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Lebanon PM welcomes Hezbollah call for settlement 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 11:31 AM
Prime Minister Fuad Siniora welcomed a call from opposition Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah not to allow Lebanon's political crisis to slide into armed conflict.Turkey warns Lebanon and Egypt on drilling rights at sea International Herald Tribune - Jan 30 1:53 PM
Turkey warned Lebanon and Egypt on Tuesday not to press ahead with oil and gas exploration deals they have signed with Cyprus, saying Turkey and Turkish Cypriots also had rights in the region.Infants, elderly shed Ashura blood in Lebanon town Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 7:15 AM
The young and old wait for Hatem Mohieldin to tap their heads with his razor, bringing forth the blood through which Shi'ite Muslims in this southern Lebanon town mark Ashura.Nasrallah vows Lebanon will be graveyard for invaders AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 4:52 AM
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has vowed at a massive Shiite rally to defeat what he said were US-Israeli plots to provoke civil war in Lebanon, warning that the nation would be the "cemetery of invaders."Saudi Arabia, Iran cooperate in attempt to ease crises in Iraq, Lebanon USA Today - Jan 30 5:36 AM
U.S. ally Saudi Arabia and Iran are working together to try to calm the crises in Iraq and Lebanon, the Saudi foreign minister said Tuesday, despite Washington's efforts to isolate Tehran and stem its power in the Middle East.Shiites in Lebanon mark Ashoura AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 2:24 AM
Tens of thousands of Shiite Muslim men, some beating their chests and others slashing their heads with blades, marched through the streets of Lebanon on Tuesday to mark Ashoura, the sect's holiest day.Iran and Saudi Arabia mediating in Lebanon crisis International Herald Tribune - Jan 30 5:47 AM
In an unusual collaboration that could complicate American policy in the region, Iran and Saudi Arabia have been seeking to end Lebanon's violent political crisis.Saudi Arabia and Iran cooperating to try to ease crises in Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi FM says San Diego Union-Tribune - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, 6:08 p.m. Jan. 30 (AP): U.S. ally Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it was working with Iran, America's top rival in the Mideast, to find ways to ease the crises in Lebanon and Iraq a departure from Washington's confrontational stance toward Tehran.What's Pulling Lebanon Apart CBS News - Jan 30 7:30 AM
Kristen Gillespie reports on the forces pulling at Lebanon's social fabric ? and the struggle to hold the democracy in the heart of the Mideast together ? after covering the violent protests in Beirut.Hezbollah Leader Blames Bush for Chaos in Lebanon Voice of America - Jan 30 5:13 PM
The leader of the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah is blaming President Bush for last week's sectarian violence in Lebanon. Speaking to a large crowd in Beirut Tuesday, Hassan Nasrallah accused Mr. Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of seeking to spark a civil war in Lebanon.Boom Market for Lebanon?s Soothsayers New York Times - Jan 29 6:43 PM
In a land racked by sectarian tension and political instability, clairvoyants like Michel Hayek have become Lebanon?s unlikely political players.Bush condemns recent clashes in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 6:55 PM
President Bush on Monday condemned an outburst of violence in Lebanon and said he would seek $770 million toward an international aid effort for the country.Diplomatic Odd Couple Tries to Avert War in Lebanon New York Times - Jan 29 5:56 PM
In an unusual collaboration, Iran and Saudi Arabia are mediating an agreement to end Lebanon?s violent political crisis.Shiites in Lebanon Mark Ashoura ABC News - Jan 30 5:20 AM
Shiites in Lebanon Mark Ashoura With Blood Spilling MarchesBush seeks civil war in Lebanon, Shias told The Herald - Jan 30 5:07 PM
Hizbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah chose the holy day of Ashura yesterday to tell Shias in Beirut that US President George W Bush was seeking to spark a civil war in Lebanon.Hezbollah leader accuses Bush of creating chaos in Lebanon People's Daily - Jan 30 5:15 PM
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, Tuesday accused U.S. President George W. Bush of creating chaos in Lebanon, the Naharnet news website reported.Lebanon will be graveyard for invaders: Nasrallah The Peninsula - Jan 30 3:05 PM
beirut Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed at a massive Shi ite rally yesterday to defeat what he said were US-Israeli plots to provoke civil war in Lebanon, warning that the nation would be the cemetery of invaders .Bush: Iran, Syria fomenting "chaos" in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 2:28 PM
President George W. Bush accused Iran, Syria and Hezbollah on Monday of fomenting the latest violence in Lebanon in a bid to topple its government and said "those responsible for creating chaos must be called to account."Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 1:49 PM
US President George W. Bush deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilize that country.Saudi Arabia Working With Iran On Lebanon, Iraq Crises, Says Saudi Official Nasdaq - Jan 30 9:23 AM
(RTTNews) - Saudi Arabia and Iran are making joint efforts to find solutions to the current crises in Lebanon and Iraq, said Saudi foreign minister Saud al-Faisal on Tuesday.After peace, warmth comes to Lebanon during the cold winter AlertNet - Jan 30 11:36 AM
Church World Service-USA January 16, 2007 By Morsi, ACT International Aita El Shaab, Lebanon--Aita El Shaab lies about a kilometer from the Israeli border. It is a small village that was hit hard by the Israeli army's ... Bush Says Iran, Syria and Hezbollah Causing Chaos in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Jan 29 11:34 PM
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran, Syria and the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah must be ``called to account'' for creating chaos in Lebanon, President George W. Bush said, after riots last week in the capital, Beirut.Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah on Lebanon Pakistani Newspaper - Jan 30 2:04 PM
WASHINGTON, , Jan 30: US President George W Bush on Monday deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilize that country.Nasrallah slams Bush on Lebanon Gulf Daily News - Jan 30 4:22 PM
BEIRUT: Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused US President George W Bush yesterday of creating chaos in Lebanon, rejecting his charge that the militant group and its allies were causing the violence.West must tread lightly through Lebanon's political minefield The Nation - Jan 30 8:12 AM
On the face of it, the donor conference of Western and oil-rich Arab nations in Paris this week merely continues the work of two previous multilateral conferences in 2001 and 2002, aimed at helping Lebanon to rebuild its infrastructure after years of civil war and Israeli occupation and to tackle its massive debt.Courier News Online - LEBANON: Holistic fest to feature local practitioners Bridgewater Courier News - Jan 30 1:48 PM
The Indigo Festival will be a celebration of holistic pregnancy and parenting from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Courtyard Marriott in Lebanon (just off Route 22 at Interstate 78, Exit 20). Snow date is March 4.Lebanon falls to Rolla, Waynesville Lebanon Daily Record - Jan 30 1:25 PM
Email this article Printer friendly page After falling to Crest Ridge in the championship game of the Clinton Tournament on Friday, the Lebanon girls basketball team has resumed play in the Ozark Conference.State Dept.: Israel likely misused cluster bombs in Lebanon USA Today - Jan 29 8:30 AM
Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Monday.Man can t run from 80s drug case: South Shore dad being deported to Lebanon The Patriot Ledger - Jan 30 9:02 AM
A 62-year-old Carver father of five faces deportation to Lebanon for a decades-old drug offense. Joseph Gemayel says he fears violence if he is sent back because he is a member of a prominent political family and his first cousin was assassinated two months ago.Infants, elderly shed Ashura blood in Lebanon town AlertNet - Jan 30 7:21 AM
Source: Reuters By Tom Perry NABATIYEH, Lebanon, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The young and old wait for Hatem Mohieldin to tap their heads with his razor, bringing forth the blood through which Shi'ite Muslims in this ... Nasrallah vows Lebanon will be graveyard for invaders AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 30 4:00 AM
BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to defeat what he said were US-Israeli plans to provoke civil war in Lebanon and warned that the nation would become a "cemetery of invaders." Nasrallah: Bush made Lebanon chaos Turks.US - Jan 30 11:31 AM
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has accused George Bush of creating chaos in Lebanon, and rejected the US president's latest criticisms of the Shia group.Cluster bomb wounds two Belgian soldiers in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 8:21 AM
A cluster bomb explosion has wounded two Belgian soldiers on demining operations in southern Lebanon following last summer's war between Hezbollah and Israel, a UN spokesman said.State Dept. to report on whether Israel misused U.S.-made cluster bombs against Lebanon USA Today - Jan 29 8:01 AM
The State Department has completed a preliminary report on whether Israel misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon.Turkey Dismisses Economic Zone Agreement Between Cyprus, Lebanon Rigzone - Jan 30 8:36 AM
Turkey warned Lebanon on Tuesday about its oil and gas exploration deals signed with Cyprus, saying Turkey would not recognize the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone in the east Mediterranean as Turkey and Turkish Cypriots also had rights in the region.Washington Watch: Lebanon On The Edge Middle East Online - Jan 30 6:24 AM
Both Lebanon s leaders and major external players have focused their agendas on the issues that divide Lebanese instead of those that can bring them together, says James Zogby .Shiites in Lebanon mark Ashoura ceremony with blood spilling marches CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 30 1:57 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - Tens of thousands of Shiite Muslim men, some beating their chests and others slashing their heads with blades, marched through the streets of Lebanon on Tuesday to mark Ashoura, an annual ceremony that comemorates the 7th century death of the grandson of Islam's prophet Muhammad.Nasrallah vows Lebanon will be cemetery of invaders Middle East Online - Jan 30 4:54 AM
Hezbollah chief accuses US, Israel of trying to defeat resistance movements in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq.Lebanon diner fire probed North Adams Transcript - Jan 30 9:28 AM
NEW LEBANON, N.Y. The cause of a Saturday night fire that gutted a local landmark diner is still under investigation, according to state police. Police said a report of the blaze that destroyed the Speedway Family Diner on Route 20 was called in around 10 p.m. Saturday.President Bush Condemns Violence in Lebanon, Pledges Aid Fox News - Jan 29 3:25 PM
Total U.S. support for Lebanon's fledgling democracy will approach near $1 billion if Congress approves his request.'Odd couple' tries to avert war in Lebanon Deseret Morning News - Jan 29 11:16 PM
In an unusual collaboration that could complicate American policy in the region, Iran and Saudi Arabia have been mediating an agreement to end Lebanon's violent political crisis.Civil war looms as Sunni, Shiite forces clash over Lebanon Albuquerque Tribune - Jan 30 8:27 AM
In Lebanon, even that's a disturbing question.Israel misused cluster bombs in Lebanon, report says Miami Herald - Jan 30 12:13 AM
Israel probably misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Monday.Lebanon's opposition in crisis Socialist Worker - Jan 30 10:01 AM
The pro-US government in Lebanon is attempting to unleash a sectarian war to derail an opposition movement led by Hizbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM).Lebanon crisis fails mediation, plays into Israeli hands Pravda - Jan 30 4:17 AM
The crisis in Lebanon is rapidly accumulating the potential to plunge the country in a second civil war, while Israel is closely watching on the sidelines for the right moment to exploit the ensuing security vulnerability and finish the Lebanese divide off by intervening militarily to conclude what it officially describes as the inconclusive war last summer.Lebanon Crisis Fails Mediation, Plays into Israeli Hands Middle East Online - Jan 30 1:24 AM
The Israeli factor is the major raison d etre for the Syrian defensive influence in Lebanon. Syria s national security cannot tolerate a military threat from Lebanon, be it Israeli, French or American, some thirty kilometers away from the country s heartland, says Nicola Nasser .Hizbullah leader: US, Israel want to see Lebanon civil war Al Bawaba - Jan 30 5:50 AM
Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday vowed at a massive Shiite rally to defeat what he said were US-Israeli plots to provoke civil war in Lebanon, warning that the nation would be the "cemetery of invaders."Lebanon awaits state's final report on town clerk The Post-Standard - Jan 30 2:16 AM
The state comptroller is investigating the record keeping of former Lebanon Town Clerk Ashli Scott.Two UN peacekeepers wounded by cluster bomb in southern Lebanon People's Daily - Jan 30 3:15 AM
Two UN peacekeepers from Belgium were wounded by a cluster bomb explosion in southern Lebanon, the local Naharnet news website reported on Tuesday.No civil war in Lebanon - parliamentary majority leader Interfax - Jan 29 10:34 PM
MOSCOW. Jan 30 (Interfax) - Lebanese parliamentary majority leader and the former prime minister's son Saad Hariri said that there is no civil war in Lebanon and that his party is prepared for talks with Hezbollah.Lebanon appreciates Russia s political assistance Saad Hariri Itar-Tass - Jan 29 10:00 PM
MOSCOW, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- Lebanon highly appreciates Moscow s political assistance rendered to the country lately, said Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri, who arrived here on Monday.PREP GIRLS' BASKETBALL: George Wythe tunes-up for showdown with win over Lebanon Bristol Herald Courier - Jan 29 9:06 PM
LEBANON The showdown is set for "The Dungeon". George Wythe didn t overlook Lebanon and came away with an impressive 57-43 road win Monday, and will host Rural Retreat on Thursday with first place on the line.Bush: Iran, Syria fomenting "chaos" in Lebanon IranMania.com - Jan 29 10:45 PM
LONDON, January 30 (IranMania) - US President George W Bush accused Iran, Syria and Hezbollah of fomenting the latest violence in Lebanon in a bid to topple its government and said "those responsible for creating chaos must be called to account", Reuters reported.U.S. to more than triple aid to Lebanon Helena Independent Record - Jan 29 11:03 PM
PARIS (AP) - The United States pledged to more than triple its economic aid to the fragile democratic government in Lebanon, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would not speculate Thursday on the fate of the donation should Hezbollah militants take power. Lebanon in need of dialogue to avert civil war Khaleej Times - Jan 29 7:28 PM
BEIRUT - Lebanon desperately needs dialogue between its divided camps and a revival of its political institutions to save the country from sliding back into civil war, analysts warn.Israel -- USA: Ensure Israel hands over maps of cluster bombs strikes in South Lebanon Amnesty International - Jan 29 12:56 PM
As the USA State Department raised concerns in its report to Congress about possible violations by Israel of a classified US-Israeli agreement on the use of cluster bombs, Amnesty International urged the Israeli government to hand over detailed maps and coordinates of the areas in south Lebanon into which its forces fired hundreds of thousands of cluster bombs during the 34-day conflict with ...Bush warns Hezbollah on Lebanon News Interactive - Jan 29 2:39 PM
US President George W. Bush today deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilise that country.Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah over Lebanon violence People's Daily - Jan 29 5:44 PM
U.S. President George W. Bush warned Iran, Syria and Hezbollah on Monday over recent violence in Lebanon and claimed they are working to destabilize Lebanon.Bush warns Hezbollah on Lebanon The Australian - Jan 29 2:33 PM
"While Lebanon's friends seek to help the Lebanese government build a free, sovereign, and prosperous country, Syria, Iran and Hezbollah are working to destabilise Lebanese society," Mr Bush said.Bush: Iran, Syria fomenting 'chaos' in Lebanon AlertNet - Jan 29 2:35 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush accused Iran, Syria and Hezbollah on Monday of fomenting the latest violence in Lebanon in a bid to topple its government and said "those ... Lebanon General Store Robbed WGAL via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 4:30 PM
Lebanon County Police are looking for the man who robbed the Krall's General Store this morning on West Market Street in the Jonestown Borough.Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah on Lebanon Channel NewsAsia - Jan 29 2:01 PM
WASHINGTON : US President George W. Bush on Monday deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilise that country.Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah on Lebanon The Nation - Jan 29 1:53 PM
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush on Monday deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilize that country.Lebanon: UN Force Rises Above 12,000 Scoop.co.nz - Jan 29 4:06 PM
The enhanced United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, sent to monitor the end of hostilities after last year s conflict between Israel and Hizbollah, now numbers over 12,000, the mission said today, while reporting that two of its de-miners were injured trying to rid the country of the massive number of cluster bombs left over from the fighting.Bush - Iran, Syria fomenting chaos in Lebanon Stuff - Jan 29 4:09 PM
WASHINGTON: President George W Bush accused Iran, Syria and Hezbollah of fomenting the latest violence in Lebanon in a bid to topple its government and said "those responsible for creating chaos must be called to account".Israel May Have Misused US-Made Cluster Bombs In Lebanon, Says Report Nasdaq - Jan 29 11:07 AM
(RTTNews) - The US State Department said on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States by misusing American-made cluster bombs during last year's war against Lebanon's Hezbollah.Two Belgian Soldiers Serving With UN Wounded In Lebanon Nasdaq - Jan 29 10:07 AM
BRUSSELS (AP)--Two Belgian soldiers serving with the U.N. in Lebanon were wounded Monday when one of them stepped on a mine.Qatari troops leave for Lebanon to join Unifil The Peninsula - Jan 29 2:20 PM
doha The last batch of Qatari soldiers on mission to keep peace in Lebanon left for Lebanon yesterday to join the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (Unifil) deployed in south Lebanon to keep peace in the area.Lebanon mill equipment auctioned to highest bids Corvallis Gazette Times - Jan 29 5:41 PM
LEBANON From the large, green chip bins that stand along Highway 20 to a fleet of yellow Hysters and log loaders, Weyerhaueser s Lebanon lumber mill property went up on the auction block Thursday.Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 3:23 PM
Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.Children's foreheads slashed in Muslim saint's name CNN.com - Jan 30 3:07 PM
NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) -- The 6-year-old boy screamed and shook his head to avoid the razor blade. But his father held him firmly as Hajj Khodor parted the boy's black hair and sliced his forehead three times with the blade.US studies Israel's cluster bomb use in Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - Jan 29 5:27 AM
Israel may have violated deals on use of cluster bombs in Lebanon, state department expected to tell Congress.Cluster-bomb report weighs on Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 11:52 AM
Washington's conclusion that Israel likely misused U.S.-made cluster munitions by firing them at civilian areas in Lebanon has brought new pressure on Israel to review its wartime practices.Lebanon General Store Robbed WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - Jan 29 7:45 AM
Lebanon County Police are looking for the man who robbed the Krall's General Store this morning on West Market Street in the Jonestown Borough. Police say the suspect demanded money from the clerk. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.Shiites throughout Mideast mark holy day AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 11:26 AM
Tens of thousands of Shiite Muslim men, some beating their chests and slashing their heads with blades, marched along city streets throughout the Middle East on Tuesday to mark Ashoura. The marches in Lebanon, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran took place in an atmosphere of tension between Shiites and Sunni Muslims that has risen during the past year as the power struggles in Beirut and ...Saudi Arabia, Iran cooperating on crises AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 8:43 AM
Saudi Arabia and Iran are working together to try to calm the crises in Iraq and Lebanon, the Saudi foreign minister said Tuesday, despite Washington's efforts to isolate Tehran and limit its influence in the Middle East. The mediation is an unusual step by two rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran, that compete for regional influence.Mideast tensions overshadow Shi'ite Ashura ritual Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 8:05 AM
Attackers killed 40 Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq on Tuesday and Hezbollah's leader warned of the threat of civil war in Lebanon as tensions across the Middle East overshadowed the annual rite of Ashura.President Bush Disappointed by Recent Violence in Lebanon [Press Release] White House News - Jan 29 1:44 PM
I am deeply disappointed by the recent violence and bloodshed on the streets of Lebanon. It is all the more troubling that the violence occurred while Lebanon s legitimate leaders and friends were gathered together in Paris to help secure a peaceful and prosperous future for the country. Lebanon s friends have pledged a total of $7.6 billion at the International Conference on Support for Lebanon. ...New Army Chief Must Learn From Lebanon Baltimore Jewish Times - Jan 29 9:29 AM
It's back to basics for Israel's armed forces. The nomination of Maj.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi as the next chief of staff signals the country's desire both to live down the failings of last summer's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon while preparing to win the next showdown with the terrorist group.Hezbollah leader Nasrallah attacks Bush Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 30 5:08 AM
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused President Bush on Tuesday of creating chaos in Lebanon, rejecting his charge that the militant group and its allies were causing the violence.Raiders overcome Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 29 8:17 AM
Thomas McCarthy and Colton Kelsey hit big shots late to spark Crescent Valley High to a 46-44 Mid-Willamette Conference boys basketball win over Lebanon at CV on Wednesday.Amnesty International Urges Israel to Provide Map of Cluster Bomb Strikes in South Lebanon [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 12:43 PM
Amnesty International (AI) today again urged the Israeli government to hand over detailed maps and coordinates of cluster bomb strikes in southern Lebanon as the United States Department of State (DOS) raised concerns in its report to Congress about possible violations by Israel of a classified U.S.-Israeli agreement on the use of cluster bombs. Israeli forces fired hundreds of thousands of ...Israel may have misused cluster bombs in Lebanon, U.S. says International Herald Tribune - Jan 29 1:54 PM
A preliminary report on a U.S. investigation of the issue has been sent to Congress.Ghosts of Lebanon's Tortured Past Rising ABC News - Jan 28 11:03 AM
Ghosts of Lebanon's Tortured Past Rising From Current Unrest, Bringing Fears of Another WarCivil war looms as Sunni, Shiite forces clash over Lebanon Albuquerque Tribune - Jan 30 8:33 AM
At a makeshift roadblock of iron bars and car tires, a masked gatekeeper shines a flashlight into the driver's eyes and asks: Where do you live?Lebanon Crisis Fails Mediation, Plays into Israeli Hands News From Bangladesh - Jan 30 10:29 AM
It was sarcastically ironical for Bush to describe the Syrians as occupiers, a word that he has so far missed to learn or utter in reference to his country s four-year old occupation of Iraq or to the 40-year old Israeli occupation of the Syrian,Palestinian and Lebanese Arab territories.Turkey Warns Against Cyprus Oil Deals AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 30 11:07 AM
Turkey warned Lebanon and Egypt against an crude oil and natural gas exploration deal signed with Cyprus, saying Turkey and Turkish Cypriots also had rights in the region.Balloons cause panic in Lebanon News 24 South Africa - Jan 29 12:06 AM
Helium balloons advertising an Israeli newspaper drifted across the border into Lebanon, causing panic among locals and scrambling the Lebanese army.Ministry has roots in local crisis The Patriot-News - 30 minutes ago
LEBANON - In 1982, Lebanon County was facing a crisis. The Bethlehem Steel plant was closing, and many of the hundreds of workers laid off had no skills beyond nut and bolt fabrication. They had a hard time finding jobs and, in the meantime, a hard time feeding their families.ClinchingVikings clicking The Express-Times - 20 minutes ago
LEBANON TWP. | Pick your poison with this Voorhees High School girls basketball team. If their 1-3-1 trap defense does not get to you, it's the Vikings' balanced scoring or depth off the bench.Police: Computer had child pornography images Middletown Journal - 0 minute ago
LEBANON Throwing a computer containing child pornography into a ravine to try to dispose of it wasn't enough to save a Franklin man from being indicted by a Warren County grand jury.POLICE ROUNDUP The Patriot-News - 32 minutes ago
NORTH LEBANON TWP. Sandra Mehaffey, 46, of Myerstown, was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital after her vehicle was rear-ended at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Eighth Avenue and Weavertown Road, police said. The other vehicle was driven by Adam Felty, 17, of the first block of Colonial Drive, police said.State Department: Israel may have misused cluster bombs in Lebanon war WLUC TV 6 - Jan 30 9:18 AM
STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department says Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs during last summer's war against Hezbollah. A spokesman says a preliminary report has been sent to Congress on a U-S investigation of the issue.Use of U.S. cluster bombs by Israel called likely violation Los Angeles Times - Jan 30 8:45 AM
WASHINGTON The United States said Monday that Israel probably violated an agreement on its use of U.S.-made cluster bombs in July's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. TEEN SPOTLIGHT: COLE DEINER The Patriot-News - 30 minutes ago
Cole Deiner has marched to the beat of his own drums for years. The Lebanon Catholic School senior has taken lessons for six years, which equals the time he's drummed for his school's marching band. He's been drum line captain for two years and has written some of the line's music.Israel May Have Misused Cluster Bombs, U.S. Says Washington Post - Jan 29 8:53 PM
The State Department notified Congress yesterday that Israel may have violated U.S. rules prohibiting the use of American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas during last summer's war in Lebanon. Lebanese Shi'ites Mark Ashura Amid Tight Security Voice of America - Jan 30 3:12 PM
Shi'ite Muslims around the world Tuesday held ritual celebrations marking the holy day known as Ashura, which commemorates the death of Muhammad's grandson. The Shi'ite ceremonies in Lebanon followed clashes between Sunnis and Shi'ites that killed at least seven people last week.Kicking and screaming Shiite children brought into bloody rite of mourning CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 30 2:37 PM
NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) - The six-year-old boy screamed and shook his head to avoid the razor blade. But his father held him firmly as Hajj Khodor parted the boy's black hair and sliced his forehead three times with the blade.Gay Muslim's Case Puts Focus on German Asylum Law NPR - Jan 30 5:49 AM
A lawyer for a gay Muslim from Lebanon says a new German law should be used to grant the man asylum in Germany. The case prompts debate about how homosexuality is treated in Muslim nations and in Europe.Rice Lebanon Donors' Conference Closing Press Conf Scoop.co.nz - Jan 28 1:36 PM
PRESIDENT CHIRAC: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I would like to thank each of you wholeheartedly for being here and for having come to participate in this meeting on Lebanon and to inform your various media of what has happened today.