One of the best (and occasionally worst) parts of my job is the regular exposure it affords to people I would otherwise never meet or interact with in any way. I don't mean politicians and other public personages, since they are almost never as colorful or interesting in person as their images would have us believe.

The American University of Beirut (AUB) held a two-day Wellness Fair on Thursday and Friday which aimed at raising awareness among the AUB community about the importance of staying fit, eating right, and thinking well. AUB president Peter Dorman inaugurated the fair and toured the booths at the exhibit, which was held at West Hall.

MT. LEBANON, Pa. -- An elderly woman was mugged and police have a suspect. Mt. Lebanon officials said an 84-year-old woman was walking arm-and-arm with a friend on Washington Road tuesday, when someone snatched her purse.

"Interconnections in the Mediterranean," a symposium organized under the patronage of Culture Minister Tamam Salam and in collaboration with the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) and the center of national research, is set to kick off at Beirut's Bristol Hotel between November 4 and 9, 2008.

The Lebanese government intends to remove the subsidies on flour as of November 15 after the prices of wheat in international markets started to drop, Economy and Trade Minister Mohammed Safadi said on Friday. The previous government subsidized flour after prices of wheat in the international market rose drastically.

The Lebanese army says 12 Israeli warplanes have violated the country's airspace by flying reconnaissance missions over northern and southern Lebanon. The army says in a statement carried by the country's official news agency that six Israeli warplanes flew over the border village of Alma al-Shaab and other southern towns and villages for about 30 minutes Friday. The statement says six other ...

Pope Benedict XVI Friday discussed the plight of Christians in the Middle East on Friday when he met with Michel Sleiman, the Maronite Christian president of mainly Muslim Lebanon.

LEBANON ? The atmosphere was quite different, but the results were very similar last year when Lebanon freshman Hayley Stegemiller and Hannah Turpin were running cross country for Lebanon Junior High School.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) ? The Lebanese army says 12 Israeli warplanes have violated the country's airspace by flying reconnaissance missions over northern and southern Lebanon.

LEBANON ? Eating healthy, helping your neighbors and building community were among the topics at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital on Wednesday when the Community Health Improvement Partnership celebrated its fifth anniversary.

Fri, Oct 31, 2008 (9:15 a.m.) The Lebanese army says 12 Israeli warplanes have violated the country's airspace by flying reconnaissance missions over northern and southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese army says 12 Israeli warplanes have violated the country's airspace by flying reconnaissance missions over northern and southern Lebanon.

Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI met Friday with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and expressed hope for the safeguard of Lebanon's peculiar identity , the Vatican said. Talks between Benedict and Suleiman, the Maronite Christian president of the ...

LEBANON, N.H. -- Mike Super has shattered the stereotypes and taken magic in a very surprising direction. Now he performs at Lebanon Opera House on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. Super says he never wanted to be "one of those guys who comes out in a flashy shirt with black jeans, with their hair all done up with wind blowing through it. Even if that's the only way I could make a living, I just ...

Syria has expanded troops deployment along the borders to reach eastern Lebanon's Bekaa valley region, As-Safier daily reported here Friday. Almost 3,000 troops, equipped with heavy weapons, had been deployed in the area facing east Lebanon villages, the report said. Syria is deploying its troops along the border with eastern Lebanon, as "it did in September on the northern border," a Lebanese ...

BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman urged the international community on Thursday to enhance its efforts to reach just and comprehensive solutions for all Middle East conflicts.

World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office (MEERO) The launch of the first Beirut Human Rights Film Festival in Lebanon this week helped viewers cut through the taboo surrounding issues such as domestic violence, child labour and sexual abuse and forced them to confront them on the big screen.

(RTTNews) - Syria has deployed more troops on its border with eastern Lebanon to combat smuggling and prevent the movement of people illegally across the borders, the Lebanese army said Thursday.

(RTTNews) - Syria has deployed more troops on its border with eastern Lebanon to combat smuggling and prevent the movement of people illegally across the borders, the Lebanese army said Thursday.

Hundreds of Civil War veterans are buried in Oregon cemeteries, many in unmarked graves. The group Sons of the Union is getting a hand from the Lebanon Genealogical Society in their goal of identifying every Civil War grave in Oregon.

Lebanon Area Habitat for Humanity is searching for low-income renters who have lived within the Lebanon School District for at least a year and are ready to own their own home.

Beirut - Syria will deploy more troops along its border with Lebanon in a move aimed at combating smuggling between the two countries, the Lebanese Army said Thursday. Lebanese Army chief Jean Kahwaji and his Syrian counterpart Ali Habib discussed th...

President Michel Sleiman urged the international community on Thursday to enhance its efforts to reach just and comprehensive solutions for all Middle East conflicts. "Such solutions should be based on international resolutions and on the Arab Peace Initiative, which was launched in Beirut in 2002 ...

Syrian troops deploy on the northern side of the Syrian-Lebanese borders in September 2008. Syria has deployed extra troops on its border with eastern Lebanon to combat smuggling and arrest fugitives, a Lebanese army official said on Thursday.

Zach Condon clearly needed a break. After issuing two stellar albums in as many years as Beirut -- 2006's Gulag Orkestar and 2007's The Flying Club Cup -- and traveling the world with his increasingly large band, Condon pulled out of a planned European tour scheduled for this summer , citing a need to "change some things, reinvent some others, and come back at some point with a ...

Cairo - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora denied on Thursday any Egyptian mediation to resume negotiations between Lebanon and Israel on the lines of Turkey's role in Syrian-Israeli talks. Seniora, who was speaking at a joint press conference wit...

Syria has deployed extra troops on its border with eastern Lebanon to combat smuggling and arrest fugitives, a Lebanese army official said on Thursday.

DiS is busy, busy, busy at the moment, and we realise we've been a bit slack on the news front of late. Apologies! Here's a handy, bite-sized round-up to make up for it

New York - Lebanon and Syria have moved to fully implement a UN Security Council resolution to end decades of conflicts by establishing diplomatic ties, a UN special envoy in the Middle East said Thursday. The council asked in 2004 that Syria end its...

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Vice Chairman of the UN Global Compact, emphasised that the world has entered a new stage of economic prosperity, during his address at the opening session of the' Corporate Listing: Opportunities and Horizons' conference held in Beirut under the auspices of the Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.

Lebanon: Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Vice Chairman of the UN Global Compact, emphasised that the world has entered a new stage of economic prosperity, during his address at the opening session of the' Corporate Listing: Opportunities and Horizons" conference held in Beirut under the auspices of the Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanese Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun is to visit Syria for the first time before the end of this year, Naharnet website quoted him as saying Thursday. As the head of majority of Christian Members of Parliament and the Christian opposition, Aoun's visit to Syria represents a major development after more than three decades of animosity between the two sides, the report said. Earlier ...

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Vice Chairman of the UN Global Compact, emphasised that the world has entered a new stage of economic prosperity, during his address at the opening session of the" Corporate Listing: Opportunities and Horizons" conference held in Beirut under the auspices of the Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.

After nearly two hours of battle against Mt. Lebanon last Thursday night, the Penn-Trafford girls soccer team quickly became fans of the Lady Blue Devils. readmore

Lebanon: Alfa, the mobile operator, announces it signed a Letter of Intent with Ericsson Lebanon, on Thursday October 23, 2008 at Alfa's Headquarters. [AMEInfo.com]

Stolen Iraqi antiquities recovered by Lebanese customs officials in eastern Lebanon. Around 32,000 artefacts were looted from 12,000 archaeological sites in Iraq during the chaos that followed the US-led invasion in 2003, while 15,000 items were stolen from the Baghdad National Museum.

BEIRUT: Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh reiterated on Wednesday that Lebanese commercial banks are immune to the global financial crisis thanks to Central Bank measures which prohibited investments in subprime properties in the United States.

BEIRUT: The Finance Ministry said on Wednesday that the budget deficit in the first nine months of this year has jumped by LL297 billion (just under $200 million) compared to the same period of last year.

In first-round Class I action, Merrimack Valley took on Lebanon (10-6-1) on the turf at Hanover and pulled off the mild upset.

Mt. Lebanon didn't need any rally Wednesday night in the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals at North Allegheny's Newman Stadium. The Blue Devils (20-1) scored twice in the opening 10 minutes and held on to defeat Norwin, 2-1.

The American University of Beirut (AUB) received a $10 million pledge from Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri on Wednesday to name and endow the School of Nursing at the university. The school will be named after his late father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was an AUB trustee. Hariri was assassinated on February 14, 2005, by a car bomb.

When Beirut 's Zach Condon canceled his European tour earlier this year to collect himself, he didn't just sit around reading On the Road , watching "Oprah", and wolfing down Ben & Jerry's by the tubful. Well okay, who knows really, maybe he did. But he also spent some time cooking up a nifty little double-disc release. Come February 17 in the U.S. and February 16 in Europe, Condon's ...

Twenty-one men held and subsequently released by Lebanese security forces last week were not on their way to take part in a Hizbullah training camp, but were members of a separate Sunni resistance group operating independently in South Lebanon, their religious leader said Wednesday.

German prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a life sentence for one of two Lebanese men accused of trying to set off bombs on German trains two years ago.

The Lebanon High School football team took a 44-10 loss to Silverton on Oct. 24.

The city of Lebanon has become a healthier place thanks to the opening of the Corwin M. Nixon Health Center. More than 300 people attended the ribbon-cutting and took a tour of the new state-of-the-art doctors' offices at 1470 N. Broadway.

The city of Lebanon has become a healthier place thanks to the opening of the Corwin M. Nixon Health Center. More than 300 people attended the ribbon-cutting and took a tour of the new state-of-the-art doctors' offices at 1470 N. Broadway.

Iran - Lebanon - Larijani Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani will visit Lebanon later this month, said an official in Beirut on Wednesday. The official told IRNA that Larijani will visit Lebanon within framework of his tour of Middle East, which will also take him to Syria and Iraq.

BEIRUT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Lebanon: Social Media Exchange, a Beirut-based NGO, has helped introduce and train members of Lebanon's civil society in social and participatory media on the Internet throughout its program. [AMEInfo.com]

Iran - Lebanon - Jalili Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili said on Tuesday that the enemies of Lebanon who attempted to create crisis for the Lebanese nation are now facing a deadend.

Lebanon: In 2005, a Lebanese educator brought international language teaching standards to Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

The Cougars (5-10-2) fell to Lebanon in a hard-fought, soggy Class I first round matchup.

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki today described ties with Lebanon as deep-rooted and said stability and tranquility of Lebanon is regarded as security and stability of Iran as well as other countries of the region.

Lanes of Illinois 4 from U.S. 50 in Lebanon to south of U.S. 40 near St. Jacob will be closed starting Wednesday to patch the pavement.

Lebanese policemen secure the area as forensic experts gather evidence from the site of an explosion in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on September 29, 2008. Lebanon's prosecutor has charged 34 people in connection with deadly attacks in the northern city of Tripoli over the past several months, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

Renowned mathematician Michael Atiyah touted the practical benefits of his field during a lecture at the American University of Beirut (AUB) on Monday, arguing that it is more useful than philosophy in terms of explaining the relationship between the external world and the human mind.

LEBANON ? A Sears Authorized Dealer Store has opened in Lebanon.

Lebanese customs agents have seized dozens of stolen Iraqi antiquities including statues, pottery and stone carvings, from two smugglers along the Syrian-Lebanese border, officials said on Tuesday.

BEIRUT, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Shares in Lebanese real estate firm Solidere climbed more than 14 percent on Tuesday, recovering from a sharp drop the previous session.

Lebanon's prosecutor has charged 34 people in connection with deadly attacks in the northern city of Tripoli over the past several months, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

Iran - Lebanon - Mottaki Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Tuesday described ties with Lebanon as deep-rooted and said stability and tranquility of Lebanon is regarded as security and stability of Iran as well as other countries of the region.

BEIRUT, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Shares in Lebanese real estate firm Solidere climbed more than 14 percent on Tuesday, recovering from a sharp drop the previous session.

Metaltech Products will hold an open house and ribbon-cutting for its expansion at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Lebanon.

Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent BEIRUT, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. raid in Syria has irritated Damascus, but is unlikely to deflect its drive to escape international isolation and engage with ...

Lebanon's top rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim leaders have held a long-awaited meeting as part of efforts to defuse sectarian tensions in the country.

Lebanon: HP Middle East today announced its sponsorship and participation in the New Arab Woman Forum held this October in Beirut, Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: With the incredible growth of internet investments in the MENA region, Lebanon-based Eastline Marketing, specialized in online marketing strategies, is widening its operations into the Middle East and North Africa region. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) ? Lebanon's top rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim leaders held a long-awaited meeting, the two sides' reported Monday, as part of efforts to defuse sectarian tensions in the country.

A Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Officer has likened this years high road toll to a war zone.

The Mt. Lebanon teen accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend last year has a hearing scheduled for Jan. 23 to determine if he will be tried as a juvenile or an adult.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Monday contacted his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad to denounce "Sunday's American aggression" against the Syrian village of Abu Kamal near the border with Iraq, local Elnashra website reported. During the contact, President Suleiman presented his condolences to the families of the victims of the U.S. raid and expressed his solidarity with Syria in imposing ...

The long-awaited meeting between Shiite Hezbollah Chief Hasan Nasrallah and Sunni majority leader Saad Hariri took place overnight in Beirut southern suburb, local Future TV channel reported Monday. The meeting was described by the channel as "positive" and the two leaders stressed on strengthening dialogue in an effort to prevent discord regardless of political difficulties." Footage of the ...

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Shi'ite Hizbollah chief Syed Hassan Nasrallah met his main political foe, Sunni majority leader Saad Al Hariri, for the first time since the war with Israel in 2006.

Lebanon - Iran - Ambassador On the eve of former Lebanese president Emile Lahoud visit to Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Beirut conferred with him Monday.

LEBANON ? The city of Lebanon will pay a matching grant of $25,000 to Partners for Progress Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to bolstering downtown businesses.

The Lebanese Army Command on Monday denied reports that it had arrested armed members of a fundamentalist group in Beirut's southern suburb of Ouzai. The statement said an army patrol, while performing its regular duties in Ouzai, had "searched a number of civilian vehicles driving a number of workers from the North."

(RTTNews) - Lebanon's top Sunni and Shiite leaders have held a rare meeting aimed at resoling the differences between the two sides ahead of a conference on national reconciliation, television channels of the two sides reported on Monday.

Beirut - The head of Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling majority, Saad Hariri, has met for the first time in two years with pro-Syrian Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, it was confirmed Monday. The meeting, which took place Sunday night, was describ...

BEIRUT (AFP) Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah held a secret weekend meeting with his key rival, Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri, in a bid to mend fences, a close aide to Hariri told AFP on Monday.

?To this complex East, I come with simple ideas?. The words are those of General de Gaulle. After him the expression was transformed into a kind of mantra repeated by every mediator seeking to close the breaches between the tribes, the communities, the sects and the ethnic groups.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah holds talks with western-backed Lebanese politician Saad Hariri, their first meeting for two years.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has met his main political foe, Sunni majority leader Saad al-Hariri, for the first time since the war with Israel in 2006, a statement said on Monday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has met his main political foe, Sunni majority leader Saad al-Hariri, for the first time since the war with Israel in 2006, a statement said on Monday.

BEIRUT, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Shares in Lebanon's market heavyweight Solidere tumbled nearly 15 percent on Monday, dragging the main index down 7 percent, along with other markets in the region.

Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah held talks with his main political foe, Sunni majority leader Saad al-Hariri, for the first time since the war with Israel in 2006, political sources said on Monday.

Lebanese commanders are anxious about the slow pace of U.S. military support so far and say the army needs heavier weapons, the New York Times reported.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah held a secret weekend meeting with his key rival, Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri, in a bid to mend fences, a close aide to Hariri told AFP on Monday.

Beirut, Lebanon - U.S. forces ferried by helicopter crossed five miles into Syria on Sunday and launched a commando raid near the Iraqi border

Beirut - Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Seniora denounced Monday the US helicopter-borne commando raid in Syria which allegedly targeted the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents streaming into Iraq. According to Syria, eight people, including a married couple ...

Iran - PGCC - Visit Secretary-General of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) Abdul Rahman bin Hamad al-Attiyah and former president of Lebanon, Emile Lahoud, will arrive here later in the day, Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hassan Qashqavi, said on Monday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - U.S. forces ferried by helicopter crossed five miles into Syria yesterday and launched a commando raid near the Iraqi border that left at least eight people dead, Syrian news outlets and sources reported.

Famous Lebanese artist Haifa Wahbe had finished filming a music video clip for her newest song ?Ya Ibn Al Halal? (Mr. Right) under the director Yehya Saadeh.

The famous Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alameh announced that he will not run in the elections in Lebanon this year, because the government in Lebanon is still a sectarian government, said Ragheb.

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Beirut, Oct 27 : US embassy sources in Beirut said Sunday evening that a US diplomat in Damascus was called in to the Syrian foreign ministry over the reported incident of a US military raid inside Syria.

The U.S. military is supplying military aid and equipment to the Lebanese military, which was once considered ineffective, officials say.Groups of Lebanese soldiers drive new American Humvees and trucks, and some of the country's soldiers carry new American rifles and grenade launchers, The New York Times reported Sunday.The aid program, the first major American military assistance to Lebanon ...

The United States is supplying only light arms and other equipment to the Lebanese Armed Forces, in accordance with its policy of supporting the Lebanese government, The New York Times says. The report said Pentagon and State Department officials were considering a Lebanese request for more substantial weaponry including tanks.

It was another turbulent week for the Beirut Stock Exchange as the global financial crisis weighed down on the trading mood of local investors despite the local economy apparent immunity. Consequently, total value and volume dropped by 70 percent and 63 percent to $17.43 million and 47.56 million respectively.

To live in Lebanon is to be bombarded with trite references about laws being mere suggestions rather than hard-and-fast rules, but Saturday afternoon in Beirut's Gemmayzeh district demonstrated why such habitual disregard is anything but funny. At around 3 p.m., a fire broke out at a building on the neighborhood's main street.

Beirut - US embassy sources in Beirut said Sunday evening that a US diplomat in Damascus was called in to the Syrian Foreign Ministry over the reported incident of a US military raid inside Syria. The sources said US charge d'affaires in Damascus, Ma...

Lebanon: A different kind of battle is being waged by the Lebanese youth. [AMEInfo.com]

Iran - Lebanon - Visit Former Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and his son is to visit Iran on October 27 at the invitation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

In his latest report on the implementation of Security Council 1559, which calls for free and fair presidential elections in Lebanon without interference from foreign groups and for the disbanding of all militia, Mr. Ban writes that the country ?was taken to the brink of civil war and back.

According to the London daily Elaph, crowds gathered to purchase tickets on October 15 for the upcoming performance by Lebanese artist Julia Butros in Damascus.

During a ceremony to commemorate the 63rd UN anniversary Friday, United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL) command awarded nine Lebanese staff members who have served for more than 25 years with the peacekeeping mission, local Daily Star reported Saturday. "Your sense of duty and dedication represents an example to all of us as we strive to contribute to the establishment of sustainable peace in ...

Marcus Lemonis believes his path to NASCAR can be traced to when he was adopted, at nine months old, in Beirut. A couple from Miami raised him in South Florida, and by the time he reached fourth grade, friends told him he would one day become a mayor.

A product line of Tracker boats will move from production in Bolivar to Lebanon, the local plant manager confirmed Thursday.

The effort is intended to stabilize Lebanon's fractured state and provide a legitimate alternative to Hezbollah.

Kentucky State Police captured two escaped inmates in Lebanon Junction on Friday night.

A PROMINENT youth worker has used the funeral of a young Lebanese man shot dead on Wednesday to appeal for other young men in Sydney to turn from a life of crime and empty machismo.

BEIRUT, China, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says Asian and European leaders should help him entice North Korea into demilitarizing through economic cooperation.

"The BLT is gone" came a rasping cry, as US Navy senior chief petty officer Joe Ciokon stumbled out of his sleeping quarters and into the choking grey dust that now enveloped the US military compound in Beirut.

Students at Northern Lebanon High School and Middle School were evacuated for about two hours yesterday morning after a note containing a bomb threat was found.

SUBANG, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Armed Forces contingent (Malcon) comprising 164 officers and men left for Lebanon Saturday to serve with the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in the troubled country.

Calls for unity and religious moderation from Muslim and Christian leaders marked the opening of Lebanon?s biggest mosque, which sits in the heart of Beirut.

Electrical and wiring devices maker Leviton Manufacturing Co. will open a distribution center in Lebanon in February, bringing 150 jobs to the area.

Lebanon: The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), represented by Mrs. Kaltham Abdullah, Member, DBWC Executive Committee, is participating in the two-day 2nd New Arab Women Forum being held in Beirut, Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

LEBANON ? The Lebanon School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss which candidates to interview for the position of interim superintendent for the Lebanon Community School District.

With their playoff lives on the line, neither Blackman nor Lebanon was going down without a fight.

The Holocaust Memorial Garden at Temple Emanuel of South Hills in Mt. Lebanon will be one of three area sites featured in a broadcast at 8 p.m. Thursday on WQED-TV.

Senior Ryan Ellis tallied two goals and an assist to lead the Oswego State men's hockey team to a 7-2 victory over Lebanon Valley College on Friday at Campus Center Ice Arena.

The Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group, a multi-jurisdictional drug task force had determined that a 23-year-old man from Lebanon was involved in distributing methamphetamine, and busted him on Wednesday.

Freshman Yovani Alvarez knocked in two early goals as Lebanon cruised to a 3-1 victory on the road at Dallas.

By definition, near-death experiences are not every-day occurrences - unless, of course, one just happens to be in Lebanon. No, there isn't a war going on. It's just the daily routine of getting to and from work on streets packed with impatient, outspoken and careless drivers on roads that twist and turn, rise and fall.

The Lebanon City Police Department has arrested Charles Robert Whitman Jr., 27, of Lebanon for ten separate incidents between Oct. 2 and Oct. 14. Police said Whitman entered at least ten residences or businesses and committed a burglary, theft, or criminal trespass.

Firefighters in the Lebanon Fire District are investigating a suspicious fire that burned a one-story house to the ground Thursday night.

A PROMINENT youth worker has used the funeral of a young Lebanese man shot dead on Wednesday to appeal for other young men in Sydney to turn from a life of crime and empty machismo.

CAMP LEJEUNE About 1,000 Marines, veterans and others at Camp Lejeune yesterday honored the more than 200 people who died when suicide bombers attacked the U.S. barracks in Beirut in 1983.

Youth advocate appeals to Sydney's young Lebanese men to shun crime and being macho.

Lebanon mosque opens amid tensions - BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Calls for unity and religious moderation from Muslim and Christian leaders marked the opening of Lebanon's biggest mosque in the capital.

Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of the bombings in Beirut. Veterans and family members of a local fallen hero gathered to remember his life.

LEBANON-Republican city residents interested in serving as acting mayor through the end of 2009 will have until Nov. 7 to submit a resume to City Council.

"Very nice car NOT FOR LEBANON!!!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

The second annual New Arab Women's Forum (NAWF) began the first half of its panel discussions on Thursday at the InterContinental Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut. The purpose of NAWF is to create an open and honest environment in which to discuss the political, economical, social and cultural situations of the Arab woman in today's changing world.

Thu, Oct 23, 2008 (10:39 a.m.) About 1,000 Marines and others at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina are honoring nearly 300 people who died when suicide bombers attacked a U.S. barracks in Beirut in 1983.

Second chances don't come often in sports. This Saturday, Oct. 25, however, the Lebanon High volleyball team gets one more shot at a district championship ? once again against a defending state champion from the Girls Greater Catholic League.

Lebanon High's girls soccer team saw its most successful season in school history end in cruel fashion Monday night at the Dayton I Division I sectional finals.

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway will deliver the Beirut memorial address marking the 25th anniversary of the Beirut barracks bombing.

(By KEVIN MAURER, Associated Press Writer) About 1,000 Marines and others at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina are honoring nearly 300 people who died when suicide bombers attacked a U.S. barracks in Beirut in 1983. The bombing occurred while Marines were part of an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway told visitors in Thursday that none of the ...

BEIRUT, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Byblos Bank said on Thursday its net profit for the first nine months of 2008 rose 30.5 percent to $79.1 million.

In 1983, the NewsHour dispatched Jim Webb, now a U.S. senator, to cover the Marines on the front lines in Lebanon. Watch his Emmy-winning report from just two weeks before their barracks were bombed plus NewsHour coverage of the attack.

LEBANON ? A two-vehicle accident in front of Lebanon High School sent two victims to a local hospital. Authorities are unsure whether any students were involved in the accident on Drake Road that at about 7:25 a.m. today, Oct. 23.

Just over 100 workers at the Tracker Marine plant in Bolivar are being asked to apply for those jobs at the Tracker plant in Lebanon following a decision to close one line of Tracker V boat production at Bolivar, a spokesman with Bass Pro said.

Lebanon: AUB students exhibited their designs which proposed enhancements for the residential area located between Bliss Street, Makhoul Street, Sidan Street, and Hamra Street. [AMEInfo.com]

"Hands off our dishes," is the slogan of a popular media campaign aimed at featuring traditional Lebanese foods and debunking claims their recipes are Israeli...

BEIRUT, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Byblos Bank said on Thursday its net profit for the first nine months of 2008 rose 30.5 percent to $79.1 million.

IT was 25 years ago this morning that a suicide bomber blew up the Marine compound in Beirut, killing 241 men. My men. The 21,000 pounds of explosives caused the largest single-day loss of life for the Corps since Iwo Jima in 1945. It marked the...

Lebanon: After the success of last year's IT competition, Software Design Consulting Group (SDCG) decided to challenge for the second year students from ESIB University and LAU to come up with innovative projects. [AMEInfo.com]

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway will deliver the Beirut memorial address marking the 25th anniversary of the Beirut barracks bombing.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C., USA -- They came in peace. They came with good intentions. They came into a lion's den, in more ways than one.

Mt. Lebanon police have arrested two men who they say are involved in at least nine burglaries and several other attempts in the city and nearby communities.

Every October, Judith Young makes a solemn trip from her home in southern New Jersey to Jacksonville, N.C., to honor her late son, Sgt. Jeffrey D. Young.

Tomorrow will mark the 25th anniversary of the Beirut Bombing where 241 Marines and Sailors from Camp Lejeune died when a suicide bomber attacked their barracks in Beirut.

Nate Woods serves two vital purposes on the Lebanon Warrior football team. His main role is visible to the casual fan as the senior tailback is Lebanon's workhorse, leading the team with 122 carries, 734 yards and nine touchdowns going into last week's game at Xenia.

BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Fourth-quarter growth at Lebanon's BLOM Bank will be comparable to the first nine months of the year, Chairman and General Manager Saad Azhari told Reuters on Wednesday.

LEBANON ? The parent accused of grabbing the arm of another woman at a Lebanon School Board meeting Monday says she will no longer attend public meetings.

Minister for the Displaced Raymond Audi said Tuesday that Lebanon is expected to register its highest GDP growth in many years. Audi, who is also the chairman of Audi Saradar Bank, said he believes that Lebanon can register GDP growth of 6 percent in 2008 and 5 percent in 2009 despite the global financial crisis.

Three months after his release from an Israeli jail in a prisoner swap, Lebanese militant Samir Kantar says he is more than ever committed to working to wipe the Jewish state off the map.

Divorce sought refuge to avoid losing son to husband at age seven under Islamic law

A man seriously injured in an accident that occurred on Oct. 17 at 101 Industrial Way in Lebanon was in critical condition Monday afternoon at Oregon Health Sciences University.

In a unanimous decision Monday evening the Lebanon School Board agreed to contract with the Oregon School Board Association (OSBA) to help conduct the search for interim and permanent superintendents.

A Lebanese mother and her child who fled to Britain to avoid being separated under their country's Islamic law can stay in the country, Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday.

BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Putting on seatbelts? Stopping at red lights? Whatever next? Lebanese drivers are trying to cope with a government determined to clean up their road habits.

Lebanese deputy Prime Minister Issam Abu Jamra withdrew Tuesday night from the cabinet session in protest against failure to agree on his powers prerogatives, local Naharnet website reported Wednesday. Abu Jamra, who is a member of Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun, free patriotic movement, told reporters that "the deputy Prime Minister should be a real deputy, he should head cabinet ...

BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Lebanon's BLOM Bank said on Wednesday net profit for the first nine months of the year climbed by 34 percent to $198 million.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Something of a revolution is taking place on Lebanon's notoriously dangerous roads.

The trial for those accused of killing the young Lebanese artist Suzan Tamim began on October 18th in Egypt. Media coverage has been extensive by journalists from Egypt and across the globe.

BEIRUT: The Economic Committee, a group representing private companies, on Tuesday flatly rejected any salary raise and additional transportation allowance to employees on retroactive basis.

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Tuesday that the pan-Arab organization is keen on maintaining the stability of Lebanon. At a joint press conference with visiting leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt, Moussa said AL is looking forward to the fully implementation of the Doha deal reached between Lebanese rival leaders in May. Calling for the cease of ...

It is a reverent spot inside a bustling city. Since its dedication in 1986, people have visited the Beirut Memorial for a variety of reasons. Some are drawn by curiosity.

TAMPA - Mike Toma had just come off fire watch duty in Beirut, Lebanon, and was asleep in his barracks when a bomb exploded less than 100 feet away.

The city of Lebanon is seeking a second opinion regarding its ailing railroad tracks.

A Monticello man was killed in 1983 during the Beirut Bombing. Now 25 years later Clemon Alexander is remembered.

Representatives of government, UN agencies, NGOs and experts on drug prevention met on Tuesday as part of a two-day conference organized by the Beirut-based NGO Mentor Arabia. The conference is being held to form an umbrella organization under Mentor Arabia that will unite civil society, government and businessmen in working toward drug prevention in the Arab world.

Olympic gold medalist and president of international NGO Right To Play (RTP) Johann O. Koss confirmed that the organization would make every effort to support local institutions working for the welfare of children in Lebanon. During his visit to Lebanon last week, Koss was shocked by the dire conditions in which Palestinians lived in the refugee camps.

PITTSBURGH -- TV drama will meet real-life drama as "ER" stars Laura Innes and Gloria Reuben join Pennsylvania health care workers getting out the vote for Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday. Represenatives said that the actors will begin knocking on doors in the Mount Lebanon area at 1:30 p.m.

At least two Lebanon citizens have received calls soliciting charitable donations from a number that, when called, is out of service.

As the financial crisis sends shock waves through global markets, Lebanon?s banks are bucking the trend as the beneficiaries of an unprecedented flow of remittances from overseas.

CENTERVILLE ? Lebanon High's girls soccer team saw its most successful season in school history end in cruel fashion Monday night at the Dayton I Division I sectional finals.

U.S.'s LOSS, SYRIA?S WIN -- Had America succeeded in Iraq, the Syrian regime would probably not have survived, as Syria was the neocon's next target. But it did, saved by America's failure in Iraq. Syria has now emerged with greater confidence.

Iraqi singer Hasan Al Rasam just finished filming a new video clip for one of his latest songs in Beirut. The new song is called ?Amanina? (Our Wishes) and was written by Diya Al Miyali and composed Nasrat Al Bader.

CENTERVILLE ? Lebanon High's girls soccer team saw its most successful season in school history end in cruel fashion Monday night at the Dayton I Division I sectional finals.

CENTERVILLE ? Lebanon High's girls soccer team saw its most successful season in school history end in cruel fashion Monday night at the Dayton I Division I sectional finals.

A new report commissioned by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) calls for strengthening laws and criminal justice mechanisms to combat human trafficking in Lebanon, a destination country for victims smuggled from Eastern European countries such as Moldova.

Israeli Foreign Ministry officials are exploring the possibility of a long-term non-belligerence pact with Lebanon that could prevent future hostilities between the neighbors, Israeli officials media outlets said Monday. The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the director general of the Foreign Ministry, Aharon Abramovich.

Under the auspices of French Ambassador Andre Parant, three projects were launched in South Lebanon on Monday, as part of what was billed as France's permanent support for the Lebanese people. A modern olive mill was inaugurated in Bourj Qalawieh in the southern port city of Tyre, as part of the Daman project aiming to develop the olive sector in the South.

The UN has called for Lebanon's human trafficking laws to be reformed because the country has become a popular destination for women smuggled from Moldova and other East European countries to be used as sex slaves. A report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said that Lebanon's laws.

Demonstrators in Rome wave the flags of Lebanon and Israel during a rally in 2007 against the persecution of Christians in the Middle East. Israel is considering negotiating a long-term non-belligerence treaty with neighbouring Lebanon, an Israeli official has said.

By CLAUDE SALHANI UPI Contributing Editor WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Sunday, Oct. 23, 1983, began much like any other Sunday in Beirut. But that didn't last very long. In fact, Sundays were much like the other days of the week, with the exception that we, much like the U.S. Marines serving with the Multinational Force, got to sleep in a little later. Conflicts tend not to respect much, and ...

Economic hardship fuels dissent in northern Lebanon as people are caught up in a wider struggle for power and influence.

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Al Qaida has been welcomed by Sunni rivals of the dominant Shi'ite community in Lebanon. Lebanese sources said Al Qaida-inspired groups have emerged in both northern and southern Lebanon over the last 18 months.

Lebanon: BBAC s.a.l. Bank of Beirut and the Arab Countries inaugurated in a special ceremony its new branch located at the Independence Avenue in Ashrafieh. [AMEInfo.com]

HOLDING ONTO LEBANON -- The goal of French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to ease Syria and Lebanon out of Iran's grasp, an undertaking that is both openly and secretly supported by all Arab countries governed by Sunni Muslims.

Four people were injured in overnight shooting and dagger fighting in Beirut's Borj Abu Haidar neighborhood between partisans of MP Saad Hariri's Mustaqbal Movement and AMAL Movement supporters.

Orange Business Services and Solidere, the Lebanese company for the development and reconstruction of the Beirut Central District, have launched Lebanon's first IPTV service.

Lebanon: Orange Business Services and Solidere, the Lebanese company for the development and reconstruction of the Beirut Central District, have launched Lebanon's first IPTV service. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- Lebanese economists said that the fall in oil prices and depreciation of the euro helped stimulate Lebanon's economy, China's Xinhua news agency reported Monday, quoting local Daily Star.

Lebanon: The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) at the American University of Beirut (AUB), in collaboration with Reuters Foundation, held a two-day workshop entitled 'Business Journalism in the Arab World,' on October 13-14 in College Hall, B1. [AMEInfo.com]

Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa and an ex-policeman who was his alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty Saturday to involvement in the slaying of the Lebanese pop singer who jilted him. Mustafa, a stalwart of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party, is charged with paying retired policeman Mohsen al-Sukkari $2 million to kill Suzanne Tamim.

BEIRUT - Lebanon?s Premier Fouad Seniora declared Lebanon?s solidarity with Iraq?s Christians on Sunday and urged their speedy return to their homes.

Beirut - Lebanon's Premier Fouad Seniora declared Lebanon's solidarity with Iraq's Christians on Sunday and urged their speedy return to their homes. The Lebanese people back all efforts exerted by the Iraqi government to safeguard the social fabric...

Lebanon city leaders will cast a final vote Tuesday on new zoning that will insure neighborhoods maintain their intended look.

Many of the Marines were still asleep the morning of Oct. 23, 1983, when a hijacked water delivery truck filled with thousands of pounds of explosives plowed into the entryway of the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon.

Lebanon: The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University of Beirut recognized six of its alumni with awards during the Seventh FEA Student Conference, which was held on October 16 and 17. [AMEInfo.com]

An Egyptian tycoon and an associate sat side-by-side in a metal cage in a packed Cairo courtroom Saturday and denied charges that they orchestrated the murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim, famed for her striking green eyes.

Lebanon Police were called to a report of a shooting or stabbing at 407 N. Mechanic Street around 4:00 a.m Saturday.

CAIRO, Egypt - An Egyptian tycoon and an associate pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges they orchestrated the gruesome murder of a Lebanese pop star in a case that has transfixed the Middle East.

A man who suffered multiple stab wounds Saturday morning, Oct. 18, was flown from Lebanon to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was in stable condition, according to Lebanon Police.

BEIRUT, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Deposits in Lebanese banks, which have surged this year, will continue to rise since these banks are viewed as being shielded from the global financial crisis, Bank Audi's group chief financial officer said on Saturday.

BEIRUT, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Deposits in Lebanese banks, which have surged this year, will continue to rise since these banks are viewed as being shielded from the global financial crisis, Bank Audi's group chief financial officer said on Saturday.

ADIH signs deals to develop $1.2b mixed use Beirut Gate Project

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ An Egyptian tycoon and an associate pleaded innocent Saturday to charges they orchestrated the gruesome murder of a Lebanese pop star in a case that has transfixed the Middle East.

BEIRUT, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Deposits in Lebanese banks, which have surged this year, will continue to rise since these banks are viewed as being shielded from the global financial crisis, Bank Audi's group chief financial officer said on Saturday.

An Egyptian tycoon has pleaded innocent to charges he ordered the gruesome murder of a Lebanese pop star in the high profile trial that opened in Cairo.

BEIRUT, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Bank Audi posted a 28.7 percent increase in net profits for the first nine months of the year to $180.6 million, helped by a surge in deposits, the bank said on Saturday.

LEBANON ? This time, the breaks finally went Lebanon's way.

BEIRUT: Bank of Beirut announced on Friday that its net profits in the first eight months of 2008 rose by 74.58 percent to $49.5 million. The bank attributed the sharp rise in profits to successful operations both in Lebanon and abroad.

Missouri Class 5 District 6 competition got off to a rough start for the Rolla High School football team on Friday night, as the Bulldogs were beaten by the Lebanon Yellow Jackets 33-20. Rolla falls to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in Ozark Conference play. Lebanon improves to 5-3 and 5-2. It was the final conference game for both teams. A victory would have given the Bulldogs a share of the Ozark ...

Police in Mt. Lebanon continue to investigate a rash of thefts from parked vehicles, including at least 10 that were reported Friday morning.

Police in Mount Lebanon say that a recent string of car burglaries could have been prevented if residents would simply have locked their cars.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader's poster can be enough to spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut's al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that "poster disarmament" has been declared.

Bank of Beirut announced on Friday that its net profits in the first eight months of 2008 rose by 74.58 percent to $49.5 million. The bank attributed the sharp rise in profits to successful operations both in Lebanon and abroad. It also said the growing loans to the private sector helped increase the net income.

Mt. Lebanon police said today they are investigating a series of thefts from parked cars going back to July, as well as at least three incidents in which residents left keys in unlocked cars that were stolen

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - ?They Came In Peace.? An observance ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Beirut bombing is scheduled to be held at the Beirut Memorial located in the Camp Lejeune Memorial Gardens Oct. 23 at 10:30 a.m.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Moved by the emigration of her two sons, theatre director Nidal al-Ashkar decided to highlight on stage the plight of thousands of youths heading abroad to escape Lebanon's political upheavals.

The sandbags, sniper slits and pockmarked facade of a Beirut house stand as a chilling reminder of Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.

The sky-blue dome and towering minarets of Beirut's Mohammad al-Amin mosque, which opened on Friday, are potent symbols of Lebanon's turbulent recent past.

Beirut - Lebanon is to set up its first embassy in Syria in the Abu Rimmaneh district of Damascus, a Lebanese foreign ministry source said on Friday. According to the source the Lebanese embassy in the Syrian capital is to be operational before the e...

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (right) and his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salukh shake hands after signing the agreement in Damascus. Iran welcomed Syria and Lebanon's establishment of diplomatic ties (AFP Louai Beshara)

The 17th annual homemade soup and pie supper will be held in Lebanon on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. The meal features homemade soup and pie, served with fry bread, jelly and honey butter, and a beverage....

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran welcomed on Friday Syria and Lebanon's establishment of diplomatic ties, the ISNA news agency reported.

Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Syria portrays this run-down city in north Lebanon as a hotbed of Islamist militancy -- worrying Lebanese leaders alert ...

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL, a privately held lender, said its net profit for the first nine months of the year reached 35 billion Lebanese pounds ($23.3 million), without giving comparative results.

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Abu Dhabi Investment House yesterday signed two agreements worth a total of $1.2 billion to develop its Beirut Gate project in the capital's central district, Annahar reported, citing a statement by ADIH.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Andrei Murtazin) - Syria and Lebanon established diplomatic relations on October 15, 2008, sixty years after gaining independence from France in the mid-1940s.

Strategic partnership deals were signed yesterday between Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH), Sayfco Holdings, a Lebanese real estate development firm and Roads Holdings, a Qatari development company, to develop $1.2 billion Beirut Gate, a multi-facetted project, located in downtown Beirut.

European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner hailed here on Thursday the establishment of diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria as "a historic step." "I welcome the fact that Syria and Lebanon have established diplomatic relations. This is a historic step towards the normalization of relations between the two countries," said the ...

(By CARLEY PETESCH, Associated Press Writer) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday praised improving ties between Lebanon and Syria, but called on the two countries to take further steps to bolster security along their border. He also warned that Lebanon will not be a fully sovereign state until Hezbollah, and other militia groups are disarmed. The secretary-general's six-month report to the ...

LEBANON ? Designers for the proposed medical college in Lebanon got the green light Wednesday from the planning commission to move forward with plans for the campus.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he was encouraged by the positive developments in relations between Lebanon and Syria, but called on the two countries to take further steps to improve security along the border.

DAMASCUS, Syria ? Syria recognized Lebanon?s sovereignty for the first time on Tuesday, with President Bashar Assad issuing a decree establishing diplomatic relations and plans for an embassy in Beirut.

Egypt on Thursday hailed Syria and Lebanon's establishment of diplomatic ties for the first time since independence as "a step in the right direction." "Egypt is relieved by the announcement of the establishment of diplomatic ties between these two neighboring states," Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit said in a statement.

Ancient history is getting in the way of construction in Beirut's building boom as new archaeological discoveries delay the springing up of long-planned high rises. And the delays can be long, frustrating and expensive. Construction on a luxury 23-story residential building in the heart of the Lebanese capital, for example.

In spite of his modest title of labour minister and his spartan office in a poor neighbourhood of Beirut, Mohammed Fneish speaks with an authority bordering on overconfidence, an attitude that testifies to the power of Hizbollah, the militant Shia group, in Lebanon.

Fears of a global recession and falling oil prices are driving Gulf stock markets down dramatically, once again, and the generally morose economic climate has Arab investors scrambling for cover, as Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Beirut.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit on Thursday welcomed the establishment of diplomatic relations between Syria and Lebanon. "This is a step in the right direction," Abul Gheit said in a press release, expressing Egypt's satisfaction to the establishment of the Lebanese-Syrian diplomatic ties. Now it's important for the two countries to take more steps, among which border demarcation is ...

? The front page of this morning's USA TODAY 25 years later, bombing in Beirut still resonates A quarter-century later, the sergeant of the guard that morning says he can still see the face of the man driving the truck. Investors brace as economy falters WASHINGTON ? Stocks plunged at the steepest pace in more than two decades Wednesday after a report showed consumers cut their spending for the ...

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (right) and his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salukh shake hands after signing the agreement in Damascus. Egypt hailed Syria and Lebanon's establishment of diplomatic ties for the first time since independence 60 years ago as "a step in the right direction."

Lebanese archaeologist works at a Roman archaeological site in Ashrafiyeh, in the eastern suburbs of Beirut, on September 23. Ancient history is getting in the way of construction in Beirut's building boom as new archaeological discoveries delay the springing up of long-planned high rises.

Two Lebanon residents died in a three-vehicle crash on Mo. 5 north of their hometown Wednesday afternoon, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Egypt on Thursday hailed Syria and Lebanon's establishment of diplomatic ties for the first time since independence 60 years ago as "a step in the right direction."

New archaeological discoveries delay springing up of long-planned high rises in Lebanese capital.

The latest diplomatic moves mark the first time Syria has officially recognized Lebanon as a sovereign state, no longer seeing it as part of "greater Syria."

Veterans of the 1983 bombing of the Marine headquarters in Beirut exchange stories at an exhibit commemorating the fallen

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (R) and his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salukh sign a joint statement announcing the launch of diplomatic relations between Syria and Lebanon for the first time since independence 60 years ago, turning a new page in relations between Beirut and its powerful neighbour.

Speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday the establishment of diplomatic ties between Lebanon and Syria was a natural step toward normal relations between sisterly states. Berri was speaking following a visit to President Michel Sleiman, after the latter's return from Saudi Arabia.

While the latter aphorism typically bears a progressive and optimistic tone, it certainly cannot be attributed to the systematic declassification and destruction of buildings in Beirut that serve as the sole memento of the city's past architectural glory. From Dubai and Doha to Bahrain and Riyadh, the Arab world is ripe with burgeoning towers.

Arabic newspapers largely welcomed the establishment of diplomatic ties between Syria and Lebanon as an important development in Middle Eastern relations.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Syria's move to establish formal diplomatic ties with Lebanon marks a new era in the countries' long-troubled relationship, observers say.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh arrived here Wednesday on a mission to sign a joint statement with the Syrians on the start of diplomatic relations between the two neighbors. Salloukh announced the trip on Tuesday at a press conference inBeirut, saying his visit came in implementation of the resolutionsof the Syrian and Lebanese summit in mid-August, according to the official SANA news ...

Iran - Lebanon - Ties Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh said that Iran and Lebanon enjoy excellent ties which are growing. Salloukh told IRNA that the upcoming visit of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to Iran would aim to boost Tehran-Beirut cooperation.

The foreign ministers of Syria and Lebanon signed an agreement Wednesday formalizing diplomatic ties between the two countries for the first time in their turbulent history.

Damascus - Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh arrived in Damascus on Wednesday to formally initiate diplomatic ties with Syria for the first time since independence 60 years ago. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem and Salloukh announced in a...

A signing ceremony is held in Damascus to establish diplomatic ties for the first time between Syria and Lebanon.

The foreign ministers of Syria and Lebanon have signed an agreement formalizing diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh was in Syria on Wednesday for talks that could lead to the formal launch of diplomatic relations between the two neighbours.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The president of Syria ordered his government yesterday to establish formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon in a move that could pave the way for normalizing ties between the two countries after decades of political tangles.

Syria formally recognized Lebanon for the first time Tuesday by establishing diplomatic relations with its neighbor ? meeting a U.S. demand to do more for regional stability even as Damascus pursues indirect peace talks with Israel.

DAMASCUS, Syria ? Syria formally recognized Lebanon for the first time Tuesday by establishing diplomatic relations with its neighbor ? meeting a U.S. demand to do more for regional stability even as Damascus pursues indirect peace talks with Israel. Lebanon and Syria have not had formal diplomatic ties since both gained independence from France in the 1940s, and the move by President Bashar ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria formally recognized Lebanon for the first time Tuesday by establishing diplomatic relations with its neighbor - meeting a U.S. demand to do more for regional stability even as Damascus pursues indirect peace talks with Israel. Lebanon and Syria have not had formal diplomatic ties since both gained independence from France in the 1940s and the move by President ...

DOHA ? Syrian and Lebanese residents in Qatar yesterday expressed varied views on the recent establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, though all are pleased with the decision.

Diplomatic ties to be established for first time as Damascus aim to end regional isolation

Syria formally recognized Lebanon for the first time Tuesday by establishing diplomatic relations with its neighbor ? meeting a U.S. demand to do more for regional stability.

Lebanese authorities have arrested a top Syrian opposition figure identified as Nawwaf al-Ali, according to As-Safir newspaper Tuesday. As-Safir reported that Ali was handed over to the Lebanese prosecutor's office. The newspaper said security forces continued their hunt for Syrian opposition members.

A gas main break caused when a work crew struck a line has closed closed a major Mt. Lebanon intersection

Syria established diplomatic relations with Lebanon Tuesday, ending six decades of non-recognition of its neighbor's sovereignty in an apparent bid to curry favor with the West as it pursues indirect peace talks with Israel.

Iran - Lebanon - Boroujerdi An Iranian lawmaker said here Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran will stand by the Lebanese people in the face of conspiracies by the country's enemies.

Syria and Lebanon are to establish diplomatic relations for the first time ever, putting ties between the neighbours on a more equal basis ? and helping Damascus emerge from its regional isolation

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanese security forces rounded up a group of Islamic militants believed to be responsible for a pair of bomb attacks targeting soldiers in the country's northern port city of Tripoli, authorities disclosed yesterday.

Syria recognized Lebanon's sovereignty for the first time on Tuesday, with President Bashar Assad issuing a decree establishing diplomatic relations and plans for an embassy in Beirut. The U.S. and Lebanese anti-Syrian politicians have long demanded Syria establish official relations with Lebanon. The two countries have not had formal diplomatic ties since they gained independence from ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on Tuesday to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon for the first time since the two Arab neighbors won independence from France in the 1940s.

Syria's official news agency says the nation will open an embassy in Lebanon for the first time since the two countries gained independence in the 1940s.

BEIRUT, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issues a decree to set up diplomatic ties with Lebanon and open an embassy.

Syria's president issued a decree Tuesday establishing diplomatic relations with Lebanon, and a foreign ministry official said the country will have an embassy in Beirut by the end of the year. The two countries have not had formal diplomatic relations since they gained independence from France in the 1940s. Lebanon and Syria agreed earlier this year to establish diplomatic ties and demarcate ...

Syria's president has issued a decree establishing diplomatic relations with Lebanon, and a foreign ministry official says the country will have an embassy in Beirut, for the first time ever, by the end of the year.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree ordering the establishment of diplomatic ties with Lebanon, the president's advisor told CNN Tuesday.

Lebanon: New UN representative takes up post (AKI) - The newly appointed United Nations representative for Lebanon, Michael Williams, has arrived in Beirut.Williams is charged with implementing Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and guerrillas from Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah, as well as coordinating all UN work in ...

President Bashar Assad of Syria has issued a decree establishing diplomatic relations with Lebanon.

BEIRUT: In its first comment about the impact of the global financial crisis on Lebanon, Citigroup reiterated its optimism about the economic and financial outlook despite the global banking and financial turmoil, adding that the country's insulation is now perhaps its greatest asset amid the global turmoil, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

WESTWOOD - It is 25 years since Christine Devlin lost her son Michael, a 21-year-old Lance Corporal in the Marines in Beirut.

Arms of youth from Centerville Baptist Church reach out from the darkness to the names inscribed on the wall of the Beirut Memorial. They were on a scavenger hunt, and the memorial was one of their stops. October 23 marks the 25th anniversary of the bombing in Beirut, Lebanon.

With the global financial crisis shaking the world's economic foundations, the woeful caliber of business journalism in the Arab world needs to improve in order to provide the business community with timely information, said the participants at a training seminar for regional business reporters which kicked off on Monday at the American University of Beirut (AUB).

Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader and MP Michel Aoun said Monday that Iran was helping Lebanon to achieve national unity and dismissed criticism from his rivals at home about his visit to the Islamic Republic. "Iran is especially helping Lebanon today in confronting its problems and achieving national unity," he told.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Monday urged Saudi entrepreneurs to invest in his country during his first visit to oil-rich Saudi Arabia since his election in May. Addressing business leaders at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sleiman urged them to "boost their investments" in Lebanon.

Finishing 1-8 over the weekend in the Lebanon Tournament wasn?t exactly what Boonville volleyball coach Susie Stone had in mind for the Lady Pirates.

Visiting Leader of Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Party Michel Aoun said on Monday that Iran has not offered any help to Lebanon's enemies and Iran always supports national unity in Lebanon.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese security officials said today that three recently arrested Palestinian militants had been plotting to wage a suicide attack on a military bus and...

Lebanese Christian political leader Michel Aoun said on Monday that Iran was helping Lebanon to achieve ational unity and dismissed criticism at home about his visit to the Islamic republic.

Lebanese Christian political leader dismisses criticism at home about his visit to Islamic republic.

Iran - Lebanon - Meet Visiting Leader of Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Party Michel Aoun said on Monday that Iran has not offered any help to Lebanon's enemies and Iran always supports national unity in Lebanon.

Lebanon's Gen. Michel Aoun insists he has not entered into an alliance with Hezbollah, rather he has signed an MOU ? or message of understanding. Photo shows Aoun supporters waving flags in Beirut celebrating his return in 2005. (Sipa Press via Newscom)

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader?s poster can spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut?s al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that "poster disarmament? has been declared. Most of the posters once plastered on Beirut?s walls and lampposts have come down by agreement between the main factions of Shiite and Sunni Muslims ? part of a broader ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader's poster can be enough to spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut's al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that "poster disarmament" has been declared.

When Nassim, a 26-year-old electronic engineering graduate from Beirut, was offered a job soon after leaving university he was delighted. His hard work at college had paid off, and he could finally put all he had learned into practice. There was just one problem. His new employers required him to drive, but he did not hold a license and had never driven a car.

Lebanese security agencies informed the Jordanian Embassy in Beirut on Saturday night that they had discovered the whereabouts of a missing Jordanian woman and her three children, a security report said. Hajar Abu Salim and her three daughters, Rahaf, 8, Riwa, 5, and Ranad, 4, were reported missing 10 days ago after spending Eid al-Fitr at Beirut's Beau Rivage Hotel.

The process of finding a new home for the Lebanon, Mason and Monroe Railroad next year is in its earliest stages. Lebanon stands to lose the LM&M because the city does not have $500,000 needed to repair a five-mile stretch of track its owns and leases to the railroad.

A Lebanese army officer and a soldier were wounded when a suspect they were tracking hurled four hand grenades at them, a military official said on Sunday.

In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader's poster can be enough to spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut's al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that "poster disarmament" has been declared.

Sun, Oct 12, 2008 (6:57 a.m.) In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader's poster can be enough to spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut's al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that "poster disarmament" has been declared.

In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader's poster can be enough to spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut's al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that "poster disarmament" has been declared.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader's poster can be enough to spark a gunfight.

Twenty-five years ago, several hundred U.S. Marines were stationed in Beirut on a peacekeeping mission. On September 26, an official with the Iranian Intelligence Service in Tehran phoned the Iranian ambassador in Damascus and issued an order to have them killed.

BEIRUT: Lebanon?s rival Christian leaders must take steps towards reconciliation or risk violence among their followers, Christian politician Samir Geagea said yesterday.

Beirut -- Just as the world is getting used to seeing feeds Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite TV station, the war coverage of another relatively unknown TV operation is emerging far beyond its normal reach.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has accepted that Syrian troop movements near the border between the two countries are aimed at tackling smuggling, in a statement received by AFP on Saturday.

Palestinian officials are compiling a register of residents in a northern Lebanon refugee camp to crack down on Islamist militants and to prevent unrest, one of them said on Saturday.

BADDAWI, Lebanon, Oct 11, 2008 (AFP) - Palestinian officials are compiling a register of residents in a northern Lebanon refugee camp to crack down on Islamist militants and to prevent unrest, one of them said on Saturday.

Lebanon - Iran - Relations Iran's Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad-Reza Sheibani on Saturday conferred with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on expansion of relations between the two countries.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's rival Christian leaders must take steps towards reconciliation or risk violence among their followers, Christian politician Samir Geagea said on Saturday.

All kinds of horrors flop on to my Beirut doormat. There's The Independent's mobile phone bill, a slew of blood-soaked local Lebanese newspapers ? "Saleh Aridi's blood consolidates [Druze] reconciliation", was among the goriest of the past few days ? and then there are files from the dark memory lane through which all Middle East history has to pass.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has accepted that Syrian troop movements near the border between the two countries are aimed at tackling smuggling, according to a statement received by AFP on Saturday.

(Beirut, Lebanon) 10 October 2008 - College Notre Dame de Louaize is in the process of incorporating Skoolee Tools as its vanguard school management and student information software.

The 2nd New Arab Woman Forum is scheduled to be held under the high patronage of the First Lady of Lebanon on October 23-24, 2008 at the Intercontinental Phoenicia Beirut.

Lebanon: The 2nd New Arab Woman Forum is scheduled to be held under the high patronage of the First Lady of Lebanon on October 23-24, 2008 at the Intercontinental Phoenicia Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT: The Palestine Liberation Organization representative in Lebanon, Abbas Zaki, told LBC television on Friday that President Michel Sleiman's inaugural speech and recent actions have reduced the level of danger in the Palestinian refugee camps.

Mt. Lebanon recreation officials this week warned parents and doused equipment with bleach after a young soccer player contracted a drug-resistant staph infection.

Figures released by the Lebanon School District show a slight decline from last year in the number of students enrolled in Lebanon Schools.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Puppet shows, political parodies, ridiculing politicians -- in a Lebanon faced with bombings, violent clashes, and political conflicts, it's better to laugh than cry.

It was a field day on the field for the Lebanon High School women's soccer team on Sept. 30 as they beat South Albany 6-2.

Lebanese Industrialists' Association pushes back against Israel's 'appropriation' of their cuisine

The Civil Center for National Initiative launched a political declaration on Friday calling for the creation of a "civil state" in Lebanon. Former Parliament Speaker Hussein al-Husseini, a member of the center, read the declaration at a news conference at the Le Bristol Hotel in Beirut.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Lebanon's economy isn't feeling the effects of the global financial turmoil, a top government official said Friday, adding that he would like to see a credible relief package from developed countries.

Puppet shows, political parodies, ridiculing politicians -- in a Lebanon faced with bombings, violent clashes, and political conflicts, it's better to laugh than cry.

Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah called on the Lebanese to support the resistance and the Lebanese army, saying that both should be alerted to any possible Israeli attack. During his Friday sermon at the Imam Hassanayn Mosque in Haret Hreik, he said some parties sought "to exploit conflict between Arab countries.

Beirut is a city that gets under one's skin. It was a favorite with Arab intellectuals before the 1975-1990 Civil War, but the city today has taken on a veritable persona, obtaining an almost cult-like status with writers and artists obsessed with its kaleidoscopic existence, its insouciance, and its propensity for violence.

Mt. Lebanon recreation officials this week warned parents and doused equipment with bleach after a young soccer player contracted a drug-resistant staph infection.

LEBANON ? If elected as mayor of Lebanon, Mel Harrington says he?d like to shift the city?s spending from ?big projects? such as the Cheadle Lake Recreation Area and the North Gateway Urban Renewal District to things like improving the streets and building places for kids to play.

Two people were wounded on Friday in a bomb attack targeting an Islamist militant in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, a Palestinian official said.

Clearly, Casey Ditzler has a flair for the dramatic. On the strength of Ditzler?s goal at the 5:28 mark of the second overtime, the Annville-Cleona field hockey team wrapped up its season with a dramatic 1-0 non-league victory over Lebanon yesterday.

LEBANON, Ore. -- Fire investigators estimated nearly $2.8 million in damage from a fire at a former Champion Mill site in Lebanon earlier this week. Fire officials said the size of the Monday blaze at the vacant 200,000-square-foot building makes it difficult to pinpoint the cause.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora said that despite recent Syrian military buildup along Lebanese borders, it is "not possible" for Syria to send troops to Lebanon, local Daily Star reported Friday. Seniora made the remarks while speaking to reporters late Thursday after his meeting with Lebanese president Michel Suleiman. "Some are speaking about Syrian military intervention in Lebanon, ...

Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Grenade blasts echo nightly across a sectarian frontline in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli despite a month-old ...

BEIRUT: The global credit crunch and wait-and-see approaches by many Gulf Arab investors may prevent the privatization of Lebanon's cellular networks in the foreseeable future, some economists warned on Thursday.

BEIRUT: A UN report released Thursday showed that Lebanon witnessed growth in investments and Arab capital inflows by approximately 4 percent to $2.845 billion in 2007.

BEIRUT: On November 30, 2008, the starting signal will again sound to kick off a new edition of the yearly BLOM Beirut International Marathon.

On the soccer field, Mt. Lebanon's Zach Batteer is the type of talented player who seemingly never stops running.

LEBANON ? The Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad has a lot riding on it. First, there are the estimated 40,000 to 50,000 passengers a year who buy tickets and catch a ride from downtown Lebanon east through Turtlecreek Twp. and back again.

The American University of Beirut (AUB) welcomed its new students with a gathering at the campus' Green Oval where the university's new president, Peter Dorman, announced this year's recipients of three scholarships: the Merit Scholarship, the Baccalaureate Scholarship, and the President's Scholarship, a university statement said on Thursday.

The global credit crunch and wait-and-see approaches by many Gulf Arab investors may prevent the privatization of Lebanon's cellular networks in the foreseeable future, some economists warned on Thursday. "This may not be the time to invite foreign and Arab companies to bid for the country's two cellular networks.

In 2007, the European Union designated October 10 the "European Day against the Death Penalty" in order to highlight the importance of abolishing capital punishment. All EU member states have abolished the death penalty, and the EU is keen to promote abolition in those partner countries that wish to establish strong relations with it, including neighbors such as Lebanon.

The Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad, which provides themed train rides, will finish the year in Lebanon and then likely move ? in light of an inspection that demands track repairs.

The sun sets in the Lebanese capital of Beirut in 2007. Two young US journalists who went missing in Lebanon a week ago were detained in Syria for entering the country illegally, the foreign ministry said.

Iran: Tehran to name street after slain Lebanese militant (AKI) - Tehran's City Council has voted unanimously for a proposal to dedicate a street in the Iranian capital to slain Lebanese militant Imad Mughniyeh.Imad Mughniyeh was the intelligence chief and commander of Hezbollah's secretive military wing, the Islamic Resistance. He was killed in a bombing in Syrian capital Damascus ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two Americans reported missing by the U.S. embassy in Lebanon are being held in Syria for entering the neighbouring country without visas, Arab media reported on Thursday.

DEVASTATING HABIT -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman must put an immediate stop to kidnapping to prevent Lebanon from reverting to devastating habits of the past. The photo shows journalists and photographers at work near Beirut.

Lebanon: International School Al-Koura in Beitroumine, Lebanon, has formalized an agreement with White Mountain Technologies for Skoolee Tools School Management and Student Information Software. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) ? Authorities searching for two American journalists who went missing during a vacation in Lebanon said Thursday they were checking records to determine whether the pair left the country through a border crossing.

Authorities searching for two American journalists who went missing during a vacation in Lebanon said Thursday they were checking records to determine whether the pair left the country through a border crossing.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday.

DEVASTATING HABIT -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman must put an immediate stop to kidnapping to prevent Lebanon from reverting to devastating habits of the past. The photo shows journalists and photographers at work near Beirut.

BEIRUT , Lebanon ? The latest conflict simmering between Lebanon and Israel is all about food: Lebanese businessmen accusing Israel of stealing traditional Middle Eastern dishes like hummus.

BEIRUT ? The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon issued an appeal for information Wednesday on behalf of the families of two missing Americans, one of them from Oak Park, who have not been heard from since they checked out of a Beirut hotel a week ago.

Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts.

BEIRUT, October 8 (RIA Novosti) - The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon confirmed Wednesday that two vacationing U.S. citizens have disappeared in the country. Earlier Wednesday, a Lebanese newspaper said two Americans working for the Jordan Times newspaper had gone missing in Lebanon.

Two young US journalists on holiday have gone missing in Lebanon for the past week after checking out of their hotel, Lebanese security officials told AFP on Wednesday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) ? The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon says two Americans are missing in Lebanon and is appealing for information on their whereabouts.

Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts.

Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon are missing, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday, appealing for information on their possible whereabouts.

The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon says two Americans are missing in Lebanon and is appealing for information on their whereabouts.

The U.S. embassy in Lebanon said on Wednesday that two American citizens were missing and appealed for information on their whereabouts.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The US Embassy in Lebanon says two American nationals are missing in Lebanon and is appealing for information on their possible whereabouts.

Beirut/Amman - Two freelance journalists from the United States are believed to have gone missing on the road between northern Lebanon and Aleppo in Syria, Lebanese media reported Wednesday. Taylor Luck, 23, and Halli Camella Shmela, 27, who were app...

Two American journalists, who are reportedly working for The Jordan Times, have been missing in Lebanon since Sept. 30, local Naharnet website reported Wednesday. The two journalists identified as Taylor Luke, 23 (female), and Hollie Camella, 27 (male), arrived in Beirut on Sept. 29. Security sources said their last appearances were on Sept. 30 when they left their hotel in Hamra in the western ...

U.S. Embassy says 2 American nationals are missing in Lebanon, appeals for information.

A child looks on as a man mixes chickpeas and sesame paste to make hommus in the northern West Bank city of Nablus in 2007. A battle over hommus and tabbouleh is shaping up between Lebanon and Israel -- two neighbours still technically at war -- with efforts underway to clearly identify such dishes as exclusively Lebanese.

BEIRUT, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

A Lebanese high-ranking military delegation will be heading to the Pentagon of United States next week to set training, equipping and arming timetable for the Lebanese army, pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reported Wednesday. The delegation will meet U.S. defense officials in Washington, in light of U.S. assurances that there is no veto from the U.S. or Israel on arming the Lebanese army, the report ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - A battle over hommus and tabbouleh is shaping up between Lebanon and Israel -- two neighbours still technically at war -- with efforts underway to clearly identify such dishes as exclusively Lebanese.

A BATTLE over hommus and tabbouleh is shaping up between Lebanon and Israel - two neighbours still technically at war - with efforts being made to clearly identify such dishes as exclusively Lebanese.

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut (AUB) welcomed its new students with a gathering on October 7, 2008 at AUB's Green Oval where the university's new president Peter Dorman announced this year's recipients of three scholarships: the Merit Scholarship, the Baccalaureate Scholarship, and the President's Scholarship. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT (AFP) - A battle over hommus and tabbouleh is shaping up between Lebanon and Israel -- two neighbours still technically at war -- with efforts underway to clearly identify such dishes as exclusively Lebanese.

A BATTLE over hommus and tabbouleh is shaping up between Lebanon and Israel - two neighbours still technically at war - with efforts being made to clearly identify such dishes as exclusively Lebanese.

Bank of Sharjah announced today that its Lebanese subsidiary, Emirates Lebanon Bank S.A.L. has received the final approval from Central Bank of Lebanon on the acquisition of the operations of the Lebanese branches of Banque Nationale de Paris Intercontinentale as at 30 September 2008.

Lebanon: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Henrietta H. Fore administered the oath of office to Denise A. Herbol, who became the new Mission Director for USAID in Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

A few tents and trucks dotting a green hill across the river are about all that is visible of a Syrian troop deployment on Lebanon's northern border - a buildup that has raised concerns of a possible Syrian incursion. There was no sign Wednesday that the Syrian troops were preparing to cross the border. Syria says the deployment - first made public several weeks ago - is aimed at preventing ...

Dubai: The deployment of thousands of Syrian troops along the Lebanese frontier doesn't constitute a threat to Beirut and the move should be seen in the context of Damascus's need to safeguard its interests, the Lebanese foreign minister said on Tuesday.

In response to the growing demand in the local market, LG Electronics has appointed Class S.a.r.l retail chain of outlets as its GSM retail partner in Lebanon.

Xpress Money ties up with Lebanese Canadian Bank

A Lebanese trade group is accusing Israel of falsely taking credit for traditional Middle Eastern dishes like hummus.

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Middle East peace negotiators may need to be careful what they serve with their pita next time they break bread. Lebanese businessmen are making a legal claim that would designate hummus as traditional to Lebanon.

AMMAN: The Jordanian foreign ministry said yesterday it was closely following up on the abduction of a Jordanian family in Beirut with the Lebanese authorities.

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Middle East peace negotiators may need to be careful what they serve with their pita next time they break bread. Lebanese businessmen are making a legal claim that would designate hummus as traditional to Lebanon.

Syria moved tank units up to the Lebanese Beqaa Valley border Tuesday, Oct. 7. DEBKA file ?s military sources report that this is Damascus? second troop movement on the Lebanese border. For three weeks, commando units have been poised on the North Lebanese border.

Stocks of the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) tumbled for a second week in a row amid a sharp global financial crisis that had an adverse effect on most bourses in the Middle East. The BLOM Stock Index fell by 3.41 percent on Tuesday with the value of traded shares reaching $11.296 million, an increase of 84.12 percent compared to Monday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The latest conflict simmering between Lebanon and Israel is all about food.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) ? The latest conflict simmering between Lebanon and Israel is all about food: Lebanese businessmen accusing Israel of stealing traditional Middle Eastern dishes like hummus.

A goal deep into second half stoppage time by Safa SC spoiled Dempo's hopes of coming back from Lebanon with a point in the first leg of the AFC Cup semi-final in Beirut Sports City Stadium today.

LEBANON -- City police are investigating three commercial burglaries reported to them Monday that may have occurred Sunday afternoon or night in close proximity to each other.

LEBANON -- The Insane Clown Posse is not welcome at Lebanon High School. Principal Mark Finch says shirts, hats, jewelry or other items associated with the hardcore hip-hop band are gang-related and will be banned beginning October 15. But Jessica...

Washington is concerned about recently observed Syrian troop movements near the Lebanese border and warned Damascus against interfering in Lebanon, a State Department spokesman said Monday.

New Syrian troops buildup was reported Tuesday near Lebanon's northern borders, with tanks deployed along the frontiers of the northern Bekaa valley, the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reported Tuesday. Witnesses were quoted as saying that Syria deployed vanguards along the borders on Monday noon, and trenches were set up with tents for the soldiers. Syrian forces were setting up checkpoints along the ...

Source: UNHCR UNHCR chief praises "heroic" work of mine clearers in southern Lebanon after presenting them with this year's Nansen Refugee Award.

Members of Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond's staff will be in Buffalo and Lebanon on Thursday to meet with constituents.

Amman- The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it was closely following up on the abduction of a Jordanian family in Beirut with the Lebanese authorities. A Jordanian mother and her three daughters, aged eight, five and three, were kidnapped...

A joint Lebanese-American military committee was set up to improve bilateral military relationship, local Al-Moustaqbal daily reported Tuesday. The commission was formed after a meeting on Monday between Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr and Mary Beth Long, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, who arrived in Beirut late Sunday. A joint statement by the ...

BEIRUT: Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian said on Monday that the widely hoped-for delivery of Egyptian electricity to Lebanon depends to a great extent on prices. "If the prices offered by the Egyptian side are acceptable then we will work on the delivery of this power to Lebanon.

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

LEBANON ? Fire investigators are waiting for extreme heat to abate at the site of a former plywood mill, where at least one building was destroyed in a blaze this morning. They will begin working at the site Tuesday morning, said Lebanon Fire Prevention Specialist Jon Davis.

Israeli military commanders are threatening to attack Lebanon with such disproportionate firepower that ?such a response is likely to be remembered by decision makers in Syria and Lebanon for many years,? one said.

The B-Mod feature had plenty of tight action Saturday night at the Lebanon Midway Speedway. Pole setter Colt Cheevers took the opening lead from Steve Muilenburg with Reggie Jackson, Billy Street and Corey Pope following quickly. With action tight and quick, Ted Ballinger moved around Pope to get into the top five as Cheevers and Muilenburg were battling hard.The first yellow waved on lap 10 ...

Lebanon: The 2nd New Arab Woman Forum is scheduled to be held under the high patronage of the First Lady of Lebanon Mrs. Wafaa Michel Sleiman on October 23-24, 2008 at the Intercontinental Phoenicia Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

Sometimes, when No. 1 meets No. 2, the game doesn't live up to the hype. That wasn't the case with Monday night's girls soccer contest between Centerville and Lebanon, the top two teams in the Miami Valley Coaches poll.

Mon, Oct 6, 2008 (4:06 p.m.) The United States and Lebanon on Monday set up a joint military commission to bolster military cooperation _ a move that follows the first visit by the newly elected Lebanese president to Washington.

By ZEINA KARAM BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- The United States and Lebanon on Monday set up a joint military commission to bolster military cooperation _ a move that follows the first visit by the newly elected Lebanese president to Washington.

The United States and Lebanon on Monday set up a joint military commission to bolster military cooperation - a move that follows the first visit by the newly elected Lebanese president to Washington. The development comes against the backdrop of a Syrian troop buildup along Lebanon's northern border and follows bombings blamed on Islamic militants in the two neighboring Mideast countries. The ...

New Delhi: Dempo coach Armando Colaco would like to take a cautious approach when his team take on Lebanese outfit Safa in the first leg of the AFC Cup semi-final at the Sports City Stadium in Beirut on Tuesday.

"The unexamined life is not worth living," said the unforgettable Aristotle. So on the 125th birthday anniversary of our giant Gibran Khalil Gibran, it is only fitting and proper that we make this examination of our lives in light of his writings, teachings and literary legacy. Did we live up to his dreams, his calls for a renaissance and yearning for change?

A tri-partite meeting was held between Lebanese Armed Forces officials, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) officers and Israeli military representatives at the border crossing of Ras al-Naqquoura on Monday. "They discussed the implementation of Resolution 1701 and violations of the Blue Line with a view to preventing incidents.

American University of Beirut (AUB) president Peter F. Dorman told students, faculty and staff at the inaugural ceremony for the 2008-09 academic year on Monday that the fact that no one possesses "absolute truth" makes education and learning all the more exciting and dynamic.

Congestion at the Port of Beirut has become a major concern among traders, shipping companies and the Port Authority, despite the large revenues that are being generated from the rapid growth in the number of containers coming through the facility.

Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian said on Monday that the widely hoped-for delivery of Egyptian electricity to Lebanon depends to a great extent on prices. "If the prices offered by the Egyptian side are acceptable then we will work on the delivery of this power to Lebanon. However, if the rates are too expensive then.

Lebanon High School students and staff are mourning the death of senior Jacob Hough, 17.

Human trafficking in Lebanon was addressed on Monday when the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its first national report about human trafficking in the region. The launching of the report took place at La Maison de l'Avocat in the presence of Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar.

The US embassy in Beirut has warned citizens of a security threat in Lebanon, linking the heightened risk to the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Firefighters responded to a fire in an empty building at the shut down Champion Mill in Lebanon. This story will be updated as details become available.

The United States voiced concern over Syria's military build-up at its northern border and said the recent massive bomb attack in Damascus must not be used as a pretext to get its forces back into Lebanon.

Beirut - The Christian community in Lebanon has received warnings of preparations by Sunni fundamentalist groups to launch a suicide attack against a Christian target in northern Lebanon, local Lebanese media and political sources said Monday. A Ch...

A senior Iraqi lawmaker on Monday called for an urgent resolution to Christian demands for a minority quota system in upcoming provincial elections, while the electoral commission ruled out any possibility of holding the vote this year.

LEBANON, Ore. -- Firefighters were called to a mill fire in Lebanon on Monday morning. Crews are at the scene of the Old Champion Lumber Mill, located near WalMart on Santiam Highway.

United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has informed Lebanese authorities that Israel is likely to withdraw from the Lebanese side of Ghajar village at the Lebanese southern borders by Nov. 21, local An-Nahar daily reported Monday. UNIFIL command sent a letter to the Lebanese official sides few days ago informing them that the command was informed about the possible pull out, the daily ...

Beirut, Oct 6 : Israel is likely to withdraw from a southern border village of Lebanon which it has been occupying since the 2006-war against Hezbollah, the An-Nahar newspaper reported Monday.

Time was slipping away, Ghayas Salem knew. Earlier this year, the Scranton resident decided that the 11 years that had passed since his last visit to his native Lebanon was more than too much time. It was time to return and renew the bonds of family and friendship.

BEIRUT, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

As a first generation American, I have never allowed my father?s Lebanese and Arab ethnicity to influence my political views as an American. This has changed, however, in this election.

(RTTNews) - Philippines labor officials said Sunday that they will continue to maintain the ban on sending Filipino workers to Lebanon and Jordan in spite of incessant calls for the ban to be lifted.

This novel?s protean, real-life heroine starts out as a film sensation in occupied China and ends up in Japanese parliament.

A1 Team Lebanon finish tenth in Sprint race in Netherlands, scoring their first World Cup of Motorsport points.

DOHA ? Qatar's Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah has reiterated Qatar's support to Lebanon on all fronts.

Philippine labor officials said Sunday they were maintaining bans on sending Filipino workers to Lebanon and Jordan despite calls for them to be lifted. The ban on Lebanon was kept due to continuing concerns over peace and order in that country while that on Jordan was kept in force after employers refused to comply with new conditions for hiring Filipinos.

Interior Minister Ziad Baroud said Sunday that the Independent Municipal Fund would distribute LL290 billion to municipalities without political interference and according to the law. He added that President Michel Sleiman treated all Lebanese areas equally, and knew many suffered from poor levels of development.

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) has denied reports that it is planning a massive military offensive against the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli, where Sunni militants responsible for a series of recent bombings are rumored to be hiding. Media reports over the weekend quoted anonymous military sources as stating that.

An award-winning movie can be a puzzling thing. It's not that the films are themselves puzzling (though at times they are), nor the fact that they receive festival recognition. It's simply odd sometimes that a given film is greeted with the ballyhoo that it is. Take "Captain Abu Raed" (2007), which screened at the Beirut International Film Festival last week.

A Jordanian woman and her three daughters have been kidnapped in Lebanon for non-political reasons, a Jordanian Foreign Ministry source told local media Sunday.KUNA, the Kuwaiti news agency, reported an unnamed source told the Jordanian Al-Ghad daily newspaper the abduction of the woman and her daughters, ages 3, 5 and 7, happened Thursday near a Beirut hotel as they were waiting in a car for ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Jordanian woman and her three daughters have been kidnapped in Lebanon for non-political reasons, a Jordanian Foreign Ministry source told local media Sunday.

Philippine labor officials said Sunday they were maintaining bans on sending Filipino workers to Lebanon and Jordan despite calls for them to be lifted.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit, seen here in Beirut in August, has made a surprise visit to Iraq in what is the first such trip since 1990, the state-run MENA news agency has reported.

BEIRUT - Syria and Iran, both targeted by U.S. sanctions, proclaim that their ?independent? economies will suffer less than others from global financial turmoil.

Time was slipping away, Ghayas Salem knew. Earlier this year, the Scranton resident decided that the 11 years that had passed since his last visit to his native Lebanon was more than too much time. It was time to return and renew the bonds of family and friendship.

Philippine labour officials said Sunday they were maintaining bans on sending Filipino workers to Lebanon and Jordan despite calls for them to be lifted.

Damascus is pressing forward with its plan to occupy Greater Tripoli, Lebanon?s second largest city and port, DEBKA file 's military sources report.

MANILA, Philippines -- Labor officials said Sunday they were maintaining bans on sending Filipino workers to Lebanon and Jordan despite calls for them to be lifted.

KNAYSSEH, Lebanon (AFP) - With his pony tail, long sideburns, tight jeans and cowboy boots, Noah Zaayter cuts an odd figure as he struts through this tiny Lebanese village trailed by his own militiamen.

Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun, a Hezbollah ally, on Friday accused the sectarian attitude of Sunni Prime Minister Fouad Seniora, saying he is ruining Lebanon, local As-Safir daily reported Saturday. "Seniora is a sectarian man, and he is ruining the state," Aoun,a leader of the Lebanon Free National Movement, told a press conference at his residence. He said Seniora was using the money ...

KNAYSSEH, Lebanon (AFP) - With his pony tail, long sideburns, tight jeans and cowboy boots, Noah Zaayter cuts an odd figure as he struts through this tiny Lebanese village trailed by his own militiamen.

By-the-numbers thriller To call suspense writer Jack Higgins? latest effort two-dimensional probably does a disservice to the flat surfaces of the world. Rough Justice has all the familiar Higgins elements. Set in London, it includes a shadowy network of international criminals and scenes that unfold in Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Moscow and Beirut. The good guys are off-the-radar British ...

Lebanon Catholic rookie head coach Bernie Showers characterized it as a big win. When you haven?t to that point, they?re all big. Last night in Kinzers, Showers? Beaver booters recorded their initial victory of the season when they edged Pequea Valley 1-0.

Feelings about Mr. Bloomberg and about the idea that he would seek four more years of responsibility for taking care of the city varied in Brooklyn.

Majid Al Futtaim Group has announced plans to invest an initial $1bn to build a mixed-use development in Syria in the Sabboura Yafour district and is strategically positioned on the Beirut to Damascus Highway.

Swiss President Pascal Couchepin, who arrived in Beirut Friday for a three-day official visit, praised the efforts of Lebanese president Michel Suleiman in building a peaceful and tolerant Lebanon, local Naharnet website reported Saturday. Addressing a news conference with his counterpart Michel Suleiman in Beirut, visiting Couchepin said his talks with the Lebanese leader took up bilateral ...

Former Lebanon High basketball player Steve Schieppe will be inducted into the Truman State University Athletics Hall of Fame today during homecoming festivities in Kirksville, Mo.

Lebanon: LibanCert/Quacerta, a Lebanese certification body for organic farming will hold a ceremony to announce its receipt of EU accreditation on Monday October 6 at 11am at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Hamra. [AMEInfo.com]

Israel would use 'disproportionate' force to destroy Lebanese villages from which Hezbollah guerrillas fired rockets at its cities in any future war, an Israeli general said in remarks published on Friday.

BEIRUT: Maronite League chief Joseph Tarabay said on Friday that efforts to achieve a general Christian reconciliation would begin by reconciling the Lebanese Forces (LF) and the Marada Movement.

BEIRUT: French, Russian, and American officials were quoted by the Beirut press on Thursday as rejecting any form of Syrian military intervention in Lebanon following Syria's recent deployment of 10,000 soldiers on the border between the two countries.

WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday said it had reached an agreement in principle for the disbursement of $39 million to Lebanon under an existing emergency post-conflict agreement.

Lebanese diva Sabah is preparing for a new television drama series that revolves around her life and musical journey. The series will be written by Claudia Marshalan and produced by Marwan Haddad, which will be aired on television during the next Ramadan season.

Riverdale scored five first-quarter touchdowns ? including runs of 70 and seven yards by senior fullback Aaron Ebalaroza ? and leads Lebanon 42-7 at the half at Tomahawk Stadium tonight.

While legislators grapple with remedies for the U.S. economy, residents in Lebanon are wondering how the situation affects their town.

By JUNE NAYLOR THE CUISINE: Lebanese, Greek THE LOWDOWN: Open a year and some change ago, this little Middle Eastern jewel is easy to overlook ? but by no means should it be. Francis Kobty, an Israeli whose former business partner was Lebanese, has poured hefty doses of careful work and fresh ingredients into plates overflowing with flavor. THE SETTING: Here?s the thing ? you see a ...

HARLEY RIDER: A Harley-Davidson owner from Saudi Arabia sits on her bike in downtown Beirut before the start of the first Lebanon Harley Tour yesterday. More than 100 bikers from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Greece, Italy and France are taking part in the event.