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DA: Lebanon Police Make Largest Drug Bust In 20 Years 
WGAL via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 1:36 PM
The Lebanon County district attorney is calling an arrest that happened Monday the county's biggest drug bust in 20 years.Israel presses Lebanon overflights despite growing criticism 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 11:34 AM
Israeli warplanes carried out intensive mock air raids at low altitude over Beirut and south Lebanon despite mounting international pressure to respect an August ceasefire.UN envoy raps Israeli flights over Lebanon 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 10:44 AM
The U.N. envoy to Lebanon expressed serious concerns at Israeli flights over Beirut on Tuesday and urged the Jewish state to cease its violations of Lebanese airspace.Lebanon war puts damper on Israeli pot smokers 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 10:26 AM
Israel's recent war with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas has sent cannabis prices sky high in the Jewish state. Boosted security on the Lebanon frontier brought a drastic reduction in drug smuggling, with the cost of cannabis in Israel up eight-fold, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Tuesday.Debris of war compounds ecological nightmare in Lebanon 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 10:01 AM
One month of Israeli bombardment during the July-August war created millions of tonnes of rubble in Lebanon, adding to the ecological nightmare of a country that has suffered a succession of conflicts.Israeli warplanes in mock air raids over Lebanon 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 1:00 AM
Israeli warplanes carried out intensive mock air raids at low altitude over Beirut and southern Lebanon in violation of a UN-monitored ceasefire, Lebanese police said.Hezbollah sets deadline for new Lebanon government 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 31 5:36 PM
BEIRUT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday gave Lebanon's majority anti-Syrian coalition until mid-November to agree to the formation of a national unity government or face protests demanding new elections.Bolton faults Syria, Iran on Lebanon 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 8:41 PM
U.S. Ambassador John Bolton accused Syria and Iran on Monday of trying to destabilize Lebanon's democratically elected government by violating a U.N. arms embargo.Analysis: Lebanon and the U.N. council 
UPI - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Senior U.N. officials are increasingly concerned about Israeli flights over Lebanon, so much so that one has called the latest a breach of Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended 33 days of fighting in August.Political squabbles overshadow Lebanon recovery hopes 
Financial Times - Oct 31 6:26 PM
Even before talks between Lebanon's squabbling political factions failed to materialise this week officials had begun to sound alarm bells about the impact of political instability on the country's postwar recovery.Hizbollah sets deadline for Lebanon govt 
The Age - Oct 31 4:22 PM
A Hizbollah leader has set Lebanon's anti-Syrian coalition a mid-November deadline to agree to form a national unity government. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says if this does not occur there will be protests demanding new elections.Hizbollah sets deadline for Lebanon govt 
AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 31 4:12 PM
Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has given Lebanon's anti-Syrian coalition until mid-November to agree to the formation of a national unity government.Arms still smuggled into Lebanon from Syria : U.N. 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 5:29 PM
Lebanon regularly reports arms being smuggling into the country from Syria but the authorities are treading softly due to their fragile political situation, a senior U.N. envoy said on Monday.Alledged Abused Animals Seized In Lebanon Co. 
WGAL via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 7:24 PM
Several horses and a donkey are recovering at a Lebanon County animal shelter.Israel again buzzes German ships near Lebanon 
World Tribune - Oct 31 12:53 PM
LONDON Israel has confronted Germany near Lebanon in the latest of a series of incidents. For the second time in less than a week, Germany reported that Israel Air Force aircraft confronted a German Navy vessel off the coast of Lebanon.Israel continues Lebanon overflights despite criticism 
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 31 1:23 PM
Israeli warplanes have carried out intensive mock air raids at low altitude over Beirut and south Lebanon despite mounting international pressure to respect an August cease-fire.Israel mock raids over Beirut, all Lebanon 
UPI - Oct 31 2:15 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Israeli warplanes carried several runs of mock raids over Beirut and all Lebanon Tuesday in the second such provocative action since the war ended Aug. 14.Iran dismisses US allegations on arms shipment to Lebanon, baseless 
Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 31 3:09 PM
Iran - US - Allegations The US anti-Iran allegations on arms shipment to Lebanon in contravention of the arms sanctions is baseless, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said on Tuesday.Israeli warplanes fly low over Lebanon 
Aljazeera - Oct 31 12:24 PM
Israeli warplanes have carried out intensive mock air raids at low altitude over south Lebanon and the capital, Beirut, despite growing pressure to respect an August ceasefire.Lebanon president protests Hariri murder court 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 12:27 PM
Lebanon's pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud protested his exclusion from the process of organizing an international court to try suspects in the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri.UN envoy raps Israeli flights over Lebanon 
AlertNet - Oct 31 10:35 AM
Source: Reuters (Recasts with U.N. statement, adds Lebanese army opening fire) BEIRUT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to Lebanon expressed serious concerns at Israeli flights over Beirut on Tuesday and urged the ... US church leaders keep the focus on war-torn Lebanon 
Ekklesia - Oct 31 5:51 PM
A nine member United States church delegation, led by the Rev Michael Livingston, president of the National Council of Churche USA, has reported on its visit last month (October 2006) to Lebanon.Arms still smuggled into Lebanon from Syria - UN 
Stuff - Oct 31 11:22 AM
UNITED NATIONS: Lebanon regularly reports arms being smuggling into the country from Syria but the authorities are treading softly due to their fragile political situation, a senior UN envoy has said.ISRAEL PRESSES LEBANON OVERFLIGHTS DESPITE GROWING CRITICISM 
The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 31 10:46 AM
BEIRUT, Oct 31, 2006 (AFP) - Israeli warplanes carried out intensive mock air raids at low altitude over Beirut and south Lebanon Tuesday despite mounting international pressure to respect an August ceasefire.Bolton Faults Syria, Iran on Lebanon 
ABC News - Oct 30 8:48 PM
U.S. Ambassador John Bolton Accuses Syria and Iran of Trying to Destabilize LebanonFrance: Israel Must End Overflights Of Lebanon Airspace 
Nasdaq - Oct 31 5:59 AM
PARIS (AP)--France said Tuesday that Israeli overflights of Lebanon's airspace are violations of Lebanese sovereignty and must be stopped.UN agency ends food aid operation in Lebanon 
SABC News - Oct 31 11:19 AM
The United Nations (UN) food aid agency ended its relief programme in Lebanon today, saying there was now enough food available after the war with Israel left many Lebanese hungry.'Arms still smuggled into Lebanon from Syria' 
Gulf News - Oct 31 1:12 PM
United Nations: Lebanon regularly reports arms being smuggled into the country from Syria but the authorities are treading softly due to their fragile political situation, a senior UN envoy said on Monday.UN food agency completes relief operations in Lebanon 
Gulf News - Oct 31 1:09 PM
Dubai: While international relief and reconstruction efforts for Lebanon continue, some emergency relief is now drawing to a close, with the UN World Food Programme announcing the conclusion of its special three-month operation yesterday.Israel stages mock raids over Lebanon 
WTOL News 11 - Oct 31 12:54 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel has carried out its heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August.UN agency ends food aid operation in Lebanon 
AlertNet - Oct 31 6:50 AM
Source: Reuters ROME, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.N. food aid agency ended its relief programme in Lebanon on Tuesday, saying there was now enough food available after the war with Israel left many Lebanese hungry. ... FRANCE CALLS ON ISRAEL TO STOP MILITARY FLIGHTS OVER LEBANON 
The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 31 8:02 AM
PARIS, Oct 31, 2006 (AFP) - France on Tuesday called on Israel to cease military overflights of Lebanon, describing them as a "violation of Lebanese sovereignty".Lebanon hopes tourism can rebound 
USA Today - Oct 30 4:31 AM
Lebanon's tourism industry was on track to break records this year before the war between Israel and Hezbollah broke out July 12. Two months after the Aug. 14 cease-fire, few tourists are trickling into Lebanon.Lebanon army: We shot at IAF jets during mock raid 
Haaretz Daily - Oct 31 5:53 AM
The Lebanese army issued a statement Tuesday saying its gunners fired anti-aircraft artillery at Israel Air Force warplanes as they flew over south Lebanon.Fear and Loathing in Lebanon 
Israel National News - Oct 31 11:51 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Fears have grown in Lebanon toward both Israel and Syria. Lebanese officials think that Israel's air sorties over the country Tuesday were a sign that it is trying to target Hizbullah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah.Israel stages mock raids over Lebanon 
WIS News 10 Columbia - Oct 31 5:00 AM
Israel has carried out its heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August. Lebanese security officials say Israeli fighter jets staged mock raids over Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut Tuesday. No confirmation from Israel.Israel stages mock raids over Lebanon 
WOAI - Oct 31 2:34 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel has carried out its heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August.Israel stages mock raids over Lebanon 
NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Oct 31 2:18 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel has carried out its heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended in August. Lebanese...LEBANON AID CONFERENCE DELAYED 
The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 31 1:47 AM
BEIRUT, Oct 31, 2006 (AFP) - An international conference on financial aid for war-ravaged Lebanon set to be held in Paris on January 15 has been delayed by 10 days, a Lebanese government source said Tuesday.Syria, Iran trying to destabilize Lebanon: Bolton 
NDTV - Oct 30 11:24 PM
US Ambassador John Bolton accused Syria and Iran of trying to destabilize Lebanon's democratically elected government by violating a UN arms embargo. It also said the United States is afraid of further assassinations of the country's leaders.Irish peacekeepers to depart for Lebanon 
RTÉ News - Oct 30 11:32 PM
A contingent of Irish soldiers is leaving Dublin later this morning for peacekeeping duties in Lebanon. They are joining the UNIFIL mission which has been expanded since the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah during the summer.US Envoy:Syria, Iran May Be Trying To Destabilize Lebanon 
Nasdaq - Oct 30 6:43 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--U.S. Ambassador John Bolton expressed concern that Syria and Iran are trying to destabilize Lebanon's democratically elected government by violating a U.N. arms embargo.Bolton: Lebanon Covered Up Arms Smuggling 
The New York Sun - Oct 30 9:56 PM
UNITED NATIONS Fearing Syrian retaliation, Lebanese politicians have failed to disclose information about the illegal flow of arms to Hezbollah, the American ambassador to the United Nations said. John Bolton spoke to reporters yesterday after a closed-door U.N. Security Council briefing on the implementation of U.N. resolutions on Lebanon, which call for an arms embargo on all Lebanese Olmert apologizes to Germany's Merkel for Lebanon plane incident 
Haaretz Daily - Oct 31 12:23 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert phoned German Chancellor Angela Merkel Sunday to apologize for the incident that took place last week between Israel Air Force planes and a German naval vessel off the coast of Lebanon.Israeli jets fly over Lebanon 
Tiscali - Oct 31 12:04 AM
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes flew over Lebanon on Tuesday two days after Israeli forces withdrew from virtually all of south Lebanon, witnesses said.Israeli jets fly over Lebanon after truce strained 
Tiscali - Oct 31 12:04 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes flew reconnaissance missions over Lebanon on Sunday, a day after an Israeli commando raid deep into the country strained a U.N.-backed truce that ended Israel s 34-day war with Hizbollah.New envoys to disarmament confab, Morocco, Lebanon, Cameroon named 
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 30 4:38 PM
_ Japan on Tuesday appointed a new ambassador to the Geneva-based U.N. Conference on Disarmament in addition to new envoys to Morocco, Lebanon and Cameroon.Israeli planes steering clear of Lebanon - France 
Tiscali - Oct 31 12:03 AM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After years of regular Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace, there has been a 48-hour pause in warplanes flying over Lebanon, French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Friday.Arms still smuggled into Lebanon from Syria -UN 
AlertNet - Oct 30 5:35 PM
Source: Reuters By Irwin Arieff UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Lebanon regularly reports arms being smuggling into the country from Syria but the authorities are treading softly due to their fragile political ... Bolton faults Syria, Iran on Lebanon 
IranMania.com - Oct 30 10:09 PM
LONDON, October 31 (IranMania) - US Ambassador John Bolton accused Syria and Iran of trying to destabilize Lebanon's democratically elected government by violating a US arms embargo, The Associated Press reported.Arms still smuggled into Lebanon from Syria, says UN 
Gulf News - Oct 30 11:07 PM
United Nations: Arms are still being smuggled regularly into Lebanon from Syria but officials are turning a blind eye for fear of an attack, a senior United Nations (UN) envoy said.Animals Seized In Lebanon Co.; Owner Faces Abuse Charges 
WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - Oct 30 7:43 PM
Several horses and a donkey are recovering at a Lebanon County animal shelter after officials say they were neglected by their owners.Lebanon Hopes Tourism Can Rebound 
Los Angeles Times - Oct 30 12:43 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Foreign tourists used to pop into Sandra Spanioli's gift shop in a five-star Beirut hotel every few minutes to buy a magazine, a map or a postcard. Now, she's lucky to see 20 customers a day.NGO official seeks more assistance for Lebanon 
The Peninsula - Oct 30 4:44 PM
DOHA Lebanon is a country destroyed and most people have no recourse to employment following Israel s recent attack on the small nation, a NGO official, who is currently in Doha, said yesterday.Lebanon war puts damper on Israeli pot smokers 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 1:45 AM
Israel's recent war with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas has sent cannabis prices sky high in the Jewish state.Lebanon Hopes Tourism Can Rebound 
ABC News - Oct 30 12:48 AM
Lebanon Hopes for Stability So Once Booming Tourism Industry Can ReboundHezbollah Says Talks About Release of 2 Israeli Soldiers Have Begun 
New York Times - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said that ?serious negotiations? were under way over the release of two soldiers whose capture sparked Israel?s 34-day war in Lebanon.US voices concern about more assassinations in Lebanon, hints at Syria link 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 11:11 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned the Lebanese government could be the target of new assassination attempts and strongly suggested Syria was behind the destabilisation campaign.LEBANON: Destruction and displacement hamper vaccination campaign 
AlertNet - Oct 30 10:50 AM
Source: IRIN The destruction in villages and displacement of residents in southern Lebanon from the recent war posed problems for medical volunteers on the first day of a national emergency polio immunisation campaign for children on Monday. Shift in Lebanon's sectarian politics 
BBC News - Oct 31 6:39 AM
Divisions are fracturing Lebanese society which cut across the usual sectarian boundaries, says Alex Klaushofer.Hezbollah: Talks over soldiers under way 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 5:35 PM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday that "serious negotiations" were under way over the fate of two Israeli soldiers whose July 12 capture by his militant group sparked a month of brutal fighting in Lebanon.Ottawa paid $31M for part of Lebanon evacuation: documents 
CBC - Oct 30 7:29 AM
Canadians could learn more this week about the cost of the evacuation of Lebanon. CBC News has learned the federal government paid roughly $31 million for a portion of the transportation costs.Lebanon woman still in critical condition after accident last week 
Norwich Bulletin - Oct 30 10:55 AM
LEBANON A 86-year-old Lebanon woman remained in critical condition today at Hartford Hospital where she is being treated for injuries she suffered after being struck by a car last week.Israel war on Lebanon endangered banks 
Middle East Times - Oct 30 6:02 AM
BEIRUT -- Lebanon has warned that its strong banking sector is still in danger and the collapse of a single bank might sabotage the whole banking system.U.S. Assistance Spurring Economic Growth in Lebanon 
[Press Release] U.S. Department of State - Oct 30 4:08 PM
The United States has moved aggressively to provide substantial support for Lebanon's recovery from recent conflict and economic growth in the country, a State Department official says. The $90 million spent so far shows that the United States is taking "immediate action" on its $230 million aid commitment made in August, Randal Tobias, U.S. director of foreign assistance, says in Beirut, Lebanon.Lebanon: Tourism depends on stability 
Sharewatch - Oct 30 8:09 AM
Lebanon\'s tourism industry was on track to break records this year before the war between Israel and Hezbollah broke out July 12 and brought business at hotels, restaurants and shops to a crashing halt.Bolton Statement on Lebanon and Resolution 1559 
Scoop.co.nz - Oct 31 1:59 PM
We welcome the Secretary-General's 4th semi-annual report on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1559 and thank Special Envoy Larsen for his efforts to see that Resolution 1559 is fully implemented.Welch IV With George Salibi of New TV (Lebanon) 
Scoop.co.nz - Oct 31 1:59 PM
C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs QUESTION: Good evening, Mr. Welch. MR. WELCH: Good evening to you.DA: Lebanon Police Make Largest Drug Bust In 20 Years 
WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - Oct 31 12:43 PM
Police say 1,000 bags of heroin, a street value of $20,000, 170 grams of crack-cocaine with a street value of $14,000 and $5,000 in cash were seized in a drug raid.Lebanon hopes tourism can rebound 
IBN live - Oct 30 2:54 AM
Industry experts say that tourism will rebound only after the political situation calms down in Lebanon.Lebanon mission has Germany thinking twice about deployments 
The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 31 1:27 PM
Germany has reservations about endlessly expanding its military deployments abroad, a senior official said Tuesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Gernot Erler said the German military had received "great recognition" for its current service on nine foreign missions. "But," he added, "we cannot overlook one thing:Israeli planes stage mock raids 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 6:06 AM
Israeli fighter jets staged mock raids over Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut and two southern towns on Tuesday in the heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since an August cease-fire ended the war between Israel and the guerrillas.On Israel s Lebanon border, a surprising optimism 
The State - Oct 29 9:15 PM
METULLA, Israel For years, whenever Asher Greenberg left his home in this frontier town to work in the orchards along the Lebanon border, he took his M-16 rifle in case Hezbollah guerrillas attacked. Since Israel s war with Hezbollah ended in August, Greenberg s rifle hasn t left his closet once.Lebanon hopes tourism can rebound 
Syracuse.com - Oct 30 12:54 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Foreign tourists used to pop into Sandra Spanioli's gift shop in a five-star Beirut hotel every few minutes to buy a magazine, a map or a postcard. Now, she's lucky to see 20 customers a day.Lebanese man killed handling Israeli cluster bomb 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 6:43 AM
A man was killed and two other people injured in eastern Lebanon when part of an Israeli cluster bomb exploded in the man's hands.Israel Apologizes To Germany Over Shooting Incident In Lebanon 
Nasdaq - Oct 29 8:44 PM
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday unconditionally apologized for "misunderstandings" over the shooting incidents with German UNIFIL forces in Lebanon.Hezbollah: Talks Over Soldiers Under Way 
Chicago Tribune - Oct 31 3:52 PM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday that "serious negotiations" were under way over the fate of two Israeli soldiers whose July 12 capture by Hezbollah sparked a month of brutal fighting in Lebanon. Solana says Israel risks derailing Lebanon peace 
AlertNet - Oct 31 8:20 AM
Source: Reuters MADRID, Oct 31 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana made a fresh call on Israel on Tuesday to stop operations that risked derailing the United Nations-brokered ceasefire which ... Israeli planes stage mock raids over Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut 
USA Today - Oct 31 2:19 AM
Israeli fighter jets staged mock raids over Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut on Tuesday in the heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since an August cease-fire ended the war between Israel and the guerillas.Russell murder suspect held without bond 
Richmond Times-Dispatch - 18 minutes ago
LEBANON -- A Russell County man accused in a shooting that killed two of his brothers-in-law and wounded a third was ordered held without bond yesterday.Hezbollah Says U.S. Plan Will Fail 
Los Angeles Times - Oct 31 12:43 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said in TV interview aired Tuesday that the U.S. has failed in Iraq and animosity in the Arab world against Washington should not be blamed on Islamic extremism.NCCCUSA High Level Church Delegation in Lebanon 
[Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Oct 30 4:51 AM
A nine member church delegation, led by NCCCUSA President Rev. Michael Livingston visited Lebanon, October 10-15, 2006, as an expression of solidarity with Lebanon and its people, following the war on Lebanon.MECC Partners Visit Lebanon 
[Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Oct 30 4:51 AM
Church of Sweden colleagues, Fr. Hakan Sandvik and Mr. Goran Rask spent a few days, October 5-9, 2006, in Lebanon and Syria to meet with MECC General Secretary and Senior Staff to review program activities supported by the Church of Sweden. They visited the damaged south of Lebanon, the different MECC/ACT projects implemented in the southern villages, churches and related organizations, and met Swiss Ambassador to Lebanon: Francois Barras 
Monday Morning - Oct 30 12:18 AM
The commitment of Switzerland to Lebanon is undiminished and confirms, once more, the deep ties between it and the land of the cedars. Ensuring the bases of existence in Lebanon such is the theme of the support provided to Lebanon by the Confederation in the wake of the July war.Israeli warplanes fly low over Beirut, suburbs 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 11:53 PM
Israeli warplanes flew at a low altitude over Beirut, its suburbs and large areas of south Lebanon on Tuesday, witnesses and Lebanese security sources said.Israel planes stage mock raids in Beirut 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 31 12:06 AM
Israeli warplanes staged mock raids Tuesday over Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut in the heaviest show of air power over Lebanon since an Aug. 14 cease-fire.Exclusive interview with the governor of the Bank of Lebanon: Riad Salamé 
Monday Morning - Oct 30 12:18 AM
This prize honors me personally, but it s essentially a tribute to the integrity of the central bank s work to maintain Lebanon s currency and financial stability while also ensuring the soundness and prosperity of the banking sector.Saudi Arabia mobilizes to help Lebanon 
Monday Morning - Oct 30 12:18 AM