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French official urges Lebanon stability 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 4:45 PM
France called on Lebanon's political factions Saturday to end their confrontation ahead of an international donor conference to help the war-torn country rebuild.French FM discusses Lebanon crisis, aid meet in Saudi AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 12:23 PM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy discussed with his Saudi counterpart the political crisis in Lebanon and an upcoming aid conference for the country during a brief visit to Riyadh.Lebanon's economy minister lashes out at plans for general strike The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 07 12:41 PM
Lebanon's economy and trade minister slammed the country's opposition-backed General Labor Confederation (GLC) on Sunday, saying the timing in which they have called for a general strike this week was "suspicious." In response to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's economic reform plan for the Paris III donor conference.Hizbullah Plans To Cripple Lebanon Israel National News - Jan 07 4:33 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Hizbullah and pro-Syrian political parties in Lebanon plan to escalate their efforts to topple the government by trying to paralyze the country, Hizbullah legislator Amim Cherri told the Beirut Daily Star . Their supporters have been camping out on Beirut streets for more than a month after the government refused Hizbullah demands for more representation in the Cabinet.Lebanon Man Under Arrest After His Wife's Body Was Found News 25 Evansville - Jan 07 12:56 PM
BOONE COUNTY, IN - Police have arrested a Boone County man after his estranged wife was found dead from a gunshot wound in her van. Police arrested Dennis Mullendore, 52, of rural Lebanon Saturday and are keeping him in jail on a 48 hour hold. Formal charges have not been filed.Lebanon labor unions call protest over reform plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 6:14 AM
Lebanon's 200,000-strong Federation of Labor Unions (CGTL) has called for a sit-in at the Finance Ministry next week in protest at a government reform plan it says will hike taxes and cause layoffs.French FM in Saudi for talks on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 5:52 AM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks that will focus on Lebanon as Paris prepares to host an aid meeting for the country.Lebanon presents new economic plan Mena Report - Jan 06 11:24 PM
Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora on Tuesday unveiled a six-point economic revival and reform program that his government plans to introduce to a conference of donors at Paris later this month.Saudi calls for Lebanon unity Gulf Times - Jan 07 12:43 AM
DUBAI: Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz urged Lebanese leaders to negotiate an end to their political crisis after Lebanon s opposition said it would step up street protests to topple the government Saudi Arabia backs.Iran, Lebanon discuss regional political developments ArabicNews.com - Jan 06 6:31 PM
Iran and Lebanon yesterday discussed the latest regional political developments particularly the issues of Iraq and Palestine and political efforts to settle the ongoing crisis in Lebanon.Iran, Lebanon discuss regional developments IranMania.com - Jan 06 9:03 PM
LONDON, January 7 (IranMania) - Iran and Lebanon discussed the latest regional political developments particularly the issues of Iraq and Palestine and political efforts to settle the ongoing crisis in Lebanon, IRNA reported.Lebanon man killed in Friday night accident The Springfield News-Leader - Jan 06 3:59 PM
A Lebanon man was killed in a one-vehicle accident that occurred at 8:28 p.m. Friday at Oasis Drive, four miles south of Lebanon, the Missouri Highway Patrol said today. Gary D. Allen, 50, died when his 1984 Ford pickup traveled off the right side of the road and overturned, a patrol report said. Allen, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, was ejected from the vehicle, the ...Mt. Lebanon Police Search For Daytime Robbers WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 1:30 PM
Mount Lebanon police are investigating a series of residential burglaries.France does not see Lebanon crisis impacting aid AlertNet - Jan 06 10:36 AM
Source: Reuters By Souhail Karam RIYADH, Jan 6 (Reuters) - International donors have not changed plans to help Lebanon recover from last year's war with Israel despite a political crisis that added further strain ... FRENCH FM DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS, AID MEET IN SAUDI The Tocqueville Connection - Jan 06 9:30 AM
RIYADH, Jan 6, 2007 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy discussed with his Saudi counterpart Saturday the political crisis in Lebanon and an upcoming aid conference for the country during a brief visit to Riyadh.Lebanon labour union calls for sit-in Gulf News - Jan 06 12:27 PM
Beirut: Lebanon's opposition-backed main labour union called on Lebanese on Saturday to stage a sit-in next Tuesday to protest Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's economic reform programme.French FM in Saudi for talks on Lebanon Middle East Times - Jan 06 6:13 AM
OFFERING AID: France's Minister of Foreign Affairs Philippe Douste-Blazy gestures in a news conference late last year. He is currently in Saudi Arabia ahead of a Paris-hosted aid talk for Lebanon.Report: Germans in Lebanon Threatened by Attacks Deutsche Welle - Jan 06 7:27 AM
Germans living in Lebanon have been advised to take safety precautions because of a possible threat from radicals opposed to German involvement in United Nations peacekeeping activities, according to a news report.Mt. Lebanon police warn of increase in burglaries Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jan 06 1:39 AM
Mt. Lebanon police said burglars have been on a rampage in their community since October. A dozen incidents have been reported since Oct. 24. The latest break-in occurred Wednesday, police said.FRENCH FM IN SAUDI FOR TALKS ON LEBANON The Tocqueville Connection - Jan 06 5:00 AM
RIYADH, Jan 6, 2007 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday for talks that will focus on Lebanon as Paris prepares to host an aid meeting for the country, a French diplomatic source said.MECC Receives WCC Delegation in Lebanon [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Jan 06 2:06 PM
Rev. Dr. Walter Altmann and Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia paid a visit to Lebanon, December 16-19, 2006, upon the invitation of former WCC Moderator, H.H. Catholicos Aram I. This visit was also an expression of solidarity with the churches of Lebanon as well as a fact-finding mission in a country torn by political conflicts.Lebanon edges Frankfort in overtime The Indianapolis Star - Jan 05 11:57 PM
Another exciting chapter was added in the Frankfort-Lebanon rivalry as Billy Porter's putback basket with 1.3 seconds left helped the host Tigers to a 70-67 overtime victory against the Hot Dogs on Friday night.Saudi urges Lebanon leaders to end impasse AlertNet - Jan 06 1:36 AM
Source: Reuters DUBAI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz urged Lebanese leaders to negotiate an end to their political crisis after Lebanon's opposition said it would step up street protests ... Hezbollah sees Saudis mediating in Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 05 3:24 AM
Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah believes Saudi Arabia could mediate in the country's political crisis, one of the movement's former government ministers was quoted as saying in a media report.Interviews today to fill town clerk job in Lebanon The Post-Standard - Jan 06 2:11 AM
Lebanon Town Board members are holding a special meeting today to interview prospective candidates for the town clerk vacancy.Iran, Lebanon discuss regional political developments Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 06 12:37 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Meet Iran and Lebanon here Friday discussed the latest regional political developments particularly the issues of Iraq and Palestine and political efforts to settle the ongoing crisis in Lebanon.Lebanon Graduate Working Inside the Shuttle Program ; OU Student's Internship Includes Helping to Train Astronauts. RedNova - Jan 05 5:07 PM
By Daniel Wells Staff Writer LEBANON -- He's only a college sophomore, but Adam Cook's career is already shooting toward the stratosphere.S. Lebanon to move T-ball games Lebanon Daily News - Jan 05 8:32 PM
IONA Play ball. But not just anywhere. That was the decision this week for the South Lebanon Township supervisors, who approved the South Lebanon Athletic Association s request to reserve the baseball and softball fields at South Hills Park for the upcoming baseball and softball seasons.Lebanon opposition seizes on Paris aid conference Middle East Online - Jan 07 5:23 AM
Siniora critics accuse government members of absolving themselves of economic responsibility.Illinois Man Killed In Interstate Accident WISH-TV Indianapolis - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
LEBANON, Ind. - One person is dead after an accident on I-65 near Lebanon. The accident happened around four o-clock Sunday afternoon Police say 69-year-old Theodore Engelberth of Illinois was stoppedCommander highlights UNIFIL mission in Lebanon People's Daily - Jan 05 5:40 PM
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander Maj. Gen. Alain Pellegrini on Friday highlighted the role of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.BMed in advanced talks with Mikati family Financial Times - Jan 07 6:17 PM
BMed, formerly known as British Mediterranean Airways and a franchise carrier of British Airways, is in advanced negotiations with the Mikati family, one of Lebanon's leading business groups, to raise £30m in fresh equity.Lebanon: New study detects traces of uranium in South, by Rym Ghazal, Daily Star staff UN Observer - Jan 05 7:55 PM
2007-01-05 | BEIRUT: Yet another study of soil samples in South Lebanon has detected the presence of radioactive depleted uranium left over from last summer's war.[AFP] Aljazeera - Jan 07 2:52 PM
Sami Haddad, Lebanon's economy and trade minister, has said that plans by the country's main labour union for a sit-in protest against tax reforms this week will only harm the economy.US's Rice may attend Lebanon aid conference in Paris AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 2:33 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may participate this month at an international donor conference for Lebanon aimed at revitalizing its war-devastated economy, a US spokesman said.Illinois man dies on accident on I-65 in Indiana KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - 58 minutes ago
LEBANON, Ind. Police say 67-year-old Theodore Engelberth of Palantine died instantly about four-p-m today when a semitrailer struck his car on the south side of Lebanon, Indiana.Accident closes I-65 in Boone County WBAY Green Bay - Jan 07 4:03 PM
LEBANON, Ind. Southbound lanes of Interstate 65 are expected to be closed for several hours tonight after a fatal traffic accident and diesel fuel spill near Lebanon,...Lebanese unions to stage protests Financial Times - Jan 07 12:01 PM
Lebanon s labour unions are to stage demonstrations on Tuesday against an economic reform package that the country s besieged government has prepared in advance of a major international donor conference.Press Review TurkishPress.com - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
En route from Beirut, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday spoke with reporters about his visit to Lebanon, the terrorism issue and May's presidential election. Also speaking about his party s standing in the polls, Erdogan said, The situation is very good now.Lebanon approves $30K in donations The Western Star - Jan 05 12:51 PM
Every year a host of organizations ask the Lebanon City Council for money, office space and free utilities to help support their activities. The city budgets $30,000 a year to meet these requests, and most years the groups can depend on getting the same amount of money they received the year before.Syrian president meets European delegation over regional issues People's Daily - Jan 07 5:44 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Sunday received a visiting European parliamentary delegation and discussed with the latter a string of regional issues, including Iraq, Lebanon and Palestinian problems.Woman Fatally Shot On Interstate; Husband Arrested WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 2:27 PM
A Lebanon woman was fatally shot Friday as she drove on Interstate 865 and her estranged husband was arrested on Saturday.Miami Port Increases Security After 3 Arrests WCTV Tallahassee - Jan 07 3:06 PM
Two of the men are from Iraq, and the other is from Lebanon. They are legal permanent residents of the US, and authorities say they don't show up on any terrorist watch list.Hariri accuses opposition of 'intellectual terrorism' The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 07 12:41 PM
Lebanon's Parliament majority leader slammed Hizbullah and its opposition allies on Sunday for what he called "political and intellectual terrorism" against Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government. In a statement, Mp Saad Hariri said Lebanon was facing "a new wave of political and intellectual terrorism that coincides.Accident closes I-65 in Boone County WTHR Indianapolis - Jan 07 5:35 PM
Lebanon, Ind. - The southbound lanes of Interstate 65 are expected to be closed for several hours Sunday night after a fatal traffic accident and diesel fuel spill.Person Unsuccessful At Stealing ATM Machine WGAL via Yahoo! News - Jan 06 12:54 PM
State police in Lebanon County are looking for the person who tried to steal an ATM machine.World Vision Lebanon’s organic produce boosted by International Expo AlertNet - Jan 05 7:21 AM
World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office (MEERO) For the first time, Campagnia, the brand name of organic products produced by World Vision Lebanon s SABIL (Sustainable Agri-Business Initiative in Lebanon) grant, went international by participating in the fourth edition of the Dubai s Middle East Natural and Organic products Expo 2006. Three hurt in crash near Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 05 1:56 PM
LEBANON Three people were injured this morning when their vehicle veered off Bellinger Scale Road and struck a utility pole. The accident happened about 9 a.m.Lebanon thumped in first conference game Lebanon Daily Record - Jan 05 1:05 PM
SPRINGFIELD No, it may not be the same Kickapoo Chiefs team that dominated southwest Missouri en route to state titles in the 2000-01 and 2002-03 seasons, but the Lebanon girls found out on Thursday that they are still a force to be reckoned with in the Ozark Conference.Lebanon runs away from Waynesville Lebanon Daily Record - Jan 05 1:05 PM
Six Yellowjackets seniors go undefeated in matches as LHS defeats Tigers Six Lebanon seniors led the LHS wrestling team to a runaway victory over the Waynesville Tigers on Thursday, 51-17.WPIAL making '07-08 changes Norwin Star - Jan 07 5:05 PM
All four local schools will be affected, either directly or indirectly, in the WPIAL baseball realignment for 2007-08. Baldwin will stay in Section 3AAAA along with Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair.Grieving Gemayel urges Lebanese to 'wake up' The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 07 12:39 PM
At a church service held on Sunday to commemorate the 40 days that have passed since his son was assassinated, former President Amin Gemayel called on the people of Lebanon to put aside their differences and unite for the wellbeing of their country. "There is a voice in this country telling people to think beyond.Courier News Online - LEBANON BORO: Fire strikes home; woman escapes Bridgewater Courier News - Jan 05 12:49 PM
LEBANON BOROUGH -- A woman escaped a house fire here today without injury, neighbors said. Two neighbors said the house fire, which apparently started between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at 9 Glory Road, appeared to begin in the back of the house, possibly in the kitchen.Lebanon repays fiber-optic fees The Cincinnati Enquirer - Jan 05 2:46 AM
LEBANON - With appeals exhausted, this Warren County city must repay nearly $1 million in fees it collected from home builders to fund its unusual city-run fiber-optic system.Lebanon Olive Farmers Benefit from U.S.-Supported Opportunities U.S. Department of State - Jan 05 11:34 AM
The United States is helping unemployed people in Lebanon get temporary agricultural harvesting jobs aimed at helping them rapidly restore their communities and resume sustainable economic activity following recent conflict. In one example of support provided under the Humanitarian Assistance for Lebanon -- or HAL -- initiative, an olive harvesting project was launched in Zogharta in north ...Lebanon PM lays any failure of reforms at opposition's feet AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 04 4:28 AM
Lebanon's politically embattled premier has put the country's Hezbollah-led opposition on notice that if the economic reforms he is proposing do not materialise, it will be their fault.The US-Saudi-Wahabi Nexus ! News From Bangladesh - Jan 07 10:27 AM
01/01/07 "Information Clearing House" -- -- When the powerful US Vice-President Dick Cheney made a rare long haul to Riyadh in November , reportedly it was to create against Iran , Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon , a new US led Sunni alliance in the region, composed of the six Gulf Co-operation Council states, pro-US Arab governments in Cairo and Amman and willing NATO allies with covert support ...1989 Audi 90 from Lebanon Carsurvey.org - Jan 06 5:40 PM
What things have gone wrong with the car? - Front suspensions were badly placed when I first bought it, causing the steering (although power steering) to be very heavy. Fixed them right away.CHIRAC, SINIORA MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR LEBANON AID MEET The Tocqueville Connection - Jan 05 2:15 AM
PARIS, Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac and Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora organised final details Friday for a January 25 Paris conference aimed at boosting aid for Lebanon's war-wracked economy.Parent volunteers invaluable to schools Dayton Daily News - Jan 06 10:52 PM
Lebanon Superintendent Mark North calls them "unsung heroes." Springboro Principal Sandra Wray describes them as "generous."Advances in construction make area a top distribution market The Indianapolis Star - Jan 06 11:55 PM
LEBANON, Ind. -- At Hachette Book Group's main warehouse here, the stacks soar 33 feet high and picking machines guided by wires buried under the aisles retrieve more than 400,000 books a day for shipment.Off-Duty Police Officer Killed at New Jersey Restaurant New York Times - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
The officer, Tyron D. Franklin, a 23-year-old rookie in Paterson, N.J., was shot after he refused to give up his wallet, authorities said.Lebanon's education sector gets facelift - and not for the better The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 05 12:41 PM
Before last year's summer war with Israel, Lebanon's education system was one that could have been considered flourishing in many areas - but now all that has changed. At the start of 2006, the American University of Beirut (AUB) had been boasting the opening of a doctorate program beginning in 2007.Money machine rip-out rip-off fails Reading Eagle - Jan 07 4:41 AM
State police were looking for someone Saturday who tried to rip an automated teller machine out of a Lebanon County convenience store using a chain and vehicle, officials said.Woman headshot; husband arrested Post-Tribune - Jan 07 2:18 AM
LEBANON -- A Boone County woman who had been shot in the head was found dead in her van along a highway. Police arrested her estranged husband in connection with the crime.December 2006 glimpses USA Today - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
Here is a closer look at many of the U.S. military personnel killed in December because of the conflict in Iraq.Different war, different story USA Today - Jan 07 6:27 PM
The Marine Corps' high-and-tight haircut that gave Anthony Swofford the title of his best-selling memoir, Jarhead, is long gone. His look now is gelled and spiky, with a beard and untucked shirt. Jarhead, a grunt's iconoclastic memoir of the Gulf War, was a best seller in 2003 even before the 2005 movie, in which Jake Gyllenhaal played Swofford.Man, 20, dies in one-car crash Belleville News-Democrat - Jan 07 1:16 AM
Mourners filled a Lebanon church Saturday during services for a 20-year-old man who had just begun the career he'd always wanted.December 2006 USA Today - Jan 07 5:35 PM
As of Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at least 3,000 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,397 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Northwood survives scare at Lebanon Bristol Herald Courier - Jan 04 9:16 PM
LEBANON Northwood survived a scare with a huge fourth quarter, and took a 44-34 road win at Lebanon on Thursday. It was the sixth win in seven games for the Panthers, whose lone loss during the stretch was to George Wythe.Barak seeks to regain Labor leadership AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 3:08 PM
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced on Sunday his much-anticipated return to politics, saying he will seek the leadership of the Labor Party in the first step toward a possible bid for the country's highest office.Report: Military Intelligence Lacking during Lebanon War Israel National News - Jan 06 11:04 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel's short-term intelligence about Hizbullah capabilities during last summer's war has been described as "unprofessional" by a senior Military Intelligence officer. Faith, culture, food Lawrence Journal-World - Jan 07 2:18 AM
Lyndon The kolache an Eastern European sweet roll with fruit is something different for the palates of this rural, meat-and-potatoes Osage County town. But it is still an open question whether these small-town residents come to Selighoff Bakery & Deli more for the ethnic foods it also boasts bierocks and a special sweet Lebanon bologna that are in the deli case, or for the people ...Residents fed up in Israeli town where rockets rain AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 2:42 PM
The playgrounds are empty, the schools transformed into bunkers and the residents depressed.Protest against economic reforms Gulf Times - Jan 07 12:43 AM
BEIRUT: Lebanon s opposition-backed main labour union called on Lebanese yesterday to stage a sit-in outside a finance ministry building next week to protest Prime Minister Fouad Siniora s economic reform programme.Lebanon must return cable TV fees The Cincinnati Enquirer - Jan 04 1:51 PM
LEBANON This Warren County city must repay nearly $1 million in impact fees it collected from homebuilders over the years to fund its city-run cable television system.Cedar Crest girls pour it on in second half Lebanon Daily News - Jan 06 8:40 PM
Supremely confident in their team s chances of victory against a shorthanded Lebanon squad, the Cedar Crest student section broke into a sarcastic chant of It s all over seconds after the Falcons controlled the opening tap in last night s latest installment of the girls basketball edition of Lebanon County s favorite backyard rivalry. Turkish troops in Lebanon see Erdogan Turks.US - Jan 04 10:43 PM
On his one-day trip to Lebanon on Wednesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was met in a formal celebration with his Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora.Restaurants struggle as owner linked to terrorists, tax evasion DeWitt-Bath Review - Jan 07 1:06 AM
DETROIT - With its owner in legal exile in Lebanon, avoiding charges of tax evasion and accusations of supporting terrorism that await him back home, a once-popular chain of Middle Eastern restaurants in Michigan is struggling with the fallout.Iran and trade to top Olmert's agenda in China visit AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 12:35 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is due to arrive in China on Tuesday, marking the last and possibly trickiest leg in his recent tour of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council amid efforts to stop Iran's controversial nuclear programme.Al-Jarrah launches the Kuwait Commercial Markets Complex on DFM Mena Report - Jan 06 11:32 PM
Tawfeeq Al-Jarrah, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of the Kuwait Commercial Markets Complex (KCMC), a real estate and construction firm with investments across the Gulf and Levant, said that the company is proceeding with its plans to implement its vital projects in Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Qatar in pursuance of its strategy which is based on long-range partnerships ...Winograd Commission Questions Pines-Paz Israel National News - Jan 07 3:33 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The government-appointed Winograd Commission questioned Labor Knesset member Ophir Pines-Paz Sunday in its investigation into mismanagement of the war with Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon last summer.MI official: Intelligence work during war was unprofessional Haaretz Daily - Jan 06 11:37 PM
A senior intelligence officer says the performance of Military Intelligence during the war in Lebanon was "unprofessional and mediocre."Crash victim in stable condition Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 06 10:30 PM
LEBANON An 18-year-old mid-valley woman was in serious but stable condition Saturday following a car wreck Friday morning on Bellinger Scale Road.Ex-Israeli PM eyes Labour Party leadership AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 9:43 AM
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak has said he will contest the leadership of the Labor Party in May, in a bid to return to the national political stage after a five-year absence.Europe presses Rice for swifter action on Mideast peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 10:02 AM
As US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepares to travel to the Middle East, Europe is ratcheting up pressure on Washington to help relaunch the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.US'S RICE MAY ATTEND LEBANON AID CONFERENCE IN PARIS The Tocqueville Connection - Jan 04 2:45 PM
WASHINGTON, Jan 4, 2007 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may participate this month at an international donor conference for Lebanon aimed at revitalizing its war-devastated economy, a US spokesman said Thursday.Government stumbles in a divided Israel International Herald Tribune - Jan 07 1:44 PM
Two high-profile incidents reflect a malfunctioning government, deeply split over personalities, politics and policies.Ex-Israeli PM Barak returns to politics AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 7:58 AM
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced his political comeback on Sunday, saying he will run for the leadership of the Labor Party in a first step toward a possible bid at regaining the country's top office.Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal Strategy Page - Jan 06 10:22 PM
Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal Totten is an independant journalist whose insights into the Middle East in general and Lebanon in particular provide a refershing break from the propaganda one gets from the MSM. Totten's reporting is funded out of pocket and by donations made by his readers.Turkish troops in Lebanon see Erdogan Zaman Online - Jan 04 2:14 PM
On his one-day trip to Lebanon on Wednesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was met in a formal celebration with his Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora. His talks with Lebanese officials were followed by his visit to Turkish troops located in Beirut.Barak launches comeback bid in Israel MSNBC - Jan 07 4:38 PM
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced on Sunday his much-anticipated return to politics, saying he will seek the leadership of the Labor Party. Former Israeli PM Barak in new leadership bid Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 5:27 AM
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak launched a widely expected bid on Sunday to take over from a politically wounded Amir Peretz as Labor Party leader and defense minister.French Min Urges Lebanese Factions To End Confrontation Zawya - Jan 06 9:16 PM
CAIRO AP)--The French foreign minister Saturday urged Lebanese political factions to end their confrontation ahead of an international donors' conference, saying during a Mideast visit Saturday that stability is essential to restoring Lebanon's struggling economy.Barak returns to Israeli politics BBC News - Jan 07 12:58 PM
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announces his return to politics after an absence of six years.Hezbollah seems to agree with Saudi Arabian arbitration Zaman Online - Jan 06 2:16 PM
Hezbollah officials have announced that they are now in favor of Saudi Arabia s arbitration between them and the Western-leaning government of Lebanon to resolve the political crisis that has been haunting the country for months.Lebanon man injured in crash on North 5 Lebanon Daily Record - Jan 04 1:35 PM
Man s car overturns after trying to pass another A Lebanon man was injured in a one-car accident at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on North Missouri 5, about eight miles north of Lebanon, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.Grants to help build housing for homeless, poor Dayton Daily News - 22 minutes ago
Nearly $2 million in housing grants to the Miami Valley will provide 74 units of affordable housing to low-income individuals, many of whom have special needs.Obituary: Wilford James Grant / World War II paratrooper, popular community volunteer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 35 minutes ago
Wilford James Grant, a paratrooper during World War II who participated in the D-Day invasion at Normandy and a wide-ranging community volunteer in Ingram, died yesterday at St. Clair Hospital.Lebanon, Israel: Hezbollah Deploys Fighters To Bekaa India Daily - Jan 06 7:35 AM
Hezbollah's military mobilization department is sending groups of fighters to the Lebanese villages of Suhmur, Yuhmur and Zulaya, in the western Bekaa Valley, for military and logistic missions, Lebanese military sources reported Jan. 5. Hezbollah is closely monitoring what it sees as the beginning of an Israeli military buildup.