Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Monday that Israel's attack on a flotilla of aid bound for Gaza threatens to ignite a war in the region. The two sides made a joint statement after Hariri's pre-planned visit to Damascus on Monday, saying that they strongly condemn the heinous crime committed by Israel through the brutal attack on unarmed civilians on ...

One Ozarks town's effort to be patriotic is costing more than city leaders expected. Lebanon (MO) says it flies the largest flag along interstate 44 in Missouri. The flag keeps tearing, costing the city thousands.

BEIRUT: Solidere, the Lebanese company for the development and reconstruction of the Beirut Central District, announced its 2009 financial results which recorded a net profit of $182.2 million after deducting the $32.7 million of income tax. Solidere said the results reflect the company's capacity to generate profits despite the negative impact of the global

Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah on Monday slammed Israel's threats against Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, saying they are a proof that the Jewish state intends to attack "all Lebanese factions." Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon said on Saturday that the western-backed Hariri "will pay a heavy price in the event of any war between Israel and Lebanon". The country's state-run ...

Today is Memorial Day, the time to honor those men and women in uniform who have given so much for our freedom. Many places around our area honoring vets with parades, ceremonies and memorials.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was headed to Damascus on Monday for talks with Syrian leaders amid accusations Syria was supplying Lebanon's Hezbollah with missiles, a government official told AFP.

Lebanon: The Fibre to the Home Council Middle East Group is pleased to announce that the second edition of the FTTH Middle East Conference will be held on 30 November and 1 December 2010 at the Mvenpick Hotel in Lebanon's capital city, Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

Dubai Following the 2005 assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri, Lebanon has been through political chaos, a crippling war and mounting burden of public debt.

BEIRUT: A survey on the quality of living in 221 cities around the world by global consultants Mercer Human Resource Consulting ranked Beirut as the 172nd most desirable city for overall living standards and 16th among 24 cities surveyed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2010, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group

BEIRUT, May 30 (Reuters) - Lebanese heavyweight real estate firm Solidere said on Sunday its 2009 net profit stood at $182.2 million, marginally down from the 2008 figure of $182.7 million.

BEIRUT - Voters in north Lebanon are heading to the polls amid tight security for the fourth and last stage of municipal elections. The elections are seen as a test for coexistence in a nation where sectarian resentment continues 20 years after the end of a 1975-1990 civil war.

Lebanon: The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced in a press conference attended by Environment Minister Mohammed Rahal its upcoming annual conference 'Arab Environment 2010' on 4-5 November at Al Habtoor Grand Conference Centre in Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

In 2006 Anthony Bourdain went to Beirut to film an episode of his travel-and-food show No Reservations. Bourdain and his crew were on the ground for only a couple of days before the conflict between Hizbullah and Israel kicked off. The group was evacuated by U.S. Marines from a beach north of Beirut. Today, the city has begun to recover?with new hotels, shops, and restaurants opening up?which ...

BEIRUT: A magazine article claiming that Hizbullah is seeking to make inroads among Sunnis in the capital has stirred anger in the flashpoint neighborhood of Tariq al-Jadideh, security sources said Friday. The sources said that copies of an article in the Arabic magazine Today's Islamic Mission magazine by a local commentator and analyst were

The family of a slain Lebanese pop diva has dropped its lawsuit against an Egyptian real estate mogul and former policeman accused of her murder, a judicial official said on Friday.

May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon should cut its public debt to about 80 percent of gross domestic product, from the current level of 147 percent, Templeton Asset Management Ltd.?s Mark Mobius said.

Last week the Daily Star reported that Hezbollah was organising "Jihadi Tours" to the south of the country.

A Lebanon woman on Saturday will sign copies of a book she wrote that details her battle with breast cancer.

LEBANON ? Lebanon High School?s top two students are headed to the best programs in the state for their chosen fields.Valedictorian Audrey Parent, the daughter of James and Irene Parent, plans to study mechanical engineering at the Ohio State University. Salutatorian Brooke Bunce, daughter of Donn and Theresa Bunce, plans to study journalism at Ohio University.

JERUSALEM (AP) ? Israel indicted two prominent activists from its Arab minority on Thursday for allegedly assisting the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The South Lebanon supervisors approved the allocation of funds for the 2010 state Community Development Block Grant program.

BEIRUT: The Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion program, (EDIP), was officially launched on Wednesday by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon. UNIDO representative Khaled El Mekwad said that EDIP

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The administration of President Barack Obama plans to continue to ship weapons to Lebanon. Officials said Obama has pledged to maintain weapons and other military shipments to Lebanon in 2010. They said Obama told Prime Minister Saad Hariri that U.S. defense and military aid would serve to bolster the troubled government in Beirut.

BEIRUT: Former Minister and MP Mahmoud Ammar passed away on Tuesday at the age of 90, after serving in Parliament for 35 years. Ammar was born in Burj al-Barajneh, Beirut, in 1920 and studied law at Universite Saint-Joseph, which he graduated from in 1944. He started his career as a paralegal at the State Shura Council, then practiced law until

BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed Wednesday that ongoing Israeli occupation of Arab territories hindered peace negotiations and diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "How could dialogue build confidence with continued Israeli occupation of Palestinian and Arab lands and the persistent denial of the national

LEBANON - Hard work has paid off for the cadets in Lebanon High School?s Air Force JROTC Drill Team, which recently won its third state championship.

Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on two Israeli warplanes that were violating Lebanon's airspace on Wednesday, a military statement said.

BEIRUT - Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on two Israeli warplanes that were violating Lebanon?s airspace on Wednesday, a military statement said.

Five Lebanon High School track athletes fared well enough at the Mid-Willamette Conference district meet to earn a spot in the state meet this week.

What's Your Reaction? BEIRUT ? The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group warned Tuesday that his fighters would attack Israeli ships in the Mediterranean if the Jewish state imposes a sea blockade on Lebanon in any future war.

Addressing supporters south of Beirut, Hezbollah?s leader has threatened to attack ships heading to Israel?s Mediterranean coast in any future war. Hassan Nasrallah said any such Israeli military, civilian or commercial vessel would come under fire, if Israel imposes a fresh sea blockade on Lebanon.

BEIRUT, May 26 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Lebanon: Les Affichages Pikasso sal, Lebanon's leading outdoor advertising company, has been awarded the exclusive advertising concession for both Le Mall Sin el Fil and Le Mall Saida. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT -- Addressing supporters south of Beirut, Hezbollah?s leader has threatened to attack ships heading to Israel?s Mediterranean coast in any future war.

LEBANON ? Anthony Havens hit a two-run double and Jarren Goddard followed with a two-run home run in the eighth inning as Thurston, the defending Class 5A state baseball champions, advanced with a 7-3 victory over Lebanon on Tuesday. The Warriors had taken a 3-0 lead in the third before ?

Lebanon: United Football has already accumulated over 600,000 downloads globally and its developer, Staggan Interactive, is hoping a new agreement with Actel Communications, one of the leading providers of value-added telephony services in the Middle East, is going to expand upon this success in the Arabic speaking world. Staggan and Actel will work on launching the Arabic version of United Football game in the coming weeks. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Raed Charafeddine, first vice governor of Lebanon's central bank has welcomed the expansion of Lebanese banks into Arab markets as it has boosted profitability and spread risk, Reuters has reported. "It makes the sector less prone to shocks because banks now have presence in many countries," he told the news service. [AMEInfo.com]

LEBANON ? Lebanon town board members authorized a 2010 road repair plan, established June 18-19 as the first annual town roadside cleanup day for local residents and set a public hearing to finalize the proposed water district for town residents who use Village of Earlville water at their May 10 monthly town board meeting.

Ten years have passed since Israel withdrew from south Lebanon, but the tension is still felt on both sides of the border, raising regional and international concerns about a new conflict between the two countries. Ten years marked by devastating rounds of clashes, soldiers abducting, spying operations and secret killings seemed never sufficient to restore peace in a small region that looks ...

BEIRUT - HIZBOLLAH chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that his militants would bomb military, civilian and commercial ships heading to Israel in the event of a new war with the Jewish state. 'If you (Israel) launch a new war on Lebanon, if you blockade our coastline, all military, civilian or commercial ships heading through the Mediterranean to occupied Palestine will be targeted by the ...

Israelis are divided over whether their withdrawal from Lebanon 10 years ago today improved security or encouraged more attacks. Hezbollah opened a tourist village complete with tunnels and crushed Israeli tanks to commemorate their fight.

LEBANON ? Hoping to bring in at least part of $543,000 in unpaidfines, the Lebanon Municipal Court has started an amnesty programthat may cut what people owe by as much as 50 percent.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that his militants are capable of wiping out Israel's navy and any other ships heading to Israel in the event of a new war with the Jewish state.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, May 25 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday the Shi'ite guerrilla group would attack all military, civilian and commercial ships heading towards Israel ...

A 21-year-old woman told police she was robbed at 8 p.m. Monday in the first block of South Fourth Street, Lebanon, police said. The woman said she had just gotten into her vehicle when a woman leaned down to her window, which she opened, police said.

LEBANON, Ohio -- Police are investigating a woman's abduction after she was found bound and gagged Monday night. Police say a 21-year-old female was reported missing by family members around 2:45 p.m. Monday.

The Lebanon Police Department is investigating an abduction of a 21-year-old woman after she was reported missing by family members.

LEBANON ? Two days removed from a dramatic seventh-inning comeback, Woodlawn?s magic ran out against Lebanon in the finals of the Class 1A Lebanon Regional Monday night.

A Maltese-flagged freighter carrying barley is reported to have run aground in Greece. The Palmali Discovery, which has 13 crew, is said to have grounded on a rocky islet off the island of Lesvos, en route to Beirut from Russia. The cause of the incident is not known.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai International Boat Show was the winner of the Business Achievement Award 2010 for Innovation & Excellence at the World of Yachts Recognition Awards for Excellence at a major ceremony held over the weekend in Beirut, Lebanon.

LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The town of Lebanon has rallied in response to recent vandalism to the property outside the municipal building.

US President Obama has discussed with Lebanese PM Saad Hariri the threat posed by the illegal arms trade.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Monday told President Barack Obama that the "clock is ticking" on Mideast peace and that failure to reach an agreement will lead to more violence and extremism in the region.

In his first official White House visit, Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri is looking for President Obama to help ease tensions with Israel. His coalition government includes a member of Hezbollah, whose fighters say they are readying for a fresh war.

US President Barack Obama and Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri Monday discussed the "threat" posed by the illicit weapons smuggled into Lebanon, the White House said.

SIDON: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Army succeeded in containing tensions that briefly flared on the border on Monday. Israeli soldiers patrolling the border were alarmed by Hizbullah supporters erecting right next to the border fence in the village of Kfar Kila a life size picture of the group's slain military

Nicholas Pappas, the 44-year-old Lebanon man police charged with arson in a July 14, 2008, apartment building fire, told police he burned down the building to dispose of the body of a friend who died of a heroin overdose several days before.

President Barack Obama hosted Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri at the White House on Monday, with the U.S. leader expected to raise concerns about Syria arming Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

ASHIPPUN - Austin Neu manufactured the winning run on the basepaths in the eighth inning as the Lebanon Whitetails beat the Ashippun Mudcats 5-4 in a Rock River League Southern Division game Sunday.

At around six p.m., the emir went to the Baabda presidential palace, where he held a private meeting with the president. The two leaders then co-chaired an enlarged Lebanese-Kuwaiti meeting during which four bilateral agreements were signed.

Making his first official visit to Washington, Lebanon prime minister Saad Hariri plans to discuss Mideast security issues and peace efforts with President Obama on Monday.

WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Harini to Washington Monday, the White House said.

LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - An accident in Lebanon is under investigation.

In May 2000, Israeli forces withdrew from south Lebanon, ending an occupation that had lasted for 22 years.

Lebanon's Druze leader Walid Jumblatt says Israel is looking for pretexts to launch a new offensive on Lebanon while awaiting the green light from Washington.

Lebanese prime minister is in Washington to discuss Middle East security issues and peace efforts with President Barack Obama.

Lebanon: Today, the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an international association representing the global software industry, in partnership with market research firm IDC, announced its seventh annual global software piracy study, tracking PC software piracy rates in more than 100 economies. [AMEInfo.com]

Despite some controversy in wake of her selection, many Lebanese say they are happy with her win, that she has brought honor to Lebanon

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner yesterday welcomed an easing of tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbours, as he visited Beirut and Damascus to urge respect for a 2006 ceasefire in Lebanon .

BEIRUT: The Lebanese economy continued in the first quarter of 2010 to witness buoyant performance in its real sector activity along with a persisting strong growth in capital inflows and financial aggregates, according to Bank Audi's Lebanon economic report. Driven by both improved consumption and investment components, real GDP is projected to grow

BEIRUT: The recent devaluation of the euro combined with a strong dollar will benefit Lebanon's economy, popular market analyst Joseph Trevisani told The Daily Star. The chief market analyst at US-based trade firm FX solutions, also a seasoned market commentator regularly quoted in the US media, was in Beirut last week to give a talk on the state

Beirut/Damascus - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met with Lebanese leaders in Beirut Sunday after a short visit to Syria, as part of a tour intended to ease tensions in the...

Award-winning jazz artist Diana Krall, pop sensation Mika and operatic quartet Il Divo will head the bill in a line-up of stars performing in Lebanon's summer festivals, scheduled to begin next month.

South Lebanon went to the polls on Sunday with Hezbollah-backed candidates running uncontested in mainly Shiite areas, as the militant group's archfoe Israel held a defence drill across the border.

Beirut, Lebanon, 23rd May, 2010: Mourjan Marinas IGY, the Dubai-based company which provides innovative development and management solutions for marina lifestyle destinations in the Middle East, has been recognised with the Innovation and Excellence Award (Marina & Management) in the Arab Maritime World at a high profile awards ceremony in Lebanon.

Beirut- Voters headed to the polls in southern Lebanon to elect municipal councils and mayors Sunday, as Israeli military drills were being conducted on the other side of the border....

Lebanon: During his participation in the Arab Economic Forum that was held at the InterContinental Hotel Phoenicia in Beirut, Mr. Mohammed Johmani, CEO and Founder of O2 Network, stressed on the importance of supporting young leaders through government leadership as well as structuring laws that will help entrepreneurs achieve their aspirations while contributing to the region's social and economic growth. [AMEInfo.com]

Slow starts are nothing new for the Lebanon baseball team, but fortunately for the Greyhounds, late-inning comebacks are nothing new, either.

LEBANON, OH (FOX19) -- Northbound I-71 is closed after an serious accident is reported near Lebanon Saturday afternoon. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, two people were flown out of the area by Aircare. Others involved in the incident were taken to area hospitals.

Source: Reuters PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, May 22 (Reuters) - Gunmen in Nigeria have released four Lebanese construction workers a week after they were kidnapped in the southeastern state of Akwa Ibom in the Niger Delta ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Foreign Ministry says four Lebanese nationals who were kidnapped in Nigeria's restive oil-rich south last week have been released. Foreign Ministry official Haitham Jumaa says Lebanon's consul in Nigeria, Shawki Bou-Nassar, informed Beirut of the four nationals' release Saturday.

LEBANON, Pa. -- A Lebanon man id dead after he was hit by a train early Saturday morning. It happened in the area of 5-th street at the railroad crossing just before 3 am.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Saturday lashed out at Israel's defence exercises and said they ran counter to current Middle East peace efforts.

Jerusalem, May 22nd, 2010 (WAM)--The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) continues its construction and relief projects in the Palestinian territories and the Palestinian camps in Syria and Lebanon.

One day after his 18th birthday, Lebanon senior Tyler Sonsoucie was still celebrating at the expense of the Dupo Tigers.

Lebanon: The second day of Beirut Boat 2010 was marked by AMIA's conference (Arab Marine Industries Association) held at Le Royal Hotel, Dbayeh under the Patronage of the Ministry of Tourism, sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and in collaboration with the Directorate General of Land and Maritime Transport. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Dubai World's agreement with its core bank creditors to extend maturities on loan repayments sets an example of how Dubai and Greece could manage their debt problems, Deutsche Bank's (DB) chief executive in the Middle East and North Africa said Friday.

The streets are shrouded in bougainvillaea; the ancient yellow stones glow with warmth ? thieved 100 years ago, I ask myself, from Beirut's Crusader castle? ? and the roads ring with the voices of more than 1,000 children.

An earthquake that registered a 2.3 magnitude was recorded one mile northwest of Lebanon Thursday night.

LEBANON ? The Lebanon Community School District could soon beeliminating its practice of allowing middle-school students to takeclasses for high school credit.

BEIRUT: Charges were filed on Friday against three men suspected of attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of cocaine through the Beirut Port. First Beirut Investigative Magistrate Judge Ghassan Oueidat received complaints from the Public Prosecutor's office at the Beirut Court of Appeals against Najib Mhanna, who is in custody, and

Firefighters in Lebanon have been called to Gabriel Metals on a report of a large fire. Witnesses said thick black smoke could be seen from the fenced in area around the facility. Firefighters in Lebanon have been called to Gabriel Metals on a report of a large fire. Witnesses said thick black smoke could be seen coming from the facility.

Beirut - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle arrived Friday in Beirut on the first leg of his Arab tour, during which he plans to discuss the Middle East Peace process....

BEIRUT - A Lebanese military official says troops have found a rocket in an area close to the border with Israel but that the weapon was not ready for launching.

Hariri expected to seek assurances that US uses influence to avert new Israeli war on Lebanon.

BEIRUT, May 21 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

LEBANON -The Lebanon Community School District could soon be eliminating itspractice of allowing middle-school students to take classes forhigh school credit.

Ten years after withdrawing all its troops from south Lebanon, Israel is still wrestling with the results of the unilateral move which cost the Jewish state dearly in terms of deterrence.

KETERMAYA, Lebanon, May 20 (UPI) -- A mob attack and lynching of a Lebanese man suspected of multiple murders has prompted some Lebanese people to say their nation lacks law and order.

Follow Israel news on and . An experts' simulation of a scenario in which Iran obtains nuclear weapons predicted that the United States would wind up entering Lebanon. The simulation was held at the Lauder School of Government in the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center earlier this week.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 20 (UPI) -- Israel is wrong to think that destroying Lebanese infrastructure would force Beirut to abandon the concept of a strong state, Lebanese ministers said Thursday.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's citizens must take a greater responsibility for the conservation of their national heritage, Lebanese Culture Minister Salim Wardeh said on the occasion of the first National Heritage Day held in Beirut on Thursday. The day was marked by a small ceremony held in the grounds of the former Presidential Palace - an example of Lebanese

DBAYEH: "The leisure yachting sector in Lebanon will double in the next 12 months," Francesco Pitea, general manager of Sunseeker Middle East, told The Daily Star at the opening of the Beirut Boat Show on Wednesday. "It is a key market for the Middle East with tremendous potential." His optimistic predictions were echoed across the board at the five-day

The resident accused of setting fire to a South Ninth Street, Lebanon, apartment building on July 14, 2008, was charged with arson and related charges today. Nicholas Pappas III, 44, formerly of Lebanon, was extradited from New Jersey, where he'd been arrested on drug charges after the blaze.

Lebanon's economy is expected to grow by seven to eight percent this year, the Central Bank governor said on Thursday.

Lebanon: Etisalat has sponsored the 18th Arab Economic Forum, which took place at the InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut hotel, under the theme of 'The Arab Economy after the Crisis'. The forum was attended by the Lebanese Prime Minister H.E. Saad Al Hariri and an assembly of major banking and financial figures and a large number of investors and specialists in the business sector. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon sees 8% economic growth this year

LEBANON TWP. -- Police responded to the Petrick residence at 539 W. Hill Road for a report of criminal mischief at about 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12.

Lebanese Prime Minister opens economic forum

Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa said Wednesday in Beirut that the Arab and international community support Lebanon against the Israeli "threats." "The Arab and international community is united to support Lebanon against any dangers that threat the Lebanese land and sovereignty, including the Israeli threats," Moussa told reporters at Beirut international airport. "There are always Israeli ...

Newly-crowned Miss USA Rima Fakih is the pride of her native village, with residents saying the Lebanese-American not only brought honour to southern Lebanon but also offered a different image of Shiite Muslims often stereotyped as radicals.

It's been nearly 4 months since 10 year old Blake Johnson and his mother, 40 year old Sheila Johnson were murdered in their Lebanon home. Wednesday, Blake's peers helped dedicate a memorial garden.

LEBANON has charged 12 people over the lynching of a murder suspect whose body was strung up with a butcher's hook in a revenge attack that shocked the country.

BEIRUT: The patient support group Hep Attitude Positive called on the Lebanese to get tested for hepatitis as it launched World Hepatitis Day 2010 on Wednesday under the patronage of the Public Health Ministry. The support group said it hoped to raise awareness on viral hepatitis in Lebanon by launching the event with the support of the ministry and

BEIRUT: The World Bank unveiled on Wednesday a $500 million aid package to Lebanon to help government implement economic reforms. The World Bank's Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Shamshad Akhtar disclosed the details of the $500 million package during her meeting with Finance Minister Raya Haffar Hassan at the

BEIRUT: Economy and Trade Minister Mohammad Safadi said on Wednesday that agro-food industries in Lebanon are capable of covering a big part of the local demand and they constitute 15 percent of the total Lebanese exports. "The food industries proved to be able to expand and grow due to the cooperation between Lebanon and international

The World Bank plans to provide about 500 million dollars over four years to help economic reforms in Lebanon, one of the world's most indebted countries, a senior bank official said on Wednesday.

U.S. Delivers 20 New Harley Davidson Motorcycles to Lebanon's Police Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC May 19, 2010 On May 18, 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michele J. Sison presented 20 Harley Davidson motorcycles to the commanding General of the Lebanese national police, the Internal Security Forces (ISF). As part of a program implemented by the State Department?s Bureau of ...

Mike Healy is now retired from his job as Lebanon police chief ? for real this time.

The Lebanon softball team swept a three-game series against South Albany last week. That brought their final conference record to 8 wins and 12 losses, one place out of the state playoffs.

Lebanon: In the framework of its development strategy and in line with its objective to reinforce its position in the region, SGBL has concluded an agreement with Global Investment House kscc, based on which the Kuwaiti company will sell its 29.94% share in Socit Gnrale de Banque - Jordanie to SGBL. This operation raises SGBL's share in SGBJ to almost 85% and underlines SGBL's objective to strengthen its presence in Jordan and to diversify its sources of income. [AMEInfo.com]

DAMASCUS | Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Damascus on Tuesday ahead of a planned trip to Washington, which accuses Syria of supplying Lebanon's Hezbollah with missiles. Mr. Hariri, who has rejected those claims, met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the official SANA news agency reported without elaborating. Mr. Hariri's second official visit to Damascus follows accusations by ...

Lebanon: His Royal Highness, Prince Khaled Al-Faysal, Governor of Makkah Region will be the guest of honor at the 18th session of the "Arab Economic Forum" which will take place in Beirut, Lebanon on May 20 -21, under the auspices of the Lebanese Prime Minister, H.E Saad Hariri. [AMEInfo.com]

CENTERVILLE - For the sixth straight season, Lebanon High School?s softball team will play for a district championship.

A North Lebanon Township couple escaped serious injury late Monday when a sport utility vehicle crashed into their house, sending debris and furniture flying across the living room.

Needing a win to seal a trophy in the Marshfield-Lebanon Tournament, the Marshfield High School Blue Jays baseball team felt confident as they took the field at Oley Scott Field in Lebanon on Wednesday, May 12. Not only were the Jays hoping to clinch the title, but they also had aspirations of getting a little revenge against Lebanon, which beat them 20-10 earlier in the year.

Newly-crowned Miss USA Rima Fakih is the pride of her native village, with residents saying the Lebanese-American not only brought honour to southern Lebanon but also offered a different image of Shi'ite Muslims often stereotyped as radicals.

MAROUN AL-RASS: Ten years after Israel pulled out of most of south Lebanon, the region is solidly controlled by Hizbullah which is even organizing "jihadist tours" along one of the tensest borders in the Middle East. About 500 young men and woman, both Christian and Muslim, took part at the weekend in the latest such field trip aimed at garnering support for

BEIRUT: The fifth meeting for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) liaison officers was held Tuesday in Monroe Hotel in the Ain al-Mreiseh neighborhood of Beirut. The gathering was organized by the General Secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in coordination with International Communications

LEBANON ? The city?s budget committee will begin reviewing theproposed budget for 2011 at a public meeting at 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, May 19, at the Santiam Travel Station, 750 S. ThirdSt.

A Lebanese court on Tuesday rejected a widow's request for permission to pass citizenship on to her children in a country where the right is reserved for men, a judicial source said.

For the first time, ten Lebanese wineries have joined forces to launch Wines of Lebanon in the UK, a campaign dedicated to promoting the region's wines.

Newly-crowned Miss USA Rima Fakih is the pride of her native village, with residents saying the Lebanese-American not only brought honour to southern Lebanon but also offered a different image of Shiite Muslims often stereotyped as radicals.

Syria's official news agency says President Bashar Assad is holding talks with Lebanese prime minister on regional affairs.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18, 2010): Elie Youssef Najem, the Lebanese national who claimed to be a 'billionaire', was today ordered to enter his defence on two counts of cheating and a charge of abusing a visit pass five years ago.

Beirut - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al- Sabah arrived in Beirut on Tuesday for a two-day official visit, the National News Agency reported....

Lebanon: Gulf Craft, the region's largest and internationally renowned boat manufacturer, has announced its participation at the fifth Beirut International Boat and Super Yacht Show which will get underway from 19th May. During the five day show, marine enthusiasts will be able to experience Gulf Craft's signature luxury yacht - the Majesty 88 through its dealer, Gulf Marine Services. [AMEInfo.com]

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Elie Youssef Najem, the Lebanese national who claimed to be a 'billionaire', was on Tuesday ordered to enter his defence on two counts of cheating and a charge of abusing a visit pass five years ago.

MAROUN EL-RASS, May 18, 2010 (AFP) - Ten years after Israel pulled out, south Lebanon is solidly controlled by Hezbollah which is even organising "jihadist tours" along one of the most tense borders in the Middle East.

Diff Diff will provide a financial incubating fund of $10,000 (Dh36,000) to Beirut DC's documentary course that is aimed at inspiring young film professionals to showcase their skills in documentary making.

The flood waters have receded, but there is still a lot of work to do especially in downtown Lebanon where several businesses remain closed.

NEW YORK, May 17: A Lebanese immigrant has become the first Arab woman to be crowned Miss USA. Rima Fakih, who moved to the United States as a baby, beat contestants from every American state to win the 58-year-old beauty pageant.

Arab-Americans rejoiced Monday over Sunday night's crowning of raven-haired beauty Rima Fakih, a 24-year-old Lebanese immigrant from Michigan, calling it a victory for diversity in the United States, especially at a time when Arabs suffer from negative stereotypes in this country - and anti-immigrant sentiment is in the news.

Qatar is in talks with Lebanon and Turkey to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of a strategy to expand its supply chain in the international markets.

A 24-year-old Arab-American won the title of Miss USA in the annual beauty pageant held Sunday night in Las Vegas. Rima Fakih, a Lebanese immigrant, won the pageant after swimsuit, evening gown and interview competitions. During the competition, she nearly fell while walking in her gown, but she made it without a spill and went on to beat out contestants from all of the 50 states and the ...

Lebanese customs officers seized 103kg of cocaine in a record drugs bust at Beirut port, a port official said yesterday.

BEIRUT: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia opened on Monday the senior officials' segment of its 26th Session at the UN House in downtown Beirut. The Session's Ministerial segment will be held this Wednesday under the auspices of Speaker Nabih Berri. As is the custom at the beginning of every session

BEIRUT: Real estate transactions in Lebanon in the 1st quarter of 2010 jumped by 41 percent compared to the same period of 2009, reaching a little more than $2 billion, according to figures released by the Directorate of Real Estate. "Lebanon's property sector flourished in the first quarter of 2010, benefiting from strong economic growth, continued

BEIRUT: More than 100 kilograms of cocaine were found hidden inside a machine imported through the Beirut Port, acting director general of the Customs Administration, Shafiq Merii, announced on Monday. The substance was being smuggled inside the bobbin of a machine usually used to operate suspended cable cars. The bobbin's thick layer of lead

LEBANON ? A 38-year-old Lebanon man was charged withsecond-degree assault early Sunday morning after allegedly stabbinganother man during an altercation in the 600 block of MainStreet.

WASHINGTON ? Lebanese-American beauty Rima Fakih beat out 50 other contestants late Sunday to be crowned "Miss USA," the first woman of Arab descent to win the covetedbeauty pageanttitle. Fakih, 24, a resident of the city of Dearborn, Michigan was selected by a panel of celebrity judges including real estate entrepreneurDonald Trump, who also is one of the organizers of the annual event ...

A 24-year-old Arab-American won the title of Miss USA in the annual beauty pageant held Sunday night in Las Vegas. Rima Fakih, a Lebanese immigrant, won the pageant after swimsuit, evening gown and interview competitions. During the competition, she nearly fell while walking in her gown, but she made it without a spill and went on to beat out contestants from all of the 50 states and the ...

Lebanese customs officers seized 103 kilograms (227 pounds) of cocaine in a record drugs bust at Beirut port, a port official said on Monday.

BEIRUT ? In what could be a stunning breakthrough in the years-long diplomatic deadlock over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran has agreed to send the bulk of its nuclear material to Turkey as part of an exchange meant to ease international concerns about the Islamic Republic's aims and provide fuel for an ailing medical reactor, the spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry told state television Monday ...

Lebanese immigrant Rima Fakih recognized the look from Donald Trump that tipped her off that she had won the 2010 Miss USA title. It was the same one she'd seen him give to winners on his television game show.

Bank of Beirut Bank of Beirut , May 17, 2010 - Keen to offer the most innovative banking products to serve the community where it operates, Bank of Beirut Bank of Beirut launched its new 4.2% housing loan in Lebanese pounds.

Watertown pitcher Andy Schwantes scattered nine hits as the Cardinals broke into the win column in the Rock River League South Division with a 9-5 win over the Lebanon Whitetails Sunday at Washington Park.

BEIRUT (AFP) - A UN tribunal probing the 2005 murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri could file charges by the end of the year, the head of the tribunal said in an interview published on Monday.

French Defense Minister Herve Morin stressed in Beirut on Sunday his country's readiness to upgrade Lebanese army's weapons. "France is ready to equip the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with weapons, helicopters and armed vehicles," Morin said at a press conference at the end of his three-day visit to Lebanon. "France supports Lebanon's independence and stability," he added. Morin also denied ...

Four Lebanese workers of a construction company in southern Nigeria were kidnapped by gunmen, the West African country's police reported on Saturday. The Stemco workers were kidnapped by gunmen dressed like soldiers on Friday in the southern state of Akwa Ibom, police said, adding nobody has claimed responsibility for the abduction. Nigeria's oil-rich south, especially the so-called Delta region ...

UYO, Nigeria: Gunmen dressed as soldiers abducted four Lebanese expatriates working for a construction company in Nigeria's restive and oil-rich south, an attack that left four people dead after a firefight, security forces said Saturday. The Lebanese kidnap victims all worked for road construction company Stemco on a project in Akwa Ibom state

BEIRUT: Special Tribunal for Lebanon prosecutor Daniel Bellemare plans to file charges this fall, tribunal President Antonio Cassese told The Daily Star in an exclusive interview on Saturday. "Prosecutor Bellemare announced that he is likely to issue an indictment between and September and December of this year," Cassese said.

BEIRUT: Police in the southern port city of Tyre arrested on Saturday a 17-year-old for slashing the tires of vehicles belonging to civilian employees of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon one day before. The state-run National News Agency said the young man, only identified by his initials, confessed to shredding the tires of five vehicles

BEIRUT: A ceremony was held on Sunday at the Mohammad al-Amin Mosque in Downtown Beirut to mark the 1989 assassination of Grand Mufti Sheikh Hassan Khaled. Beirut MP Mohammad Qabbani praised the late mufti's openness. Qabbani said Khaled was a supporter of dialogue among confessions and of women's rights. Sunday's ceremony was attended

BEIRUT: Real estate giant Solidere inaugurated, in partnership with Beirut by Bike, a bicycle lane in downtown Beirut in an effort to promote promoting environmentally-friendly transportation. Starting at 10 am on Sunday, cyclists enjoyed a ride from the Tripoli Street of the Beirut Souks, through Patriarch Howayek Street, and down to Beirut's new maritime front.

BEIRUT: The World Bank projected economic growth in Lebanon at 6 percent in 2010 compared to growth of 4.4 percent in the Middle East and North Africa, 4.5 percent for the region's oil importers and 5.2 percent for oil importers with links to the GCC, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group. It also

Dubai, UAE; May 16, 2010: Dubai International Film Festival Dubai International Film Festival ( DIFF DIFF ), the definitive film festival of the Arab world, Asia and Africa, has signed a strategic partnership with Beirut DC, a Lebanon-based organisation that promotes independent film-making, to strengthen local documentary film-making skills.

Windsor Brokers Ltd, a European regulated Financial Broker, was one of the first companies to confirm participation in the 6 th ME Forex Expo & Conference 2010 at the Habtoor Grand Hotel Beirut Lebanon that will be taking place on the 20 th and the 21 st May 2010.

Jordan Finance Minister meets Lebanese delegation

BEIRUT - LEBANESE and Palestinian activists on Saturday marked the 'catastrophe' of Israel's creation by setting a record for the world's largest keffiyeh, or Arab head-dress. The 6,552-metre (21,496-foot) chain of scarves was laid out on the grounds of the Sport City Stadium in Beirut to mark what Arabs call the Naqba, the 'catastrophe' of Israel's creation in 1948.

Palestinians marked on Saturday another day of remembering the anniversary of what they call the Naqba, the "catastrophe" of Israel's creation in 1948, demanding the right of return of refugees.

Hizballah and Syria are building a massive fortified wall, running from Rashaya Al-Wadi on the western, Lebanese slopes of Mt. Hermon (85 kilometers southeast of Beirut) in the south, to the Lebanese Beqaa Valley town of Aita el-Foukhar, in the north, debka file 's military sources reveal.

Bitter Palestinian rivals marched together Saturday in a rare show of unity as they marked 62 years of displacement in the war surrounding Israel's creation.

Lebanon: As the economic downturn begins to intersect with the recovery, Deloitte announced a new report about talent trends in the changing economy based on a full year of in-depth research. This latest report, "Has the great recession changed the talent game? Six guideposts to managing talent out of a turbulent economy," captures ways surveyed executives and talent managers have adjusted their workforce and talent strategies to deal with the shifting economic forces. Further, the report identifies six key guideposts for executives to consider as they map out their talent strategies to address the challenges of the changing economy. [AMEInfo.com]

Security officials say four Lebanese expatriates working for a construction company in Nigeria's restive oil-rich south have been kidnapped during an attack that left four dead.

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Saudi Arabia's transport ministry the holy city of Madinah's development authority are considering setting up an underground metro that will service Knowledge Economic City Knowledge Economic City , or KEC KEC , in east of Madinah, Abha-based Al Watan daily reports Saturday, citing an official.

BEIRUT: A lack of planning for the future and a deficiency of recent data are the main problems facing parliamentarians as they try to tackle the issue of water shortages in Lebanon and the Middle East, according to experts on the topic.

Lebanon: Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed Lebanon-based Fransabank's Foreign Currency Long and Short-Term Ratings at B and B respectively. These ratings are constrained by Lebanon's sovereign ratings. [AMEInfo.com]

LEBANON ? Schools in the Lebanon Community School District areplanning kindergarten orientations for fall 2010.

Lebanon police on Friday identified the man stabbed to death Wednesday on a grocery store parking lot in the city.

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BEIRUT: The Italian government agreed on Friday to provide Lebanon with a 1.8-million euro ($2.29 million) grant for the development of a hydrological study. The agreement was signed by Water and Energy Minister Jibran Bassil, the Italian ambassador to Lebanon Gabriel Kikia, UNDP Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon Marta Ruedas and the

LEBANON ? Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday, May 17 and18, for the Lebanon Association for the Theater Arts? summermusical, ?How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.?

United States Contributes $20 Million to Relief Effort for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon Washington, DC May 14, 2010 U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michele Sison announced on May 12, 2010, that the United States is in the process of contributing $20 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support reconstruction and emergency relief ...

BEIRUT - LEBANESE judicial officials say prosecutors are questioning eight men suspected of taking part in last month's lynching of a murder suspect. Egyptian national Mohammed Msallem was stabbed to death on April 29 by an angry mob in the Chouf mountain town of Ketermaya. His body was paraded through town and hanged from an electricity pole.

Lebanese judicial officials say prosecutors are questioning eight men suspected of taking part in last month's lynching of a murder suspect.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 14 (UPI) -- It was probably no coincidence that U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled his Nuclear Posture Review amid the confrontation with Iran, noting that it allows for first-strike use against rogue states such as the Islamic Republic.

Spain: Israel seeking to ease tension with Lebanon, Syria

UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesman Neeraj Singh denied on Thursday tension between the peacekeepers and citizens in south Lebanon. "Our relations with the citizens and the Lebanese armed forces are excellent," said Singh according to the country's state-run National News Agency (NNA). "The Lebanese army is a strategic ally to the UNIFIL and each move we take is coordinated with its ...

Banks deposits in Lebanon grew by 24 percent to exceed 103 billion U.S. dollars in January and 105 billion in March this year, local Daily Star reported on Thursday. The report quoted Makram Bou Nassar, acting deputy director at the Foreign Affairs Department in the Central Bank of Lebanon, as saying that these numbers proved that the policies at the central bank are successful. He added that ...

The Lebanese police called in the famous Egyptian superstar Tamer Hosni for questioning after a photographer filed charges against him.

This is essentially Das Boot in a tank, with four frightened, under-prepared Israeli soldiers reluctantly involved in the 1982 invasion of Lebanon.

BEIRUT: Syrian authorities refused on Thursday to allow the entrance of 50 Lebanese potato trucks to the Syrian markets. Chairman of the association of farmers in the Bekaa valley told Al-Markaziya that it has been nine days since more than 50 potato trucks had been stopped from entering Syrian markets. "They are still parked near the Lebanese-Syrian

A 22-year-old Lebanon man reported he was robbed at 1 a.m. today in the first block of South Liberty Street, police said. The man said he was approached by two black males, one of whom grabbed his shirt and struck him in the face, knocking him down, and that they demanded money and fled on foot.

Lebanon is a tense, unforgettable portrayal of the horrors of war which won first-time director Samuel Maoz the Golden Lion for best film at last year's Venice Film Festival.

Washington - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri will meet with US President Barack Obama later this month to discuss the situation in the Middle East, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday....

p.copyright {display: none !important;} The Norwich Bulletin reports : May 12, 2010, will be etched in the minds of every Lebanon Middle School student as the day they saw Coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in their school gymnasium.

After a big disappointment last week students at Lebanon Middle School could only be shocked and surprised at who showed up at their school Wednesday -- members of the New England Patriots.

BEIRUT (AP) ? A Lebanese newspaper says the global financial crisis coupled with regional tensions have derailed its hosting of a world gathering of newspaper executives and editors planned for ...

13 May 2010 Arqaam Capital Arqaam Capital , the only investment bank in the Middle East selling equities futures, plans to start a research division based in Beirut that will provide coverage on the approximately 300 equities in the region with a market capitalization of $500 million and above.

Lebanese hosts failed to meet financial commitments - WAN-IFRA.

Falcon Brokers is a leading brokerage company based in Mersin-Turkey and will participate as an exhibitor at The 6 th Middle East Forex Trading Expo & Conference 2010, taking place in 20-21 May, 2010 at Habtoor Grand Hotel in Beirut-Lebanon, in booth A30. Falcon Brokers price quotations policy, withdrawal policy and Falcons' technology will be showcased.

May 12, 2010, will be etched in the minds of every Lebanon Middle School student as the day they saw Coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in their school gymnasium.

A Lebanese military court on Wednesday sentenced 31 men, found guilty of belonging to an Al-Qaeda-inspired militant group, to prison terms of 5 to 15 years.

President Barack Obama and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (sahd hah-REER'-ee) plan to meet at the White House later this month. It will be the prime minister's first official visit to Washington. Lebanon - Saad Hariri - Barack Obama - List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon - Middle East

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (sahd hah-REER'-ee) plan to meet at the White House later this month. It will be the prime minister's first official visit to Washington.

A Lebanese military court Wednesday sentenced 31 men, found guilty of belonging to an Al Qaeda-inspired militant group, to prison terms of 5 to 15 years.

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Police say a man was found stabbed to death in a parking lot on 11th Street in Lebanon.

Federal authorities have extradited a onetime suburban tobacco shop owner from Germany who is under investigation for allegedly funneling money to a Lebanese organization that the United States has designated as "hostile," the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. Abbas Mohammed Ghaddar was recently brought back to the United States on charges he failed to report to the IRS tens of millions of dollars ...

BEIRUT: The Issam Fares Center for Lebanon (IFCL) briefed the media on Wednesday about a number of recommendations aimed at solving the problems encountered by Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. The recommendations were included in a report and were the result of ideas and views expressed by participants at a conference dubbed "Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon." It was held in October. The ...

Beirut -A Lebanese military court on Wednesday sentenced 31 men, found guilty of belonging to an al-Qaeda-inspired militant group, to prison terms of 5 to 15 years....

Much like last season, South Albany's playoff hopes would haveto go through Lebanon .

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 12 (UPI) -- Claims that the government in Beirut supported the alleged delivery of Scud missiles to Hezbollah are incorrect, the prime minister's office said.

Beirut - At least eleven UN peacekeepers were injured when ammunition exploded during a routine military exercise at a United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) base in southern Lebanon, both UN and Lebanese sources said, in what appears to have been a...

Eleven French soldiers serving with the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon were injured on Wednesday, one of them seriously, when a rocket accidentally exploded inside their camp, a spokesman said.

Beirut - An explosion Wednesday inside an arms depot at United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) base in southern Lebanon injured at least seven, Lebanese security sources said....

New York, May 12 : The top United Nations envoy to Lebanon on Tuesday had a meeting with the chief executive of the Arab League during which the two officials discussed the Middle East peace process, including the League?s support of the recent start of proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

Beirut - A world conference of newspaper executives which was scheduled to take place in June in Beirut has been cancelled after the hosting Lebanese newspaper failed to supply the funding needed, local radios reported Wednesday....

Lebanon: Mtc Touch, the mobile telecommunications operator in Lebanon and Zain affiliate, announced the offering of new international services, including the launching of a new SMS HUB which expands the reach of the SMS service to cover more than 800 international destinations around the world. [AMEInfo.com]

This right, he said, is enshrined in Article IV of the NPT, which he reiterated Lebanon's commitment towards, and also expressed transparency, particularly with its activities carried out under the umbrella of the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). "Nuclear science and applications are developing at a fast pace worldwide and nothing prevents Lebanon in the future ...

By the time the 26th annual Lebanese Food Festival opens Friday at 10 a.m., volunteers from the church will have stuffed 500 pounds of squash; parboiled, cut, stuffed with beef and rolled cabbage for 18,200 rolls; and made and baked 24,000 pies.

A new garage is now open in Lebanon, where mechanics are fixing cars for FREE. It's a project of Missouri Ozarks Community Action, or MOCA.

Sharon Sabla's body was found encased in concrete near a road outside Lebanon last year.

BEIRUT: There is a rising problem among Lebanon's youth which many are trying to ignore. Lebanon, which is known internationally for its long history of drug cultivation, now has a rising number of addicts overwhelming the country's drug rehabilitation centers. "There are an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 drug addicts in Lebanon, and around 75 percent of

At about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Lebanon Police detectives arrestedZebulun Myers Fry, 22, of Lebanon on a charge of second-degreeassault in connection to an April 17 stabbing.

BEIRUT (AP) ? A gathering of newspaper executives and editors from around the world scheduled in Beirut next month has been called off because the Lebanese host organization could not meet...

Confirmed by Guinness World Records, Lebanon's 10-ton bowl of the mashed chickpea spread topped the previously held hummus record held by Israel.

Lebanon city police charged Cindy Rubendall, 45, of Lebanon, with harassment following an incident at 5:19 a.m. Monday at Dolly's Laundromat at 12th and Cumberland streets. Police said she poured a cup of coffee onto another patron who she thought was putting spells on her.

The conference was due to run from 7 to 10 June in Beirut, Lebanon, but has been called off, according to a release from WAN-IFRA. But according to the organisation 700 people were already registered for the Beirut conference.

11 May 2010 MAP S.Platis shall be present at the 6th Middle East Forex Trading Expo & Conference, taking place on the 20th and 21st of May 2010, at the Habtoor Grand Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon.

BEIRUT, May 11 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Judge Antonio Cassese stressed Monday that the international tribunal will reveal the truth despite the crime's complexity. Cassese discussed at Saint Josef University in Beirut the role of Lebanese law and Anglo-American law in the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. Cassese addressed the ...

Has the Paris of the Middle East lost its charm?

LEBANON--A disoriented 59-year-old township man was flown to the hospital after a neighbor found him hanging from a tree about 40 feet above the ground Friday, police said. Joseph Sowa was attempting to top a tree on his Fox Hollow...

Lebanon posted a record 65 percent rise in capital inflows in the first quarter of 2010 compared with the year before thanks to growing investor confidence, a bank report said on Monday.

BEIRUT: Voting violations increased slightly during the second round of municipal polls Sunday, with open vote-buying reported by polling monitors. A total of 281 breaches of electoral law at polling stations across Beirut and the Bekaa Valley were reported by 400 monitors from the Lebanese Association for Democratic Election (LADE). Among the

FANAR, Lebanon (AP) ? Lebanese chefs prepared more than ten metric tons of hummus on Saturday that broke a world record previously held by Israel. It is the latest shot in the ongoing fight to assert proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern chickpea paste.

LEBANON TWP. ? A Fox Hollow Road resident was brought by helicopter to Morristown Memorial Hospital after being found dangling from a tree 30-40 feet above ground in a safety harness, according to township police. Joseph Sowa, 59, had been...

LEBANON - Downtown Lebanon will be the site for a series of block party festivals on the third Friday of each month this summer, organizers announced.

Beirut - The second phase of nationwide Lebanese municipal elections went to the list backed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri results showed Monday....

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah was said to have blocked the flow of information on military deployment in Lebanon. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline.

Voters in Lebanon's capital Beirut and the eastern region of Bekka headed to polling stations Sunday to elect municipal council members. According to official numbers, almost one million Lebanese were electing municipal councils and mayors in the second of four-stage municipal elections marked by consensus among rival politicians. Beirut voters were expected to vote for a list of 94 candidates ...

10 May 2010 Microsoft Lebanon Seeks Innovative and talented University Students who want to Solve world problems using technology to participate in Global "Imagine Cup Competition" in Poland.

Lebanon: Arab Bank signed an agreement with Memac Ogilvy and Mather, the worldwide leader in marketing communications and creative design. The company will be responsible for planning, managing and implementing media and advertising campaigns and applications of corporate identity of the Bank in Jordan and the Middle East, in accordance with the Bank's vision and strategy towards achieving its objectives at different levels. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanese cooks have whipped up more than ten metric tons of hummus, breaking a world record previously held by rival Israel.

BEIRUT, May 10, 2010 (AFP) - Armed with their cameras, determination and a painful past, Lebanese filmmakers and their tales of war have caught the attention of audiences worldwide after taking off at festivals such as Cannes.

LEBANON ? A 20-month-old boy was struck and killed by a pickup truck Friday, May 7, at a home on Crestview Drive, police said.

TYRE: Lebanon should secure deterrent arms for its army and resistance, said Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Saturday. "This nation should strive to obtain weaponry for its national army and resistance, and should distance its resistance from debates," said Berri. The speaker made his remarks during a visit he paid to the headquarters of Al-Imam al-Sadr

BEIRUT: With many in the Lebanese capital choosing to stay away from largely predetermined polls on Sunday, the second round of municipal elections was subdued. Constituents throughout Beirut took to polling stations in small numbers, with the amount of voters appearing to dwindle as the afternoon wore on. Voter turnout was a mere 21 percent

BEIRUT: The Future Movement-Backed "Beirut Unity List" has won municipal polls in Beirut despite a low voter' turnout, exit polls indicated as The Daily Star went to press late Sunday. According to the National News Agency (NNA), the difference between the last candidate in "Beirut Unity List" and the first one in the rival list amounted to 10,000 votes.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 9 (UPI) -- War between Lebanon and Israel is being waged, not with guns or butter, but with tahini, as they vie to create the world's largest hummus dish, observers say.

A Lititz man lost control of his vehicle in South Lebanon Twp. around 10 a.m. Sunday, hitting a Met Ed utili ty pole and shearing it off at its base, police said.

Lebanon wins a culinary victory over Israel with a 10,452 kilograms of hummus

Ajami and Lebanon, two new acclaimed films, put different faces of Israel up on show. But can they really change anything ? or are they being championed for the wrong reasons? On the one hand, you have a claustrophobic, clapped-out Israeli army tank stuck on enemy soil; on the other, a suffocating, dead-end Arab ghetto that bleeds racial tension. Two locations, two new Israeli films. Both have ...

Beirut - The second phase of Lebanon's local elections ended Sunday as polling stations in the capital Beirut and in the east of the country closed, registering a low turnout in key districts....

Beirut - The second phase of Lebanon's municipal elections got underway in the capital Beirut and eastern Lebanon in the second of three Sundays in May of voters being called to the polls....

Cairo/Berlin 9 May 2010 - Under-developed public accountability systems are hindering efforts to combat corruption in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine, according to a new report by Transparency International (TI) anti-corruption organisation.

BEIRUT - Tens of thousands of Lebanese are pouring into polling stations in the second round of municipal elections.

Lebanon fires 10-tonne hummus broadside at Israel in latest war of which country can make largest plate.

09 May 2010 Beirut Saudi Arabia's Al Mouwasat Medical Services Al Mouwasat Medical Services yesterday said it signed a deal to buy a plot of land in Riyadh for 30 million Saudi riyals (Dh29 million).

BEIRUT ? Lebanon claimed another victory in the continuing battle with Israel over which country can make the largest plate of the chickpea delicacy hummus ? with a 10-tonne broadside.

Lebanon has claimed another victory in the continuing battle with Israel over which country can make the largest plate of the chickpea delicacy hummus, with a 10-tonne broadside.

Lebanon claims the latest victory in the battle with Israel over which country can make the largest serving of hummus.

A pair of Lebanon teens are accused of trying to rob a 52-year-old man in the city Wednesday night. The teens, who are being charged as juveniles, approached the man about 10 p.m. in the 800 block of Chestnut Street and demanded he show them his pockets, police said.

BEIRUT (AFP) - A military prosecutor has requested the death penalty for an army officer accused of spying for Israel, a judicial official said on Saturday.

Cargolux has launched its first trans-Pacific operation with a weekly service from Luxembourg via Baku to Hong Kong with a return via Anchorage, Chicago and New York and a second flight via Beirut and Amman to Hong Kong with a similar return.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's president says the government cannot ask Hezbollah to give up its weapons at a time of heightened tension with Israel.

07 May 2010 BEIRUT -- Chairman of the Arab Region Parliamentarians Against Corruption (ARPAC) Dr. Nasser Al-Sanee from Kuwait on Friday here called for initiating an Arab alliance to combat corruption.

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--The Arab world needs to invest more than $100 billion over the coming 20 years to meet growing demand for food from the local population, which is expected to grow to 550 million by 2030, Abha-based Al Watan daily reports Saturday, citing an official.

BEIRUT: ?Immoral? satellite television stations should be censored, the vice president of the Higher Shiite Council, Sheikh Abdel-Amir Qabalan, said Friday.

LEBANON ? The Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs will proceedwith plans to build a 100- to 150-bed home in Lebanon , despiteprotests from two other counties that had applied to house thefacility.

Beirut - When Lebanese singer Mohammed Iskandar sang his song Jumhoriyet Albi, (The Republic of my Heart) he may not have realized the offence his lyrics would cause among his female listeners....

Lebanese police arrest two men over the lynching of an Egyptian accused of killing a local couple and their grandchildren.

LEBANON, Ohio -- An 18-month-old boy was rushed to the hospital Friday afternoon after he was hit by a truck in Lebanon. The boy's name and condition have not been released.

AFP/Ketermaya, Lebanon Two people were arrested yesterday in connection with the mob lynching in Lebanon of a murder suspect, prompting protests by residents who blocked the main road leading to their village.

LEBANON ? Rick Tabor works as a surgical technician at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital to help keep his shoe repair businessafloat.

BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir stressed Friday that he supported the abolition of sectarianism in politics, rather than the complete abolition of confessional power sharing. Sfeir made his statement at Rafik Hariri International Airport heading to Amman, where he was received upon his arrival by Jordanian Deputy Premier Rajai al-Moasher.

Brent Osborne, 20-month-old, dies in the hospital Friday after being hit by a truck at a home on Crestview Drive in Lebanon, police said.

BEIRUT: Four people from the Oueidat family were injured on Friday during a family feud that broke out on the outskirts of the Sabra Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, according to security sources. A fight broke out near the Sabra camp between the Oueidat family and the Turki family and gunshots were exchanged. Mohammad Oueidat, Abd al-Karim Oueidat,

BEIRUT: The Military Tribunal handed down the death sentence Friday for a Lebanese Army lieutenant colonel suspected of collaborating with Israel, and sentenced a Lebanese woman to one year in prison on the same charge. Military Investigative Magistrate Riad Abu Ghaida demanded the death penalty for Lieutenant Colonel Ghazwan Chahine

BEIRUT: Lebanese media unions commemorated on Thursday the anniversary of press martyrs, celebrated World Press Freedom Day and warned of the fragility of the present situation. The Union Catholique Internationale de la Presse- Lebanon (UCIP Lebanon) issued a statement for the occasion in which it warned of the fragility of the current situation

LEBANON ? The budget committee for the Lebanon Community SchoolDistrict will discuss a proposal to replace the track at Lebanon High School and resurface its football field with synthetic turf,the group decided at its meeting Thursday.

LEBANON ? Emergency medical crews are responding to a 17-month child struck in the head at a home in the 600 block of Crestview Drive.

Two people were arrested on Friday in connection with the mob lynching in Lebanon of a murder suspect, prompting protests by residents who blocked the main road leading to their village.

A Lebanese prosecutor on Friday charged an army colonel with spying for Israel and referred him to a military court.

A candidates? night will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the Lebanon Municipal Building auditorium, sponsored by the League of Women Voters and WLBR/WQIC radio station.

BEIRUT - Lebanese security officials say police have detained two men suspected of taking part in last month's lynching of a murder suspect. Egyptian national Mohammed Msallem was stabbed to death on April 29 by an angry mob in the Chouf mountain town of Ketermaya.

07 May 2010 Beirut - Boecker Public Health, the official Hygiene Jury at the HORECA 2010 exhibition, the annual hospitality and food event in the region, held at BIEL (Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center), awarded Hygiene Trophies at the Chefs' competition.

When Egyptian citizen Mohamed Selim Musallam was killed by angry Lebanese villagers who took justice into their own hands, he was denied the right to a proper trial on charges of murdering four Lebanese citizens.

WATERVILLE -- The historic waterfront that was once home to the Lebanese and French communities will keep the name "Head of Falls."

The United States will provide Lebanon with a grant worth of 75 million U.S. dollars to help Beirut cover the its debt to the World Bank, said a statement by Lebanese Finance Minister Rayya al-Hassan's press office on Thursday. According to the statement, Hassan met with U.S. ambassador Michele Sison to discuss the grant, which was announced after the United States decided to extend the period ...

State and local officials reopened Ky. 434 in Lebanon Junction Thursday, meaning residents who were evacuated due to floodwaters can return.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 6 (UPI) -- Hezbollah announced it wouldn't take part in weekend municipal elections for fear of stoking sectarian tensions in the Lebanese capital.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 6 (UPI) -- U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have no evidence of Scud missiles in their area of operations, a spokesman for the force said Thursday.

Lebanon: City Group Company (CGC), Kuwait's leading listed public transport company, today signed a $30m loan agreement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. The agreement will support CGC's regional expansion plans. [AMEInfo.com]

Worried Bognor Regis resident Caroline Wilson has been backed by thousands of residents in her bid to make the town's streets safe.

06 May 2010 In line with its regional expansion strategy, BBAC s.a.l. (Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries) announced the commencement of its operations in its new branch in Erbil, Iraq. This step comes in response to the needs of the Iraqi market and to the demands of Lebanese establishments and citizens in Iraq as well as to the Iraqi people, Arabs and foreigners.

Lebanon: Openwave Systems Inc., a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions, announced that Alfa, the Lebanese mobile operator managed by Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) since February 2009, has selected Openwave Integra, a next generation service mediation and policy management solution designed to allow Alfa to effectively manage, monitor and monetize mobile traffic. [AMEInfo.com]

Beirut (AFP) May 5, 2010 - A UN peacekeeping force said in a newspaper report on Wednesday that it has no evidence of any Scud missiles in southern Lebanon, after Israel accused Syria of smuggling the missiles to Hezbollah. "We have no evidence of any Scud missiles in UNIFIL's area of operations" in southern Lebanon, the daily An-Nahar quoted Major General Alberto Asarta Cuevas of the UN Interim ...

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday condemned the burning of a mosque in the West Bank city of Nablus by Israeli settlers, a statement issued by Berri's office said. The statement said Berri condemned the Israeli violations against Christian and Islamic holy places in the occupied Palestinian territories. Berri's statement came one day after a fire broke out Tuesday and burnt a mosque in ...

The UNIFIL spokesperson has confirmed that the UN peacekeepers have found no Scud missiles in their area of operation in south Lebanon.

A preliminary report on the crash of an Ethiopian airliner in Lebanon in which all 90 people on board died earlier this year clearly points to pilot error, according to a source close to the probe.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Finance Minister Raya Haffar Hassan said on Wednesday that the second phase of customs reforms at Beirut port will be implemented in 2011. "We will computerize all customs departments at the port so we can these sections become paperless offices. We will also introduce e-payments through the banks," Hassan said during her tour of

BEIRUT: "We need to take freedom of expression to the next level," Information Minister, Tarek Mitri, said at a conference on press freedom held on Wednesday. His comments were made at the launch of the "2009 Lebanese Press Freedom Report" conducted jointly by the Lebanese journalistic organization, Maharat, and the United Nations Educational

BEIRUT: A preliminary report on the crash of an Ethiopian airliner in Lebanon in which all 90 people on board died earlier this year clearly points to pilot error, according to a source close to the probe. "The accident was due to a series of errors on the part of the pilots who failed to take into account the signals emitted by the plane's instruments," the source

"Denying an essential faction representing the Sunni opposition its rights as well as the FPM its true representational

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The United States has delivered its first heavy weapons to Lebanon's military. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

Despite playing short-handed the Rolla High School boys? tennis team knocked off Lebanon 8-1 in a dual meet Monday at the Ber Juan Park tennis courts. The win improved the Bulldogs? dual meet record to 9-3. Rolla was without its top two singles players, Cody Martin and Brendon Dowdy. As it turned out they weren?t needed. RHS winners on Monday included Adam Newell, Nick Pfeifer, Matt Beasley ...

LEBANON ? Partners for Progress invites community members toenjoy a free bowl of chili and talk about the community at 6 p.m.Thursday, May 6, at Santiam Place, 139 S. Main St.

Beirut - The Iranian-backed Shiite Hezbollah movement announced Wednesday that they will boycott the second phase of Lebanon's municipal elections in order to avoid any sectarian strife. ...

LEBANON After experimenting with a new pitcher in the first half of Friday?s add-on doubleheader with Lebanon, Decatur Central returned to itself in the second game. The Hawk ...

LEBANON -- Police here said this morning they had made an arestin connection with an armed robbery on Saturday night. On Mondayafternoon, police said, detectives were able to identify ShawnPatrick Cruise, 28, as the individual who robbed the Lebanon Market, 1695 S. Main Street. Cruise was arrwested wiothout incidentat his residence, 32966 Tennessee Road, Lebanon , He was lodged atthe Lebanon ...

BEIRUT - A UN peacekeeping force said in a newspaper report on Wednesday that it has no evidence of any Scud missiles in southern Lebanon, after Israel accused Syria of smuggling the missiles to Hezbollah.

05 May 2010 Dubai-based hospitality chain Coral Hotels & Resorts announced today at the Arabian Travel Market the opening of Coral Suites Al Hamra - its first hotel in Beirut.

Al Khozama Management Co plans to partner or acquire a mixed-used property.

The Beirut-based journalist Robert Fisk once said, ?War is the total failure of the human spirit?. I know what he is trying to say. War brings out the worst in human nature. Bloodbaths. Torture. Senseless killing. Indiscriminate bombing. Rape.

BEIRUT, May 5 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT: Cigarette smoke costs Lebanon 2,700 lives and $326.7 million each year in health-care charges, misplaced farming subsidies, environmental damage and tobacco-related worker inefficiency, an American University Beirut (AUB) report, launched at a press event Tuesday, has found.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday accused Israel of rejecting peace, warning that challenges are facing the whole Middle East region. Hariri made the remarks at a press conference after receiving the Council of the Lebanese Journalists' Association (LJA) at the government house in Beirut. He touched on the Israeli "threats" to his country. "On what basis are the Israeli threats to ...

Northern Lebanon School District residents face a 3.5 percent property tax increase under a tentative budget approved by the school board this week. This would be the third consecutive year that school property taxes will increase.

LEBANON TOWNSHIP -- Over 150 Lebanon Township residents gathered at a town meeting this week to find out why the township?s emergency medical services have been transferred from the rescue squad to the fire department. Most went home disappointed. The...

Lebanon City Police say no charges will be filed in the death of two year old Victorialys Jumbo on April 19.. The accident happened when the child darted into the path of a pickup truck driven by 31 year old Jesse Voshell at the Lebanon Villiage Apartment Complex. The toddler, the daughter of Mibealys Negron, formerly of the 100 block of Lebanon Village, died the next day.

Lebanon police said they will not be filing charges in the accident that killed a 2-year-old girl last month in the Lebanon Village apartment complex.

BEIRUT: The next round of municipal elections in the capital is expected to witness soft competition as Premier Saad Hariri announced Tuesday "Beirut Unity List" backed by the Future Movement and the March 14 forces while the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) announced its boycott of the elections in the capital. The electoral list, which excluded the FPM

Lebanon Twp. First Aid Squad Article by Lillian Shupe LEBANON TWP. ? About 150 residents showed up on Monday night looking for answers regarding the Township Committee?s decision to have the fire company provide first aid services here instead of...

MANAMA, May 4 (Reuters) - Lebanon does not plan to issue a sovereign Islamic bond, or sukuk, in order not to attract additional liquidity to its banking system which is awash with cash, a central bank official said on Tuesday. The emerging market for sukuk has been lacking sovereign issues to provide a pricing benchmark for corporate issuers and boost liquidity in a market that sees little ...

MANAMA, May 4 (Reuters) - Lebanon does not plan to issue a sovereign Islamic bond, or sukuk, in order not to attract additional liquidity to its banking system which is awash with cash, a central bank official said on Tuesday.

DETROIT, MI--(Marketwire - May 4, 2010) - On Saturday, May 8, 2010, Luxury Live Productions presents "Live in Concert: Lebanese Vocalist Ragheb Alama with Doris Farhat" at the MGM Grand Detroit Casino ballroom.

04 May 2010 Dubai Municipality Dubai Municipality has won the Pan-Arab e-Government Web Award in the category of innovative design among the websites of municipalities and provinces during a ceremony which was held recently in the Lebanese capital of Beirut under the auspices of the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), attended by a number of organizations and bodies and ...

Lebanon: Owliance Agence Web, a digital services agency specialized in the integration of innovative Internet technologies and social media marketing, has entered into a strategic partnership with Ideas Group, a global learning and human capital development firm specialized in leadership and team development, to create a new platform to help regional companies reach higher levels of innovation. [AMEInfo.com]

Sectarian violence ripped Lebanon apart for 15 years as Muslims and Christians battled each other, killing 150,000 people, wounding a million more and destroying the center of Beirut.

BEIRUT: Standard & Poor?s estimated Lebanon?s real GDP growth at 6.5 percent in 2009 and projected it to rise to an annual average rate of 7.3 percent between 2010 and 2012, adding that the lack of data impedes a detailed analysis of the country?s economic infrastructure and performance, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

Lebanon and Italy signed Monday an understanding memo aimed at enhancing capacities of public administration staff in Lebanon, the country's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. "Putting an end for squandering money is one of the major factors to help restore balance to Lebanon's general budget," said Lebanese Minister of Finance Rayya Hassan during a meeting with the Italian ...

Lebanese ambassador in Cairo on Monday denied asking the Egyptian government for extra security protection at the embassy headquarters after an Egypt citizen was lynched in Lebanon, Egypt's MENA news agency reported. "There is no need for such measures... there is nothing out of the ordinary in the precincts of the embassy and Egyptian security authorities are doing what they deem right," the ...

During a meeting with a delegation from the "Future Youth," Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed his commitment to the parity between

Police are looking for the man who robbed the Lebanon Market at gunpoint Saturday night. read more

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 3 (UPI) -- There were few accounts of violations as Lebanon kicked off a series of stages for municipal elections, monitoring groups said.

Beirut - Rival politicians in Lebanon had set their differences aside and reached a consensus in many areas, the first round of the country's municipal elections, which began at the weekend, showed....

Shahan Kandaharian: Armenia has already issued an official invitation, which will, in all probability, be accepted by Lebanese side.

BEIRUT - LEBANON'S embassy in Cairo has asked Egypt for protection after receiving an anonymous pledge to avenge the lynching of an Egyptian by villagers near Beirut last week, a Lebanese official said on Monday. 'The Lebanese ambassador, Khaled Ziadeh, has asked Egyptian authorities to provide the embassy with protection,' after receiving the threatening phone call on Sunday, a government ...

Lebanon: The American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, BNY Mellon, Auerbach Grayson and The Arab Bankers Association of North America (ABANA) were yesterday delighted to host the second Lebanon Capital Market day in New York on April 27th at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The delegation included the Lebanese Minister of Finance, the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, diplomats and executives from top Lebanese companies. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Lebanon boasts a very eclectic and innovative hospitality industry that strives to keep up with the country increasingly becoming a major tourist draw. Lebanon's natural beauty and diversity as well as its historical sites and energetic night life make it a very popular spot for year round vacationers, the summer season however is the busiest, and as it approaches quickly, LebHotels.com has improved its already comprehensive travel and tourism portal by including some of the country's newest and most prestigious hospitality establishments. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunication network solutions for operators around the world, is the gold sponsor at SAMENA's Beyond Connectivity Conference in Beirut, Lebanon from April 28-29, 2010. Huawei discussed infrastructure business strategies in the region, focusing on the benefits and challenges of FTTH deployment in the Middle East and the role of FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) as a national sustainability and competitiveness imperative. [AMEInfo.com]

KABUL, Afghanistan | The road was washed out, its repairs unfinished. Not even started, actually. And the bill submitted by the Lebanese construction firm was $2 million ? payable by Uncle Sam.

Police arrested a Lebanon man early Saturday after reports that he had a gun and was threatening to shoot people. When police approached Kiindu Matthews, 29, in the 600 block of Cumberland Street, he threw a revolver-type gun to the ground and fled on foot, officers said.

Gerald Walls spent 10 years of his early life in the neighborhood not far from the present Lebanon municipal building.

BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman vowed on Sunday to pursue the path of reform and stressed the importance of holding the municipal elections within the constitutional deadline. Sleiman cast his vote in his hometown of Amsheet in the province of Jbeil on Sunday. At noon Sleiman met with Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud and praised his achievements

BEIRUT: Starting on May 1 Lebanon will for a month head the UN Security Council for the first time in some 50 years. Lebanon's permanent envoy at the Security Council and the current President of the Council Ambassador Nawwaf Salam said Lebanon would start its presidency of the Security Council with a closed meeting with its 15 members and

Filmmaker Koji Wakamatsu was briefly detained by police with two cameramen during a recent visit to Lebanon to attend a film festival, apparently for entering?

NEW YORK ? Police found an ?amateurish? but potentially powerful bomb that apparently began to detonate but did not explode in a smoking sport utility vehicle in Times Square, authorities said Sunday.

France wants Syria to guarantee security on its border with Lebanon, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Sunday. "The situation is serious, dangerous," Kouchner told Europ e 1 radio.

Lebanon, Pa. -- Police in Lebanon are looking for suspects after a weekend stabbing. Officers were called to the 300 block of North 8th Street around 3:00 Saturday morning for a report of gun shots and people fighting.

02 May 2010 BEIRUT: Retailers in the Middle East and Africa have expanded well outside their home countries, but the vast majority of their sales, 91.8 percent, still come from domestic operations, according to a new report titled "Emerging from the downturn: Global Powers of Retailing 2010" for Deloitte and Planet Retail.

LEBANON - There hasn?t been much need for one particular position on Lebanon High School?s softball team this season: reliever.

The satellite music channel ?Melody? has started airing the new clip for the song ?Aqool Ansak? (To Say I Forgot You) by the Lebanese artist Carole Samaha.

Police are investigating a stabbing that happened early this morning in Lebanon.

LEBANON TOWNSHIP ? The township Monday 5/3 will take public comment on its recent takeover of the first-aid squad after an earlier meeting about the matter was canceled because of overcrowding.

Beirut - Dozens of foreign workers demonstrated in Beirut Saturdayto protest against their abuse and lack of labour rights while working in Lebanon....

Shahan Kandaharian: It?s been the first time Lebanese TV stations were forbidden from broadcasting Zartnir Lao music video, possible detriment to Lebanon-Turkey relations cited.

Beirut - Visiting Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassm al-Thani met for talks with Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon on Saturday, the radical Shiite movement said in a statement....

The Commander of Lebanon's Armed Forces, General Jean Kahwaji, has announced that his country will counter any probable offensive by Israel.

Lebanon: Chairman of Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA), Mohamad El-Hout has said the one-day pilot strike on Thursday has cost the carrier $800,000, Reuters has reported. Some 170 pilots joined the 24-hour strike grounding 23 flights and stranding as many as 5,000 passengers heading to or from Europe and the Middle East. [AMEInfo.com]