Well, maybe I expected no better from Peter Goldsmith (So, Lord Goldsmith, what attracted you to the 1m-a-year job?, September 27). But Alan Milburn, an ex-health secretary advising Pepsi' Stephen Byers ditto a Greek-Lebanese construction firm?

  

"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.

  

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said on Sunday that he hoped Lebanese leaders would soon reach a deal over the next president, who could then unite the deeply divided country. Despite his crucial role in the search for a consensus candidate, Lebanon's most influential Christian religious leader reserved only a few minutes in his Sunday.

  

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.

  

Despite Lebanon government crackdown, farmers continue to secretly grow cannabis.

  

BEIRUT: The prolonged agony of registering a new company in Lebanon may be coming to an end thanks to a new agreement between the government and LibanPost on Friday.

  

Garden Spot exploded early and pulled away the rest of the way.Scoring two touchdowns on their first two offensive plays, the Spartans jumped out to a quick lead versus Lebanon and never looked back in a 55-22 Section Two victory Friday night at Lebanon Alumni Stadium.On Garden Spot...

  

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?

  

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned Friday of interference by the UN Security Council and the U.S. in the internal affairs of countries. The speaker said in a statement that "It is not the place of the UN Security Council, mu ...

  

Two Lebanon men are behind bars after a traffic stop in the city led to a crack cocaine bust Thursday.

  

IT is one of the world's premier beachside strips, but visitors to Campbell Pde were yesterday greeted by an unholy triumvirate of witches' hats, barricades and dirt-belching excavators.

  

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.

  

Former Arab-Israeli MP Azmi Bishara said Friday that foreign forces interfered in Lebanon's domestic affairs "because the political makeup of Lebanon makes it easy, in addition to the fact Lebanese politicians have long relied on foreign forces to boost their status." Speaking during a lecture in the Southern town of Nabatieh, Bishara said.

  

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.

  

US President George W. Bush is to host the son of slain former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri on Thursday, a spokesman said Wednesday.

  

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.

  

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.

  

LEBANON, Mo. - Camdenton football coach Bob Shore's 300th win at CHS could come against the same team as his first win did when the Lakers face Ozark Conference foe Lebanon on Friday.

  

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 ...

  

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.

  

BEIRUT, Sept 28 - BLOM bank , one of Lebanon's top two banks, said on Friday it was not looking for buyers or merger partners after a sharp rise in its shares sparked by market speculation of an offer from another bank.

  

Federal Justice Department has confirmed that Lebanon is seeking to extradite Melbourne crime boss Tony Mokbel from Greece to face charges.

  

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

  

(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.

  

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

  

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 United Nations Security Council has called on Lebanon's parliament to hold presidential elections as scheduled next month in "an atmosphere free of violence, fear, and intimidation."

  

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.

  

Source: Reuters (Adds U.S. contribution to UN court, paragraphs 7-9) UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council called on Thursday for the Lebanese presidential election, already delayed once, to ...

  

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.

  

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.

  

In days of old, when Lebanon's politics looked rather more secular, the neighborhood adjacent to Ras Beirut's Hamra Street was the city's premier cinema and cafe district, and the locus for the civil society activities that gravitated to the district. In the last couple of years, Hamra has undergone a revival of sorts.

  

New York - The United States on Thursday donated 5 million dollars toward the creation of a tribunal into the political assassinations in Lebanon, including the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad anno...

  

The United Nations Security Council called Thursday for 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."

  

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 upcoming Lebanese presidential polls must be held within the timeframe set by the country's constitution, Egypt, France, Saudi Arabia and the Arab League said in a joint statement seen here Thursday.

  

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.

  

LEBANESE authorities have lodged a surprise request to have crime boss Tony Mokbel extradited to Lebanon instead of Australia.

  

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 ...

  

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations troops monitoring the year-old cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah used to patrol southern Lebanon's stony hills on foot, going without helmets as they mingled with local residents in markets and tea shops.

  

UNITED NATIONS (AP)--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.

  

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 launched last week the first Pollen Count Project in the Middle East entitled "Lebanese Aerobiology and Pollen National Database." The project specializes in the science of atmospheric air and specifically pollen identification, often a hidden cause of allergies which are a rapidly increasing phenomenon in Lebanon.

  

A Lebanon landlord is facing $56,000 in fines for refusing to comply with the city's new Residential Rental Licensing and Inspection Ordinance.

  

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

  

Lebanon's four-week delay in electing a new president was seen by the government and opposition alike on Wednesday as a last chance to prevent an escalation of the political crisis in Beirut.

  

Though factions show a greater willingness to talk to each other, the vote is postponed until Oct. 23.

  

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.

  

AL AIN - The stage is now set for what promises to be a pulse pounding final, the Ahalia Exchange so far playing in great rhythm, stormed into the Al Fara?a Cup Finals beating the Lebanese Club 3-0 (25-12, 26-24,25-14), a Press release stated.

  

Lebanese policemen guard the parliament building in Beirut yesterday. MPs failed to choose a new president after a boycott by opposition members denied the anti-Syrian majority the required two-thirds quorum for a vote, writes Ferry Biedermann in Beirut.

  

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.

  

BEIRUT - 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.

  

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.

  

Lebanon's parliament has failed to attain the required two-thirds quorum to elect the country's next president, forcing a postponement of the electoral session to October 23. Edward Yeranian reports for the VOA from Beirut.

  

LEBANESE parliamentarians quickly reached deadlock yesterday in a crucial debate to choose a new president, despite having cordons of barbed wire, armoured vehicles and thousands of troops outside to remind them of the grim cost of failure.

  

Lebanese MPs quickly reach deadlock in a crucial debate to choose a new president.

  

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.

  

A Lebanese Businessman identified as Jacob Karin has been accused of providing L$3, 000.00 to facilitate the travel of alleged plotters Andrew Dorbor to Ivory Coast for the purpose of meeting former AFL Gen. Charles Julu in order to purchase arms, ammunitions and military uniforms.

  

Lebanon's tumultuous political scene suffered another setback Tuesday when the opposition led by Hezbollah boycotted a crucial session to elect a new president, thereby delaying the vote by a month.

  

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.

  

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 a Hezbollah-led opposition boycott.

  

LEBANON'S deeply divided Parliament failed to elect a new president today and speaker Nabih Berri deferred the vote until October 23.

  

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 Oct. 23.

  

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

  

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.

  

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.

  

Lebanon's parliament convened on Tuesday under tight security for a session aimed at electing a new president but amid deep crisis on choosing a consensus candidate.

  

Dozens of Lebanese lawmakers gathered under heavy security in parliament on Tuesday for a crucial session aimed at electing a president and ending a long-running crisis that has paralysed the country.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - 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.

  

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.

  

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

  

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.

  

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.

  

(Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament is due to convene on Tuesday to vote for a new president to replace pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud.

  

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

  

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.

  

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.

  

Theoretically speaking, Lebanon should have a new president today. But the odds are that the parliamentary session to elect the new president will not even be held as the opposition has decided to boycott.

  

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 Daily Star went to the Beirut neighborhood of Mar Elias for a local perspective. Many expressed apathy or exasperation.

  

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.

  

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 pro-Syrian Emile Lahoud has been Lebanon's president for three years longer than was originally intended.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - 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.

  

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...

  

The negative outlook for the rated Lebanese banks reflects the country's fragile political environment combined with their high sovereign exposure, limiting the evolution of the banks' ratings, says Moody's Investors Service in its new Banking System Outlook for Lebanon.

  

Lebanon: The negative outlook for the rated Lebanese banks reflects the country's fragile political environment combined with their high sovereign exposure, limiting the evolution of the banks' ratings, says Moody's Investors Service in its new Banking System Outlook for Lebanon. [AMEInfo.com]

  

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

  

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

  

Beirut: Hezbollah and its allies on Monday said they would boycott a parliamentary session to prevent the anti-Syrian majority from electing a new president.

  

BEIRUT -- Lebanon's feuding political parties remained in total deadlock Monday on the eve of a parliamentary session called to elect a new president for the deeply divided country.

  

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.

  

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

  

JERUSALEM -- An Israeli man arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of involvement in murder and espionage owes his plight to his fascination with the Arab world and his trusting nature, relatives and acquaintances said.

  

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.

  

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

  

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

  

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.

  

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Services Office (ADSO) joined India Social Centre (ISC), Al Ain in the semifinals of the 13th Jimmy George Memorial Ramadan Volleyball tournament being played at the Kerala Social Centre in Abu Dhabi.

  

Israel denied Sunday that one of its citizens arrested in Lebanon was a spy. The man's family said he converted to Islam years ago and was fascinated with the Arab world, particularly Lebanon - an enemy country where Israelis have been kidnapped in the past.

  

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.

  

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.

  

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

  

(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.

  

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.

  

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

  

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.

  

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.

  

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.

  

LEBANON - Superintendent Jim Robinson called lessons learned during his six weeks of paid leave 'worthwhile,' but said he believes the experience also damaged his professional reputation.

  

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.

  

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.

  

The paper reports without attribution that Daniel Moussa was arrested and handed over to the Lebanese military intelligence service Friday, Sept. 21, after the Lebanese police chanced upon him and found he held dual German and Israeli citizenship.

  

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.

  

CORVALLIS - Crescent Valley took advantage of a poor Lebanon punt midway through the fourth quarter to come from behind and hand the visiting Warriors their third one-point loss of the season in the Mid-Willamette Conference opener for both teams.

  

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 - The host Warriors trail Fairmont 14-6 at halftime Friday night. Copyright 2007 Lebanon Western Star/The Western Star. All rights reserved.

  

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.

  

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.

  

Trying to make their way through a dense crowd of mourners in the Lebanese capital, pallbearers carried the coffins of assassinated deputy Antoine Ghanem and his two...

  

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.

  

Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral today of an anti-Syrian lawmaker whose assassination further rocked Lebanon's political order.

  

Family, colleagues and supporters marched Friday in a mass funeral procession for Antoine Ghanem, the Lebanese lawmaker who was killed in Beirut this week.

  

Thousands of Lebanese have turned out for the funeral in Beirut of anti Syrian MP Antoine Ghanim, who was assassinated on Wednesday. The Christian Phalange party MP was the target of a car bomb attack which also killed four others.

  

Mourners have gathered in Beirut Friday, for the funeral of an anti-Syrian lawmaker, whose assassination has fueled tensions ahead of a parliament session to choose the country's next president.

  

FINAL RESPECTS: Lebanon's parliament majority leader Saad Hariri (R), Druze leader Walid Jumblatt (L), and Christian leader of the Lebanese forces party Samir Geagea attend the funeral of assassinated anti-Syrian legislator Antoine Ghanem in Beirut, September 21.

  

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

  

Thousands lined the streets of Beirut Friday to honor Antoine Ghanem, the anti-Syrian Lebanese MP and Christian Maronite killed in a powerful bomb blast along with four others.

  

Fears for Lebanon's future as Beirut crowds flock to funeral of murdered MP

  

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...

  

Thousands lined the streets of Beirut Friday to honor Antoine Ghanem, the anti-Syrian Lebanese MP and Christian Maronite killed in a powerful bomb blast along with four others.

  

BEIRUT (Reuters) - 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.

  

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.

  

(RTTNews) - The UN Security Council on Thursday unequivocally condemned the killing of Antoine Ghanem, an anti-Syrian member of Lebanon's parliament along with six others in a car bombing in the mainly Christian-dominated district of Sin al-Fil on Wednesday and demanded an immediate halt to the targeted assassinations of Lebanese leaders.

  

Senior Lebanese politicians are expected at the funeral of assassinated anti-Syrian MP Antoine Ghanim.

  

Lebanon was in mourning on Friday for the funeral of anti-Syrian MP Antoine Ghanem whose assassination has stirred fears of more instability in the tense runup to a presidential vote in parliament.

  

WASHINGTON -- The United States led global outrage at the slaying of an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker in Beirut and warned Syria and Iran against interfering in the divided country.

  

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.

  

The murder of another Lebanese lawmaker heightens tensions in Beirut ahead of an upcoming presidential election. Lebanon is a democracy with deep divisions. The election is seen as a test of strength between U.S. influence and the Iran/Syria alliance.

  

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.

  

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

  

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.

  

Canada Wednesday decried the assassination of an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker in Beirut, calling the slaying an attack on Lebanon's independence and stability days before its presidential election.

  

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.

  

By SAM F. GHATTAS 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. The powerful bomb Wednesday killed lawmaker Antoine Ghanem and six others, and threatened to derail efforts to bring the country's rival parties together to agree on a head of state ...

  

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.

  

Lebanese pro-government lawmaker Antoine Ghanem was assassinated in a powerful explosion that ripped through his car in eastern Beirut on Wednesday, six days before a scheduled parliament session to elect a new president.

  

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.

  

BEIRUT - A powerful car bomb in a Christian neighborhood just east of Beirut killed a Christian lawmaker from the governing coalition and six others yesterday. It was the latest in a deadly string of bombings that have rocked Lebanon's teetering political order as the country prepares to select a new president.

  

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday condemned another assassination of a Lebanese lawmaker, who was killed after an apparent car bomb attack in Beirut.

  

An anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker was killed Wednesday in a large car-bomb explosion in east Beirut, just six days before parliament is scheduled to elect a new president.

  

A large car bomb shook a Christian neighborhood outside Beirut on Wednesday, killing a Lebanese lawmaker and six other people days before the parliament of this politically divided country is to hold a presidential election.

  

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.

  

OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada Wednesday decried the assassination of an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker in Beirut, calling the slaying an attack on Lebanon's independence and stability days before its presidential election.

  

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.

  

The White House Wednesday said a Lebanese Parliament member who was killed in a car bombing outside Beirut was "viciously murdered."

  

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

  

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.

  

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.

  

The United States led a global chorus of outrage Wednesday at the slaying of an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker in Beirut and pointedly tied the attack to Damascus's influence in its smaller neighbor.

  

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

  

Washington - The United States condemned the killing of a Lebanese member of parliament on Wednesday, saying the murder represents a pattern of such acts against against anti-Syrian politicians. There has been a pattern of political assassinations a...

  

An anti-Syrian lawmaker who had just returned to Lebanon two days ago from refuge abroad was killed Wednesday along with six other people by a bomb that rocked a Christian neighborhood of the 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 ...

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - An anti-Syrian lawmaker was killed in a car bombing in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Wednesday, plunging deeply divided Lebanon into further chaos just days ahead of a crucial presidential election.

  

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 thirty people were injured by the blast.

  

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

  

BEIRUT : Anti-Syrian Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem was killed in a car bomb in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Wednesday, a senior official of his Phalange party told AFP.

  

A car bomb ripped through a Christian suburb of Beirut on Wednesday, reportedly killing four people and shaking Lebanon just a week ahead of a crucial election in the divided country.

  

Anti-Syrian Christian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem was killed in a car bomb explosion in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said.

  

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.

  

An anti-Syrian MP has been killed in a car bombing in a mainly Christian suburb of Beirut, officials say.

  

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

  

An explosion struck a Christian neighborhood in east Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday, killing four people, according to Red Cross officials and Lebanese internal security forces.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon An explosion rocked a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital Wednesday, but the cause was not immediately known, a senior Lebanese security official said.

  

News agencies are reporting that a bomb went off this afternoon in a Christian part of Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters says a car bomb killed at least five people and wounded at least four others. The Associated Press, which doesn't have...

  

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

  

An explosion was heard in a Christian part of Beirut on Wednesday, a security source said.

  

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.

  

King Abdullah tells Siniora that Lebanon president should be elected with agreement of all Lebanese people.

  

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

  

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.

  

Following on from his visit to the United States the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams will visit Armenia Syria and Lebanon from 22 29 September

  

BEIRUT, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - The crowd outside the Canadian embassy in the Lebanese capital is mainly young -- men and women seeing the foreign flag, and those flying at other diplomatic missions, as a gateway to a future.

  

BEIRUT: 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.

  

(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."

  

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

  

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.

  

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 Lebanon High School student who brought a hand gun to school last week has been expelled under the school's zero tolerance policy. | | School leaders said the 14-year-old freshman brought the gun to the school last Friday. | | A student's tip led to the arrest. | | The gun was not loaded and no one was hurt. | | Authorities said the student said he brought the gun to...

  

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

  

Egyptian Talaea team arrived in Lebanon to compete against local Ansar team on Tuesday at the Beirut Municipality Stadium in the Arab Football Championship, local Terranet news website reported on Monday. Talaea ranks first in the Egypt ...

  

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.

  

Most Lebanese want the next president to be a consensus figure who does not need to belong to either of the two rival camps vying to win the position, a survey published on Monday said. The Ipsos opinion poll found that 60.5 percent of Lebanese thought the country's next president should not necessarily be from the ruling majority or the opposition.

  

Beirut - The Lebanese Finance Ministry said that tangible progress was being made to implement the resolutions of the Arab- international conference to support Lebanon, also known as the Paris- III conference, a ministry official said Monday. The s...

  

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 crossings with northern Lebanon that were closed in May over alleged security concerns, witnesses and Lebanon's state-run news agency said.

  

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.

  

BEIRUT, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies.

  

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.

  

Two Canadians, a Mexican, an Argentine and two Americans took top honors at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, which came to a close over the weekend.

  

Lebanese security forces on Sunday 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 r ...