damac Properties ? a leading private residential, leisure and commercial developer in the region announced the launch of Damac Tower, a magnificent and exclusive new high-rise building set to open its doors in 2013 located in down town Beirut.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 25 (UPI) -- Detention of Iraqi, Sudanese and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon should only be a policy of last resort, U.N. refugee officials said during a visit to Beirut. Lebanon - Beirut - Middle East - Palestinian refugee - Government

LEBANON TWP. - To bill or not to bill? That is the question that appears to be the center of all the current trouble between the Township Committee and the Lebanon Township First Aid Squad. Disagreements and distrust between...

Two years ago, Lebanon was reeling from a crisis which brought gun battles onto the streets of Beirut, forced its airport to shut, and threatened to pitch the tiny Mediterranean country back into civil war.

Lebanese police have arrested a Palestinian refugee on suspicion he was spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, a police spokesman said on Friday.

Lebanon has captured a man who is suspected of spying for the Israeli regime over a five-year period, according to Lebanese media.

Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello announced Thursday that long-time fire Commissioner Barry Fisher has retired, and his post has been filled by career firefighter Duane Trautman.

BEIRUT: Pollutants in Beirut's air have reached concentration levels so high the substances are now toxic for human health, two researchers at University of Saint-Joseph announced on Thursday as they presented the findings of a research project. "After we computed yearly averages [of levels of pollutants in the air], the values we found for Beirut were

Lebanon has a new city fire commissioner, Mayor Sherry Capello announced Thursday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 24 (UPI) -- Faked photographs published by Hezbollah's al-Manar television station were deemed capable of inciting unrest in Lebanon, a Beirut court said. Lebanon - Hezbollah - Beirut - Middle East - Al-Manar

Lebanon's military prosecutor on Thursday charged two people with belonging to Islamist group Al-Qaeda and plotting attacks on the Lebanese army, a judicial source said.

BEIRUT - Rescue crews pulled a Lebanese worker from under the rubble after a 10-hour search Thursday, security officials said, while two Asian labourers were still missing following the collapse of a five-story aluminum factory near Beirut.

Lebanon: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening of its new Beirut hotel. Located on the corniche in central Beirut, the five-star hotel comprises 230 guest rooms and suites, four food outlets, a ballroom, a business centre with five meeting rooms and a spa and health club, which includes a rooftop swimming pool. [AMEInfo.com]

The number of passengers at the airport, the number of planes, and loaded and unloaded freight, grew significantly during the

BEIRUT: The Beirut Publications Court charged the news director at Al-Manar TV on Wednesday with publishing fake photographs of Lebanese Forces (LF) members. The court charged the news and politics director at the Hizbullah-affilated Al-Manar, Mohammad Afif Ahmad, with publishing fake photographs. The pictures were broadcasted during

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 23 (UPI) -- An Egyptian man lynched for killing a Lebanese family in April was found to have suffered knife wounds as deep as 8 inches, an autopsy showed. Lebanon - Middle East - Beirut - Police - Lynching

The two leaders underlined the necessity ?of eliminating all that could impede the progress of these relations?. In this spirit, the two heads of state noted the contentious dossier of the demarcation of the Lebanese-Syrian borders.

HE President Michel Suleiman, HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company Kingdom Holding Company ( KHC KHC ) HE Nabih Barri, Speaker of Parliament, HE Prime Minister of Lebanon, Sheikh Saad Ed Deen Rafiq Hariri inaugurate the Four Seasons Hotel, Beirut Tuesday 22 nd June, 2010. The Hotel is managed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, in which KHC KHC ...

Lebanon says it will hold Israel responsible for any attack against blockade-busting aid ships planning to sail to Gaza in coming days.

Lebanon: HE President Michel Suleiman, HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) HE Nabih Barri, Speaker of Parliament, HE Prime Minister of Lebanon, Sheikh Saad Ed Deen Rafiq Hariri inaugurate the Four Seasons Hotel, Beirut Tuesday 22nd June, 2010. The Hotel is managed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, in which KHC, holds a 47.5% stake. [AMEInfo.com]

KUALA LUMPUR: Lebanese self-proclaimed billionaire, Elie Youssef Najem, was issued an arrest warrant today for failing to turn up in court for his marrying without consent case trial.

BEIRUT: Chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company Kingdom Holding Company ( KHC KHC ), Saudi Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal pledged on Tuesday to support the Lebanese economy during the coming years and said that his total investments in Lebanon will amount to $1.5 billion.

RANDALLSVILLE - Lebanon town boards members agreed to canvass for prospective town clerk/tax collector candidates in light of an anticipated resignation in the town clerk position this August, approved another year of municipal insurance coverage with the New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR) group through Mang insurance at a savings and verified receipt of CHIPS monies for local road ...

BEIRUT: Forty youth from underserved neighborhoods in Tripoli completed vocational and civic education training program on Tuesday, the United States Embassy in Lebanon said in a statement. "The program provided them with key skills to increase their opportunity to obtain jobs within their communities and foster civic engagement," the statement said

BEIRUT: Information Minister Tarek Mitri headed to Cairo Tuesday morning to take part in the meeting for Arab information ministers. Mitri spoke to reporters at the airport about the current condition of Arab media, highlighting that the joint Arab media efforts kicked off with the aim of establishing a Commission for Arab Media tasked with organizing the sector

BEIRUT: Lebanon is the world's 34th most failing state, Foreign Policy magazine and research organization the Fund for Peace said on Tuesday in their annual index of countries most at risk of failure. Lebanon's ranking is an improvement on 29th most failed state last year and 18th in 2008. The 2010 Failed State Index, which ranks 177 countries according

BEIRUT: Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud threatened on Tuesday to take escalatory measures if the tourism police are not given permission to access Beirut international airport and provide support to tourists when they arrive to Lebanon. "If we don't reach any satisfying results in this regard during the few coming days, I will be holding a press conference

LEBANON ? Lebanon police at about 8 a.m. Saturday arrested a manand his girlfriend on charges related to the mistreatment of ayoung girl, the result of an investigation that began June 7, Det.Sgt. Kevin Martinez said Monday afternoon.

Search warrant near Lebanon results in arrest in connection with the downloading, possession and distribution of videos and images depicting children engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 22 (UPI) -- Church leaders in Lebanon condemned the distribution of leaflets threatening the Christian community as a misguided attempt to stoke sectarian tensions.

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Real estate prices in Lebanon are likely to remain sticky on the downside due to a healthy non-speculative demand coupled with an increasing land scarcity in Beirut, said a recent report.

Palestinian and Lebanese flags wave over fishing boats during a demonstration in support of Lebanese ships planned to sail from Lebanon to Israel in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza, in the sea off the Gaza City shore, on June 21, 2010. Israel warned it reserves the right to use "all necessary means" to stop the vessels. UPI/Ismael Mohamad

Lebanon: Lebanese tourism minister, Fadi Abboud has said that the budget endorsed by the government last Friday contained a 10% airport tax that will be utilized to generate the "first-ever" modern advertising promotion of Lebanon, the Daily Star has reported. Advertisement and promotion would be concentrated in Russia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK and Spain, he said. [AMEInfo.com]

However, Aridi said "Mariam" was not the ship's name, saying that the voyage was christened "Mariam" in honor of Virgin Mary. While confirming that Julia's first destination will be Cyprus and not Gaza, the minister said he won't endorse any illegal voyage. He said "Julia" was registered in Paris and would have Lebanese and nationals of other countries on board. For its part, Israel warned that ...

Lebanon: Banque Audi (Suisse) sa announces that it has moved to its new headquarters at 18, Cours des Bastions, Geneva. The new premises are located in a historical building listed 'hotel particulier' and built in the 18th century, in the old town of Geneva. [AMEInfo.com]

Beirut -- Another blockade-busting ship with activists and aid on board could embark within days on a new attempt to reach Gaza after Lebanese authorities granted permission Monday for it to sail first to Cyprus.

GAZA STRIP, June 22 (Bernama) -- Several Palestinians and international humanitarians boarded tens of boats off Gaza Strip coasts of to welcome two Lebanese humanitarian ships loaded with aids, which is expected to arrive soon, Algerian Press Service (APS) reported Monday.

Lebanon said yesterday it would allow a Gaza-bound aid ship to sail despite warnings from Israel that it reserved the right to use all necessary means to stop ships that try to sail from Lebanon to Gaza .

BEIRUT: Fires erupted in various Lebanese regions Saturday, destroying over 170 acres of land. The Lebanese Army and Civil Defense members worked on extinguishing fires that erupted in the southern villages of Ayteit, Kfara, Bint Jbeil and Hawla. They also fought fires in the northern villages of Kfar-Hazir, Heelan and Ehden; the Bekaa village of Jib Jinnin

BEIRUT: An assault by Lebanese security forces on a number of Sudanese refugees has triggered a wave of anger among Sudanese in Lebanon and abroad. Earlier this month, a unit from the General Security (GS) raided a ballroom where around 150 refugees from different African nationalities were holding a cancer fundraising event in the Beirut district of Ouzai

BEIRUT: Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Rajaei al-Muasher called on Arab youth on Monday to preserve their national identity along with their Arab and Islamic culture.Muasher made his remarks during a ceremony held by the American University of Beirut (AUB) Alumni Club in honor of him and prominent Lebanese Journalist Ghassan Tueni. The event

BEIRUT (AFP) - The head of the UN refugee agency on Monday called for Iraq to form a new government on a non-sectarian basis to encourage the return of Iraqis who have fled the war-torn country.

MILTON - The Lebanon Whitetails won all four games they played this week, capped by a 2-1 win over Milton in a Rock River League contest on Sunday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 21 (UPI) -- Lebanese officials arrested two suspects accused of distributing threatening leaflets in Christian areas as top leaders issue pleas for calm.

Another blockade-busting ship with activists and aid on board could be bound for Gaza within a few days, after Lebanese authorities granted permission for it to sail to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

Beirut- The organisers of two Lebanese Gaza-bound aid ships said Monday they were determined to go ahead with their plans to try to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip despite Israeli warnings....

Lebanon said on Monday it would allow a Gaza-bound aid ship to sail despite warnings from Israel that it reserved the right to use all necessary means to stop ships that try to sail from Lebanon to Gaza.

A Lebanese aid ship will move towards the Gaza Strip within a few days to deliver humanitarian supplies to the besieged people of Gaza.

BEIRUT (AP) ? Another blockade-busting ship with activists and aid on board could be bound for Gaza within a few days after Lebanese authorities granted permission Monday for it to sail fi...

Lebanese Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi confirmed on Sunday night that the ministry had allowed a aid vessel to sail from Lebanon to Cyprus before heading to Gaza Strip, local An-Nahar daily reported on Monday. According to Aridi, his ministry has given the aid ship "Julia" permission to sail from Lebanon's port city of Tripoli following the request from the ship's organizers. Aridi's remarks ...

BEIRUT (AP) ? Lebanese authorities have granted a Gaza-bound ship carrying aid and activists permission to sail to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

BEIRUT: Finance Minister Raya al-Hassan said in an interview with Radio Orient on Saturday that the treasury cannot afford to spend on building new dams and that this project must be financed by soft loans.

BEIRUT: Finance Minister Raya Hassan said on Thursday that the creation of a financial market in Lebanon will highly contribute to expanding the Lebanese economy.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sekimia enhanced its demonstration capabilities by introducing its "Mindset" framework.

Lebanon gives nod on $13b budget for 2010

Lebanon: In 2009, FXCM products became exclusively available in the Middle East and North Africa region through Master Capital Group SAL ("FXCM MENA"). As of June 1, 2010, FXCM MENA is happy to announce the launch of its new website, in both Arabic and English. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Lebanese information minister, Tariq Mitri has said the cabinet has approved a draft 2010 budget, the first budget to be endorsed in five years by a government, Bloomberg has reported. The budget calls for a 15.5% increase in expenditures and forecasts a deficit of $4bn, or 10.7% of gross domestic product, compared with 8.6% last year. The budget must now be sent to parliament for discussion, and if approved, it would become the first budget ratified since 2005. [AMEInfo.com]

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon?s Cabinet approved a draft 2010 budget, the first budget to be endorsed in five years by a government, in a country marred by political differences that have obstructed policy-making decisions.

KASLIK: Registrars of French-speaking Arab universities held their annual meeting in Kaslik on Thursday. The Registrars' Conference for the Middle East, which is part of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), was organized by the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and included several debates on the relationship between universities and private

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 18 (UPI) -- Lebanese politicians wrangled over the issue of Hezbollah's weapons, postponing a measure on the matter until August, the Lebanese government said.

Lebanon offers layers of history and remnants of many civilizations. Lebanon - Beirut - Middle East - Baalbek - Government

Beirut (AFP) June 17, 2010 Rival Lebanese politicians on Thursday postponed until June 19 talks on a national defence strategy that would incorporate the arms of Hezbollah, the government said. "The dialogue committee continued talks on a defence strategy and agreed on June 19 as the date for the next session," a statement said, as the politicians failed again to reach an accord. The defence ...

The Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross will deploy Lebanon volunteer David Sewell, IT Supervisor, to Omaha, Neb., to help with the flooding disaster relief operation, according to a news release.

LEBANON -Superintendent Rob Hess has asked Lebanon 's employee groups toconsider cutting five days from next year's calendar to help offseta $1.6 million shortfall.

An Ethiopian airliner made an emergency landing at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport at dawn on Thursday 20 minutes after take-off due to a technical problem, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. The plane, with 78 passengers on board and flight number 407 heading to Addis Ababa from Beirut, flew back to the airport after the pilot suspected air was leaking from the ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon has been conquered and colonized many times over in the last three millennia. Among the famous invaders: Alexander the Great, Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and the Muslim warrior Saladin.

BEIRUT: An Ethiopian Airlines plane was forced to return to Lebanon after takeoff early on Thursday when crew noticed a door was rattling, a Beirut airport official said. "The door had not been closed properly and some five minutes after takeoff, the pilot returned and landed in Beirut without having to signal an emergency," the official told AFP on condition

BEIRUT: Lebanon and Egypt inked 18 bilateral agreements on Thursday in the sectors of economy, trade, transport, environment, youth and sports and society. "Egypt considers Lebanon a strong partner, but let's face it; our cooperation did not fulfill all its ends," said Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Nazif during the 7th edition of the Higher Lebanese-Egyptian

Lebanon has been conquered and colonized many times over in the last three millennia. Among the famous invaders: Alexander the Great, Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and the Muslim warrior Saladin.

Women protest law that makes Lebanese citizenship only passed down from father.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 17 (UPI) -- Lebanese and Israeli officials need to put more effort behind maintaining U.N.-brokered cease-fire agreements, the U.N. special envoy to Lebanon said.

Beirut - An Ethiopian airplane made an emergency landing at Beirut International Airport on Thursday shortly after take-off due to a technical malfunction....

Lebanon Twp. First Aid Squad Article by Teresa Fasanello LEBANON TWP. ? More than 80 people packed the meeting hall and lobby last night for the Township Committee meeting, with the first aid squad problem bringing the residents out. But...

Beirut- An Ethiopian airplane made an emergency landing at Beirut International Airport Thursday shortly after take-off due to a technical malfunction....

Lebanon: Noor International Holding is pleased to announce the launch of its first project in the South of Lebanon - "Beyout Al Yasmin or Jasmine Homes" - located in Azza between Al Zahrani and Nabatieh, topping a foothill that stretches over a vast area of magnificent green lands. [AMEInfo.com]

Many Lebanese desperate for affordable housing as real estate sector is at all-time high.

Lebanon: The release of Deloitte's second Middle East CFO survey provides insight into the current state of the markets and future predictions. Titled 'Deloitte Middle East CFO Survey: A front row view of performance expectations', the report presents results collated from the participation of more than 134 chief financial officers from leading companies across the region. It is the only survey for major corporate users of capital that gauges attitudes toward the general economic outlook, financing valuations, and risk. [AMEInfo.com]

LEBANON - For 29 seasons, Lee Day has stood in the third base coaching box as the varsity baseball coach at Lebanon High School.

The Lebanon Board of Education approved a new labor agreement with its teachers' union today that will freeze across-the-board salary increases for its 300 teachers.

BEIRUT: In the midst of a crisis of the euro and with the world's major currencies also facing gloomy prospects, Lebanese forex traders should invest in no less than their own currency to turn a safe profit, a group of experts concluded at the Banque Libano-Francaise on Wednesday. "To give you a straight answer on [the question of] where one should put his money

BEIRUT: France has promised to provide Lebanon with modern weapons, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Wednesday. During a meeting with Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr, his French counterpart HervE Morin stressed France's support to supply the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with modern weapons. According to the NNA

ASUNCION, Paraguay?A U.S.-Lebanese man arrested in Paraguay on an Interpol warrant will remain in jail pending a formal extradition request from the United States.

The modern 230-room structure features interiors that play off of the city's nickname of "the Paris of the Middle East."

Beirut - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri held out the prospect Wednesday his country could become a regional financial centre - if the government speeds up the development of the capital market and the activation of Beirut Stock Exchange....

Lebanon: The FEPE (International Federation of Outdoor Advertising) held its 51st annual congress in Beirut, from the 2nd till the 4th of June 2010 at the Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel. 170 participants from 29 countries gathered in Beirut to attend the 51st congress and discuss all topics of interest related to the OOH Industry and its future. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: The Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego, selected a number of talented entrepreneurs and leaders from growth-oriented businesses and media organizations in the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA) region to participate in the Middle-East Entrepreneur Training (MEET) program. [AMEInfo.com]

Nepal and Lebanon have agreed to regularise the process of labour migration from Nepal to Lebanon through a bilateral agreement.

At the urging of city officials, students at Lebanon High School will start their classes and end their day 10 minutes later next year.

BEIRUT: Tuesday's Cabinet session at the Grand Serail ended earlier than usual on Tuesday as Prime Minister Saad Hariri and the ministers rushed to watch the soccer game pitting Brazil against the Ivory Coast. Seven ministers were noted absent from the session, Information Minister Tarek Mitri told reporters. He added that Prime Minister Hariri informed

BEIRUT: Seven Sudanese and one Egyptian national were arrested in Majdal Anjar in the Bekaa on Monday. Masnaa police station said they were charged with entering Lebanon illegally. They were arrested inside a construction site in al-Ikramieh in Majdal Anjar

BEIRUT (AP) - Executives from some of America's leading technology companies are visiting Syria this week as the U.S. tries to peel the country away from its long-standing alliance with Iran .

Beirut - The wife of a former Lebanese general said Tuesday that she will send an aid ship from Lebanon to Gaza in the coming days, despite warnings by Israel not to enter its waters....

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 15 (UPI) -- A decision to shelve talks on Hezbollah's weapons prompted a Lebanese lawmaker to boycott national dialogue talks in Beirut, leaders say.

BEIRUT: An aid ship transporting medical supplies to Gaza is to leave Lebanon in the coming days with dozens of women activists on board, one of the organisers said today. "We are all independent women who believe in breaking the (Israeli) siege on Gaza," said Samar Hajj, who is coordinating the trip. But Israel warned that it will not allow the boat to pass or for Lebanon's Iranian-backed ...

Beirut, Lebanon. -- June 15, 2010-- His Excellency Minister Mohammad Fneich launched 'Information Technology at the Service of the Public Sector' workshop to lead Lebanon's drive to modernize the Lebanese Administration.

Lebanon: Four Seasons Hotel Beirut announced the appointment of four new executive chefs, boosting its position as one of the most sought-after dining destinations within the Lebanese capital's famed culinary scene. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Texas Memory Systems (TMS) announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Integrated Digital Systems (IDS) and Vanrise Solutions to distribute and resell RamSan solid state disks (SSD), the World's Fastest Storage, throughout the Middle East and North Africa. TMS' partnership with IDS and Vanrise brings together the world leader in the manufacture of SSDs and one of the Middle East's leading organizations in information technology in the fields of solution development, integration and sales. [AMEInfo.com]

Beirut, Lebanon: VERTICA for real estate services was launched in Beirut, Lebanon focusing initially on the Lebanese market with the expectations that Lebanon's economy will grow by up to 8 per cent this year owing to high capital inflows, according to central bank governor Riad Salameh.

The Lebanon Police Department announced today that it has arrested a man and a woman in connection with the death of a toddler at a hotel three years ago.

LEBANON TOWNSHIP ? The township committee will face residents with only days left to appeal or submit to a judge's order to return seized ambulances and duties to the First Aid Squad.

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The Lebanese military hopes to acquire major combat platforms over the next year. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

BEIRUT: Capital flowing into Lebanon in the first four months of 2010 remained solid, and managed to more than fully cover Lebanon's structural trade deficit, thereby resulting in a substantial balance of payments surplus in the period, according to a report published by Bank Audi's Weekly Monitor. Capital inflows were at a record high when compared to the same

Lebanon?s abstention in last week?s United Nations Security Council vote on Iranian sanctions should have surprised no one. The vote not only represents internal divisions among the Lebanese political establishment, but also that country?s precarious position in the escalating confrontation between Iran and the West. Steadily over the last thirty years, Hizballah has gained traction in [...]

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 14 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council has become a tool for American colonialism, the deputy secretary-general of Hezbollah said in the wake of Iranian sanctions.

Lebanon: Les Affichages Pikasso sal, the leading outdoor advertising company in Lebanon, unveils the first ever network of 5 LED screens 10 mm SMD, called Beirut Digital. [AMEInfo.com]

U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution last week to impose a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its suspected nuclear program. The resolution was approved by the 15-member council, with 12 countries voting for and Brazil and Turkey voting against it. Lebanon abstained. Observers said Lebanon's position suggested an internal political conflict, reflecting the country's division ...

Robin Yassin-Kassab dipsinto a timely collection of Arab writing The Arab world is undergoing seismic transformations, groping its way towards new, as yet unknown forms, throwing up works of art as well as bombs in the process. In the face of vast complexity, however, and in a time of war, our media's first response is to dumb down. If the news media simplifies, literature, by offering social ...

Connecticut State Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, was a guest speaker at the unvailng of the Lebanese Heritage Monument, at a ceremony at Danbury City Hall, on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Behind Blumenthal are, Joe Walkovich, center, President of the Lebanon Club, and Danbury Mayor, Mark Boughton, right.

BEIRUT: The Cellular Competition Intensity Index for 2010 ranked Lebanon last among 19 countries in the Arab world, down from 15th place in 2007, according to Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group. The index rates the intensity level of competition in the region's cellular markets by comparing the state of every market

BEIRUT: The judicial police arrested on Saturday a man wanted on more than 20 arrest warrants and they confiscated 106 grams of cocaine found in his possession. The Drug Combating Department at the judicial police raided the house of a man in Baalbek in the Bekaa after 21 local arrest warrants and four Interpol warrants were issued against him.

BEIRUT: "I haven't always relied on the kindness of others, you know," says Chris Schaffer, a 24-year-old German who lives in Saudi Arabia. "I used to be a miserable cynic." Chris is visiting Beirut as a couchsurfer, a now wide-spread term in the traveling world that describes a member of couchsurfing.com - an online networking organization that

BEIRUT: The second meeting of the Lebanese-Syrian preparatory committee was concluded on Sunday in Damascus after it witnessed the inking of 15 memorandums and two executive programs. The signed memorandums touched on the environment, consumer protection, agriculture, tourism, culture, justice, education, high education

Lebanon: Building on the success of its inaugural edition held last year, the second Beirut Public Relations Forum (BPRF) will be held at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel on 7-8 July 2010, under the patronage of Lebanon's Minister of Information Dr. Tarek Mitri. [AMEInfo.com]

LEBANON - This city's beleaguered Public Safety Commissioner Billy Weeks is mulling retirement after Fire Chief Chris Dowell accused him of pointing a gun at Dowell's chest "in a joking manner" at the risk of "bodily harm.''

Chinese Middle East envoy Wu Sike met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Saturday and talked about bilateral ties and Middle East peace process. Wu said that China supports a comprehensive and fair solution of Middle East issues based on related United Nations' resolutions and Arab Peace Initiative. "China also supports Arab countries including Lebanon's pursuit of legal and just ...

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Local and international banks are competing fiercely for infrastructure projects in Egypt worth as much as $50 billion, Abu Dhabi-based Al Ittihad daily reports Saturday.

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Saudi Electricity Co., or SEC SEC , has signed a 334 million Saudi riyal ($89.1 million) deal with ABB Contracting Co. to set up an electrical transformer station in Riyadh city, Jeddah-based Okaz daily reports Saturday, citing an executive.

Lebanon Twp. First Aid Squad Article by Lillian Shupe LEBANON TWP. ? A judge ruled today that the township must return the Lebanon Township First Aid Squad ambulances ? but imposed a seven-day stay on implementation of that decision. The...

BEIRUT: With less than 24 hours to go before the nineteenth World Cup kicks off in South Africa, Beirut's dedicated Fan Park needs a little work. The VIP and gaming areas aren't yet built, the giant flat screen televisions are still in their boxes, and the food hall and grandstand don't currently exist. "We are working day and night; four days ago there wasn't

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 11 (UPI) -- Moscow's decision to halt delivery of powerful S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, citing the new U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic, may be politically convenient, but it could carry a hefty cost for Russia in the Middle East.

The Old West comes to Lebanon this weekend as prospectors carrying large quantities of gold to Yuma help cause the next Great Train Robbery on the Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad.

BEIRUT - THE wife of a Lebanese TV psychic is appealing for her husband's release just months after he escaped beheading in Saudi Arabia, which convicted him of witchcraft. Samira Rahmoon held a small protest on Friday outside the government building in Beirut.

BEIRUT ? Iran's opposition leaders Thursday called off a weekend anti-government demonstration, stunning opposition supporters who had been plastering walls with graffiti and distributing leaflets to promote the event.

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--The customs union committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC , states has postponed to September a decision to exempt construction steel and cement from customs duties, pan-Arab Asharq Al Awsat daily reports Thursday citing GCC GCC sources familiar with the committee's meeting.

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Iraq's government said it plans to embark on a roadshow June 27 to attract investments for projects including four domestic refineries worth more than $3 billion, pan-Arab Al Hayat daily reports Thursday.

A Lebanon couple, both newspaper carriers for the Bristol Herald Courier, were sentenced in federal court Monday, accused of forging the wife?s grandfather?s signature on more than a dozen bogus student loan applications worth nearly a quarter million dollars.

DANBURY -- City officials will unveil the Lebanese Heritage Monument on Sunday at 1 p.m. during the annual Lebanese American Day Danbury flag raising service at City Hall.

BEIRUT: Art can be at its most powerful when it incorporates a clear political or social message. The world's injustices have certainly served as an inspiration to many. One such injustice spurred Beirut-based photojournalist Matthew Cassel to embark on a project uncovering the real lives of those perhaps most forgotten by society, resulting in the

Small menu features consistently good flatbread pies, sandwiches and cold appetizers Everything about Byblos seems cute and simple, almost effortlessly so.

BEIRUT: Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud asked the Internal Security forces (ISF) on Thursday to be firmer in dealing with traffic violations in order to guarantee public safety. Baroud sent a letter to the ISF directorate in which he urged security forces to be stricter in imposing traffic laws, especially when the lives of drivers, passengers and pedestrians were at risk.

Lebanon on Wednesday voiced its hope to see the solution of the Iranian nuclear issue through dialogue, rather than sanctions. The statement came as the Lebanese UN Ambassador, Nawaf Salam, was taking the floor at an open meeting of the UN Security Council. Lebanon is one of the 10 non-permanent members of the 15-nation UN body. "We believe the solution should come through dialogue, not through ...

Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah has condemned the U.N. Security Council's latest sanctions on Iran, calling the measures "unjust."

Follow Israel news on and . The anti-Israel flotilla has turned the tide of world opinion against Israel, Fatah leaders in Lebanon say, and the time is ripe for a mass civilian charge against Israel?s border.

Former MTSU coach Larry Inman is returning to the high school ranks, where he will take over the Lebanon girls program.

Lebanon: In its ongoing commitment to provide intelligent market analysis for the region in a frank and open forum, Economist Conferences, part of The Economist Group, will host a business roundtable at the Four Seasons hotel, in Beirut on Tuesday June 15th 2010 to discuss how Lebanon can take advantage of its home-grown talent and once again become a regional hub. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Lebanon's Middle East Airlines has reached an agreement with the Lebanese Syndicate of Pilots on the demands filed by the syndicate on behalf of the pilots, The Daily Star has reported. MEA has agreed to a number of concessions, including raising the salaries of pilots and co-pilots and increasing the discount on tickets for pilots in their first year of work from 50% to 90%. [AMEInfo.com]

A Lebanon woman was sentenced Wednesday for a conviction on sex crime charges.

BEIRUT: A woman coming from Peru was arrested at the Rafik Hariri International Airport on Wednesday, for hiding cocaine inside her body. The Customs Administration announced that it confiscated 103 capsules of cocaine weighing about 800 grams at the airport. She had swallowed 90 capsules and had hidden the other 13 inside a bag

BEIRUT: Intellectual freedom is hindered in the Middle East by a lack of knowledge about cultural policy, the chairman of "Cultural Resource" said at a news conference in Beirut, Tuesday. "We need to raise the importance that a paucity of cultural policy - consistent throughout the Middle East - [can be] caused by a political non-transparency that

BEIRUT: A consensus was finally reached on Wednesday between the Middle East Airlines (MEA) company and the Lebanese Syndicate of Pilots after two months of intense negotiations between the two in the aim of reaching an agreement on the demands filed by the syndicate on behalf of pilots. The agreement included the implementation of a

BEIRUT: Lebanon's representative to the UN Security Council abstained from voting Wednesday on the US proposal to impose new sanctions on Iran after the Lebanese Cabinet failed to agree on a decision with regard to the issue. The vote in the 15-member council slapped broader military and financial sanctions on Iran over its suspected nuclear program

Lebanese parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday urged his government to begin exploring offshore natural gas reserves, warning that neighbouring Israel planned to lay claim to the prospective resources.

MADRID - Lebanese-born French writer Amin Maalouf won Spain's 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for literature Wednesday for his exploration of Mediterranean culture "as a symbolic space of coexistence and tolerance."

Oviedo, Spain - French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf has been awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize in the literature category, the jury announced Wednesday....

RIYADH, Jun 08, 2010 (AFP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks with Saudi King Abdullah on Tuesday as Arab states continued to seethe over Israel's deadly attack on a Gaza aid flotilla, the state news agency SPA said.

The players of the Lake of the Ozarks Junior Golf Association teed it up Tuesday morning at Lebanon Country Club for their second tournament of the summer. Camdenton?s Tyler Beauchamp summed up his first nine holes as being, ?really bad, actually. I?m making some swing changes.? Beauchamp will be part of Avila University?s first men?s golf team this fall. In preparation for college golf ...

Program aims to revitalize downtown, find shopping gaps

BEIRUT: A car accident blocked the road near the Cite Sportive Stadium in Beirut on Tuesday but no casualties were counted. A Jeep Liberty vehicle was driving down the airport road in Beirut when it "flew" from one lane to the other, according to security sources. The vehicle was registered under the name of Mahmoud al-Azhari but its driver was identified as Jaber Jarudi

RDCL presented its overall view of the Lebanese economy

Lebanese activists have called for a boycott of British rock band Placebo on the eve of its Lebanon gig for performing in Israel in the wake of the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

The Lebanon Junction City Council approved next fiscal year's budget, which has grown by more than $86,000 from this year.

BEIRUT - For the first time since becoming Lebanon's prime minister last year, Saad Hariri has met with the leader of the country's militant Shiite group Hezbollah.

Lebanese activists called Tuesday for a boycott of British rock band Placebo on the eve of its Lebanon gig for performing in Israel in the wake of the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri has met with Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah for the second time in less than a year.

BEIRUT, June 8 (Reuters) - The IMF raised its economic growth forecast for Lebanon this year to at least 8 percent on Tuesday, from 6 percent previously, and praised government policies which have helped the country shrug off the global recession.

Beirut - Lebanon, a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, might abstain from voting on a US-led resolution to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a Lebanese governmental source said Tuesday....

Lebanon: LG Electronics, a global leader and technology innovator in the flat panel display and audio-video devices market, in collaboration with its exclusive Consumer Electronics distributor SEALCO, started on May 15th three experience zones and road shows campaign to introduce, and for the very first time in the world, LG's full LED 3D TV, the LX9500 noting that these activities will continue until the 15th of June. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT: Ernst & Young's survey of the Middle East hotel sector indicated that the average occupancy rate at hotels in Beirut was 69 percent in the first quarter of 2010, unchanged from the same period last year, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group. The occupancy rate at Beirut hotels was the 14th highest

BEIRUT: Najla Khatib, an American University of Beirut (AUB) graduate student in public health, picked up the annual AUB BCG Promising Leader Award, at a ceremony held on campus last week. The AUB BCG award was created last year by the American University of Beirut and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to help celebrate and develop future leaders

The famous writer, notoriously known for his iconoclast atheist stance and philosophy of deconstruction, delivered a two hour-long speech

BEIRUT: Information Minister Tarek Mitry assured Lebanese citizens that they would not face extra charges when viewing the World Cup this summer despite satellite sports channel Al-Jazeera trying to broker a deal for viewing rights. Al-Jazeera has bought the official rights to air the World Cup in Lebanon and the Middle East, sparking fear among thousands of soccer

(Gulf Intelligence) June 7, 2010 -- Dubai, which hosts the Middle East's largest port and airline, will remain the region's top business hub in 2015, according to a survey conducted by Insight Discovery on behalf of the Arqaam Capital Dubai Beirut Forum.

Luis Ramos was one of nine people sentenced by Judge John C. Tylwalk.

Beirut - Two Lebanese non-governmental, pro-Palestinian groups are laying the groundwork for a ship to sail from Lebanon to Gaza next week, organizers told the German Press Agency dpa on Sunday....

The T-shirts worn by the fans for the Lebanon High softball team had "Unfinished Business" printed on them along with boxes with check marks noting all the championships the Greyhounds had won this season.

BEIRUT, Jun 05, 2010 (AFP) - Two pro-Palestinian groups launched a campaign on Saturday to raise funds to buy a ship that they hope can set sail from Lebanon for Gaza next week carrying educational supplies and journalists.

One French UN peacekeeper was killed and two others injured in a road accident in southern Lebanon on Saturday, officials said.

Lebanon 's Courtney Washington was surprised that she got the chance to set the state tournament record for most RBIs in a game with eight on Friday.

The wake-up call will come early today for the Lebanon Greyhounds.

Lebanon: H.E Minister of Energy & Water Resources Engineer Gibran Bassil inaugurated today the Second "Sustainability Week" conference in the framework of Project Lebanon 2010, the 15th international edition of the specialized trade exhibition for construction, building materials, equipment and environmental technology for Lebanon and the Middle East at BIEL and extending until Friday June 4th 2010. [AMEInfo.com]

The Lebanon Greyhounds came all the way back from a 7-2 deficit Friday but eventually lost 12-8 to Westminster Christian in the semifinals of the Class 1A state baseball tournament at Silver Cross Field.

BEIRUT: Lebanon will soon have a new US ambassador, after President Barack Obama announced Thursday night his nomination for Maura Connelly to replace current representative Michelle Sison. In a statement released by the White House, Obama also announced a new US representative for Greece. "I am proud that such experienced and

Plan includes less money for staff and materials, a seedfund for a new track

LEBANON - Lebanon schools this fall will have less money foremployees and materials but a start on a fund for a new high schooltrack under a budget approved Thursday.

Lebanon -- Justin Martin never warned his younger brother about Doug Ashey. Why should he? Why shouldn't Jayson have the joy of figuring it out for himself? Ashey, now the ninth-year coach of the Lebanon High baseball team, isn't someone with whom any younger ballplayer should trifle.

A Lebanese policeman died on Friday after he was critically wounded by a bomblet from a cluster bomb, one of millions dropped by Israel during a devastating 2006 war with Hezbollah, police said.

Lebanon High's baseball team is going to a place they've never been before. And once they get there, they'll face something unique.

Lebanon softball coach Hank Feldt doesn't put much stock in scouting reports.

Officers leave for better paying jobs and more advancement opportunities in bigger departments.

At a discussion organized by the Issam Fares Center for Lebanon, entitled: "What does Syria want from Lebanon? - a Lebanese Perspective," former minister Karim Pakradoni and March 14 coalition general coordinator Fares Soueid gave

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 3 (UPI) -- The delivery of nearly $500,000 in law enforcement equipment to Lebanon by the United States helps strengthen state institutions, embassy officials said.

Four Lebanese nationals, detained by Israel during its deadly attack on a Gaza aid Flotilla, have been released at the border point in Naqoura.

&$ &$ (Photo Source: news.cn/Agencies)&$ &$ Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri urged Arabs to take a united stance to break the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip Wednesday. "The least we could do is to take a united stance to break the siege on Gaza," said Berri after a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. He said a united Arab st ...

Lebanon Mayor Phillip Craighead has placed new Public Safety Commissioner and Police Chief Billy Weeks on paid administrative leave after an incident between the Weeks and another city employee.

BEIRUT: With the World Cup approaching, Lebanon is once again turning into the world's biggest stadium, and Beirut is already sporting the flags of an array of countries. For an outsider, the number of German, Brazilian, Italian, Argentinean, Spanish and French flags fluttering from cars, hanging from balconies and spanning whole streets can seem

BEIRUT: The Waad Project to reconstruct the southern suburbs and south Lebanon inaugurated 30 buildings on Wednesday in Beirut's suburbs, after the area was destroyed during the 2006 summer war with Israel. Head of Waad engineer Hassan Jishi said the 30 finished buildings included 487 residential apartments and 198 shops, offices and warehouses.

BEIRUT: Citigroup said that although Lebanon has a high public debt and substantial twin deficits, the country has nevertheless shown resilience. The report was carried by the Bank Audi Weekly Monitor. It added that the banking sector and inflows from the diaspora exhibited remarkable resilience in the face of significant political instability over the past

Beirut/Naqoura - Four Lebanese detainees, who were among the activists captured during the Israeli raid earlier this week on a flotilla carrying aid bound for the Gaza Strip, were released late Wednesday at the Israeli-Lebanese border....

Lebanon police have made an arrest in connection with a stringof downtown burglaries, Det. Sgt. Kevin Martinez saidTuesday.

LEBANON ? The Lebanon Community Chorus Board of Directors isseeking letters of interest from choral directors in the communitywho would like to direct the group?s Spring Pops concert nextyear.

BEIRUT, June 2 (Reuters) - Orascom Telecom's chairman said on Wednesday he was interested in pursuing the Syrian market.

After claiming second place in the Mid-Willamette Conference and earning a home playoff game for the first time in 10 years, the Lebanon baseball team had all the confidence in the world.

BEIRUT, Jun 02, 2010 (AFP) - Four Lebanese activists detained during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla this week are set to be freed on Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.

Special to the Journal Lebanon High School played long ball, small ball and rode another strong pitching performance from sophomore Courtney Washington for a 12-0 victory against host Mulberry Grove Saturday in the championship game of the IHSA Class 1A Mulberry Grove Sectional.

The Jacksonville Routt High School Rockets came out swinging Tuesday afternoon at Claude Kracik Field in the Class 1A Lincoln Land Supersectional, but then along came Cody Zurliene. Zurliene, a sophomore right-hander, replaced Lebanon starter David Haas with one out in the second inning and the Greyhounds behind 6-0. All he did was limit the Rockets to two hits and four base runners the rest of ...

Lebanon: Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has brought the touring Middle East 3G/ LTE Mobile Broadband Truck to Lebanon. From 31st May to 6th June 2010, the Huawei live demonstration truck introduces SDR /HSPA+/LTE technologies to support the innovative solutions to the Ministry of Telecommunications, Regulators, Telecommunications Operators, Internet Service Providers, the Lebanese community and Universities. [AMEInfo.com]

In the past three years, Israel has come up with a trio of films about the Lebanon war that, for unflinching honesty, are unmatched by Hollywood or, I believe, any other country.

The stock market fell Tuesday, adding to losses from the Dow Jones industrial average's worst May since 1940.

BEIRUT: Spanish Ambassador Juan Carlos Gafo visited the Women's Cultural Center in the Beirut suburb of Dora on Tuesday to attend the closing ceremony of an education program launched in 2006 and financed by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID) through the Spanish Agency for the Social Promotion

U.S. stocks fell, adding to losses from the Dow Jones Industrial Average?s worst May since 1940, as BP Plc?s failure to plug a leaking oil well dragged down energy producers and a report said Lebanon fired on Israeli warplanes.

Israeli military aircraft came under anti-aircraft fire over Lebanon on Tuesday but there were no casualties, an Israeli security source said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 1 (UPI) -- The Lebanese national dialogue should focus on Israeli aggression, not the weapons of Hezbollah, lawmakers said Tuesday in Beirut.

Lebanon: KnowledgeView, a leading multi-publishing solutions provider in the Mena region, took part in a key publishing industry meeting in Paris last week during which KnowledgeView showcased the first iPad application for Al Eqtisadiyah newspaper, as part of its long term partnership with Saudi Research Marketing Group. [AMEInfo.com]

The Lebanon Greyhounds didn't get much time to savor the school's first sectional baseball championship.