LEBANON, Ore. -- Police in Lebanon are looking for the vandal who scratched their way across a car dealer's lot. Damage to the GM dealer's stock on Main Street totaled $7,000.

LEBANON ? Ballots are beginning to trickle in for a special election asking whether voters should recall two members of the Lebanon School Board.

Gov. Steve Beshear announced an auto supplier will bring 100 jobs to Lebanon, southeast of Frankfort as a result of his recent trip to Japan.

Two people have died of wounds from Monday's bombing in north Lebanon, bringing the death toll to seven, security sources say.

Two men have died from their wounds in a bomb blast in north Lebanon, taking the death toll from the attack to seven, security sources said Tuesday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?A Lebanese civilian and a soldier died Tuesday of wounds inflicted by this week's bombing in the northern city of Tripoli, raising the total death toll to seven, security officials said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - The death toll from Monday's car bomb blast in the northern city of Tripoli rose to six when a civilian died of his injuries in hospital on Tuesday, a security official said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)--The death toll from Monday's car bomb blast in the northern city of Tripoli rose to six when a civilian died of his injuries in hospital Tuesday, a security official said.

Parliament's majority leader blasts Assad?s comment about northern Lebanon being base for extremists.

Lebanese Sunni majority leader MP Saad Hariri has lashed out at Syrian President Hafez Assad, accusing him of insinuating that Lebanon was responsible for security situation in Syria, local Daily Star reported here Tuesday. A Syrian press report said Monday that the car which blew up in Syria last week came from a neighboring country, which was understood by many observers as hinting to Lebanon. ...

BEIRUT (AFP)--Parliament's majority leader Saad Hariri has lashed out at Syria in the wake of a deadly car bombing targeting the Lebanese army, accusing Damascus of posing "a clear and direct threat" to Lebanon.

BEIRUT, (AFP) - The Lebanese parliament adopted a new electoral law overnight in a key move aimed at paving the way for legislative polls due early next year.

Lebanese and Syrian authorities Monday each placed blame for recent bombings on Islamic militants tied to al-Qaeda and probably based in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- A wave of sectarian strife is besetting Lebanon's second-largest city, raising the risk of another nationwide civil war as rivalry between Muslim Sunnis and Shiites spreads across the Middle East.

A car bomb hit a military bus in North Lebanon on Monday morning, leaving at least 5 soldiers dead and 24 others wounded, local al-Manar TV reported. The bomb, placed in a Renault car at the southern entrance of Tripoli in North Lebanon, ripped through a military bus as it was heading toward the capital Beirut at 7:45 am (545 GMT) during the morning rush-hours, according to the TV report. &$

Beirut, Sep 29 : Five Lebanese soldiers were killed and 24 wounded Monday when a car bomb tore through a military bus in the northern part of the country, the al-Manar TV reported.

A remote control car bomb packed with ball bearings ripped through a military bus Monday, killing four soldiers and a civilian in a city that has been tormented by sectarian violence, Lebanese officials said. It was the second deadly attack targeting troops...

Four Lebanese soldiers and a civilian were killed on Monday in a car bombing targeting an army bus on the outskirts of the restive northern city of Tripoli, security and military officials said.

A Lebanon woman was indicted for allegedly stealing $38,124 from her Mason employer.

Beirut - An officer believed to be linked to the 2005 assassination of then-Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri was the target of Syria's blast on Saturday, an Italian report said Tuesday. Syrian opposition sources told the Italian news agency Adnkr...

Beirut - Radical Muslim cleric Sheikh Omar Bakri, who has been living in Lebanon since he was exiled from the Britain three years ago, said Monday he had no idea that his daughter was working as a pole dancer in London. If this is true, I am deeply ...

A car bomb exploded near a bus carrying Lebanese Army troops here Monday, killing five and wounding 17, security officials said. Four of the dead were soldiers.

BEIRUT, Sept. 29 -- A car bomb exploded near a military bus in the northern city of Tripoli on Monday, killing five people, including four soldiers, and injuring more than 30.

Five Lebanese soldiers were killed on Monday in a car bombing targeting an army bus on the outskirts of the restive northern city of Tripoli, security and military officials said.

The bomb exploded near a military bus carrying troops on their way to work in northern Lebanon, killing at least 5 people and injuring 25, the Lebanese security officials said.

Five Lebanese soldiers were killed on Monday in a car bomb blast targeting an army bus on the outskirts of the restive northern city of Tripoli, security and military officials said.

BEIRUT- A bomb targeted a Lebanese army bus Monday morning in the northern city of Tripoli, killing six soldiers and wounding 30 others, LBC TV reported.

A car bomb has exploded in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, apparently targeting a Lebanese Army bus. Five people, including at least three soldiers, were killed in the blast and at least 21 people were wounded. Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Beirut.

Source: Reuters Sept 29 (Reuters) - A car bomb destroyed a bus carrying soldiers in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 35 in the second attack on the army in ...

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) - Four people were killed on Monday in a car bomb blast targeting a military bus on the outskirts of the restive northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, security and military officials said.

A car bomb destroyed a bus carrying soldiers in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 35 in the second attack on the army in less than two months, security sources said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ A car bomb exploded near a military bus carrying troops to work in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding at least 21, Lebanese security officials said.

A car bomb exploded near a military bus carrying troops going to work in northern Lebanon, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others, Lebanese security officials said.

A car bomb exploded Monday near a military bus carrying troops going to work in northern Lebanon, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others, Lebanese security officials said.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Sixty years after her death in a mysterious car crash, a television series about Arab singing diva and spy Asmahan is captivating audiences with details of her short but racy life.

BEIRUT -- One of the great hopes and subsequent disappointments in modern Middle Eastern diplomacy has been the "Quartet" of four major international players that was supposed to monitor, shepherd and promote Palestinian-Israeli peacemaking during the past five years.

A firm with roots in Canada will build a new headquarters and research campus in Lebanon, the company said Friday.

A car bomb has exploded near a military bus carrying troops in northern Lebanon, killing or wounding at least 15 people, Lebanese security officials say. Most of the casualties are believed to be soldiers.

At least six people were killed on Monday in a blast targeting a military bus on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, a security official told AFP.

A car bomb exploded near a military bus carrying troops in northern Lebanon Monday, killing or wounding at least 15 people, Lebanese security officials said.

A car bomb exploded near a military bus carrying troops to work in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding at least 21, Lebanese security officials said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A rare bombing in Damascus during the weekend could be sign that Syria is paying a price for moderating its hard-line policies as it tries to boost its international standing.

Beirut - An explosion ripped through a bus carrying Lebanese soldiers in northern Lebanon Monday, killing five and wounding 17 others, Lebanese security sources said. The explosion took place near a bus carrying Lebanese army soldiers in the Bahsas a...

BEIRUT: Senior government figures said over the weekend they were "disappointed" that proposed reforms to electoral laws were blocked by Parliament on Saturday, and pledged to continue pushing for "radical" change after next year's parliamentary elections.

Source: Reuters TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Sept 29 (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and 17 wounded on Monday when a bomb blast ripped through a bus carrying Lebanese soldiers, Future News TV reported, quoting ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese security officials say a car bomb has exploded near a bus carrying troops in northern Lebanon and there are fatalities.

Associated Press - September 29, 2008 1:33 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese security officials say a car bomb has exploded near a bus carrying troops in northern Lebanon and there are...

A car bomb destroyed a bus carrying soldiers in northern Lebanon, killing at least five people and wounding 35 in the second attack on the army in less than two months, security sources said.

Lebanese security officials say a car bomb has exploded near a bus carrying troops in northern Lebanon and there are fatalities. The officials said people were killed and wounded in the blast in the Bahsas neighborhood in the northern city of Tripoli but did not immediately say how many. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. It was the ...

Associated Press - September 29, 2008 1:33 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese security officials say a car bomb has exploded near a bus carrying troops in northern Lebanon and there are...

At least five people are killed in a suspected car bomb attack on soldiers in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.

(Updated 2:03 p.m.) BEIRUT, Lebanon - A car bomb exploded near a military bus carrying troops in northern Lebanon Monday, killing or wounding at least 15 people, Lebanese security officials said. Most of the casualties were soldiers, the officials said.

Lebanese security officials say a car bomb has exploded near a bus carrying troops in northern Lebanon and there are fatalities.

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - An explosion rocked the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon on Monday, witnesses said. Voice of Lebanon radio said the blast targeted a bus carrying Lebanese soldiers, inflicting casualties.

Source: Reuters TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Sept 29 (Reuters) - An explosion rocked the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon on Monday, witnesses said. Voice of Lebanon radio said the blast targeted a bus carrying Lebanese ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Sixty years after her death in a mysterious car crash, a television series about Arab singing diva and spy Asmahan is captivating audiences with details of her short but racy life.

A rare bombing in Damascus over the weekend could be sign that Syria is paying a price for moderating its hard-line policies as it tries to boost its international standing.

Local trading on the Beirut Stock Exchange this past week was still governed by the adverse situation of the US financial markets as traders remained watchful, awaiting the finalization of the US Fed's $700 billion bailout plan and the respective consequence on their portfolios. This was reflected domestically by thin trading activity.

Israeli prosecutors in the northern city of Haifa filed an indictment Sunday charging three Israeli bedouin and a resident of South Lebanon with the attempted smuggling of 50 kilograms of heroin into the Jewish state through the northern border, Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot said.

Senior government figures said over the weekend they were "disappointed" that proposed reforms to electoral laws were blocked by Parliament on Saturday, and pledged to continue pushing for "radical" change after next year's parliamentary elections.During a marathon sitting on Saturday, MPs adopted just 57 of 118 changes.

Vehicles involved in an accident this afternoon that tied up traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, near the border between Lancaster and Lebanon counties, have been removed from the road. Traffic, however, remains slow as the backlog clears out.

Lebanese men take down a poster of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut late September 26 following a decision to remove political posters as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts between rival factions.

The bombing followed two unusual political assassinations this year in Syria and contributed to a sense of alarm about the possibility of internal subversion or foreign interference.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Beirutis breathed a sigh of relief this weekend as political party flags, banners and pictures that once festooned the Lebanese capital's streets came down following their prohibition in support of reconciliation efforts between rival factions.

Jasira Maroun, the 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl at the center of Towelhead, endures an endless number of indignities, humiliations and transgressions during the two-hour movie: racial epithets, cruel classmates, an abusive father, a pedophilic neighbor.

Urban sprawl, pollution join global hike in fuel prices to threaten forests in Lebanon.

BEIRUT, Lebanon ? Many Arabs were shocked and appalled this month when a prominent Saudi cleric declared that it was permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV stations that broadcast ?immoral? material.

State police Friday identified the man found Thursday in a corn field off Horiska Road in Lebanon as a 51-year-old Bozrah man.

Beirut - Arab media reported on Sunday that a brigadier general thought to be the Syrian government's liaison with Hezbollah in Lebanon has been assassinated.

BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman told members of the Lebanese community in the United States on the eve of his return to Beirut that reconciliation between rival parties in the country was a "victory for all."

BEIRUT: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday accused Israel of launching an intelligence war against Lebanon in a bid to block reconciliation.

Damascus - Syria and Lebanon were discussing the thorny issues of border demarcation and the fate of missing persons on Thursday, the final day of a landmark visit to Damascus by Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, an official said.

Associated Press - September 27, 2008 3:03 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Syrian state TV says a car bomb explosion has killed 17 and injured 14 passersby on a street in Syria's capital of...

Associated Press - September 27, 2008 3:03 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Syrian state TV says a car bomb explosion has killed 17 and injured 14 passersby on a street in Syria's capital of...

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Syrian state TV reports a car bomb explosion in Damascus has killed 17 people and wounded 14.

27 September 2008 Doha - Qatar Airways is among the exhibitors expected to take part in the Arab World Travel & Tourism Exchange (AWTTE) event to be held in Beirut from October 16 to 19 at the Lebanese capital's BIEL Center.

Lebanon: Five students from Egypt, Palestine, and Yemen have been awarded full scholarships at the American University of Beirut, as part of a new US-funded Tomorrow's Leadership Scholarship Program. [AMEInfo.com]

Garden Spot staked its claim as the team to beat in Section Two by outscoring previously unbeaten Lebanon 35-21.Each time Lebanon seemed to gain some momentum, the duo of quarterback Weston Martin and wide receiver Tyler Eby provided some offensive fireworks.Weston threw for five to...

While most Arab television dramas are produced in Syria and Egypt, the Arab world?s biggest TV market, in Saudi Arabia, is by far the most culturally conservative.

Doha ? Qatar Airways is among the exhibitors expected to take part in the Arab World Travel & Tourism Exchange (AWTTE) event to be held in Beirut from October 16 to 19 at the Lebanese capital's BIEL Center.

The Corwin House ? one of Lebanon's oldest buildings ? is for sale. Located at the intersection of West Main and Corwin Street, the house is owned by the Mental Health and Recovery Center, which announced plans in June to relocate to a larger facility on Fujitech Drive.

President Michel Sleiman told members of the Lebanese community in the United States on the eve of his return to Beirut that reconciliation between rival parties in the country was a "victory for all." "The train of reconciliation has taken off and whoever fails to catch it will be held accountable by the Lebanese people," he said.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday accused Israel of launching an intelligence war against Lebanon in a bid to block reconciliation. Berri, addressing an iftar banquet hosted by his Amal movement, praised the agreement reached with Future Movement leader Saad Hariri on removing banners.

NICOSIA ? Syria has moved thousands of troops to its border with Lebanon. Lebanese military sources said around 10,000 Syrian troops were stationed along the border with Lebanon.

U.S. and Lebanese presidents on Thursday met for the first time in 12 years, local Naharnet website reported Friday. U.S. President George W. Bush met with his visiting Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman in the White House on Thursday, the first of its kind in the past 12 years, according to the report. There was sensitive relationship between the United States and Lebanon in past years as ...

Laconia fullback Jeffrey Harrison breaks up field for a big gain against Merrimack Valley earlier this year. The Sachems will face Lebanon Sunday afternoon (1).

BEIRUT: Hundred of thousand of Chaldean Christians have fled Iraq because of violent threats against their community, and thousands of those refugees have arrived in Lebanon during the last few years, searching for a better life or resettlement in other countries.

Thursday night high school football with Lebanon trying to win at Kickapoo for the first time in 30 years. And the Yellowjackets strike in the first quarter, Ryan Howerton with the pump fake, then he hits Trey Overstreet with this 36 yard touchdown pass, it's 7-nothing.

The UN is calling for more clarity from Damascus on the reasons behind the sudden stationing of thousands of troops on the Lebanese border, a move that has raised anxieties in Beirut.

Sunni majority leader MP Saad Hariri declared after meeting Shiite parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Thursday that agreement has been reached to remove seditious political posters and banners in three days from Beirut, local LBCTV reported. Hariri was quoted as saying that he discussed with Speaker Berri the implementation of the security chapter in Doha Accord, which bans Lebanese rival groups ...

Lebanon quarterback Ryan Howerton has completed 18 of 27 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown ? a 36-yard strike to Trey Overstreet with 3:23 remaining in the first quarter ? to help stake the Yellowjackets to a 10-3 halftime lead over host...

BEIRUT: Political posters are to be removed from the streets of Lebanon as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts between rival factions, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri said yesterday.

US President George W Bush welcomed Lebanese President Michel Sleiman for talks to underline US support for democratic rule in Beirut free from any undue Syrian influence.

Devastating fires caused by climate change are threatening forests in Lebanon, in turn accelerating the pace of global warming, an environmental activist has warned. "We are witnessing a rise in temperature which leads to the dryness of forest soil and pushes it toward desertification," Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine.

Agriculture Minister Elias Skaff said in comments published Thursday, that his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad last week was "exceptional" and that Assad was "cautious" of the resumption of Lebanese-Syrian relations. He said that relations between the two countries had progressed and that "the demand to change the Syrian.

In separate meetings with Middle East leaders Thursday, President Bush applauded Lebanon's efforts to forge a national reconciliation and told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the administration has not given up hope on an agreement to create a Palestinian state.

A Lebanese woman walks past a wall adorned with election posters in Beirut, May 2008. Parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri vowed that political posters are to start being removed from the streets of Lebanon as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts between rival factions.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Thursday pressed his country's claim to territory occupied by Israel and told U.S. President George W. Bush the future of Palestinian refugees was in their homeland, not Lebanon.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Shiite House Speaker Nabih Berri and head of the ruling anti-Syrian majority Saad Hariri agreed on Thursday to remove all political insignia, starting with a three-day campaign throughout Beirut.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- President George W. Bush didn't mention the U.S. economy or the proposed Wall Street bailout bill in brief remarks to reporters Thursday before a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.

US President George W. Bush welcomed Lebanese President Michel Sleiman for talks Thursday to underline US support for democratic rule in Beirut free from any undue Syrian influence.

IONA ? Two South Lebanon Township fire companies are considering a merger, a proposal one township supervisor hails as a ?bold move.

A 45-year-old North Lebanon Township man will spend at least five years in state prison for inappropriately touching two boys in his home.

Beirut - Lebanon's Shiite House Speaker Nabih Berri and head of the ruling anti-Syrian majority Saad Hariri agreed on Thursday to remove all political insignia, starting with a three-day campaign throughout Beirut. All pictures representing rival po...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Political posters are to start being removed from the streets of Lebanon as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts between rival factions, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri vowed on Thursday.

By ROBERT BURNS In separate meetings with Middle East leaders Thursday, President Bush applauded Lebanon's efforts to forge a national reconciliation and told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the administration has not given up hope on an agreement to create a Palestinian state. "I appreciate your determination and your desire to have a Palestinian state," Bush told Abbas in front of ...

President Bush is offering continued U.S. support for a democratic Lebanon when he meets with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, a man seen as relatively friendly with Syria. Suleiman was installed as a compromise in May after Hezbollah blocked pro-Western factions from electing a politician who took a harder-line stance against Syria. Suleiman's talks with Bush on Thursday also were likely ...

President Bush is offering continued U.S. support for a democratic Lebanon when he meets with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, a man seen as relatively friendly with Syria.

A Shiite Hezbollah delegation has visited Sunni majority leader MP Saad Hariri at his residence in Beirut for the first time in two years, local As-Safier Daily reported on Thursday. The Wednesday meeting, which came four months after bloody battles between the two sides in May left over 70 people killed, paved the way for a gathering between Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Hariri "soon," ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - While the financial crisis is priority one, the Middle East is also a big topic at the White House today. President Bush is offering continued U.S. support for a democratic Lebanon when he meets with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.

BEIRUT: Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri are on track to hold their first meeting in more than two years, Loyalty to the Resistance MP Mohammad Raad said on Wednesday.

The Lebanon Community Club will host a chicken barbecue on Sunday in the hamlet. In addition to chicken, there will be homemade salads and baked goods.

President Bush is offering continued U.S. support for a democratic Lebanon when he meets with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, a man seen as relatively friendly with Syria.

LEBANON ? A city sewer line project is threatening a portion of the habitat of the Spring Creek bladderpod, says a family whose land is home to the rare and endangered plant.

President Bush is offering continued U.S. support for a democratic Lebanon when he meets with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, a man seen as relatively friendly with Syria.

Thirteen adults and one boy accused of selling drugs to undercover investigators were arrested Wednesday in Berks and Lebanon counties, officials said.

Ramadan?s nights are still filled with great musical and artistic events in ?Al Aqid Abu Shhab?s Tent.? Opened in Beirut at the beginning of Ramadan the Tent is still attracting a great numbers of stars to perform in it.

BEIRUT - As pressure mounts on Syria to withdraw from Lebanon, the Syrian regime is adopting an old tactic: It is trying to wait out the criticism until the world's attention shifts.

New concerns are being raised by the possibility that Syria may launch troops into Lebanon by using a pretext of concern over assaults on a Lebanese faction sympathetic to the Syrian leadership, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Syria plans to occupy the Lebanese city of Tripoli, military sources told the Israeli news Web site DEBKAfile.

Simultaneously with Transparency International (TI), the Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA) held a news conference at the Press Federation in Beirut on Tuesday to release the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2008. LTA board secretary Fadi Saab presented the results.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?Two of the Arab world's most prominent Muslim theologians have waded into a bitter exchange of barbs, engaging in a debate that is a small-scale rendition of the worsening animosity between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam.

Lebanon's mayor is resigning to take a position with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

Hizbullah officials held a meeting of "frankness" with coalition leader Saad Hariri at the latter's residence on Wednesday in a bid to end a four-month feud that was sparked by the Shiite party's May crackdown on west Beirut.

According to Local 12, police in Lebanon say an older white woman, dressed entirely in white, robbed the U.S. Bank earlier today, Sept. 23.

BEIRUT (AFP)--Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah will soon meet his Sunni rival and parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri for the first time in more than two years, a Hezbollah lawmaker said Wednesday.

Lebanon's mayor is resigning to take a position with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

University of Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden is scheduled to speak Thursday at the Rotary Club of Lebanon meeting.

Plus Properties, an upcoming real estate developer in the Middle East, has announced its foray into the Lebanon Real Estate Market with the launch of two luxury residential properties in Solidere's Downtown Beirut.

Damascus - Syria has denied allegations that it is planning to send troops back to Lebanon, three years after it withdrew its army from its neighbour. A Lebanese military official had claimed on Tuesday that the Syrian army had moved 8,000 troops clo...

UPDATED: 04 :39 a.m. EDT, September 24, 2008 The face of Wayne Owens, father of slain Cleveland police officer Derek Owens, shows the strain of the murder trial of Lamidi Kafaru, accused of killing his son. Among the witnesses on Monday, September 22, 2008, was Derek Owens' partner, Robert Goines.

ABBOUDIEH, Lebanon, Sept. 23 -- Syria has reinforced its military presence along its border with northern Lebanon, raising political concerns in Beirut despite assurances from Lebanon's military that the extra troops are in place only to counter smuggling between the two countries.

BEIRUT: MTC Touch, one of two mobile operators in Lebanon, intends to hold the first-ever auction for "distinguished" cellular numbers and all of the proceeds will be used to update and expand the existing networks, Telecommunication Minister Jebran Bassil said on Tuesday.

Lebanese artist Jowana Malah joined orphans at a Beirut restaurant for Iftar ?breaking of the fast? meal this Ramadan. According to the London daily Elaph, Jowana joined them during prayer time before having the meal.

Larry Haynes, who escaped from the Lebanon Correctional Institution Friday, was captured Tuesday evening in Harrison Township.

Lebanon City Council unanimously passed new rates for parking meters last night, but a permit parking system will have to wait. Council approved increasing parking rates from 25 cents to 50 cents an hour, except for 10-hour meters.

Longtime Lebanon banker Jack Buchanan died Sept. 13.

Syria has massed thousands of troops along its border with northern Lebanon in what officials in Beirut fear is a prelude to the first incursion since Syrian forces pulled out three years ago.

LEBANON ? In the competitive world of high school bands, every school wants something new and different. This year, Lebanon High School, led by director Dave Iannelli, is pulling out all the stops and incorporating props into their show, which they perform at band competitions and football games.

The Daily Star that useful dialogue in Lebanon was being stifled by the rigid thinking of older leaders.

The dynamics of Lebanese democracy were the focus of a series of lectures organized by the Issam Fares Institute for Lebanon on Tuesday. Several legislators, law professors, ministers and political analysts participated in the lecture,which was held at the Monroe Hotel in Ain al-Mraisseh.

While the small community of adherents to strict Islam are being courted by Sunni and Shiite rivals, many worry they could bring Al Qaeda into the Lebanon conflict.

BEIRUT, September 23 (RIA Novosti) - A 17-year-old boy was killed and four people were injured when a bomb went off in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon's port city of Sidon on Tuesday, local media reported.

A bomb explodes in the Ein al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, killing one person.

One man was killed when a bomb exploded in the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the Lebanese port city of Sidon on Tuesday, a Palestinian official told AFP.

European and Arab countries that benefit from trade with Lebanon should contribute more funding to the investigation into former prime minister Rafiq Hariri?s assassination, the Lebanese justice minister says.

Tue, Sep 23, 2008 (6:36 a.m.) Syria has deployed troops near Lebanon's northern border in an attempt to crack down on smugglers, a senior Lebanese military official said Tuesday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon?Syria has deployed troops near Lebanon's northern border in an attempt to crack down on smugglers, a senior Lebanese military official said Tuesday.

AIN EL-HELWEH, Lebanon (AFP)--One person was killed and four wounded when a bomb exploded in the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon, a Palestinian official told AFP.

Syria has deployed troops near Lebanon's northern border in an attempt to crack down on smugglers, a senior Lebanese military official said Tuesday.

AIN EL-HELWEH, Lebanon (AFP)--One person was killed and four others were wounded when a bomb exploded in the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon, a Palestinian official told AFP.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Syria has deployed troops near Lebanon's northern border in an attempt to crack down on smugglers, a senior Lebanese military official said on Tuesday.

Senior Ian Kervick-Jiminez tickled the twine in the second overtime to lift the Falcons (3-4) to a huge win over Lebanon (4-2-1), which came into the game with just one loss.

Air tickets to 10 global destinations - including London, Beirut and Mumbai - are up for grabs this Ramadan as part of an exciting travel promotion launched by Dnata Travel and Souq.com, the award-winning online auction marketplace.

BEIRUT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Dubai: The Lebanese army on Monday raised concern about the increased Syrian troop presence along the border even as Damascus insisted the move is aimed at smugglers.

The town is moving forward with efforts to improve Lebanon Avenue and address some longstanding problems identified by business owners.

BEIRUT: An energy expert said on Monday that Lebanon would continue to suffer severe power outages for many years to come if the government fails to find alternatives to costly fuel oil.

LEBANON-Higher parking meter fees were approved by council Monday night, as a plan to create permit parking for city residents awaits further discussion.

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army said yesterday that Syria has boosted troop numbers along the border but that Damascus has stressed the move is linked to a crackdown against smugglers.

The official Web site of the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani was defaced and then blocked in what appeared to be a sectarian-motivated cyber attack on Shiite-related sites.

The University of Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden will be the featured speaker at the Rotary Club of Lebanon's meeting on Thursday.

Beirut - A Syrian troop build-up on the northern border with Lebanon has worried Lebanese security officials, despite Damascus insisting that the move is solely to stop smuggling in the region. Our reports from near the Abboudieh, northern Syrian-Le...

The Patriot Festival in downtown West Lebanon continues to grow. The fifth annual Patriot Festival will be Friday through Sunday.

The Lebanese army said on Monday that Syria has boosted troop numbers along the border but that Damascus has noted the move is linked to a crackdown against smugglers.

The Lebanese army said on Monday that Syria has boosted troop numbers along the border but that Damascus has stressed the move is linked to a crackdown against smugglers.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman arrived in New York Sunday afternoon to attend the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly and meet U.S. President George W. Bush and other world leaders, local Naharnet website reported Monday. Lebanese delegation sources said that the president is scheduled to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Qatari Emir Shiekh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Turkish President ...

Lexmark dealers in Lebanon can expect to take receipt of products within a day of placing an order

BEIRUT (AFP)--The Lebanese army said Monday that Syria had boosted troop numbers along the border but that Damascus had stressed the move was linked to a crackdown against smugglers.

(IsraelNN.com) Syria has deployed a large military force along the northern border with Lebanon, a Lebanese news outlet has reported. Other sources sighted Syrian helicopters, tanks and artillery units taking up positions, possibly because of recent violence in the area of Tripoli to the south.

BEIRUT: The higher education sector in Lebanon has of late been witnessing an increase in the number of programs and faculties in response to the rise in demand among young students seeking education in the country rather than abroad.

Kettering Health Network is looking to capitalize on a growing practice in the health care industry as it begins filling in its Corwin Nixon Health Center, which opened this summer in Lebanon.

Christian pro-government leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) party Samir Geagea strongly lashed out Hezbollah and the opposition Sunday, accusing them of blocking the country's development, LBC TV reported. Referring to Hezbollah, Geagea said "as long as you maintain your arms, the state institutions will never function." The Hezbollah-led opposition coalition and the Western-backed parliamentary ...

The higher education sector in Lebanon has of late been witnessing an increase in the number of programs and faculties in response to the rise in demand among young students seeking education in the country rather than abroad. Among them, the Lebanese German University (LGU), founded by the Lebanese German Association for the Promotion of Culture.

Future Movement leader Saad Hariri said on Sunday that he was open to reconciliation but not if it meant weakening the March 14 camp. "The doors of Qoraytem are always open for reconciliation and closed in the face of sedition," he said during an iftar banquet at his residence in Beirut.

The Lebanese Army Command called on Saturday for the military to be kept away from political interests and disputes, and for an end to interference in its practical and organizational affairs, in order to allow the new army command to fulfill its "promising" national role.

Sami Moubayed is a Syrian Professor and Political analyst. In his article "Women of valor ", he refers to "young" Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian women martyrs who blew themselves up fighting Israel. As a good "teacher" should, he has outlined the facts in the case as they stand, while being very careful to not give away what he, personally, thinks or feels about the hero-worship of these ...

Supporters of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri grieve as his coffin passes by during a funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to pay their respects to the former leader, who was assassinated in a bomb attack.

Lebanon: Morgan and IASeminars are offering a two day course on Detecting and Investigating Financial Statement Fraud in Dubai, on November 16-17, 2008 to accommodate the demand following the recent events in the UAE and with the government's announcement to investigate and audit firms. [AMEInfo.com]

The famous Lebanese superstar Ragheb Alameh filed a lawsuit against the newspaper ?Al Mihwar Al Arabi,? published in Paris. Alameh accused the newspaper of trying to tarnish his life and his music career by slandering him.

Airlines and travel companies are offering special airfares and packages to UAE residents during Ramadan and the upcoming Eid holidays, reported Gulf News. Dnata Holidays, an Emirates Group company, has special packages for travellers to 12 destinations across Europe, Asia and the Middle East on Eid Al Fitr. Malaysia Airlines is offering many special packages on flights from Dubai to Beirut and ...

The decapitated bodies of 12 Mauritanians, missing since an ambush on a patrol last week in the north of the country, have been found in the desert, the defence ministry said Saturday.

BEIRUT: Songs by Iraqi and Palestinian refugee rappers are becoming one of the hottest selling items in Beirut?s music stores, as war-weary Lebanese fans buy up their albums in solidarity with artists expressing their hardship in exile.

It's the fasting month of Ramadan, and fear of God keeps taxi driver Abdel Karim Romaneh from reaching for the pack of cigarettes next to his gearshift during the day, despite his pounding head and frazzled nerves.

Beirut - Songs by Iraqi and Palestinian refugee rappers are becoming one of the hottest selling items in Beirut's music stores, as war-weary Lebanese fans buy up their albums in solidarity with artists expressing their hardship in exile. A Palestinia...

A 25-year-old design student called David Frem from Lebanon has completely the first stage in what characterizes as ?a dream to make a car that could race Ferrari.?

Lebanon: Over 30% of AWTTE exhibitors are participating for the first time with France, Poland, Sri Lanka, UAE and Kurdistan region as new national pavilions. [AMEInfo.com]

In response to the growing demand in the local market, LG Electronics, the leading worldwide provider of advanced wireless handsets and accessories, announced the arrival of LG new premium mobile models to the Lebanese market and the appointment of 'Digital Technologies' as a strategic distribution partner.

U.S. ambassador to Lebanon MicheleSison congratulated the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) officers and soldiers who completed advanced U.S. training in military specialties over the past two years, a U.S. embassy statement said Friday. Deputy Chief of the mission Bill Grant and other U.S. official shave congratulated the LAF. "Grant conveyed Sison's congratulations to all of the LAF officers and ...

Lebanese Solidere International showcases EUR40b Al Zorah project in London

19 September 2008 BAGHDAD - An Iraqi banking delegation will visit Beirut next month to be acquainted with the modern techniques and experiences which will help Iraqi banks facing the current obstacles, the executive manager of the Iraqi Banks League said on Friday.

The Lexington, Ky. native, an experienced photojournalist and public affairs officer was a Vietnam veteran. He was the new public affairs officer and Marine spokesman for the Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

Visiting La Vergne remained winless in Region 4-5A, dropping a 31-14 decision at Lebanon Friday night.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas listens to a question during a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on in August 2008. US President George W. Bush will meet Abbas in the White House on September 25, US officials said Friday.

The International College (IC) and the office of information and public relations at the American University of Beirut announced "with deep sorrow" on Friday the passing away of long-time IC preschool director and AUB alumna Randa A. Khoury, who died at the AUB Medical Center on Thursday, after almost a year's battle with lung cancer. She was 64 years.

A young woman stands midway on a wire suspended between two posts, at 12 meters above the ground. With mountains around her and a vast valley ahead of her, she struggles to pose for a picture and maintain her balance and concentration. She continues the route and, by the time she reaches the last post, Lama Abou Ali.

The Lebanon I-44 Speedway is preparing for the season ending Fall Shootout featuring a battle between the All-State Insurance DLRA Late Models and the O'Reilly MARS Late Models Racing series tonight and Saturday, with UMP National points also being given.

LEBANON, Pa. -- Lebanon's longtime deputy fire chief and code enforcement officer is leaving his city job to work for a private company. Chris Miller worked in fire and emergency services for 21 years.

Authorities are searching for an inmate who walked away from a work assignment in Lebanon Friday morning. Police say Larry D. Haynes walked away from his assignment at the LeCI (Lebanon Correctional Institution) camp.

After a two-year absence from hosting musical concerts, the famous Lebanese artist Julia Botros is holding various concerts in Lebanon and Syria.

After a two-year absence from hosting musical concerts, the famous Lebanese artist Julia Botros is holding various concerts in Lebanon and Syria.

BEIRUT, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Beirut - In response to the growing demand in the local market, LG Electronics LG Electronics , the leading worldwide provider of advanced wireless handsets and accessories, today announced the arrival of LG LG new premium mobile models to the Lebanese market and the appointment of "Digital Technologies" as a strategic distribution partner.

Morad signs for Lebanon

BEIRUT: The United Nations' special coordinator for Lebanon, Johan Verbeke, was transferred out of the country last month because of threats to his personal safety, a security source close to the UN told The Daily Star on Thursday.

(IsraelNN.com) The tiny Jewish community in Lebanon is trying to rebuild its Beirut synagogue that sustained heavy damage in the Peace for the Galilee Campaign in the early 1980s.

Lebanon has started having city employees fill up at Pilot stations to conserve their fuel supply.

LEBANON--Christopher Miller, deputy Lebanon fire commissioner, sanitation/housing inspector and health inspector, has resigned to accept a position in the private sector.

Cairo - The trial of Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa, who is charged with hiring a man to kill Lebanese pop singer Suzan Tamim in Dubai, has been set for October 18, the official MENA news agency reported. Tamim was found dead in her flat on J...

The Lebanese American University (LAU) held its annual Orientation Day for the new students in both Beirut and Byblos campuses on Thursday. The purpose of the orientation is to get newcomers acquainted with the university's faculties, programs, clubs and campus life, so as to help them choose their majors along the line of their specialties and academic skills.

Security issues were high on the Cabinet's agenda on Thursday after a shootout in the Northern town of Bsarma earlier this week killed two people and wounded three others. Information Minister Tarek Mitri said that recent security breaches were aimed at obstructing reconciliation efforts, especially the national dialogue launched.

The Union for Lebanon, gathering former members from the Phalange Party, the Lebanese Forces and the National Liberal Party, and headed by Massoud al-Ashkar, described the dialogue session held on Tuesday at the Baabda Palace as "a national necessity." The union called on political leaders to pursue reconciliation efforts in various Lebanese regions.

Federal authorities are offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of whoever set an arson fire that destroyed a medical clinic in Lebanon.

LEBANON ? Lebanon isn?t alone in its struggle with high school math achievement. But some school districts have found a way to beat the odds.

LEBANON ? A Lebanon apartment was gutted by fire today, September 17.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman Wednesday said that Beirut and Damascus were likely to exchange ambassadors by the end of 2008, local Daily Star reported Thursday. Suleiman's remarks came during a meeting with a delegation from the French-Lebanese Friendship committee at the presidential palace, in the presence of French ambassador to Lebanon Andre Parrant. The President praised the French ...

BEIRUT: Tensions soared in Lebanon on Wednesday after two people were killed and three others wounded in clashes between the Lebanese Forces and the Marada Movement in the Northern province of Koura.

BEIRUT: Telecommunication Minister Jebran Bassil announced on Wednesday that his ministry plans to install an additional 4,000 telephone booths across the country. Bassil, who was speaking at a press conference, said the first 1,000 booths would be installed from November of this year to May 2009.

Some thorny issues in Lebanon might be still a long uncertain process after President Michel Suleiman launched a national dialogue for reconciliation on Tuesday, political analysts said. The reconciliation steps seeking to put an end to the tense security situation in Lebanon have not been fruitful yet, while the thorny issue of Hezbollah arms and the defense strategy seems to be a long ...

Preservationist groups in Lebanon were dealt a blow this week when Lebanon City Council voted 4-3 to allow the Lebanon Library Board to demolish the Stevens House, an old home in the city's historic downtown.

Tensions soared in Lebanon on Wednesday after two people were killed and three others wounded in clashes between the Lebanese Forces and the Marada Movement in the Northern province of Koura.Lebanese Forces (LF) supporter Pierre Ishaq and Marada's Youssef Franjieh were killed in the violence in Bsarma.

A committee formed by the families of Lebanese detainees in Syrian prisons and abducted and missing persons in Syria, in association with the Support of Lebanese in Detention and Exile (SOLIDE), said on Wednesday the proliferation of statements on the issues of missing persons and detainees was "harmful to the dossiers.

What is being billed as "the first Formula One-style car to be made in Lebanon" was unveiled in Beirut on Tuesday ahead of its going on display next year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. Designer David Frem, 25, presented the vehicle - which looks nothing like an F1 car - at his alma mater, the American University of Science and Technology in Beirut.

A half-dozen fire departments helped knock down the flames at a Lebanon apartment complex on Wednesday afternoon.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has re-opened U.S. 50 over Silver Creek between Illinois 158 and Illinois 4 near Lebanon.

When Lebanon schools' new treasurer begins Oct. 1, school board members hope he will stick around for awhile.

Lebanon: Two killed in clashes between Christian factions (AKI) - Clashes between rival Christian factions in northern Lebanon on Wednesday left two people dead and injured three others.The clashes took place between the pro-Syrian Marada group and the anti-Syrian Lebanese Forces factions in the northern Lebanese village of Bsarma, 74 kilometres from Beirut. A member of each rival ...

Suzuki posts 40% rise in sales in Lebanon

Fierce clashes erupted in the town of Taalabaya in Lebanon's Bekaa valley on Tuesday when gunmen opened fire from overlooking hills on a funeral procession for a Sunni victim who was shot dead earlier, local As-Safir daily reported Wednesday. The victim Abdallah al-Adawi was a member of Sunni Future movement headed by majority leader MP Saad Hariri. The Tuesday clashes blocked traffic along the ...

Associated Press - September 17, 2008 2:43 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Security officials say a gunfight between two rival Christian groups has left two people dead and three wounded in...

Security officials say a gunfight between two rival Christian groups has left two people dead and three wounded in northern Lebanon.

Suzuki Motors Corp has announced that it has achieved a 40% increase in sales in Lebanon during the first half of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. Suzuki has credited the impressive sales performance to its successful market expansion strategy and the recently expanded model line-up.

Two people have been killed and three wounded in a clash between supporters of rival Christian factions in north Lebanon overnight.

Two people were killed and three were wounded in a clash between supporters of rival Christian factions in north Lebanon overnight, security sources said on Wednesday.

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP)--Two people were killed and three others were injured early Wednesday in a northern Lebanese village after armed clashes broke out between rival clans over a banner, a security official said.

Lebanon's rival political factions have agreed to work on a national security plan which could integrate Hezbollah's weapons into the national army. President Michel Suleiman facilitated talks between the country's 14 political camps at the presidential palace.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has closed U.S. 50 at Silver Creek near Lebanon due to flooding over the road.

LEBANON ? Two days after winds as high as 78 mph hit their city, Lebanon residents, city government officials and business owners said life is getting back to normal.

The first Formula One-style car to be made in Lebanon was unveiled in Beirut on Tuesday ahead of it going on display next year at the International Auto Show in Detroit.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (L) meets with Hezbollah MP Mohammed Raad (C) and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt (R) at the presidential palace in Baabda.

Lebanese President Michel Suleimanre-launched national dialogue between rival political leaders with an opening session at the presidential palace on Tuesday, local LBC TV reported. The opening session was participated by 14 Lebanese political leaders. Arab League chief Amr Moussa also attended the meeting. In his opening address, President Suleiman stressed that "frankness and reconciliation ...

Lebanon's rival factions launched national reconciliation talks on Tuesday to resolve lingering disputes after a crisis that brought the nation to the brink of civil war, with the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons topping the agenda.

As Lebanon's political rivals gather for a national unity dialogue, the BBC's Natalia Antelava gauges the mood amongst Lebanese people.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Tuesday launched the Conference on National dialogue with a call to adopt a defense strategy "based on our armed forces and benefiting from the resistance capabilities."

LEBANON'S rival factions launched national reconciliation talks today to resolve lingering disputes after a crisis that brought the nation to the brink of civil war.

Beirut- Three Palestinians were killed in fighting between rival factions in a refugee camp in south Lebanon, security sources said on Tuesday. The clashes began late on Monday when gunmen shot dead a member of the Islamist Jund al-Sham militant grou...

Lebanon: Suzuki Motors Corp. (SMC) has recently announced that it has achieved a 40% increase in sales in Lebanon during the first half of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. [AMEInfo.com]

One person was killed and two wounded in a shooting in a mixed village in the Bekaa Valley region in eastern Lebanon, a security official told AFP.

BEIRUT: Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa arrived in Beirut on Monday to take part in a national dialogue among Lebanon's rival leaders, scheduled for Tuesday at the Presidential Palace.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's rival political leaders gather on Tuesday for talks focused on the potentially explosive issue of the Shia militant group Hezbollah's weapons amid heightened security concerns.

Europe would accept a Syrian military operation in north Lebanon to crack dawn Islamist fundamentalist groups, Lebanese daily ad-Diyar reported Monday. The report said that for the first time, the European intelligence services have discussed the presence of fundamentalist groups in north Lebanon and considered their threat. "The areas in the north, from Tripoli to Danyieh and Akkar, have become ...

Beirut - Fierce clashes erupted Monday between rival Palestinian factions in a refugee camp in south Lebanon with one person reported slain, Lebanese and Palestinian sources said. The clashes erupted between the mainstream Fatah movement and members ...

Three Palestinians were killed in fighting between rival factions at a refugee camp in south Lebanon on Monday, security sources said.

SIDON, Lebanon: Heavy clashes erupted in the Ain El Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in the southern port city of Sidon yesterday after an Islamist militant was killed, a Palestinian official said.

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa arrived in Beirut on Monday to take part in a national dialogue among Lebanon's rival leaders, scheduled for Tuesday at the Presidential Palace. Moussa will be representing the Arab League in the dialogue, whose main focus will be on a defense strategy for Lebanon.

A gunman was killed in heavy clashes in Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon's southern port city of Sidon on Monday after a militant was shot dead, a Palestinian official said.

Beirut - The United Nations refugee agency announced Monday that its top honour will go to the world body's bomb disposal experts for their work in southern Lebanon clearing munitions which have threatened the lives of civilians since the 2006 confli...

Lebanon: Deminers to be honoured with top award (AKI) - The United Nations refugee agency announced on Monday that its top honour will go to the world body?s bomb disposal experts for their work in clearing explosives from southern Lebanon, which have been threatening the lives of civilians since the 2006 conflict with Israel.The Nansen Refugee Award will be given to the UN Mine ...

SIDON, Lebanon (AFP)--Heavy clashes erupted in the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in the southern port city of Sidon Monday after an Islamist militant was killed, a Palestinian official said.

Beirut - One person was killed when heavy clashes erupted Monday between rival Palestinian factions in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon, Lebanese and Palestinian sources said. They said the clashes were between members of the mainstream Fatah movem...

Lebanese artist Laila Iskandar held a musical performance at the ?Coral Beach? tent in Beirut, drawing a large number of fans. There was great media coverage by local and Arab satellite stations.

Six makeshift bombs exploded in an area of central Beirut overnight on Sunday, Lebanese security officials say.

UNHCR - Refugee Award The British head of the UN Mine Action Plan in southern Lebanon and his 990-member team of mine clearers will receive the 2008 Nansen Refugee Award for their courageous work in removing tonnes of deadly munitions that had prevented the safe return of hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

Beirut - Six bombs exploded in a Sunni Muslim neighbourhood of Beirut on Monday, threatening to derail a dialogue called by Lebanese leaders to bring stability to the country. No casualties were caused, but the bombs damaged shops and cars in heavily...

BEIRUT - Six makeshift bombs exploded in a mixed Sunni-Shia area of west Beirut overnight, causing damage but no casualties, a security official said on Monday.

Six makeshift bombs exploded in a mixed Sunni-Shiite area of west Beirut overnight, causing damage but no casualties, a security official said on Monday.

Lebanon - Bombing six small bombs exploded subsequently in western Beirut early Monday morning.

Trader and investor confidence fell after the Saleh Aridi assassination, undercutting an early-week rebound on the Beirut Stock Exchange reflected by a $10.8 million cross trade on Solidere stocks, according to BLOMINVEST BANK's The Lebanon Brief.

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir urged the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to serve all of Lebanon "without any discrimination or bias." Addressing LAF commander General Jean Kahwaji during a Sunday Mass at the seat of the Maronite Church in Bkirki, Sfeir said he hoped the army would act as "the army of all Lebanon, and guarantees security and peace for all the Lebanese."

Violent clashes that erupted on the streets of Beirut in May were encouraged by politically biased reporting by much of Lebanon's Arabic media, a watchdog organization said on Friday. The Maharat Foundation commissioned a study of news coverage from May's fighting, appointing media experts to analyze television reports.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Military and political movement Hezbollah and rival Lebanese factions will this week open new talks on a national defence strategy expected to focus on the role of the group's controversial guerrilla army.

By Tom Perry

(Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman hosts rival leaders from across the country's political spectrum on Tuesday in the first session of a new "national dialogue" that will discuss the controversial issue of Hezbollah's weapons.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Military and political movement Hezbollah and rival Lebanese factions will this week open new talks on a national defence strategy expected to focus on the role of the group's controversial guerrilla army.

BEIRUT (AFP)--Lebanon's rival political leaders will meet Tuesday for talks set to focus on the divisive issue of Hezbollah's weapons as Lebanon grapples with new security concerns after another deadly bombing.

Chronicle/Ken StevensOwner Roy Thompson prepares coffee for a customer at Great Lakes Java Co. Enlarge photo Roy Thompson was temporarily stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, with the U.S. Navy on Oct. 23, 1983, when two truck bombs destroyed a military barracks,...

According to the London daily Elaph, the Lebanese artist Madline Matar celebrated her birthday at the ?Casino Square? in Beirut with a number of her friends and the Egyptian producer Muhammad Al Sabki, who produced her first film.

LEBANON ? The Lebanon School Board will meet in closed session Monday but intends to reconvene in regular session to ?consider an action item regarding the superintendent.?

Lebanon: Kuwait-based investment company Noor Financial Investment is bidding for mobile phone licences in Lebanon and Qatar, reported Bloomberg. Lebanon plans to auction off its two state-owned mobile telephone companies after six years of delay to lower debt. The company's deputy chairman Nasser Al Merrial also said the firm is bidding on licences in Oman and Africa. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's deputy prime minister survived an assassination attempt yesterday, marking the first time a pro-Syrian politician has been targeted in the wave of bombings that has plagued this country in recent months.

FROM a glance at the clean-shaven young man in jeans puffing serenely on an apple-flavoured hubble-bubble in a coffee shop near Beirut, you would never guess that he had set off a firestorm of shootings and bombings that killed 67 British soldiers in the southern Iraqi province of Baser.

Lebanon: Touching upon people's cultural and artistic interests is a genuine objective that G.A. Bazerji & Sons Co. ltd maintains on its social responsibility agenda. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

BEIRUT: The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation ranked Lebanon in 99th place among 181 countries worldwide and 10th among 19 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region in terms of Ease of Doing Business in 2009, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

BEIRUT: A delegation led by the rector of the University of Perugia (UP) in Italy, professor Stefania Giannini, met Friday with rector of the Saint Joseph University (USJ) Saint Joseph University (USJ) , Reverand Rene Chamussy, to finalize the strategies for the master's degree on "Government Models and Local Production Systems" in Italy offered to Lebanese students, according a statement by the ...

Fitch Ratings has today affirmed the Republic of Lebanon's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default ratings (IDR) at 'B-' (B minus).

BEIRUT: About 100 Lebanese, including militant Samir Kantar who was freed by Israel this summer in a prisoner swap, marched yesterday near the US embassy outside Beirut to demand the release of five Cubans held prisoner in the United States.

The deeper the Lebanon football team explores uncharted waters, the more it?s enjoying the swim.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Russia yesterday said it was renovating a Syrian port for use by the Russian fleet, signaling an effort to establish a firmer foothold in the Mediterranean at a time of tensions with the United States over Georgia.

A Lebanon man was charged with attempted homicide after police said he fired his sawed-off shotgun at another man with whom he was having an argument at 10:19 a.m. Friday in the 500 block of Lehman Street.

Polish soldier Sylvia Monika Wyszomirska, serving with United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon, talks to a Lebanese boy during a patrol in the town of Dibbin on September 4, 2008. Wyszomirska is a Catholic from Poland, but in an effort to integrate better into south Lebanon's conservative society she has traded her UN peacekeeper's beret for a headscarf during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

A delegation led by the rector of the University of Perugia (UP) in Italy, professor Stefania Giannini, met Friday with rector of the Saint Joseph University (USJ), Reverand Rene Chamussy, to finalize the strategies for the master's degree on "Government Models and Local Production Systems" in Italy offered to Lebanese students, according a statement by the Italian Embassy.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in comments published Friday that he would discuss with Lebanese authorities the timing of the start of operations of the international tribunal that will try former Premier Rafik Hariri's suspected assassins. Ban told An-Nahar daily's correspondent in New York that he has given instructions to UN personnel.

Sylvia Monika Wyszomirska is a Catholic from Poland, but in an effort to integrate better into south Lebanon's conservative society she has traded her UN peacekeeper's beret for a headscarf during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

About 100 Lebanese, including militant Samir Kantar, who was freed by Israel this summer in a prisoner swap, marched on Friday near the US embassy outside Beirut to demand the release of five Cubans held prisoner in the United States.

Associated Press - September 12, 2008 9:05 AM ET LEBANON, N.H. (AP) - Lebanon Airport officials envision a major makeover, including a new transportation terminal that would double as a...

A Jordanian security official told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat that al-Qaida representatives are seeking to recruit Palestinians in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in south Lebanon, local Naharnet website reported Friday. The official was quoted as saying on condition of anonymity that "Al-Qaida representatives are in Lebanon at present, and are trying to contact these groups based in Ain al-Hilweh." ...

Fitch Ratings-London-12 September 2008: Fitch Ratings has today affirmed the Republic of Lebanon's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default ratings (IDR) at 'B-' (B minus). The Outlooks on both ratings remain Stable.

12 September 2008 The prospect of greater political stability in Lebanon is having a direct effect on the country's economy, with investments increasing, tourism numbers on the rise and a programme of economic reforms that will, if implemented, help to ease the state's massive debt burden.

The dispute began over a tiny single-room mosque. The local Alawites controlled it, but the village's Sunnis claimed it as their own. Late last month, the struggle turned violent, pitting neighbor against neighbor and leaving a religious cleric dead. Order was only restored after the forceful intervention of Lebanese troops.

BEIRUT (AFP) - The killing of a Lebanese politician in the first such attack against a pro-Syrian figure jeopardises national reconciliation efforts already undermined by deep rifts between rival factions.

LEBANON ? After some debate, plans for a new college of osteopathic medicine in Lebanon took one step forward Wednesday night when the Lebanon City Council voted 5-1 in favor of a tax district that will provide infrastructure improvements for the college campus.

The assassination of a pro-Syrian politician has heightened tensions in Lebanon, less than a week before talks begin aimed at reconciling deep divisions between the country's rival factions.

Merrimack Valley (3-1) couldn't extend its unbeaten steak to four games, falling to Lebanon (3-0-1) in overtime after beating Plymouth in double overtime a day earlier.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Thursday the car bombing in Lebanon on Wednesday night that claimed the life of a senior politician and wounded six others, saying it highlights the need for political reconciliation in the Middle East country. "This violence only underscores how important it is for dialogue and reconciliation to move forward," Ban told a press conference at the UN ...

LEBANON ? It was an arson fire that burned parts of the Alternatives Center in Lebanon on Wednesday, the Lebanon Police Department announced this afternoon.

Lebanese leaders urged for calm on Thursday after the country's first political assassination in months threatened attempts to reconcile its political parties.

LEBANON ? Owners of an old theater building in downtown Lebanon have announced their plan to have it and an adjacent office demolished over the coming weeks.

A Lebanese Druze woman walks past the site of an explosion in the village of Baysur, southeast of Beirut, September 10. Saleh Aridi, a member of Lebanon's opposition Democratic party, was killed in the car bombing.

Syria and various Lebanese leaders condemn the killing in a bomb blast in Lebanon of a pro-Syrian Druze politician.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Druze Lebanese sheik associated with the pro-Syrian Socialist Democratic Party was killed in a car bombing near Beirut, witnesses said.

Greater Western Ohio Conference volleyball teams beware: The Lebanon Warriors are healthy, focused and ready for the stretch run. Lebanon won their 10th straight game Tuesday night, Sept. 9, easily dispatching Wayne, 25-5, 25-14, 25-16.

When Lebanon and Elco decided to begin an annual football series a few years back, the hope was that it was the start of something special, or at the very least the beginning of a fun, competitive rivalry between the two schools.

LEBANON, N.H. -- A Massachusetts-based airline will begin service from Lebanon to Boston this November. Cape Air will provide six daily roundtrip flights from Lebanon Airport to Logan International Airport.

The assassination of a pro-Syrian politician has heightened tensions in Lebanon, less than a week before talks begin aimed at reconciling deep divisions between the country?s rival factions.

(IsraelNN.com) The United States has condemned the assassination on Wednesday of a pro-Syrian Druze politician in northern Lebanon.

(Lebanon, MO) --The 120 pro cyclists in the Tour of Missouri race will spend another day in the Ozarks today. Wednesday afternoon, the racers competed in time trials in Branson.

Lebanese officials say a bomb killed a pro-Syrian politician near Beirut, just days before rival factions are due to begin national reconciliation talks.

Beirut - Four Syrians and a Lebanese were killed when a truck loaded with smuggled fireworks from Syria exploded Thursday near the Lebanese-Syrian border in eastern Lebanon, police said. The truck blast came as Lebanon was still coming to terms with ...

Senior member of Lebanese Democratic party had been trying to reconcile rival factions within minority Druze community

BEIRUT: The Beirut-based Foundation for Human and Humanitarian Rights called on Tuesday for differentiating between Lebanese citizens who disappeared during the country's 1975-1990 Civil War and those detained in Syria during and after that conflict.

A bomb tore through a car in the hills east of Lebanon's capital, killing a Druse politician who recently helped reconcile rival factions within that minority community, police said.

LEBANON ? On a bright Monday, three students in Lisa Baines' second-grade class at Southside Elementary School were using the new amphitheater in the outdoor math classroom to act out a short skit.

Lebanon: A press conference was held at the Lebanese Ministry of Information in Beirut to announce the the 2nd New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF) scheduled to take place on October 23-24, 2008 at the Intercontinental Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanese officials say a member of a pro-Syrian opposition party has been killed in a car bomb explosion near Aley town, southeast of Beirut. The victim Saleh Aridi of the Lebanese Democratic Party was a top advisor to Druze leader Talal Arslan.

A ranking official of the Druze Lebanese Democratic Party was killed in a car explosion in Baisour town, east of Beirut, local NBN TV reported Wednesday. The press officer of the party Akram Msharafief told Elnashra website that the official, Saleh Aridi, died in the explosion in Mont Lebanon district of Aley, and four others were injured. He refused to accuse any party. Aridi is a ranking ...

In Lebanon, a Druze member of parliament from a pro-Syria faction has been killed in a car bomb attack in the town of Beisour, to the east of the capital Beirut.

Sheik Saleh Aridi was a senior member of the pro-Syrian Lebanese Democratic Party

It is the first assassination in about a year in Lebanon and comes less than a week before planned reconciliation talks among rival Lebanese factions.

Saleh Aridi, a member of Lebanon's opposition Democratic Party, was killed Wednesday in a car bomb explosion in his hometown of Baysur, southeast of Beirut, officials said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese police say a bomb explosion has killed a Druse politician from a pro-Syrian party in the hills east of Beirut.

Lebanese police say a bomb explosion has killed a Druse politician from a pro-Syrian party in the hills east of Beirut.

Lebanese police say a bomb explosion has killed a Druse politician from a pro-Syrian party in the hills east of Beirut.

Associated Press - September 10, 2008 3:43 PM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese police say a bomb explosion has killed a Druse politician from a pro-Syrian party in the hills east of...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese police say a bomb explosion has killed a Druse politician from a pro-Syrian party in the hills east of Beirut. Police officials say Sheik Saleh Aridi was killed Wednesday by a bomb that went off under his car in the village of Baissour.

Lebanese police say a bomb explosion has killed a Druse politician from a pro-Syrian party in the hills east of Beirut. Police officials say Sheik Saleh Aridi was killed Wednesday by a bomb that went off under his car in the village of Baissour. Aridi was a senior member of the pro-Syrian Lebanese Democratic Party. It is the first assassination in about a year in Lebanon and comes less than a ...

Baysour, Lebanon - A Druze sheikh was killed late Wednesday when a bomb placed under his car exploded at his hometown Baysour, southeast of Beirut. According to witnesses at the site, four other people were wounded. ...

Saleh Aridi, a member of Lebanon's opposition Democratic party, was killed Wednesday in a car bomb explosion in the vicinity of Aley town, southeast of Beirut, a Lebanese army spokesman and a security official told AFP.

Oysters from the Lebanese waters of the Mediterranean are of a different variety than those usually served in European restaurants, which are larger in size.

BEIRUT [MENL] -- The United States has been training special units of Lebanese security forces. The United States has trained 24 members of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces.

9:45 a.m.: Early this morning, crews from the Lebanon Fire District responded to the report of a structure fire at Pregnancy Alternatives Center, 136 W. Vine St.

The Kuwaiti newspaper ?Al Rai? announced the marriage of the Lebanese superstar Nancy Ajram to the Lebanese dentist Fadi Al Hashem in Beirut. The couple was married in Cyprus on September 1; it was a family event that took place at the island. The couple then left on their honeymoon to Europe.

Lebanese restaurant owner Raymond Salha and his wife were having oysters for lunch when she made a stunning discovery - a cluster of 26 pearls inside an oyster on her plate. The find 10 days ago at his Al-Fanar Restaurant in the southern port city of Tyre was a "total surprise," Salha told The Associated Press on Wednesday. It was one of about 200 oysters they had cooked that day at the ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese restaurant owner Raymond Salha and his wife were having oysters for lunch when she made a stunning discovery ? a cluster of 26 pearls inside an oyster on her plate.

Source: Reuters Sept 10 (Reuters) - Following is a chronology of Lebanon's political crisis and efforts to end it over the last two years. Nov. 11, 2006 - Five pro-Syrian Shi'ite Muslim ministers from Hezbollah ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese restaurant owner Raymond Salha and his wife were having oysters for lunch when she made a stunning discovery - a cluster of 26 pearls inside an oyster on her plate.

BEIRUT, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

Source: Reuters By Tom Perry BEIRUT, Sept 10 (Reuters) - By halting fighting in Tripoli, Lebanese leaders have papered over one of many sectarian cracks in their nation. But they have yet to take steps towards ...

Lebanon: In the occasion of launching its retail business operations in Lebanon and revealing its future plans in the Lebanese market, TSC company held today a press conference in BIEL, in the presence of a large crowd of Lebanese and Kuwaiti media representatives. [AMEInfo.com]

The German government has agreed to extend its naval troops' mandate in the United Nation Interim force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for 15 months, Lebanon's Naharnet website reported Wednesday. Germany made the decision on Tuesday, though the number of German personnel in the UNIFIL will reduce to 1200 from 1400, due to the progress of the Lebanese military in building up its own naval force, a German ...

BEIRUT: Lebanon's political leaders will begin a national dialogue next Tuesday in a bid to resolve their political differences, President Michel Sleiman announced on Tuesday.

BEIRUT: Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian said on Monday that promised Egyptian natural gas supplies to Lebanon had been delayed to January 2009. Speaking to reporters after returning from an official visit to Cairo, Tabourian added that Egyptian gas to Lebanon has been slashed by half for no apparent reason.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - A Lebanese restaurant owner says he and his wife were having oysters for lunch when she made a stunning discovery - a cluster of 26 pearls inside an oyster on her plate.

Progress in fortifying Lebanon?s border with Syria has been minimal, the independent United Nations team assessing the monitoring of the boundary said in a new report made public today.

LEBANON ? John McCain may be the headliner on the Republican presidential ticket, but it was clear his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was the major draw here Tuesday at a political rally.

LEBANON ? Applause echoed off the historic store fronts here as Arizona Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took the stage in front of the Golden Lamb at 10:25 a.m. today.

The crucial battleground state of Ohio took center stage Tuesday with Republican John McCain speaking to a large crowd in Lebanon. His democratic opponent, Barack Obama, spoke to supporters just up the road in Dayton.

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman has invited rival leaders for talks next week that were set to focus on the fate of the military wing of Iranian-backed Hizbollah group.

Israel arrested a Lebanese man during a weekend drug seizure after he entered Israeli territory, the UN force in South Lebanon said on Tuesday. "Israel informed us on Saturday of the arrests of three Israelis and a Lebanese citizen in an attempted smuggling near Birnait" on Israel's northern border, said Yasmina Bouziane.

The fragile political stability Lebanon has enjoyed in recent months has seen a rise in the number of students traveling from the US and Western Europe to study in Beirut. Officials from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Lebanese American University (LAU) say that more foreign students have registered for courses this academic year.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman invited rival leaders on Tuesday for talks next week that were set to focus on the fate of the military wing of Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman invited rival leaders on Tuesday for talks next week that were set to focus on the fate of the military wing of Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.

LEBANON, OH (FOX19) -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign has made its way to the Tri-State. The GOP nominee and his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, threw what's called a "McCain Street USA" event Tuesday in Lebanon.

Beirut - A judge in Lebanon issued Tuesday an arrest warrant for a Hezbollah militant on charges of shooting at a Lebanese army helicopter and killing an army officer. The helicopter was hit by Hezbollah gunfire on August 28 in the Iqlim al-Touffah d...

BEIRUT (AFP) - The Lebanese cabinet called on Israel on Tuesday to implement United Nations resolutions regarding pending issues with Lebanon.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's political leaders will begin a national dialogue on September 16 in a bid to resolve their political differences, President Michel Sleiman announced on Tuesday.

Several thousand people in Lebanon heard McCain and Palin make their case for why they should be President and Vice President.

BEIRUT, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon's cabinet on Tuesday approved an increase in public and private sector pay that will cost the treasury almost $500 million a year, the finance minister said.

BEIRUT, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon's cabinet on Tuesday approved an increase in public and private sector pay that will cost the treasury almost $500 million a year, the finance minister said.

BERLIN (AFP)--The German government agreed Tuesday to extend the mandate of its troops in the naval component of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon for 15 months.

Arizona Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are reformers who share the heartland values of southwest Ohioans, Hall of Fame football player Anthony Munoz told a large crowd today in Lebanon.

While Arizona Sen. John McCain may be the headliner on this ticket, it is clear his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was a major draw this morning in the crowd in Lebanon.

BEIRUT (AFP)--Israel arrested a Lebanese man during a drug seizure on Saturday after he entered its territory, the U.N. force in south Lebanon said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters BERLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet has agreed to extend by 15 months the mandate for German troops patrolling off the coast of Lebanon to prevent the smuggling of weapons ...

Lebanon's rival Sunni and Alawite sects have agreed on reconciliation in a bid to curb tensions following their four months of fighting, local newspaper Daily Star reported Tuesday. Alawite leaders Ali Eid, Rifaat Eid and Mufti Sheikh Malek Shaar, and Sunni leader MP Saad Hariri and some prominent figures in northern Lebanese city of Tripoli signed the reconciliation agreement Monday night at ...

Some people have been waiting on Lebanon's streets since 11PM Monday night for Tuesday morning's McCain Palin Republican rally.

The stage has been set for John McCain and Running mate Sarah Palin's joint rally here in Lebanon this morning.

Beirut, Sep 9 : Sunni and Shia rivals in northern Lebanon signed a reconciliation accord aimed at restoring state control to the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanese media reported Tuesday.

BEIRUT - Sunni and Shia rivals in northern Lebanon signed a reconciliation accord aimed at restoring state control to the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanese media reported on Tuesday.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's top military prosecutor will interrogate on Tuesday the Hizbullah member said to be responsible for the fatal shooting at a Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) helicopter, judiciary officials said Monday.

BEIRUT: US senators John McCain and Barack Obama have chosen their running mates, held their conventions, and sparred over Iraq, Iran and a litany of domestic issues. But absent from either candidate's rhetoric has been any mention of what a McCain or an Obama administration might mean for Lebanon.

TRIPOLI, Lebanon -- Alawites and Sunnis in northern Lebanon's main city signed a reconciliation accord late on Monday aimed at restoring state control to the port and ending sectarian bloodshed there. At least 23 people were killed in Tripoli during clashes in May between residents of Jabal Mohsen, who mostly support Lebanon's opposition led by Hezbollah, and those in Bab al-Tebbaneh who back ...

BEIRUT, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

A 79-year-old woman who may have been smoking in bed died in an intense fire late Monday morning at a Lebanon senior citizen apartment complex.

Dubai: After months of political and sectarian tension in both Beirut and Tripoli, the Lebanese are talking peace and reconciliation.

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Cabinet is expected to discuss Tuesday the finance minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage from LL300,000 ($200) to LL500,000 in addition to other benefits amid strong indications that neither the private sector nor the General Labor Confederation (GLC) will accept the government's package.

Hypertherm, a world leader in metal cutting and one of the larger employers in the Upper Valley, wants to build a new manufacturing facility on Heater Road in Lebanon.

Lebanon: The Comium Group, a Lebanese-owned telecom company, has announced that it has nine WiMAX licences in East and West Africa, including in the Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Burundi. Comium Group owns majority shareholding of affiliated companies, with geographic coverage spreading over the Middle-East and offices in Europe and the Americas. [AMEInfo.com]

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) ? Rival groups signed an agreement Monday to end sectarian violence that has killed and wounded scores in the past three months in the northern city of Tripoli.

For the second season in a row, Northern Lebanon is off to a quick 2-0 start in Lancaster-Lebanon League football action.In fact, the Vikings got off to a 6-0 start a year ago, and ended up making the District 3 Triple-A playoffs for the first time since 1991.In his latest audio Podca...

Lebanese soldiers patrol in the northern Mediterranean city of Tripoli in July 2008. Alawites and Sunnis in northern Lebanon's main city signed a reconciliation accord late on Monday aimed at restoring state control to the port and ending sectarian bloodshed there.

One person is dead after a fire ripped through an apartment complex in Lebanon this morning.

Alawites and Sunnis in northern Lebanon's main city signed a reconciliation accord late on Monday aimed at restoring state control to the port and ending sectarian bloodshed there.

Are you tired of hip-hop stars bling blingin' about their cars and commodities, grabbing their crotch as they rap about the 'hood and referring to women in a less than chivalrous manner? Then the sound of A.O.K., Assault of Knowledge, may well come as a breath of fresh Bel Air.

Rival Lebanese leaders signed on Monday a reconciliation deal aimed at ending four months of sporadic sectarian fighting in a volatile northern city that had raised fears of a rise of Islamist militancy.

The Daily Star asked three of Beirut's green groups.

A woman dies in a blaze at a Lebanon assisted-living facility.

The fire broke out at around 11:45 a.m. at the Lebanon Manor Apartments near Maple Street and U.S. 39.

Hezbollah head Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says he is ready for peace talks with pro-Western Lebanese politician Saad Hariri.

Beirut - Sunni and Shiite rivals in northern Lebanon are heading towards reconciliation, in a move to curb sectarian fighting, sources close to both sides said on Monday. High-ranking leaders of both factions who met on Sunday are scheduled to sign l...

By CLAUDE SALHANI UPI Contributing EditorWASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Iran seems to be gaining ground and influence in the Levant, much to the detriment of the United States, its European allies and pro-democracy movements in the region.

At the edge of the town of Aley, in the hills above Beirut, a cluster of stone houses of indeterminate age is scattered over two tracts of land. This was a battleground after Israel's 1982 Lebanon invasion. Today, recent structures stand behind old ones, some tastefully renovated. Others are derelict, like skulls, decapitated, smashed open, burnt.

Officials from Lebanon's rival political parties sparred over the weekend in differing takes on the internal political situation, the 2009 parliamentary elections, relations with Syria, and the future of Hizbullah's weapons. Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt warned Saturday that a conflict between Lebanon's Sunnis.

The leader of Shiite militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, called on the parliamentary leader of the pro-Western bloc that leads the Lebanese government to meet him for reconciliation talks, in comments published on Monday.

BEIRUT, Lebanon----The Comium Group Holding, a leader in the provision of telecommunication services in the Middle East and Africa, announced global expansion through 9 licenses to provide WiMAX services across several markets in East and West Africa including Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Burundi.

BEIRUT (AFP)--The leader of Shiite militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, called on the parliamentary leader of the pro-Western bloc that leads the Lebanese government to meet him for reconcilation talks, in comments published on Monday.

The husband of a murdered Lebanese pop diva has spoken for the first time of how she feared she would be killed by a hit man allegedly hired by her ex-lover. Riyadh Alazzawi told Britain's Sunday Times that police in London were warned of the...

Hezbollah Shiite Chief Hasan Nasrallah stressed on his openness to the Sunni al- Moustaqbal Movement and to all Sunni in Lebanon, renewing his call for national dialogue as soon as possible, local Daily Star reported Monday. Nasrallah's remarks were made in a televised speech Sunday night during an Iftar banquet. "Let us sit and talk without any preconditions," Nasrallah said. He expressed his ...

BEIRUT: For the second time since the Doha Accord, regional investment bank EFG-Hermes upwardly revised its economic growth forecast for Lebanon to 4.5 percent in 2008 and 5 percent in 2009, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

According to the London daily Elaph, the famous Lebanese artists Najwa Karam and Melhim Barakat held a great musical celebration at ?Al Fardos? restaurant in the ?Ehdin? area of northern Lebanon.

Young Egyptian artist Muhammad Hamaqi celebrated the signing of his new project ?Nawilha? with the Lebanese press at the ?Virgin Mega Stores? in the center of Beirut.

Republican nominee John McCain and his vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, will be in Lebanon for a morning rally.. Democrat Barack Obama will speak to an invitation-only crowd at Stebbins High School in Riverside.

The husband of singer Suzanne Tamim, slain while in Dubai, accuses London police of not protecting her while living in the city despite threats on her life.Riyadh Alazzawi told The Sunday Times of London that even after informing London police about his wife's concerns of being the target of a professional assassin, he didn't get any help in protecting the Lebanese singer during their time in ...

A series of roadside bombs wounded at least 14 people Sunday in eastern Baghdad, police said, in a sign of the ongoing security threats despite a sharp reduction of violence in the Iraqi capital.

Beirut, Lebanon - Judicial officials say that a Lebanese prosecutor is seeking the death sentence for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and six other Libyan officials over the disappearance of a top Lebanese Shi'a cleric 30 years ago.

In a large car park in Lebanon's southern city of Nabatiyeh, schoolchildren are spending the first days of Ramadan examining the remains of a captured Israeli Merkava tank.

Lebanese Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri held talks with an Alawite community leader in a volatile northern city overnight, paving the way for agreement to end four months of sectarian tensions, politicians said on Sunday.

BEIRUT: Anti-Syria parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri has accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of trying to use unrest in north Lebanon to engineer a return to military control of the country, a statement received by AFP yesterday said.

Towelhead If the title of this one doesn?t cause a double take, then the plot certainly will. Based on the talked-about 2005 book of the same title by Alicia Erian, Towelhead is a coming-of-age tale about a Lebanese-American girl in Houston who?s pivoting between two cultures while dealing with her budding sexuality. Directed by Alan Ball (who wrote American Beauty and created Six ...

Seized heroin. Israeli security forces seized a large shipment of heroin and cash near the Lebanese border in an overnight raid, police said on Saturday.

BEIRUT - Anti-Syria parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri has accused Syrian President Bashar Al Assad of trying to use unrest in north Lebanon to engineer a return to military control of the country, a statement received by AFP on Saturday said.

JERUSALEM - Israeli police say they have intercepted a major shipment of heroin smuggled into the country from Lebanon.

TEHRAN ? The Nokia RP team got back at Lebanon, 74-63, to salvage seventh place at the close of the 2008 FIBA Asian junior men championship at the Azadi Stadium here Friday.

JERUSALEM - Israeli security forces seized a large shipment of heroin and cash near the Lebanese border in an overnight raid, police said on Saturday.

Senator Barack Obama is coming back to southwest Virginia. He?ll hold a campaign rally in Lebanon, Virginia on Tuesday afternoon, at Lebanon High School.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Anti-Syria parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri has accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of trying to use unrest in north Lebanon to engineer a return to military control of the country, a statement received by AFP on Saturday said.

Lebanon - Helicopter The leader of Lebanese Hezbollah acknowledged that his group was responsible for the shooting down last week of a Lebanese army helicopter.

BEIRUT: The Steering Committee of the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry (Directorate General for Development Cooperation) approved a further 16.6 million euro ($ 23.76 million) grant, on the bilateral channel, for 10 new projects in Lebanon, bringing the total grant approvals in 2008 to over 24 million euros, an embassy statement said Thursday.

BEIRUT: The rankings of top regional banks, as compiled by Bank Audi's Research Department, based on financials ending June 30, 2008, show that Saudi and UAE banks dominate the industry in size.

BEIRUT: Amid speculation on Thursday and Friday that Fatah al-Islam chief Shaker al-Abssi had been detained in Syria, Lebanon's Justice Minister said that if the reports were verified, Lebanon might act to have Abssi extradited.

BEIRUT: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) expected the tourism sector to account for 19.2 percent of Jordan's GDP in 2008 and to rise to 21 percent of GDP in 2018, as reported by the Country Risk Weekly Bulletin, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

This week's "One Week Only" installment collects the short films created by director Vincent Moon and producer Chryde of La Blogothque 's " Take Away Show " for Beirut's 2007 album The Flying Club Cup . They follow Zach Condon and his band into corners of Brooklyn both strange and familiar and capture performances from the record in their unique and expressive style.

A group of citizens wants to have Lebanon Mayor C.P. Craig recalled. They say the problems began his first day in office.

TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (MNA) ? MP Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moqaddam on Friday said that Iran and Lebanon will jointly pursue the disappearance of Imam Mussa Sadr.

(Lebanon, MO) -- A high speed chase that tore through several counties, ended with one man dead and a music store up in flames. Late Friday afternoon, authorities identified the driver of that van. He's 29-year-old Shad Pfeifer of Columbia, Missouri.

Lots of information about Case knives ? and a lot of the knives themselves ? will be available Saturday during the 14th Annual Case Celebration in the Ozarks at the Shepherd Hills Factory Outlets at 1900 West Elm in Lebanon.

Lebanon's cultural production needs to be nourished and protected through the implementation of the copyrights law, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This recommendation was part of a comprehensive survey which dealt with Lebanon's creative industry and the protection of its rights.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in Beirut that as long as Israeli threats persist his group won't surrender its weapons. These weapons will remain because they are used for defense, Nasrallah said in a televised speechHe also vowed again that Hezbollah will destroy Israel if the Jewish state launches an attack on Lebanon, the Daily Star reported.Nasrallah hinted he wants Israel to ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in Beirut that "as long as Israeli threats persist" his group won't surrender its weapons.

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, N.H., is closing its Extended Care Facility and has given its 38 residents 18 months to find new homes.

Associated Press - September 5, 2008 10:25 AM ET LEBANON, N.H. (AP) - Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, N.H., is closing its Extended Care Facility and has given its 38 residents 18...

An Egyptian lawmaker and business tycoon was arrested Tuesday in the death of a Lebanese pop singer, Egypt's chief prosecutor said, accusing the man of paying a former police officer $2 million to kill her.

Lebanese soldiers on patrol in the northern city of Tripoli following sectarian clahes in July 2008. Lebanon's ruling bloc has accused Damascus of "flagrant interference" in its affairs after the Syrian president urged his Lebanese counterpart to send troops to the north to quell sectarian fighting.

It's the Mideast version of a sordid soap opera. A Lebanese pop star is murdered. Arrested in her death: A well-connected Egyptian businessmen, accused of paying $2 million to have her killed.

Lebanon's ruling bloc accused Damascus on Friday of "flagrant interference" in its affairs after the Syrian president urged his Lebanese counterpart to send troops to the north to quell sectarian fighting.

The leader of the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, has said his group will never lay down its weapons, even if the disputed Shebaa Farms in southern Lebanon are liberated from Israeli occupation.

It's the Mideast version of a sordid soap opera. A Lebanese pop star is brutally murdered in her luxury Dubai apartment, her throat slashed. Arrested in her death: One of Egypt's most politically connected businessmen, accused of paying $2 million to have her killed.

Beirut, Sep 5 : Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed that his country will not abandon Lebanon's Shia resistance movement Hezbollah.

BEIRUT: Israeli troops will evacuate the northern part of the disputed village of Ghajar within a maximum period of three months, Future News television station reported on Thursday.

Beirut, Sep 5 : The leader of the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, has said his group will never lay down its weapons, even if the disputed Shebaa Farms in southern Lebanon get liberated from Israeli occupation.

An Egyptian billionaire has been charged with hiring a hitman to kill a Lebanese pop star in a case that has rocked the Arab world.

Beirut - The leader of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah said Thursday his group would not lay down its weapons even if the disputed Shebaa Farms in southern Lebanon was liberated from Israeli occupation. Even if Shebaa is liberated the weapons...

Lebanon High's girls volleyball team defeated Lakota East 17-25, 25-17, 27-25, 25-16 Wednesday night, Sept. 3. Seniors Haley Lippert and Danielle Graham each had 10 kills. Junior Meredith Garda had 17 digs, while senior Stephanie Neltner had 13 assists.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that one of the Shiite group's militants was behind the downing of a Lebanese army helicopter last week.

BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed Thursday that his country will not abandon Lebanon's Shiite resistance movement Hezbollah.

Beirut - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed Thursday that his country will not abandon Lebanon's Shiite resistance movement Hezbollah. Assad in an exclusive interview with Hezbollah-run al-Manar Television said we do not see any interest in aban...

Seven matches into the 2008 season, the Lebanon High girls golf team has already surpassed their win total of the previous two seasons. The Warriors won five of their first seven matches, including wins last week over Butler, Little Miami and Clinton-Massie.

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said that the latest round of indirect negotiations between his country and Israel had been delayed because of internal Israeli politics.

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that Lebanon was still in a fragile state and he was worried about foreign-backed "extremist forces" fomenting instability in the northern city of Tripoli.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that Lebanon was still in a fragile state and he was worried about foreign-backed "extremist forces" fomenting instability in the northern city of Tripoli.

A local post of the Ohio Highway Patrol reached a milestone today and they're inviting you to celebrate with them. The Lebanon Post will have a party on Thursday to commemorate 75 years of service in the Tri-State.

Syrian President says worried about problems happening in Lebanon?s city of Tripoli.

Lebanese Sunni majority leader MP Saad Hariri, addressing guests of an Iftar banquet at his residence in Beirut, said he supports reconciliation between Sunnis and Alawites in the northern city of Tripoli, As-Safir daily reported Thursday. Hariri said he is ready to meet "any Sunni or Alawite personality from Tripoli to accomplish this reconciliation." The northern neighborhoods of ...

The new warden of the Toledo Correctional Institution is the former deputy warden of the Lebanon Correctional Institution in Lebanon, Ohio, according to the state Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Robert Welch, 42, began his new role last month after the retirement of Carl J. Anderson, who was appointed in November. Mr. Welch began his career in 2000 as a recovery services supervisor ...

BEIRUT, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

DUBAI, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines has rolled out several promotions this month for travel on its flights to Beirut and the Far East from Dubai.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A member of the international peace-keeping force in southern Lebanon died Wednesday in a landmine explosion, U.N. forces in Lebanon said.

President Michel Sleiman said on Wednesday that achieving national unity in Lebanon required reconciliation and true dialogue between the Lebanese. "There will be no reconciliation without dialogue and no dialogue without reconciliation," Sleiman told a delegation from the Lebanese Press Federation.

A spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu al-Gheit presented to President Hosni Mubarak a report on his visit to Lebanon last week, Egyptian media reported on Wednesday. The spokesman said Abu al-Gheit's visit to Lebanon was "successful and achieved the aspired goals, as it affirmed Egypt's interest in Lebanon, its present and future."

A UN peackeeping soldier searches for mines in Lebanon in 2007. A Belgian sapper with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon was killed Wednesday while clearing unexploded ordnance from Israel's 2006 war with Shiite militant group Hezbollah, UN and Belgian officials said.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad at the start of a two-day visit aimed at sealing a rapprochement and advancing Syria's peace talks with Israel.

A Belgian sapper with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon was killed Wednesday while clearing unexploded ordnance from Israel's 2006 war with Shiite militant group Hezbollah, UN and Belgian officials said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - A United Nations peacekeeper in south Lebanon was killed in an explosion Wednesday while clearing unexploded ordnance, a U.N. official said.

A United Nations peacekeeper in south Lebanon was killed by an explosion Wednesday while clearing unexploded ordnance, a U.N. official said.

A U.N. peacekeeper in Lebanon was killed in a land mine explosion Wednesday.

A United Nations peacekeeper in south Lebanon was killed in a land mine explosion Wednesday while clearing unexploded ordnance, a U.N. official said. Yasmina Bouziane, a spokeswoman for the U.N. peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL, said the blast took place while the peacekeepers were clearing unexploded ordnance near the village of Aitaroun, close to the border with Israel. The peacekeeper was ...