A new Lebanese restaurant and hookah lounge opened this week in the Vista, featuring kabobs, hummus and pitas.

  

Cabinet approved its policy statement Thursday, putting an end to differences between Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Hezbollah over a U.N.-backed court probing Hariri's assassination.

  

The Lebanese market Thursday reacted calmly but cautiously to the release of the long-awaited indictment which named four suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  

One dead politician in a tiny Arab country and now, six years on, the quest for justice in his assassination divides a people and could add to regional instability.

  

Lebanon was last night braced for a violent reaction from Hizbollah after senior operatives from the militant group were accused of masterminding the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri six years ago.

  

A U.N.-backed court indicted at least one senior Hezbollah member and three other suspects Thursday in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a killing that transformed this tiny Arab nation and brought down its government earlier this year.

  

Globally-influenced indie rockers Beirut, led by New Mexico native Zach Condon, will tour the U.S. around the release of their third studio album, The Rip Tide , which hits stores Aug. 30. The band, which played a breakout performance earlier this month at Brooklyn's Northside Festival , will make festival stops at Montreal's Osheaga, Chicago's Lollapalooza, and San Francisco's Outside Lands ...

  

A United Nations tribunal handed Lebanese authorities an indictment that includes arrest warrants for people suspected of involvement in the 2005 killing of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

  

Two of the four people indicted in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri are senior members of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, multiple sources in the region told CNN on Thursday.

  

Lebanon requests evidence supporting the recent indictment issued by a US-backed UN tribunal probing the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafiq Hariri.

  

The United Nations tribunal issued indictments for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a killing that unleashed years of conflict and discord.

  

The tribunal investigating the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister named four men in a killing that remade the country's famously intricate politics and unleashed years of conflict and discord.

  

(Reuters) - Here is a timeline of events in Lebanon leading to the indictments issued on Thursday by a U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 killing of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 30 (UPI) -- A U.N.-backed court has issued indictments for the arrest of four Hezbollah members in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri handed over indictments and four arrest warrants to Lebanon Thursday, the state prosecutor said.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - A UN-backed court probing the 2005 murder of Lebanon's ex-premier Rafiq Hariri on Thursday submitted a sealed indictment and arrest warrants to the country's prosecutor general, officials told AFP.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's state prosecutor Saeed Mirza said he received on Thursday the indictments over the 2005 killing of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.

  

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea urges lawmakers to look at suspects as individuals accused of a crime, rather than affiliating them with their party, religion or country.

  

The new Lebanon government agreed Thursday on a policy statement, after two weeks of bitter debate over the thorny issue of a U.N.-backed tribunal probing the 2005 assassination of statesman Rafik Hariri.

  

An Israeli aircraft has violated Lebanon's airspace, flying over southern parts of the country in flagrant defiance of a UN Security Council resolution.

  

A special tribunal for Lebanon has issued indictments in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a Lebanese official with knowledge of the investigation said Thursday.

  

Following are summaries of the main stories in the Lebanese newspaper Al-Mustaqbal as well as Pan-Arab dailies Al-Hayat and Asharq al-Awsat Thursday.

  

LEBANON - After less than 10 months as chief of police, Thorvald Dahle has resigned effective July 8, according to Lebanon City Manager John Hitt.

  

Lebanon's parliament speaker has warned against Prime Minister Najib Makati's delay in presenting his cabinet's policy statement, saying it could result in the collapse of the new government.

  

The full-length feature film, "Lebanon, Pa." was be released on DVD, Blu-Ray, On-Demand and iTunes Tuesday.

  

Lebanon police were dispatched Tuesday night around 9:55pm for report of shots fired. When police arrived at the scene, they found no evidence of gunfire nor a victim. Police spoke with several witnesses, most of them figured that the sounds were fireworks based. About 30 minutes later, police were called out to Good Samaritan Hospital ER for a gunshot victim. The victim who identified himself ...

  

The Lebanese army says it has discovered an underground bunker containing weapons and ammunition in the Bekaa Valley town of Saadnayel, east of the country.

  

The speaker of the Lebanese parliament has warned Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government will collapse if it fails to draft a programme by July 13, amid a deepening rift over a UN-backed tribunal.

  

?The women have proved that they can work,' president of the Armenian General Benevolence Unit Aida Markarian said.

  

All Lebanese patients should be admitted to any hospital in the country without preconditions, Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said Tuesday.

  

Hundreds of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon in the past few days, settling in houses that suffer from overcrowding and shortages of food and medicine.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Hezbollah-dominated cabinet failed Tuesday to adopt a position on a UN tribunal probing the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri which is expected to indict members of the militant group.

  

Lebanon: Outdoor Lebanon 2011, a major exhibition for nature activities, outdoor sports and ecotourism, and the first event of its kind in Lebanon and the region, opened on Wednesday, 22 June 2011, at the BIEL center in Downtown Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Advance on Khirbet al-Jouz seen as a warning after Ankara seeks reforms and end to crackdown on Syrian protesters Syrian officials have ordered military units to step up patrolling near the Turkish border in a warning to its increasingly irate northern neighbour not to establish a buffer zone inside Syria. Diplomats in Ankara and Beirut believe the Syrian advance on the border village of Khirbet ...

  

The U.N.-backed court probing the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is poised to release its indictment within a matter of days, sources told The Daily Star Monday.

  

The American University of Beirut responded Monday to allegations of corruption at the university, saying that all claims of wrongdoing would be investigated.

  

Former Agriculture Minister Adel Cortas called on the government to take consumers' worries seriously and establish a long-awaited national agency for food safety

  

Nonstop Sound spoke with Beirut frontman Zach Condon hours before the band's recent headlining performance at the Northside Festival in McCarren Park. Condon told us that it took moving to NYC to get his head out of the clouds and buckle down on his...

  

Lebanese officials said on Monday they expected a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri to issue indictments soon.

  

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has met with his Lebanese counterpart Adnan Mansour in the Iranian capital, Tehran, calling for the enhancement of Tehran-Beirut ties.

  

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says Lebanon has become 'a model' for other nations due to its 'resistance against world powers and the Zionist regime (Israel).?

  

Syrian troops are pushing towards the Lebanese border as they press a deadly crackdown in central towns.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Monday.

  

Lebanon's clerics attack domestic violence law

  

As the sun set over Beirut's beautiful seafront Saturday, the American University of Beirut opened its 142nd commencement ceremony to award degrees to more than 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students.

  

Syrian troops pushed towards the Lebanese border yesterday as they pressed a deadly crackdown in central towns on the eve of an opposition meeting in Damascus on the country's unrest, activists said.

  

Syrian troops pushed towards the Lebanese border on Sunday as they pressed a deadly crackdown in central towns on the eve of an opposition meeting in Damascus on the country's unrest, activists said.

  

The proximity and political relationship with Syria has left demonstrators at odds over Bashar al-Assad's crackdown.

  

Syrian troops pushed towards the Lebanese border on Sunday as they pressed on with a deadly crackdown on dissent in central towns, where gunfire rattled overnight, activists said.

  

Troops in Syria pushed towards the Lebanese border as they pressed dissent.

  

Once a symbol of Beirut's golden age, the St Georges hotel today is but a hollow shell at the center of an epic real estate battle pitting its owner against powerful developers.

  

Iraq- Planning minister meets Lebanese ministers

  

Syrians escaping violent government crackdowns are crossing into Lebanon, as Turkey temporarily closed its border to more refugees. Russ Mitchell and former Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns discuss the latest developments in Syria.

  

The Lebanon Arts Festival went into full swing Saturday as hundreds lined the streets to celebrate.

  

Hundreds of Syrians, some with gunshot wounds, crossed into neighbouring Lebanon in search of a refuge from the growing government crackdown in their homeland, a Lebanese security official said Saturday.

  

Hundreds of Syrians, some with gunshot wounds, have crossed into neighboring Lebanon in search of a refuge from the growing violence in their homeland, a Lebanese security official said Saturday.

  

Hundreds of Syrians, some with gunshot wounds, crossed into neighboring Lebanon in search of a refuge from the growing government crackdown in their homeland, a Lebanese security official said Saturday. Other Syrians marched in a funeral for victims of the crackdown outside Damascus, demanding President Bashar Assad's ouster.

  

BEIRUT: Water tables are plummeting and air temperatures are soaring and Lebanon's real estate sector - a cornerstone of the Lebanese economy - is slowly but surely beginning to realize that a major answer to global warming lies in the way they go about their work.

  

Lebanon: According to figures released by the Association of Automobile Importers in Lebanon, car sales in Lebanon have decreased by 7% in the first five months of 2011, with Chinese car sales plunging by 37.7%, The Daily Star has reported. Korean cars took the biggest market share, accounting for 41.8% of the total 11,737 passenger vehicles sold, followed by Japanese cars at 29.8%, European manufactured cars at 22% and American cars at 5.7%, the data showed. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT - HIZBOLLAH chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said members of his group had confessed to being CIA agents, and accused arch-foe Israel of turning to the US spy agency after failing to infiltrate his party. The US embassy in Beirut immediately dismissed the accusations as 'empty,' saying Nasrallah seemed to be 'addressing internal problems within Hizbollah'.

  

Congratulations poured in from two sides of the Mediterranean Friday for Lebanese author Amin Maalouf, who was elected Thursday as a member of the prestigious Academie Francaise (French Academy)

  

CIA officers at the U.S. embassy in Lebanon have recruited low-level members of Hezbollah to spy for Israel, the leader of the Iranian-backed militant group charged Friday.

  

BEIRUT - Hezbollah's leader said Friday that the Islamic militant group had captured three spies in its ranks, two of whom were allegedly recruited by the CIA to spy for Israel.

  

New Zealand's Lebanese community will celebrate its integration into New Zealand society and its connections to Lebanon with a gathering in Dunedin in October. read more

  

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Prime minister adds that the new Lebanese government will deal with Syrian refugees fleeing into Lebanon from a humanitarian, and not political, perspective.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Friday.

  

Within a week of the formation of Lebanon's new cabinet, the political mudslinging between Damascus's allies, who dominate the government, and the anti-Syrian opposition has turned ugly.

  

Lebanon Ridge Community Health will hold a public celebration and open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday to recognize the work and dedication of many stakeholders in creating the medical-care center at 840 Norman Drive, North Cornwall Township, in the Tuck Professional Park.

  

Lebanese Forces leader says opposition will use every democratic means to force Cabinet's collapse.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 23 (UPI) -- Syria's Central Bank has opened an account at the Lebanese Central Bank, a source familiar with the banks told the Beirut Daily Star.

  

Around 20 families reportedly cross into Lebanon via the Arida border crossing and the nearby river.

  

The Syrian Central Bank has opened an account at the Lebanese Central Bank last week, Lebanon's Al-Liwaa newspaper quoted Thursday a source familiar with the bank

  

LEBANON - Dusty Isaacs adjusted well to pitching out of the bullpen as a freshman on Georgia Tech's baseball team this spring.The Lebanon High School graduate is now spending his summer pitching for the Hamilton Joes, hoping to hone his skills in order to earn a spot in the Yellow Jacket starting rotation as a sophomore.

  

LEBANON coach Samir Saad is taking it easy, as according to him, his players play better outside Beirut.

  

Beirut-based Management Development International Co., is currently in negotiation with Sierra Leone for the management of the West African nation's state-owned telecommunications company.

  

The head of United Nations peacekeeping in Lebanon vowed Wednesday to maintain cooperation with the Lebanese Army after his first meeting with representatives of the new government.

  

Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah has arrested several people within its own ranks on suspicion of spying for Israel's intelligence service, Mossad.

  

Information is from the Lebanon City PD: On Tuesday the Lebanon City Police Dept took a complaint from a 17 yr old juvenile male concerning a sexual assault that occurred in the 1400 Blk of Willow St. During the course of the investigation, members of the Lebanon City Police Patrol and Detective Divisions executed a search warrant at 1421 Willow St at 2049 hrs on Tuesday. During a search of the ...

  

Sierra Leone is in discussions with Management Development International Co., based in Beirut, for the management of the West African nation's state-owned telecommunications company, said Abu Bangura, head of the National Commission for Privatization.

  

Lebanon: Alfa Chairman & CEO, Mr. Marwan Hayek, invited top Lebanese telecom executives and CEOs from worldwide countries to a gathering in Le Gray Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon, to discuss the importance and expected advantages that the third generation of mobile technology (3.5G) will bring to Lebanon, in the presence of His Excellency, the Minister of Telecommunications, Mr. Nicolas Sehnaoui, and officials at the Ministry of Telecommunications and Alfa. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Wednesday.

  

Civil Defense volunteers throughout south Lebanon fear that they no longer have the manpower necessary to carry out their missions, which include fighting fires and attending to victims of car accidents.

  

Lebanese security authorities have released Syrian refugees who had been detained for not having proper identification documents, several sources told The Daily Star Tuesday.

  

Lebanese authorities have banned screening of the Iranian film "Green Days," which deals with protests against the 2009 re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an organiser said on Tuesday.

  

Lebanon's authorities have released all Syrian refugees in Lebanon who had been detained for not having identity papers, activists say.

  

BEIRUT, Jun 21, 2011 (AFP) - Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said on Tuesday that Lebanese authorities had information indicating seven Estonian cyclists kidnapped three months ago in eastern Lebanon were still alive.

  

A decision as to whether Henk Tepper will be set free by Lebanese officials or deported to Algeria has been delayed as a state prosecutor abroad continues to mull over the New Brunswick farmer's case.

  

Lebanese officials have delayed their decision as to whether to release a detained New Brunswick farmer or deport him to Algeria.

  

A SYDNEY man accused of killing Chatswood businessman Allan Noor has been arrested in Lebanon.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Tuesday.

  

LEBANON - The Lebanon Board of Education and its teachers' association have struck a new agreement to cut millions of dollars from the budget.School board members approved concessions made by the Lebanon Education Association in a new agreement with the district that freezes base and step salary increases over the next three years. Administrators have also agreed to take a 3 percent reduction on ...

  

Lebanon's military tribunal sentenced a Lebanese merchant to death Monday on espionage charges, including assisting the Israeli army.

  

Lebanon saw the opening of its first free-of-charge Wi-Fi space in the Sioufi Garden Monday, with former Telecommunications Minster Charbel Nahhas hailing the project as the first of many more to come.

  

The director of the Beirut International Film Festival announced Monday that the censorship department of Lebanon's General Security has withdrawn permission for a film scheduled to screen later this week.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's promise on Monday to prepare a range of political reforms offers no prospect of appeasing the three-month-old uprising against his autocratic rule.

  

A large number of Lebanese opposition leaders have recently visited France amid media reports suggesting that former Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri is seeking refuge there.

  

Lebanon's military tribunal sentenced a Lebanese merchant to death Monday on espionage charges including assisting the Israeli Army.

  

BEIRUT?Syria's embattled president said Monday his regime would consider political reforms, including ending his Baath Party's monopoly in politics, as he clings to power in the face of a growing, nationwide protest movement that refuses to die.

  

Beirut is the second destination city with the most visitor expenditure in the Middle East and Africa, according to MasterCard Index of Global Destination Cities

  

Lebanon: The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced that its Annual Conference will convene in Beirut on 27-28 October 2011. The conference will debate a report on transitioning to the green economy, being prepared by AFED experts. The report puts forward various options for social and economic development, while preserving the natural balance and resources sustainability. [AMEInfo.com]

  

AFP/Beirut Former Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader toppled in a wave of Arab uprisings, has denied all charges against him on the eve of his trial in absentia back home.

  

A leading opposition figure on Sunday urged Lebanon's new government to ban weapons from the northern city of Tripoli, after weekend clashes over an anti-Syria rally left seven dead.

  

Former Lebanon President Amin Gemayel stated on Tuesday that Prime Minister Najib Miqati's new cabinet was formed after receiving a Syrian green light.

  

The Lebanese army has declared the southern border with Israel as a closed military zone. A huge rally is planned on Sunday in commemoration of the Naksa Day to mark the anniversary of the 1967 war, in which Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip, east Jerusalem and Golan Heights.

  

The scent of the crazy nightlife season has suffused the Lebanese air.

  

Soldiers deployed in force in Lebanon's main northern city Tripoli Saturday after seven people were killed in clashes between Alawites and Sunnis over a rally against the Syrian government.

  

Lebanon: According to the Deloitte 2010 Energy and Resources (E&R) global security survey titled 'Continuing the Journey', investment in information technology continued on an upward trend throughout 2010 with information security functions rising steadily in companies within the sector. However, it also reveals that many firms reduced their security budget throughout the year. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah described the formation of a new Lebanese government as an "important national step," the media office of the Shiite armed group said Friday.

  

Lebanon: Under the theme 'Live it Out!' International Fairs and Promotions (IFP) launched the first international exhibition for outdoor recreational and sporting activities and environmental tourism in Lebanon and in the region exhibition of its kind for recreational activities and outdoor sports in Lebanon and the Middle East, "Outdoor Lebanon", during a press conference held on June 15th in the premises of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Beirut, in the presence of His Excellency the Minister, Dr. Ali Abdullah. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Abu Rabih has lived and made his living in the mountains near Sannine for most of his life.

  

Estonia is completely in the dark about the fate of seven of its citizens kidnapped in Lebanon almost three months ago, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said Friday.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Social media has played a key role in spurring the Arab revolts but has also proven a double-edged sword following revelations that a blog purporting to have been written by a gay woman in Syria was a hoax.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 17 (UPI) -- The new government in Lebanon will work to protect the people who assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a former finance minister said.

  

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BEIRUT - The tycoon identified by many Syrians as a symbol of government corruption and nepotism is quitting his business operations and will be devoting his life to charity, according to Syrian state media. Rami Makhlouf, a cousin and childhood friend of President Bashar al-Assad, is the first member of Assad's inner circle to concede power since widespread anti-government protests erupted over ...

  

Ten Lebanese Army soldiers were wounded Friday when their Humvee flipped over near the Jbeil district on the Aqoura-Mnaitra road.

  

Local governments in Lebanon are doing very minimal work on disaster-risk reduction and only to a limited extent, said a study released Thursday.

  

France is committed to helping Estonia free its seven citizens kidnapped in Lebanon but patience is required to solve the sensitive case, France's European affairs minister said Thursday in Tallinn.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 16 (UPI) -- There was no foreign interference in the forming of a new Lebanese Cabinet led by a coalition that includes Syrian allies, a Lebanese minister said.

  

Nearly three months after he was put in a Lebanese prison cell, a decision now appears imminent on whether New Brunswick potato farmer Henk Tepper will be released from custody in Beirut or deported to Algeria.

  

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (LSPRAS) called on the Health Ministry Wednesday to follow the French example and ban aesthetic lipolysis techniques which have been offered as non-surgical alternatives to liposuction and pose grave health risks.

  

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said Wednesday that the new government was formed without any foreign intervention.

  

Organization asserts its influence through key allies, especially Michel Aoun, a Christian party leader who supports the militant Shiites

  

LEBANON - While some may have thought that horse racing industry was heading down its last homestretch, Wednesday's announcement on Ohio's gaming plan gives the industry a better competitive stance.Gov. John Kasich released a plan that would have the Ohio Lottery Commission allow the seven horse racing permit holders, including Lebanon Raceway, to apply for 10-year permits to operate video ...

  

Lebanese Company - Audited Financial Results - 2010

  

Israel hopes that Lebanon's new government will respect international law and borders and contribute to regional stability, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's president has denied accusations that his country's new government dominated by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies is a tool of Syria. President Michel Suleiman says the new government is '100 percent Lebanese.' Suleiman's remarks came a day after Lebanon got a new Cabinet, five months after a walkout by Hezbollah led to the dissolving of the previous government. Read ...

  

Israel says it expects Lebanon's new government to honor the truce that ended the 2006 summer war between Israeli troops and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.

  

Lebanon: Canon Middle East has announced that it will host its top dealers in Lebanon to preview its most recently launched printer models in the market. Over 65 dealers are expected to attend the event at the Habtoor Metropolitan Hotel on 16th June. IT dealers across Lebanon will have access to information about Canon's latest printing solutions to hit the market featuring more advanced functionalities including enhanced colour quality, speeds and wireless printing capabilities. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Beirut's Mayor Bilal Hamad said Tuesday there are several problems disrupting the work of the municipal council due to some infringements on its authority.

  

?The Socialist Baath Party has not remained in power this long because of the strength of its ideology, but because of the power of its iron fist,' wrote the French-based Adonis, winner of this year's prestigious Goethe Prize and one of the most popular poets and essayists in the Arab world.

  

Lebanon is now "hostage" to Syria and Hezbollah following the formation of a cabinet dominated by the Iranian- and Syrian-backed militant group and its allies, an opposition leader told AFP on Tuesday.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Western-backed coalition, newly in the opposition, says the country's new government is a tool for Syria and the militant Hezbollah.

  

Foreign policy will be to remain neutral in the face of conflict while establishing relations with all countries especially neighboring ones, newly appointed foreign minister Adnan Mansour told The Daily Star Tuesday.

  

Lebanon's new Prime Minister Najib Mikati was preparing on Tuesday to begin the delicate task of drafting his government policy. -AFP

  

Lebanon's new Prime Minister Najib Mikati was preparing on Tuesday to begin the delicate task of drafting his government policy, a day after announcing a cabinet dominated by Hezbollah and its allies.

  

Lebanon: On the occasion of the launch of Zaitunay Bay to the public by the owning company Beirut Waterfront Development s.a.l - a joint venture between Solidere and Stow - a media gathering was held at the Eau De Vie restaurant in Phoenicia to present the project. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanese officials praised Turkey as a model of democracy and freedom in the Middle East, after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development party achieved its third consecutive victory in parliamentary elections.

  

Enough is enough. Stop being selfish and do what is best for the country. You?re making Lebanon a laughing stock in the eyes of the world. Please united because unity is force, wrote one person who participated in a survey by The Daily Star online.

  

BEIRUT - Hezbollah and its allies rose to a position of unprecedented dominance in Lebanon's government Monday, giving its patrons Syria and Iran greater sway in the Middle East. Lebanon Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced a new Cabinet dominated by the militant group and its allies after the country has operated for five months without a functioning government. The move caps Hezbollah's ...

  

Lebanese PM Najib Mikati has announced the formation cabinet in which Hezbollah holds a majority.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Telecoms tycoon Najib Mikati, who is backed by Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its allies, named a new government on Monday after a nearly 5-month delay.

  

After five months of incessant wrangling over ministerial posts, Lebanese billionaire prime minister

  

Nearly five months after his appointment, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday announced the formation of a 30-member cabinet in which Hezbollah and its allies hold a majority.

  

Lebanon's prime minister announced a new government Monday dominated by the militant Hezbollah and its allies, putting an Iranian proxy at the helm at a time when Washington's influence in the Middle East is on the wane.

  

The man who steps into the PM role in Lebanon at a volatile time vows to be a unifier at a time of fractured politics.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese Druze politician appointed as minister of state in Prime Minister Najib Mikati's new cabinet line-up resigned Monday due to dissatisfaction over his post, but it was unlikely to bring down the government.

  

Lebanon's prime minister-designate Najib Mikati has formed a new government that he hopes will receive the backing of parliament, he announced Monday, five months after the country's last government fell.

  

Lebanon's prime minister-designate Najib Mikati has formed a new government that he hopes will receive the backing of parliament, he announced Monday, five months after the country's last government fell.

  

Five months after Hezbollah and its allies brought down the Lebanese government, the prime minister formed a new Cabinet on Monday that gives the Iranian-backed militant group far more power.

  

Lebanon announces a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati nearly five months after he took office.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon has formed a new Cabinet five months after the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and its allies forced the government to collapse.

  

Lebanon: According to a new Deloitte Middle East whitepaper titled 'Switched on to Current Trends and Implications', the first in a series of 'Managing Scarcity For The Future' monthly white papers, substantial increases in wholesale and retail electricity and water demand are anticipated for every country in the Middle East region. This challenge is all the more difficult as many of the countries in the region are among the world's most water deficit nations. [AMEInfo.com]

  

The wind of optimism blowing last week made it appear, for the first time in four months, that a new cabinet might be near.

  

Dubai: Lebanese banks continued to see growth in assets and deposits in the first four months of this year despite political trouble in some Arab states, according to Bank Audi Bank Audi 's latest report on Lebanon's banking sector.

  

Life trajectory in the 21st century is supposed to be clear cut: Study hard, go to a good university and secure a solid job upon graduation.

  

Fewer summer visitors and reluctance to splurge as a result of political uncertainty lead to sharp drop in sales at capital's luxury stores.

  

The long Lebanese summer is accentuated by an ever-increasing number of music festivals, which compete to bring leading Middle Eastern and international acts to the country and outdo each other in terms of prestige and popularity.

  

The third annual BETA Spring Dog Festival culminated with a dog show Saturday, when the Beirut Hippodrome was filled with hundreds of dogs and their owners, entering into a wide range of categories.

  

TEHRAN, June 12 (MNA) - Iran's ambassador to Lebanon says the Zionist regime is not capable of attacking Lebanon following the ouster of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak.

  

Lebanon: Colour Me Beautiful, image consultants, will now be offering its renowned image consultancy services to the ever so fashionable region of the Middle East through a fully equipped and operational studio located in the heart of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Joey Patenaude is graduating from high school even though he has had no family support.

  

The American University of Beirut President Peter Dorman sent a public statement Saturday defending its decision to award former World Bank President James Wolfensohn an honorary doctorate degree.

  

Lebanon: According to a report by the Lebanese industry ministry, the country's industrial exports fell 0.24% in the first quarter of 2011 amounting to $790m, compared to $792m in the same period last year, The Daily Star has reported. Pearls, precious stones and metals topped Lebanon's exports at $165.9m between January and April, marking an increase in export of the goods compared to last year. Food products and metal exports also increased, while machinery, electrical appliances, paper and cardboard exports declined, the report showed. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Free Patriotic Movement leader warns the U.S. not to interfere in Lebanon's affairs, adding that the country is strong enough to prevent the outbreak of a sectarian civil war.

  

Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani called Friday on the Lebanese to take to the streets to demand change and revolt against the country's political and economic crisis.

  

The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution that would condemn the Syrian government's violence against civilians. Lebanon, which was instrumental in drafting such a resolution on Libya, is expected to vote against the bill.

  

Dozens of Lebanese rallied in support of the Syrian people and pro-Democracy protests in Syria after the weekly Friday prayers at al-Qobba town in Tripoli.

  

LEBANON - A natural gas line was accidentally ruptured under Main Street here this morning during a road paving project. There was no fire or explosion. According to officials, a section of Main Street was being repaved and somehow...

  

BEIRUT : Unrest across the Arab world combined with a government void in Lebanon and upheaval in neighbouring Syria have dealt a severe blow to Beirut's economy and dashed hopes of a record tourist season.

  

The Garden Club of Lebanon is offering a 'secret garden tour" on Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine. Proceeds will benefit a youth scholarship sponsored by the garden club. The fee i

  

Beirut is the most popular tourist destination among Kuwaitis this summer in the wake of instability resulting from the uprisings in the Arab world, an official at Kuwaiti Airport has said.

  

The Swedish Embassy has said a media report claiming 1,500 Lebanese nationals are facing deportation from the country is a far from accurate portrayal of reality and only around 50 have been ejected over the past five months.

  

BRANCHBURG, NJ--(Marketwire - 06/09/11) - MCR Development LLC, a respected provider of hospitality management services has taken over management of the Residence Inn Bridgewater Branchburg and is moving forward in developing this premier Bridgewater, NJ hotel property into one of its many exceptional management properties through its core processes for extended growth and profitability. "It's ...

  

COLUMBUS - Things couldn't have gone much better for the Lebanon High School girls track team Saturday at the Ohio Division I Track and Field Championships.Each of the six members who competed for the Warriors placed and earned a spot on the podium as the Warriors scored 29 points to tie for fourth in the team standings.

  

Lebanon: Rymco, the automotive dealer in Lebanon, unveiled its latest breathtaking campaign enabling aspiring customers to finally purchase the 2011 Nissan Tiida at an exceptional low monthly payment. [AMEInfo.com]

  

LEBANON - If you asked Trent Beighle how life was going since the recession began, he would have said his business and family life were doing just great. Life got even better once he learned he had a brain tumor.

  

BEIRUT: Beirut is the most popular tourist destination among Kuwaitis this summer in the wake of instability resulting from the uprisings in the Arab world, official at Kuwaiti Airport says.

  

Beirut - In the case of the defected Iraqi Commercial Bank director, Hussein al-Azri, Lebanon said it will fully cooperate with Iraq.

  

SINGER's new album Born This Way allowed into Lebanon after govt relented on a ban

  

A recent unprecedented three-day security clampdown by Hezbollah in Beirut's southern suburbs uncovered at least two car bombs, according to local residents and sources close to the party.

  

Mahmoud Orabi fled his hometown in southern Syria to cross the border into neighboring Lebanon wearing only his pajamas.

  

A Lebanon firefighter pleaded guilty to insurance fraud after setting his own house on fire. It happened back in October. A Lebanon firefighter pleaded guilty to insurance fraud after setting his own house on fire. It happened back in October.

  

Lebanese and Uruguayan officials agreed Monday to work on a cooperation treaty to help boost trade ties between the two countries, the National News Agency reported.

  

Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon Juan Carlos Gafo described Tuesday the attack against the Italian peacekeeping forces in south Lebanon as an assault aimed at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the Lebanese state.

  

Walid Gholmieh, a singular force of nature on Lebanon's classical music landscape, died in Beirut's American University Hospital Tuesday evening at the age of 73.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 7 (UPI) -- Lebanese officials have banned the sale of "Born This Way," the latest album by U.S. pop star Lady Gaga, the British newspaper The Guardian.

  

We spent the weekend reeling over Beirut's latest release , 'East Harlem,' pondering where the emergence of singles might lead us to learn. They didn't keep us waiting long, because now there's news that Beirut will be releasing their first album in four years, The Rip Tide , on August 30. Released via frontman Zach Condon's independent label Pompeii Records, their upcoming LP will feature the ...

  

Lebanon Police Chief Joseph S. Bell died Monday during surgery, according to city officials.Bell,

  

Syria has reversed a decision exempting taxes on Lebanese fuel importers and refrigerator trucks passing via the border crossings, reported a pan-Arab newspaper Tuesday.

  

Lebanon's North Africa Commercial Bank (NACB) froze an undisclosed amount of assets belonging to the Libyan regime, according to local media reports Tuesday.

  

Beirut: "East Harlem" Less than a week after Zach Condon's Beirut project announced a new single , the new Beirut album has been announced. The Rip Tide is due out August 30 on Condon's Pompeii Records (Revolver will handle distribution in the USA). Above, listen to recent single A-side and album track "East Harlem", and listen to the B-side and other album track "Goshen" over at Listen Before ...

  

Lebanese and Uruguayan officials agreed Monday to work on a cooperation treaty to help boost trade ties between the two countries.

  

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Monday condemned Israel's violence during Sunday's "Naksa Day" protests on the Golan Heights which resulted in more than 20 deaths.

  

A fuel tank explosion at a gas station in the east of the Lebanese capital has killed seven people and injured 15 people.

  

Lebanon's hotel and restaurant sector is seeing a sharp drop in business this year due to the political standoff and unstable situation in some Arab states, the president of the Restaurant Owners Association Paul Aryss said Monday.

  

LEBANON TOWNSHIP - The Lebanon Township Planning Board will hold a joint meeting with the Township Committee on Tuesday, June 7 to discuss the Alternative Energy Ordinance. The ordinance, more than two years in the making, has been considered...

  

At least seven people were killed and 10 wounded when a fuel tank blew up at a gas station near Beirut Monday, the government-run National News Agency said.

  

BEIRUT?Syria's government claimed 80 policemen were killed in an ambush and gunbattle with armed men in a tense northern town where the army has carried out deadly operations against protesters.

  

In the four years since Beirut released Flying Cup Club , the band has toured the world and had a holiday named after it in Brazil. (Seriously, check it out.) With "East Harlem"?a new single, and a possible first taste of a forthcoming LP?the band comes home.

  

Palestinian refugees in south Lebanon protest Israel's weekend shooting on the Golan Heights by blocking roads at the entrances to camps with burning tires.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Monday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.

  

Iran supports the Palestinian refugees' right of return, which will be fulfilled through Palestinian's resistance, Iranian officials said Sunday during a visit to the Lebanese-Israeli border to mark the 44th anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

  

Twenty-nine years after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Khaled Omari remembers only suffering and humiliation.

  

The cost of sending remittances from the United States to Lebanon reached 12.6 percent in the first quarter of 2011 for a $200 transfer, according to the World Bank.

  

Lebanon's army prevented a group of people reaching the border fence with Israel near the southern town of Adeysseh Sunday as Palestinian refugees held strikes in protest of a ban by the army to demonstrate along the Blue Line.

  

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Sunday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.

  

About 1,000 Syrians and Lebanese staged a rally in Beirut on Saturday to show their support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

  

Lebanese cooking generally consists of a few key items: olive oil, lemon, parsley, mint, and cinnamon.

  

Lebanon's budget deficit doubled in the first four months of 2011 to reach 2.108 trillion Lebanon pounds (1.405 billion U.S. dollars), according to figures issued by the Lebanese Finance Ministry Friday.

  

BEIRUT -- An activists group says Syrian tanks are moving toward a central city where scores of people were killed Friday and security forces have shot dead at least six protesters in a northern town.

  

source: gmanews.tv Al Riyadi-Lebanon clinched the second finals berth in the 2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup after dispatching Al Rayyan-Qatar, 71-52, on Saturday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Ismail Abdel Moneim Ismail Ahmed tallied 25 points and 12 points as Lebanon takes on Mahram-Iran in Sunday's final at 6 p.m. Qatar will face Pilipinas-Smart Gilas in the 4 p.m. bonze-medal match. Al ...

  

Lebanon: Under the patronage and attendance of H.E. Prof Ibrahim Najjar, Lebanese Minister of Justice, the International Bar Association (IBA), in cooperation with Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), organised a networking meeting for Lebanese and UAE legal professionals at the Le Gray Hotel in Beirut on Monday. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: LG Electronics, a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics and mobile communication, has announced its participation in Project Lebanon 2011, the International Construction and Environmental Technology Trade Exhibition for Lebanon and the Middle East. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon's budget deficit doubled in the first four months of 2011 to reach 2.108 trillion Lebanon pounds (1.405 billion U.S. dollars), according to figures issued by the Lebanese Finance Ministry Friday.

  

Palestinian officials announced Friday the cancellation of a mass march to the Blue Line following a refusal by the Lebanese Army to allow Sunday's planned demonstration along the southern border.

  

A pan-Islamist party held a sit-in in support of the Syrian uprising inside Omari Mosque in Beirut Friday, while pro-regime demonstrators gathered outside and chanted in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

  

A Lebanese man was arrested by Interpol in Ghana for attempting to defraud a bank of around $4.4 million, according to a Ghanaian newspaper.

  

Lebanon's budget deficit in the first four months of this year rose by LL1.081 trillion (little more than $666 million) as tax revenues continued to plunge, adding more strains on the public finances, the Finance Ministry said Friday.

  

Since debuting in 2006, Beirut has maintained an extraordinary following for a band that has only released two LPs and a double EP. A lot of that reflects frontman Zach Condon's selectivity and innate musicality. But rest assured, the hiatus is over and things are happening! The band is currently embarking on an extensive world tour in preparation of their forthcoming album (rumored to drop this ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 demonstrators in Hama on Friday, an activist said, in one of the bloodiest incidents in their crackdown on an 11-week-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces shot dead at least 27 demonstrators in Hama on Friday, an activist said, in one of the bloodiest incidents in their crackdown on an 11-week revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

  

According to Disco Navet and confirmed by the band's camp, worldly indie-pop stars Beirut will release a new single, "East Harlem", on June 6 (this Monday), via frontman Zach Condon's Pompeii label. The single will also feature another track, " Goshen ". As previously reported , Beirut hope to release a new album this summer.

  

Palestinian organizers in Lebanon who had planned a march to the border with Israel later this week say they have canceled it.

  

New Beirut material, for the first time in ages.

  

CORAL SPRINGS, FL--(Marketwire - 06/03/11) - Nutra Pharma Corp. (OTC.BB: NPHC - News ), a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) and Pain announced today that it has selected Alampharm to serve as the exclusive distributor in Lebanon for its Nyloxin-branded pain relievers. "We are excited to ...

  

BEIRUT?A Syrian rights group says security forces opened fire during one of the largest anti-government protests so far in the 10-week revolt, killing at least eight people.

  

I?M IN Beirut, a city whose devastation from decades of civil war still overshadows even its own modern marketing. The hotel's tourist materials are exercises in peculiarly low self-esteem, referring to it as a 'once-beautiful city?, and encouraging you to get out and see the rest of 'unspoiled' Lebanon as soon as possible.

  

Carlex officials marked the beginning of the company's operation of a float glass and automotive windshield fabricating plant in Nashville and auto glass distribution center in Lebanon, Tenn., with a dedication ceremony at the Nashville site that allowed attendees to hear the company's plans for investing $100 million.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 2 (UPI) -- Attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon highlight the need to form a Cabinet capable of addressing security challenges, a U.N. special envoy said.

  

As yet another governmental vacuum dragged on in Lebanon last week, a showdown at the country's Telecommunications Ministry last Thursday highlighted the animosity between Hizbullah's 8 March Alliance and its 14 March Coalition opponents.

  

The Lebanese Army declares the area around the border with Israel a closed military zone in a bid to prevent protesters from reaching the frontier on Naksa Day.

  

The Lebanese Resistance Movement has called for a rally at Birket Naqqar in south Lebanon to liberate the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms.

  

LEBANON - About 50 people turned out Wednesday afternoon for a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new track and artificial turf field at Lebanon High School.

  

Lebanon: The Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammad Al Safadi, representing His Excellency the President of the Republic of Lebanon, General Michel SLEIMAN, inaugurated at BIEL the 16th edition of Project Lebanon, the International Trade Exhibition for Construction and Environmental Technology in Lebanon and the Middle East, in the presence of Deputy Elie Aoun, representing Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, The Minister of Finance H.E. Raya Al-Hasan, representing the Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri, the ambassadors of the participating countries and a number of officials, diplomats, businessmen and journalists. [AMEInfo.com]

  

The Secretary General of Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah called on Wednesday for developing Lebanon's political system.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 1 (UPI) -- Security in Lebanon is under scrutiny after forces with the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon were attacked in the south of the country, citizens said.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's military prosecutor charged a Shi'ite sheikh on Wednesday with spying for Israel, the first high-profile case of its kind in recent months.

  

Lebanon: The Chairman of Lebanon's Byblos Bank, Francois Bassil, has said the performance of Lebanese banks remained relatively strong in the first four months of 2011, The Daily Star has reported. Total assets of Lebanon's 12 leading banks grew by almost 4% since the same period of 2010 and 11.6% in the first quarter of this year. Customer deposits grew by 3.8% over the quarter and 13.4% year-on-year, representing a sustained healthy performance, although at a slower pace than seen over the past few years, Bassil said. Evidently, given the market pressures at the beginning of the year, the rise was almost fully accounted for by the foreign currency side, he noted. [AMEInfo.com]