BEIRUT/SIDON: A 4,600-square-meter painted canvas was assembled at the Cite Sportive stadium in Beirut Sunday, breaking the Guinness world record for the largest handprint painting. The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) broke the record by creating the Red Cross emblem using handprints collected from various Lebanese regions. The aim was to promote

  

BEIRUT: Saudi Ambassador Ali Awad Osseiri called on the Lebanese over the weekend to "immunize" their country against any surprises. "Saudi Arabia plays a positive role in Lebanon and is keen on preserving the country's unity," he said. Syria's Ambassador Ali Abdel-Karim Ali, meanwhile, said the unity of the Lebanese will safeguard their country.

  

In the aftermath of Lebanon's 15-year civil war, developers are turning the capital into a version of Dubai. But there's a lot of history at stake.

  

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Sunday urged Iraqi political parties to accept the Saudi invitation to meet in Riyadh to resolve their political deadlock.

  

Lebanon has claimed the record for the world's biggest wine glass.

  

Seeking to brush off its political troubles and burnish its reputation for good living, Lebanon claimed a record for the world's biggest glass of wine.

  

(RTTNews) - The United States on Friday blasted Lebanese militant outfit Hezbollah for its threat to boycott the international tribunal probing the 2005 killing of former Lebanese President Rafik Hariri, reports said.

  

Lebanon braced for a fresh crisis on Friday after Hezbollah urged a boycott of a UN-backed probe into the murder of Rafiq Hariri and the United Nations warned of a "hyper-dangerous" situation.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Lebanese leaders are called on to stop cooperating with the tribunal investigating the slaying of a former Lebanese prime minister, Hezbollah said.

  

Once known as the 'Paris of the Middle East,' the city is now becoming an eyesore as it attempts to mimic the development of other regional business hubs. Cranes and jackhammers have become as integral to Beirut's urban landscape as the Ottoman and French architecture that once dotted the streets.

  

A call by Shi'ite Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to boycott a U.N.-backed investigation into the 2005 assassination of statesman Rafik al-Hariri is an "attempt to obstruct justice" the tribunal said on Friday.

  

Lebanon braced Friday for a fresh political crisis after Hezbollah urged a boycott of a UN-backed tribunal on the murder of Rafiq Hariri and the United Nations warned of a "hyper-dangerous" situation.

  

LEBANON - It meant nothing in the standings, but the Warriorscelebrated like they won the league title.

  

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah urged all Lebanese to boycott a UN-backed probe into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, warning that cooperation amounted to an attack on his militant group.

  

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah urged all Lebanese to boycott a UN-backed probe into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, warning that cooperation amounted to an attack on his militant group.

  

BEIRUT: Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah urged Lebanese officials and citizens Thursday to boycott probes carried out by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), warning that those who continue to cooperate will be participating in an attack against the resistance. "I ask every official and every citizen in Lebanon to boycott those investigators and refrain from cooperating with them

  

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah urged all Lebanese on Thursday to boycott the international investigation into the 2005 killing of statesman Rafik al-Hariri and accused investigators of sending information to Israel.

  

The United States on Thursday accused Syria and Iran of fuelling tensions in Lebanon with illicit arms supplies, which a top UN envoy warned was part of a "hurricane blowing up" in the Middle East.

  

The United States on Thursday accused the militant group Syria and its allies Iran and Syria of attempting to endanger Lebanon's stability and undermine its independence.

  

Syria has shown "flagrant disregard" for Lebanon's sovereignty and continues to arm the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Thursday.

  

Syria has shown "flagrant disregard" for Lebanon's sovereignty and continues to arm the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Thursday.

  

Imagine for a moment if all Ohio State fans suddenly became Michigan fans. Or if all Pepsi workers abruptly bought Coca-Cola stock. Or imagine if anyone liked Jeff Gordon again.This story is right up there. Springboro's football team plays at Lebanon Friday night, and though this is now the most intense rivalry for both schools, I have to admit I now have a soft spot for Springboro's 'enemy.?

  

Lebanon: MWH, the global wet infrastructure sector leader and provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, recently participated in the three-day 3rd Beirut Water Week. Bruce Howard, president, MWH Business Solutions; Dr. Paul Boulos, president, MWH Middle East; and Tim Gallagher, executive action officer, MWH Middle East, presented on program management and asset management as each relates to the current water sector and the Mediterranean region. [AMEInfo.com]

  

The United Nations tribunal investigating the killing of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri said it is undeterred by an attack on its investigators at a clinic in a southern suburb of Beirut.

  

BEIRUT - A CROWD 'violently attacked' a team of UN investigators gathering evidence on Wednesday in the death of a former Lebanese prime minister and stole several items from them, authorities said. The two investigators and an interpreter received medical attention, according to a statement from the prosecutor's office at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The melee at a private clinic in Beirut ...

  

Dozens of Lebanese citizens have been given prison sentences of up to 15 years by a military court in Beirut "for collaborating with Israel and acquiring Israeli citizenship."

  

AFP/Beirut A group of women charged at investigators from a UN probe into the murder of ex-premier Rafik al-Hariri at a Beirut gynaecology clinic yesterday, snatching a briefcase but causing no injuries, a doctor said.

  

LEBANON - The championship game between the Lebanon Warriors and the Springboro Panthers this Friday has turned political.Pride is on the line for the mayors of each community, who have agreed to wear the winning team's colors at their next respective City Council meetings.

  

A military court on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years in prison 31 Lebanese citizens and a Palestinian for collaborating with Israel and acquiring Israeli citizenship, a judicial source said.

  

A group of women charged at investigators from a UN probe into the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri at a Beirut gynaecology clinic Wednesday, snatching a briefcase but causing no injuries, a doctor said.

  

A group of women charged at investigators from a UN probe into the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri at a Beirut gynaecology clinic Wednesday, snatching a briefcase but causing no injuries, a doctor said.

  

Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi says the annual trade volume between the two countries has the potential to reach USD10 billion.

  

* Beirut is world's 30th priciest rental city -report

  

The Lebanon cross country team hosted the Mid-Willamette Conference season's final meet at Waterloo Park Oct. 20 with Corvallis, Silverton and South Albany.

  

(RTTNews) - The United States has accused Syria of attempting to undermine the stability of Lebanon and the region as a whole, a day after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad alleged that the U.S. was sowing chaos in every nation it entered.

  

Kara Hallock returns the ball for the Warriors in Lebanon's 25-8, 25-11, 25-14 victory over visiting Woodburn Oct. 21.

  

Lebanon: The World Union of Arab Bankers (WUAB) has recently launched its online portal to provide a platform for its members across the MENA region to keep abreast of the developments in the industry both internationally and locally; as well as initiate open discussions that will help in forming the future vision for Arab Banking and help in active information sharing amongst the leading experts in the field. [AMEInfo.com]

  

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration, already struggling to stave off a collapse of Middle East peace talks, is increasingly alarmed by unrest in Lebanon, whose own fragile peace is being threatened by militant opponents of a politically charged investigation into the killing in 2005 of a former Lebanese leader.

  

Lebanon: Coming on the heels of the first anniversary celebration of Adrenalin Communications, more than 66 employees from the agency's network in the region came along together to rejoice the occasion in a special event held in Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon's booming real-estate market is based on solid foundations and isn't a bubble, said Mounir Douaidy , general manager of Solidere SAL , the largest publicly traded company in Lebanon.

  

BEIRUT: France will not support the abolition of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) irrespective of whether the Lebanese reach consensus over the issue, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday following talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in Paris. However, Kouchner said France was ready to host Lebanese parties in a bid to break the political

  

How prosperous is Lebanon vis-A-vis Switzerland today and what does it actually mean to be prosperous' When measuring this aspect of a country, it is important to consider that it is not just low public debt and high GDP that makes for a prosperous nation, but also factors of wellbeing and quality of life. How happy, healthy and free are the societies

  

LEBANON?The victim of the Sunday morning shooting near 10th and Lehman streets died of a single bullet wound, but also was struck in the leg and wrist areas by gunfire, said Lebanon police Chief Daniel Wright.

  

A Lebanese court on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years in prison the pilot of Beirut-bound UTA Flight 141, which crashed off the West African coast in 2003 killing at least 136 people, a judicial source said.

  

Lebanon: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) today announced its participation in the annual conference of the Union of Arab Stock Exchanges, taking place in Beirut, Lebanon, from 25 to 26 October, 2010. [AMEInfo.com]

  

A Hamilton man faces drug charges after being arrested in Lebanon.

  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami met here on Monday, holding talks on latest developments in Lebanon, Syrian official news agency SANA reported on Monday.

  

BEIRUT: Like many Mediterranean port cities, Beirut has long hosted a large resident expatriate community - from French consuls general, to Greek prostitutes, to Maltese gangsters. Unlike some other cities in the MENA region nowadays, there is still a thriving culture of trans-national miscegenation here.Day-to-day life in Beirut - where contact among foreigners

  

BEIRUT: The capitalization of Lebanese banks - better known as Tier 1 - is expected to reach 10 percent over the next few years from the current ratio of 7 percent, said Central Bank Governor Raid Salameh Monday. Salameh, who made these remarks during a news conference to launch a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the economic

  

As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was recently given a hero's welcome by thousands of Lebanon's Shiites, Lebanese of other confessions took a diametrically opposing view of the festivities. Such stark contrasts reflect not only divisions in Lebanon but the broader Middle East. For too long, Lebanon has served as a playground for competing external

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Hezbollah isn't expected to take to the streets of Lebanon if a U.N.-backed tribunal fingers the group in the slaying of a Lebanese leader, sources say.

  

War is but a distant memory in the Lebanese capital, as celebrities swoop in to revive a once-famous party scene. read more

  

TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) - A sapper was killed and at least four others were wounded on Monday when a cluster bomb exploded as their team cleared a mine-infested field in southern Lebanon, a security source said.

  

Lebanon police have charged a man in a fatal shooting.

  

LEBANON - Incumbent councilor Bob Elliott is being challengedfor the Ward III city council seat by firefighter JasonBolen.

  

LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-A carbon monoxide detector alerted seven people to serious danger Sunday afternoon at an apartment building in Lebanon.

  

Rescue crews in Lebanon treated seven people for mild carbon monoxide sickness Sunday after CO levels rose inside their apartment building.

  

BEIRUT: Developers are predicting an urban sprawl in Lebanese housing, amid a rapidly growing middle-income housing clientele. Exhibitors at the Dream 2010 Real Estate Exhibition over the weekend spoke to The Daily Star about the fast-paced rise in real estate prices and shifts inside the market that have transpired in order to stabilize market conditions

  

ABU DHABI: It was a big night for Lebanese filmmakers Friday evening, as the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) handed out several top prizes to works by filmmakers from this country. Coincidentally enough, several of these films had already received development and completion monies from the same festival. Top honors for Arab cinema went to a film that centers

  

Lebanon: Lebanese lender Blom Bank has posted a 15% rise in net profit for the first nine months of the year to $235.8m compared with the same period a year ago, Reuters has reported. Assets for the first nine months of 2010 rose 10% to $22.1bn from the same period last year and deposits rose 10.6% to $19.2bn, the bank said in a statement. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Marine Cpl. Terry Moore spent Oct. 22, 1983, on night patrol in downtown Beirut, exchanging fire with the enemy. He finally got a chance to grab some shut-eye at the Beirut Library in the early morning hours of the following day. Rack time for a...

  

Lebanon -- Last night against Plymouth, the Lebanon football team turned a stagnant offense into one with star power.

  

Lebanon: Lebanese tourism minister, Fadi Abboud has said revenues from the country's tourism industry are expected to reach around $8bn by the end of 2010, compared to $7.2bn in 2009, The Daily Star has reported. The number of tourists in the last nine months climbed 17.79% to 1.69 million, compared to all of last year, with another 500,000 expected to follow in the next three months, he said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: A leading banker urged Lebanese and Arab banks to fully comply with Basel III requirements Friday to avoid any possible financial crisis similar to the one which hit many Western nations.

  

Lebanese member of parliament (MP) Walid Jumblat is to visit Syria on Sunday to hold talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Damascus Press news web site reported on Friday.

  

Unemployed at 21, Ahmad al-Issawi doesn't even earn the average $2.03 a day taken home by most Palestinian refugee workers living in Lebanon.

  

Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri said on Thursday that the Middle East is at a critical crossroads which leads to an uncertain future. "The region will either head towards peace or will face a regional war," he told journalists after talks with Cyprus President Demetris Christofias in Nicosia.

  

BEIRUT: A man was wounded in an armed dispute in Beirut Thursday, with the motives for the argument still unknown. Asaad Shaker pointed a gun at Bader Mohammad Asmar and shot him near the Cite Sportive in Beirut, a security source said. Asmar was transported to Rafik Hariri Hospital, where he remains unconscious, while security forces launched

  

Cyprus and Lebanon agreed on Thursday to forge ahead in the search for oil and gas deposits off their shores in the eastern Mediterranean once their mutual economic zones have been defined.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Saudi King Abdullah in a telephone call that the aim of his controversial visit to Lebanon last week was to promote its unity, his office said on Thursday.

  

Why is the fate of thousands who disappeared during the Lebanese civil war still unsolved?

  

Lebanon's prime minister has condemned Israel's new citizenship law as "racist," comparing it to practices in apartheid-era South Africa.

  

A Lebanese major was killed and a soldier injured on Thursday when their vehicle came under gunfire during a raid aimed at finding an army deserter in eastern Lebanon, an army spokesman said.

  

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Lebanon should not tolerate any attempt to discredit the U.N. tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  

Lebanon High School administrators say they'll do a better job of screening pep assembly plans after a skit about the Latter Day Saints prompted a complaint.

  

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton backed Lebanon's independence and stability as she voiced concern about tension there when she spoke Wednesday to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, the State Department said.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon has the best press freedom in the Arab world, in spite of falling 17 places in global standings, an international media watchdog said Wednesday. Reporters Without Borders (RWB), in its 2010 Press Freedom Report, ranked Lebanon as the 78th freest country, ahead of Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Kuwait. It also came eight places higher than Israel

  

We can smell the sweat, urine and diesel fuel in 'Lebanon.' We can taste the exhaust, the metallic tang of explosive fumes from a shell ejected from the cannon. This grimly claustrophobic Israeli melodrama is set in wartime in a tank. Samuel Maoz's film, opening Friday at The Enzian, rides that gimmick - a world encased [...]

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations is meddling in the internal affairs of Lebanon, Shiite movement Hezbollah said in the wake of a U.N. report.

  

The Lebanon volleyball team played the top two teams out of the Mid-Willamette Conference last week, mounting late comebacks in each match before falling short.

  

MIDDLETOWN - Before Rania Said took her first step on U.S. soil, her Hollywood-influenced version of this country consisted of Steven Seagal , Arnold Schwarzenegger , and a little Bruce Willis for good measure.The silver screen portrayed our streets as blood-stained from the violence of gang members.

  

Lebanon: Lebanese telecoms minister, Charbel Nahhas has said an overhaul in the country's telecoms infrastructure, including upgrades to the broadband network over the next 16 months, is expected to generate up to $500m in new investments, Reuters has reported. A $41m contract has been awarded to Lebanon's Consolidated Engineering and Trading, with France's Alcatel-Lucent acting as subcontractor. Nahhas also revealed that the privatisation of the two state-owned mobile firms, MTC Touch and Alfa, are not to take place before improvements in the infrastructure were complete in 2012. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: The Internet Society Lebanon Chapter today convened the first Internet Society INET conference in Lebanon. Held in the presence of Telecom Minister Charbel Nahas, this regional one-day conference brought together more than 200 members of the local and regional Internet community, technology experts, policy makers and business leaders to discuss Internet opportunities and threats for Beirut businesses gathering the main stakeholders of Lebanon Internet community. [AMEInfo.com]

  

In the early days after 9/11, employees of the Arab American Institute huddled in their modest K Street offices, afraid to leave the building. Police downstairs guarded the entrance, serving as protection from those who might deliver on the death threats sent to the nonprofit's founder and president...

  

A Lebanon firefighter has admitted he set his own house on fire. Captain David Saulmon told investigators he set fire to a sock and dropped it into a pile of clothes. A Lebanon firefighter has admitted he set his own house on fire. Captain David Saulmon told investigators he set fire to a sock and dropped it into a pile of clothes.

  

"Lebanon was able in the past couple of years to narrow its mobile penetration gap with other countries where it has reached

  

Lebanon: The Lebanese cargo airline Trans Mediterranean Airways (TMA) and the country's air carrier Med Airways, which share one management, have chosen Lufthansa Consulting to support both airlines in their preparation process towards achieving the IATA Operational Safety Audit, IOSA. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Beirut He came, he saw, he conquered. for Iran early this morning, a Lebanese Christian historian commented, 'This Persian's glory at the moment is arguably greater than Caesar's following Rome's second conquest of Britain.'

  

The United States, Britain, France and others warned on Monday against interference with a U.N. tribunal investigating the 2005 murder of Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.

  

Lebanon has yet to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Iran -- but it will unless we start supporting its independent-minded, pro-democracy forces. During Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's monumental Lebanon visit last week, the Iranian president reportedly invited Prime Minister Saad Hariri to join hands in an alliance of "six peoples...

  

Lebanon has been hit by a new climate of "uncertainty" which could cause new instability across the region, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- As Lebanon hovers precariously on the brink of new upheaval, rival forces are battling for control of the army: the Western-backed government and the United States on one side, Hezbollah and its Iranian and Syrian mentors on the other.

  

Lebanon: Three weeks ahead of the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), taking place in Beirut on 4-5 November, more international and regional leading environmental figures are confirming their participation. [AMEInfo.com]

  

The Lebanese government has extended the management contract for the local mobile network, Alfa with Orascom Telecom Holdings (OTH) until January 2011. The Lebanese government owns two mobile networks, but has outsourced the management of the networks while it tries to sort out a long-delayed privatisation of the networks.

  

Lebanon: Wataniya Airways has announced the introduction of direct flights between Beirut and Vienna. The new service, which features convenient departure and arrival times, will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and will begin on Sunday, 31 October 2010. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: Singer Randy Crawford, enamored of this city, found essential common ground with an enthusiastic audience on Saturday night at the Beirut Jazz Festival at the Beirut Souks.Coming to the end of the show she gave with the Joe Sample Trio, she said she wanted to return to Beirut with lots of money, go shopping and buy a necklace with her name in Arabic

  

BEIRUT: Domestic debate over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) resumed Sunday as regional talks raced, on the heels of the Iranian president's visit to Beirut, to broker a compromise among Lebanese rival parties ahead of Wednesday's Cabinet session. While March 14 officials reiterated criticism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's two-day official visit to Beirut

  

BEIRUT: A Syrian-Lebanese summit is expected to take place soon, several media reports said Sunday. The expected summit, to be held in Damascus, would follow up on Saudi-Syrian talks in Riyadh on Sunday, as well as the previous tripartite meeting in July between the Lebanese, Syrian and Saudi heads of state in Beirut. Both meetings were aimed at easing mounting tensions

  

The leaders of Mideast rivals Syria and Saudi Arabia met Sunday to discuss rising tension in Lebanon that threatens to break apart that country's coalition government and spark unrest in one of the most volatile corners of the region.

  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held on Sunday talks with Saudi King Abdullah that analysts and diplomats had expected to tackle tension in Lebanon over a U.N.-backed tribunal and the political void in Iraq.

  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks with King Abdullah expected to focus on tension in Lebanon over a U.N.-backed tribunal and the political void in Iraq.

  

Jim Harb once stuffed enough food in a duffel bag to feed 20 people three meals.

  

LEBANON - During one of his first at-bats at the USA Baseball trials to determine candidates for his age-group national team, 13-year-old Ty Duvall of Lebanon watched a pitch go by he hadn't seen before.The Ohio Valley regional team for which he had already qualified was in North Carolina in September for the trials against several hundred other players. Duvall had long been successful in ...

  

Following Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial visit to Lebanon this week, Lebanese daily ' An Nahar' reported on Friday that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri rejected a proposal by Iranian President Ahmadinejad that Lebanon join the regional axis, which currently consists of only Iran and Syria.

  

LEBANON - To prepare for the titular role in 'Everybody Loves Opal,' Paula Whitaker had to accept that sometimes stars must suffer for their art.?Poor Paula gets soaked every night,' said co-star Brian Smith , with a laugh that may not be entirely sympathetic. 'She gets water splashed on her constantly.?

  

Overview: Lebanon improvised and escaped with an improbable win over visiting Vandalia Butler. The Aviators scored 18 unanswered points in the final five minutes to take a 24-21 lead, but a 70-yard kickoff return on a lateral from Brody Wolf to Colton Conover saved the Warriors from a crushing defeat.Turning point: Wolf and Conover's improvisation with 1:28 remaining. Lebanon had gone three-and ...

  

LEBANON - The community is mourning the loss of a volunteer who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of students in the Lebanon schools.Mary Wells, 65, of Oregonia, was killed Thursday evening when her red Nissan Ultima was struck in the rear by a white Ford Explorer driven by Doug Allison, 42, of Lebanon , according to Lebanon police.

  

BEIRUT: The 2010 edition of the Beirut International Film Festival wound down with a gala award ceremony at Qasr Unesco Wednesday evening. A smattering of prizes were doled out, with top honors going to films from Iraqi Kurdistan and Tunis.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted the demise of arch-foe Israel from a Hezbollah stronghold in south Lebanon, just miles from the Jewish state.

  

BINT JBEIL, LEBANON - In a fiery speech two miles from Lebanon's border with Israel on Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised a cheering crowd that the "Zionists will disappear" and that "occupied Palestine will be liberated."

  

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today visited two south Lebanon towns that previously saw clashes between the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and Israel.

  

BEIRUT: Prominent Lebanese and American figures urged Lebanon Thursday to embrace information and communication technology (ICT) at the core of its decision-making process or it would not be able to compete globally in the future. The remarks came during the first American Information and Communication Technology Conference and Exhibition

  

Bint Jbeil, Lebanon - Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad concluded on Thursday his visit to southern Lebanon by visiting the graves of Lebanese who died in Israeli shelling in 1996 and 2006.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted the demise of arch-foe Israel on Thursday from Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Lebanon, just miles from the border of the Jewish state.

  

The Lebanese villages Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is visiting today were once home to Shiite scholars who shaped Iran's emergence as a Shiite nation.

  

Lebanon's southern Shi'ite residents closed their shops, schools and offices on Thursday to welcome Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad near the border with Tehran's arch-foe Israel.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is visiting Lebanon this week. The visit is soaked with regional significance: Ahmadinejad will visit Israel's border, from which Iran-supported Hizbollah has launched several conflicts with Israel; the visit coincides with the struggling Israel-Palestine peace talks, in which Israel is wary of anything that could reduce its defenses against Iran; and, Iran ...

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to travel to villages near the Israeli border on the second day of his Lebanon visit, wooing the Shiite community of the Arab country while angering Israel.

  

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad receives a hero's welcome in southern Lebanon, close to the border with Israel.

  

Lebanese pro-Western March 14 Alliance issued an open letter to the visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in which it accused the Iranian president of attempting to interfere in Lebanese domestic affairs, local An Nahar newspaper reported on its website Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday used a visit to Lebanon to assure the government that Tehran would stand by Beirut in confronting what he called hostilities from neighbouring Israel.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, vowing to stand by Lebanon "with all our power," was greeted by cheering crowds in Beirut Wednesday.

  

Thousands celebrate the arrival of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he holds talks with President Suleiman of Lebanon

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Iran supports a strong and united Lebanon that has the right to liberate Israeli-occupied land, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in Beirut.

  

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used his visit to Lebanon on Wednesday to assure the government that Iran would stand by Beirut in confronting what he called hostilities from neighboring Israel.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad due to meet with Lebanese leaders, show support for militant group Hezbollah

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, remembered in Lebanon for his role in training a nascent Hezbollah decades ago, returned today for his first state visit.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday hailed Lebanon's resistance in the face of Israeli "aggression" as he began an official visit that will take him to the border of the Jewish state.

  

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday used his visit to Lebanon on Wednesday to assure the government that Iran would stand by Beirut in confronting what he called hostilities from neighboring Israel.

  

Lebanon: APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in integrated critical power and cooling services, today announced the launch of its operations in Lebanon with the establishment of an in-country office, thereby strengthening its direct presence in the region. APC also has an extensive presence in the region through its certified partners. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Thousands of cheering Lebanese welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon on Wednesday, throwing rose petals and sweets at his motorcade.

  

The presidents of Iran and Lebanon announced several bilateral agreements on energy, water, and other issues, underscoring how Iran's influence has reached beyond Hezbollah.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of Lebanese Shi'ites gave Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a tumultuous welcome on Wednesday at the start of a visit which has highlighted Western fears about Tehran's growing influence in Lebanon.

  

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Beirut today for his first official visit to Lebanon, a trip that signals the growing strength of the Iran-backed Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement.

  

The Iranian leader will meet politicians including Prime Minister Saad Hariri and President Michel Suleiman . He is also scheduled to attend a rally in southern Beirut with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah , and visit villages near Lebanon's border with Israel.

  

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has just arrived in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for a two-day official visit.

  

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will soon arrive in Lebanon for a visit seen as a boost for Tehran's militant Shia ally Hezbollah.

  

BEIRUT: A collection of Lebanon's biggest cities have signed the UN-backed "Resilient Cities Campaign," disaster-management strategies, it was announced Tuesday. The mayors of Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, Byblos, Tyre and Baalbek have all committed themselves to the international scheme, which helps cities better protect themselves against disasters

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. administration wants to resume military aid to Lebanon's armed forces that was frozen by Congress in August amid suspicions Iranian-backed Hezbollah has heavily infiltrated military intelligence.

  

Lebanese government sources said Ahmadinejad has informed the Beirut government that he plans to visit the Lebanese border with Israel during his three-day stay.

  

BEIRUT - Thousands of cheering Lebanese welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon on Wednesday, throwing rose petals and sweets at his motorcade at the start of a visit that underscores deep divisions within this tiny Arab nation.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is wading into Lebanon's tumultuous political divides this week with a visit that underlines the power of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and has put Western-backed factions in the government on the defensive.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial visit Wednesday to Lebanon is stirring up political tensions, with posters springing up across the country both to welcome him and others to say that he is not welcome. -VOA

  

BEIRUT: THE Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, can expect a rapturous welcome when he arrives in Lebanon today for a two-day visit that will underscore Iran's broadening regional influence and aggravate tensions with Israel.

  

Lebanon: Redknee, a provider of business-critical billing and charging software and solutions for communications service providers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Abounajm as its Managing Director of Middle East and Africa (MEA). [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Microsoft in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Tunisia kicked off the sixth Regional Innovative Education Forum on 6th & 7th October at the Movenpick Hotel Tunisia. This event brought together a community of teachers and schools from around the Arab region and was attended by more than 100 teachers from the across the region. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: The annual survey by Al-Bayan magazine of the insurance market in the Arab world shows that the aggregate premiums generated in Lebanon and abroad by Lebanese insurance firms totaled $1.87 billion in 2009, constituting an increase of 14.8 percent from $1.63 billion in 2008, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the Byblos Bank Group's economic publication.

  

Since Opry Mills outlet mall was forced to close following May's flood, another local shopping center has seen a huge boost. Prime Outlets in Lebanon has seen more shops come in as well as shoppers.

  

Plant trees, protect forests, preserve Lebanon's beauty. A message from the environment minister' Greenpeace campaigner' Eco-tourism entrepreneur?

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is a political tool under the cover of a judicial probe, the head of the Shiite group Hezbollah said.

  

Plant trees protect forests preserve Lebanon's beauty.

  

The United States on Monday urged its citizens in Lebanon to remain vigilant during the Iranian president's high-profile visit to the country this week, warning of possible demonstrations and violence.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's emphasis on the resistance and consolidation of unity among the Lebanese has outraged Israel, says Iran's ambassador to Beirut.

  

Zurich to buy Lebanese insurance firm

  

The U.S. State Department renewed a travel warning for its nationals considering visits to Lebanon, and cautioned its citizens residing in the country against risks caused by political tensions.

  

Lebanon: Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) announced today that its subsidiary Zurich Insurance Company Ltd has signed an agreement to acquire 99.98% of Compagnie Libanaise D'Assurances SAL, a privately owned Lebanese insurer with branch operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Oman. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon is hoping to secure a world record with a flag so large that it required an airfield for the 'unfurling?.

  

Having breezed through several world records in the culinary field Lebanon has now gone for the big one -- the world's largest national flag, and so huge it needed an airfield.

  

A visit to Lebanon this week by Iran's president will give a welcome boost to powerful Shiite ally Hezbollah, one of his country's most crucial sources of foreign influence, and will include a provocative jaunt to the border with archenemy Israel.

  

The Iranian president's imminent visit to Lebanon is a key regional event likely to bring the Lebanese together and further Iran's influence in the Arab world, a report says.

  

Lebanon will offer tenders next month for the construction of its first pipeline for liquefied natural gas, part of a strategy to revamp the country's power industry and curtail electricity outages.

  

Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said he doesn't expect real-estate prices to crash in the country and that inflation is under control due to steps to manage liquidity, according to remarks aired today.

  

A top Lebanese official has described the upcoming state visit to the country by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as politically and economically significant.

  

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the upcoming visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon boosts the anti-Israeli front in the region.

  

The Shiite militant group Hezbollah on Saturday called for a huge turnout to welcome Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when he arrives on a two-day official visit to Lebanon next week.

  

The Department of State continues to urge U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon due to current safety and security concerns. U.S. citizens living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on March 29, 2010, and updates information on security threats in Lebanon.

  

LEBANON 'To prepare for the titular role in 'Everybody Loves Opal,' Paula Whitaker had to accept that sometimes stars must suffer for their art.?Poor Paula gets soaked every night,' said co-star Brian Smith , with a laugh that may not be entirely sympathetic. 'She gets water splashed on her constantly.?

  

LEBANON - Before every game, Lebanon High School football captain Brody Wolf writes 'Pick 6' on senior defensive back Michael Edwards' wrist tape. Friday night, Wolf's words proved prophetic.Edwards intercepted a Cody Hamblin pass 'tipped by sophomore safety Anthony Wene - and returned it 71 yards for the first touchdown of his career with 1:42 remaining to secure a 28-13 win over Miamisburg.

  

BEIRUT: Hizbullah is finalizing preparations to receive Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is scheduled to visit Lebanon next week. The Central News Agency (CNA) reported on Friday that Hizbullah has boosted its arrangements in the Beirut southern suburbs and southern Lebanese villages which Ahmadinejad is expected to tour during his

  

What it means for the region and the Obama Presidency

  

Beirut - The Shiite movement Hezbollah called Friday on all Lebanese to plant green trees outside their homes as part of the movement's campaign to plant one million trees around the country.

  

BEIRUT (AP) - A television station run by Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has aired a rare spot showing the group's reclusive leader emerging from hiding to plant a tree.

  

A television station run by Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has aired a rare spot showing the group's reclusive leader emerging from hiding to plant a tree.

  

Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday 7 October 2010: Qatar Museum Authority's Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art announced its plans to provide a forum that raises awareness and interest in modern art at the second of its pre-launch events, held in Beirut.

  

Family Weekend: a time for togetherness, bonding, beer and discovery. Clans from all around the country make the trek down to Tucson to see their college champs and confirm that they are, in fact, completely wasting their tuition money.

  

The Western Australian Professional Combat Sports Commission is expected to soon reveal in a report that a Lebanese street gang known as the 'Sword Boys' corrupted 'The Green Machine' Danny Green's first round knockout victory over 'Hurricane' Paul Briggs July 21 in Perth, Australia. The examination will reportedly document how the 'Sword Boys' completed hundreds of gambling tickets worth in ...

  

BEIRUT: Not a single Lebanese women made this year's Forbes "100 Most Powerful Women" list, published on Thursday. Their absence comes in contrast to the rising weight of other regional women, namely UAE's Sheikha Lubna al-Qasimi who ranked 70th. Qatar's Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Missned and Jordan's Queen Rania came in 74th and 76th place respectively

  

BEIRUT: Lebanese Army Commander Jean Kahwaji stressed Thursday that the military would firmly oppress any attempts to instigate strife or tamper with the country's security. Kahwaji made his remarks amid escalating fears of security instability that could threaten civil peace if the impending indictment by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) accuses

  

A Lebanese-Iranian film about two Hezbollah fighters and their women during the 2006 war with Israel is one of the biggest ever made in the country, one of its producers said on Thursday.

  

LEBANON - When the LaBarbera's were crafting a plan for the perfect business to run, they had one goal: bring something sweet to downtown Lebanon .?We wanted to do something to make people happy and put a smile on their faces,' said co-owner Megan LaBarbera-Vanaski. 'What better than a cupcake.?

  

Follow Israel news on and . A new Hizbullah country seems to be developing in place of the sovereign nation of Lebanon, and its population is preparing for another war with Israel.

  

Lebanon: Jacques Atamian (owner of Ets.H.Atamian), Mher Atamian (Managing Director of Ets.H.Atamian), together with Georges Kern (CEO of IWC Schaffhausen) cut the ribbon of the new IWC Schaffhausen Boutique in Beirut accompanied by Ronan Keating, Irish singer with more than 8 number 1 albums in the UK. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Thursday October 7, 2010 BRATTLEBORO -- After dealing with international issues for four years as World Learning's vice president of legal affairs, Peter May is heading to the other side of the globe to take on a new challenge.

  

KFAR KILA (Lebanon): People in southern Lebanon are brimming with excitement ahead of a visit by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who is expected to stand at the border with his arch-enemy Israel in a message of defiance.

  

Shiite ministers allied with the Amal Movement, a main ally of the Hezbollah, said Wednesday they will boycott any future cabinet session that do not discuss "false witnesses" over the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  

BEIRUT: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released Wednesday its semi-annual 'World Economic Outlook' as reported by Bank Audi's Lebanon Weekly Monitor.

  

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Wednesday that a U.N. tribunal investigating the murder of a Lebanese statesman would press ahead despite fears that indictments could spark fresh conflict in Lebanon.

  

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday strongly reaffirmed UN backing for a special international tribunal investigating the assassination of the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. "I urge all Lebanese not to interfere in its work - I reaffirm our belief in the importance of the tribunal. It has a mandate, its own role. We will strive so

  

The United States said Tuesday it has raised concerns with Lebanese authorities about reported plans by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit southern Lebanon during his three-day visit to that country next week. U.S. officials are concerned about possible incidents along the volatile Lebanon-Israel border. -VOA

  

BEIRUT, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Political tensions in Lebanon have increased demand for dollars, pushing the greenback beyond its official exchange rate against the local pound, but traders played down prospects of central bank intervention.

  

Israel's army has operated new spying flights over southern Lebanon despite Beirut's repeated protests at the persistent violation of its airspace.

  

Washington shares Israel's 'concern' over Iranian President's visit to south Lebanon.

  

The US State Department said yesterday it had warned the Lebanese government about the risks of a visit by Iran's president to Lebanon next week.

  

BEIRUT: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was quoted as saying Tuesday that it was natural for the Iranian president to tour south Lebanon as part of a visit to the country scheduled for next week. Mottaki told Kuwaiti daily Al-Anbaa that it was natural for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit south Lebanon and other areas

  

BEIRUT: Ernst & Young's benchmark survey of the Middle East hotel sector indicated that the average occupancy rate at hotels in Beirut was 70 percent in the eight months of 2010, decreasing from 72 percent in the same period last year, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group. The occupancy rate at Beirut hotels

  

BEIRUT: Recently released priest F. George Keirouz returned to Beirut from Lagos on Monday, after a 10 day capture. Keirouz arrived at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in the evening and was received at the VIP lounge. He was released last week after being captured for 10 days by unidentified men in Lagos in Nigeria. The kidnapping was part

  

BEIRUT: The UN Information Center (UNIC) in Beirut and the Beirut Marathon Association (BMA) held a news conference to announce their partnership on the occasion of the International Year of Youth, on Monday at the UN House in Beirut. UNIC Beirut director Bahaa Elkoussy, BMA head May al-Khalil and race manager Jean-Claude Rabbat spoke at the

  

Performances Planned for Los Angeles, Atlantic City, Cleveland, Detroit, and Ann Arbor; Arab Superstars Walid Tawfik and Ehab Tawfik to Perform With Hellani at Select Concerts

  

The first 24 minutes of the new Lebanon football season saw a grind-it-out first half lead to an old-fashioned shootout victory in Bend.

  

Lebanon: Berytech Fund, the Beirut-based seed capital fund, announced a new investment in a technology startup focused on online digital image processing. Dermandar, (Arabic for all around) has distinguished itself by developing online software that automatically creates panoramic pictures in an extremely fast and simple way. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Under the patronage of his Excellency Telecom Minister Charbel Nahas, the Internet Society Lebanon Chapter, is organizing the first Internet Society INET conference in Lebanon and the region. This regional one-day conference, sponsored by IDM, is scheduled to take place on Thursday 14th October at the Grand Habtoor Hotel. [AMEInfo.com]

  

05 October 2010 TEHRAN - The Iranian oil minister said that Tehran and Beirut had agreed to cooperate in oil and gas exploration in Lebanon.

  

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday that he was disappointed by Syria's issuing of arrest warrants against 33 individuals, who allegedly misled investigations into the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.

  

The New Lebanon Fire Department and Perry Township police responded to a report of a farm accident at 10142 Ammity Road in Perry Township Monday evening.

  

Lebanon police, who had already made several arrests after a rash of burglaries last month, received reports of three more burglaries early today. A resident of the 300 block of Canal Street told police she awoke at 7 a.m. to see someone dressed in black inside her home.

  

While there is truth in the claim that Lebanon is the only Arab democracy by Western standards, it is also true that Lebanon shares the phenomenon of recurring political coups. The only difference here is that while Arab and Third World coups tend to be either military or palace coups, Lebanese coups are discrete, but nevertheless extremely violent

  

DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- More than 30 arrest warrants were issued in Syria in connection with the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a lawyer said. Syria - Lebanon - Rafic Hariri - Middle East - List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon

  

Analysts: standoff between rival parties escalates in Lebanon over Hariri tribunal.

  

Follow Israel news on and . Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to make his first official visit to Lebanon as Iranian President on Wednesday, October 13, and local politicians see the visit as a message to Israel, the U.S. and the Palestinian Authority.

  

Beirut Bakery celebrates 31 years

  

Iran's energy minister says investing problems facing Iranian companies in Lebanon will be resolved in Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's upcoming visit to Beirut.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has met with Lebanese Energy Minister Gebran Bassil ahead of his first official visit to Lebanon slated to begin October 13.

  

A Lebanese general held for four years over the killing of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri said Sunday a Syrian judge had issued arrest warrants for 33 people over false testimony to investigators.

  

BEIRUT: In its semi-annual survey of the country risk of 185 countries, Euromoney magazine ranked Lebanon in 76th place worldwide and 12th among 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region in September 2010. Also, Lebanon came in 20th place among 42 upper-middle-income countries (UMICs) included in the survey, as reported by Lebanon

  

"Today we vote, tomorrow we cry," read one headline this week. "Melhem Karam: Half a Century of Appropriating Power," read another, in a piece describing...

  

Prices have risen too fast; experts concerned about artificial flow of money into country

  

Lebanon: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Lebanon is proud to announce the launch of its Lebanese Tax Group (LTG), created to form a discussion forum on direct and indirect taxation. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Beirut witnessed the inauguration of District//S, a forward-thinking real estate project developed by Estates sal. The launch event was held under the auspices of H.E.M. Saad Hariri, represented by the Minister Michel Pharaon and was attended by the country's VIPs, members of the press, as well as senior officials from District//S who unveiled the project's mock-up. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Sophomore quarterback Luke Morgan had an outstanding night for Lebanon , throwing for three touchdowns and rushing for another as the Warriors won at Xenia, 35-7. Morgan was 10-of-19 for 274 yards. Five of his completions came on third or fourth down. Alec Roshek caught TD passes of 57 and 14 yards. Aaron Abbott turned a short dump pass on a 3rd-and-16 from the Lebanon 13 into an 87-yard TD ...

  

Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Jibran Bassil is in Tehran for meetings with his Iranian counterpart Majid Namjou and other officials.

  

"Better Late Than Never." When tensions rise between Israel and Lebanon, some worry UNIFIL isn't strong or fast enough to intervene. "We are not here to fight," says Maj. Sabindra Nagarkoti of UNIFIL. "Our mandate says we are here just to monitor and support the (Lebanese) armed forces.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon managed to end its Under 18 Asian Championship in seventh place having defeated Japan 67-65 in a nail biting game that saw the Cedars come from behind in the last minute to restore some pride to a disappointing campaign. Karim Meshraf was the hero for Lebanon, laying up with four seconds left to play, before blocking Japan's Hiromichi

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon's mountains, deemed to be under serious threat from climate change and urbanization, have been listed as among the top conservation priorities of the first-ever comprehensive plan to preserve the unique ecology of the Mediterranean Basin. The five-year strategy, unveiled this week, will dedicate special attention to biodiversity conservation in the Orontes

  

A new weekly column: While Beirut undergoes a boom in new construction and development, the Hamra neighborhood remains a vibrant and authentic zone for artists, intellectuals and lovers of cafe society.

  

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's expected tour of south Lebanon during his official visit to the Mediterranean country was criticised as a "provocation" on Friday by the largest bloc in parliament.