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Solana pledges EU support for Lebanon 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 4:10 PM
The European Union's top diplomat pledged support for Lebanon's fragile government and said Saturday Europe was committed to helping rebuild the war-ravaged country.Peacekeeping on Lebanon's 'Blue Line' AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 12:43 PM
Hard against Lebanon's "Blue Line," at the point known as position 6-50, France's UN peacekeepers survey the Israeli orchards below.Lebanon's Siniora defends government performance AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 12:35 PM
Lebanon's prime minister has defended the performance of his government during this summer's war with Israel, saying it had maintained national unity in the face of widespread devastation.UN unable to confirm radiation spike after Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 5:32 AM
The UN, which has been studying the ecological damage in Lebanon caused by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, said it would soon be able to say whether uranium-based munitions were used.Portuguese peacekeepers head to Lebanon next week AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 3:17 AM
Portugal will next week begin deploying the 140 troops which it committed to a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Lebanon, Defence Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira has said.UN urges Solana to pressure Israel on Lebanon overflights AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 2:47 AM
UNIFIL commander General Alain Pellegrini has urged EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to pressure Israel to end its controversial overflights of Lebanon.Solana Pledges EU Support for Lebanon ABC News - Oct 28 4:40 PM
Solana Pledges EU Support for Lebanon's Government, Help to Rebuild CountryLebanon Valley drops season opener to Cortland Lebanon Daily News - 49 minutes ago
HERSHEY It wasn t in the game plan, but the Lebanon Valley College ice hockey team essentially em-powered the Cortland Red Dragons.High radiation levels said to be found after Israel's Lebanon bombing AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 8:45 PM
Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reports.Lebanon converts turnovers into TDs Dayton Daily News - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
Field conditions were atrocious, so field position became critical in Friday's contest between Lebanon and Miamisburg at James VanDeGrift Stadium.Rice says Hezbollah must disarm to be part of Lebanon's political process USA Today - Oct 27 3:38 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying in a television interview aired Friday that the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Rice: Hezbollah must disarm to be part of Lebanon's political process CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 28 11:47 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Norwegian naval vessels enter UN service in Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 28 5:46 PM
Four Norwegian missile/torpedo boats (MTB) and a support vessel with a crew of 150 this week began patrolling the waters off the coast of Lebanon as part of UN operations, according to reports reaching here from Oslo on Saturday.Software pirates back in Lebanon ITP.net - Oct 28 6:09 PM
Software piracy has soared in Lebanon since the recent conflict, the head of the police unit set up to combat high-tech crime in the country told IT Weekly in an exclusive interview.Rice says Hezbollah must disarm if it wants to be part of Lebanon's political process Baltimore Sun - Oct 28 7:23 AM
Secretary of State cites cease-fire that ended war with Israel Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process. High radiation found after Israeli bombing in Lebanon The Peninsula - Oct 28 4:42 PM
London Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reported yesterday.EU s Solana tells Israel stop flights over Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 28 9:16 AM
BEIRUT - The European Union s foreign policy chief said on Saturday he had told Israel to stop its jets flying over Lebanon, echoing an earlier call by France.Uranium-Based Weapons Used in Lebanon? ERT.gr - Oct 28 10:45 AM
Scientific evidence gathered from craters formed by Israeli bombs in Lebanon showed elevated radiation signatures, suggesting that Israel may have used uranium-based weapons.UN unable to confirm radiation spike after Lebanon war Khaleej Times - Oct 28 6:47 AM
BEIRUT - The UN, which has been studying the ecological damage in Lebanon caused by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, said Saturday it would soon be able to say whether uranium-based munitions were used, as claimed by a British newspaper.400,000 books for Lebanon AME Info - Oct 28 4:50 AM
The UAE Initiative for Support and Reconstruction of Lebanon has commenced the donation of funds in order to provide textbooks and stationary for 400,000 students in Lebanon, according to the WAM news agency.High radiation level found after Israeli bombing in Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 28 4:53 AM
LONDON - Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reported on Saturday.Israel probes claims of uranium-based munitions in Lebanon war New Kerala - Oct 28 9:55 AM
Jerusalem, Oct 28: Israel is investigating claims in a media report that it had used uranium-based munitions, including bunker-buster bombs during the recent war in southern Lebanon.Russia considering restoring of two more bridges in Lebanon Interfax - Oct 28 1:22 AM
BEIRUT. Oct 28 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia is considering restoring two more bridges destroyed by Israeli air raids in Lebanon in the summer.Report: Israel Uses Uranium-Based Warheads in Lebanon War Palestine News Agency - Oct 28 6:04 AM
LONDON, October 28, 2006 (WAFA) - Studies carried out by a European Union-affiliated organization suggest the Israel Air Force used experimental missiles employing uranium against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the British newspaper The Independent reported on Saturday.UN urges Solana to pressure Israel on Lebanon Middle East Online - Oct 28 2:07 AM
UNIFIL complains of 9 to 15 daily Israeli overflights, says its continuation harms Lebanon mission.Peacekeeping on Lebanon s Blue Line Khaleej Times - Oct 27 8:46 PM
YARUN, Lebanon - Hard against Lebanon s Blue Line , at the point known as position 6-50, France s UN peacekeepers survey the Israeli orchards below. Barbed wire and fence just 30 metres (98 feet) away give reality to a frontier traced by the United Nations to keep the peace between the two sides.Lebanon consulate timings Khaleej Times - Oct 27 8:23 PM
DUBAI The Consulate-General of Lebanon in Dubai will work from Sunday to Thursday daily, a Press statement said.Report: Israel used uranium bomb during Lebanon war Al Bawaba - Oct 27 11:31 PM
Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reported on Satruday.Horse businesses booming in Lebanon, surrounding areas Dayton Daily News - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Bryan McNabb can vouch for the region's soaring horse population. It often runs him ragged.Hezbollah 'to join talks on Lebanon unity government' AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 12:27 PM
Shiite militia Hezbollah said it will join talks on a national unity government proposed by parliament speaker Nabih Berri, adding that it hoped the initiative would break the impasse in Lebanon.'Admin issues' delay Israel pull-out from Lebanon village: UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 12:01 PM
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said "minor administrative issues" were delaying a pull-out of Israeli forces from the southeast Lebanon border village of Ghajar.Lebanon's celebrity hangout shakes off war hangover AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 11:14 AM
Lebanon's ancient port and renowned celebrity hangout Byblos is finally emerging from the environmental and economic disaster inflicted on it by Israel's summer bombardment.Bond measure would fund new building for Lebanon police, jail, court Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 27 9:17 AM
LEBANON If you ask Lebanon Police Chief Mike Healy, he ll tell you he thinks the police station s heavy jail cell doors belong in a museum. The six steel bunks could go, too, he says.Limerick soldiers Halloween departure for Lebanon Limerick Post - Oct 27 3:57 PM
JUST a week before they depart for the Lebanon, the 28 Limerick members of the 158-strong 34th Infantry Group heard Defence Minister, Willie O'Dea's assurance that despite the volatile circumstances, the soldiers will be in a low threat level situation.Fireworks on Lebanon City Council Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 27 9:13 AM
LEBANON The City Council has hired a law firm to defend the city against a lawsuit by one of its own members and three candidates, but not without more fireworks.Russia finishing Lebanon bridge fix UPI - Oct 27 8:37 AM
MOSCOW, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Russia says its combat engineers will leave Lebanon in December after repairing infrastructure damaged by Israeli-Hezbollah fighting.USAID chief 'deeply encouraged' by Lebanon visit The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 27 1:30 PM
The head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said Friday that the goal of the Bush administration's foreign policy was "helping the Lebanese people and government in implementing their future plans." "This visit gave me the opportunity to understand Lebanon's needs, plans and aspirations," Ambassador Randall Tobias said.Mayor, City of Lebanon, Ken Toombs Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:13 AM
Incumbent Mayor Kenneth I. Toombs is an insurance consultant for Ken Toombs/Ward Insurance. Now in his second term as mayor, he served on the City Council from 1984 to 2002 and was a member of the Lebanon Planning Commission from 1982-1984.INTERVIEW-Christian leader foresees turbulence in Lebanon AlertNet - Oct 27 3:18 AM
Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent THE CEDARS, Lebanon, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Former Christian militia chief Samir Geagea expects turmoil in Lebanon that may spill into the streets as Hezbollah ... Breaking News: Former Agway Building On Fire In Lebanon WGAL via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 5:11 PM
The former Agway Building on 16th and Cumberland Streets is on fire.Christian leader foresees turbulence in Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 27 5:31 AM
THE CEDARS, Lebanon - Former Christian militia chief Samir Geagea expects turmoil in Lebanon that may spill into the streets as Hezbollah and its allies campaign against the anti-Syrian government, but no slide into civil war.New Lebanon factory named Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 27 9:16 AM
LEBANON The name of the new factory coming to Lebanon, previously known as Project Sand, was recently announced to be Laticrete International, a manufacturer of adhesives for tile and stone.Indian UN vet treats animal victims of Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 5:06 AM
Amal al-Nimr flips a goat on its back in her muddy farmyard in south Lebanon to show the Indian vet how the shrapnel wound in its leg is healing.Lebanon's al-Damour bridge opens for car traffic Itar-Tass - Oct 27 4:49 AM
DAMOUR /Lebanon/, October 27 (Itar-Tass) - The al-Damour bridge, the first of the eight bridges Russian military engineers are restoring in Lebanon, opened for car traffic on Friday. The first trucks have already passed the bridge.Wal-Mart brings low-cost drug program to Lebanon store Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:16 AM
Beginning last week, Oregon's 30 Wal-Mart and Sam's Clubs stores - including the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Lebanon - started offering $4 generic prescription drugs, an expansion of a program that began in Florida earlier this month.Strength Team returns to Lebanon Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:10 AM
Mike Hagen's Strength Team, with its message of inspiration and motivation, is coming back to Lebanon the week of Nov. 1. The world class athletes will perform in assemblies at all area public schools, as well as East Linn Christian Academy and Sand Ridge Charter School Wednesday through Friday of that week.Russia to build eight, not six bridges in Lebanon - Ivanov Interfax - Oct 27 2:37 AM
MOSCOW. Oct 27 (Interfax) - The Russian engineering battalion will build eight, instead of the earlier planned six, bridges in Lebanon, Russian Vice Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told journalists on Friday.Russian military to build 8 bridges in Lebanon by Dec 10 Itar-Tass - Oct 27 4:03 AM
DAMUR /Lebanon/, October 27 (Itar-Tass) - Russian military engineers will rebuild eight bridges in Lebanon by December 10, Russian army logistics chief, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Isakov stated here on Friday.Rice presses for Hezbollah's disarmament AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 7:18 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Chamber interested in prosperity for Lebanon Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:19 AM
You're right, Mr. Bradley, the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce is a special interest group. Our special interest is the health and vitality of our members and the business community. Oh, what monsters we must be.Lebanon Mat Club taking registrations Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:12 AM
The Lebanon Mat Club will be taking registrations Oct. 25 and 26 for the upcoming season. For more information, contact Tina Salee at 451-1237 or Tammy Sharp at 409-6597.Russian Combat Engineers to Leave Lebanon in December Mosnews - Oct 27 3:55 AM
Russian combat engineers working in Lebanon to repair infrastructure devastated during a month of fighting this summer between Hizbollah and the Israeli military, will leave the country in a month and a half, the defense minister is quoted by RIA Novosti news agency Friday.Officials tour Lebanon community center Sedalia Democrat - Oct 27 3:15 AM
A bigger and better community center for Sedalia is more than a pipe dream. Nearly 20 governmental and civic leaders from Sedalia traveled to Lebanon on Wednesday to tour its $12 million Civic Center.Spanish troops arrive in Beirut to rotate into U.S. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 26 7:11 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, 5:19 p.m. Oct. 26 (AP): Hundreds of Spanish soldiers arrived in Beirut on Thursday to join a U.N. peacekeeping force monitoring the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah in south Lebanon.Russian combat engineers to leave Lebanon in December - 1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Oct 27 1:57 AM
MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian combat engineers working in Lebanon to repair infrastructure devastated during a month of fighting this summer between Hizbollah and the Israeli military, will leave the country in a month and a half, the defense minister said Friday.The vital role of Italy in Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Oct 27 1:32 AM
In the aftermath of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's visit to Lebanon, weeks after the UN troops deployment in the south of the country, it is useful to assess the approach of the Italian contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon mission, known as UNIFIL II.Lebanon: Israel Denies Jets Fired Over German Warship New York Times - Oct 25 9:40 PM
Israel denied a report in the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel that two Israeli F-16 fighters fired twice and released antimissile flares as they flew over a German warship patrolling the Lebanon coast as part of a peacekeeping force. The German Defense Ministry also said an incident had occurred, without giving details. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the German statements appeared to Hezbollah to join talks on Lebanon unity govt The Peninsula - Oct 26 9:59 PM
beirut Shi ite militia Hezbollah yesterday said it will join talks on a national unity government proposed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, adding that it hoped the initiative would break the impasse in Lebanon.In praise of the Lebanon war Haaretz Daily - Oct 27 1:30 AM
Granted, only two and a half months have gone by since the end of the second Lebanon war, but we need no further perspective to grasp the full scale of its achievements.Issue 3: Learn and Earn or not? Future of Lebanon Raceway debated Pulse-Journal - Oct 27 5:08 AM
Lebanon Raceway will move from the Warren County Fairgrounds and relocate to a future facility on land along Interstate 75 if voters pass Issue 3. \ Admin issues delay Israel pullout from Lebanon: UN Gulf Times - Oct 27 2:59 AM
BEIRUT: The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said yesterday "minor administrative issues" were delaying a pullout of Israeli forces from the southeast Lebanon border village of Ghajar.Indian contingent at UNIFIL awarded NDTV - 54 minutes ago
The Indian contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been awarded the Force Commander's Unit Citation for its commendable service during the war in southern Lebanon.Veterans, novices vying in similar House races Lebanon Daily News - 42 minutes ago
This year s races to represent Lebanon County in the state House of Representatives are remarkably similar.French socialist leader voices support to Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 26 6:01 PM
Visiting French Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande Thursday voiced support to Lebanon while meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.Israel's DM reiterates continuation of overflights over Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 26 5:46 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz reiterated on Thursday that Israeli Air Force (IAF) overflights would continue in Lebanon as long as the UN cease-fire resolution had not been fully implemented.Students from LVC pitch in for agencies Lebanon Daily News - 42 minutes ago
Katie Markey dipped her paintbrush into the pan and spoke excitedly. I love painting, and this is my first time doing it, exclaimed Markey, a senior English major at Lebanon Valley College volunteering her time at Domestic Violence Intervention in Lebanon.USAID envoy reviews projects in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 26 4:01 PM
Randall Tobias, director of US Foreign Assistance and administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is currently visiting Lebanon to discuss US aid programs with the country's officials. Tobias and his team visited the coastal town of Jbeil on Thursday to monitor the clean-up of a fuel-oil spill caused by a July 15 Israeli strike.Lebanon's political parties mull invitation from Berri The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 26 4:02 PM
Lebanon's main politicians have yet to announce their decisions to participate in the roundtable talks called for by Speaker Nabih Berri. The March 14 Forces, the pro-Syrian coalition and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) said Thursday they are still meetings among their leaderships before reaching a final decision.Emergency: New addresses on way to Heidelberg Lebanon Daily News - 42 minutes ago
Emergency responders are in favor of a proposal to rename routes 501 and 897 in Heidelberg Township. Block addressing is a big item, said Dan Kauffman, director of Lebanon County s Emergency Management Agency. This is a step in the right direction, depending on the name they choose. 'Admin issues' delay Israel pullout from Lebanon Middle East Times - Oct 26 1:02 PM
NEWBIES: Spanish UN peacekeepers take photos as they arrive at the Beirut airport October 26 to join the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL).Israel, Germany at odds over Lebanon air incident Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 1:50 PM
Israel denied a German newspaper report on Wednesday that two of its air force planes had fired twice as they flew over a German navy ship patrolling the Lebanon coast as part of an international peacekeeper force.Russia restores two bridges in Lebanon Itar-Tass - Oct 26 7:48 PM
BEIRUT, October 27 (Itar-Tass) -- A Russian engineering battalion has restored two bridges in Lebanon ruined in the latest conflict with Israeli.J. Jeannine Schlegelmann Corvallis Gazette Times - Oct 28 6:01 PM
J. Jeannine Schlegelmann, formerly of Lebanon, died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. She was 76. Jeannine was born June 19, 1930, in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of George and Bertha (Gliem) Gassman.Lebanon, Russia to boost defense cooperation People's Daily - Oct 26 6:01 PM
Visiting Russian Deputy Defense Minister General Vladimir Isakov and Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Michel Suleiman pledged to boost defense cooperation between Russia and Lebanon during their talks on Thursday.Envoy Blasted for Iraq Policy Comments Los Angeles Times - Oct 28 3:38 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Alberto Fernandez is one of the most recognized U.S. officials in the Middle East thanks to his frequent appearances on Arab satellite stations and his candid approach to selling America's side of the story.Huge Lebanon Co. fire sends smoke across region Lancaster Online - Oct 26 11:17 AM
A huge all-day fire at a southern Lebanon County manufacturing building was finally brought under control Wednesday night, but firefighters were still there today extinguishing the remaining hot spots.Roundup: Israeli warplanes keep overflying southern Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 26 4:46 PM
Israel Air Forces warplanes have not stopped violating Lebanese air-space since Israeli ground troops completed withdrawal from southern Lebanon in early October.ISRAEL WARPLANES IN LEBANON OVERFLIGHTS IN DEFIANCE OF FRANCE Tocqueville Connection - Oct 26 4:40 PM
BEIRUT, Oct 23, 2006 (AFP) - Israeli warplanes Monday carried out their "most intensive overflights" of Lebanon since the end of the Jewish state's war with Hezbollah, police said, despite a French warning to halt such missions.Bush urges Iran, Syria aid neighbors Iraq, Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 10:42 AM
President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged Iran and Syria to support the governments of neighboring Iraq and Lebanon and warned against creating instability in those democracies.State police trooper found dead in Lebanon County Lancaster Online - Oct 26 11:22 AM
A 34-year-old state police trooper was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Wednesday morning in southern Lebanon County.Indian contingent at UNIFIL awarded New Kerala - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Jerusalem, Oct 29: The Indian contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been awarded the Force Commander's Unit Citation for its commendable service during the war in southern Lebanon.Israeli warplanes in 'incident' with German ship off Lebanon: military AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 12:44 PM
Two Israeli warplanes were involved in an armed incident with a German ship patrolling off Lebanon as part of the UN force in the Arab country, the German military told AFP.Israeli president rape charges spurred by Lebanon war: Putin AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 9:56 AM
Rape charges against Israeli President Moshe Katsav are motivated by an anti-government campaign fueled by Israel's "defeat" in its conflict with Lebanon, President Vladimir Putin said.Israel: Overflights in Lebanon to continue Al Bawaba - Oct 26 1:16 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told the European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, on Thursday that Israeli overflights will continue in Lebanon as long as the UN cease-fire resolution has not been fully implemented.Parents plead to locking mentally disabled daughter in room phillyburbs.com - Oct 28 11:07 AM
LEBANON, Pa. - A couple who locked their 18-year-old, mentally disabled daughter in a room without food or a toilet when they went out has pleaded guilty to child endangerment, unlawful restraint and other charges.Air Quality Checked In Lancaster and Lebanon County WGAL via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 9:07 AM
The fire at the former Alcoa plant in Lebanon is affecting air quality in Northern Lancaster County.UN peacekeepers unlikely to disarm Hezbollah: Russia AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 12:09 PM
UN peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon are unlikely to be able to disarm the militant group Hezbollah, as required under UN Security Council Resolution 1701, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov reportedly said.US to rebuild Mideast's highest bridge, damaged by Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 12:37 PM
The United States will pay to rebuild the Mdairej bridge in Lebanon, the highest in the Middle East, which was damaged by Israeli bombs during the war this summer, a senior US official said.MEHMET KAMIS Zaman Online - Oct 28 2:15 PM
The Armenian issue constantly confronts Turkey. Everywhere in the world in France, America, Lebanon when Turkey is mentioned, some group appears hating Turkey and opposing them to the death. I have written on this story of hate in previous articles.Syria has done nothing to deserve sanctions: Russian FM TurkishPress.com - Oct 28 1:52 PM
DUBAI - Syria has done nothing to deserve international sanctions as it has cooperated with a UN probe into the killing of Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri, Russia's foreign minister said in an interview published Tuesday.US warship docks off Cyprus as thanks for Lebanon support AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 7:10 AM
The USS Eisenhower, one of the world's largest warships, docked off Cyprus in what US officials described a "thank you" visit for the eastern Mediterranean country's help as an evacuation hub during the Lebanon conflict.Lebanon sheds war image for Eid al-Fitr The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 26 4:11 PM
The July war image apparently did not dissuade dedicated Arab tourists from returning to Lebanon in large numbers to spend the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Most of the Beirut hotels that saw a huge drop in the volume of business in the first weeks of the war are reporting 100 percent room occupancy with many of the visitors.Bell stresses planning to avoid chaos at USFK NEO drill Stars and Stripes - Oct 28 8:49 AM
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea As U.S. military civilian workers and military families made their way through a practice run of an emergency evacuation of South Korea on Friday, U.S. Forces Korea s top commander asked what his military commanders have learned from last summer s crisis in Lebanon.Flap over U.S. official's critique of Iraq policy highlight pitfalls of public diplomacy Boston Herald - Oct 28 5:59 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Alberto Fernandez is one of the most recognized U.S. officials in the Middle East thanks to his frequent appearances on Arab satellite stations and his candid approach to selling America's...Rice presses for Hezbollah's disarmament Syracuse.com - Oct 28 7:33 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.UPDATE: Some Football Friday Games Rescheduled WGAL via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 9:59 AM
Weather is forcing some schools to reschedule Friday football games. Here's a list of games affected so far: Lebanon at Conestoga Valley moved to 6 p.m. Lancaster Catholic at Columbia moved to 6 p.m. Juniata at Halifax moved to 5 p.m.Rice says Hezbollah must disarm if it wants to be part of political process Gulf News - Oct 28 2:04 PM
Beirut: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm. Rice said in a television interview aired on Friday that the group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Envoy Blasted for Iraq Policy Comments phillyburbs.com - Oct 28 3:49 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Alberto Fernandez is one of the most recognized U.S. officials in the Middle East thanks to his frequent appearances on Arab satellite stations and his candid approach to selling America's side of the story. But the Cuban-born fluent Arabic speaker was barely known in the United States until recent remarks he made calling Washington's Iraq policies arrogant and stupid.One rape suspect guilty; another not The Cincinnati Enquirer - Oct 28 2:36 AM
LEBANON - A pair of Warren County rape trials ended Friday with one suspect convicted and another acquitted but facing possible deportation.UK s The Independent published a report on Saturday accusing Israeli forces of dropping uranium-enriched phosphorous Al Jazeera - Oct 28 7:27 AM
"We know that they drenched southern Lebanon with cluster bombs in the last 72 hours of the war, leaving tens of thousands of bomblets which are still killing Lebanese civilians every week," The Independent said in its report.