BEIRUT: Corruption and absence of democracy are not necessarily obstacles to economic growth, according to the head of a leading Canadian funding agency for international development. During a lecture at the American University of Beirut this week, Dr. David Malone, the president of Canada's International Development Research Center, told an AUB audience

  

BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt hailed Thursday a speech made by Syria's President Bashar Assad the day before, saying it "opens positive horizons" for reform. In a statement issued by his media office, Jumblatt underlined that Lebanon's security stems from that of Syria. "[Assad's speech] opens new horizons if it is seriously implemented

  

BEIRUT: A statue of slain statesman Rafik Hariri was unveiled Thursday in Downtown Beirut, as his son decried the legitimization of use of non-state weapons in the capital. "Some people in Lebanon legitimized the use of arms against Beirut and set up armed tents in the capital, said caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri, speaking at the event. "Beirut is patient and we

  

HACC Lebanon is asking if you have seen the carved wooden eagle that has gone missing from a storage area. Recent renovations to the school forced them to move it into storage several months ago. It was in the former GE building on 4th and Railroad in Lebanon. The Eagle is carved and stands about seven feet high and is four feet wide. It is worth several thousand dollars. If you have any ...

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah denied on Thursday it had given military training to Shi'ite Bahraini protesters who have been demanding reforms in the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab kingdom.

  

An obscure group has claimed the kidnapping of seven Estonians in Lebanon by sending an email to a local website along with copies of the ID cards of three of those abducted, the head of the website told AFP Thursday.

  

Lebanon's Foreign Minister Ali Shami on Wednesday met with the visiting Chinese Middle East envoy Wu Sike to discuss the region's peace process and the bilateral relations between the two countries.

  

From replacing ministers, to pledging reforms and an end to emergency rule, to expressing sympathy for protesters after police were sent out to shoot them, Assad has echoed the efforts of Mubarak to appease a popular uprising that eventually forced him from office.

  

With 2011 marking their first full season together as Lebanon High School's head tennis coaches, Kevin Burt and girls head coach Alaina Meek are hoping their collective efforts will help give the prog

  

A man was rescued from the water underneath a Lebanon business early Wednesday morning.

  

Lebanon: Cimenterie Nationale, producer of Al Sabeh Cement, in collaboration with the International Conference on Cement Markets, Trade, Distribution and Industry Development (Intercem) and the Arab Union for Cement and Building Material AUCBM, hosted the 7th annual exhibition and conference on the cement industry, for the first time in Lebanon, under the hospices of HE Mr. Abraham Dedeyan, the acting Minister of Industry. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Dubizzle.com, the leading free classifieds and community website for users in the Middle East and North Africa, participated in the ArabNet "Shift Digital Summit", the largest gathering for the Arab digital and technology industry from March 23-25 2011. During the summit, J.C. Butler, co-founder of Dubizzle.com was a panelist in a workshop titled: Building Local Content and Communities. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Whispers from a Lebanese Kitchen by Nouha Taouk, Murdoch Books, RRP: $59.99

  

New York, Mar 29 2011 3:10PM The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Michael Williams, today called for a quick formation of a new government, saying that doing so is essential for both the security and development priorities of the people of the Middle Eastern country.

  

AFP/Beirut A criminal gang of Lebanese and Syrian nationals is behind the abduction of seven Estonians kidnapped in Lebanon a week ago and a raid is under way to arrest them, a top security official said yesterday.

  

How the state budget plays out will have a major impact on New Lebanon 's plans for various construction projects.At the March 15 council meeting, municipal manager George Markus said that House Bill 114 was passed on March 10. It still had to pass the senate, but at least three days of hearings were scheduled last week.

  

LEBANON - A fire at a ranch duplex at 494 Yale Drive was put out quickly this morning by Lebanon firefighters. Lebanon , South Lebanon and Clearcreek Twp. fire crews responded to the location just off Ohio 123 around 8:45 a.m., with assistance from Turtlecreek Twp. and Franklin EMS units.

  

Zeina Daccache is best known in Lebanon for her weekly stand-up comedy and political satire shows on national television.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanese officials say suspects in the abduction of seven Estonian tourists have opened fire on police. The security officials say at least one police officer was wounded Tuesday as police conducted raids in search of the missing tourists.

  

LEBANON Though it has been 150 years since the first shots of the Civil War, there is still green to be made selling the old Blue and Gray.

  

BEIRUT: Cement production in Lebanon has surged from 2 million tons in 2006 to 6 million tons in 2011, said caretaker Industry Minister Apraham Dedeyan at an International Cement Conference at Habtoor Hotel Monday.

  

Emir holds talks with Lebanese caretaker prime minister HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani met the Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri and his accompanying delegation, at the Al Wajbah Palace yesterday.

  

LEBANON - Teachers, bus drivers, cooks and other employees of Lebanon City Schools will continue working under the same union contracts for another year.The school board voted Monday night to approve the extensions on three contracts with the district's labor unions.

  

Two Reuters journalists who went missing at the weekend while covering the recent unrest in Syria have been released by authorities and have returned to Beirut, the news agency said Monday.

  

TEHRAN, March 28 (MNA) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Ali Shami, who had participated in the International Noruz Festivals in Tehran as the special representative of his country's president, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi on Monday.

  

A 20-year-old woman from Lebanon was injured this afternoon when the 2001 Mercury she was driving ran off the left side of the roadway and overturned.

  

Amid mounting tension in the Middle East region, Iranian and Lebanese foreign ministers have exchanged views on mutual relations and leading regional and international developments.

  

Lebanon: Lebanon's telecoms firm, Alfa has reappointed Leo Burnett Beirut to handle its media portfolio after Y&R abandoned the account, Campaign ME has reported. Y&R had been awarded the mobile phone operator's business in July last year following a competitive pitch, but has since resigned the account for unknown reasons after less than seven months. The agency confirmed the move, but did not comment further. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Beirut - A Syrian worker was shot and wounded Sunday while taking part in a protest to support the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in the Christian area of the Lebanese capital.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanese security officials say a gunman in a car has fired on a group of Syrians demonstrating in Beirut in support of their government. One person was wounded.

  

Lebanon: Educational Research Center (ERC) held its third annual international conference at the Grand Hills Resort in Broumana, Lebanon, under the patronage of HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education, represented by Mr Fady Yarak, Director General of Education. Distinguished speakers and other participants from around the world arrived alongside guests from countries across the region to attend the prestigious conference organized by ERC, the Middle East's leading center for educational research, initiatives, services, and development of curricula and various educational products. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT - Lebanese security officials say troops have intensified a search for seven Estonian cyclists kidnapped this week after crossing into the country from Syria.

  

Lebanon: ArabNet Shift Digital Summit, the largest gathering for the Arab web/mobile industry, held the startup demo pitch during the first forum day on Wednesday March 23, 2011. The ArabNet Shift Digital Summit brings together Arab web executives, entrepreneurs, developers, investors, NGOs and media, to discuss the latest trends and technologies in the sector. [AMEInfo.com]

  

The Lebanese Army arrested a man suspected of kidnapping seven Estonian nationals who went missing in Lebanon earlier this week, the country's state-run National News Agency reported Friday.

  

LEBANON - Emiko Moore looked sadly through family photos and postcards of her grandparents' Japanese home and the city where they lived.?It's probably gone now,' the Lebanon resident said of the house where she had stayed countless times.

  

Beirut - The army arrested a Lebanese citizen Friday on suspicion of being involved in the kidnapping of seven Estonian cyclists two days ago, the Lebanese National News Agency reported.

  

Bahrain has made a formal complaint to the Lebanese government over Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah's offer of support to mainly Shi'ite protesters demanding reforms in the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab kingdom.

  

BEIRUT: Syria has urged Lebanese leaders to speed up the formation of a new government to help Lebanon cope with the repercussions of fast-moving developments in the region, a senior March 8 source said Thursday.

  

An intense search was under way on Thursday in remote areas of Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley where seven Estonian cyclists were kidnapped the day before by armed gunmen, the military said.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 24 (UPI) -- Seven tourists, including a number of Estonians, were kidnapped during a cycling trip to Lebanon, authorities said.

  

Arab states in the Gulf plan to deport thousands of Lebanese Shiites over their alleged links to Hezbollah and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard force, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Thursday.

  

Beirut - The Lebanese army and police forces continued their search Thursday for seven Estonian citizens who went missing the previous day in eastern Lebanon.

  

Israel on Wednesday handed over to U.N. peacekeepers two Lebanese shepherd who were kidnapped near the border in southern Lebanon a day earlier, the local An Nahar newspaper reported.

  

BEIRUT: Bahrain's two carriers cancelled flights to and from Lebanon Wednesday, in follow up to a Bahraini Foreign Ministry warning against travel to Beirut amid safety concerns for its citizens. Gulf Air and Bahrain Air cancelled all flights in and out of Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport for several days as ongoing unrest in the tiny Gulf island state persisted

  

BEIRUT: The head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) reassured the U.S. ambassador Wednesday that banks are fully committed to combating money laundering but warned that the continued media campaign against Lebanese banks could have a negative effect on this sector. "I think you agree with us that any unjust rumors, falsely attributed to the

  

Bahrain's two carriers said Wednesday they have suspended flights to Lebanon, after a halt in services to Iran and Iraq, where Shiite communities have also slammed the kingdom's handling of protests.

  

Seven Estonians riding bicycles in Lebanon's Bekaa valley were kidnapped by masked gunmen on Wednesday, security sources said, a rare incident of its kind since the Lebanese civil war.

  

Seven tourists on a biking trip in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley were feared kidnapped on Wednesday with witnesses seeing them being bundled into two vans, security and army officials told AFP.

  

Armed men wearing masks kidnapped seven Estonians who were cycling in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, bundling them in two vans and driving away, a senior police official said Wednesday.

  

Seven Estonian tourists have been kidnapped while cycling in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.

  

A senior police official says seven Europeans have been kidnapped in eastern Lebanon.

  

After its season-opening win at North Eugene (0-2) on March 14, the Lebanon High School softball team followed with another 5A preseason victory at Springfield (0-3) to go to 2-0.

  

Beirut - Bahrain's state-run Gulf Air on Wednesday suspended all flights to Lebanon in a move to protest statements made by the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement against authorities in the kingdom.

  

Bahrain has suspended its flights to and from Lebanon a day after it warned its nationals not to travel there following declarations of support by Iranian-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah for protests by Bahrain's Shi'ite.

  

United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Tuesday confirmed that two Lebanese shepherd were kidnapped by Israeli army, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.

  

The 2010 Lebanon softball team fell one win short of coach Hank Feldt's goal, which was a Class 1A state title. But the Greyhounds provided plenty of thrills along the way.

  

Palmyra Bologna Company today announced a voluntary recall of a limited amount of deli-sliced and packaged Seltzer's Regular Beef Lebanon Bologna produced in December 2010.

  

Pennsylvania firm recalls Lebanon Bologna Products due to possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination.

  

LEBANON - The Lebanon Board of Selectmen has agreed to consider reducing the proposed salary and benefits package for a new town manager after the town's budget committee balked at the original $100,000-plus figure.

  

Israeli forces have abducted two Lebanese civilians in the town of Rmeish in southern Lebanon, the UN forces stationed in the country say.

  

Bahrain warned its nationals on Tuesday not to travel to Lebanon for their own safety, after Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah came out in support of weeks of protests by mainly Shi'ite demonstrators.

  

Lebanon: Group-buying may well have cemented its position as a catalyst for e-commerce in the Middle East, according to new research from GoNabit and YouGovSiraj. The Middle East's first daily deal group-buying website partnered with independent research consultancy YouGovSiraj to capture e-shopper sentiment among its registered users in the UAE, Kuwait, Jordan and Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announces that Kurban Travel, Lebanon's largest travel agency, has fully migrated its business to Amadeus to boost productivity and enhance its offer to customers. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon Township Police Report

  

LEBANON - Teachers, bus drivers, cooks and other employees of Lebanon City Schools will continue working under the same union contracts for another year.The school board voted Monday night to approve the extensions on three contracts with the district's labor unions.

  

"There is an urgent need for developing meaningful strategies to address racist harassment, stereotyping and discrimination," said the

  

Some 30 women gathered in Beirut on Monday, Mother's Day, demanding information on the fate of their children and loved ones who went missing during the country's civil war and who are presumably being held in Syria.

  

Beirut, 21 March 2011 - PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, and Ajialouna, Lebanon's premiere non-profit organisation dedicated to educational, health and social welfare, today announced their renewed commitment to empower Lebanese Youth through Education.

  

LEBANON - Michele Martin rolls the wheelchair carrying her daughter, Minta, down the ramp from her front door and around the corner to the Ford F150 parked in the driveway.

  

BEIRUT: The Bahraini Foreign Ministry condemned Sunday Hezbollah's criticism of its government, describing it as an intervention in the Gulf country's internal affairs which threatened Lebanese-Bahraini bilateral ties.

  

LEBANON - Emiko Moore looked sadly through family photos and postcards of her grandparents' Japanese home and the city where they lived.?It's probably gone now,' the Lebanon resident said of the house where she had stayed countless times.

  

BEIRUT: Al-Andalus is both an historical and a mythical place. Historically, it refers to the Iberian Peninsula between the Muslim conquest and the Castilian "Reconquista." Mythically, Al-Andalus was a cosmopolitan place where, at a time when the rest of Europe had plunged into the ignorance of the Middle Ages, Spain's population of Muslims, Christians and Jews

  

BEIRUT: A Demonstration organized by Hezbollah fans on Facebook was called off Sunday following the party leader's rejection of any protest in support of the party's military arsenal. In reaction to calls by the March 14 alliance for the disarmament of Hezbollah, almost 7,000 of the party's supporters joined a Facebook group which called for a pro-weapons rally from the Beirut

  

Thousands of Lebanese held a protest in Beirut on Sunday, the third in less than a month, to demand an end to the country's confessional system.

  

Chief of the Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah Hasan Nasrallah played down Saturday the campaign launched by the Western-backed March 14 alliance against his party 's arsenal, saying it was baseless.

  

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BEIRUT - The leader of the militant group Hezbollah says Arab rulers cracking down on protesters should listen to their people before it is too late.

  

LEBANON - The Lebanon Community School District is eligible for nearly $1.9 million of the $2.4 million it was hoping to receive through a low-interest program known as Qualified School Construction Bonds.

  

Central Elementary School in Lebanon was evacuated Friday morning due to an odor. School officials say the odor is believed to be from roof work, which was going on at the time. Central Elementary School in Lebanon was evacuated Friday morning due to an odor. School officials say the odor is believed to be from roof work, which was going on at the time.

  

BEIRUT: Leading businessmen have criticized Lebanese officials and politicians for fomenting tension through endless bickering and the constant exchange of accusations.

  

With Lebanon at the helm, and with much moral support from France and Britain, the UN Security Council (which, by the way, also counts America among its 15 members) yesterday finally authorized military measures to save the lives of Libyan rebels. Britain, France, Arab countries (and, yes, America) reportedly planned...

  

BEIRUT: The Directorate-General of Culture reflects the philosophy of corruption, an adviser who worked for the directorate said Thursday. "The daily behavior, general practices and structure of the Directorate-General of Culture summarize the culture and philosophy of corruption," Leila Barakat said during a seminar she organized at the Riviera Hotel in Beirut entitled

  

The Lebanese army says its units have dismantled an advanced Israeli espionage and surveillance system near the southern city of Tyre.

  

A state watchdog group is urging the state to start an investigation by looking into an Alabama company.

  

BEIRUT - The Lebanese army says it has found and dismantled a spy camera planted near a southern port city by Israel.

  

LEBANON - It's rare to see CC Latham without a smile on her face.But it's a different emotion that fuels the Lebanon High School senior to succeed in the shot put and discus.

  

BEIRUT: In its semiannual survey on the creditworthiness of 178 countries, Institutional Investor magazine ranked Lebanon in the 105th place worldwide and 14th among 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region in the March 2011 survey.

  

BEIRUT. When Bank of America Merrill Lynch launched its $1m conservation grant programme in May 2010, the Arab Image Foundation (AIF), a Beirut-based non-profit organisation, applied and hoped for the best. When the recipients were announced, the...

  

Lebanon's rival Christian leaders on Wednesday traded fierce accusations over the arsenal of Shiite armed group Hezbollah.

  

A former Lebanese minister apologised on Wednesday for a slur against Saudi women that sparked angry protests among Sunnis and instead lashed out at Riyadh for the killing of women in Bahrain.

  

Lebanon High School dance team captains Jessica Avilez and Danielle Walls had mixed emotions at the 2011 City Showcase state preview in Albany.

  

Lebanon City Administrator Henry Luxem announced he will resign from his post, citing "ill-advised decision-making of the City Council" as his reason for leaving.

  

Lebanon: Dubai Internet City today announced its support for the ArabNet 2011 Shift Digital Summit, an international event that gathers leading web/mobile professionals, investors, developers, and NGOs to discuss the industry's latest trends and technologies. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon Selectman John Bendoraitis says he's not concerned about the stormy employment history of Barbara Crouch, the town's new finance director.

  

The Lebanon City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to give final approval to a planned development known as Hamilton Springs.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon might experience its own tsunami or earthquake, and there is serious cooperation between the Cabinet and the Parliament to form a Disaster Management Committee (DMC), the chair of the Parliament's Public Works, Transport, Energy and Water committee said Tuesday. "We experienced a tsunami in 551 A.D. and around 1200 A.D. - and this might

  

The cost of insuring against a default by Bahrain surpassed Lebanon for the first time since July 2009 as officials declared a state of emergency and Fitch Ratings lowered the Persian Gulf nation's credit rating.

  

LEBANON, Mo. -- City Administrator Henry Luxem told the mayor on Monday that he will resign from his position as of April 1. In his resignation letter, Luxem cited "ill-advised decision-making of the City Council" and "highly unproductive recent conditions."

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Maronite Church elected Beshara al-Rai on Tuesday as its new patriarch and head of the country's largest Christian community.

  

Today Lebanon Seaboard Corporation, a leading manufacturer of fertilizers and grass seeds, launches GreenView lawn fertilizers with GreenSmart - an enhanced efficiency fertilizer, in time for spring lawn preparations.

  

Bishop Beshara Rai was elected patriarch of the influential Maronite church in Lebanon on Tuesday to succeed Nasrallah Sfeir, a church official told AFP.

  

BEIRUT: Newly appointed Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez is set to visit Lebanon Thursday on an official visit to support the formation of a new "balanced" Cabinet. "The aim of the visit is to follow up on developments in Lebanon, listen to the concerns of various groups and to convey Spain's support for the formation of a new government

  

Lebanon's Maronite bishops have elected Archbishop Bechara el-Rai as the new patriarch for the Middle East's largest Catholic church.

  

Two Israeli reconnaissance planes have penetrated Lebanese airspace and flown over southern part of the country in clear violation of a UN Security Council resolution.

  

The Israeli violation of Lebanon's territorial waters has prompted Beirut to send a complaint to the UN about Tel Aviv's disregard for the country's sovereignty.

  

Toppling a regime - something Lebanese achieved with a spontaneous rally of more than 1 million people six years ago today - is just the first step. Today, the March 14 coalition is struggling.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 14 (UPI) -- The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said Monday it filed a complaint at the United Nations for what it says was an Israeli violation of its territory.

  

Lebanon: Lebanon's Rafic Hariri International Airport has seen a 9.4% fall in passenger traffic since February of last year, the Daily Star has reported. Cargo movement also dropped with outbound and inbound import cargo dropping by 22.07% and 19.29%, respectively. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Supporters of outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri gathered Sunday for a mass rally marking the 2005 uprising that ended Syria`s domination of Lebanon to demand the disarm of the Shiite armed group Hezbollah, the Daily Star newspaper reported. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Martyrs` Square in downtown Beirut to protest Hezbollah`s weapons, which critics say give Iran too much power ...

  

The rally was a potent show of support for the former prime minister, Saad Hariri, who moved into the opposition after Hezbollah and its allies forced the collapse of his government in January.

  

Tens of thousands of Lebanese opposition supporters have demanded Hezbollah be disarmed.

  

Tens of thousands of Lebanese opposition supporters have demanded Hezbollah be disarmed.

  

Tens of thousands of supporters of Lebanon's toppled premier Saad al-Hariri rallied in Beirut on Sunday, calling for the Shi'ite group Hezbollah which ousted him to put its weapons under state control.

  

Tens of thousands of Lebanese opposition supporters on Sunday demanded Hezbollah be disarmed as they rallied to mark the sixth anniversary of a popular uprising against Syrian troops in the country.

  

BEIRUT - Tens of thousands of Lebanese filled a central Beirut square Sunday to mark the 2005 protests that ended Syria's 30-year domination of the country and to demand that the militant group Hezbollah, seen as a proxy of Syria, give up its weapons.

  

Tens of thousands of Lebanese are gathering in Beirut to mark the 2005 uprising the ended Syria's 30-year domination of Lebanon.

  

LEBANON - About 300 respectful, well-groomed teenagers filled the halls at Lebanon High School Saturday as the Warriors hosted their first JROTC competition.

  

Lebanon: Lebanese University has signed an agreement with US-based Medtronic to set up the first Anatomic Lab in the Middle East. The training facility will serve residents, fellows, and surgeons in Lebanon and the Middle East hands-on workshops as part of their training and skills update on latest technologies in the medical field. The Lebanese University Anatomic Lab is due to open in June 2011. [AMEInfo.com]

  

As his former ally takes to the streets against his current allies, Najib Mikati tries to steer the unsure ship of Lebanese state

  

At his core, Karl Liedtka says he is essentially a coach. As the director of Lebanon High School's guidance counseling department, it is his job to bring out the best in students by helping them to recognize their talents and set a successful course for the future.

  

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Lebanon's ministry of energy and water ministry of energy and water said it will soon launch tenders for projects to construct dams in the country, Beirut-based An Nahar daily reports Saturday.

  

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Friday that his March 14 Alliance was gearing up for a large-scale rally on March 13 to call for the disarmament of his rival Shiite armed group Hezbollah.

  

BEIRUT, Mar. 11-- Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Friday that his March 14 Alliance was gearing up for a large-scale rally on March 13 to call for the disarmament of his rival Shiite armed group Hezbollah.

  

SIC, which was formed by the Lebanese authorities and the Central Bank to review any complaint of money laundering activity

  

Beirut - Hundreds of Palestinians protested Friday in front of the offices of a United Nations agency in Beirut over the lack of health services offered to refugees living in camps across the country.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels trying to topple Libya's Muammar Gaddafi have so far fought alone. Help is not in sight, even as he strikes back with tanks, artillery and warplanes.

  

Beirut, March 10 (Petra) - Health Minister Yassin Husban said that Jordan occupies a leading position in terms of medical services as it ranked first by the World Bank to be the number one health-care services provider in the region and among the top five in the world for the third year in a raw.

  

BEIRUT, Mar 11, 2011 (AFP) - The Western-backed opposition is marking six years since Lebanon's "Cedar Revolution," as Hezbollah's military might is once again thrust into the forefront of a deadlock between rival camps.

  

The two neighboring countries of Lebanon and Israel have been at odds for years, but they have one t

  

UNITED NATIONS, March 10 (UPI) -- More work is needed from Israel and Lebanon in addressing their international obligations, the U.N. secretary-general said in his latest report.

  

Three Syrian brothers have been missing for two weeks after handing out pamphlets in Beirut urging demonstrations for democratic change in Syria, an international human rights group said Thursday, calling on Lebanon to investigate.

  

IONA - The South Lebanon Township meeting started on a silent note Tuesday night. Chairman Robert Arnold asked for a moment of silence in memory of Paul "Punch" Krause.

  

LEBANON - Although he's supposedly retired, Robert 'Bob' Adams, 79, seldom slows down and the community of Lebanon is all the better for his unselfish dedication.

  

As former Lebanese prime minister Saad Al-Hariri's 14 March Movement geared up for a show of strength to mark its sixth anniversary and Lebanon waited for squabbling politicians to form a new government, protesters thronged the streets of the Lebanese capital Beirut at the weekend to express disillusionment with the country's whole, tired system.

  

BEIRUT, Mar 10, 2011 (AFP) - A rights group on Thursday urged Lebanese authorities to probe the disappearance of three Syrian brothers, one of whom was detained while distributing flyers calling for democratic change in Syria.

  

Lebanon's paralysis over forming a government is preventing progress in implementing some of its key obligations, as they were written in the UN resolution that ended the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT: The commander of the Lebanese Army says countries that expressed a readiness to equip the military have yet to translate their promises into action, while reiterating support for Lebanon's defense strategy of "army-resistance-people," describing it as "very effective." "Some countries have expressed a desire to arm the military through donations but to this

  

Beirut - Lebanon's Maronite Catholic bishops began meeting Wednesday to elect a new Patriarch for Lebanon and the Levant, to replace Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Maronite bishops are meeting to elect a new patriarch for the Middle East's largest Catholic church.

  

Beirut - Lebanese Foreign Minister Ali Shami has asked the country's ambassador to the United Nations to arrange an emergency meeting of Arab envoys to lobby the Security Council for a no-fly zone over Libya, local media reported on Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT, March 9 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

LEBANON - Hundreds of people turned out Tuesday night to honor Lebanon residents who had contributed much to the community.

  

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said in an interview published on Tuesday that he rejects Syrian or any foreign intervention in the formation of Lebanon's cabinet.

  

Doha, 8 March 2011: Hamad Medical Corporation Hamad Medical Corporation ( HMC HMC ) will be participating as a main sponsor in the upcoming 9th Arab Hospitals Federation (AHF) Congress, also known as Medhealth Beirut 2011, on March 9-11 at Habtoor Grand Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon.

  

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The personnel from the Women and Childrens' Protection Desk (WCPD) of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) rescued two Lebanon-bound victims of illegal recruitment in this city, a top police official disclosed Tuesday.

  

Stockholm - Lebanese-American photographer Walid Raad was Tuesday named the winner of the 2011 Hasselblad Award for his innovative work on documentary photography, archive and history.

  

LEBANON - A decade ago, the city of Lebanon paid $1,000 per acre for 170 acres off Brewster Road with plans to use the property - the former Morse Bros. gravel pit - to reduce the temperature of treated wastewater being released into the South Santiam River.

  

Lebanon: The ArabNet Shift Digital Summit, the largest gathering for the Arab web/mobile industry, is to bring together Arab web executives, entrepreneurs, developers, investors, NGOs and media, to discuss the latest trends and technologies in the sector. This year, the four-day event takes place in Beirut on March 22-25, under the Patronage of H.E. General Michel Sleiman, President of Lebanon, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Lebanon, and in partnership with Google, Aramex, Bank Audi, National Net Ventures and TwoFour54. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri pledged Monday to thwart attempts to carry out coups and assassinations, saying that followers of the March 14 coalition would gather in Downtown Beirut Sunday to show support for the Lebanese people's will and the state. Addressing delegations from the Future Movement's education sector at his residence

  

Asarta chaired a tripartite meeting with the Lebanese Army and the Israeli Armed Forces at the UNIFIL headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura

  

BEIRUT: The U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon said Monday the U.N. supported Lebanon's right to exploit all its natural resources in its territorial waters. "I stressed that the U.N. supports Lebanon's right to take advantage of all the resources that may be found within its territorial waters and in Lebanon's Exclusive Economic Zone," Michael Williams told reporters

  

A SOUTH Petherton man is set to off this month on a 2,600-mile charity bike ride to Beirut.

  

BEIRUT, March 7 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

"Bread, knowledge, freedom. And no to political sectarianism", one banner at the protest read.

  

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut has signed multi-year cooperation agreements with Fransabank and BLOM Bank to help provide students with low-rate loans that can be repaid up to 11 years after graduation. The two loans are offered at a reduced 3% interest rate, and students are expected to start their 10-year repayment plan one full year after graduation. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Thousands of Lebanese took to streets on Sunday for the second week in a row to protest against Lebanon's sectarian political system.

  

As battles rage in Libya, civil unrest in other parts of the Middle East continues to worsen, with anti-government protests now spreading to Lebanon and violence increasing in Yemen.

  

Beirut - Lebanese authorities began a search Sunday for four Syrian opposition activists who went missing shortly after passing out fliers in Beirut calling for a demonstration to oppose Syria's government.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 6 (UPI) -- The panel investigating the assassination that shook Lebanon says its report may be delayed but denies political pressure is holding up charges.

  

Lebanon: Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salamehhas said a privately-owned Lebanese bank will be merged with Societe Generale, after accusations by the US of its involvement in money laundering and drug trafficking, Reuters has reported. "We have notified the head of the bank that (it has been) decided to merge the Lebanese Canadian Bank with Societe Generale," Salameh told LBC TV. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Temporary contract stays with Morley Thomas LLC

  

LEBANON - Voters will be asked this May to approve a bond measure for roofing, boilers, science materials and technology projects in the Lebanon Community School District, the Lebanon School Board has decided.

  

A Lebanon third grader was suspended for two days after taking a knife to school. A Lebanon third grader was suspended for two days after taking a knife to school.

  

BEIRUT: The first-ever Lebanese Cinema and Television Festival opened Thursday night at the UNESCO Palace, under the patronage of the Culture Ministry. The festival features 19 original productions from the Arab world. The event, which ends Saturday, is organized by the Syndicate of Filmmakers in Lebanon and was attended by a large number of Arab and Lebanese artists

  

BEIRUT: The social, cultural and political vacuum in Arab public life has led to the flourishing of youth-generated media, a major component in the uprisings across the region today, according to Joe F. Khalil, visiting assistant professor at the Northwestern University in Qatar. Khalil gave a lecture titled "The Making and Unmaking of Uprisings: Reflections on Youth-Generated Media"

  

BEIRUT - A Lebanese bank accused by the U.S. of money laundering for smugglers tied to the militant Hezbollah group is merging with an affiliate

  

BEIRUT: The delay in the formation of a Cabinet in Lebanon is putting on hold the implementation of major projects in the private and public sectors, said Fouad al-Khazen, chairman of the Syndicate of Contractors.

  

BEIRUT:We've all learnt to be wary of listening to others recount their dreams. What seems dramatic and profound to the dreamer usually turns pretty turgid in the telling. Despite the tedium of listening to other people's dreams, filmmakers have grappled with the challenge of creating a dream experience, often to compelling effect. From the whacked-out visions

  

BEIRUT: In the Fall, student elections at universities mobilize thousands of young people, and as the academic year moves on, the enthusiasm fades, as students feel that their representatives do little to address their pressing demands. For Alaa Zaineddine, a Law and Political Science student at Universite Saint Joseph's Huvelin campus, successive student

  

LEBANON - Tara Masthay is the envy of her classmates at Lebanon Junior High School after a visit to the school last week by her brother, Green Bay Packers punter Tim Masthay.Tara sat in the front row of the crowded assembly of nearly 900 students as the Super Bowl champion described 'the buzz' leading up to the big game and what it's like to win it during his first year with an NFL team.

  

The bronze statue in downtown Beirut, commemorating those who fought for Lebanese freedom from foreign occupation - first against the Ottomans, then against the French - is presciently one of the few surviving structures in Martyrs' Square from before the Lebanese civil war.

  

LEBANON - Lebanon Junior High student Lauren Robbins was one letter away from advancing to the national spelling bee competition in Washington, D.C.The eighth-grader competed against students from 136 schools Feb. 18 at the regional bee and came in second place.

  

BEIRUT - Iranian Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari and Lebanese Economy Minister Mohammad Al Safadi met in Beirut on Wednesday and started talks to sign preferential trade agreement.

  

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton argued Wednesday for a continuation of military aid to Lebanon despite the recent government takeover by the Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah and its allies. In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mrs. Clinton said that after new Lebanese Prime Minister Nijab Mikati has ...

  

After 62 years, Palestinian refugees are about to be granted the right to work in Lebanon. But whether there will be real change remains to be seen.

  

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. should continue to fund the Lebanese army despite concerns that recent political gains by militant Islamists might influence its leadership and pose a threat to Israel.

  

Lebanon's caretaker minister of telecommunications said Wednesday he had ignored a request for information by a UN court probing the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri on legal grounds.

  

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AN inspirational visit to the Middle East two years ago has motivated a St Neots man to take on the cycling challenge of a lifetime... a 2,600-mile solo ride to Beirut in Lebanon.

  

Lebanese bishops say they will meet this month to elect a new spiritual head for Lebanon's Maronite church, the largest Catholic church in the Middle East.

  

Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi has underscored the importance of mutual understanding between Lebanese Parties against Beirut's 'arch foe,' Tel Aviv.

  

An Israeli drone has penetrated Lebanese airspace and flown over the southern part of Lebanon in flagrant violation of a UN Security Council resolution.

  

BEIRUT: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called on political leaders in Beirut to prevent supporters from carrying weapons, as he lamented that political deadlock in Lebanon had barred the country from fulfilling international obligations. In an advance copy of Ban's latest report on the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, seen by

  

BEIRUT, March 1 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.