One of Lebanon's largest employers will begin laying off hundreds of workers in the coming weeks.

  

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri should use his contacts to prevent Hezbollah being accused by a UN-backed tribunal probing the murder of his father Rafiq, the Shiite group's number two said on Thursday.

  

BEIRUT: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Lebanon in mid-October drew controversy among Lebanese rival political groups particularly with regard to the agenda of the trip and its objectives amid rising tensions between Hizbullah and March 14 parties over the UN-backed Tribunal. But Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi

  

BEIRUT: Prominent Lebanese and Danish figures called on all Lebanese business people and stakeholders to be part of a new initiative to create better cooperation between Lebanese and Danish markets. The statements came during the launching ceremony of the Danish Lebanese Businessmen Association (DLBA), organized by the founding fathers of the DLBA

  

LEBANON - With the theme - I Love New York ,' the Lebanon High School Marching Band's halftime show is pleasing competition judges as well as football fans.The band recently took top honors in its class at the season's first competition at the Kings Invitational.

  

Lebanese blogs have served as key political mobilization, organisation tools on many occasions.

  

LEBANON - Cindy and Greg Easterling want your books.The Easterlings recently opened Chapters Pre-Loved Books, a 'pre-loved' bookstore in Colony Square shopping center in Lebanon and they want to know what everyone is reading.

  

Lebanon will become the Ozarks' stock-car capital this weekend, on both dirt and pavement.

  

Lebanon: Water has woke up to a new dawn in Beirut with the official launching today of the "We Are Water Foundation" at the Charles Hostler Hall at the American University of Beirut. The landmark event was attended by social, political and public figures in addition to NGO officials and media envoys, all eager to get a first hand insight into this new initiative from Roca - Spain, the leading global bathroom brand and the world largest bathroom solution provider. [AMEInfo.com]

  

AFP/Beirut Divisions in Lebanon over a UN-backed tribunal probing the murder of the country's ex-premier deepened yesterday with Hezbollah vowing to try to block financing for the court and the premier ruling out compromise.

  

BEIRUT: Figures issued by the World Bank show that Lebanon has 1,372 deposit accounts per 1,000 adults at the end of 2009, ranking it in 36th place among 142 countries globally, in 12th place among 36 upper-middle income countries (UMICs), and in second place in the Arab world in terms of bank deposit penetration, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the publication

  

BEIRUT: An Amal Movement official, who was trying to contain a family feud in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh was killed late Tuesday night. The Amal Movement official, Abbas al-Mestrah, received three gunshots in the chest while trying to contain an armed fight that erupted between individuals from the families Atwi, Mahmoud, Dbouq and

  

LEBANON - Natalia Barsukoff of Woodburn brought a table full oftomatoes and other garden delights to the second annual IndependentBusiness Showcase Tuesday at the Lebanon Boys & Girls Club.

  

She's been on paid leave since bringing unruly kids back toschool

  

Hezbollah sees Hariri tribunal Israeli-American tool attempting to sow discord in Lebanon.

  

LEBANON - The Lebanon High School soccer teams - boys and girls - beefed up their schedules in 2010 to prepare themselves for championship runs.This week, the Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division portion of the season begins in earnest, and both teams are positioned to chase a title.

  

LEBANON, Ore. -- A school bus driver in Lebanon has been disciplined for returning rowdy kids back to school. The drama unfolded on a bus surveillance camera last Thursday. "There were people yelling, but it's a daily thing on a bus, " said 11-year-old Malachi Watts. It was 3:30 p.m. and Watts was on the bus along with many other kids, heading home from Seven Oaks Middle School. Watts said a ...

  

Lebanon: Following the worldwide launch of the Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft Lebanon kicked-off one the biggest IT event of the year, on Thursday 29th September at Biel. [AMEInfo.com]

  

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

  

Lebanon: "A city in the heart of the city". With this assertive statement, Saifi Modern S.A.L today launched District//S, a development that represents the culmination of Beirut's city centre's reconstruction and one of the capital's most ambitious projects. [AMEInfo.com]

  

29 September 2010 Servcorp celebrated the Grand Opening of its first ever Lebanon location in the exclusive Beirut Souks Beirut Souks , in a gala event yesterday evening.

  

Images of overt sexuality on the covers of magazines like Cosmopolitan have become the norm to young Western audiences. Lebanese poet, translator and journalist Joumana Haddad will discuss the restrictions that social constraints have placed on Arab women and their representation in this week's Penny W. Stamps lecture. read more

  

LEBANON - When Ken Toomb started his own insurance agency in theearly 1980s with a couple desks in a small rented office, his wife,Thelma, reminded him that the community was struggling to keep itsnose above water as the timber industry that built the town wascollapsing.

  

BEIRUT: In a country where human rights activists have no shortage of causes to claim, it is perhaps comforting to know that animal rights activism can also stand its ground. Layla - who is Lebanese - has a unique, almost enchanted, connection with cats. While she is staunchly devoted to single-handedly nurturing hundreds of cats every year, Layla's "job" is far from enchanting

  

BEIRUT: American Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly stressed that her country would continue supporting the Lebanese Army. Connelly said that her country "trusts the role of the Lebanese Army and its determination to continue to support it and enhance cooperation with it in all fields." A statement issued by the Lebanese Army guidance

  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Syria on Monday against taking destabilizing measures in either Iraq or Lebanon, during talks with her Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem in New York.

  

Lebanon: Standard Chartered announced that it has signed Renminbi (RMB) Cross Border Trade Settlement Account agreements with five Mena based banks. The move will allow these banks to open RMB accounts in China and facilitate trade activities between these banks and China. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Harlequins recall acting head coach Rob Powell from his duties with the Lebanon national team.

  

BEIRUT: International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative in Lebanon Eric Mottu urged the Lebanese government on Monday to start with the implementation of reforms in the water, telecom, electricity and transportation sectors to preserve the high growth rates reached in the past few years. "There have been many plans

  

BEIRUT: The foreign ministers of Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan held a meeting in New York on Sunday in the framework of continued efforts to establish a quartet cooperation council which brings together the four countries, several media reports said. The four ministers reiterated their commitment to the recommendations issued following the quartet meeting

  

BEIRUT: Both Hizbullah and the Future Movement remained committed to their stances regarding to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) as the Cabinet refrained from tackling the issue of false witnesses and the funding of the UN-backed tribunal on Monday. Hizbullah officials linked the credibility of investigations into former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination

  

"There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia. The time for double standards that allow Islamists to behave aggressively toward us while they demand our weakness and submission is over." These are the words of US politician Newt Gingrich. Has Lebanon officially become

  

Before the game Rolla High School football head coach Josh Smith said his Bulldogs needed to play close to flawless to knock off a strong Lebanon Yellow Jacket squad. However, it was Lebanon that performed more to that level. And according to a change in the Ozark Conference rules for this year and next, Rolla High officials feel that Lebanon clinched at least a share of the league title when it ...

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Hezbollah will take whatever action it deems appropriate when defending itself against accusations from a U.N.-backed tribunal, an official said. Lebanon - Hezbollah - Beirut - Hassan Nasrallah - Middle East

  

Sleiman reiterated Lebanon's rejection of Palestinian implantation and of any 'solution' that came at the country's expense.

  

Lebanon: Standard Chartered Bank today announced the launch of the first Islamic US Dollar Nostro Account in the United States. Islamic banks across the world will now be able to earn Shariah-compliant profits on their account balances at Standard Chartered Bank New York by using this facility. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon's budget deficit narrowed to 2.33 trillion Lebanese pounds ($1.55 billion) in the first eight months of this year as the government spent less on subsidizing its main electricity generating company.

  

If you believe the rumors about the Lebanon High School football program, you might think coach Will Christian spent his weekend on a recruiting trip.

  

Lebanese capital is the most expensive of 10 Arab nations - Cushman and Wakefield report.

  

The Lebanese army, which is preparing to dispatch 15,000 troops to the south on Thursday, counts 60,000 active soldiers but lacks significant firepower and fighting experience, experts say.

  

Lebanese conservationists in efforts to encourage protest against demolition of key buildings.

  

Beirut - Around 150 Lebanese men and women marched late Saturday in Beirut's downtown area to pay homage to the memory of the old buildings and houses that used to represent Beirut's heritage and protest against further destruction.

  

Lebanon: The five star Radisson Blu Martinez Hotel in Beirut which is located within the city's business and shopping districts has been announced as about to receive a full renovation starting in January. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT, Sep 25, 2010 (AFP) - Conservationists are rushing to save what is left of Beirut's architectural heritage which has fallen victim to greedy promoters and politicians accused of turning the Lebanese capital into a concrete jungle.

  

LEBANON 'Northmont needed extra time to escape Lebanon with a 41-38 win Friday night.But it was an extra inch gained by senior running back Paul Winkler that allowed the Thunderbolts to avoid suffering a shocking upset in this see-saw affair.

  

In the white hot cauldron of the Cite Sportive Arena Lebanon lost out on its second ever trophy only a month after lifting its first as the Cedars were dispatched by now 11-time winner Egypt 60-57 in a final of pure drama. A finale of near unimaginable twists and tails and, more significantly slips, as both teams wrestled with humid conditions against a backdrop of a boisterous Beirut crowd that ...

  

Agencies/Beirut Some 200 Arab figures at conference in Beirut on the conflict in the Middle East warned yesterday that the Palestinian cause was 'at a critical stage' and that Arab co-ordination was needed to confront Israel.

  

Beirut - Some 200 Arab figures at conference in Beirut on the conflict in the Middle East warned Friday that the Palestinian cause was "at a critical stage" and that Arab coordination was needed to confront Israel.

  

NEW YORK - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is assuring Lebanon that the U.S. will continue to support its government and army despite fears in Congress that American assistance may be used against Israel.

  

Claustrophobic Israeli film conveys the day-to-day realities of war Director Samuel Maoz's film, based on his own experiences during Israel's 1982 incursion into Lebanon, sets virtually all its action either within the tight confines of an Israeli tank alone in a hostile town, or as seen from the gun sight of it. The four young soldiers are grimy, sweaty, nervous, scared, sometimes profane ...

  

"The Truth" was the rallying cry for hundreds of thousands of angry Lebanese who took to the streets of Beirut five years ago demanding to know who was behind the assassination of their hero, fo...

  

?Lebanon' shows war in concentrated form By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 23, 2010 03:12PM MDT Because wars are too big for most minds to contemplate, filmmakers often find it best to cut a war down to a manageable chunk - think of the small group of soldiers in 'Platoon' or the submariners in 'Das Boot.' For these troops, as with the tank crew in the startling new Israeli ...

  

BEIRUT: Lebanese Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) suffer from a number of constraints, but the inadequate energy infrastructure in particular is a tremendous obstacle to their performance, said Chargee d'Affaires at the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon Cecile Abadie. "High energy costs are one of the biggest threats for Lebanese

  

BEIRUT: The Customs Department confiscated on Thursday large quantities of damaged and fake food products destined for the market. The products were found in two storage rooms in Daweht al-Hoss and Aytat outside Beirut, and included primary material and food items packaged under the names of national and international corporations. A packaging

  

Beirut - French Ambassador to Lebanon Denis Pietton said Thursday the UN Special Tribunal which is investigating the 2005 assassination of premier Rafik Hariri will continue its mission.

  

A Lebanon man has been charged with possession of child pornography in connection with an investigation by Illinois authorities.

  

The Lebanese Bakery & Grill has been open only a year and a half, but that's far longer than the tenure of the deli, bakery and bagel shop that preceded it in the plaza behind the Citgo station.

  

In the Middle East, Beirut has been ranked as most expensive for the rent of retail property.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - Syria and Saudi Arabia have stepped in to ease tensions in Lebanon in light of an escalating crisis between rival political parties over a UN-backed tribunal probing the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri.

  

BEIRUT: A court session over the slander and defamation of former President Emile Lahoud by the former head of the Lebanese army intelligence Johnny Abdo and journalist Fares Khashan was adjourned to December 1 by the Publications Court on Wednesday.

  

BEIRUT: Bank of Beirut recently announced plans to increase its capital by $150 million through a preferred share issue. The move comes in line with the bank's expansionary strategy locally and globally.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - In New York, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can boast that he's the talk of the town, appearing on television shows with the likes of Christiane Amanpour and Larry King, hobnobbing with fellow heads of state and addressing the U.N. General Assembly today.

  

Confined almost entirely to the interior of a single tank, Lebanon is Israeli director Samuel Maoz's fictionalized account of his harrowing experiences in the 1982 Lebanon War.

  

LEBANON - Vestal Hipp of Lebanon thinks baking 140 pies in three days is enough, but knows someone will try and top it.?The first question always asked is how many pies were made last year and as soon as they get an answer it becomes a competition to beat that number,' said Hipp, looking over boxes and boxes of red, round apples, destined to become pie filling.

  

Lebanon's cabinet has urged rival political parties to engage in dialogue amid an escalating war of words between Prime Minister Saad Hariri's camp and Hezbollah that has raised fears of sectarian violence.

  

Over the past decade Lebanon has become a leader in economic development in Oregon. It set about aggressively to establish shovel- ready parcels of land, and was one of the first communities in the st

  

Beirut - The Western-backed coalition of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday accused Hezbollah of having "invaded" the airport in Beirut while welcoming back a former general once jailed for the murder of Hariri's father.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - A top US defence official said on Wednesday that Washington was working to ensure continued military aid to Lebanon, which has been frozen over concerns the weapons could be diverted to Hezbollah.

  

BEIRUT - A senior Pentagon official says the Obama administration is "working closely" with members of the U.S. Congress to help restore military aid to Lebanon's army.

  

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut (AUB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with UAE-based Collaboration Management and Control Solutions (CMCS), an Oracle University approved education provider in the Middle East, to offer public training courses exclusively at AUB's Continuing Education Centre (CEC). Under the terms of the agreement, the two parties will provide capacity-building and organizational development solutions targeting a wide range of trainees, including undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, executives, and top management from the private and government sectors and NGOs. [AMEInfo.com]

  

A Lebanon man was arrested when a search warrant was served at 11:10 a.m. on Sept. 16 at 310 Grove St.

  

BEIRUT: The recent wave of rhetoric surrounding the United Nations probe into the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has raised concerns over Lebanon's stability, the organization's special coordinator for Lebanon said on Tuesday. Michael Williams, who met with President Michel Sleiman and Foreign Minister Ali al-Shami before afternoon

  

CHICAGO: A Lebanese immigrant was arrested after placing what he believed to be a bomb in a trash bin outside a Chicago nightclub in an alleged plot to overthrow the mayor, officials said Monday. Sami Samir Hassoun, 22, was under regular surveillance and attempted to carry out the plot with the help of an FBI informant who introduced him to undercover

  

BEIRUT: Top Lebanese officials called Tuesday for calm dialogue as tensions mounted between the Future Movement and Hizbullah over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), threatening further escalation. "Civil peace is a political responsibility to allow the security and military apparatuses to assume their responsibilities in preserving security

  

Sami Samir Hassoun thought he was going to blow up half a city block full of frat boys and sorority girls. He ended up just disposing of a gallon paint can full of fake explosives for the FBI.

  

LEBANON - Buses that don't have a full load of students are grinding some residents' gears, but Lebanon school officials say the district's transportation department is operating as efficiently as possible. Lebanon School board President Donna Davis-Norris and Superintendent Mark North responded Monday, Sept. 20, to complaints they have received about what appears to be inefficiencies in ...

  

Beirut - Five years after the assassination of Lebanese entrepreneur and political kingpin Rafik Hariri rocked the Middle East, a United Nations (UN) tribunal`s impending announcement in The Hague of charges in connection with the case could send explosive new tremors through Lebanon.

  

Lebanon's inflation rate rose to 3.4 percent in August from 2.9 percent the month before as education, clothing and food costs increased.

  

Follow Israel news on and . Lebanese soldiers fired at Israeli troops Monday evening after hearing gunshots from the Israeli side, which the IDF said were part of a routine training exercise. No one on either side of the border was injured.

  

BEIRUT, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

Standard Chartered to hold bankers meet in Beirut

  

Beirut, Sep 21 : Israeli army fired gun shots on Lebanese soldiers Monday night along the border, media reports said.

  

Lebanon is on the verge of take-over by the Hizbullah and its allies.

  

BEIRUT: Figures released by the Hariri International Airport (HIA) show that the number of airport passengers (arrivals, departures, transit) totaled 3,691,396 in the first eight months of 2010, up 11.1 percent year-on-year, as reported by Byblos Bank's Lebanon This Week. The UAE accounted for 674,271 passengers, or 18.3 percent of total passenger activity

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon is among some of the world's leaders in terms of meeting its commitments regarding the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG), a new report has shown. In terms of increasing primary school enrollment, the country came eighth globally, the "MDG Report Card: Measuring Progress Across Countries" report found. It improved enrollment by

  

BEIRUT: "If water resources become even more limited, it could destabilize the Arab region and destabilize peace," according to one of the speakers at this year's German-Arab environmental conference, held at the Lebanese American University (LAU) Byblos campus on Monday. Fathi Zereini, from the German-Arab Society for Environmental Studies

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon waltzed into the semi finals of the Arab Championship Monday with a dominant 82-54 win over Libya. But with Egypt, Algeria and most likely Morocco lying in wait in the upcoming semi finals, Lebanon will have to maintain its high standards in order to overcome some prominent North African opposition. Libya only qualified for the quarter final stage

  

LEBANON - Whispering Willow Ranch, in conjunction with NationalAlpaca Farm Day, will host open barn days from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25 and 26.

  

LEBANON - Local residents who graduated from HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, are invited to join in the 20th anniversary celebration of the HACC-Lebanon Campus by sharing their experiences.

  

Optimism pervades a nation buoyed by strong property laws, responsible banking regulation, auto-financing and great natural assets

  

LEBANON, Mo. (AP) - Authorities who have spent months investigating a triple homicide have determined that a southern Missouri man killed his wife and son before shooting himself. Forty-year-old Sheila Johnson and 10-year-old Blake Johnson were found beaten and stabbed to death at their home in January. Later that day, Todd Johnson's body was found inside his car in a water-filled quarry ...

  

BEIRUT - Syrian authorities have been holding a 19-year-old blogger incommunicado for the past nine months, an international human rights group said Monday.

  

BEIRUT - Syrian authorities have been holding a 19-year-old blogger incommunicado for the past nine months, an...

  

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut (AUB) announced today the appointment of Peter F. May as Vice President for Legal Affairs. As the University's first in-house counsel, May will work with AUB's senior officers, deans and board of trustees to establish the internal legal function and conduct a thorough assessment of the institution's legal needs. [AMEInfo.com]

  

An unspecified number of prisoners at one of the largest prison in Lebanon took several wardens hostage on Monday as they demanded better conditions, authorities said.

  

Known as the party capital of the Middle East, Beirut is considered one of the liveliest cities in the world. So it comes as no surprise that MINI, the small car with the undeniably big attitude, has chosen the Lebanese capital as the location for an event full of music, fashion, art and design.

  

The CMA CGM Wagner from Beirut to Valencia, the CMA CGM Strauss from Naples to Damietta (both Carmelo Caruana) and the Tenacia from Livorno to Livorno (Gollcher Group) today.

  

20 September 2010 Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Charbel Nahas in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador in Beirut Qazanfar Roknabadi stressed his country's willingness to increase cooperation with Tehran in different engineering and technical fields, especially in telecommunications.

  

LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-This year the crew got to meet one of itsformer patients, Joey Listner.

  

A Lebanese ex-general who spent four years in jail without charges in connection with the assassination of former premier Rafiq Hariri said Sunday that ongoing legal action against him was "illegal."

  

Former general Jamil al-Sayyed says he would respond to court summon only if Lebanon's judiciary is 'de-politicised.'

  

LEBANON - The city of Lebanon has launched a Facebook page to better communicate upcoming events and information to residents, officials said.

  

BEIRUT - A former Lebanese army general who called Prime Minister Saad Hariri a liar and urged people to topple his government said Saturday he will not respond to a state summons for questioning.

  

Lebanon: The American University of Beirut announced today the appointment of Richard J. Brow as Vice President for University Advancement effective October 10, 2010. He will oversee all aspects of fundraising, alumni relations, marketing, and communications. [AMEInfo.com]

  

A Lebanon man was taken to a hospital Friday afternoon followinga two-vehicle collision at Highway 34 and Seven Mile Lane.

  

BEIRUT: The American University of Beirut (AUB) has appointed Richard J. Brow as vice president for university advancement effective October 10, 2010, it announced in a statement on Friday. Brow will oversee all aspects of fundraising, alumni relations, marketing, and communications, the statement said.Brow's last post was at the University of the Arts London

  

BEIRUT: Prominent Lebanese and Mexican figures emphasized on Friday the importance of improving and developing fruitful economic relations between Mexico and Lebanon. The remarks came during the launching ceremony of the Lebanese Mexican Business Council (LMBC) at the Metropolitan palace hotel under the patronage of Economy and

  

Beirut - US envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell assured Lebanese officials on Friday that there will be no regional peace settlement at Lebanon's expense.

  

Lebanon marks the anniversary of the massacres in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps while the families of the victims are still waiting for legal action against the criminals.

  

BEIRUT - The Obama administration's envoy for Middle East peace says the U.S. supports Lebanon's armed forces. George Mitchell spoke Friday after meeting Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in Beirut.

  

Beirut - US envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell discussed Friday with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and other top leaders ways to revive a comprehensive Middle East peace accord.

  

BEIRUT - During a tour of Europe last year, Iran's undisputed master of Persian classical music performed a song with a distinctly modern theme - "Brotherhood in Arms" - calling on Iranians to unite.

  

BEIRUT - Hezbollah demanded Friday that Lebanese authorities withdraw a state summons for a former army general who called Prime Minister Saad Hariri a liar and urged people to topple his government.

  

US envoy George Mitchell was in Beirut Friday to meet with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman as part of a renewed push by Washington to broker a comprehensive Middle East peace accord.

  

BEIRUT, Sep 16, 2010 (AFP) - Hezbollah MPs and their allies in Lebanon on Thursday refused to approve funding for a UN-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, lawmakers said.

  

BEIRUT: The hold on US military aid to Lebanon, in place since August, will be lifted, media reports said on Thursday.

  

Lebanese courts fail to protect the rights of foreign maids who accuse their employers of crimes such as physical and sexual abuse, an international human rights group says.

  

The Obama administration wants lawmakers to restore millions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Lebanon's army that they suspended over concerns it could be used to target Israel.

  

BEIRUT: Hizbullah's spokes-man on Thursday strongly denied media reports that the party has produced a pack of playing cards bearing images of Israeli officials to be targeted in potential assassinations. Kuwaiti, Israeli and American media outlets had reported that Hizbullah had produced the cards to identify candidates for "revenge assassinations" over the

  

LEBANON - For the past 1.3 million hours, employees at Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home have been prepared to help at a family's hour of greatest need.Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Funeral director Jennifer Hoskins-Long said the reason the funeral home has been able to reach its sesquicentennial is due to the commitment to customer service.

  

Dom Joly, the comedian, shares his love for the city of Beirut which, he says, is 'fantastically vibrant'.

  

Beirut - The head of the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Beirut said Thursday that the Lebanese courts have failed to give justice to thousands of migrant domestic workers who are being mistreated by their Lebanese employers.

  

Lebanese courts are failing to hold employers accountable for abusing migrant domestic workers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday in Beirut, where many maids face severe mistreatment and some are driven to suicide.

  

BEIRUT (AP) - An international human rights group says Lebanon's judicial system is failing to protect the rights of foreign domestic workers.

  

BEIRUT (AFP) - The Lebanese justice system woefully fails to protect the country's large number of migrant domestic workers, many of whom face abuse by employers who act with near total impunity, a human rights group said on Thursday.

  

BEIRUT - The Lebanese justice system woefully fails to protect the country's large number of migrant domestic workers, many of whom face abuse by employers who act with near total impunity, a human rights group said on Thursday.

  

BEIRUT: Energy and Water Minister Jibran Bassil, speaking during a news conference Wednesday, announced a new strategy aimed at organizing Lebanon's water sector and setting a legal framework for issuing permits for digging water wells.

  

Police have ruled out any link between two warring Lebanese families and the shooting death of a man in Melbourne's southwest on Monday.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. administration is set to continue supplying the Lebanese army with military weapons and equipment, a local newspaper reported. Lebanon - Beirut - Middle East - Lebanese Armed Forces - Newspaper

  

BEIRUT: Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi paid a visit Wednesday to Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah at the latter's Bkirki headquarters. "We share the same views with the prelate and we agreed on the need for Christian-Muslim unity in order to avoid discord or sectarian strife in any part of the world," Roknabadi told reporters in Bkirki.

  

BEIRUT: The new US Ambassador to Lebanon, Maura Connelly, reiterated her country's commitment to national stability in a Wednesday meeting with President Michel Sleiman, just 48 hours after arriving in Beirut. Connelly, who replaced former envoy Michelle Sison on Monday, showcased her ambassadorial achievements to Sleiman during a ceremony held at Baabda

  

LEBANON - It was no coincidence that Yovani Alvarez startedscoring goals in bunches Tuesday about the same time Lebanon pickedup its level of play.

  

A Western-backed alliance in Lebanon's government accused the militant group Hezbollah and its allies Wednesday of trying to take the country back to the days when Syria dominated this tiny Arab nation. Lebanon - Syria - Hezbollah - Middle East - Arab people

  

BEIRUT - A Western-backed alliance in Lebanon's government accused the militant group Hezbollah and its allies Wednesday of trying to take the country back to the days when Syria dominated this tiny Arab nation.

  

Dom Joly, the comedian, shares his love for the city of Beirut which, he says, is 'fantastically vibrant'.

  

BEIRUT, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon needs to achieve a greater visibility of the public sector in order to boost economic development in the country, a renowned economist said on Tuesday.

  

LEBANON - Marks Ridge Winery, 29255 Berlin Road, will host thenext Business After Hours program, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.16.

  

BEIRUT: Phalange Party MP Nadim Gemayel, son of late former president-elect Bashir Gemayel, held Syria responsible for a series of assassinations that started with his father and ended with figures of the March 14 coalition including former Premier Rafik Hariri. Speaking during a memorial service commemorating the 28th anniversary of his father's

  

BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun condemned Tuesday the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) as an illegitimate "armed mob" while describing Prime Minister Saad Hariri as the guardian of the security apparatus. "I urge citizens to disobey any demand by the Information Branch and to quarrel with it because it is

  

BEIRUT: The Beirut Traders Association hailed the introduction of the 2010 draft budget but expressed deep reservations on some items which may affect the volume of business in general. The association board, which met under its chairman Nicolas Shamaas, said the introduction of the budget within the constitutional deadline was an achievement by

  

LEBANON - The Art Advisory Committee of the Lebanon PublicLibrary is seeking stained glass art proposals and design conceptsfor the clerestory windows at the library.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon halted the work of an Israeli military bulldozer operating near the southern border, Hezbollah said. Lebanon - Israel - Israel Defense Forces - Middle East - Government

  

LEBANON - A Lebanon Junior High School student was arrested for selling marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia at the school, according to Lebanon police.Police received a call at 7:44 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, from Assistant Principal Marla Timmerman, reporting that the 13-year-old male was selling the drug in the gymnasium, according to police records.

  

Dubai, UAE; September 14, 2010: The Dubai International Film Festival Dubai International Film Festival ( DIFF DIFF ), the leading and largest festival of its kind in the Middle East, is strengthening documentary filmmaking in the region through a new collaboration with Lebanon-based Screen Institute Beirut.

  

BEIRUT, 14 September 2010 (IRIN) - Lebanon faces a number of environmental threats, including air and water pollution, risks associated with climate change, and the impact of the 2006 war with Israel. IRIN takes a look at the top five.

  

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Lebanon is receiving offers from several international companies seeking to participate in the country's planned offshore oil and gas exploration operations, pan-Arab Al Hayat daily reports Tuesday citing the Lebanese minister of energy and water Gibran Bassil.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Maronite Christian Church inaugurated a towering, lighted cross on Monday as a sign of unity among the world's people.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Maronite Christian Church inaugurated a towering, lighted cross Monday as a sign of unity among the world's people.

  

BEIRUT: Ansar started the new season as it finished the last; conceding very little but scoring just as little as it drew 0-0 against bitter rivals Nejmeh in the Elite Cup on Monday, while league champion Ahed thrashed Mabarrah 3-0 in its first game on Sunday. Both sides had suffered checkered pre-seasons with the loss of star players including Abedi Prince

  

BEIRUT: They came, they taught, they conquered. But it wasn't particularly easy. One year after 13 carefully selected young Lebanese university graduates set out to teach students in underprivileged rural schools in an effort to eliminate educational inequality, the Teach for Lebanon (TFL) program is expanding, and learning from its initial go-round

  

Total assets of banks operating in Lebanon rose

  

BEIRUT: A series of fires continued to tear through thousands of square meters of forests Monday, as Civil Defense teams battled to save plantations of trees from the blazes. Although fires burning overnight at Daraya, Baaqline and Amchit were eventually extinguished by Civil Defense forces, further infernos ignited near the northern towns of Batroun

  

BEIRUT: Europeans, it seems, are not averse to going to the cinema to watch European films, regardless of what language the characters speak. Folks in Latin America apparently like to watch movies made in Spanish and Portuguese. Naturally, English speakers, who are genetically ill-suited to enjoying themselves in other languages, watch English-language movies

  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Gebran Bassil exchanged views over situation in Lebanon and the development of the Syrian- Lebanese relations on Monday, the Syrian official SANA news agency reported.

  

Four Israeli warplanes and a drone have penetrated into Lebanese airspace in flagrant violation of UN Security Council measures.

  

Lebanon is not a film that is easy to experience. As a war movie, it is fantastic, echoing the claustrophobia of Das Boot and the futility of Apocalypse Now, but it succeeds even more when it is viewed as a film about relationships, namely the bond between a small team of Israeli soldiers in a tank on the first day of the first Lebanon war in 1982.

  

BEIRUT: Seven people were wounded in Baalbeck on Friday when a personal disagreement evolved into a gunfight. A 20-year-old man from the Solh family and a 33 year-old man from the same family were involved in the fighting, which started over a disagreement concerning car drifting. Weapons were used in the feud and security forces launched investigations

  

BEIRUT: Three people were injured in a fuel oil explosion in Bourj Hammoud on Saturday, according to a security source. when a container of fuel oil exploded. The injured were identified as George Aqiqi and Syrian nationals Ahmad Hammoud and Esmat al-Bahah. The three were mildly burned and transported to a local hospital, the source said. The container

  

BEIRUT: Muslim religious figures made their addresses for the occasion of Eid al-Fitr over the weekend, rejecting violence and intolerance and heading off the possibility of inter-Muslim strife. Lebanon's Muslim clerics marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday and Saturday, and Tripoli Mufti Sheikh Malek al-Shaar gave his sermon

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon was ranked for the first time ever in the Global Competitiveness Ranking and debuted at 92 out of 139. The World Economic Forum (WEF) released on Thursday the 2010-2011 Global Competitiveness Report, with Switzerland taking the top spot for the second year in a row. The United States fell two places to 4th position with Sweden (2nd), Singapore (3rd)

  

A senior Lebanese politician warns France against triggering a 'civil war' in his country by refusing to denounce a potential indictment against Lebanese personalities.

  

Beirut - A clash between two Muslim Sunni families in northern Lebanon killed a 35-year-old man, Lebanese police said on Sunday. The overnight fighting included members of the Issa and Arour families in the Bab al-Tebbaneh district in the northern port city of Tripoli, police said.

  

A bombing in a northeastern suburb of the Lebanese capital has injured three people in the densely populated industrial area.

  

Lebanon scored six unanswered touchdowns to dominate the last three quarters of its 49-14 win over Northern Lebanon in non-league football Friday night.

  

SIDNEY - The Lebanon Warriors found the tonic they needed to wash away the taste of last week's disappointing loss.

  

BEIRUT, September 10, 2010 (WAFA)- In coordination with the Nahr El-Bared Recovery and Reconstruction Unit at the Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the United States government announces a $2.7 million expansion of economic development projects in the second ring around the Nahr El-Bared camp in Bebnine, Mhamarah, Minnieh, Bedaweh, Bhanin, and Deir Imar and adjacent areas.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Iran plans to release Sarah E. Shourd, one of the three American hikers detained last year and accused of spying, Iranian officials said Thursday.

  

BEIRUT, LEBANON : The Iranian administration on Thursday announced that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Lebanon and its southern shared border with Israel next month, local media reported.

  

BEIRUT: Karim Diab, president of Lebanese first division soccer club Ansar, launched a scathing attack on the Lebanese Football Association Thursday claiming that the federation was "burying soccer in Lebanon" and should step down. The Football Association is currently at the center of a range issues that threaten to tear the sport apart due infighting and

  

TRIPOLI/SIDON: On the eve of the anticipated Eid al-Fitr, Lebanese cities lit up with holiday decorations and children ran around in the streets. However, behind the children's smiles and wide-open eyes, their parents suffered in silence and worried how they would afford new clothes, toys or even food for their families. In the northern city of Tripoli

  

LEBANON - Traffic on Academy Street in Lebanon will switch fromtwo-way to one-way headed east, probably sometime next year, the Lebanon City Council has decided.

  

BEIRUT - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Lebanon next month for the first time since taking office five years ago, a government source told AFP on Thursday.

  

LEBANON TWP. - The Township Committee acted quickly at its Wednesday, Sept. 1 meeting, to preserve nearly $750,000 in Green Acres money the township was awarded previously; and to begin negotiations to buy 62 acres on Anthony Road next to the Nicholson open space.

  

Lebanon: Realestate.com.lb, the leading Lebanese real estate directory, announced, beginning summer 2010, signing a partnership deal with MSN Arabia to support the Lebanese real estate market. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Lebanon's draft budget for next year, which calls for a 12.7% increase in expenditure, has been forwarded by the ministry of finance to the cabinet, Bloomberg has reported. The budget aims to reduce the country's deficit to 8.6% of projected gross domestic product, compared to a revised 8.9% deficit in 2010. Lebanon's economic growth will accelerate to 5% next year from an initial forecast of 4.5% in 2010, according to the draft budget. [AMEInfo.com]

  

LEBANON - Adding an employee to the Public Works Department could lead to more work getting done on streets and in parks, but a shaky economy has some City Council members looking at other options.

  

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman denounced on Wednesday plans by the leader of a small Florida church to publicly burn Korans, saying it contradicted Christian teachings. The leader of the US church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to go through with his plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11, despite

  

Lebanon Twp. Municipal Building LEBANON TWP. - The township Environmental and Open Space Committee hopes to use state Green Acres funding to buy 62 acres on Anthony Road. The township has $750,000 in Green Acres money available since a deal...

  

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Wednesday denounced plans by a Florida pastor to burn copies of the Koran, saying it contradicted Christian teachings.

  

* Lebanon's 2011 projected deficit seen rising to $3.6 bln

  

The Metropolitan Police say they have charged a Lebanese man with murder in the case of a Canadian singer whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase at London's Heathrow Airport in 1999. ...

  

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayyad Allawi kicked off on Tuesday a visit to Beirut aimed at discussing Lebanese and Iraqi developments.

  

Five years ago, Lebanese thronged the streets of Beirut to protest Syrian control over their country in a movement that quickly ended decades of military domination.

  

Lebanon: Within the frame of its geographic expansion strategy, both at the local and international levels, Fransabank Group announced the opening of its 105 branch in Moussaitbeh, Salim Slam Boulevard, under its Fransabank SAL chapter. [AMEInfo.com]

  

Lebanon: Lebanon's central bank governor, Riad Salameh has announced that an initial public offering in national carrier Middle East Airlines, planned for later this year, is to be delayed due to unfavourable market conditions, Reuters has reported. The carrier is valued at about $1bn and the stake sale had been due to take place by the end of this year. Under the IPO plan, no investor will be allowed to own more than 1% in order to guarantee broad ownership of the shares, which will be listed on country's stock exchange. [AMEInfo.com]

  

LEBANON TOWNSHIP - The township committee on Sept. 1 failed to pass an ordinance authorizing the purchase of a new ambulance for fire department first responders.

  

BEIRUT: Zeinab's refrigerator is more like a box than an ice box: the 29-year-old Lebanese civil servant cannot store meat, dairy products or fruits and vegetables for more than a day. Like the majority of Lebanese who cannot afford to subscribe to a private generator to keep things such as refrigerators running during daily power cuts, which in some

  

Five years after pulling its troops from Lebanon, Syria is reclaiming its sway over its smaller neighbour, analysts say, as witnessed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri dropping his accusation that Damascus was behind his father's assassination.

  

Two industrial buildings in Lebanon will go to auction at 2 p.m. Sept. 14, the real estate group handling the auction today said.

  

Lebanese capital among world's most expensive rental cities for expat housing in 2010.

  

Lebanon will delay an initial public offering in national carrier Middle East Airlines that was planned for later this year because of unfavorable market conditions, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said.

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iran has produced more than enough nuclear fuel to power two atomic warheads if it were to further enrich its supply and disregard its treaty obligations, according to a report issued Monday by the world's atomic energy watchdog.

  

BEIRUT, LEBANON : Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Monday said that his claims that Syria was responsible for the murder of his father, former PM Rafiq Hariri, were mistaken and politically motivated.

  

BEIRUT: The government commissioner at the Military Court, Judge Saqr Saqr charged 84 individuals on Monday over involvement in armed clashes that broke out in a Beirut neighborhood last month. If convicted, the suspects that include 22 detainees, might face death penalty. Three men were killed during armed clashes that broke out in early

  

BEIRUT: Airport security confiscated 18 kilograms of drugs being smuggled from Lebanon to Sudan, and arrested two Syrian suspects in the case on Monday. Security forces at the Rafik Hariri International Airport confiscated 18.1 kilograms of illegal pills packed inside a travel bag. The two suspects did not have their tickets in their possession but a police

  

Lebanon's military prosecutor has charged 84 people in connection with last month's deadly clashes in Beirut, but so far has only detained 22 of them, a report says.

  

Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister made a startling reversal Monday and said it was a mistake to accuse Syria of the massive 2005 truck bombing that killed his father, claiming the charge was politically motivated.

  

(RTTNews) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Monday that it was a mistake to accuse Syria of involvement in the assassination of his father and former Premier Rafik Hariri in 2005, admitting that the charge was politically-motivated.

  

BEIRUT - Lebanon's military prosecutor charged 84 people in connection with last month's deadly clashes in Beirut, but so far has only detained 22 of them, the state-run news agency reported Monday.

  

Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A Lebanese prosecutor charged 84 people on Monday over involvement in a Sunni-Shi'ite clash which killed three people in Beirut last month. If convicted, they could face ...

  

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.

  

BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's prime minister says it was a mistake to accuse Syria of being behind the 2005 assassination of his father. The statement is a major turnaround for Saad Hariri, who for years has blamed Damascus for his father's death in a massive truck bombing in Beirut.

  

Lebanon's prime minister said it was a mistake to accuse Syria of involvement in the 2005 assassination of his father, a major turnaround for a man who has long blamed Damascus for the massive B...

  

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he erred in accusing Syria of the murder of his father, ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, in 2005.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in comments published on Monday that he erred in accusing Syria of the murder of his father, ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, in a 2005 bombing in Beirut.

  

Lebanon: Baalbaki Group, a leading system house providing quality polyurethane raw materials and specialty chemicals, expands its plans to include assets of the Turkish Depur Kimya in its most recent acquisition. [AMEInfo.com]

  

BEIRUT: In its latest report on the Lebanese economy, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) projected economic growth in Lebanon at 7 percent in 2010 and 6.5 percent in 2011, slightly down from 8.6 percent in 2009, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of the Byblos Bank Group.

  

BEIRUT: The boutique hotel sector in Lebanon is showing signs of slow growth, with the small number of participants in this niche market performing particularly well and displaying signs of optimism for future potential in the market as a whole.

  

A string of explosions in a weapons storage facility rattled the village of Shehabiyeh in southern Lebanon and started a fire, Lebanon's official news agency reported.

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon has been declared a "partially free" environment for labor unions, outperforming most of its Middle East neighbors but still falling short of human-rights standards, a report by independent watchdog organization Freedom House revealed. "The Global State of Workers Rights: Free Labor in a Hostile World" report, published this week

  

BEIRUT: Beirut Chambers of Commerce and leading business groups on Thursday joined mounting calls to disarm Beirut following the clashes between Hizbullah and the Association of Islamic Projects, known as Al-Ahbash, in Burj Abi Haidar more than a week ago. The President of the chambers Mohammad Choukeir and dozens of other

  

LEBANON - Teachers and staff at Berry Intermediate School welcomed students back Aug. 26. after their summer vacation.While 901 students got reacquainted with friends and made new ones in class and at recess, teachers and administrators reviewed the rules and expectations, spending time talking about bullying, arrival times and the use of electronic devices.

  

"A more beautiful Ramzan," promises an advertisement for one Beirut clinic offering discounts to image-conscious Lebanese during the Muslim holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting.

  

Lebanon is waiting. The results of one of the world's most potentially explosive murder investigations - into the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri - will emerge in the coming months.

  

Lebanon has filed a complaint with the United Nations over what it says is an Israeli spy ring in the country, giving a list of 141 suspected agents, a diplomat said on Friday.

  

BARNESVILLE - A 75-year-old Lebanon man was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was driving crashed Thursday afternoon in Ryan Township.Clarence Neuin was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, after the 12:40 p.m. crash on Route 54 near the e

  

BEIRUT: Lebanon was unable to salvage its pride in what turned out to be a disappointing World Championship campaign after losing its fourth match in succession to Lithuania 66-84 Thursday. Although most Lebanese supporters and players will feel the 2010 campaign was a failure, it is important to note that in hindsight that Lebanon was placed in a difficult group

  

A chorus of calls for an "arms-free" Beirut triggered by a deadly battle outside mosque last week is fast fading after Hizbullah warned against any attempt to disarm it. After an August 24 gunfight between supporters of Hizbullah and those of the

  

Lithuania defeated Lebanon 84-66 to end its group stage campaign with a 5-0 record. Lebanon (1-4) had already been eliminated, its fate in the six-team group sealed with a loss to Spain on Wednesday. With the top spot in Group D secured, Lithuania gave its reserves nearly as much playing time as its starters and they outscored Lebanon's reserves 24-10 in the first half as Lithuania took a 39-32...

  

Israel agents have spied on Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Beirut says in a complaint filed with the UN about Israeli spy rings.

  

Eni SpA Chief Executive Officer Paolo Scaroni met Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman today in Beirut to discuss 'possible areas of cooperation' in the development of the Lebanese natural gas and electricity sector, the Italian company said in an e-mailed statement today.

  

Lebanon has filed a complaint to the United Nations accusing Israel of planting spy networks in the country.

  

BEIRUT - A chorus of calls for an 'arms-free' Beirut in the wake of a deadly battle outside a mosque last week is fast fading as Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah warns against attempts to disarm the Shia party.

  

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have conducted a joint live-fire exercise in southern Lebanon.

  

Ghassan al-Jidd wanted by Lebanon on suspicion of working for Israeli spy agency Mossad.

  

Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah warns against attempts to disarm Shiite party. A chorus of calls for an "arms-free" Beirut in the wake of a deadly battle outside a mosque last week is fast fading as Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah warns against attempts to disarm the Shiite party.

  

Lebanon: The World Bank has said an agreement has been reached with Lebanon that allows the country to borrow between $375m and $550m over the next four years to fund its economic and social programmes, Reuters has reported. "It offers an opportunity to improve social inclusion and the provision of quality public services, while addressing debt management and fiscal stability," Shamsad Akhtar, vice president for the Middle East and North Africa said. Lebanon's economy has repeatedly proven resilient in the face of crises over the last several years but that "sustained high growth" was necessary to achieve "fiscal space and debt sustainability@, the World Bank said. [AMEInfo.com]

  

"A more beautiful Ramadan," promises an advertisement for one Beirut clinic offering discounts to image-conscious Lebanese during the Muslim holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting.

  

NAQOURA: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) conducted on Wednesday a joint live-fire exercise in southern Lebanon. The Field Artillery Group, part of UNIFIL's Quick Reaction Force, and the Lebanese Army's Artillery took part in the exercise named "Neptune Thunder" in an area about 1 kilometer south

  

BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed the need to invest in the Lebanese Army and security forces to preserve the country's security and stability arguing that this would reflect in economic prosperity. "If we want to have a state and security stability for the Lebanese citizen, this is provided by the Lebanese Army, Internal Security Forces, State Security and

  

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the slaying of a former Lebanese prime minister isn't expected to release indictments by the fall, a prosecutor said. Lebanon - Rafic Hariri - Beirut - Prime minister - Middle East

  

BEIRUT, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Lebanon has reached a deal with the World Bank that allows it to borrow between $375 million and $550 million over the next four years to fund its economic and social programme, the international finance body said.

  

BEIRUT, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.

  

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Kuwait's Salhia Real Estate Co Salhia Real Estate Co ., which expects a good performance in the third quarter, has delayed two projects, one in Bahrain, the other in Oman, due to the fallout from the global financial crisis, Kuwait-based Al Watan daily reports Wednesday citing an executive.

  

Lebanon: Ebizproduction, a Lebanon-based web agency, has been providing web design and internet marketing services for over twelve years. Internet marketing has always been a driving force behind the company's expansion and in order to maintain its leadership in this fast-changing industry, the company is launching a new brand 'Ebiz Webmarketing' and a website ebiz-webmarketing.com in order to enhance the visibility and be better identified as top-rated internet marketing services provider. [AMEInfo.com]

  

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) on Tuesday rescued two unnamed Polish tourists after they were kidnapped in Baalbek by two members of the Jaafar family notorious for their businesses in drugs and weapons, the local MTV channel reported.