Although Lebanon manifested resilience in 30 years of conflict, an objective economist view of the current conundrum leaves no optimism for the short-and medium-term prospects for Lebanon and its economy.The economic impact of the events of the past two and half years (i.e., the period between February 2005 and September 2007) is very significant.

"It's all very much a marriage between classical music, jazz, and electro," says Jacques Cambra. The French composer and pianist penned a soundtrack to accompany Fritz Lang's silent film masterpiece, "Metropolis," which was showcased Saturday evening at Beirut's Tournesol Theater by the Goethe Institute and the French Cultural Center.

Beirut - Key anti-Syrian majority leader Walid Jumblatt called on the international community Sunday to help counter what he said were Syrian attempts to prevent the election of a free Lebanese president. More than ever before, the Lebanese people ...

Anthony Bourdain is famous for his show "No Reservations" where he samples cuisine from around the world. But before he was famous, he was a young man who lived on the edge in another way. A new father, the celebrity chef has settled down.

New Lebanon School parent Lilliana Passerelli, originally from Colombia, gathers her children Keilly, 7, left, and Maria Camila, 10, far right, at the end of a recent school day.

Above: The St. Anthony of the Desert dance troupe performed a traditional Lebanese dance Saturday during Fiesta Time in Sunset Heights. The event featured Mexican and Lebanese food and culture at Holy Family Catholic Church/St. Anthony of the Desert Maronite Church.

Palmyra had two offensive flurries in a 5-1 win over Northern Lebanon in non-league boys' soccer on Saturday night. The Cougars (12-0) scored twice in a 2:10 span in the first half, then scored three times in a 9:08 stretch in the second half.

One morning in January, about 100 Sunni men stood outside a Beirut pharmacy, clutching wooden clubs and metal chains. Many of them were wearing blue headbands, the color of the U.S.- -- and Saudi-backed Future Movement. They were stopping the few cars coming into the area, looking for "strangers" -- a code word for Shias.

Open hearings on the proposed Special Tribunal to try those suspected of involvement in the February 2005 assassination of Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could help quell controversy, the country's President told the United Nations General Assembly today.

KUANTAN, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The second Malaysian Contingent (Malcon II) comprising 358 men would leave for Lebanon to participate in the peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) beginning Oct 22.

Lebanon: Lebanon's central bank has revealed the combined profits of the commercial banks operating in the country increased by 6.8% in the first seven months of the year, in spite of ongoing political turmoil which has badly damaged much of the economy, reported the Daily Star. The combined profits had reached $451m by the end of July, while customer deposits increased by 5.8% to $64.2bn over the same period. [AMEInfo.com]

No one officially recorded Lebanon?s late-afternoon tornado Friday, but conditions were perfect for one to occur.

BEIRUT: Lebanon?s parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri yesterday criticised what he termed UN Security Council interference in calling for a free Lebanese presidential election on October 23.

No. 4-ranked McKeesport showed why its rushing attack is one of the most feared in WPIAL football, using a bevy of ball-carriers to wear down and defeat No. 9-ranked Mt. Lebanon, 41-0, in a Class AAAA Great Southern Conference game.

The world watched as United States citizens, interests and territory were repeatedly attacked with no effective response. Remember attacks on our Iranian Embassy, Pan Am 103, the Marines in Beirut, the World Trade Center (in 1993), Khobar Towers and the USS Cole?

UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Lebanon's pro-Syrian president Friday decried attempts by "international parties" to interfere in his country's presidential elections, saying it could further cast a pall on an already tumultuous process that has raised fears of fresh violence in the event of a collapse.

Secrecy, an intellectual said, is a powerful aphrodisiac. Secrecy is exciting. Danger is darker, more sinister. It blows like a fog through the streets of Beirut these days, creeping down the laneways where policemen ? who may or may not work for the forces of law and order ? shout their instructions through loud-hailers.

NICOSIA ? After years of inactivity, militias are forming up again as tensions mount in Beirut to Lebanon. Officials said a handful of militias have been revived amid the confrontation between the government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah.

Hady Zaccak's "Shi'a Echoes from Lebanon" premiered in Beirut the night before Lebanese lawmakers were scheduled to meet to select a new president. This may explain why so few people showed up for the screening at UNESCO Palace. The director was on hand, though, as was his producer, Jerry Mosier.

LEBANON - The Lebanon Community School District has filed a lawsuit to try to recoup $800,000 it lost in what it says was an ill-conceived insurance plan.

The Daily Star joined the melee to ask students about their hopes and fears for the future. The main concern among the students at LAU was the burdening economic problems Lebanon is facing.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri on Friday criticised what he termed UN Security Council interference in calling for a free Lebanese presidential election on October 23.

NAHR EL-BARED REFUGEE CAMP, Lebanon?Shopping lists scribbled in a notebook, a blue doll's hat, a Valentine's Day card?these are some of the small pieces of Palestinians' shattered lives left behind in the rubble of this refugee camp.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council called on Thursday for Lebanese presidential elections, already delayed once, to go ahead next month without "violence, fear and intimidation."

BEIRUT - The European Union urged Syria on Friday to lift a travel ban on a leading dissident and allow him to travel abroad for cancer treatment.

Beirut - Lebanon's Shiite house Speaker Nabih Berri Friday criticised what he termed UN Security Council interference in calling for a free Lebanese presidential election on October 23. It is not within the competence of the United Nations Security ...

After making the decision to change her residency from Beirut to Cairo during the upcoming period of her life, the Lebanese singer/actress Rula Saed made a full payment of 3 millions and 200 thousand Egyptian Pounds for an Apartment in Beirut Street at Maser El Jidida in Cairo.

A Lebanon man has been arrested and charged with assault, burglary and other charges after he allegedly broke into someone's home and assaulted them. Cedric William Douglas, 22, of 119 Beechland was arrested at 10:46 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.

BEIRUT - Lebanon?s parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri on Friday criticised what he termed UN Security Council interference in calling for a free Lebanese presidential election on October 23.

By CATHY FRISINGER It's a good bet that many Arlington residents who dine at familiar places like Olive Garden and Spring Creek Barbeque have been curious about Beirut Rock Cafe. Driving down Cooper Street near the University of Texas at Arlington campus, it's hard not to notice the little cafe with its screaming red-and-bright-green exterior. Hassan Ali opened the modest restaurant five months ...

BEIRUT: Defying all odds, Lebanese banks maintained their steady profits and growth in the first seven months of this year.

Police chief says Australia should have priority over Lebanon in extradition of drug lord.

LEBANON ? Bragging rights are tough to come by at the Bonny house.

(RTTNews) - Thursday, the United Nations Security Council called for a free and fair presidential election without foreign interference in Lebanon, the council's French presidency said.

LEBANON ? Bragging rights are tough to come by at the Bonny house.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council called on Thursday for Lebanese presidential elections, already delayed once, to go ahead next month without "violence, fear and intimidation."

The United Nations Security Council has called on Lebanon to hold presidential elections as scheduled on October 23, amid fears of a deadlock between the government and opposition.

The U.N. Security Council called on Thursday for Lebanese presidential elections, already delayed once, to go ahead next month without "violence, fear and intimidation."

LEBANON ? The Lebanon Fire District has a new chief: Dan Woodson, who joined the district two and a half years ago as an assistant chief to Perry Palmer.

The US Embassy announced on Thursday that 67 Iraqi refugees who have been living in Lebanon departed for resettlement in the United States. According to a statement issued by the embassy 80 Iraqi refugees who had been living in Lebanon have been resettled in the United States over the last several months.

UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Lebanese presidential elections must be free and fair and held in a climate free of foreign interference, the U.N. Security Council said Thursday, joining an international chorus pressuring the Arab country's rival political forces to advance a process whose delay could split Lebanon apart.

Defying all odds, Lebanese banks maintained their steady profits and growth in the first seven months of this year. According to the Central Bank, the combined profits of all the commercial banks operating in the country reached $451 million in the first seven months of 2007, an increase of 6.78 percent compared to the same period of 2006.

Lebanese authorities have lodged a surprise request with Greece to have crime boss Tony Mokbel extradited to Lebanon instead of Australia, Australian newspaper Melbourne Herald Sun reported on Thursday. Australia has no extradition treaty with Lebanon, which only rarely extradites its citizens.

Lebanon has launched a surprise bid to extradite crime tzar Tony Mokbel. The surprise extradition bid could mean Mokbel, a Lebanese citizen, may never face justice in Australia because Australia has no extradition treaty with Lebanon which rarely extradites prisoners, News Limited newspapers report.

The UN Security Council on Thursday urged Lebanon to uphold its Constitution and hold free and fair elections when its Parliament meets next month. After Parliament met on Tuesday in an abortive bid to kick off the presidential election process, Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the session for the election of a head of state until October 23.

New York - The UN Security Council on Thursday called on Lebanon to uphold its constitution and hold free and fair elections when its parliament meet next month. The Lebanese Parliament is scheduled to meet October 23, after failing to meet this mont...

Although it wasn't one of its stronger outings on the hardwood, the Metro East Lady Knights volleyball club did find success on Friday at home against Lebanon.

With a full moon looming overhead, Beirut 's Zach Condon and band took to the open-air stage at the Delacorte Theatre last night, nestled in New York City's verdant haven Central Park. Said stage is no stranger to minstrel types, as it also plays host to the famous "Shakespeare in the Park" series.

Did competition up the road in South Lebanon dent the Glimcher Creekside Shoppes future development in Mason? Not really says Senior Vice President for Development Kenneth Cannon.

Jim Muir reflects on Lebanon's political crises - past and present - as the deadline for electing a new president approaches.

Young dude Zach Condon proves his talent is no fluke with the follow-up to the heavily popular Gulag Orkestar with the sure to be heavily scrutinized The Flying Club Cup . Too easily dismissed as Gypsy music for indie kids, Condon and his full band are onto something with their Eastern Europe mining and exploration, complete with full horns and a string section under the guide of Mr. Final ...

United Nations: The Egyptian, Saudi and French foreign ministers and the Arab League secretary-general urged all political forces in Lebanon to restart a national dialogue so they can reach agreement on the election of a new president.

When the Mt. Lebanon High School girls' cross country team finished behind Latrobe and North Allegheny at the Red, White & Blue Classic earlier this month, some eyebrows were raised. ...

NEW LEBANON, Ohio -- A New Lebanon man pleaded guilty to sex charges involving a minor. Joseph Stocks pleaded guilty to five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and interfering with custody.

Lebanon was rated Wednesday a corrupt nation by the Transparency International in the same category with Algeria, Armenia and Mongolia, but in a much better ranking than Iran, Libya and Syria. Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International released Wednesday its annual Corruption Perceptions Index.

Lebanon City Council defeated legislation Tuesday night that would have waived a fee for builders who have platted residential lots, but haven't yet filed building permits.

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said here Wednesday that he was canceling a scheduled meeting with his Syrian counterpart Walid Moallem because he was "shocked" by last week's assassination of a Lebanese anti-Syrian MP.

Lebanon Church Road is shut down in West Mifflin because a tractor-trailer overturned and fuel is leaking.

Beirut, Sep 26 (Xinhua) The United Nations has restated its support for a free and fair presidential election in Lebanon, Naharnet news website reported Wednesday.

BEIRUT - The Lebanese Parliament, which was scheduled to elect a new president yesterday, postponed the vote until Oct. 23 after it failed to muster a quorum because of the deadlock among the country's political factions.

BEIRUT, Sept. 25 -- Hezbollah and its political allies on Tuesday blocked the election of a new president in Lebanon by boycotting parliament, deepening the fierce power struggle between the U.S.-backed government and the pro-Syrian opposition.

Epaminondas G. "Rick" Sofis grew up in Mt. Lebanon and raised his children there. ...

As expected, the Lebanese Parliament postponed a vote to elect a new president on Tuesday until Oct. 23, after it failed to muster a quorum.

The Lebanese parliament convened yesterday under tight security for a session aimed at electing a new president but amid total deadlock among lawmakers on choosing a consensus candidate.

Beirut ? Lebanon?s parliament yesterday adjourned for four weeks a crucial session to elect a new president for lack of a quorum and to allow more time for MPs to reach agreement on a consensus candidate.

LEBANON'S session of parliament to elect a new president was postponed to 23 October yesterday, as it did not have a two-thirds quorum.

Saudi Arabia called on Monday for rival Lebanese MPs to work to agree on a consensus candidate to take over as their country's next head of state. In an interview with Al-Arabiyya news channel, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal also called for Arab states to protect MPs following the murder of several anti-Syrian figures from Lebanon's ruling majority.

The prospects of a political vacuum in Lebanon following the assassination of a March 14 deputy did not deter investors from buying large quantities of shares in the Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) over the past 10 days. On Monday and Tuesday alone more than $13 million worth of shares on the BSE changed hands and this transaction.

Hezbollah and its opposition allies blocked the election of Lebanon's next president Tuesday, boycotting a parliamentary session to prevent the backers of the anti-Syrian government from choosing a head of state from their own ranks.

BEIRUT: Im Libanon ist die Wahl eines neuen Staatsprsidenten vorerst gescheitert. Die Abstimmung im Parlament wurde wegen des Boykotts der pro-syrischen Oppositionsparteien auf den 23. Oktober verschoben. Fr einen Wahlgang wre die Anwesenheit von zwei Dritteln der Abgeordneten notwendig gewesen.

BEIRUT, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday adjourned for four weeks a crucial session to elect a new president for lack of a quorum and to allow more time for MPs to reach agreement on a consensus candidate.

The Lebanese parliament has postponed the election of a new president amid growing fears of a new civil war.

The Lebanese parliament has failed to elect a new president. Speaker Nabih Berri said a two-thirds quorum had not been reached. The opposition boycotted the session.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday adjourned for four weeks a crucial session to elect a new president for lack of a quorum and to allow more time for MPs to reach agreement on a consensus candidate.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday adjourned for four weeks a crucial session to elect a new president for lack of a quorum and to allow more time for MPs to reach agreement on a consensus candidate.

(Updates an item published at 0924 GMT with further details, comments.) BEIRUT (AP)--Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday put off a session to elect a new president until next month after the legislature failed to muster enough lawmakers because of an Hezbollah-led opposition boycott.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's deeply divided parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday and speaker Nabih Berri deferred the vote until October 23.

Police and army troops have sealed off downtown Beirut and escorted lawmakers to parliament where they were to elect a new president.

A Lebanese soldier guards the Parliament in Beirut's downtown. Lebanon's parliament convened on Tuesday under tight security for a session aimed at electing a new president but amid total deadlock among lawmakers on choosing a consensus candidate.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's divided parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday, but the anti-Syrian majority and the opposition both said they were ready for dialogue before a possible vote on October 23.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's deeply divided parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday and speaker Nabih Berri deferred the vote until October 23.

The parliamentary vote to elect a successor to Lebanon's president, Emile Lahoud, is postponed.

Lebanon's parliament put off a session to elect a new president until Oct. 23, a parliamentary official said Tuesday, after the legislature failed to muster a quorum because of an opposition boycott.

Lebanon's divided parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday, but the anti-Syrian majority and the opposition both said they were ready for dialogue before a possible vote on October 23.

Police and army soldiers have sealed off downtown Beirut as the Lebanese parliament convenes to elect a new president. Security has been stepped up to protect anti-Syrian lawmakers in particular, a week after MP Antoine Ghanem was assassinated.

Checkpoints set up throughout Beirut creating traffic jams as many businesses shut during day.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's parliament convenes on Tuesday under tight security for a session aimed at electing a new president but amid total deadlock among lawmakers on choosing a consensus candidate.

A Lebanese soldier guards the Parliament in Beirut's downtown. Lebanon's parliament convenes on Tuesday under tight security for a session aimed at electing a new president but amid total deadlock among lawmakers on choosing a consensus candidate.

Anti-Syrian lawmakers gathered at Lebanon's parliament under tight security on Tuesday for a session intended to elect a new president, but an opposition boycott was expected to foil any vote.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's parliament convenes on Tuesday under tight security for a session aimed at electing a new president but amid total deadlock among lawmakers on choosing a consensus candidate.

BEIRUT: Hezbollah and its allies said yesterday they would boycott a parliamentary session to prevent the anti-Syrian majority from electing a new president for Lebanon.

Thousands of Lebanese troops tightened security around parliament in Beirut on Tuesday but a session called to elect a new president was set to be postponed after the opposition vowed to boycott it.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Police and army troops sealed off downtown Beirut Tuesday as the parliament tried to meet to elect a new head of state, a vote shadowed by the assassination of a lawmaker and expected to be blocked by the Hezbollah-led opposition.

BEIRUT - Parliament was set to convene under tight security for the first time in nearly a year on Tuesday for a session on electing a new president but without the quorum needed to defuse Lebanon?s political crisis.

DUBAI ? UAE salvaged a last minute equaliser against visitors Lebanon in their friendly international at Al Nasr Stadium here on Sunday night. Lebanon led 1-0 at half time. Mohamoud Al Ali scored for Lebanon and Rashid Abdul Rahman equalised for the home team from a free kick.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Anti-Syrian lawmakers rattled by last week's assassination of one of their colleagues took refuge in a heavily guarded hotel Monday, a day before the deeply divided parliament convenes to elect a president.

BEIRUT - LEBANESE factions backed by Damascus are set to boycott a presidential election in Parliament on Tuesday, blocking the anti-Syrian majority from choosing a new head of state.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, 12:40 p.m. Sept. 24 (AP): Anti-Syrian lawmakers rattled by last week's assassination of one of their colleagues took refuge in a heavily guarded hotel Monday, a day before the deeply divided parliament convenes to elect a president.

The Daily Star on Monday that the 10-month-old stand-off in Beirut was one of the "top items" on the agenda of the UN's General Assembly. After the assassination of MP Antoine Ghanem last week, the Security Council issued a statement condemning attacks on Lebanese politicians.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?Anti-Syrian lawmakers rattled by last week's assassination of one of their colleagues took refuge in a heavily guarded hotel Monday, a day before the deeply divided parliament convenes to elect a president.

The practice of Beirut street art got another shot in the arm this weekend with three performances by the Silver Sand Factory. In the process, pedestrians were reminded what great fun a good clown can be. Patricia Habchi (a.k.a "Souad Feta-Silk"), an actress/clown who recently founded the Silver Sand Factory.

Dubai: Lebanon yesterday held a slim chance of ending a long political deadlock as negotiations continued into the night to salvage today's presidential elections.

The representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon, Abbas Zaki, said on Monday that the Palestinians refuse to be considered as an independent entity inside of Lebanon, adding that it was "no longer allowed that certain factions acquire weapons because only the Lebanese government is entitled to do so."

BEIRUT, Lebanon?Anti-Syrian lawmakers rattled by last week's assassination of one of their colleagues took refuge in a heavily guarded hotel Monday, a day before the deeply divided parliament convenes to elect a president.

Lebanon's parliament speaker was optimistic on Monday that a new president would be elected by a November 24 deadline despite a total deadlock among rival MPs on the eve of a crucial session in the house.

It is the job of Lebanon's parliament to pick a new president but tomorrow's attempt looks set to end in failure amid threats of an opposition boycott.

Beirut - Lebanese Shiite House Speaker predicted Monday that Lebanon will have a new president by the end of the term of current president Emile Lahoud on November 24. By November 24, there will be a president of the republic who will have the appro...

Beirut - The parliament session scheduled for Tuesday would focus on consultative talks between the rival political factions and not to elect a president, a top official said Monday. Antoine Nasrallah, press spokesman of opposition Christian leader M...

The BBC's Martin Patience looks at the prospects for Lebanon's presidential vote.

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - The negative outlook for rated Lebanese banks reflects the country's fragile political environment combined with their high sovereign exposure, limiting the evolution of the banks' ratings, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report.

BEIRUT - A crucial vote by Lebanese lawmakers to choose a new head of state for the divided country appeared doomed on Monday with rival political parties still deadlocked on choosing a consensus candidate.

Hezbollah and its allies said they would boycott a parliamentary session to prevent the anti-Syrian majority from electing a new president for Lebanon.

BEIRUT. Lebanese lawmakers gather tomorrow for the first time in nearly a year for a highly contentious presidential poll that analysts say will determine whether the country moves forward or plunges into chaos.

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LA VERGNE ? One factor in La Vergne's first loss of the 2007 football season was the sneaky Lebanon offense. Not that it was a surprise.

BEIRUT, Sept. 23 -- Some members of Lebanon's parliament are living in a luxury hotel with tight security. Others rarely leave their homes and frequently change their cars and cellphones to foil potential assassins. Still others are abroad, planning to return just hours ahead of a parliamentary...

ABU DHABI ? Adso sent Lebanese Club packing from the UAE Xchange sponsored 13th Jimmy George Memorial Ramadan volleyball tournament at the Kerala Social Centre on Saturday.

An Israeli man arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of involvement in murder and espionage.

BEIRUT ? Lebanon is poised to hold a presidential election that none of its contending factions ? indeed, none of the rival factions in the region ? can afford to lose. Read more ...

BEIRUT, 24 September 2007 ? Top Hezbollah official Mohammed Fneish said yesterday MPs in the Shiite party would not attend tomorrow?s parliamentary session to elect a new president if no agreement was reached beforehand on a candidate.

He is known to be one of the most famous Lebanese video-clip directors. But now, Said Al Marouk is planning to film the first Lebanese horror movie.

Israel denied Sunday that one of its citizens arrested in Lebanon was a spy.

Syria rejected as "baseless and without proof" over the weekend accusations by Lebanon's ruling coalition that Damascus was behind Wednesday's killing of Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem. The anti-Syrian MP was killed by a car bomb in the Beirut suburb of Sin al-Fil less than a week before Parliament is due to elect a new head.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Members of Lebanon's anti-Syrian parliamentary majority demanded increased security on Sunday ahead of a presidential vote this week after one of their number was killed by a car bomb.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese presidential election scheduled for this week will be postponed until October because rival leaders have yet to agree on a compromise candidate to replace the pro-Syrian incumbent, political sources say.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese presidential election scheduled for this week will be postponed until October because rival leaders have yet to agree on a compromise candidate to replace the pro-Syrian incumbent, political sources say.

Source: Reuters Sept 23 (Reuters) - Lebanon's protracted political crisis now revolves around choosing a new president to succeed Emile Lahoud, a pro-Syrian figure whose term expires in November. Rifts between the ...

Lebanon's presidential election will probably be delayed while a compromise candidate is sought, government leader Amin Gemayel said.

Israel said on Sunday that an Israeli man who has been arrested in Lebanon is not a spy, and his father said he had converted to Islam several years ago and immersed himself in Arab culture.

Occupied Jerusalem: The father of an Israeli who has been arrested in Lebanon on espionage charges on Sunday insisted his son is innocent, saying the young man converted to Islam several years ago and immersed himself in Arab culture.

BEIRUT - Mahmoud Khalifa has tried five times to sneak into Europe. Each time, he was caught and sent back to Lebanon, the country where he was born but is denied some of the most basic rights because he is a Palestinian refugee.

The emphasis in Fredericksburg, well-documented already, has been on finishing, given that the Northern Lebanon football team had a great deal of difficulty doing just that in 2006, as a promising start to the season unraveled into a season-ending four-game losing streak and a most unsatisfying 4-6 record.

Led by Amanda Nelson?s all-around effort, West Albany collected the big win in the Lebanon gym in Mid-Willamette Conference play. The Bulldogs came from behind to win, 25-27, 25-16, 25-19 and 25-19.

BEIRUT: Lebanon?s parliamentary speaker Nahib Berri said in remarks quoted yesterday that next week?s controversial presidential election would be postponed if MPs did not turn up in sufficient numbers.

AL AIN ? Lebanese Club defeated Sumaiya Marine 25-21, 20-25, 25-14, 25-23 in a crucial clash of the ISC-Al Fara?a Cup Ramadan volleyball tournament on Friday night, according reports from the organisers yesterday.

DubaI: A German-Israeli who allegedly visited Lebanon 11 times in the last two years is currently being investigated by Lebanese security services, a Lebanese newspaper reported yesterday.

Jeremy Payne of Springfield drove to victory Friday night at Lebanon I-44 Speedway as the MARS/MLRA Fall Shootout began. Payne earned $2,500. BIll Frye took second and clinched the MARS season points title. It's the fifth time the Greenbrier, Ark., driver has won the championship. The late models return to I-44 Speedway tonight for a $3,000-to-win feature.

An German who his holding an Israeli citizenship has been arrested in Lebanon, the Beirut press reported on Saturday. The reports claim that the man was arrested in connection to criminal charges but during his investigation it was found out he was holding also an Israeli citizenship.

Lebanon's parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said in remarks quoted on Saturday that next week's controversial presidential election would be postponed if MPs did not turn up in sufficient numbers.

Beirut, 09/22 - Thousands of Lebanese have attended the funeral in Beirut of the anti-Syrian politician, Antoine Ghanim, who was assassinated on Wednesday.

With a huge defensive performance, the Lebanon Pioneers overcame four turnovers to take a hard fought 28-3 win over Clintwood at Tommy Bryant Stadium to send the large homecoming crowd home happy. The Greenwave received several breaks in the game but were unable to capitalize.

Lebanon buries latest victims of murderous campaign against anti-Syrian politicians.

LEBANON, Ohio -- A Lebanon man will spend 10 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend?s daughter. Paul Cotter pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon mourned on Thursday an anti-Syrian member of parliament whose assassination plunged the country deeper into crisis and threatened to derail efforts to elect a new president.

THE United States and France have insisted Lebanon's imminent elections must not to be thrown off track by the killing of anti-Syrian Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem this week.

Family, comrades and supporters have marched in a mass funeral procession for a Lebanese MP. Antoine Ghanem was the latest victim of a campaign the country's anti-Syrian faction accuses Damascus of orchestrating to scuttle the forthcoming presidential election.

Mourners buried anti-Syrian legislator Antoine Ghanem today in Beirut. The Phalange Party politician was killed Wednesday when a car bomb went off in a Christian part of the Lebanese capital. "Mourners carried pictures or waved Phalange Party flags. Some unleashed...

The Lebanon City Schools Board of Education has announced two meetings scheduled for Monday, Oct. 15. The Audit Advisory Committee will first meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Board Offices, 700 Holbrook Ave., Lebanon, which will be immediately followed by a regular board meeting at 6 p.m.

Mahmoud Khalifa has tried five times to sneak into Europe. Each time, he was caught and sent back to Lebanon, the country where he was born but is denied some of the most basic rights because he is a Palestinian refugee.

Lebanese politicians and thousands of mourners turned out Friday for the funeral of anti-Syrian MP Antoine Ghanem, who was assassinated earlier this week.

Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination this week fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's bitterly contested presidential election.

Ottawa is tapping into a fund used in the past for peacebuilding projects to supply Lebanon with fast patrol boats and Jeeps.

Huge crowds turned out in Beirut today for the funeral of an anti-Syrian MP whose assassination this week could derail a tense parliamentary vote to chose a new Lebanese president.

Thousands of Lebanese have attended the funeral of lawmaker Antoine Ghanem who was killed in a car bomb attack in Beirut on Wednesday.

A national day of mourning Friday in Lebanon honored Antoine Ghanem, the anti-Syrian-influence and Christian Maronite leader killed in an explosion.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Family, comrades and supporters marched Friday in a mass funeral procession for a slain Lebanese legislator, the latest victim of a campaign the country's anti-Syrian faction accuses Damascus of orchestrating to scuttle the upcoming presidential election.

Beirut - Thousands belonging to the anti-Syrian camp Friday mourned slain MP, Antoine Ghanem, who was killed two days ago in a bomb blast in the Christian eastern sector of the capital. Mourners clad in black wailed as the three coffins of Ghanem and...

Crowds gathered for the funeral of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination has fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's presidential election.

Crowds gathered in Beirut on Friday for the funeral of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination has fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's bitterly contested presidential election.

DUBAI ? The Lebanese community in Dubai has expressed shock and anger over the killing of Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem in Beirut, a few days before the presidential elections.

(RTTNews) - The Lebanese government said on Thursday that despite the assassination of anti-Syrian MP Antoine Ghanem it was determined to hold presidential elections as per schedule on September 25.

Lebanese leaders pledged yesterday to press ahead with a divisive election for president, to be held in parliament in the coming days, despite the car bombing assassination of an anti-Syrian lawmaker.

Rival Lebanese leaders held discussions to defuse rising tension after the assassination of an anti-Syrian lawmaker threatened to derail efforts to elect a new president.

BEIRUT - RIVAL Lebanese leaders held discussions to defuse rising tension a day after the assassination of an anti-Syrian lawmaker threatened to derail efforts to elect a new president.

Cyprus condemned on Thursday "in strongest possible terms" a bomb attack which claimed the life of Lebanese parliament member Antoine Ghanem in Beirut. "During these difficult times, the government of Cyprus reaffirms its support to the ...

Despite divided leadership and tense elections, Lebanon can't afford to ignore its problem of rogue militants.

Rival Lebanese leaders held discussions on Thursday to defuse rising tension a day after the assassination of an anti-Syrian lawmaker threatened to derail efforts to elect a new president.

Lebanese leaders pledged Thursday to press ahead with a divisive election for president, to be held in Parliament in the coming days, despite the car bombing assassination of an anti-Syrian lawmaker.

La Blogothque 's " Take Away Show " sure does love Beirut's Zach Condon. That makes sense: When we first heard from Beirut last year, the story was that Condon had developed his shambling gypsy-folk sound while bumming around Europe as a teenager.

Lebanese leaders pledged today to press ahead with a divisive election for president, to be held in parliament in coming days, despite the car bombing assassination of an anti-Syrian lawmaker.

Lebanon vowed on Thursday to go ahead with a controversial presidential vote after the assassination of another anti-Syrian politician in an attack that plunged the divided country into further turmoil.

Lebanese leaders pledged Thursday to press ahead with a divisive election for president, to be held in Parliament in coming days, despite the car bombing assassination of an anti-Syrian lawmaker.

Lebanon's Phalange Party called for a two-day strike Thursday, a day after a powerful bomb blast in Beirut killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and four other people.

Election of president will go ahead despite assassination of anti-Syrian MP, say Lebanese leaders

Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush condemned the killing of an anti-Syrian lawmaker in Lebanon as an attempt to ``silence'' people working for democracy as he blamed Syria and Iran for trying to destabilize the country.

BEIRUT - Lebanese leaders pledged Thursday to press ahead with a divisive election for president, to be held in Parliament in coming days, despite the car bombing assassination of an anti-Syrian legislator.

Lebanon was plunged into further turmoil on Thursday after the murder of another anti-Syrian lawmaker in a car bombing widely blamed on Damascus that threatens to derail a key presidential vote.

Lebanese leaders pledged Thursday to press ahead with a divisive election for president, to be held in Parliament in coming days, despite the car bombing assassination of an anti-Syrian lawmaker.

UNITED NATIONS ?Prime Minister Siniora of Lebanon has asked Secretary-General Ban for assistance in investigating yesterday's assassination of yet another lawmaker in his quickly thinning parliamentarian majority coalition. However, the Assad regime is adept at hiding its violent involvement in Lebanese politics, a source told The New York Sun. The source, who says he is a former Syrian military ...

Lebanon was in mourning on Thursday after the murder of another anti-Syrian lawmaker in a powerful car bombing that could derail a key presidential poll and was widely blamed on Damascus.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today's assassination of a Lebanese lawmaker, who was killed along with at least eight others after an apparent car bomb attack in the capital, Beirut.

President Bush said the killing of an anti-Syria lawmaker in Lebanon on Wednesday was a "horrific assassination," but he stopped short of directly blaming it on Syria.

US President George W. Bush on Wednesday condemned the "horrific" slaying of an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker in Beirut and denounced any attempts by Iran or Syria to destabilize Lebanon.

A car bombing outside the Lebanese capital of Beirut Wednesday killed six people, including one member of the nation's parliament.

A powerful bomb killed an anti-Syria lawmaker and six others Wednesday in a Christian neighborhood of Beirut, threatening to derail an effort by an already deeply divided Parliament to elect Lebanon's next president

Amman - King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday condemned the assassination of the Lebanese lawmaker Antoine Ghanem in a blast in east Beirut as an ugly crime , a royal court statement said. In a cable of condolences to the Lebanese Prime Minister F...

Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A large explosion in Lebanon killed an anti-Syrian parliamentarian and at least four other people in a Christian suburb of east Beirut today. About 30 people were injured by the blast.

CAIRO, Egypt? The car-bomb assassination Wednesday of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator in Beirut is likely to raise tensions in Lebanon just days before political factions there are scheduled to meet to decide who will succeed the pro-Syrian president, Emile Lahoud.

An anti-Syrian Lebanese MP and at least six other people have been killed in a car bomb in Beirut.

A powerful bomb killed a pro-government Parliament member and six others Wednesday in a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital, security officials said.

Lebanon: Anti-Syrian MP 'killed in carbomb' (AKI) - The anti-Syrian Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem died on Thursday a carbomb attack in a mainly Christian district of the capital, Beirut. The bombing came just a week ahead of crucial elections in the divided country and was the latest in a string of attacks against prominent critics of Syria - Lebanon's neighbour and former ...

Antoine Ghanem was the eighth prominent anti-Syrian figure killed in Lebanon in just over two years. A look at the attacks:

A CAR bomb exploded in the Christian eastern part of Beirut yesteday, killing at least five people and wounding four in an attack that may have targeted a political figure, Lebanese security sources said.

A Christian legislator was killed Wednesday along with four other people when a car bomb exploded near Beirut, Lebanese security officials said.

A bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and four other people Wednesday in a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital, security officials said.

A car bomb ripped through a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital, causing an unknown number of casualties, police said Wednesday. 2007 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved.

A prominent anti-Syrian Christian Lebanese lawmaker died in a car bomb attack in Beirut today that killed five people, security sources said.

A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker and at least six other people in Beirut on Wednesday, just six days before parliament was due to elect a new president, security sources said.

A prominent anti-Syrian Christian Lebanese lawmaker was wounded in a car bomb attack in Beirut on Wednesday that killed five people, security sources said.

An anti-Syrian lawmaker was killed in a car bombing in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Wednesday, shaking Lebanon just a week ahead of a crucial election in the divided country.

A car bomb ripped through a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital on Wednesday, an attack the local television said had killed four people.

An explosion rocked a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital Wednesday, setting several cars ablaze, and a local television station reported that four people were killed and 20 wounded.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah just a week before Lebanon's parliament is due to elect a new president for the deeply divided country.

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Sept 19 (Reuters) - An explosion was heard in a Christian part of Beirut on Wednesday, a security source said. "A loud explosion was heard in the Sin el-Fil area in eastern Beirut," ...

An anti-Syrian lawmaker was wounded in a car bomb explosion in the Christian eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said.

A suspected car bomb explodes in a mainly Christian suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

At least five people were killed in a car bomb attack in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said.

A car bomb exploded in the Christian eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding four in an attack that may have targeted a political figure, security sources said.

Feb. 1, 2008 - that's the anticipated opening date for the Village of Lebanon - a nursing home/assisted living facility that is currently being constructed on the former Country Hearth Inn property.

Source: Reuters (Adds dropped words "United States" in paragraph 7) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Resumed contacts between rival Lebanese politicians are unlikely to bear fruit in time for ...

KANAB - They rescued 6,000 pets after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans. They delivered 300 dogs and cats from war-ravaged Beirut and, earlier this month, they saved 600 cats from a Nevada shelter.

With unemployment reaching 20 % in Lebanon, Lebanese look for jobs in Gulf, Europe, Canada.

LABORING FOR POST-WAR RECOVERY: Workers rebuild the roof of a house that was damaged during last year's war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah in Houla village in Southern Lebanon.

BEIRUT: Economy and Trade Minister Sami Haddad said on Tuesday that the government is still determined to pursue reforms and privatization.

(RTTNews) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Lebanon's prime minister and parliament speaker to sink their differences and elect a new president amid the most serious political crisis since the end of the 1975-90 civil war.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Lebanon's prime minister and parliament speaker to reconcile and try to elect a new president, warning that failure could lead to two governments and two presidents.

UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Lebanon's prime minister and parliament speaker to reconcile and try to elect a new president, warning that failure could lead to two governments and two presidents, which is "unacceptable."

In its latest report for the fourth quarter of 2007, London-based Business Monitor International (BMI) maintained its 2007 real GDP growth forecast for Lebanon at 2 percent. However, the agency, which conducts credit rating and country risk research, believes that this growth is propelled by postwar reconstruction activity.

The Daily Star went to the Beirut neighborhood of Achrafieh for a local perspective.

Beirut - Israeli warplanes swooped low over southern Lebanon in defiance of a United Nations ceasefire resolution, Lebanese police said Tuesday. Six aircraft violated Lebanese airspace throughout Tuesday by swooping low over the port cities of Sidon ...

The 2007 inductees into the Lebanon High School Athletic Hall of Fame were announced last night at the Lebanon School Board meeting.

Israeli jets have violated Lebanon's airspace, causing sonic booms, reports from Beirut say.

A Syria n worker was killed and four other people were wounded by an explosion in a remote area in northeastern Lebanon , witnesses and security officials said.

Twenty-five years after surviving the massacre at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Beirut, Jamila Khalife still mourns family members who were killed at the hands of Phalangist Lebanese forces.

BEIRUT, Sept 18 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT: The economic recession, a sharp drop in capital inflow and an unsettling political future are raising serious questions about Lebanon's ability to deal with the prospects of two rival governments if the presidential polls are not held on time.

Beirut, Sep 18 (DPA) The month of Ramadan in Lebanon means a time of religious reflection, family gatherings and, above all, a booming trade for sidewalk cafes with fewer customers for pubs.

Virgin Megastore in Beirut. Richard Branson on Monday sold his Virgin Megastores record shops in Britain and Ireland, shedding the brand which launched his Virgin empire.

DAMASCUS, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ordered the lifting of restrictions on movement between the Lebanon-Syria border and will open two main checkpoints, a vice president said Monday.

Syria on Monday reopened two border posts with Lebanon that closed in May because of fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamists, the official SANA news agency said.

Damascus - Syria announced Monday it would reopen two crossings on its border with Lebanon that were closed three months ago, a Lebanese member of parliament said. Speaking to journalists after meetings with Syrian officials, the Lebanese member of p...

BEIRUT -- Most Lebanese want the new president to be a consensus figure who does not need to belong to either of the two rival camps vying to win the divisive September 25 poll, a survey published Monday said.

DAMASCUS, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - Syria was to reopen two border posts with Lebanon on Monday that closed in May because of fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamists, a visiting Lebanese MP told reporters.

Lebanese security forces yesterday arrested a member of Fatah al-Islam in northern Lebanon, local ANB TV reported. Abdulaziz al-Masri, a Syrian national, was arrested near a coastal area in al-Minya area in northern Lebanon, said the report.

BEIRUT: Survivors and victims? relatives gathered on the outskirts of Beirut yesterday to mark the 25th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of Palestinian civilians by Israeli-backed Lebanese militiamen.

Two Israeli jet planes violated Lebanese air space on Sunday , the Lebanese Army said in a statement. The two planes breached the air space over the southern regions of the country at about 10:00 a.m. (0700 GMT), covering areas like Ka ...

It had to feel like deja' vu for the Lebanon defense regarding Beavercreek quarterback Zach Domicone.

Lebanon has a great deal of history but few histories. If critical history is a dialogue about the past written from contending perspectives, then Lebanese history looks more like a series of monologues. The paucity in Lebanese national histories partly stems from the fact that "modern Lebanon" was constituted during the post-World.

While pressing economic and political crises have laid their shadows on Sidon's recently renovated downtown area, Ramadan has succeeded in reviving its activity. Not only Lebanese leaving in the South, but also residents of Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and the North flock to the coastal city's bustling downtown on a daily.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Islamist chief Shaker al-Abssi's wife has admitted she may have made a mistake in identifying the body of a fighter killed in Lebanon's siege camp as that of the Fatah al-Islam chief, the attorney general said on Sunday.

Islamist chief Shaker al-Abssi's wife has admitted she may have made a mistake in identifying the body of a fighter killed in Lebanon's siege camp as that of the Fatah al-Islam chief, the attorney general said on Sunday.

Lebanon, 09/16 - Lebanon`s military says it has captured four Islamist militants two weeks after the army stormed a Palestinian refugee camp, ending a bloody 105-day siege.

France has already embraced Labaki and her debut feature film, Caramel , and North America is bound to follow. The Beirut actor and music-video director made the transition to feature films with a scriptwriter's residency awarded by the Cannes festival.

Lebanon: Sidon's Public University Hospital was inaugurated last week, 11 years after then Prime Minister Rafik Hariri launched the start of the project, reported the Daily Star. The hospital is located on the northern outskirts of the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Sidon. The 130 bed facility has been built according to international standards and includes an x-ray department, dialysis provision and laboratories. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT: France?s Vivendi is in advanced talks to buy about 33% of Oger Telecom in a deal that would expand the media group?s telecom business into Turkey and South Africa, a person familiar with the talks said.

Lebanese troops on Saturday captured four members of a Sunni extremist group that the army had driven out of a Palestinian refugee camp two weeks ago.

BEIRUT: Lebanese troops captured the spokesman for Fatah Al Islam and three other militants early yesterday, more than two weeks after the army crushed the Al Qaeda inspired group in a northern Palestinian refugee camp, a military spokesman said.

Beirut: A Russian official on Friday joined the chorus of international voices urging rival Lebanese factions to resume dialogue as the only way to resolve the political crisis that has deadlocked the country.

BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese troops captured the spokesman for Fatah Islam and three other militants early Saturday, about two weeks after the army crushed the al-Qaida-inspired group in a northern Palestinian refugee camp, a military spokesman said.

BEIRUT, September 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Lebanese leaders are determined to keep their country from sliding into a more dangerous crisis, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov said.

Lebanese troops captured the spokesman for Fatah Islam and three other militants early Saturday, about two weeks after the army crushed the al-Qaeda-inspired group in a northern Palestinian refugee camp, a military spokesman said.

BEIRUT, Sept 15 - France's Vivendi is in advanced talks to buy about 33 percent of Oger Telecom in a deal that would expand the media group's telecom business into Turkey and South Africa, a person familiar with the talks said.

Four Islamist militants involved in a siege at a Palestinian refugee camp have been captured, Lebanon's army says.

BEIRUT, Sept 15 (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi is in advanced talks to buy a stake of about 33 percent in Dubai-based Oger Telecom, a person familiar with the talks said on Saturday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?Lebanese troops captured the spokesman for Fatah Islam and three other militants early Saturday, about two weeks after the army crushed the al-Qaida-inspired group in a northern Palestinian refugee camp, a military spokesman said.

BEIRUT - The Lebanese army said it captured four fugitive Islamist militants on Saturday, including the militants? spokesman during this summer?s uprising in a northern refugee camp who had previously been given for dead.

USA Today recently printed a poll showing 60 percent of Americans oppose the war in Iraq. Don Anderson of Lebanon figures it?s closer to 96 percent, from what he?s seen on a cross-country bus trip.

Lebanese pound to remain stable

BEIRUT: There are few signs now to recall the horrors of the massacre, but those Palestinians who survived the Christian militiamen?s slaughter during Israel?s invasion of Lebanon 25 years ago cannot forget the corpses, the screams and the gunfire.

Chatilla (Lebanon), Sep 15 (DPA) Dressed in plastic slippers and an undershirt, Abu Jamal sits in his damp home located in the Chatilla Palestinian refugee camp on Beirut's outskirts as the camp marks the 25th anniversary of the massacre that marred its history.

It had to feel like deja' vu for the Lebanon defense regarding Beavercreek quarterback Zach Domicone. A year ago, Domicone rushed 22 times for 150 yards and a 70-yard touchdown to lead the Beavers to a 28-21 win over the Warriors.

Round One between rivals in the newly formed Clinch Mountain District was a physical battle, but speed and quickness also helped as Lebanon outlasted Gate City 33-13 at Tommy Bryant Stadium on Friday.

Lebanese President Emile Lahoud affirmed on Friday that a consensus for choosing a new president should be reached among the Lebanese without external intervention. Lahoud, in a statement following a meeting with the visiting Russian De ...

LEBANON The Waynesville High School girls? golf team finished third in a triangular meet Tuesday at the Lebanon Country Club.

BEIRUT: There are few signs now to recall the horrors of the massacre, but those Palestinians who survived the Christian militiamen's slaughter during Israel's invasion of Lebanon 25 years ago cannot forget the corpses, the screams and the gunfire.

BEAVERCREEK ? Visiting Lebanon trails Beavercreek 14-8 at halftime of Friday night's game.

A group of longtime residents and business leaders will partner with educators to develop a master plan to upgrade Lebanon High School's VanDeGrift Stadium.

Beirut: The abundant financial liquidity in the Arab Gulf states and the drawn out political and security crisis at home have prompted several of the biggest and most successful Lebanese companies to spread their wings in the region.

The launch of the pilot-project for the German-led Common Border Force (CBF) took place during an event on Friday at the new office of the force's Technical Support Unit in Downtown Beirut. "The drafting and implementation of the pilot project indicates major progress toward securing the Syrian-Lebanese border," said.

LEBANON ? Starting Sept. 21, the Lebanon Fire District will begin a three-day series of closed meetings so its board can interview six candidates for fire chief and narrow the list of prospects to two or three.

A senior US official said Friday that Washington will continue its economic and financial aid program for Lebanon as long as the government continues its reform plan based on the Paris III paper. "Lebanon was represented in Paris by a government which represented the Lebanese people and that government submitted its reform plan.

Beirut - Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov, who is currently visiting Beirut, called on Friday for a return to dialogue in Lebanon to resolve the country's political crisis ahead of the presidential election. We consider that it is ...

MOUNT LEBANON, Pa.- A Mount Lebanon High School student was diagnosed with a staph infection that resists most antibiotics.

BEIRUT -- The US ambassador to Lebanon said Friday that there was clear evidence the Shiite militant group Hezbollah was still smuggling weapons across the Syrian border, in violation of UN resolutions.

The World Lebanese Union of Liberia (WLCU) has sharply reacted to a recent statement made by the Ghanaian Ambassador, Francis Amanfoh and termed his statement as "scathing and abusive" to the Lebanese nationals residing in Liberia.

AFP. BEIRUT. DNA tests on the body of a man suspected of being the wanted leader of Sunni extremist group Fatah al-Islam have proved negative, Lebanon?s attorney general said yesterday.

The US ambassador to Beirut said on Friday that his country would not meddle in Lebanon's upcoming presidential poll but made clear that Washington will not recognize anyone it viewed as a renegade head of state.

After the murder of Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafiq El-Hariri, a process that was already on track picked up steam: the desire to disarm Hizbullah.

Caramel tells a universal story, it just happens to be set in Beirut

BEIRUT, Sept 13, 2007 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Thursday he was cautiously optimistic of a breakthrough in Lebanon's political crisis which has threatened to scuttle a looming presidential election.

Mt. Lebanon High School confirmed yesterday that one of its students has a case of drug-resistant staph. ...

(RTTNews) - Ahead of a key Lebanese parliament session on September 25, when lawmakers are to begin voting on a new head of state, France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Thursday urged rival Lebanese factions to sink differences and work together to elect a president.

Beirut- The month of Ramadan which started in Lebanon Thursday, means a time of religious reflection, family gatherings and above all, a booming trade for sidewalk cafes with fewer customers for pubs. Beirut's main restaurants have started preparing ...

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner visited Lebanon on Thursday in a bid to help resolving its internal political crisis prior to the forthcoming controversial presidential elections. Lebanese leaders should launch a "new phase of d ...

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said Thursday that he hoped the Lebanese will reach a consensus concerning the looming presidential poll, adding that foreign interference in this country's domestic issues "is the worst thing happening to Lebanon."

Democratic Renewal Movement leader and former MP Nassib Lahoud officially announced his candidacy for the presidency Thursday, presenting a far-reaching political program for building what he called a modern and democratic state. "The cornerstone [of my program] are the principles of the March 14 movement.

In 1934, Nicolas Barakat's home stood finished: a bright yellow, four-story building that dominated the corner at Damascus Road and Independence Avenue. With sandstone walls, colonnaded verandas, high ceilings and Art Deco floor patterns, it combined elements and materials of both East and West, old and new.

Mt. Lebanon High School is informing parents that a student has a confirmed case of drug-resistant staph.

BEIRUT (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Thursday he was cautiously optimistic of a breakthrough in Lebanon's political crisis which has threatened to scuttle a looming presidential election.

BEIRUT, Sept 13, 2007 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Thursday he was hopeful of a breakthrough in Lebanon's long-running political crisis which threatens to scuttle a looming presidential poll.

Beirut - Former Lebanese member of parliament Nassib Lahoud announced on Thursday his candidacy to be his country's next president, to replace his cousin the pro-Syrian president, Emile Lahoud. Nassib Lahoud declared in his candidacy statement that o...

If the Lebanon school board approves a motion tonight at a special meeting, then fundraising for renovations on James VanDeGrift Stadium can begin.

Tuesday's girls' volleyball matchup with Troy had all the makings of a classic "trap game" for the Lebanon Warriors.

Lebanon: Christian departure would be 'loss' for world, top cleric says (AKI) - With Christians in Iraq, the Palestinian territories and other Arab nations moving abroad in large numbers, their continued presence in Lebanon is crucial to show the world that Muslims and people of other faiths can live together, a top Lebanese Christian cleric says."If the Christians and Muslims [in the ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - An anti-Syrian cousin of Lebanon's outgoing pro-Syrian president announced his candidacy on Thursday to succeed him, ahead of a September 25 vote in parliament.

Driven by poverty and conflict in their home countries, women from Africa travel to Lebanon only to find themselves hungry, abused, raped and subjected to conditions akin to slavery.

Labor Day weekend at Lehigh is marked primarily by barbecues, complete with Beirut and inflatable swimming pools. But in the world of politics, Labor Day weekend is marked by presidential candidates preparing for the White House race.

The Syrian well-known radio station ?Al Madina? held a huge celebration for Lebanese singer Walid Tawiq, who was a guest on their station. Tawfiq was live on air for three hours during his visit to Syria. Tawfiq had held a grand performance in Syria and was accompanied by Lebanese singer Yara.

The Lebanese ruling March 14 alliance on Thursday accepted a proposal by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to resolve the country's deep political crisis and called for cancellation of reciprocal conditions, local Naharnet news website reporte ...

The leader of the Fatah al-Islam group which the Lebanese army battled at a Palestinian refugee camp for months was not among those killed and he may have escaped, Lebanon's public prosecutor said Monday.

LEBANON - This city seeks more light industry and offices but fewer new apartment projects. It also has traffic problems to fix and a downtown streetscape project to finish.

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said Wednesday that he endorsed the scenario of having various Lebanese groups reach a consensus concerning the identity of Lebanon's next president. "If each Lebanese group clings to its position without trying to reach common ground, this would lead to a blatant division among the Lebanese," Sfeir said in an interview with An-Nahar newspaper.

One photograph captures a young, veiled Muslim woman in Lebanon listening to her iPod. The next shows the women of Hezbollah as they pause mid-rally in Beirut to kneel and pray. Yet another catches a mother smiling at her toddler's wobbling early steps - taken in front of a rubble-filled backdrop of destruction wrought by the 2006 Lebanon War.

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia said yesterday there was a chance rival Lebanese leaders could agree on a new president in a step that would help end the country?s worst political crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.

Lebanon's football team furnishes area restaurants and businesses with signs of support for its school before the season begins.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Syria complained to the United Nations Tuesday about Israeli "aggression and violation of sovereignty" after what a U.S. official said was an airstrike deep in Syria that hit a target.

Lebanon?s speaker of Parliament on Wednesday pressed for agreement on his plan to restart negotiations between the Hezbollah-led opposition and the American-backed government.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he has begun the process of establishing a selection panel to recommend to him the names of judges to serve on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which is being set up to prosecute those responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.

Two more Lebanon school buses were involved in an accident Monday morning en route to Bowman and Berry schools.

A Lebanese flag waves victoriously over a caved-in roof at Nahr el-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp that is now a maze of crumpled buildings and mangled concrete. Explosions echo as soldiers set off unexploded ordnance in the rubble.

Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, will continue to patrol the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon for at least another year. Germany's grand-coalition government approved the extension of the mission with an overwhelming vote in the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag.

Beirut - Private communication networks installed illegally in Beirut by the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah have been removed, a cabinet minister said Wednesday. Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh informed the government that .....

Berlin - Germany's Bundestag parliament renewed Wednesday its mandate for the German navy to patrol off Lebanon and help the United Nations prevent arms smuggling for a further 12 months. The 441-126 vote with four abstentions followed a debate in wh...

The Lebanese Olympic football team suffered a great loss against its Iraqi counterpart 5-0 at Beirut Municipality Stadium in the Asian qualification match-ups for Beijing Olympic Games 2008, local Terranet reported.

Two more soldiers have died in Lebanon's military operations against the Fatah al-Islam militia, bringing the death toll to 165 troops, a military spokesperson said on Wednesday.

BEIRUT - Two more soldiers have died in Lebanon's military operations against the Fatah al-Islam militia, bringing the death toll to 165 troops, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

UN peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers attend their colleagues during a training exercise near Tyre city in southern Lebanon September 12, 2007. The exercise was organized by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese army to enhance their skills, expertise and cooperation. [Reuters]

THE Olyroos took another step towards a berth at Beijing with a comfortable 3-0 win over Lebanon in their Olympic qualifier.

THE Olyroos took another step towards a berth at Beijing with a comfortable 3-0 win over Lebanon in their Olympic qualifier.

THE Olyroos took another step towards a berth at Beijing with a comfortable 3-0 win over Lebanon in their Olympic qualifier tonight.

Davenport, Ia. - Bishop Salim Ghazal of Lebanon will receive the 2007 Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award on Nov. 4 from the Davenport Catholic...

Australia has promised to provide 820,000 U.S. dollars to the United Nations de-mining effort to clear cluster munitions and other unexploded ordnance in southern Lebanon, The Daily Star newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Australian ...

WEST LEBANON, N.Y. ? There was plenty of heat to go around Friday night for the opening night of the Coors National Race of Kings Weekend at Lebanon Valley Speedway.

The Lebanese Olympic football team suffered a great loss against its Iraqi counterpart 5-0 at Beirut Municipality Stadium in the Asian qualification match-ups for Beijing Olympic Games 2008, local Terranet reported on Tuesday. The first ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - There are a lot of conflicting claims about last week's purported Israeli airstrike in Syria.

The abundant financial liquidity in the Arab Gulf states and the drawn out political and security crisis at home have prompted several of the biggest and most successful Lebanese companies to spread their wings in the region.

BEIRUT (AP)--Syria complained to the United Nations about Israeli "aggression, " the country's ambassador to the U.N. said Tuesday, after Israeli warplanes reportedly conducted an airstrike in the country's north.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - There are a lot of conflicting claims about last week's purported Israeli airstrike in Syria.

A Lebanese national (name withheld) has been accused of selling sand earmarked for the completion of the 500 bed hospital project being undertaken by the Bayelsa state government.

BEIRUT, Lebanon Syria complained to the United Nations about an "aggression and violation of sovereignty" after Israeli warplanes dropped "military munitions" in Syria, the country's ambassador to the U.N. said Tuesday.

The Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut, in collaboration with Oxford University in England, launched a three-year project Tuesday on bedouin reproductive and child health with the aim of assessing accessibility and quality of available healthcare services for this social group.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Syria complained to the United Nations about "aggression and violation of sovereignty" after Israeli warplanes reportedly conducted an airstrike in the country's north, the country's ambassador to the U.N. said Tuesday.

LEBANON ? The Lebanon Police Department doesn?t blame this summer?s citywide graffiti rash on gangs, at least not urban street gangs like those in Salem in Portland.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Syria complained to the United Nations about "aggression and violation of sovereignty" after Israeli warplanes reportedly conducted an airstrike in the country's north, the country's ambassador to the U.N. said Tuesday.

LEBANON ? The board of directors for the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce hopes to hire a new director by Nov. 1. So far, Board President Mark Tunstill said he has received about a dozen resumes for the job since the chamber began advertising for it last week.

BEIRUT (AP)--Syria complained to the United Nations about an "aggression and violation of sovereignty" after Israeli warplanes dropped "military munitions" in Syria, the country's ambassador to the U.N. said Tuesday.

Two more Lebanon school buses were involved in an accident Monday morning en route to Bowman and Berry schools.

After she finished filming the film ?Al Ghorfa 707? (Room 707), Lebanese singer/actress Rula Saed headed back to Beirut to bring her sister Zeena?s two kids to stay with their mother after she was in an accident.

BEIRUT, Sept 11 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Parliament speaker and key opposition leader Nabih Berri has warned that Lebanon risks sliding into "chaos" if the ruling majority rejects his last-ditch compromise on this month's presidential poll.

BEIRUT, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies.

BEIRUT, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- Head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Mahmoud Abbas will hold talks with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdel Aziz in Jeddah on Tuesday that will focus on the Middle East conference that is scheduled for November, Itar-Tass reported.

Beirut: Fouad Siniora, Lebanon's prime minister, called a donor's conference to seek funds to reconstruct Nahr Al Bared camp.

Source: IRIN After a 15-week battle against the Al-Qaeda-styled extremists of Fatah al-Islam that badly overstretched Lebanon's poorly resourced army, Defence Minister Elias Murr announced an end to major combat operations following final heavy fighting on 2 September, as most remaining militants were killed attempting to flee the camp.

DOHA: Marblo Qatar has established a QR60mn marble and granite factory in Qatar and is expecting a turnover of QR200mn in the short to medium term.

It took three games, but each was close as Lebanon outlasted Holston 25-18, 25-23, and 25-22 in non-district volleyball Monday at Long Gymnasium. "It was a real good match for us. It put us in some positions we needed to work out of, and we did," Lebanon coach Sharon Owens said.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora Monday called for international aid for rebuilding a Palestinian refugee camp battered by a three-month battle between Lebanese army and Islamist militants. Seniora told a conference for donor count ...

Residents of Lebanon got an update on the city audit Monday night. City leaders and community members learned more about the process at this week?s city council meeting. The state Auditor's Office went over the details of how the audit will work.

The United Nations appealed today for $55 million to reconstruct the Nahr el-Bared camp for Palestinian refugees in northern Lebanon, which was badly damaged during months of intense combat between the Lebanese army and Fatah el-Islam gunmen.

After almost four months of a ban on fishing in the border villages of Akkar in light of intense battling at the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, Syrian authorities have arrested last Friday two Lebanese fishermen - Khalid Yassine Darwich and his brother-in-law Ibrahim Ali Mahmoud - from the Akkar town of Aridah.

The Lebanese National Committee of the Mediterranean Youth Parliament and the Goethe-Institut launched a new initiative on Monday to form a Mediterranean Youth Parliament under the same slogan as the Euro-Mediterranean Youth Parliament: "Diversity Dialogue Solidarity."

The end of the week promises to be politically productive following the return of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir on Wednesday, after which he is due to meet with Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss the upcoming presidential election. The March 14 Forces are also planning to meet toward the end of the week.

BEIRUT (AFP) - DNA tests on the body of a man suspected of being the wanted leader of Sunni extremist group Fatah al-Islam have proved negative, Lebanon's attorney general said on Monday.

DNA tests on the body of a man suspected of being the wanted leader of Sunni extremist group Fatah al-Islam have proved negative, Lebanon's attorney general said on Monday.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora appealed on Monday for almost 400 million dollars in international aid to rebuild a Palestinian camp devastated by a 15-week battle between troops and Islamists.

Lebanon's attorney general says Abssi could have escaped during final assault by army.

Lebanon police are looking for a man they say robbed a KFC restaurant early this morning. Police said the robber entered the restaurant at 12:37 a.m., threw a male employee to the floor, scratched a female employee in the face and ordered her to give him money.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?The leader of the al-Qaida-inspired Fatah Islam group fled a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon a day before it fell into the hands of the Lebanese army earlier this month, a government official said Monday.

BEIRUT (AFP) - DNA tests on the body of a man suspected of being the wanted leader of Sunni extremist group Fatah al-Islam, Shaker al-Abssi, have proved negative, Lebanon's attorney general said on Monday.

A top Sunni militant in Lebanon thought to have been killed remains at large, according to Lebanese authorities.

Beirut - The leader of the Fatah al-Islam militant group which the Lebanese army battled at a Palestinian refugee camp for months was not among those killed and he may have escaped, Lebanon's public prosecutor said Monday. A statement from the public...

Lebanon: Local people against rebuilding of Palestinian refugee camp (AKI) - Source IRIN - All three men were family from Bibnin, a village overlooking north Lebanon?s Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, and, said cousin Rawa Fiyad after praying for the dead Lebanese soldiers, all were proud to sacrifice their lives fighting for their country. After a 15-week battle against the ...

DNA tests on the body of a man suspected of being Shaker al-Abssi, head of Sunni extremist group Fatah al-Islam, have proved negative and he remains on the run, Lebanon's attorney general said on Monday.

AMSTERDAM (AP)--The Dutch government has invited the U.N. to send a delegation to finalize arrangements for an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the foreign minister said Monday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of the Fatah al-Islam group was not among fighters killed by Lebanese troops at a refugee camp this month and he might have escaped, the public prosecutor said on Monday.

BYBLOS, Lebanon (Reuters) - A Lebanese scientist following the genetic footprint of the ancient Phoenicians says he has traced their modern-day descendants, but stumbled into an old controversy about identity in his country.

Lebanese singer Rula Sa?d has denied rumors of being banned from singing in Syria. A number of female singers were banned from singing on Syrian grounds for their low style of singing according to the Musican Union Leader.

BEIRUT (AP)--The U.N. appealed Monday for $55 million in emergency funding over one year to help rebuild a Palestinian refugee camp shattered in fighting between Lebanese troops and al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants this summer.

Norway said Monday it would give 10 million kroner (1.26 million euros, 1.46 million dollars) to help Palestinian refugees who have fled a camp destroyed by fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamists.

Watched over by guards, workers lay concrete blocks for brand new housing to replace Hezbollah's former command quarters, destroyed by Israeli air strikes last year in Beirut's southern suburbs.

BYBLOS, Lebanon (Reuters) - A Lebanese scientist following the genetic footprint of the ancient Phoenicians says he has traced their modern-day descendants, but stumbled into an old controversy about identity in his country.

BYBLOS, Lebanon - A Lebanese scientist following the genetic footprint of the ancient Phoenicians says he has traced their modern-day descendants, but stumbled into an old controversy about identity in his country.

Lebanon city police are searching for the man who robbed a woman whom he rode his bicycle past at North Sixth and Arnold streets.Police said the woman was walking along Arnold Street when the man rode up to her from behind about 2:53 p.m., grabbed her purse and grabbed her purse before riding west.The woman was not injured, police said.Her purse was found about an hour later at Monument Park, ...

FRUN, Lebanon (AFP) - In the field bordering the remnants of his home, Amin Akel Saad points to skeletal tobacco plants pushing up out of land burnt by Israeli bombs.

NICOSIA ? The United States has pledged to ship additional weapons to Lebanon. Officials said the Bush administration has sent a series of messages that the Lebanese Army would receive additional U.S.-origin weapons and platforms.

Lebanese singer Elissa had previously decided to keep quiet and not comment on the Syrian Musician Union?s decision to ban her and other female singers from singing in Syria.

NAHR Al BARED, Lebanon - Lebanese troops have detained a Saudi militant who gave himself up after being spotted hiding in a field near a refugee camp where a three-month siege ended last week, a military source said on Sunday.

BEIRUT -- Lebanon, in less than three weeks, faces uncertain presidential polls in parliament, with its feuding political parties at daggers drawn over choosing a consensus candidate.

Tehran - Iran on Sunday categorically denied any involvement in the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut and further rejected a decision by the federal court obliging Iran to pay 2.65 billion dollars. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Ho...

FRUN, Lebanon - In the field bordering the remnants of his home, Amin Akel Saad points to skeletal tobacco plants pushing up out ofland burnt by Israeli bombs.

The John Deere tractor wound its way over rows of cut hay, the rakes on the baler behind it clicking as the machinery criss-crossed a section of Lebanon's famous town green on a recent evening.

Iran has dismissed a US federal judge's ruling that the Islamic Republic must pay $US2.65 billion ($A3.2 billion) to the families of the 241 US service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut.

TEHERAN?Irn rechaz el sbado el fallo de un juez federal de Estados Unidos que le orden pagar 2.650 millones de dlares a las familias de 241 soldados norteamericanos muertos en un ataque dinamitero contra un cuartel militar en Beirut.

Source: Reuters By Ingrid Melander VIANA DO CASTELO, Portugal, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The European Union should offer to help Syria control its border with Lebanon by sending equipment, training and experts to monitor ...

K J M Varma Islamabad, Sept 8 (PTI) Saudi Arabia and Lebanon today intensified pressure on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to give up his plans to return to Pakistan on Monday and honour the deal brokered by them after the 1999 coup.

Iran said Saturday that a US federal court decision to fine Tehran 2.65 billion dollars for the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut was "baseless" and aimed at plundering Iranian assets.

Lebanon ? The National Guard Armory in Lebanon, 113 E. Taylor Street, will be hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The event is free to attend and is a way for the public to find out what goes on at the armory.

Washington, Sep 8 (Xinhua) A US federal court ruled Friday that Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the family members of the 241 US servicemen killed in the 1983 bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

Ludhiana, Sep 8 - India must win its upcoming World Cup qualifier match against Lebanon to maintain the thrust and popularity gained by Indian football by winning the Nehru Cup recently, says national football captain Bhaichung Bhutia.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon: Lebanese soldiers killed a Fatah al-Islam militant and captured another near the devastated Nahr Al Bared refugee camp yesterday, as they hunted down Islamists on the run, an army source said.

Saad al-Hariri, son of assassinated Lebanese leader Rafik al-Hariri, was due to meet Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, apparently in connection with the return to Pakistan of a former prime minister.

It?s been a rough start to the 2007 season for the Tazewell Bulldogs, and it didn?t get any easier on Friday when a Lebanon Pioneer team smarting from a five-point loss to Powell Valley dominated the Bulldogs taking a 48-0 non-district win.

LEBANON ? Special teams were just that for the Lebanon Warriors Friday night.

A U.S. federal court ruled on Friday that Iran must pay 2.65 billion dollars to the family members of the 241 U.S. servicemen killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. "The court hopes that this extremel ...

IRAN must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 US service members killed in the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge declared yesterday.

Cyprus will provide 684,000 U.S. dollars to assist the post-conflict reconstruction program in neighboring Lebanon, the semi-official Cyprus News Agency reported Friday. The financial assistance, through the agency of CYPRUSAID and in c ...

A US federal judge on Friday ordered Iran to pay 2.65 billion dollars to families of 241 soldiers killed in the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut, calling his ruling a warning that attacks on US citizens will not be tolerated.

Iran must pay $US2.65 billion ($A3.2 billion) to the families of the 241 US service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut.

A federal judge ordered Iran to pay $2.65 billion to relatives of the American service members killed in a 1983 bombing in Lebanon.

THE ALL India Football Federation (AIFF) wants to take the India team places, literally. Among the venues proposed to FIFA for hosting the World Cup qualifier home match against Lebanon on October 28 is Guwahati.

Iran must pay billions of dollars to families of 241 service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge ruled.

Israel?s indiscriminate airstrikes, not Hezbollah?s shielding as claimed by Israeli officials, caused most of the approximately 900 civilian deaths in Lebanon during the July-August 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

BEIRUT (AFP) - The World Bank on Friday granted more than 100 million dollars for economic reforms which Lebanon pledged to introduce at a donor conference in Paris last January.

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge declared Friday in a ruling that left survivors and families shedding tears of joy.

Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the family members of the 241 U.S. servicemen killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge ruled Friday, calling it the largest-ever such judgment against another country.

(BEIRUT ) - The World Bank on Friday granted more than 100 million dollars for economic reforms which Lebanon pledged to introduce at a donor conference in Paris last January.

No one is more surprised than head coach Lee Day that the Lebanon golf team took a 4-1 record into this week. After a complete overhaul of the roster, Day said he expected 2007 to be a rebuilding season.

Four days after Hartmann Luggage announced it is closing its plant, Lebanon's TRW plant announced it will lay off 105 employees.

Following the capture of Syria from the Ottoman Empire by Anglo-French forces in 1918, France received a mandate over this territory and separated out a region of Lebanon in 1920. France granted this area independence in 1943.

BEIRUT - The spiritual leader of fundamentalist Shia Muslims in Lebanon, Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, has set next Thursday for the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

The Lebanon Bicentennial Committee will host a free picnic and afternoon of old-fashioned fun 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Lebanon Community Center on Lebanon Road in the hamlet.

Sarah Parker and Becca Smith scored four goals apiece as the Riverdale girls soccer team (4-1, 2-0 District 7-AAA) routed host Lebanon (0-3-1) 9-2 Thursday.

The Lebanese military said on Sunday it had seized full control of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp after several hours of intense fighting with the militant Fatah al-Islam group, which had held out against an army siege for more than three months.

BEIRUT: Six Palestinians were charged yesterday for their alleged role in a roadside bombing against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, the official news agency ANI reported.

JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 -- Israel's "frequent failure" to distinguish between military and civilian targets during the war in Lebanon last summer was the primary reason so many Lebanese civilians were killed in the bombing campaign, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday.

Under the slogan "It's My Marathon, " the Beirut Marathon Association (BMA) has launched the BLOM Beirut Marathon 2007 campaign in collaboration with BLOM Bank and the Municipality of Beirut, The Daily Star reported on Thursday. The BM ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Thursday that he was open to studying a compromise proposed by opposition leader Nabih Berri for helping the country out of its political deadlock.

The Lebanese judiciary relieved Judge Elias Eid on Thursday of his responsibilities as investigating magistrate in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri Hariri."Beirut's Cassation Court, headed by Magistrate Ralph Riachi, issued a decision on Monday to have Eid replaced," a judicial report said.

SELAA, Lebanon?Ahmed Ayoub still shakes with anger when he recounts the night Israeli warplanes struck his neighborhood more than a year ago, killing eight of his relatives and neighbors as they slept.

An official vote to determine the next president of Lebanon will take place later this month, thanks to a motion from the nation's parliament speaker.

CAIRO, EGYPT (AP)--Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora urged Syria on Thursday to step up its efforts to prevent arms smuggling into Lebanon, echoing a request made by the U.N. in June after it investigated security along the two countries' shared border.

BEIRUT - Six Palestinians were charged on Thursday for their alleged role in a roadside bombing against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, the official news agency ANI reported.

Indiscriminate Israeli attacks were responsible for the high civilian death toll in Lebanon in last year's war against Hezbollah, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a report.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Six Palestinians were charged on Thursday for their alleged role in a roadside bombing against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, the official news agency ANI reported.

BEIRUT - Lebanon?s judicial authorities charged six Palestinians on Thursday for their alleged involvement in an attack on a U.N. peacekeeping vehicle in south Lebanon last July, judicial sources said.

Cairo - Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouda Seniora urged Syria Thursday to tighten control of its border with his country in order to stop smuggling of goods and arms. Speaking to reporters after talks with Egypt's President Hosny Mubarak in Cairo, Senio...

Indiscriminate Israeli attacks caused the vast majority of deaths among Lebanese civilians in last year's war against Hezbollah guerrillas, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.

Lebanon: Israel attacked civilians 'indiscriminately' during 2006 war (AKI) - A report by US-based activist group, Human Rights Watch, has blamed Israel for the deaths of approximately 900 Lebanese civilians during the August 2006 war with Lebanon. Israel had accused Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of using civilians as human shields and thus being responsible for their deaths - a ...

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Indiscriminate Israeli attacks caused the vast majority of deaths among Lebanese civilians in last summer's war with the Shiite Hezbollah, the US-based Human Right Watch said in a report on Thursday.

In its harshest condemnation of Israel since last summer's war, Human Rights Watch charged that most of the Lebanese civilian casualties came from "indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes," according to a report to be released Thursday.

Indiscriminate Israeli attacks caused the vast majority of deaths among Lebanese civilians in last summer's war with Hezbollah, the US-based Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.

In its harshest condemnation of Israel since last summer's war, Human Rights Watch charged that most of the Lebanese civilian casualties came from "indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes," according to a report to be released Thursday.

BEIRUT: Lebanese Parlia-ment Speaker Nabih Berri yesterday officially called for a special session on September 25 to elect a new president, as the country remains mired in a crisis threatening unity.

The US Department OF State deputy Spokesman Tom Casey said US actions regarding Lebanon aim to strengthen the independence of the country from outside forces.

The Iraqi Olympic soccer team feels confident to defeat its Lebanon rival in the Olympic group qualifiers next Saturday in the Lebanon's capital, Beirut, state newspaper al-Sabah (the Morning) reported on Wednesday. The Iraqis will ente ...

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he hopes to appoint judges by the end of the year to preside over a special court that would prosecute suspected killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and other political figures.

A block in the neighborhood of Nabaa in Beirut's eastern suburbs will be closed to all but pedestrian traffic Thursday as Dar al-Amal, or House of Hope, celebrates the opening of its second facility in the area for disenfranchised women and girls with a raucous street festival. Instead of cars and trucks.

Under the slogan "It's My Marathon," the Beirut Marathon Association (BMA) launched Tuesday the BLOM Beirut Marathon 2007 campaign in collaboration with BLOM Bank and the Municipality of Beirut. "This race has become a tradition conveying the values of typical national cohesion," Beirut Mayor Abdel-Monem Ariss said.

(STRASBOURG ) - Lebanese opposition leader Michel Aoun warned Wednesday that his country risks an "explosion" unless the Western-backed government seeks a compromise on its choice of national president.

JERUSALEM -- Publication of the final report on Israel's failures in the Lebanon war with Hezbollah last year will be delayed for months, following a Supreme Court decision, local media reported Tuesday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon?s presidential election battle opened Wednesday as the speaker of the deeply divided parliament set Sept. 25 as the date lawmakers must begin voting to select a head of state.

Lebanon's parliament speaker has called for the deeply-divided legislature to meet September 25 to choose a new president. Nabih Berri said Wednesday he hopes all lawmakers will attend the session to pick a successor to pro-Syrian head of state Emile Lahoud.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her country's support for Lebanon's stabilization process after her talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in Berlin on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau BERLIN, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said on Wednesday he wanted Germany to help arm and train Lebanon's army so that it is able to protect the ...

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to assist Lebanon to establish and maintain its democratic institutions at a meeting in Berlin Wednesday with Prime Minister Fouad Seniora. Referring to forthcoming Lebanese presidential elections, Mer...

Fighting to destroy an Islamist militia at a refugee camp, the Lebanon army is celebrating a victory - but residents are looking at the cost.

Speaking to the press, Riad Salameh, the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, said he believed consecutive developments over the last few years have undermined the effects of economic growth.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri officially asked MPs to attend a session on September 25 to elect a new president for a country mired in political crisis, his spokesman told AFP.

Lebanese soldiers are continuing to hunt down fugitive fighters after crushing their Islamist militia in fierce gunbattles that ended a 15-week standoff, military sources said Wednesday.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon -- Lebanese soldiers Wednesday continued to hunt down fugitive fighters after crushing their Islamist militia in fierce gunbattles that ended a 15-week standoff, military sources said.

Lebanese soldiers on Wednesday continued to hunt down fugitive fighters after crushing their Islamist militia in fierce gunbattles that ended a 15-week standoff, military sources said.

Motorola has announced that it has entered a strategic retail partnership with CLASS, the leading mobile phone and accessory retail chain in Lebanon.

bmi, Heathrow's second-largest carrier, today announced the largest-ever expansion of its route network, with the opening of sales to 17 new destinations, including Aleppo, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, and Tehran.

bmi, Heathrow's second-largest carrier, today announced the largest-ever expansion of its route network, with the opening of sales to 17 new destinations, including Baku, Tehran, Beirut, Amman, Almaty and Yerevan.

SYDNEY - The United States on Wednesday congratulated Lebanon for smashing Al Qaeda inspired Islamist extremists in a 15-week standoff and said Washington stood ready to help the government in Beirut.

The United States on Wednesday congratulated Lebanon for smashing Al-Qaeda inspired Islamist extremists in a 15-week standoff and said Washington stood ready to help the government in Beirut.

One hundred and seventy Chinese peace-keepers returned home on Tuesday aboard a chartered plane, after completing their mission in Lebanon, according to military sources.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia A public square in Beirut, a Singapore skyscraper and a renovated ancient city in Yemen were among the nine winners Tuesday of an award aimed at recognizing architectural achievement in areas where Muslims live.

One hundred and seventy Chinese peace-keepers returned home on Tuesday aboard a chartered plane , after completing their mission in Lebanon, according to military sources. They are the first echelon of the 335-member second detachment ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon?Thousands of Lebanese on Tuesday lined roads and cheered troops triumphant after crushing al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants in a three-month-long battle that became the country's worst internal fighting since the 1975-90 civil war.

Lebanese soldiers remove bodies of killed Islamist militants of the Fatah al-Islam group from the rubble of buildings in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon on Tuesday.

A senior United Nations official welcomed the Lebanese army's full seizure over the weekend of the Nahr el-Bared camp, which has been the scene of months of intense combat with Fatah el-Islam gunmen.

Dora, Lebanon - Thousands of people cheered Lebanese troops returning Tuesday evening from north Lebanon as they entered Beirut after the army said it had killed at least 222 extremists during a more than three-month stand-off against militants. Wome...

Beirut - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana called Tuesday on Syria to stay away from Lebanon's upcoming presidential elections. Solana, who visited Lebanon for a few hours, told reporters in Beirut Syria must help Lebanon and let Leb...

A Lebanese boy waves his country's flag as Lebanese soldiers pass by on the outskirts of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, 03 September 2007. Thousands of people cheered Lebanese troops withdrawing Tuesday from a battleground in north Lebanon where the army said it had killed at least 222 extremists during a 15-week standoff.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Thousands of people cheered Lebanese troops withdrawing Tuesday from a battleground in north Lebanon where the army said it had killed at least 222 extremists during a 15-week standoff.

BEIRUT - Thousands of people cheered Lebanese troops withdrawing on Tuesday from a battleground in north Lebanon where the army said it had killed at least 222 extremists during a 15-week standoff.

Thousands of people cheered Lebanese troops withdrawing Tuesday from a battleground in north Lebanon where they said they killed at least 222 Islamist fighters during a 15-week standoff.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Thousands of people cheered Lebanese troops withdrawing Tuesday from a battleground in north Lebanon where they said they killed at least 222 Islamist fighters during a 15-week standoff.

BEDDAWI REFUGEE CAMP, Lebanon (AP)--Palestinian refugees who fled their North Lebanon camp as the Lebanese army battled Islamic radicals holed up inside vow they will return to their homes in the camp now the militant group is crushed.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon said on Tuesday the army killed at least 222 Islamist militants from an al Qaeda-linked group in a 15-week battle at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

Lebanon said the army killed at least 222 Islamist militants from an al Qaeda-linked group in a 15-week battle at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

Lebanon Defense Minister Michel al-Murr says that 222 Fatah al-Islam militants were killed and more than 200 others were captured during the 105-day siege of a Tripoli Palestinian refugee camp. He says the guerrillas were trying to set up an Islamic emirate.

Lebanon: Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless communications today announced that it has entered a strategic retail partnership with CLASS, the leading mobile phone and accessory retail chain in Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's defence minister said on Tuesday the army killed at least 222 al Qaeda-inspired militants in a 15-week battle at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

Lebanon's defence minister says at least 222 Fatah al-Islam fighters were killed in the Nahr al-Bared siege.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese Defence Minister Elias Murr said on Tuesday that the army had killed at least 222 Islamists at a camp in northern Lebanon and had captured another 202 during a 15-week standoff.

The BMI airline is to add an eighth daily flight on its service from Dublin to London's Heathrow Airport from October 29. The move is part of an expansion of BMI's network from Heathrow, from where it will operate 17 new routes, including Tehran, Damascus, Beirut and Tbilisi.

BEIRUT -- Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem has accused Washington of playing an "unconstructive" role in divided Lebanon, where he said upcoming presidential polls would be a chance for reconciliation.

Lebanon's defence minister says the army has killed at least 222 al Qaeda-inspired militants in a 15-week battle.

LEBANON - State auditors say Lebanon schools have come a long way from the shock and budget cuts from an unexpected $4.6 million deficit two years ago - but the district still needs some financial fine-tuning.

Lebanon: Malia, the prominent Lebanese holding group and Rotana Hotels the leading hotel management company in the Middle East, announced the signing of a partnership agreement for the management of a 5 star 205 roomed hotel in the city of Erbil, located in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. [AMEInfo.com]

MOHAMMARA, Lebanon - Lebanese soldiers searched devastated buildings and scorched bushes along the Mediterranean coastline in northern Lebanon yesterday, hunting for militants who had fled a Palestinian refugee camp. Gunfire and explosions reverberated near the camp, and troops closed a nearby highway to traffic.

BEIRUT: A Lebanese group unveiled plans Monday to build the first five-star hotel in the Kurdish area of northern Iraq. Malia Group Malia Group and Rotana Hotels Rotana Hotels announced the signing of a partnership agreement for the construction of a $55 million hotel in the city of Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan at a news conference in the Rotana Hotel in Hamra.

NAHR AL BARED, Lebanon: Lebanese soldiers hunted down fugitive militants yesterday after crushing an Islamist group in fierce fighting that ended a 15-week standoff at a battered Palestinian refugee camp.

World Lebanese army ends siege at refugee camp BEIRUT - The Lebanese army declared victory Sunday in its 15-week-old war against Islamic radicals holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, after a fierce final battle in which the last of the militants there were killed, captured or escaped.

NAHR EL-BARED, Lebanon ?? Rabieh al-Masri returned to his little supermarket on the front line of the battle-ground between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants Monday morning ?? the first time he had been open for business since the fighting erupted 3 ½ months ago.

Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora on Wednesday in Berlin in a continued effort to address the concerns in the Middle East, a German government spokesman said Monday. The German government welcomed ...

A 170-member Chinese peace-keeping team left Chengdu, the capital of south China's Sichuan Province, on Monday, aboard a chartered plane to Lebanon. They are the first batch of the third Chinese peace-keeping detachment posted to Lebanon.

A 170-member Chinese peace-keeping team left Chengdu, the capital of south China's Sichuan Province, on Monday, aboard a chartered plane to Lebanon. They are the first batch of the third Chinese peace-keeping detachment posted to Leban ...

Lebanese troops exchanged fire with militants on the run Monday, as the military swept a Palestinian refugee camp and surrounding areas in northern Lebanon to try to capture the last holdouts after a climactic battle.