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Italy ready to help Lebanon, prisoner swap with Israel 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 8:54 AM
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has pledged to help enforce stability in Lebanon, including efforts to secure a prisoners' swap with Israel.Hamas rep in Lebanon calls for Abbas to step down AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 8:56 AM
The Hamas representative in Lebanon has called for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to resign, saying he was preventing the formation of a national unity government.Italy ready to help Lebanon, prisoners' swap with Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 3:30 AM
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has pledged to help enforce stability in Lebanon, including by exerting efforts to secure a prisoners' swap with Israel.PG South: Mt. Lebanon cross country hitting its stride Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 32 minutes ago
There were whispers after Mt. Lebanon edged North Allegheny by just seven points for the Class AAA girls' team title at the Slippery Rock Invitational last month.Nicosia set to host meet on Lebanon's economic recovery Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
DUBAI The World Congress and Exhibition on the Reconstruction and Development of Postwar Lebanon will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus from December 10-17.Italian PM pledges support to Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 11 6:43 PM
Visiting Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi Wednesday pledged his country's support to Lebanon, saying that Italy would help enforce stability in Lebanon.Lebanon: Unexploded Ordnance Problem Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
United Nations de-mining officials, already worried by up to 1 million pieces of unexploded ordnance in southern Lebanon left over from Israel s 34-day war with Hizbollah, voiced concern today that the problem could worsen as winter weather embeds the munitions deeper into the ground.Prodi Inspects Italian Peacekeepers In South Lebanon Nasdaq - Oct 11 11:20 AM
BEIRUT (AP)--Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi inspected his country's peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Wednesday, becoming the first head of government to visit the former battlefield since the Israel-Hezbollah war.Lebanon board s police discussion was for raise not contract renewal Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 11 12:45 PM
LEBANON Lebanon High School s contract for police services was up a raise, not a renewal, at an Oct. 2 meeting of the Lebanon School Board. Several motions on language revision died on 2-2 votes, leaving both the board and the audience under the impression the contract renewal had failed.Prodi lends support to Siniora, vows to help rebuild Lebanon at all levels The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 11 12:39 PM
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi pledged on Wednesday to help enforce stability in Lebanon and to support his Lebanese counterpart, who is under pressure to reshuffle his Cabinet. Prodi, whose country will soon be the leading contributor of troops to the beefed-up United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), said.LEBANON: Repairing health centres a priority, says WHO AlertNet - Oct 11 8:29 AM
Source: IRIN World Health Organization (WHO) officials in Lebanon say there is an urgent need to repair health facilities badly damaged in the recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the armed wing of a Lebanese political party. Italy ready to help Lebanon, prisoner swap with Israel Middle East Online - Oct 11 9:07 AM
Italian PM says helping resolve issue of prisoners swap between Israel an Lebanon will help restore peace.Lebanon Valley trio selected for honors Lebanon Daily News - Oct 11 9:12 AM
Three Lebanon Valley College athletes were honored earlier in the week by the Commonwelath Conference for their play last week.Lebanon hires Edgewood's school district treasurer Pulse-Journal - Oct 11 1:20 PM
LEBANON School board members voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Edgewood's Randy Bertram as treasurer. Bertram will start Oct. 19 and earn $85,000 a year. Former treasurer Cary Furniss earned $91,000 a year.Italy PM: Lebanon's Stability Is Key To Mideast Stability Nasdaq - Oct 11 2:50 AM
BEIRUT (AP)--Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi gave his moral support to war-ravaged Lebanon Wednesday, saying the country's stability was key to that of the Middle East.Lebanon beats Rebels with late rally Lebanon Express - Oct 11 11:05 AM
The Warriors staged a massive comeback to beat South Albany on the Rebels' home turf on Oct. 6. Thanks to 25 unanswered points in the second half, Lebanon improved to 3-0 in the Mid-Willamette Conference with the two toughest teams in the league next in line.Invest in Lebanon with bond measures Lebanon Express - Oct 11 11:12 AM
Knock. Knock. Knock. That is the sound of opportunity knocking at Lebanon's door. Folks, we have a chance of a lifetime to do something really great for Lebanon.Move Lebanon into 21st Century Lebanon Express - Oct 11 11:12 AM
As a volunteer at the Lebanon Public Library, I have a first hand awareness of the inadequacy of the present building in serving this community. There are 8,000 cardholders in the city and outlying areas. The opportunity for computer and reference use expanded coverage.Lebanon moves ahead on wastewater project Lebanon Express - Oct 11 11:07 AM
Lebanon is one step closer to building a one-of-a-kind effluent disposal system.Lebanon Police Dept. Lebanon Express - Oct 11 11:15 AM
3:16 a.m. Knothole Market received a $100 counterfeit bill. 8:12 a.m. Two-vehicle accident at Lebanon High School. Information exchanged. 8:36 a.m. Forklift battery taken and fence damaged in 1200 block of E. Grant St. Loss value: $120.Italy ready to help Lebanon, prisoners swap with Israel Khaleej Times - Oct 11 4:52 AM
BEIRUT - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi pledged on Wednesday to help enforce stability in Lebanon, including by exerting efforts to secure a prisoners swap with Israel.Rejecting High Court petitions, Israeli government finds no cause for state probe on Lebanon War DEBKAfile - Oct 11 4:10 AM
The government was given five days to reply to three petitions to the High Court against prime minister Ehud Olmert s refusal to appoint a state inquiry commission to probe the mismanagement of the Lebanon war and draw appropriate conclusions.Lahoud: Israel wants to destroy Lebanon UPI - Oct 10 11:25 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The president of Lebanon, in an interview with a Kuwaiti newspaper, said that Israel wanted to destroy his country because they are commercial rivals.Lebanon asks Security Council to impose cease-fire Tiscali - Oct 11 1:39 AM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Lebanon urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to adopt a resolution calling for a cease-fire and an end to Israeli attacks on its territory, rejecting Israel s insistence it was acting in self-defence.UN says Israel has provided maps of minefields in southern Lebanon Northwest Herald - Oct 10 10:17 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israel on Monday handed over maps of minefields it laid in southern Lebanon during its nearly two-decade occupation, meeting a key requirement of the U.N. cease-fire resolution that ended this summer s war with Hezbollah militants, a U.N. statement said.Syria vows to quit Lebanon "as soon as possible" Tiscali - Oct 11 12:39 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria has vowed to completely and quickly withdraw its troops from Lebanon in two phases, but President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus will still play a role in the tiny neighbour it has dominated for 30 years.Syria vows complete and swift Lebanon pullout Tiscali - Oct 11 12:39 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria has vowed a complete and swift two-phased withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon but President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus will still play a role in the tiny neighbour it has dominated for 30 years.Israeli troops out of Lebanon Canadian Jewish News - Oct 11 3:40 AM
ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER Israel s war with Hezbollah ended much the way it was waged unpredictably, and with a good deal of self-doubt.Lebanon war still impacting sea turtles MSNBC - Oct 10 8:07 AM
MANSOURI, Lebanon - Ghost crabs scuttle along an empty beach in south Lebanon, but other predators have already eaten the last green turtle hatchlings of the season -- foxes driven from the hills by Israeli-Hezbollah fighting.Lebanon is safe from monetary collapse despite war Khaleej Times - Oct 10 8:42 PM
DUBAI Lebanon is safe from a monetary collapse despite Israel s blistering 34-day offensive against Hezbollah due to sufficient capital inflows and a successful monetary policy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes.Hezbollah weapons confiscated in Lebanon UPI - Oct 10 9:10 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Lebanese army has started confiscating weapons from Hezbollah gunman under U.N. Resolution 1701.Vilnai: Olmert Using Lieberman to Divert Attention From Lebanon War Israel National News - Oct 11 2:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) MK (Labor) Matan Vilnai stated that he believes ongoing talks between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and MK Avigdor Lieberman, who heads the Yisrael Beitenu Party are intended to divert attention from the prime minister regarding the war in Lebanon.Italian PM in Lebanon to Inspect Stabilization Force Israel National News - Oct 11 1:57 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrived in Lebanon where he met with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Prodi will be visiting southern on Tuesday to inspect the international stabilization force, of which Italian troops comprise a significant number.Homes planned on Lebanon hill Corvallis Gazette Times - Oct 10 6:40 PM
LEBANON A Vancouver company plans to develop 282 residential lots on Ridgeway Butte, which towers over Lebanon and the South Santiam River on the east edge of town.Cyprus donates 100,000 U.S. dollars to Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 10 6:43 PM
Cyprus donated 100,000 U.S. dollars on Tuesday to Lebanon for its reconstruction work after the month long Israel-Hezbollah conflict, local media reported.Overflights by Israel Said to Violate Truce Washington Post - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Oct. 11 -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora warned Wednesday that Israeli military flights over his country's territory were endangering a nearly two-month-old truce that ended this summer's war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement.Lebanon's internal struggles outlive foreign interventions The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 10 1:08 PM
Observers who see Lebanon as an arena for regional and international confrontations may be missing the more important element of the story: the eternal internal conflict among the Lebanese warlords and zaims.Now that the Syrian and Israeli armies have left Lebanon, Lebanon's warlords have resumed the bickering and maneuverings that predate the birth of modern Lebanon in 1920.Lebanon tops Silverton Lebanon Express - Oct 10 3:05 PM
Before kickoff on Friday night, radio announcers asked Lebanon football coach Rob Allen how long it had been since the Warriors had won three games in a row. Allen said he wasn't sure.Lebanon man dies after accident on St. Rose Road Lebanon Enterprise - Oct 10 12:00 PM
On Friday, Sept. 29, Robert O'Daniel died following a single-vehicle accident five miles north of Lebanon on St. Rose Road. According to Kentucky State Police, O'Daniel, 65, of Lebanon was traveling south in a 1993 Mitsubishi pickup.Lebanon pool to dedicate AquaClimb Lebanon Express - Oct 10 3:06 PM
The Lebanon Community Pool will host a dedication ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, to celebrate the opening of the new AquaClimb indoor climbing wall. The wall is being dedicated to the memory of Skylar Schlim, who was killed in an auto accident last spring.First Turkish troops arrive in Lebanon Aljazeera - Oct 10 9:01 AM
The vanguard of Turkey's ground forces have arrived to take part in peacekeeping in south Lebanon, becoming the first troops from a Muslim country to deploy in the UN operation.Chechen servicemen to protect Russian engineers in Lebanon - Putin Interfax - Oct 10 8:58 AM
DRESDEN. Oct 10 (Interfax) - Servicemen from the Vostok and Zapad battalions deployed in Chechnya will provide reliable protection to a Russian engineering battalion that recently started restoration operations in Lebanon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.First Turkish Ground Forces Arrive In Lebanon Nasdaq - Oct 10 5:51 AM
BEIRUT (AP)--The vanguard of Turkey's ground forces arrived Tuesday to take part in peacekeeping in south Lebanon, becoming the first troops from a Muslim country to deploy in the U.N. operation.Lebanon Safe From Monetary Collapse Despite War: IMF Moldova.org - Oct 10 9:29 AM
Lebanon is safe from a monetary collapse despite Israel's 34-day offensive against Hezbollah due to sufficient capital inflows and a successful monetary policy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes. We have seen lots of shocks hit Lebanon and the monetary system has held together. It seems to be extremely resilient to shocks, the head of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Israeli fence unleashes Lebanese anger International Herald Tribune - Oct 11 7:49 AM
Little more than a week after Israeli troops officially withdrew from Lebanon, a shiny new fence is a reminder of the possible flash points that remain as Lebanon and Israel continue working to quell tensions.UN eyes prompt Israel pullout from Lebanese village AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 7:54 AM
The United Nations' representative in Lebanon is close to a solution was near on the matter of Israeli troops who continue to occupy the Lebanese border village of Ghajar.INDONESIA INKS DEAL TO PURCHASE 32 LEBANON-BOUND MILITARY VEHICLES The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 10 4:44 AM
JAKARTA, Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Indonesia on Tuesday inked a deal worth 31.12 million dollars (287 billion rupiah) to purchase 32 French-made military vehicles that will be used by Indonesian peacekeepers in Lebanon.Feuding MSPs avoid Lebanon event ic Lanarkshire - Oct 10 8:35 AM
Two feuding MSPs avoided each other as details were announced of a delegation of Scots staging a peace mission to Lebanon. Tommy Sheridan and SSP MSP Rosie Kane will be joined on the mission later this week by other politicians and campaigners.Thief Breaks Into Restaurant, Police Say WGAL via Yahoo! News - Oct 11 5:34 AM
State police in Lebanon County are investigating a restaurant burglary.HORRORS OF WAR LINGER IN LEBANON The Star-Ledger - Oct 09 9:57 PM
MAROUAHINE, Lebanon -- For 34 days this summer, the Israeli and Hezbollah rockets and mortars whistled through the little villages like this one all across Southern Lebanon. More than 1,000 people, including many Lebanese women and children, were killed.Russia Lebanon force "absurd" - rights campaigner AlertNet - Oct 11 8:29 AM
Source: Reuters By Christian Lowe MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A human rights campaigner said on Wednesday it was "absurd" that Russia had sent troops accused of human rights abuses in their native ... First Contingent of Turkish Forces Arrives in Southern Lebanon Israel National News - Oct 10 8:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The first contingent of Turkish forces arrived Tuesday to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Seven Turkish officers arrived Tuesday afternoon, with some 200 soldiers expected shortly. The Turkish forces will be deployed near Sidon.Israel turns over maps of minefields in Lebanon Arizona Daily Star - Oct 10 12:24 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel handed over maps of minefields it laid in southern Lebanon during its nearly two-decade occupation Monday, meeting a key requirement of the U.N. cease-fire resolution that ended this summer's war with Hezbollah militants, a U.N. statement said.Lebanon's Lahoud calls for national unity government AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 10:31 AM
Pro-Syrian Lebanese President Emile Lahoud called for forming a national unity government to fill what he called a political "vacuum," according to an interview published in Kuwait.A new fence is added to a border town already split International Herald Tribune - Oct 11 2:46 AM
A fence that Israel built around the northern side of Ghajar, which straddles Israel's border with Lebanon, is a reminder of the possible flash points that remain as the countries work to quell tensions.Sheridan and MSPs to visit Lebanon West Lothian Courier - Oct 10 4:08 AM
Tommy Sheridan and Rosie Kane are among a delegation of politicians who will stage a peace mission to conflict-ravaged Lebanon next week. They will be joined by fellow MSPs Pauline McNeill and Sandra White, as well as MP Mohammed Sarwar on the week-long trip.PG South: Mt. Lebo taking team-first idea to the next level Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 33 minutes ago
Ron Wilcher has never been mistaken as a brash-talking, in-your-face type of guy in his years as the Mt. Lebanon boys' head soccer coach.Lebanon war boosts Israel Bonds sales 20% in US Globes Online - Oct 11 11:02 AM
Bonds sales in Canada rose 15%.Indons delays deployment of peacekeeping troops to Lebanon The Star Online - Oct 09 8:21 PM
JAKARTA (AP) - Indonesia will delay its deployment of peacekeeping troops to Lebanon by one week for logistical reasons, a military spokesman said Tuesday.PG East: Football notebook Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 34 minutes ago
The subject of great scholastic rivalries is, appropriately, subjective. And a subject of intense debate. One person's Upper St. Clair-Mt. Lebanon is another's Peabody-Westinghouse.UN urges Israel's complete, quick pullout from Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 09 9:29 PM
The United Nations (UN) on Monday called for complete and quick withdrawal of Israeli forces from Ghajar, a village straddling the border between Lebanon and Israel-occupied Golan Heights.Lebanon man arrested for shooting horses Lebanon Enterprise - Oct 11 5:15 AM
Brandon Keith Brady has been charged with second-degree cruelty to animals in connection with a horse shooting that occurred on Aug. 18 in Marion County.A New Fence Is Added to a Border Town Already Split New York Times - Oct 10 8:48 PM
The fence in Ghajar, Lebanon, is a reminder of the possible flash points that remain as Lebanon and Israel continue working to quell border tensions.Lebanon budget blow-out AME Info - Oct 09 8:45 PM
Lebanon's budget deficit will blow out to 13.8% this year from 8% in 2005, according to an IMF projection. The IMF had believed the Lebanese economy was on track to grow 5% at the end of H1 2006, before the recent conflict before Israel and Hezbollah, Reuters reported.SWAT team takes Plainfield man into custody WCAX 3 - 9 minutes ago
LEBANON, N.H. Authorities say a Plainfield (New Hampshire) man made some kind of threat to public safety that led to a police SWAT team surrounding his house tonight.Soldier From Lebanon Killed in Iraq KOLR - Oct 11 3:11 PM
Another Ozarks soldier has died in Iraq after a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations. Missouri Army National Guard Sgt. Lawrence lee Roy Parrish, 36, died October 7. Parrish was assigned to the 110th Engineer Battalion headquartered in Kansas City.SWAT team takes Plainfield man into custody WCAX 3 - 47 minutes ago
LEBANON, N.H. Authorities say a Plainfield (New Hampshire) man made some kind of threat to public safety that led to a police SWAT team surrounding his house...UPCOMING EVENT The Express-Times - 13 minutes ago
The third biennial Peace Candle Auction is scheduled 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Our Lady of Lebanon Church at Fourth and Ferry streets in Easton. The auction preview begins at 6 p.m.During their visit to Lebanon Two British Conservative MPs advocate a policy different from that of Tony Blair Monday Morning - Oct 09 10:33 PM
The two MPs stressed values to which their country is attached, values having no link with the actions of the present British government, with its follow-my-leader attitude towards United States policies on Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon and Palestine.Indonesian troops departure to Lebanon delayed People's Daily - Oct 09 5:57 PM
The departure of Indonesian troops to Lebanon to carry out a peacekeeping mission under the United Nations had been delayed due to technical problems, said Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Marshal Djoko Suyanto here on Monday.Lebanon's Lahoud calls for national unity government Middle East Times - Oct 11 12:10 AM
KUWAIT CITY -- Pro-Syrian Lebanese President Emile Lahoud called for forming a national unity government to fill what he called a political "vacuum," according to an interview published in Kuwait Tuesday.Forward.com Forward - 53 minutes ago
Yakir Segev, according to the Israeli newspaper Ha aretz, is a social activist and major in the Israeli reserves who came back from last summer s war in Lebanon determined to change things. And what is it that he wants to change?UN seeks 'speedy' Lebanon pullout Sunday Times - Oct 09 9:45 PM
NAQURA, Lebanon - The United Nations (UN) said it met with Israeli army officials in a bid to secure the "speedy withdrawal" of the Jewish state's troops from a Lebanese village.Turkey To Send 260-Strong Engineer Company To Lebanon Nasdaq - Oct 09 10:50 AM
ANKARA (AP)--Turkey will send around 260 soldiers and civilians as part of an engineer construction company to serve under the international peace force in Lebanon, a government spokesman said Monday.Israel warned: Lebanon war could start again Guardian Unlimited - Oct 10 6:44 PM
· Hizbullah may fight over territory, says speaker · Shia leader speaks of fear UN troops will not leaveOakland needs win at Lebanon to make playoffs Daily News Journal - Oct 11 3:31 AM
A win Friday means a collective sigh of relief for Oakland's football team. Not since the 2003 season have the Patriots been to the playoffs, and each and everyone one of them, including the remainder of the players, are working tirelessly to punch a ticket to the postseason.Hasan and Ali Abu Nimah: Lebanon War in Palestine? The Palestine Chronicle - Oct 11 5:04 AM
There is good reason to fear that the moment is coming when this conspiracy will turn to the naked use of armed force.The road along the Israeli side of the border BBC Radio 1 - Oct 11 5:15 AM
We're now in Israel to see how 34 days of bombardment from Hezbollah fighters have affected people in the north of the country. 159 Israelis were killed during the fighting. This is the border fence that separates Israel from Lebanon.Step down, Abbas: Hamas envoy Sunday Times - 15 minutes ago
BEIRUT - The representative in Lebanon of the ruling Palestinian faction Hamas has called for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to resign, saying he was preventing the formation of a national unity government.LDS members break ground on Lebanon Stake Center Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 09 12:15 PM
Gold shovels bit into dirt choked with blackberry vines as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ceremoniously broke ground for their new Lebanon Stake Center.Berri says Saudi clout is key to facing Lebanon's challenges The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 09 12:54 PM
Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri said on Monday Lebanon is in dire need of Saudi Arabia's political clout to face the upcoming challenges. Berri returned Monday to Beirut after a three-day visit to Jeddah, where he held a meeting with King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz and Deputy Premier Prince Sultan bin Abdel-Aziz.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Oct 11 2:09 PM
The Iskenderun, a Turkish marine vessel, will take Turkish troops to Lebanon as part of the military framework established by the U.N. Security Council.'Operation Safe Surf' Kicks Off Locally Via Satellite Action News 4 Pittsburgh - Oct 11 12:54 PM
MOUNT LEBANON, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's attorney general has a new ally in confronting on-line predators: children. One day after President George W. Bush held his school violence summit, another summit of sorts took place all over the state of Pennsylvania via satellite, including in Mount Lebanon.Berri warns war on horizonunless Israel ends violations The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 11 12:39 PM
The United Nations representative in Lebanon said on Wednesday that a solution was near on the matter of Israeli troops who continue to occupy the Lebanese border village of Ghajar, even as Lebanon's speaker threatened to resume war if the Jewish state did not halt its violations of Lebanese sovereignty.Ignatieff describes Qana attack as a 'war crime' CTV.ca - Oct 11 11:01 AM
Comments made by Michael Ignatieff accusing Israel of committing a "war crime" during its Lebanon offensive last summer have sparked outrage among Canadian Jewish groups.Political parties voice willingness to resume national dialogue The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 11 12:38 PM
Lebanon's political forces agreed in principle on Wednesday to restart a dialogue initiative to resolve disputes between the parliamentary majority and Hizbullah and the Free Patriotic Movement. "Only a national dialogue can save Lebanon now," former President Amine Gemayel declared on Wednesday.Eritrea: Ambassador Mahmoud Chirum Presents Credentials to Lebanese President AllAfrica.com - Oct 11 2:06 PM
Eritrea's Ambassador to Egypt, Mr. Mahmoud Omar Chirum, presented his credentials yesterday to President Emile Lahud of Lebanon as Eritrea's non-resident Ambassador to the country.Former general: Israel testing its limits The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 11 12:39 PM
"Ghajar is the little hole through which Israel is trying to penetrate and get into Lebanon in the hopes of expanding it into a greater political tunnel," said retired General Amin Hoteit. Hoteit is one of the few people who have dealt with all three of the main military forces in the country - the Lebanese Army, the Israeli Army and the United Nations.Lebanon economy expected to shrink Aljazeera - Oct 09 6:01 AM
Lebanon's economy is expected to shrink by five per cent this year, an International Monetary Fund official said. The recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah was one of the main reasons for the decline, Mohsin Khan, IMF regional director for the Middle East and Central Asia , said on Monday.Township's right on course Lancaster Online - Oct 11 11:06 AM
There were plenty of angles to Tuesday's Lancaster-Lebanon League cross country meet at Overlook Park.Local Hamas boss accuses Fatah of sabotaging Qatari mediation The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 11 12:38 PM
Hamas representative in Lebanon Osama Hamdan accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction Wednesday of hampering Qatari mediation of efforts to form a unity government and providing political cover for Western-imposed sanctions.Tan: 600-700 Turkish Troops Will Be Deployed In Lebanon TurkishPress.com - Oct 09 9:20 AM
ANKARA - "We will send 600-700 troops, including crew members of vessels, to Lebanon," said Namik Tan, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday.East Linn health program thriving, coordinators say Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 11 9:59 AM
LEBANON East Linn County s Community Health Improvement Partnership, or CHIP, met in Lebanon on Monday to commemorate their third anniversary of addressing health needs in the area.Impressive Streaks Lancaster Online - Oct 11 11:17 AM
It is, arguably, one of the best season-opening runs for a Lancaster-Lebanon League soccer team. An-Nahar Newspaper - Oct 11 4:10 PM
A large distribution com-pany in Lebanon required sales unit manager for upper trade: 10 years exp. in FMCG, excellent in English with BA degree. Send CV to fax: 09/220506, e-mail: tabbara@stcitabbara.com.lb Tel: 09/210954 03/210954UN seeks speedy Israel pullout from Lebanon village Khaleej Times - Oct 09 8:52 AM
NAQURA, Lebanon - The United Nations said it met with Israeli army officials on Monday in a bid to secure the speedy withdrawal of the Jewish state s troops from a Lebanese village.Movers & Shakers Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 11 10:01 AM
Alice Baskin of Lebanon Rehab and Specialty Care has been promoted to director of nursing. Baskin, who previously served as a resident care manager of the facility, will now oversee clinical care.Editorial: More empty threats Orange Leader - Oct 11 8:48 AM
THE LEBANON REPORTER (LEBANON, Ind.) North Korea claims it has finally joined the nuclear club. Kim Jong Il s idiosyncratic regime said Monday it had tested a nuclear bomb.French tour group visits Lebanon to support ailing tourism sector The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 09 12:47 PM
The first international tour group to visit Lebanon since the August 14 cease-fire arrived in Beirut on Saturday in a solidarity mission aimed at reviving the country's war-ravaged global image - and hopefully the fortunes of its struggling hospitality sector. The first step in repairing some of the damage to the tourism industry.UN in talks with Israel on completing Lebanon pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 6:51 AM
Talks are continuing with Israel on completing its pullout from Lebanon after its summer war with Hezbollah, UN peacekeeping spokesman Alexander Ivanko said.