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Lebanon's Sunni clerics issue fatwa 
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Fearing a slide into civil war, Lebanon's top Sunni Muslim clerics published a religious edict on Friday prohibiting Muslims from killing their fellow countrymen, particularly other Muslims.American involvement deepens in Lebanon USA Today - Feb 02 9:29 AM
A few years ago, American aid to Lebanon was measured in the number of dairy cows a U.S. program gave to farmers. Now it is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, plus military help, as Washington tries to prop up a government seen as threatened by Iran and Syria.Italy takes command of UN force in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 7:42 AM
Italian General Claudio Graziano has taken over as head of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and vowed to work with the local security forces to stabilize the volatile border with Israel.Israel planes still buzzing Lebanon: U.N. commander Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 1:37 AM
Israeli warplanes are still flying over southern Lebanon despite appeals for them to halt the missions, the outgoing commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission said on Friday.In Lebanon, A Plea for Common Ground Voice of America - Feb 02 5:27 PM
Last week's violence in Lebanon, after two months of opposition protests, were a sign of how hostile the atmosphere has become.Italian general takes over command of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
Italian Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano on Friday took over the command of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), replacing outgoing French Maj. Gen. Alain Pellegrini, Lebanon's Naharnet news website reported.Lebanon tries to woo Armor Holdings The Hamilton Journal News - Feb 02 4:25 PM
Lebanon hopes to woo Armor Holdings Inc. into one of the city's industrial parks, but without any vacant buildings large enough to hold 900 workers, the city's attempt will likely fall flat, according to City Manager Pat Clements.From cows to Humvees, American involvement deepens in Lebanon after Syrian withdrawal Boston Herald - Feb 02 10:27 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A few years ago, American aid to Lebanon was measured in the number of dairy cows a U.S. program gave to farmers. Now it is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, plus military help,...American Involvement Deepens in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 02 9:12 AM
A few years ago, American aid to Lebanon was measured in the number of dairy cows a U.S. program gave to farmers.Lebanon dominates Spartans to win MWC Corvallis Gazette Times - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Lebanon won the Mid-Willamette Conference dual meet title by defeating Corvallis High, 54-22, on Thursday night. I thought we wrestled pretty well and gave them a half-decent fight, CHS coach Ron Sather said.Visiting dignitaries prescribe more dialogue for Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:31 PM
The Lebanese must return to dialogue to find a solution to the current political crisis and to restore peace and security in South Lebanon, the foreign ministers of Ireland and Indonesia said on Friday. The two officials were speaking at separate events during a visit to the country to hold talks with officials and inspect their countries' troops.Israeli leader defends war in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 12:34 PM
In seven hours of testimony and intense questioning, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday defended his much-criticized actions during the war in Lebanon before a commission whose findings could determine his political fate.Olmert defends handling of Lebanon war at inquiry Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 11:39 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defended his handling of last year's Lebanon war for more than five hours before a commission of inquiry on Thursday.Lebanon man indicted for rape Lebanon Enterprise - Feb 02 11:48 AM
Jessie Bright, 25, of 730 Westland Drive in Lebanon was indicted for first-degree attempted rape in Marion Circuit Court Monday of last week.Israel PM grilled by Lebanon war commission AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 10:06 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was grilled for six hours by an Israeli commission probing failures of the Lebanon war, amid a series of scandals that have left his government teetering.Palestinians won't be dragged into Lebanon conflict: Fatah AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 9:46 AM
Palestinians who live in Lebanon will not allow themselves to be dragged into the political row between the Hezbollah-led opposition and the Western-backed government, the local head of Fatah said.Olmert defends actions during Lebanon war The Buffalo News - Feb 02 6:09 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - In seven hours of testimony and intense questioning, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday defended his much-criticized actions during last summer's war in Lebanon before a commission whose findings could determine his political fate.Olmert testifies in Lebanon war probe Boston Globe - Feb 02 1:14 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testified for more than six hours yesterday before a commission investigating the performance of Israel's government and military during last summer's conflict in Lebanon.Israel PM quizzed by Lebanon war commission AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 6:36 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is being grilled by an Israeli commission probing failures of the Lebanon war, amid a series of scandals that have left his government teetering.Olmert testifies to Lebanon war panel AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 4:13 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spent hours Thursday testifying before the commission investigating Israel's conduct during its much-criticized war in Lebanon over the summer.Olmert testifies on conflict with Lebanon Sun-Sentinel - Feb 02 12:14 AM
JERUSALEM · Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testified for more than six hours Thursday before a commission investigating the performance of Israel's government and military during last summer's conflict in Lebanon. Israel planes still buzzing Lebanon -UN commander AlertNet - Feb 02 1:06 AM
Source: Reuters PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes are still flying over southern Lebanon despite appeals for them to halt the missions, the outgoing commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission said on ... Olmert testifies on last summer's Lebanon conflict Los Angeles Times - Feb 01 12:15 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testified for more than six hours today before a commission investigating the performance of Israel's government and military during last summer's conflict in Lebanon. Lebanon's brain drain alarm BBC News - Feb 02 3:24 PM
Blighted by civil war, political upheaval and a devastating conflict with Israel, many Lebanese are deciding to leave their country.Olmert quizzed by Lebanon war commission Gulf Times - Feb 02 2:11 AM
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was grilled yesterday for six hours by an Israeli commission probing failures of the Lebanon war, amid a series of scandals that have left his government teetering.War in Lebanon fuelled attacks on UK Jews Daily Telegraph - Feb 01 5:20 PM
Attacks on Jewish people rose to record levels last year, fuelled by the war between Israel and Lebanon, a report said yesterday.Scandals tighten noose around Israel government AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Sex, corruption scandals and a full-blown inquiry into the failures of the Lebanon war are tightening the noose around Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his Kadima party.Bush Pledges Help to Limit Toll in Lebanon 13 WMAZ Macon - Feb 01 9:13 PM
Lebanon's prime minister says he got a call Friday from President Bush, who promised to help. Fuad Saniora says in a statement that Bush told him he will "put pressure on Israel" to limit the damage to Lebanon and to also spare civilians.Israeli PM gives testimony on Lebanon war People's Daily - Feb 01 5:00 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Thursday afternoon finished a seven-hour testimony before a government-appointed committee, which is charged with investigating into Israel's failures in the Lebanon war last summer, local media said.New Arab League Plan for Lebanon Israel National News - Feb 01 9:08 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Arab League chief Amr Moussa will present a four-point initiative to solve the crisis in Lebanon, which is on the brink of a repeat of the civil war that ravaged the country three decades ago.Olmert defends handling of Lebanon war at inquiry AlertNet - Feb 01 11:51 AM
Source: Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defended his handling of last year's Lebanon war for more than five hours before a commission of inquiry on Thursday ... Lebanon City Schools closed Friday Tennessean - Feb 01 7:10 PM
Lebanon City Schools will also be closed Friday, officials announced Thursday night. - COLBY SLEDGECollective puts Lebanon's gender gap in economic participation at 30 percent The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 01 1:21 PM
Less than 25 percent of women aged 15-64 years are economically active compared to 55 percent of men in Lebanon, the Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) reported on Thursday. The Lebanese NGO held a conference to mark the mid-way point through a two-year grant focusing on women's economic empowerment in the region.Expatriates issue 'wake-up call' for Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 01 1:29 PM
An organization of Lebanese living abroad made an appeal Thursday to the nation's leaders and citizens to resolve the current political crisis through dialogue. In an appeal published in Lebanon's main Arabic- and French-language newspapers, the France-based organization of expatriates called.Burglary charges filed in Lebanon break-in Watertown Daily Times - Feb 01 11:20 AM
JUNEAU - Two men have each been charged in Dodge County Circuit Court with two burglary counts, one of which stemmed from an incident in a town of Lebanon home where the victim turned the intruder away by striking him on the head with a shoe horn.Arab League chief to return to troubled Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 31 7:19 AM
Arab League chief Amr Mussa is due to return to Lebanon next month in a new bid to help resolve the country's acute political crisis, a government minister has said.Olmert faces commission over war in Lebanon Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 01 6:26 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has begun testifying before a government commission investigating last year's war in Lebanon.Paul named new police chief in Lebanon Junction Pioneer News - Feb 01 6:56 AM
LEBANON JUNCTION - A familiar face is taking a new position in Lebanon Junction. Previously the assistant chief, Maj. Darrell Paul was named acting LJPD chief Jan. 1 by new Mayor James "Butch" Sweat.Lowe's is moving Lebanon forward Lebanon Express - Feb 01 10:18 AM
It's a month late for a New Year's prediction, but here it is anyway. 2007 is going to be an exciting year in Lebanon. The impact of Lowe's on Lebanon is about to become obvious.Record surge in anti-Semitic attacks AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 8:45 AM
The UK suffered its highest number of anti-Semitic incidents in a generation last year, with a spike during Israel's war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, a Jewish advocacy group has said.Lebanon pool offers swim lessons Lebanon Express - Feb 01 10:24 AM
The Lebanon Community Pool offers a new session of youth swimming lessons starting Feb. 13. The 30 minute classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and are offered starting at 3:45, 4:15, 6 and 6:30 p.m. Sessions run through March 15.Merkel starts trip to Mideast International Herald Tribune - Feb 02 1:46 PM
Embarking on her most difficult trip since taking office 15 months ago, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, was set to begin Saturday a four-day visit to the Middle East aimed at strengthening the fragile government in Lebanon and revitalizing the Israeli- Palestinian peace process.Olmert testifies to commission investigating Lebanon war Pravda - Feb 01 6:32 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spent seven hours Thursday testifying before the commission investigating Israel's conduct during its much-criticized war in Lebanon over the summer.Some Parents Upset With Proposed Kindergarten Move WGAL via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 6:16 AM
Some parents in Palmyra, Lebanon County, are upset with a plan to move kindergarten classes to a church.Supporting a national unity government in Lebanon:a missed opportunity for the US? The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:29 PM
With the arrival of the September of his political life at the White House, President george W. Bush, with his team of advisers and supporters, began drawing the final strategic political lines of his administration with a heavy emphasis on foreign policy issues. Many of his predecessors have been through this exercise.Olmert grilled over Lebanon war iafrica.com - Feb 01 4:07 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was being grilled on Thursday by an Israeli commission probing failures of the Lebanon war, amid a string of scandals that have left his government teetering.WA swimmers top Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Feb 02 3:31 PM
The Bulldogs were in control of both the boys and girls meets in the makeup contest that had been cancelled because of ice earlier. West Albany s boys won nine of 11 events in getting the win, while the Bulldog girls were winners in 10 events.A1 Team Lebanon set for Australian A1GP event Middle East Online - Feb 01 2:24 AM
Local support for A1 Team Lebanon will spur on team as Australia has Lebanes community of 300,000.New positions drive Lebanon school budget plan Norwich Bulletin - Feb 01 1:13 AM
By JULIE A. LEBANON --A 7.33 percent increase in the education budget will pay for increases in fixed costs, create new positions and add programs, according to Superintendent Robert McGray.ISRAEL-LEBANON: US inquiry into use of cluster bombs IRIN - Feb 01 12:15 AM
TEL AVIV, 31 Jan 2007 (IRIN) - Israel may have violated agreements regarding the use of American-made cluster bombs during its war in Lebanon in July 2006, the US State Department said on Monday.PM to tell Winograd panel: Israel won the Lebanon war Haaretz Daily - Feb 01 12:00 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived at the offices of the Winograd Committee investigating the second Lebanon war, in order to provide testimony in which he is expected to defend his role in the war and say Israel emerged victorious.STOCKWATCH Semapa up on Lebanon cement company stake buy UPDATE Sharewatch - Feb 01 2:54 AM
LISBON (AFX) - Shares in Semapa SGPS rose after its 51 pct-owned unit Secil took a controlling stake in a cement and clinker maker in Lebanon, dealers said.70 may lose jobs in Lebanon mill closure Salem Statesman Journal - Feb 01 3:23 AM
LEBANON -- Weyerhaeuser said Wednesday that it would close a sawmill in Lebanon where about 70 people work.Italy takes command of UN force in Lebanon Middle East Online - Feb 02 8:09 AM
General Graziano vows to work with Lebanese security forces to stabilize volatile border with Israel.Insurance co. pays $100,000 in Mt. Lebanon Taser case Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Jan 31 9:26 PM
The agreement settles a federal lawsuit brought against Mt. Lebanon.Arab League chief in new bid to end the crisis in Lebanon Gulf Times - Feb 01 12:11 AM
BEIRUT: Arab League chief Amr Moussa is due to return to Lebanon in a new bid to help resolve the country s acute political crisis, a minister said yesterday.Lebanon tries to woo Armor Holdings The Western Star - Feb 02 4:17 PM
Michael Fox, president of Corporate Communications Group for Armor Holdings said Friday evening that he was not aware of plans to move facilities from Butler County. \Urban Regeneration Plans for Lebanon BusinessWeek - Feb 01 3:41 PM
Developers are in an ambitious construction drive to recreate Beirut BMS World Mission to Boost Healthcare in Lebanon Christian Today - Feb 01 1:15 AM
BMS World Mission is looking for bighearted Christian medical professionals to join its first medical team to Lebanon later this yearHigh school boys' basketball Lancaster Online - 31 minutes ago
McCaskey gained sole possession of first place in Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One following their 64-58 win over Warwick and Penn Manor's 70-63 loss to Manheim Township Friday night.After starter Chris Ortega was injured in the third quarter, Jack Albino came off the bench and kno...Robert Fisk: Please spare me the word 'terrorist' Independent - Feb 02 4:27 PM
So it was back to terror, terror, terror this week. The "terrorist" Hizbollah was trying to destroy the "democratically elected government" of Fouad Siniora in Lebanon. The "terrorist" Hamas government cannot rule Palestine. Iranian "terrorists" in Iraq are going to be gunned down by US troops.Olmert appears before Lebanon war commission AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 1:28 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has appeared before a commission probing the inconclusive war on Hezbollah, amid a string of scandals that have left his coalition teetering, his office said.Susquehanna Valley Ground Hog Day Festivities WGAL via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 5:40 PM
Uni of Lebanon County Location: Myerstown Recreation Center along Union Canal Drive Time of Prediction: 8 a.m.LEBANON Some rays of hope for peace and reconciliation in Beirut AsiaNews.it - Feb 02 4:51 AM
by Paul Dakiki Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa is set to travel to Beirut with a plan to submit to both majority and opposition. Aoun and Franjieh sign bishops declaration of principles .Diplomacy raises hopes for solution in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 31 1:46 PM
Reports of a revitalized Arab initiative and dialogue between Riyadh and Tehran, coupled with a general toning down of political speeches, has raised hopes for a possible solution to the crisis in Lebanon. Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and government loyalists have welcomed a recent call for calm and a return to dialogue.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 02 5:15 PM
NAQURA, LEBANON - Indian UN peacekeeping troops attend a transfer of power ceremony between French outgoing General Alain Pellegrini, chief of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the new commander Italian General Claudio Graziano at the UN headquarters on February 2, 2007 in Naqura, southern Lebanon.Mahathir plans special court to try war crimes in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 31 1:38 PM
Former Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad announced Wednesday that he is forming a war crimes tribunal to focus on victims of abuse in Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories. He said the tribunal - and an investigating commission linked to it - was necessary as an alternative to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.Mt. Lebanon settles Taser case Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Jan 31 12:32 PM
Mt. Lebanon s former insurance carrier has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit over a 2005 incident in which police used a Taser on a pizzeria owner.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.Arrest in Internet Sex Sting WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Feb 02 2:17 PM
A Lebanon man is charged with soliciting a 14-year-old girl for sex.Outgoing Pellegrini warns of 'fragile' situation in South The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:36 PM
The outgoing commander of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Lebanon warned Friday that security remained "fragile" in the area, almost six months after the summer 2006 war with Israel. Major General Alain Pellegrini noted that Israeli warplanes are still flying over South Lebanon despite appeals for them to cease.Fadlallah, Nasrallah touch base on political crisis The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:30 PM
Lebanon's senior Shiite cleric, Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, and Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday stressed the need to hold together the internal situation in Lebanon and to encourage efforts at dispelling political tensions. Nasrallah met with Fadlallah on Friday to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon.Lebanon escapes N.L., clinches tie Lebanon Daily News - Jan 31 9:12 AM
FREDERICKSBURG The Lebanon boys basketball team continues to turn heads and re-invent the English language. Last night, the Cedars redefined consistency as not playing particularly well and winning anyway. Israel's PM Testifies to Commission on War Conduct Voice of America - Feb 02 11:13 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified before a government commission probing the country's conduct in the war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon last year.Israeli premier testifies on Hezbollah war Los Angeles Times - Feb 02 12:16 AM
Olmert is the final witness before a panel investigating officials' handling of the inconclusive conflict in Lebanon. JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testified for more than six hours Thursday before a commission investigating the performance of Israel's government and military during last summer's conflict in Lebanon. Feltman pushes Berri to help get new talks up and running The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:31 PM
US Ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman reiterated on Friday his country's "support" for Lebanon and urged the Lebanese to resume dialogue to avoid violence. After a meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri, Feltman said: "I encouraged the speaker to use his influence and leadership to persuade the Lebanese to return to dialogue.Weyerhaeuser to close Bauman sawmill in Lebanon, Oregon NewsSource 16 Eugene - Jan 31 11:01 AM
Weyerhaeuser Company has announced it will close its Bauman sawmill in Lebanon in March, affecting about 70 positions.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.US involvement deepens after Syrian pullout Gulf News - Feb 02 3:32 PM
Beirut: A few years ago, American aid to Lebanon was measured in the number of dairy cows a US programme gave to needy farmers. Now it is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, plus military help, as Washington tries to prop up a government seen as threatened by Iran and Syria.Qabbani and Emirati ambassador launch drawing contest for Lebanese students The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:29 PM
Education Minister Khaled Qabbani and Emirati Ambassador Mohammad Sultan Soueidi launched a drawing contest Friday for all of Lebanon's intermediate- and secondary-school students as a way to express Lebanon's gratitude to the UAE support for the Lebanese people following last summer's war with Israel.Saudis talk with Iran over Lebanon and Iraq Seattle Times - Jan 31 12:41 AM
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...European Commission hands over 17 garbage trucks to mayors across country The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:35 PM
The European Commission handed over the keys to 17 waste-collection vehicles to mayors around Lebanon on Friday as part of its "Municipal Projects for Solid Waste Management" program. Minister of State for Administrative Reform Jean Hogassapian and the head of the delegation of the European Commission.Journalists lost in summer war add to worst year for world media since 1994 The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:29 PM
Two media workers were killed and several wounded in Lebanon while covering last summer's war with Israel, assassinations and political demonstrations, the media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said in an annual report published this week. "Media workers in the Middle East were once again the victims of the region's chronic instability," the report said.Forecast calls for wet and windy weekend The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:30 PM
Forecasts in Lebanon called for rain and clouds on Saturday, with thunderstorms expected in the afternoon and evening, according to the Civil Aviation Department at Rafik Hariri International Airport on Friday. Snow was expected to fall on areas over 1,300 meters of altitude.Lebanon Valley women lose at Widener Lebanon Daily News - Jan 31 9:13 AM
A slow start brought on by poor shooting doomed the Lebanon Valley College women s basketball team last night during a 62-50 Commonwealth Conference loss to Widener in Chester.On a mission... Lebanon Enterprise - Feb 02 11:48 AM
As they walk down residential streets in towns like Lexington, Mt. Vernon, Versailles, Henderson and now Lebanon, Elder Jordon Anderson and Elder Jacob Hall of the Latter Day Saints know what it's like to make sacrifices for their faith.Mother and Son Sentenced WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Feb 02 12:02 PM
The owner of a personal care facilty in Lebanon County and her son find out their fate in a case of patient abuse and health care fraud.Red Cross seeks access to fighters held by Israel The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:30 PM
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Lebanon, Juan Coderque, said on Friday that the organization was trying to set up a meeting with Hizbullah detainees in Israel after visits were halted in September 2006. "The ICRC team is also trying to meet with Israeli soldiers kept by Hizbullah," Coderque said.Man Accused In 7-Year-Old, Fatal Beating WGAL via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 10:27 AM
State Police in Lebanon County have arrested a Palmyra businessman in connection with a 7-year-old homicide.Top Sunni clerics issue a religious edict prohibiting the killing of countrymen Gulf News - Feb 02 3:32 PM
Beirut: Fearing a slide into civil war, Lebanon's top Sunni clerics have issued a religious edict prohibiting Muslims from killing their fellow countrymen - especially Muslims - or attacking private and public property.Nicola Nasser: Lebanon Crisis Plays into Israeli Hands The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 31 12:55 PM
Israel is wasting no time to redress what she considers the 2006 inconclusive war on Lebanon.Man Sentenced for Stabbing WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Feb 02 11:17 AM
A man involved in a stabbing at a Lebanon County Walmart is sentenced for the crime.TRAFFIC: Vehicle blocking traffic in Hermitage at Lebanon Pike Tennessean - Jan 31 4:53 AM
Metro police are responding to a report of a vehicle blocking traffic at Lebanon Pike and Andrew Jackson Parkway in the Hermitage area. The incident was reported at 6:16 a.m.Berri reports pressure to 'swiftly' ratify Hariri murder tribunal The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:30 PM
Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri said Friday that UN chief investigator Serge Brammertz will step down in June without bringing "final charges" in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, leaving the international tribunal's head prosecutor on the case to complete the probe, if Lebanon did not "swiftly" ratify the court.Turkey says naval activity has nothing to do with Cyprus-Lebanon energy deal Zawya - Feb 02 12:17 AM
ANKARA: Turkey's top general on Thursday confirmed a report that warships were patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean, but denied they had been sent to waters near Cyprus over an oil exploration row as claimed in local media. "We already have ships that patrol the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean.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.Mary Irene (Groshong) Freeman Albany Democrat-Herald - Feb 02 1:38 PM
Mary Freeman, 96, of Lebanon died Wednesday. She was born to Elmer and MaryAnn (Conner) Groshong in Holley. Mary lived in Holley most of her life. In 1985, she moved to Blodgett and later to Lebanon.Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Lambast Bush Over Lebanon Crisis Nasdaq - Jan 31 2:10 AM
(RTTNews) - Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Iranian backed Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah, has accused the US President George Bush of instigating Israel to start last year's war thereby creating chaos in Lebanon, and pooh-poohed the US president's latest criticisms of the Shia group.Peeping Pastor Sentenced WGAL via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 9:45 AM
A former youth pastor has been sentenced for peering into the windows of homes in Myerstown, Lebanon County.Blowback in Lebanon Middle East Online - Jan 31 5:54 AM
Blowback from Iraq is fueling Lebanon's slide toward civil war: Increasingly fearful Lebanese Sunnis are striking back at Shiites, spurred to violence by Iran's growing regional influence - another extension of the ongoing proxy war in Iraq, pitting Iran against the United States, Saudi Arabia and other Arab regimes, says Mohamad Bazzi .