According to the London daily Elaph, the well-known composer Walid Saeed has composed several new songs for stars like Lebanese artists Nancy Ajram and Asi Hilani and Egyptian artist Muhammad Munir. The songs are written by the poet Dr. Nabil Khalaf.

The governor of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, praised Lebanon's stringent banking regulations for their good practice as he addressed a select audience of Lebanese bankers at Banque du Liban's headquarters in Beirut on Monday.Noyer's remarks came as he spoke about the need for governments to reform their financial.

International delegates and military heads gathered at the Port of Beirut on Monday to witness the transfer of naval command between German and Italian contingents of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).In a ceremony aboard German flagship FGS Schleswig-Holstein, Italian Rear Admiral Paolo Sandalli of Italy took over responsibility.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The resistance in Lebanon forms part of a defensive umbrella that will endure as long as the Israeli threat persists, the Hezbollah secretary-general said.

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Lebanon's military has set as its priority the training of special operations forces. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

Hezbollah's leader said Monday that the Lebanese militant group will improve its weapons capabilities to face off any Israeli threat and that armed struggle was the only way to regain Arab lands captured by the Jewish state.

BEIRUT ? Hezbollah?s leader said Monday that the Lebanese militant group will improve its weapons capabilities to face off any Israeli threat and that armed struggle was the only way to regain Arab lands captured by the Jewish state.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah group announced a new political strategy on Monday that tones down Islamist rhetoric but maintains a tough line against Israel and the United States.

Elizabeth Kennedy, The Associated Press's bureau chief for East Africa until last month, has been named the news cooperative's chief of bureau in Beirut.

A top Swiss official said Monday that voter approval of a ban on minarets next to mosques could be struck down in court, as critics at home and abroad swiftly condemned the vote, saying it undermined the country's secular image.

Beirut - Lebanon's leading Shiite cleric Seyyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah described Monday as racist a referendum in Switzerland where voters approved a ban on the construction of mosque minarets. This kind of decision is aimed at inciting racism...

Hizbullah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday said the movement provides Lebanon with stability and security against a "permanent threat called Israel."

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says the movement provides Lebanon with stability and security against a 'permanent threat called Israel'.

Beirut - Germany handed over Monday command of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon Maritime Task Force (MTF) which monitors the Lebanese seawaters, to Italy for the next six months. In a ceremony aboard German flagship FGS Schleswig-Holstein...

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It was a generous idea borne of economic necessity and a love of children 41 years ago when two women in Lebanon decided every child deserves a toy on Christmas.

Family Hospice and Palliative Care of Mt. Lebanon is accepting $20 donations for people who want to have a loved one's name on a dove adorning one of 15 trees that will be on display until Dec. 26 at seven local malls: The Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills in Frazier, Century III Mall in West Mifflin, Ross Park Mall in Ross, Monroeville Mall, The Mall at Robinson , Shenango Valley Mall in Hermitage ...

According to the London daily Elaph, the young Lebanese artist Najwa Sultan recently got into a horrific car accident. The accident occurred when Najwa was on her way home after filming a live an episode for the entertainment show ?Wanted,? aired on MTV Arabia.

According to the London daily Elaph, the president of the leading Arab production company ?Rotana,? Salim Al Hindi, recently arrived in Beirut to attend a birthday party for the Lebanese artist Elissa.

Covent Garden Grill is a fashionable yet unpretentious restaurant with a modern and original decor and an exciting international grill menu. Dishes include Teriyaki salmon with Soba noodles or Lebanese chicken breast with Mediterranean couscous.

Lebanon will not be drastically affected by the looming financial crisis in Dubai but Beirut should derive news lessons from the experience of the once-thriving emirate, economists and bankers said on Sunday.There was also a consensus that one should wait to see what kind of action the oil-rich Abu Dhabi will take to help its neighbor Dubai.

BEIRUT, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Four thousand Palestinians in refugee camps in Lebanon were today given sacrificial meat from a Malaysian non-governmental organisation, Aman Palestin.

They remain anonymous, but their voices are out in force and bold print: a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women have braved law and social taboo in Lebanon with a little pink-and-white book.

Elizabeth Willome went to Beirut for a wedding and had a chance to see the famous cedars of Lebanon.

Some question the purpose of a bizarre and deeply political debate ordered by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

WISE ? Some free kicks are more expensive than others. Lebanon?s Nick Bush returned a free kick 59 yards to score in the fourth quarter, turning the tide for good, and the Pioneers went on to take a 21-12 win over Gate City in Saturday?s Region D, Division 2 championship game at Virginia-Wise.

DOHA: A lot of people have suddenly travelled out of the country to spend Eid Al Adha vacations and they include Qatari as well as expatriate individuals and families.

It was all supposed to be so different. Next week, on UAE National Day, the Burj Dubai was set to open. The 818-metre tower was to be a testament to everything the emirate has achieved. That ...

(IsraelNN.com) Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara (Likud) attacked the Lebanese government?s decision to allow Hezbollah access to its military arsenal. ?The government of Israel must stop the deaf dialogue and freeze all discussions regarding Sheba Farms and Kfar Ghajar,? said the Druze lawmaker.

They remain anonymous, but their voices are out in force and bold print: a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women have braved law and social taboo in Lebanon with a little pink-and-white book.

Lebanese political forces continue to haggle over the details of a ministerial statement that will define the mandate of the new coalition government for the next three and half years.

The Volunteers In Medicine Free Health Clinic, 711 S. Eighth St., Lebanon, will officially open and begin seeing patients on Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says it will not extradite a former Syrian spy accused of misleading a UN probe into the murder of late Lebanese premier Rafiq al-Hariri.

At Tuhama's Lebanese deli in Dearborn, and at bakeries and barbershops throughout town, it's no secret the CIA is looking for a few good spies.

The UAE will not extradite a former Syrian spy accused of misleading a UN probe into the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, Gulf News reported on Friday, citing an official source.

TYRE (Lebanon), Nov 27 (Bernama) -- About 400,000 Palestinians taking refuge at refugee camps in Lebanon, set their grievances aside to celebrate Aidiladha on a moderate scale Friday.

Lebanese Ministerial Policy Statement was adopted on Thursday, which allowed Hezbollah to keep its arms, the country's official National News Agency reported. The 12 members committee tasked of drafting the statement agreed to adopt the same clause approved by the previous cabinet over the arms of the resistance, referring to Hezbollah, which allowed the group to maintain their arms in hand to ...

The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has on Thursday decided to stop granting permission to individuals to work as domestic workers in Lebanon.

IONA - South Lebanon residents can breath of sigh of relief: There will be no tax increase in 2010.

Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 25, 2009 - U.S. authorities have indicted several Lebanese and others on charges of plotting to smuggle weapons and funds to the Iranian-backed organization in Lebanon, amid persistent allegations that it has links with Latin American drugs cartels that bankroll its operations.

It?s not all Gulf money and party-central nightclubs in the new post-conflict Lebanon. True, the bit of Beirut they call ?downtown? could be, if not exactly the Paris, then at least the Luxembourg of the East, with its carefully restored streets, gleaming new office blocks and Bulgari jewellery stores. And you know a city has really arrived when it has a farmers? market. Beirut?s is near the old ...

Two middle-aged men sit in a bar one rainy night; both are veterans of the Israeli Defense Force's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, where a "limited incursion" to secure the border turned into a months-long siege of Beirut. One man, Boaz, confesses he's been haunted by a recurring dream where 26 savage dogs chase after him. "Why 26? Why not 30?" asks his friend, filmmaker Ari Folman. Because, explains ...

Israel has informed the United Nations Interim Force in Southern Lebanon that it plans to evacuate the northern part of the Lebanese village of Ghajar within hours.

Fairuz is a chain of restaurants that serves a variety of popular Lebanese dishes throughout the day. This branch has warm decor and welcoming staff. It is a popular venue for young families at lunchtimes.

Agencies Beirut, Nov 26: Lebanon's new cabinet has agreed on a policy statement that acknowledges Hezbollah's right to use its weapons against Israel, despite disagreement by some members of the ruling majority.

BEIRUT -Lebanon's new cabinet has agreed on a policy statement that acknowledges Hezbollah's right to use its weapons against Israel, despite disagreement by some members of the ruling majority.

Lebanon's new cabinet has agreed to acknowledge the Islamic Hezbollah movement's right to use armed resistance against the Israeli acts of hostility.

Beirut approves right of resistance to liberate all Lebanese territory from Israeli occupation.

BEIRUT: The central bank?s gross foreign assets hit a new record high of $27 billion at mid-November 2009, covering 83 percent of Lebanese pound money supply.

ADENA - Recipes from a Lebanese immigrant who had a profound love for God, several saints, "the United States of America, Uncle Ben's Rice and Mazola Corn Oil" are combined with the happenings and heritage of an Eastern Ohio Lebanese-American family in a new book, "Addie's Way."

YAROUN, LEBANON -- Suleiman's brother was a Hezbollah fighter, killed in the 2006 war with Israel. His house was destroyed by an Israeli shell. And now, his life's fortune is gone, too, lost along with the money of thousands of other Lebanese who put their faith in a billionaire financier with close...

LEBANON ? Rob Hess, superintendent of the Lebanon SchoolDistrict, will be the guest speaker at the Lebanon Area Chamber ofCommerce luncheon meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4,at the Health and Career Training Center at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.

It's amazing what a body can do. Back in 1986, after Alec Collett's corpse was videoed swinging from a noose ? we had to assume this gruesome piece of cinema showed him, for his face was covered ? the Lebanese concluded that the British freelance journalist was killed in revenge for Margaret Thatcher's decision to allow Ronald Reagan to air-raid Libya from airbases in the UK. That's what his ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Debates over the right to maintain arms to deter the Israeli threat are creating obstacles to the drafting of a national policy statement in Beirut.

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has broken up what officials termed a weapons smuggling ring for Hizbullah. The FBI has arrested 10 people, several of them Lebanese emigrants, on charges of conspiring to export weapons from Philadelphia to the Syrian port of Latakia.

ABU DHABI ? Famous Lebanese singer Majida Al Roumi thrilled the full-house audience at the theatre of Emirates Palace Hotel with a number of her best Arabic songs on Tuesday night.

Tests confirm remains are those of Alec Collett, who was kidnapped in 1985 while working on an article for the UN The remains of a British journalist who was kidnapped almost 25 years ago have been found in Lebanon, the Foreign Office confirmed today. Experts found human bones in the Bekaa Valley last week and tests have now shown that they are Alec Collett's remains. He was kidnapped at ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Efforts by Lebanon's new government to agree on a policy statement have again stumbled over Hezbollah's weapons, with Christian members of the Western-backed majority rejecting a hands-off approach.

Efforts by Lebanon's new government to agree on a policy statement have again stumbled over Hezbollah's weapons, with Christian members of the Western-backed majority rejecting a hands-off approach.

An international human rights group has urged a Saudi court to overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese man convicted of practicing witchcraft.

Correspondent Success has its price. Just ask the Lebanon Greyhounds.

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

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Beirut - Lebanon's Health Minister Mohammed Jawad Khalifeh warned Wednesday that test results showed that 80% of flu-victims are carrying the H1N1 virus in Lebanon. Khalifeh told the daily As Safir newspaper that tests carried out by several laborato...

Game clock melting, draped by two defenders, Joe Meehan squeezed off a last-second shot.And in the process, squeezed the life out of a late comeback engineered by Franklin & Marshall's men's basketball team at LVC Gym."When I let it go, I knew it had a chance," Lebanon Valley's sophomore...

An official of United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Tuesday that Israel informed the UN Secretary-General of its willingness to discuss withdrawal of its troops from al-Ghajar village. UNIFIL Director of Political and Civil Affairs Milos Strugar stressed in a press conference held in South Lebanon's Tyre, that the issue of Israeli withdrawal from the northern part of al ...

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Tuesday warned Lebanon that it, not Hezbollah, would be the target of retaliatory attacks should the militant group escalate tension along Israel's northern border. Barak made the comments at a meeting with regional leaders in northern Israel, stressing that Israel holds Lebanon responsible for any conflict with Hezbollah. "Hezbollah is not our target," in ...

Three Lebanese nationals and one American resident were charged today with attempting to obtain 1,200 M-4 military assault weapons for Hezbollah , the second set of such charges in as many days generated in Philadelphia.

The first 10 months of 2009 saw a significant surge in construction activity in Lebanon, with a strong hike in the issuance of building permits.Figures released by the Order of Engineers of Beirut and Tripoli show that newly issued construction permits totaled 10,171,643 square meters, up by 7.4 percent from the same period of the previous year and by 41.2 percent from the same period of 2007.

A man and his wife were arrested in Zahle, Sunday, for robbing several stores in the region between Zahle and Bar Elias. Internal Security Forces (ISF) found various stolen items in their possession, including women's bags, wallets, mobile phones and keys, as well as Lebanese and US money. The husband, who aided his wife during the robberies, admitted that he had previously been to prison twice.

The Lebanese government must honor its commitment to holding municipal elections on time, according to a leading voting monitor.The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE), in a statement released this week, called for municipal polls to be held in May 2010 - as stipulated in the constitution- as well as the discussion of electoral reform.

A police plan to combat drug trafficking came up trumps Tuesday with the arrest of infamous drug dealer Elias J.Q, who was caught in possession of cocaine in the Mirna al-Sha lou hi region in the Metn. The high-profile sting followed the arrests of five suspected drug dealers in Beirut on Monday night, as police bolstered patrols.

"We serve Pari Banu, mistress of the spirit land of Wak Wak," say a bevvie of comely wenches, before pouncing on the virtuous yet irresis tible Prince Achmed. Fleeing this coterie of insatiable young ladies, Achmed hides out by a lake, only to spy Pari Banu herself floating from the sky in the form of a bird, ready for her nightly bath.

The fairness of Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe's skin makes her patronising lyric all the more problematic for black Egyptians Haifa Wehbe, a popular Lebanese pop singer, has always been a controversial figure. The queen of a relatively new breed of voluptuous, coquettish starlets, her provocative lyrics, attire and music videos have won her popularity among Arab men who lust after her, women who ...

French-Lebanese trumpet player Ibrahim Maalouf has released a new album ?Diachronism?. His music is an eclectic mix of Arab, electro and jazz music. His improvisation means he never plays the same pieces twice.

Two school buses from Kings Schools collided in Lebanon around noon with some of the students taken to a local hospital.

LEBANON, OH (FOX19) - An accident involving at least one school bus has been reported in Lebanon. It happened just before 11 a.m. near the corner of Miller and Drake, near Lebanon High School.

Lebanon City Council approved a 3 percent raise in sewer rates Monday, Nov. 23, but not without disagreement.

The Lebanese artist Maya Nasri decided to seek a new experience by trying out cinema directing. She had asked her fianc the director Ehab Lam?y to allow her to work with him on his next and upcoming film to be a director assistant.

The famous Lebanese artist Najwa Karam will be hosting two live concerts in Northern Iraq in the cities of ?Irbil and Al Sulaimanyah? on the 3rd and 4th of December 2009. Najwa?s performance comes after an absence in Iraq that lasted for 10 years.

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

LEBANON - The Ohio Highway Patrol?s Lebanon post recently selected its trooper and dispatcher of the year.

Islamic banking thrive in Lebanon

BEIRUT: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has reportedly asked its citizens wishing to travel to Syria to abide by the legal procedures and not to cross illegally into Lebanon from Syrian territories, Al-Mustaqbal newspaper reported on Monday.

Lebanon police said they seized cocaine, Ecstasy tablets and $3,900 in suspected drug money from a Lebanon man they charged with a variety of drug offenses Nov. 14.

Beirut, Nov 24 : A British forensic team in Lebanon said DNA results proved that the body found last week in eastern Lebanon is that of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants 24 years ago.

Indonesian government asked the United Nations (UN) to pay part of the operation cost following the UN's request for Indonesia to provide warship to support the UN's peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, the Jakarta Globe reported on Monday. Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said that he hoped the UN would share some of the financial burden of Indonesia's participation in the UN ...

A Lebanon mother and daughter pleaded guilty on charges for a deadly shooting over the summer.

Source: Human Rights Watch (Beirut) - Lebanese authorities should investigate the circumstances surrounding the detention and disappearance of Nawar 'Abboud, Human Rights Watch and the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed his sympathies to the family of Alec Collett, a staff member of the United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees who disappeared 24 years ago and whose remains have now been found in Lebanon.

Beirut, Nov 24 (DPA) A British forensic team in Lebanon said DNA results proved that the body found last week in eastern Lebanon is that of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants 24 years ago.

Lebanon , the Foreign Office confirmed today.Experts found human bones in the Bekaa Valley last week and tests have now shown that they are Alec Collett's remains.He was kidnapped at gunpoint in 1985 ...

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations says the remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war, have been identified.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon is to host its sixteenth annual European Film Festival from Thursday.

Human remains found in Lebanon are confirmed as those of a British journalist kidnapped nearly 25 years ago.

(BEIRUT ) - Lebanon is to host its sixteenth annual European Film Festival from Thursday. "The 2009 festival includes 34 European feature films, including prize-winning films screened at major international festival," EU charge d'affaires Michael Miller told a news conference.

The famous Lebanese artist Nancy Ajram revealed that she is willing to go on a mission to the Palestinian occupied lands since she had became an ambassador of ?UNICEF? for the Middle East and Northern Africa.

(Reuters) ? A forensics team has found the remains of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants in Lebanon 24 years ago, the British embassy said on Monday.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A forensics team has found the remains of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants in Lebanon 24 years ago, the British embassy said on Monday. British ...

He's half Lebanese, half American, grew up in Paris, and now lives in London.

HANGZHOU, Southeast China - China beat Lebanon 1-0 to get their third win in a row at the AFC Asian Cup qualifier at the Yellow Dragon Sports center here on Sunday.

Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 20, 2009 - A Russian military delegation is inspecting airfields before Moscow sends 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Lebanon's almost non-existent air force, a challenge to U.S. efforts to build up the Mediterranean country's state institutions to counter Hezbollah.

&$ &$China's players pose for photos before a qualification match against Lebanon of Group D for the Asian Cup football in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 22, 2009. China won the match 1-0. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)&$ &$&$ ?1? ?2?

China are on the verge of qualification for the 2011 Asian Cup after a 1-0 win over Lebanon in Hangzhou. The three points maintain China?s second spot but puts the East Asians five points clear of Vietnam with just two games remaining.

The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) held a public statement hearing at the Randallsville New Life Christian Church Nov. 18. The hearing concerned an application for a

Lebanese capital embarks on charm offensive to lure visitors thanks to its ambitious shopping projects.

Beirut - Lebanon celebrated its 66th Independence Day on Sunday amid calls to enhance national unity and bring about about economic and political reforms. On November 22, 1943, Lebanon was liberated from a French mandate that lasted 23 years after th...

Mayor comparises suburban ward to once wartorn Lebanese capital because of unruly teenagers Beirut, Baltimore, Gotham City ... some conurbations immediately conjure up images of violence and depravity. And now it seems we should add the small suburb of Penwortham, near Preston, to that list. Locals were shocked this week when their mayor, Jim Hothersall, mentioned the town in the same breath as ...

Lebanon has, as you have said, been spared the world financial crisis. Is this due to the rigorous measures taken by the Bank of Lebanon? Have other factors had an impact?

Lebanese anti-aircraft guns open fire on an Israeli drone that violated Lebanese airspace over the south of the country.

22 November 2009 BEIRUT - High-spending Saudi tourists have contributed over 22 percent to Lebanon's total tourism revenues over the last ten months of 2009, according to a report by research firm Global Refund released Saturday.

The capital city of Jordan is often overlooked, but the evolving culinary and night-life scenes have much to offer.

For once, all is well with the Chinese national team and coach Gao Hongbo is confident that China can almost qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup by defeating Lebanon in Hangzhou on Sunday.

A Lebanese mother found dead with her three daughters admitted on a videotape that she had poisoned her family.

BEIRUT (AFP) - President Michel Sleiman called in a television speech on Saturday for the establishment of a committee to work towards the abolition of religion-based politics in Lebanon.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on Saturday on an Israeli drone that entered Lebanese airspace in the south of the country, the military said in a statement.

Beirut, Nov 21: A Lebanese mother found dead with her three daughters left a videotaped confession that she poisoned the family, local media reported Saturday.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) has launched an academy for entrepreneurs, Regional Academy for Young Entrepreneurs (RAYE), developed in association with Lebanon-based Berytech Technological Pole. RAYE is initially conducting a one-week programme in Beirut, offering Arab nationals opportunity to explore the entrepreneurship option.

LEBANON ? The Lebanon Community School District is inviting thecommunity to begin the new year with a new focus for the schooldistrict that residents will help design.

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut (AUB) signed November 20 an agreement with Intel to join the Middle East Energy Efficiency Research Center (MER) for developing more energy efficient solutions. [AMEInfo.com]

DNA test results showed that the body recovered by an official British team in Lebanon's Bekaa valley was that of British journalist Alec Collett who disappeared more than two decades ago, daily As-Safir reported on Friday. The British team searching for Collett announced that they recovered human remains on Tuesday in an area called Khellit al-Zayti, on the edge of the town of Aita al-Fakhar in ...

Entering the 2009-2010 season, Lebanon girls basketball coach Kerry Allen is preparing for a rollercoaster ride.

Indonesia is considering the UN request for the TNIs extended participation in the Maritime Task Force in Lebanon

LEBANON - The Lebanon Town Board approved its 2010 budget Thursday night following a public hearing attended by one member of the public.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations remains committed to monitoring the security situation along the southern border with Lebanon, top peacekeepers said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Russian military delegation is inspecting airfields before Moscow sends 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Lebanon's almost non-existent air force, a challenge to U.S. efforts to build up the Mediterranean country's state institutions to counter Hezbollah.

The Lebanese artist Yara decided to go back and work with the company ?Melody Artists Management? once again in order manage all her art and music business.

Tunis ? Tunisia recently took part in the Arab conference on family violence held on November 18 to 19, 2009 in the Lebanese capital, under the theme "a secure society, a stable family ", at the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia(UN-ESCWA).

Powerful Lebanese party adopts new manifesto which it will announce in coming days.

BEIRUT: Figures released by the central bank of Lebanon show that the number of credit and debit cards issued in Lebanon reached 1.61 million cards at the end of September 2009, constituting a 1.3 percent decrease from end-June 2009, a 2.7 percent rise in the first 9 months of the year and a 4.2 percent rise on a yearly basis, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the ...

Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as Hezbollah leader for a sixth term, the Lebanese Shiite armed group said on Thursday. A Hezbollah statement announced on Thursday the end of its general conference, which lasted for months, saying that the conference adopted a new political document, the second of its kind after the open letter of 1985, the group added. The statement said that the general ...

Lebanon Police Chief Dan Wright sympathizes with the Community of Lebanon Association.

Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as Hezbollah leader for a sixth term, the Lebanese Shiite armed group said on Thursday.

A famous Lebanese pop singer, known for her seductive dresses and provocative dancing, is now accused of singing a song with racist lyrics that compares black Egyptians to monkeys. Singer - Middle East - Lyrics - Music - Arts

The military chief of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon today met separately with Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss the security situation in the south of the country.

BEIRUT - Hassan Nasrallah was re-elected head of Hezbollah on Thursday following a congress that also adopted a new manifesto, which is to be revealed in coming days, the militant Shiite party announced.

LEBANON - A conservative, grass roots political organization will soon be establishing a chapter in Lebanon.

The Lebanon man charged with homicide in the stabbing death of a North Lebanon Twp. woman Sept. 21 waived his preliminary hearing Thursday at Central Court in Lebanon.

The famous Lebanese artist Elissa is getting ready to record a new song called ?Mish Farqa Ma?aya? (It doesn?t make a difference with me). Elissa will record the new song in the few days to come since she had finally decided to include it in the new album.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Hezbollah announced Thursday it has drafted a new political document outlining the nature of the resistance, its second such measure since 1985.

BEIRUT (AP) ? The militant Hezbollah group says that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the group's leader for a sixth term.

A profile of Alec Collett, the British-born journalist who was kidnapped in Lebanon almost 25 years ago.

Forensic experts may have discovered the remains of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinians a quarter of a century ago in Lebanon.

By Scheherezade Faramarzi ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT | An Iranian doctor who went public with reports of tortured protesters he treated at Tehran's most-feared detention facility has died under mysterio...

L-Faverio-FSH Amman, R.Sayess-FSH Riyadh, S.Casson - FSHDoha. In addition to offering a glimpse into the company's robust global pipeline, Four Seasons also had General Managers from the region and beyond, sharing news and insights into their hotels.

Indonesia is deploying more peacekeepers to Lebanon to join a U.N. mission monitoring a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants.

Lebanon: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts shared the latest news and updates on the soon to be launched Four Seasons Hotel Beirut as well as upcoming properties in China, the US and Morocco at a media brunch held on November 19. [AMEInfo.com]

Fairuz is a chain of restaurants that serves a variety of popular Lebanese dishes throughout the day. This branch has warm decor and welcoming staff. It is a popular venue for young families at lunchtimes.

Beirut tourism bosses have hit back at the Penwortham mayor after their city was compared to part of the South Ribble town.

The Lebanese security forces have detained a suspected spy in the southern town of Tebnine, the latest in a string of arrests which uncovered an Israeli spying network in Lebanon.

Human remains have been found by a team searching for a British journalist kidnapped in Lebanon more than 20 years ago.

Israel realises that it cannot bomb Hezbollah out of existence. The Lebanese party, despite all attempts, is still firmly united and has not been infiltrated by Israeli spies. Politically, they remain as powerful as ever.

Read any account of how the alphabet came into being and you'll find a reference to the sarcophagus of Ahiram, king of Byblos (modern J'beil, Lebanon) around 1000 B.C. The stone sarcophagus has been housed in the National Museum of Beirut since shortly after its discovery by French archeologists in 1923. From 1982 to 1997, this historical treasure was sheathed in reinforced concrete while ...

The Indonesian military sent 1,125personnel to Lebanon on Thursday to replace the Garuda Contingent that had joined the United Nations' Peace Mission in South Lebanon, Kompas online news reported in Jakarta. The soldiers were discharged in a military ceremony presided by the National Military Chief General Djoko Santoso at its headquarters in the capital city of Jakarta on Thursday. Djoko said ...

BEIRUT: New Finance Minister Raya Hassan Haffar said Wednesday that Lebanon will quickly head toward economic recovery once all parties agree on reforms and Paris III commitments are implemented.

A Lebanon cat has died from the H1N1 virus, state veterinary officials said Wednesday. It is believed to be the first feline H1N1 fatality in the country, said Raina Dey of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association and Emilio DeBess, state public health veterinarian. The veterinary officials said they believe the ?

At first listen, you may mistake London-based band, Fanfarlo, as Arcade Fire. Then you realize that?s impossible since Arcade Fire hasn?t released an new album since 2007 and you know every single note, every crescendo, every xylophone line and everything else unconventional about their sound. Plus you hear a hint of Beirut and Stars. Fanfarlo may [...]

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- British authorities scouring the Lebanese landscape for a missing journalist who vanished in 1985 are examining human remains linked to the case.

LEBANON ? FISH of Lebanon is raffling off a handmade16-by-72-inch quilt, which is on display at Umpqua Bank. Thelight-blue quilt filled with golden suns was made by PauletteStenberg of Waldport, a member of the Oregon Coastal QuiltersGuild. She has made numerous quilts over the years for FISH, cancerpatients and Operation Home Front.

Belly dancing, falafel and kebabs.

School administrators in Mt. Lebanon are vowing to find the vandal behind threatening graffiti left in a high school bathroom on Wednesday.

Beirut- The search for a British journalist abducted, held hostage and murdered in the 1980s has yielded a body, Lebanese security sources said Wednesday. A nine-member British military team are currently in Lebanon, and conducting DNA test on the co...

Actor Tamer Abed Al Minem is writing a television drama series about the life of the late Lebanese artist Suzan Tamim and he calls the series ?Al Murafaqah? (Companionship).

BEIRUT An Iranian doctor who treated victims of torture at Tehran's most feared prison has died, amid conflicting reports of a heart attack, a car accident or suicide ? raising opposition...

The Lebanon Alumni Basketball Tournament will be held Nov. 27-28 at the high school.

Recently, Lebanese artist May Hariri participated at the ?Al Salam Festival? held in Abu Dhabi. The festival is organized by the international company ?Flash? held for the internationally acknowledged race of ?Formula One?.

Lebanon Municipal Airport's location is near Nashville, but it's also away from the traffic and access to Interstate 40. That's a growing plus the city wants to act on.

The Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe is facing a lawsuit from black Egyptians after one of her songs referred to 'Nubian monkeys'.

British investigators are hopeful that a body recovered from the eastern Bekaa Valley could be the remains of Alec Collett, a British journalist who was kidnapped and executed by a Palestinian group in 1986 during Lebanon?s civil war.

The remains of two bodies found by British experts in eastern Lebanon were being tested Wednesday to determine if they included that of British journalist Alec Collett, a security source said.

BEIRUT Iran's greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country's ruling hard-line clerics. So it was a bombshell when Mr. Shajarian - so revered that his audiences pelt him with roses - demanded that state radio and TV stop broadcasting his music, as a protest against the government. The state broadcaster complied. What pushed Mr ...

Lebanese basketball officials revealed that CJ Giles, who was removed from the Smart Gilas Pilipinas National Team, signed a hefty contract with a club team in Lebanon.

17 November 2009 BEIRUT -- The Arab Region Parliamentarians Against Corruption (ARPAC) said here on Tuesday the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) issued earlier in the day by the Transparency International (TI), showed an apparent retreat in the combat against graft in 12 Arab countries.

BEIRUT (AP) ? An Iranian doctor who treated victims of torture at Tehran's most feared detention facility has died, amid conflicting reports of a heart attack, a car accident or suicide ? raising opposition accusations that the 26-year-old was killed.

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Saudi Arabia plans to double its refining capacity at home and abroad by 2015 as part of a $100 billion plan to boost oil and gas production capacity, Abha-based Al Watan daily reports Saturday, citing the kingdom's oil minister Ali Al Naimi.

BEIRUT: Figures released by the Finance Ministry indicate that gross public debt continued its increase for the third month in a row in August. The trend is a U-turn from the reductions seen in April, May and June, according to Bank Audi?s Weekly Monitor.

When Brad Szollose walked into Lebanon High School on Monday he was transported back in time 28 years.

Is Lebanon on the way to becoming a bankrupt Act 47 city like Reading? That is the warning Lebanon Mayor Trish Ward and her predecessor, Bob Anspach, have given to City Council during budget hearings the past several years as the city's expenditures have continued to outpace its falling revenues.

A disagreement between the softball and baseball programs of the South Lebanon Athletic Association isn?t something the Cornwall-Lebanon School Board plans to weigh in on, the board told parents Monday night.

Sophomore Alma Raymeran announces a tie between the Japanese dish Nikujaga and the Lebanese dessert layalilubnan. Layalilubnan means Lebanese nights. Seniors Steven Gotama and Yu Chen Zhou entertain the crowd at the Asian Student Union dinner with a Chinese song. Earlham students seat Asian dishes at the Asian Student Union dinner on Sunday night. Photos by Abby Kathan

? Black Egyptians sue and demand album be banned ? Row casts fresh light on racism in region One of the Arab world's biggest pop stars has provoked a torrent of outrage after releasing a song which refers to black Egyptians as monkeys. Haifa Wehbe, an award-winning Lebanese diva who has been voted one of the world's most beautiful people, is now facing a lawsuit from Egyptian Nubians claiming ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers grappled over the issue of Hezbollah's weapons as the new Beirut government puts the final touches on its policy statement.

ABOARD THE INS EILAT ? Underscoring Israel?s military might, Israel?s prime minister warned about the dangers of a nuclear Iran Tuesday after visiting a submarine believed equipped with nuclear-tipped missiles and a ship used to seize weapons Israel says were being sent to Lebanese foes by Iran.

Underscoring Israel's military might, Israel's prime minister warned about the dangers of a nuclear Iran Tuesday after visiting a submarine believed equipped with nuclear-tipped missiles and a ship used to seize weapons Israel says were being sent to Lebanese foes by Iran.

Lebanese artist Maria will be experiencing acting on the big screen for the second time where she already starred in the Egyptian cinema film ?Bedoon Raqaba? (Uncensored).

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met with his ministers Monday to begin work on a draft policy statement for his newly appointed government. Hariri told reporters that efforts to reach a joint policy statement were continuing in a positive development.

BEIRUT, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

The Zakhem family gave $1 million this summer to create the Kahlil Gibran Chair for Peace and Values. Officially established last week, the position will focus on the works of Kahlil Gibran, a early 20th-century Lebanese-American poet, writer and artist w...

When Richard Shadyac Jr. goes to work, it's almost impossible for him not think of his father.Shadyac is the new CEO of American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, or ALSAC, the fundraising arm of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.On his morning commute, he sees Shadyac Avenue, named for Richard Shadyac, his father and former ALSAC CEO. Then he passes a portrait of his father in the ALSAC ...

Two get jail for ?indecent? behaviour By Nour Abuzant A Lebanese man and a Filipina have been sentenced to one year imprisonment for indecent behaviour in the public. The court heard from a police officer that he saw the two kissing in the restaurant area of a shopping mall.

No computer slots at Lebanon Raceway

NEW DELHI: Nippu Jamwal has won the girls? 45 kg gold medal in the junior Asian judo championships in Beirut. Six other Indian judokas have bagged bronze medals. The medal winners: Boys: Bronze: ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met with his ministers Monday to begin work on a draft policy statement for his newly appointed government.

British experts are searching for the body of journalist Alec Collett, who was kidnapped and killed 25 years ago at the height of Lebanon's civil war, a security source said on Monday.

ABU DHABI ? Minister of Environment and Water Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd will head a high-level UAE delegation to the annual conference of the ?Arab Forum for Environment and Development? (AFED), to be held in Beirut on November 19-20.

Emails from BBC readers on Egypt's decision to establish the world's first internet domain name written in Arabic, '.masr' - meaning '.Egypt'.

North Lebanon Twp. police are continuing their investigation of a possible attempted child abduction tht occurred at 11:22 a.m. Nov. 12. Det. David Lauver said two nine-year-old girls reported that a man got out of his vehicle and began chasing them through yards in the area of Ashton and Martin drives.

According to the London daily Elaph, the Lebanese artist Grace Deeb participated in the Syrian ?Tadmor Musical Festival? and performed a live concert on Thursday October 29th. After her Syrian performance she headed to Jordan to participate in the musical conference held in Amman.

Issues regarding Hezbollah's arms might delay formulation of the newly-formed Lebanese government's policy statement, media reports said on Monday. Local newspaper al-Nahar said that the ministerial committee tasked with writing the cabinet platform might not vote on the draft during its second meeting, which will be headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Monday, due to disagreement over the ...

According to the London daily Elaph, after releasing the three solo singles ?Mihtaja His? (I Need To Feel), ?Al Osforah? (The Bird) and ?Sameen Ya Banat? (Girls Listen), the artist Eliz is getting ready to launch a new song.

After 11 seasons, two trips to the District 3 playoffs and three winning seasons in a row, Jack Beidler has resigned his post as head football coach at Northern Lebanon.Athletic director Rob Snyder confirmed Monday morning that Beidler had tendered his letter of resignation and will no longer coach ...

There was a time when residents of Juhu would wait eagerly for the monsoon to end, not because they were tired of the water-logging as they are now, but because they wanted to go fishing behind Chandan cinema. Yes, the area where the PVR cinema complex and the Dynamix mall stand now, on J M Marg, JVPD scheme, was once a fishing pond.

Adel Al Shared Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation. As a first initiative on its agenda, RAYE will host a one-week programme in Beirut from 16-20 November.

After Israel released photos it said proved that a huge shipment of weapons for Hezbollah came from Tehran, Iranian news agencies publish evidence showing that the photos are forged.

Since launching in Bahrain in early 2008, Wafi Gourmet has quickly become established as one of Manama's leading restaurants and delicatessens, and is known for its quality Lebanese fare and unparalleled ambience.

Xinhua News Agency, along with other media and institutes, selected ten International Child Stars worldwide Nov. 15, 2009 so as to meet the upcoming International Children's Day. Eight of them come from abroad. They are samba girl Maria Louisa from Brazil, environment protection advocate Jordan Hartman from Australia, Lebanese girl Sahar Carmor, peace-pursuing girl Esha from Afghanistan, tsunami ...

A senior living facility in Columbia Heights opened its doors yesterday for a grand opening. The Lighthouse of Columbia Heights on Hart Boulevard, constructed by New Perspective Senior Living, consists of 45 assisted living units and 38 memory care units.

Traditions in Yemen have stayed largely alive because of deep poverty and long isolation, making the capital?s Old City one of the world?s architectural gems.

Every afternoon, 12-year-old Sahar Karmo goes to the Youth and Children's Center in Beirut's Shatila Palestinian Refugee Camp for free education. Having quit school recently, Karmo believes her dream of becoming a teacher when she grows up may still come true by attending the children's center, which is not a formal school but a training institution for children who perform poorly in schools ...

BEIRUT: Merrill Lynch indicated that the formation of Lebanon?s long-awaited national unity government is positive, as it correlates Lebanon?s economic performance over the last two years largely with political stability in the aftermath of Doha accord in 2008, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

A worker at the Lebanon Farmers Market was inspired three years ago to help the Salvation Army.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Syria signed on Sunday an agreement on establishing six educational centers in the eastern region, the official SANA news agency reported. The agreement aims at eliminating illiteracy, providing vocational training for grown-ups and achieving development in Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa governorates in the east of ...

John McLaughlin came to the Lebanon Historical Society Museum on Sunday armed with a sword.

MARRAKECH, MOROCCO--(Marketwire - 11/15/09) - Bahrain is the most economically free Arab nation, followed closely by Kuwait and Lebanon, according to the Economic Freedom of the Arab World: 2009 Annual Report. The peer-reviewed report produced by the Fraser Institute, one of Canada's leading economic think tanks, along with the International Research Foundation of Oman and the Cairo office of ...

Lebanon reports 43% jump in tourism arrivals

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has offered to host a Middle East peace conference in Paris in talks with Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian leaders last week, an Israeli daily reported on Sunday.

Lebanon: The information technology sector in Lebanon is forecasted to witness around 7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in 2009, thereby underlining the market's considerable growth potential after hitting an estimated USD 251 million last year. [AMEInfo.com]

Tourism numbers in Lebanon have seen a sharp rise in the first 10 months of the year.

Lebanon: Tourism numbers in Lebanon have seen a sharp rise in the first 10 months of the year. The Lebanese tourism ministry has reported a 42.7% increase compared to the same period in 2008, adding that numbers are up 84% compared to the same period of 2007. More than 1.5 million tourists have visited Lebanon so far this year, with a record one million tourists landing in the country during July alone, the ministry said. The bulk have been expatriates or visitors from the Gulf region. The ministry hopes that by year end, some two million tourists will have visited the country. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT ? Iran?s greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country?s ruling hard-line clerics.

China won through controversial goals against Lebanon on Saturday in the Group D of 2011 Asian Cup qualifier here. With two controversial goals, the match was almost ended as fans were provoked to insult the referee. The moment came in the 72nd minute, when China's forward Qu Bo scored, which was suspected of a hand ball. After consulting with the assistant referee for two minutes, the referee ...

China won 2-0 in Lebanon on Saturday evening to put themselves in a good position in Group D of their 2011 Asian Cup qualifying group. A goal in each half, from Yu Hai before the break and Qu Bo after, puts China in second place with six points from three games.

Many costs associated with Lebanon police?s newest police dog are being covered thanks to the 2009 Leadership Lebanon Valley class of Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Tourism ministry: more than 1.5 million tourists visited Lebanon in first 10 months of 2009.

BEIRUT - Iran's greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country's ruling hard-line clerics.

The Saudi man sentenced to five years in prison for boasting on television about his sex life appealed his case on Saturday, claiming errors and biased treatment in the original trial, his lawyer said.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's new government, a shaky coalition of Western-backed factions and the militant Hezbollah, is unlikely to tackle the chief challenge the country faces...

BEIRUT: Can this new Cabinet under the young Premier Saad Hariri succeed where other premiers have failed? This question has lingered in the minds of economists and financial analysts as they enthusiastically wait for the ministerial statement which will outline the new government?s economic policy.

Lebanon's new government, a shaky coalition of Western-backed factions and the militant Hezbollah, is unlikely to tackle the chief challenge the country faces - a buildup of the Iranian-backed group's weapons - even as the...

Mena-based hotel management company Rotana has opened its third hotel in Lebanon, Raouch Arjaan by Rotana. The hotel has 176 studios and suites with state-of-the-art amenities and recreational facilities, including a rooftop swimming pool and a Bodylines Health and Fitness centre.

Lebanon: Mena-based hotel management company Rotana has opened its third hotel in Lebanon, Raouch Arjaan by Rotana. The hotel has 176 studios and suites with state-of-the-art amenities and recreational facilities, including a rooftop swimming pool and a Bodylines Health and Fitness centre. The hotel will also have authentic Lebanese cuisine in its food and beverage offering, a terrace cafe overlooking Raouch Boulevard, and an all-day dining venue offering continental and traditional fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner. [AMEInfo.com]

A fictional metamorphosis conveys what it means to be alien.

After five months of painstaking negotiation Lebanon finally has a national unity government.

The results of student council elections in Lebanon are seen as crucial indexes of a party?s overall popularity and routinely make the front pages of national newspapers.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Hezbollah has infiltrated the security services of Israel and obtained vital documents regarding military activity, the resistance movement said.

The Lebanese artist Yara was shocked to hear the news of her father?s death while being in Qatar at the end of October. Yara had cancelled all her prescheduled engagements and went home to Beirut. Yara was said to be in a very bad mental stage for the loss of her father.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks with visiting Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, who arrived in Damascus early Thursday, the official SANA news agency reported. Suleiman's visit comes two days after the formation of the new Lebanese government and few hours before Assad's departure to Paris for work visit. The two sides were expected to discuss the latest developments in the region ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- For more than a week, Saudi Arabia has been carrying out a highly unusual military operation on its remote southern border, to punish a band of rebels from neighboring Yemen who crossed over and attacked a Saudi patrol.

Two students under arrest, charged with inducing panic at Lebanon High School last week.

Lebanon City Council Thursday introduced an austere 2010 budget that includes jobs cuts, program cuts, and - if all goes according to plan - a tax increase.

LEBANON, Pa. -- The city of Lebanon will go to court of Friday in a bid to overturn an ordinance that caps property taxes at their current level. The move is aimed at closing an $800,000 budget deficit.

After months of political bickering, Lebanon finally has a new government that includes Hezbollah and U.S.-backed Prime Minister Saad Hariri, but, says Mohamad Bazzi , a former Middle East correspondent for Newsday and now an assistant professor of journalism at New York University, "not much has changed.

Police arrest two Lebanon High School students who they said falsely accused a man of making threats on school grounds.

Beirut - While Lebanon may be far from adept at making governments, food is another matter. On Sunday, Lebanese chefs came together to break a third Guinness record for food this year - this time with tabbouleh.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad issued his congratulations to Beirut on forming a new government during a visit with the Lebanese president Thursday in Damascus.

READINGTON TWP. Michael F. Marsalek, 42, of Lebanon, was arrested at about 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, and charged with driving while under the influence after police smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath while Marsalek was at the Readington Municipal Court because he had been subpoenaed to appear in court because of a previous driving while intoxicated charge, police said.

After years of political paralysis, Lebanon's politicians are still pulling the country in different directions, says Natalya Antelava.

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman held talks Thursday in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad three days after the formation of a new Cabinet. A spokesman for Suleiman was quoted as saying the Lebanese-Syrian summit dealt with bilateral relations between the two countries.

BEIRUT: Iran has executed a Kurdish political activist charged with being an ''enemy of God'', his lawyer said, ignoring pleas from international human rights groups for his death sentence to be revoked.

Lebanon: Olive Branch group, the pioneering founders of the Takreem Arab Achievement Awards, recently launched this program during a press conference at cole Suprieure des Affaires (ESA). This initiative aims at furthering humanitarian and cultural programs across the Arab world, and celebrating Arab intellectual contributions in various fields and categories through this event. [AMEInfo.com]

When members of the Dormont/Castle Shannon/Mt. Lebanon Rotary Club heard about the severe funding cuts to community libraries, they turned to flower power.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah's leader yesterday accused President Obama of absolute bias in favor of Israel and disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Obama has gone even further in his military support for the...

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Lebanon: A record 750 delegates from the world's leading information and communication technology (ICT) policy makers met in Beirut this week in an effort to address the pressing challenges of a fast-changing technology environment. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT ? Iran?s president called for international cooperation on nuclear technology in a Wednesday prime-time television appearance filled with conciliatory language toward the world community, in stark contrast to the dismissive tone of other senior Iranian officials toward a United Nations-backed proposal. Although President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not directly mention a U.S.-endorsed ...

Lebanon: In order to meet with its subscribers needs and to serve them in a best way, Alfa, the mobile operator managed by Orascom Telecom since February 2009, announces the inauguration of its new Point of Sale in Nabatieh starting November 2, 2009. [AMEInfo.com]

Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 10, 2009 - After five months of intense political wrangling, with Syria and Saudi Arabia pulling the strings, Lebanon seems set to get a new government that includes Hezbollah.

The female vocalist nominee dazzled in a silver, metallic, beaded-bodice draped gown by Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated the readiness of the United Nations to work with the new unity government in Lebanon in tackling the challenges facing the country.

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- President Obama urged Lebanon's new government to comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for the disarming of Hezbollah.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Israeli military will be destroyed in the mountains of Lebanon, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday on his movement's Martyr Day.

After five months of fierce negotiations, Lebanon finally has a cabinet. Prime Minister Rafik Hariri announced Monday that the final details had been worked out and that parties had a come to an agreement. Lebanon?s deep sectarian divides provided ample obstacles during the negotiation process, but many thought that the biggest barriers to a national unity [...]

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) ? Hezbollah's leader is accusing President Barack Obama of absolute bias in favor of Israel and disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims.

The Lebanon football team had already clinched a playoff spot for the first time in three years with a win the previous week, but there was still so much to play for.

NABATIEH, Lebanon ? The pock marks on the walls of 45-year-old Salima Barakat's house are not unusual for this part of southern Lebanon. Bullet and shrapnel marks of varying ages remind longtime residents of the many wars and occupations, notably the 2006 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Lebanon police want to remind residents to lock their vehicles and keep anything left inside out of sight.

The United States has welcomed the formation of a new Lebanese unity government and urged it to work to extend its authority over the entire country.

BEIRUT: Iranian officials are up in arms over a decision by the Queen's College at Oxford University to establish a scholarship fund in memory of Neda Agha-Soltan, the 27-year-old Iranian woman whose videotaped death on June 20 at the hands of an unknown gunman made her an international symbol of Iran's opposition movement.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined world leaders in welcoming the new unity government in Lebanon but warned of more work to come. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri submitted his list of Cabinet ministers to President Michel Suleiman on Monday following months of political wrangling.

UN reminds Tel Aviv that Israeli spying, flights over Lebanon violate resolution 1701.

Lebanon: Alfa, the mobile operator, managed by Orascom Telecom since the 1st of February 2009, announced that it is keeping on strengthening its network all over Lebanon by installing 7 new Radio Stations since the 20th of October 2009. [AMEInfo.com]

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner speaks in Baabda, near Beirut July 10, 2009. REUTERS/ Dalati Nohra / Handout/Files PARIS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - France fears that Israel no longer wants a Middle East peace deal, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Tuesday, and that Paris remained deeply opposed to Jewish settlement building in the West Bank.

Riyadh: GCC Secretary General H E Abdurrahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah welcomed yesterday the formation of Lebanon?s new government under the leadership of Saad Al Hariri.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- After five months of intense political wrangling, with Syria and Saudi Arabia pulling the strings, Lebanon seems set to get a new government that includes Hezbollah.

Despite recent ?worrying incidents? in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hizbollah militants battled fiercely three years ago, talk of a new war is alarmist, but all sides must do more to translate the cessation of hostilities into a permanent ceasefire, ...

Source: Reuters * U.S., Britain raise concerns in Security Council * Syria dismisses Israeli charges as "lies" By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The United States accused Iran in ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Lebanon?s new national unity government to fully implement the Security Council resolution that ended the war between Israel and Hizbollah three years ago.

The international community is welcoming the formation of Lebanon's unity government, after a five-month power vacuum. Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced the new 30-member Cabinet Monday.

FCC chairman speaks at International Telecom Union regulators...

The United States commends Prime Minister Hariri and President Sleiman for their stewardship during the government formation process, and looks forward to working with the next Lebanese government on behalf of the people of Lebanon. We hope that the cabinet statement and government program will reflect a commitment to full implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1559, 1680, and 1701 ...

Voters from the various communities in Lebanon share their views on the new government line up and the future of the country.

Voters in Lebanon share their views on the new government and the future of the country.

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday welcomed the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon and asked the new leadership to conduct reforms. The EU encourages the government to carry out necessary political and economic reforms, Sweden, which holds the current rotating EU presidency, said in a statement. "The successful holding of parliamentary elections on 7 June was an important step ...

EU urges new Lebanese govt to carry out reforms

Lebanon: EU presidency hails new government (AKI) - The presidency of the European Union, currently headed by Sweden, has welcomed the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon. "The successful holding of parliamentary elections on 7 June was an important step in the democratic development of the country," the EU presidency said in a statement."The presidency encourages the new ...

Lebanon's new cabinet was finally formed on Monday night, five months after the June parliamentary elections. "Finally, the national-unity cabinet is born," new Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday night after the cabinet was publicly decreed following his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri had also joined their meeting to help put the ...

Le Gray reception. Le Gray is situated in the smart downtown district, which has been the subject of a wonderful restoration, and is close to some of the best shopping and entertainment in the city.

The Lebanese press on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Saad Hariri's new unity government but doubted he would be able to tackle the deep rifts between his camp and the rival Hezbollah-led opposition.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday welcomed the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon led by Saad Hariri, calling on the new government to recommit to the full implementation of Security Council resolution1701. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ban expressed his satisfaction that Lebanese political leaders have been able to reach agreement on the formation of a ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- More than five months after holding parliamentary elections, Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday. The agreement ended a long period of gridlock that illustrated once again the myriad dysfunctions of the country's bitterly divided political class.

Beirut-the Citi Foundation, Citi's philanthropic arm, recently extended three grants to financial aid programs at the American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University and Universit Saint Joseph.

Lebanon: Beirut-the Citi Foundation, Citi's philanthropic arm, recently extended three grants to financial aid programs at the American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University and Universit Saint Joseph. These grants will support scholarships and benefit over 30 financial need students enrolled in the 2009-2010 academic year. [AMEInfo.com]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Lebanon?s new national unity government to fully implement the Security Council resolution that ended the war between Israel and Hizbollah three years ago. That resolution called for an end to hostilities between ...

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the newly formed Lebanese national unity government.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister formed a Cabinet Monday that includes the militant group Hezbollah and its allies, ending a political deadlock that left the deeply divided nation without a government for months and threatened to ignite violence.

President Suleiman of Lebanon announces the formation of a national-unity cabinet - five months after a general election.

PARIS, Nov 9, 2009 (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy congratulated Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Monday after he formed a national unity government following four months of negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals.

Lebanon formed a new cabinet on Monday, ending five months of gridlock.

BEIRUT -Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a national unity government on Monday after more than four months of tough negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals, the cabinet secretary announced.

Lebanon's prime minister has formed a Cabinet that includes the militant group Hezbollah and its allies, ending a political deadlock that left the divided nation without a government for months and threatened to ignite violence.

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon?s Saad Hariri , the prime minister-designate tasked with forming a government since June parliamentary elections, was confirmed today by President Michel Suleiman as premier for a national unity government.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a government of national unity on Monday after more than four months of tough negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals.

A human rights group wants the Lebanese government to investigate the suspicious deaths of eight foreign maids last month.

Beirut - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Monday the line-up of the new national unity cabinet after a six- month political impasse that almost led the country into chaos. Hariri's new cabinet will include 30 ministers, 15 ministers loy...

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a government of national unity on Monday after more than four months of tough negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals.

BEIRUT (AP) ? Lebanon's prime minister has formed a Cabinet that includes the militant group Hezbollah and its allies, ending a political deadlock that left the divided nation without a government for months and threatened to ignite violence.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The crew of the vessel allegedly carrying weapons to Hezbollah is under interrogation in Beirut as the resistance movement braces for an Israeli assault.

People age 12 to 21 are invited to a computer skills workshop sponsored by the American Red Cross Youth Club on Nov. 21 in Lebanon.

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon?s Saad Hariri , the prime minister-designate tasked with forming a government since June parliamentary elections, was confirmed today by President Michel Suleiman as premier for a national unity government.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri formed a new unity government on Monday that includes two ministers from Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri was preparing to announce a new government on Saturday after granting concessions to his rivals in the Hezbollah-led opposition on key cabinet posts.

BEIRUT - Lebanon?s prime minister-designate Saad Hariri on Monday was putting the final touches to a new government line-up after nearly five months of tough talking with his Hezbollah-led rivals.

November - Arabic tradition blends with western influences. Twenty years after the end of the civil war, Beirut has reclaimed its title as the Paris of the Middle East. Arts, Culture and Capitalism have transformed the Lebanese capital to a vibrant center of attraction for the international travelers. The newly opened five-star hotel, Le Gray Beirut, not only contributes to the luxurious flair ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri on Monday was putting the final touches to a new government line-up after nearly five months of tough talking with his Hezbollah-led rivals.

Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri on Monday was putting the final touches to a new government line-up after nearly five months of tough talking with his Hezbollah-led rivals.

Qatar grants license to Lebanese insurance firm

Beirut, from the Corniche. Photograph: Guido Cozzi/ Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis A whole new road system has been built from Beirut airport to the city centre since the last time I visited. What's more, there are new, exciting roadside accessories. "Oh my God!" says my friend Anna. "What's that?"

NEW LEBANON ? ?I?ll go down there and kick you know what,? said Supervisor Margaret Robertson to residents and Town Board members at the October meeting.

Beirut (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 - Shiite party Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion."

MANAMA: Lebanese star Elissa will be performing at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), Sakhir, on Friday night. The singer will arrive in Bahrain on Thursday and will stay at the Banyan Tree Al Areen.

The Lebanese Army announced that it was planning to detonate two mines, one of which was a seaborne Israeli-made device that was spotted off the coast of Jbeil the previous day. Security sources told The Daily Star information was being withheld from the public about the incident, in a bid to avoid spreading panic. The sources said that the seaborne mine.

The dispute over Israel's claimed haul of "hundreds of tons" of rockets it said was aboard a ship bound for Hizbullah showed no sign of abating over the weekend as the Antiguan-owned vessel docked in Beirut.Israel claims that it seized cargo from a ship after naval commandoes stormed the vessel in the Mediterranean in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

When the British ambassador to Lebanon first visited the country's south, she found something nasty lurking in a fruit orchard."I first came [to south Lebanon] in November 2006 and we visited an orange grove," said Frances Guy. "There were still cluster bombs in the trees because [of] the sheer quantity of weapons dropped during the last three days of the war."

Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan will be closed on selected mornings in the upcoming weeks for controlled bow hunts to manage the park's deer population.

Twin brothers Reece and Travis Robinson scored 24 points between them as Lebanon beat a disappointing Ireland in the rugbyleague.com European Cup third-place play-off match in Maesteg.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Syrian-backed opposition groups have finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals, ending a four-month deadlock since a general election in June.

Shiite Hezbollah, its allies agree to Lebanese PM-designate 's latest government line-up.

Lebanon's central bank has forecast that the country's GDP will reach 7% in 2009, while inflation will set at 3%, the Daily Star has reported.

Lebanon: Lebanon's central bank has forecast that the country's GDP will reach 7% in 2009, while inflation will set at 3%, the Daily Star has reported. Lebanon's balance of payments for the first nine- month period of 2009 had recorded a surplus of $4.8bn, according to Makram Bou Nassar, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Central Bank. Customer deposits are growing by 20% annually and are expected to reach $100bn at the end of 2009, he said. The central bank's foreign assets, excluding gold, had reached a new historical high of $26bn, Bou Nasser noted. [AMEInfo.com]

LEBANON Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri of Lebanon will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said Saturday.

Lebanese new cabinet will be formed in next two days as the opposition has reportedly agreed on the majority's portfolios, the local media reported on Saturday. Local newspaper the Daily Star reported on Saturday that both parliamentary and opposition sources claimed Friday that the distribution of portfolios was nearly complete, with only a few details still requiring discussion. The paper said ...

A Lebanon man is in critical condition after the van he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree Saturday afternoon, police said. Wayne Minardi, 62, of the 400 block of Larkspur Lane, was traveling north on South Fifth Avenue near Keller Drive in Lebanon at the time of the crash, police said.

Le Gray has finally opened in Beirut ? one of the most eagerly and long-awaited hotel openings of the year. It's been an uphill struggle for hotelier Gordon Campbell Gray, hampered by civil unrest and two wars. "Everyone was really weary after the Israeli attacks two summers ago," he says. "But we refused to let it throw us off course and bashed on."

BEIRUT: Lebanon?s Prime Minister-designate Saad Al Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said yesterday.

BEIRUT - Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri was preparing to announce a new government on Saturday after granting concessions to his rivals in the Hezbollah-led opposition on key cabinet po...

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government in the next two days after clinching a deal with the opposition on its make-up, politicians from both sides said on Saturday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters * PM-designate Hariri set to announce new government * Opposition agrees to join cabinet * Hezbollah to have two ministers (Adds Hariri spokesman, sources) By Laila Bassam BEIRUT, Nov 7 ( ...

Lebanon's opposition, which includes Hezbollah, has agreed to a unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri. Sources say opposition leaders reached the agreement during meetings late Friday, and that a new Cabinet could be formed within the next two days.

Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri was preparing to announce a new government on Saturday after granting concessions to his rivals in the Hezbollah-led opposition on key cabinet posts.

BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country.The announ...

BEIRUT: Lebanon's opposition has agreed to a proposed government line-up, Hezbollah said on Saturday, paving the way to the end of five months of tortuous negotiations following a June general electio...

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is set to announce a national unity government after compromising on key cabinet posts.

Opposition parties, including Iranian backed Hezbollah, have reportedly agreed to form a national unity government in Lebanon. The deal?

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government in the next two days after clinching a deal with the opposition on its make-up, politicians from both sides said on Saturday.

BEIRUT: Lebanon may have overtaken Israel in terms of Middle East press liberty, but a culture of censorship still weighs heavily on freedom of speech, said a new report.

Sometimes, fitting tributes can come in small packages. Monday, a group of veterans and family members learned that their fight to get a stamp honoring the victims of the 1983 Beirut bombing is not over yet.

BEIRUT, Nov 06, 2009 (AFP) - Shiite party Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion."

Lebanon led by 10 points at halftime and was able to hold off visiting Elizabethtown (3-4 L-L, 4-6 overall).Lebanon (4-3, 4-6) quarterback Alex Trautman threw for 353 yards and completed 16-of-27 passes without throwing an interception andaccounted forfive touchdowns (four passing) to lead the Ced...

THE DETAILS: Even though Bowling Green did not begin its whirlwind courtship of Northern Lebanon's prolific senior striker until early October, Comiskey did not need much time to mull over BG's offer.

Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has slammed two Arab satellite providers for banning Iran's Arabic-language news channel al-Alam.

The excitement in Carmen Santana's voice was clear as she stood outside of the Mifflin Mills townhouse development in Lebanon Thursday, because for the first time in the United States, she is a homeowner.

Lebanon?s opposition, including Hezbollah, agreed to join a unity government proposed by Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.

BEIRUT - Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah which claimed the classic work promotes Zionism.

The inadequate use of chemical pesticides in spraying fruits and vegetables is affecting the agricultural exports and the consumption of these products in Lebanon said Zouhair Berro, head of consumers' protection association on Friday."Many countries have recently returned imported Lebanese agricultural products as a result.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior ...

Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.

It's only the first day of business, but by 2 p.m. Friday, the restaurant is packed full of diners who compete for elbow room as they eagerly ladle out helpings of some of Lebanon's finest dishes.While many an office worker across Beirut chows down on a pizza or hamburger, those who are eating with such gusto at Tawlet Souk el-Tayeb savor dishes created closer to hom.

LEBANON - Lebanon school board members voted 4-1 Thursday to end a requirement that current juniors and seniors pass eighth-grade state assessment tests before receiving diplomas.

BEIRUT (AFP) - A ship intercepted by Israel for allegedly carrying Iranian weapons destined for Hezbollah entered on Friday Lebanese waters where authorities are questioning its crew, the army said.

Israel could begin a new military operation in Lebanon in spring 2010, Jordan's Ad-Dustour daily wrote on Friday, citing French parliamentary and military sources.

Lebanon High School lockdown caused by former student

Lebanon High School briefly locked down

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Lebanon Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2009" report to their offering.

Submitted photo Luis Vargas A former Reading man was charged with raping a 16-year-old girl Oct. 25 in Lebanon. He also is accused of committing a string of robberies and burglaries, police said.

BEIRUT, Nov 6 (AFP) Nov 06, 2009 Shiite party Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion."

BEIRUT: Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah which claimed the classic work promotes Zionism.

BEIRUT: Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah which claimed the classic work promotes Zionism. The controversy e...

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Beirut SAL was appointed by the Lebanese government to lead the sale of $500 million in Eurobonds, Assistant General Manager Najib Semaan said today by phone from Beirut.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah which claimed the classic work promotes Zionism.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- An unassuming college math student has become an unlikely hero to many in Iran for daring to criticize the country's most powerful man to his face.

LEBANON - The Lebanon School Board on Thursday gave Superintendent Rob Hess authority to resolve two lingering disputes, a lawsuit and a construction complaint filed by the Lebanon Community School District.

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? Saudi warplanes bombed a group of Yemeni rebels late Wednesday on the countries' remote border, a day after the rebels overran a strategic hilltop and killed a Saudi border guard.

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams said the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is taking place normally in south Lebanon despite "the difficult circumstances," local As-Safir newspaper reported on Wednesday. Williams described the recent incidents in south Lebanon as "worrying," but said that aggressive acts are coming to a halt in a normal manner, especially ...

A suspect in an armed robbery suspect of a bank, in Lebanon, has been convicted in federal court.

BEIRUT - An unassuming Iranian college math student in Tehran has become an unlikely hero for daring to criticize Iran's most powerful man to his face. Mahmoud Vahidnia...

The Lebanon Historical Society is proud to host a Veterans Day potluck supper and memorial ceremony on Sunday Nov. 15. During the Bicentennial, two years ago, a similar program

BEIRUT (AP) ? An unassuming college math student has become an unlikely hero to many in Iran for daring to criticize the country's most powerful man to his face.

Lebanese taxi driver William Hanna couldn't care less that his country has been without a government for five months, a feeling shared by many fellow Lebanese sickened by the endless bickering of their politicians."I gave up listening to the news a while back," said the 52-year-old from the town of Jounieh, north of Beirut. "It's business as usual anyway so why get a headache thinking about ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese taxi driver William Hanna couldn't care less that his country has been without a government for five months, a feeling shared by many fellow Lebanese sickened by the endless bickering of their politicians.

Lebanese taxi driver William Hanna couldn't care less that his country has been without a government for five months, a feeling shared by many fellow Lebanese sickened by the endless bickering of their politicians.

Firm chosen to help Lebanon School District in potential building project

McDonald?s is back in Lebanon after 3-month absence

Israeli defense officials said hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship could have given Lebanese guerrillas an extra month of firepower in a war with Israel, but the militants denied Thursday that the arms were bound for them.

As opposed to the classic Colonial architecture that is the backbone of downtown Lebanon, the Shaker Inn along U.S.

JERUSALEM - Israeli defence officials said hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship could have given Lebanese guerrillas an extra month of firepower in a war with Israel, but the militants denied Thursday that the arms were bound for them.

Mt. Lebanon police made numerous arrests for underage drinking at two separate parties allegedly hosted by parents during the month of October.

BEIRUT: Chairman and general manager of the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) Nabil Itani on Wednesday said a portion of the massive remittances from Lebanese expatriates should be invested in real projects not just deposited in banks.

BEIRUT -Lebanon's Hezbollah on Thursday vehemently denied Israeli accusations that a huge shipment of arms seized by the Jewish state was destined for the militant group.

As I flew into Beirut airport by night, above the sparkling lights of the chaotic city in which I had spent many years as a correspondent before joining the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) in July, I felt a familiar blend of exhilaration and apprehension - exhilaration because of the electrifying vibrancy of the city; apprehension because in Lebanon, behind the legendary joie de ...

Hezbollah rejects Israeli allegations that weapons on a seized ship were destined for the Lebanese militant group.

The Israeli navy yesterday seized a ship carrying what defence officials said was five hundred tons of Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, including Katyusha rockets ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's Hezbollah on Thursday vehemently denied Israeli accusations that a huge shipment of arms seized by the Jewish state was destined for the militant group.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Iran's beleaguered opposition movement struggled to reassert itself on Wednesday, as tens of thousands of protesters braved police beatings and clouds of tear gas on the sidelines of a major, government-sponsored anti-American rally.

RAK FTZ to woo Lebanese market in road show

For all the criticism progressives bestow on Ronald Reagan for just about any decision he made while living at the White House -- and justifiably so, based on his interpretation of what social justice should be -- the former president doesn?t seem to get appropriate laudatory mention for his handling of the aftermath in the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks at the Beirut (Lebanon) airport ...

The Israeli navy yesterday seized a ship carrying what defence officials said was five hundred tons of Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, including Katyusha rockets that could be used in the event of renewed Israel-Hizbollah hostilities. Related Stories US chimp attack victim seeks to sue state Doctors accused of selling babies Afghanistan: huge hunt for rogue ...

In the midst of its best start in school history, Lebanon Valley College is in line for something even more significant -- a share of the Middle Atlantic Conference football title.

Mt. Lebanon continued its recent postseason dominance of Norwin and earned a WPIAL championship game appearance, but this one, however, may sting a lot more than the others.

The Israeli navy yesterday seized a ship carrying what defence officials said was five hundred tons of Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, including Katyusha rockets that could be used in the event of renewed Israel-Hizbollah hostilities.

World-renowned Lebanese singers Nancy Ajram and Fares Karam are to perform at the Layali Eid 2009 concert on November 27 at the Marriott Hotel as part of the Eid Al Adha celebrations.

Israeli defense officials said the ship was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.

Derry Twp. police charged Robert Rothermel, 67, of South 15th Street, Lebanon, with disorderly conduct following incidents June 15 at the Hersheypark water park. Police said he took photos of girls under 18, focusing on their buttocks, breasts and genital areas.

Chairman and general manager of the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) Nabil Itani on Wednesday said a portion of the massive remittances from Lebanese expatriates should be invested in real projects not just deposited in banks."Lebanon ranks as one of the first countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in terms of remittances received from expatriates.

Makram Bou Nassar, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Central Bank on Wednesday projected Lebanon's GDP at 7 percent in 2009 while inflation will set at 3 percent.Nassar made these remarks during a lecture delivered a lecture on "the Role of the Central Bank in Protecting the Lebanese Economy and the Banking Sector from the Global Financial Crisis."

The mufti of Mount Lebanon Sheikh Mohammad Ali Jouzou has sought to defuse tensions over his recent challenge to Maronites to return to Syria, saying he had been misunderstood.Jouzou issued a statement on Wednesday in which he stated he had no intention of offending the Maronite community, explaining that he was criticizing everyone responsible for obstructing the country's political life.

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that a ship seized at sea was carrying hundreds of tonnes of arms sent from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.

Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas ? the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.

"Thousands of Lebanese have waited for more than a generation to find out what happened to their loved ones during the turmoil in their country.

Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas ? the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered.

Israeli naval commandos and warships have intercepted a ship "apparently" carrying weapons from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a raid dozens of miles off its coast, officials said on Wednesday.

Beirut is fast becoming the focus of high-end hotels. Gordon Campbell Gray (One Aldwych and Carlisle Bay, Antigua) has fallen in love with the Lebanese capital, which is why he opened his latest property, the sumptuous Le Gray.

Israeli naval commandos and warships have intercepted a ship "apparently" carrying weapons from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a raid dozens of miles off its coast, officials said on Wednesday.

Israeli naval commandos seized an arms ship Wednesday near Cyprus that was carrying missiles and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, defence officials said.

Lebanon seeks to make sufficient energy use of its average of 300 days of sunshine per year.

Lebanese food specials, among others, offered at South Side 6 For students who live on the south end of town, the early commute to campus may seem boring. But every morning at the corner of Napoleon and South Main Street, a man parades around South Side 6 advertising authentic Lebanese cuisine specials....

MEI's installation in the Marriott Dead Sea Resort.

BEIRUT: Figures released by the Beirut Stock Exchange indicate that total trading volume reached 94.9 million shares in the first 10 months of 2009, a decrease of 3.2 percent year-on-year.

Lebanon: Millennium Energy Industries (MEI) announced from its regional base in Amman, its readiness to launch its operations, using a grant provided by the European Union and in cooperation with Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO), in the Lebanese market. [AMEInfo.com]

Greater coordination among United Nations agencies is crucial to helping countries, including those in the Arab region, slash poverty, hunger, illiteracy and a host of other scourges, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro told a meeting in Beirut today.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers are moving closer to forming a national government that serves the interests of all parties, the deputy secretary-general of Hezbollah said.

A suspicious package has been found at the Music City Star station in Lebanon.

Hamas militants in Gaza recently test-fired a rocket that flew 37 miles into the sea, which could put it within the reach of Tel Aviv, Israel said.

A British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries pardoned for attempting the overthrow of Equatorial Guinea's government were freed from prison Tuesday in the tiny oil-rich African nation, the country's chief judge said.

Lebanon: Napolitano backs long-term Italian peacekeeping force (AKI) - The Italian troops who are serving in Lebanon with the United nations UNIFIL peacekeeping force "are and will remain a cornerstone of Italian diplomacy and its armed forces on the international stage for some time to come," said president Giorgio Napolitano on Tuesday. He was speaking during a visit to the Lebanese city of ...

BEIRUT, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

British coup-plotter Simon Mann and four South African mercenaries have been pardoned for plotting the overthrow of the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, the country's chief judge told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

British mercenary Simon Mann, jailed last year for his part in plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, has been granted a presidential pardon, the country's Information Ministry said Tuesday.

There is a new player in the international bidding war for a European luxury brand. The owner of Faconnable has emerged as one of the buyers likely to scoop German fashion house Escada out of bankruptcy, The Post has learned. Beirut-based M1 Gr...

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2009. There are 58 days left in the year.

BEIRUT ? Students in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz in recent days launched an impromptu protest in a campus auditorium. In Kashan on Monday, they took over the campus cafeteria, singing anti-government songs.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A jihadist group suspected of having links to al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for a fumbled rocket attack against Israel from South Lebanon on Oct. 27, the fifth such attack this year.

What meaning does the Czech national day have for you, and how do you plan to observe it? And what message would you send to Czech nationals in Lebanon and to the Lebanese?

The spectacle of multiple corpses in Iraq unnerved me on October 25. I could not hold back my tears and I remembered the malediction that struck Beirut in the 1980s and ?90s until 2005 and its unprecedented and indescribable horrors.

Fadi Awar: ?Defending all Arab causes? Fady Awar, member of the Bloc of the Mountain, affiliated with the Bloc of Reform and Change (Aounist), thinks that the presence of Lebanon as a member of the Security Council will certainly benefit it, especially since it will be better able to promote its interests and those of its partners in the Arab League and to defend itself against Israel.

The Legatum Institute 2009 Prosperity Index ranked Lebanon in 86th place among 104 countries around the world and in eighth place among 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group. Lebanon also came in last place among 22 upper-middle income countries (UMICs) included in the survey.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Political leaders in Lebanon are impeding the development of a new government with their shifting alliances and ties to foreign powers, a religious leader said.

?Five months after elections, perfect elections recognized the world over, there is no government in Lebanon?, Kouchner said in Beirut, where he met with top officials on a day-long visit.

The city of Lebanon could eliminate 18 positions in an effort to erase a $3 million deficit in the 2010 budget, Mayor Trish Ward said. With the cuts and some other proposals, Ward said her goal is to present a balanced budget to city council at a meeting at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.

A new study suggests that Belfast's architecture has the power to both inflame and heal sectarian attitudes.

Lebanon: A press conference was held today at the Habtoor Grand Hotel (Hamra Room) in the presence of local, regional and international media to announce the hosting the "9th Global Symposium for Regulators" (GSR) conference in Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- As Iran prepares for a major commemorative rally on Wednesday, the leaders of the opposition movement called over the weekend for a renewed challenge to the government, setting the stage for a possible showdown between protesters and the police.

Al-Shaykh?s poignant family history, narrated in the voice of her mother, Kamila, transports us to Beirut in the nineteen-thirties. At eleven, the beautiful and strong-willed Kamila is illiterate, her family penniless. She falls in love with the handsome Muhammad, but at fourteen is married off...

An 11-day layoff gave Mt. Lebanon's boys soccer team a nice boost heading into the playoffs against a tough Shaler team.

A day commemorating the takeover of the United States Embassy in 1979 could turn into a showdown between protesters and the police.

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi urged supporters to keep the movement against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad alive as the country prepares to mark the 30th anniversary of the taking of U.S. hostages.

KUWAIT, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Lebanon may launch a public sale of 25 percent of national carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) after the world economy improves and a new government backs the plan, the central bank governor told a television on Sunday.

01 November 2009 KUWAIT -- Lebanese banks are ready to make provide facilitations to all parties who have projects in Lebanon, regardless of the nationality, said Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon Riad Salama on Sunday.

Lebanese media group LBC (http://www.lbcgroup.tv/LBC/Templates/Index.aspx ) recently sliced 140 jobs, is trimming fat, and repositioning itself for a mega deal involving Rupert Murdoch's purchase of...

To the Editor: "36 Hours: Richmond" (Oct. 18) labeled the Virginia capital "fried okra country" in citing a dearth of ethnic food. As a Richmond resident, I beg to differ. We have a rich variety of ethnic restaurants. Large Greek and Lebanese populations bring bakeries, falafel stands and kebab shops. Ethiopian, Vietnamese and Dominican restaurants abound.

The Egyptian actor Muhammad Adel Imam had chosen the Lebanese artist Dominique to star with him in his latest cinema film ?Hanrooh Lilhob Tani? (We?ll Go to Love Once Again).

The Lebanese army intelligence has reportedly arrested on Friday a top Fatah al-Islam official, the local As-Safir and al-Liwaa dailies reported on Saturday. The reports said that Fadi Ghassan Ibrahim, known as Sikamo, was arrested at dawn the day before after being lured outside the southern Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh. The newspapers said that the man is very close to Fatah al ...