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Recent violence making Lebanon uneasy 
UPI - Feb 24 2:25 PM
A series of bombings and bomb scares in Lebanon is keeping many people out of public places.Palace: RP far from being a Lebanon, West Bank INQ7.net - Feb 24 12:05 PM
MANILA, Philippines -- Malacaņang yesterday said the Philippines was far from being another Lebanon or West Bank because of the extrajudicial killings highlighted in the reports by the Melo Commission and United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston.Lebanon students aid African school The Western Star - Feb 24 11:42 AM
Lebanon Boxes of school supplies and furniture collected by Lebanon High School students were shipped Saturday to a school in a West African village.Lebanon postpones decision on spending The Western Star - Feb 24 11:42 AM
Lebanon The Lebanon City Council voted Wednesday to postpone indefinitely a decision on whether to spend $191,130 to replace the overhead electricity transmission wires installed in Lebanon Commerce Center with underground wires.UN envoy to visit Lebanon to assess August truce AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 4:54 AM
A UN envoy is to visit Lebanon next week to assess compliance with an August truce resolution that ended last summer's war between Israel and Shiite militant group Hezbollah.North Lebanon officials briefed on access-management language Lebanon Daily News - Feb 23 8:42 PM
North Lebanon Township officials this week learned a thing or two about access management.Lebanon paying for cops The Express-Times - Feb 23 9:32 PM
LEBANON | Borough Council has agreed to pay New Jersey State Police for some added coverage beginning in March. The three-month deal includes about 12 hours of dedicated service a week with a focus on traffic control.Lebanon boys rally to defeat Rebels Albany Democrat-Herald - Feb 23 10:40 PM
While Bari Rogers tried to sort out what happened, Kraig Hoene was wondering what took so long. For more than three quarters of Friday s Mid-Willamette Conference showdown at South Albany, the Rebels had Lebanon reeling.Lebanon site debated Albany Democrat-Herald - Feb 23 10:31 PM
The fate of a historic mill building in Lebanon, built in 1870, is uncertain. Some Lebanon residents want to save it, but the railroad that owns the land under it won t let anyone near it without a lease.Lebanon youth teams win tournaments Albany Democrat-Herald - Feb 23 10:35 PM
It was a good weekend for Lebanon basketball as four girls traveling teams won their respective divisions at the Sisters Shootout. The fifth grade team took first place in the tournament with wins over Klamath Falls, Crook County, Lakeview and the JR Cougars.Lebanon Internet gaming company to be acquired Nashville Business Journal - Feb 23 9:15 AM
ZOI Interactive Technologies Inc., which moved to Nashville in December, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lebanon-based Tournament Games Inc.Chirac appoints Andre Parent as new French ambassador to Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 23 12:54 PM
In compliance with recent diplomatic appointments, French President Jacques Chirac designated Andre Parent as the new ambassador to Lebanon, well-informed diplomatic sources in Paris said Friday. Sources said Parent's wife, Maya Siblini, is of Lebanese descent.TRAFFIC: Vehicle blocking at Donelson, Lebanon pikes Tennessean - Feb 23 6:14 AM
A vehicle is blocking traffic at the intersection of Donelson and Lebanon pikes, Metro police said.Crimes down in Lebanon in 2006 Lebanon Express - Feb 23 11:22 AM
Lebanon police answered more calls for service in 2006 than in 2005, but the total number of crimes and the crime rate went down. Crimes are split into three categories.Lebanon students earn honors Lebanon Express - Feb 23 11:22 AM
Eight Lebanon High School students took home cash and other prizes in the fourth annual Willamette Valley High School Art Competition. The winners received their awards Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Benton County Historical Museum in Philomath.Lebanon Police Dept. Lebanon Express - Feb 23 11:27 AM
11:22 a.m. 26-year-old man cited with driving while suspended and using an invalid driver's license after backing into a Lebanon patrol car at Wal-Mart.Banks 'unable' to rein in Lebanon's budget deficit The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 23 12:51 PM
The head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) made it clear on Friday that local banks are not in favor of buying or swapping treasury bills or Eurobonds that are lower than the market rates. "Banks do not have any formula or mechanism to help the government reduce the budget deficit and the cost of debt servicing.Lebanon swimmer is ninth Lebanon Express - Feb 23 11:16 AM
Lebanon High School's Soren Wieggrete competed at the OSAA 5A state swimming championships held at Mt. Hood Community College in Portland last weekend.Tax Issue Would Fund More Space in Lebanon's Schools KOLR/KSFX Ozarks - Feb 23 6:35 AM
02/23/2007 08:22am The Lebanon School District has seen impressive growth over the past few years, much of that from families moving to get closer to the Lake of the Ozarks and Fort Leonard Wood.Courier News Online - LEBANON TWP.: Family cat dies in house fire Bridgewater Courier News - Feb 23 9:39 AM
LEBANON TOWNSHIP -- A fire in a home at 11 Hollow Road took about an hour to get under control Thursday afternoon. The owners of the single-family raised ranch, Mike and Sharon Ford, were not home at the time of the fire, which killed the family cat.War drills occupy French sailors amid Lebanon lull Middle East Online - Feb 23 2:42 AM
Peacekeeping ship aims to prevent arms smuggling to Lebanon but fails to prevent Israeli overflights.TRAFFIC: Vehicle blocking at Donelson, Lebanon pikes Fairview Observer - Feb 23 6:03 AM
A vehicle is blocking traffic at the intersection of Donelson and Lebanon pikes, Metro police said. The incident was reported at 7:26 a.m. Check back at Tennessean.com for more morning traffic updates.War drills occupy French sailors amid Lebanon lull AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 23 10:11 AM
The rattle of machinegun fire echoes across the water as French peacekeeping sailors engage in shooting drills to keep sharp six months after a UN-brokered truce ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah.A Plan for More Space in Lebanon's Schools KOLR/KSFX Ozarks - Feb 22 8:05 PM
The Lebanon School District has seen impressive growth over the past few years, much of that from families moving to get closer to the Lake of the Ozarks and Fort Leonard Wood. That's also put a crunch on seats in city schools, and now the district is looking to add on.Wires tying up developer, city Middletown Journal - 12 minutes ago
LEBANON Businesses routinely ask city governments for tax breaks, for new roads and other incentives when their managers consider whether to expand or locate. City officials usually do what they can to keep businesses and the jobs and taxes they contribute in their communities.County could weather job losses Lebanon Daily News - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
If any place were positioned to withstand the loss of manufacturing jobs, it s Lebanon County. Although The Hershey Company s local plants are just over the line in Dauphin County s Derry Township, at least half of Hershey s local employees live in Lebanon County, according to union officials.Locals dig in as another snow/ice storm targets area Lebanon Daily News - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
With snow and ice still piled up from a nasty Valentine s Day storm, the last thing the Lebanon Valley needs is another dose of winter weather. But more icy trouble is on the way and soon.Hare s shot nearly wins it at buzzer; Cedars still alive for states Lebanon Daily News - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
ENOLA Sometimes, for whatever reason, it s simply not meant to be. Because of factors both in and out of its control, advancing deeper in the District Three playoffs was simply not meant to be for the Lebanon High girls basketball team.LC reaches district semifinals, 55-40 Lebanon Daily News - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
ENOLA After putting on a 22-point clinic of a first quarter in which it shot the lights out, moved the ball crisply and used its patented fullcourt press to create havoc, the Lebanon Catholic girls basketball team appeared to be well on its way to sprinting into the district semifinals for the first time since the 2003-04 season.Lebanese journos fined AME Info - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Two anti-Syrian journalists have been fined $33,000 each by Lebanon's press court for libelling President Emile Lahoud in an article back in June 2005, according to agency reports.Battlefield Clearance Team Get to Work in Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Feb 22 2:21 PM
New Zealand Defence Force battlefield clearance experts in Southern Lebanon will begin surveying sites and clearing unexploded ordnance today.Clinton Twp., Lebanon may share police Hunterdon County Democrat - Feb 22 12:20 PM
Is Lebanon inching toward an agreement with another municipality to provide police coverage? Borough Mayor Mark Paradis said he hoped there would be discussion about it at last night's council meeting.LEBANON SPAWNS ARMOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY Middle East Newsline - Feb 22 12:25 PM
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Lebanon, on the verge of civil war, has spawned an armored vehicle industry. Industry sources said a range of Lebanese companies have developed capabilities to armor civilian vehicles.Living Word, Lebanon Catholic advance Lancaster Online - Feb 22 10:17 AM
One team is looking to get back to the district championship game for the second year in a row. The other team is looking to get back to the district championship for the first time in three years. Living Word Academy and Lebanon Catholic both took big steps toward a return to the District...Lebanon looks to Lancaster for its Net gains Lebanon Daily News - Feb 22 8:57 AM
The Lebanon School District has hired a Lancaster Internet-marketing company to design its new Web site. Sharp Innovations will create a more dynamic and useful Web presence for the district and its families, Superintendent Marianne Bartley told school directors recently.Lebanon shoes go to big Oscar party Hunterdon County Democrat - Feb 22 12:26 PM
Tricia O'Connell and Mary Beth Pittinger of Lebanon will make their Hollywood debut on Sunday. Pip Squeakers Baby Shoes, which they created, have been selected to be in the gift bags given out at the "Night of 100 Stars," one of the top three Hollywood Academy-Award viewing parties.Courier News Online - LEBANON TWP: Firefighters battling structure fire Bridgewater Courier News - Feb 22 12:09 PM
LEBANON TWP. --- Firefighters battling a structure fire on Hollow Road have called in a tanker truck for asistance. The fire started in a garage. The alarm was sounded around 2 p.m.Schools try to add opportunities The Western Star - Feb 24 11:40 AM
Superintendent Mark North has ideas he believes will allow the Lebanon schools to better serve the students and save money. The proposals include: adding virtual classes that would be offered on the Internet.Preparatory meeting for Makkah summit today Dawn - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: A one-day consultative meeting of the core group of seven Muslim countries takes place here on Sunday to prepare an agenda for the proposed Makkah summit aimed at launching a new Middle East peace initiative and addressing other political issues in the Muslim world, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon.Mother speaks of relief at seeing 'abducted' girls The Age - Feb 24 5:12 AM
The Canadian woman who snatched back her two children taken to Lebanon by her estranged Australian husband has spoken out for the first time since getting them back.Lebanon violates U.N. ceasefire UPI - Feb 21 2:26 PM
Lebanon's army fired a round of anti-aircraft weapons while Israeli aircraft were detected over southern Lebanon, the United Nations said.A Benefit-Driven Budget Valley News - Feb 24 6:22 AM
Lebanon -- Residents will vote on a proposed school operating budget of $31.1 million, which is 6.1 percent higher than this year's budget.Hidden camera catches child beater WTHR Indianapolis - Feb 24 12:39 PM
Lebanon - A mother's intuition and quick thinking helped save her three year-old daughter from further harm. Police say her child acted unusual every morning she left for work.Former Lebanese premier to visit Iran Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 24 8:07 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Cooperation Former Lebanese prime minister will travel to Tehran on Sunday to confer with high-ranking Iranian officials on regional issues including Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine.Israeli warplanes fly low over south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 1:34 AM
Israeli warplanes flew at a low altitude over large areas of southern Lebanon on Wednesday, witnesses said.Lebanon unrest worries Britain UPI - Feb 21 12:25 PM
Britain's Foreign Office said it was concerned about the "ongoing political instability" in Lebanon. Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells, responding to ...Aziz phoned Lebanese premier The Pakistan Link - Feb 24 10:08 AM
ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Aziz said Pakistan fully supports sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Lebanon and is keen to see long lasting peace there.Lebanese Government to sell two mobile telephone companies ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 24 2:48 AM
By Iaonnis Solomou Nicosia, Feb 24 (ANI): Marwan Himadi, Minister of Communications of Lebanon, has said that his government plans to privatize its two mobile telecom companies Alfa and MTC. The Lebanese government expects to raise at least seven billion dollars from the privatisation of the two-telecom companies. Each license is valued at between 2.5 billion dollars and 3.5 billion dollars. ...Lebanon County man sentenced for bank robbery Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Feb 21 9:27 PM
A Lebanon County man was sentenced yesterday to more than 36 years in prison for bank robbery.Girls Basketball The Nashua Telegraph - 32 minutes ago
TOURNAMENTs - Lebanon 34, St. ...Stand-off along Lebanon-Israel border prompts state of alert The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 23 12:56 PM
The Lebanese and Israeli armies were in a state of alert Friday from both sides of the barbed-wire fence separating the Lebanese-Israeli border, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. Lebanese infantry soldiers were patrolling the road near the Fatima Gate in the border region of Kfar Kila, as part of their routine mission.Mum tells of reunion with abducted kids AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Feb 24 12:49 AM
The Canadian woman who snatched back her two children taken to Lebanon by her estranged Australian husband has spoken about the ordeal for the first time.Lebanese Government to sell two mobile telephone companies New Kerala - Feb 24 8:57 AM
By Iaonnis Solomou, Nicosia, Feb 24 : Marwan Himadi, Minister of Communications of Lebanon, has said that his government plans to privatize its two mobile telecom companies Alfa and MTC.Boone County chamber gets new director The Indianapolis Star - Feb 23 11:54 PM
LEBANON -- Hope Kamalabad, a Zionsville resident, has been hired as executive director of the Boone County Chamber of Commerce. Kamalabad's role includes serving as chief spokeswoman for the 86-year-old chamber and communicating the organization's position on community, public and political issues.Bomb-making materials found in Beirut UPI - Feb 23 2:40 PM
Three caches of explosives and bomb-making equipment were found on a single day in the Beirut area, reports said Friday. Lebanon's residents were already ...Mother talks of daughters' abduction The Australian - Feb 24 12:33 AM
Melissa Hawach reclaimed her two daughters in Lebanon in December last year after alleging they were abducted by their Australian-Lebanese father Joseph Hawach and flown to Beirut.Engagements Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Feb 24 2:41 AM
BAKER-PALMER Rebecca Marie Baker and Jay Wesley Palmer, both of Lebanon, are planning a wedding June 16 at Goeglein s, 7311 Maysville Road.Wesclin avenges loss to Lebanon Belleville News-Democrat - Feb 22 1:08 AM
Beaten by Lebanon five days ago, the Wesclin Warriors exacted some swift retribution Wednesday.Lebanon Man Under Arrest After His Wife's Body Was Found News 25 Evansville - Feb 22 1:22 AM
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.The UN estimates Israel dropped as many as 4 million cluster bomblets during the 2006 Lebanon war [AFP] Aljazeera - Feb 23 6:29 AM
Forty-six nations have called for a global ban on cluster bombs by the year 2008, Norwegian government officials have said.Police look for hit-and-run driver Belleville News-Democrat - Feb 24 1:10 AM
Police are searching for a motorist who fled after hitting a woman Wednesday on Lebanon Avenue.Cedars L-L bowling kings Lancaster Online - Feb 23 9:32 PM
Lebanon used a tenacious attack in a clutch final game of their match against Penn Manor to secure the Lancaster-Lebanon Bowling League team championship Friday at Blue Ball Lanes.To gain the title, the Section Two runner-up Cedars bested Section One champ Penn Manor, Section Two champ Eli...U.S. developing contingency plan to bomb Iran: report Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 5:10 PM
Despite the Bush administration's insistence it has no plans to go to war with Iran, a Pentagon panel has been created to plan a bombing attack that could be implemented within 24 hours of getting the go-ahead from President George W. Bush, The New Yorker magazine reported in its latest issue.Family Ties That Make Nations Die Strategy Page - Feb 24 2:13 AM
February 24, 2007: One of the reasons Lebanon is always in such political disarray, despite its advantageous geographical position, highly educated population (relative to its neighbors) and long history of banking and commerce, is religion. A century ago, Lebanon was mostly Christian.Rossview pounded in opening round of Region 5-AAA The Leaf Chronicle - Feb 24 3:14 AM
LEBANON Rossview was simply overmatched in its Region 5-AAA opener Friday, losing to Wilson Central, the state's No. 2-ranked Class AAA team, 68-33.Bridge Project Divides Lebanon WCAX 3 - Feb 21 4:35 PM
Engineers say Lebanon, New Hampshire needs a new bridge over the Mascoma River, but many local business owners are speaking out against the plan.Warriors rout Woodburn Albany Democrat-Herald - Feb 23 10:37 PM
LEBANON n The goal was to get a win and continue to improve. The Lebanon girls got the first and believe they achieved the second Tuesday with the 5A basketball state playoffs right around the corner.LBCC board elects Brayton new chair Corvallis Gazette-Times - Feb 24 12:01 AM
ALBANY Lebanon resident Hal Brayton was elected chairman of the Linn-Benton Community College board of directors this week. Brayton succeeds Wes Price, who died unexpectedly last month. Brayton and his wife, Joy, live in Lebanon. He works in the insurance business.Palm finds perfect fit at McKendree Rockford Register Star - Feb 24 12:09 AM
LEBANON McKendree College's history drew Eric Palm, as did the current team's mix.LBCC board elects chair Albany Democrat-Herald - Feb 23 10:31 PM
Lebanon resident Hal Brayton was elected chairman of the Linn-Benton Community College board of directors Wednesday evening. Brayton succeeds Wes Price, who died unexpectedly last month. Brayton and his wife, Joy, live in Lebanon. He works in the insurance business.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 24 12:20 AM
BEIRUT: The head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) made it clear on Friday that local banks are not in favor of buying or swapping treasury bills or Eurobonds that are lower than the market rates.D3-AA girls' basketball: Trinity to semis with win over Holy Name The Sentinel - Feb 23 11:02 PM
LEBANON Trinity entered Friday night s District 3-AA girls basketball quarterfinal game at Cedar Crest High School knowing it was win or go home.UN envoy to arrive in Lebanon to oversee truce EARTHtimes.org - Feb 23 4:40 AM
Beirut - Michael Williams, the special advisor of the United Nations Secretary General, is due to arrive in Beirut next week to oversee the implementation of UN resolution 1701 which ended 33 days of war between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah last August, a UN spokeswoman said Friday.Lebanon: UN Reports Israeli Air Violations Scoop.co.nz - Feb 21 1:20 PM
The Lebanese Army fired a round of anti-aircraft weapons today and there were a number of Israeli air violations over the United Nations peacekeepers area of operation in the southern part of the country, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported.Suspicion of UN troops grows in south Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - Feb 22 6:46 PM
· International forces are favouring Israel, say locals· Fears of fresh conflict as Hizbullah's forces regroupBan to visit Lebanon next month 'if situation allows' The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 21 1:25 PM
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to visit Lebanon in March "if the political and security situation in Lebanon is appropriate," a diplomatic source in New York said Wednesday. "If the political situation allows it, Ban is expected to make a visit to Lebanon next March to provide the Lebanese with suggestions.Prodi keeps job as prime minister but faces vote AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 11:38 AM
Romano Prodi will remain as Italy's prime minister but must face a confidence vote in parliament, President Giorgio Napolitano announced Saturday in a move to end a three-day-old political crisis.Midstate university to host a national summit Tennessean - Feb 23 12:59 PM
Cumberland University in Lebanon will host a summit on school violence and at-risk youth on March 30, school officials announced. The meeting is expected to draw local, state and federal officials representing areas of education, law enforcement, social services and the court system. The session will address trends and prevention strategies in school violence, safety and substance abuse.British U-turn brings global ban on deadly cluster bombs a step closer Independent - Feb 23 4:35 PM
Forty-six countries have taken a giant step towards a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs after Britain swung support behind the drive to outlaw the weapons that have killed and maimed children from Lebanon to Afghanistan.Israeli warplanes fly low over south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 21 6:12 AM
Israeli warplanes flew at a low altitude over large areas of southern Lebanon on Wednesday, witnesses said, and the Lebanese army said it had fired on an unmanned Israeli spy plane.Israel in Golan war games to learn Lebanon lessons Middle East Times - Feb 21 9:34 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel launched war games on the occupied Golan Heights Wednesday in a bid to learn the lessons of last summer's conflict in neighbouring south Lebanon, defense minister Amir Peretz said.Lebanese Army Fires at Israeli Planes Over South Lebanon Voice of America - Feb 21 6:18 AM
The Lebanese military says its anti-aircraft guns opened fire at Israeli warplanes that flew over southern Lebanon, Wednesday. There were no reports that any Israeli plane was hit.Middle East Business Information Zawya - Feb 23 11:04 PM
BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia is stepping up its efforts to convince Syria to endorse the international court to try suspects in former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination, viewed by the kingdom as key to the solution of the Lebanese crisis, according to Lebanon's Central News Agency.WAR DRILLS OCCUPY FRENCH SAILORS AMID LEBANON LULL The Tocqueville Connection - Feb 22 9:42 PM
ABOARD THE SURCOUF, Off the Lebanese coast, Feb 23, 2007 (AFP) - The rattle of machinegun fire echoes across the water as French peacekeeping sailors engage in shooting drills to keep sharp six months after a UN-brokered truce ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah.Waste from N. Lebanon hatchery spills Lebanon Daily News - Feb 21 9:27 AM
A North Lebanon chicken hatchery that contaminated the water at a neighboring business last summer has had a second accident.Lebanese army anti-aircraft guns fire at Israeli planes over south Lebanon, no hits Boston Herald - Feb 21 4:47 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese anti-aircraft guns fired at Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a military spokesman said, indicating that Lebanon's army is taking a new assertiveness...Canadian should stand trial in Lebanon for seizing her children: judge CBC Saskatchewan - Feb 21 10:07 AM
A Canadian woman who travelled to Lebanon to retrieve her children from her estranged husband should face child abduction charges, a Lebanese judge said Monday.Foreign workers in Saudi remit 14 billion dollars in 2006 AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 7:19 AM
Expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia have sent home some 14 billion dollars in 2006, ranking the oil-rich kingdom second only to the United States, according to the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF).UN envoy urges swift creation of Hariri court 'based on consensus' The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 23 12:54 PM
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen said Friday that in the interest of justice, the international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri should come about "based on a Lebanese consensus." "A national consensus on the tribunal is the best for Lebanon, [the parties] all agreed during.Kiwi faces three years jail in Lebanon Stuff - Feb 23 8:07 AM
A Lebanese judge has recommended that Kiwi mercenary David Pemberton be jailed for three years along with the woman whose daughters he allegedly kidnapped on her behalf.Israeli warplanes fly low over south Lebanon AlertNet - Feb 21 6:17 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds Lebanese army firing on reconnaissance plane) BEIRUT, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes flew at a low altitude over large areas of southern Lebanon on Wednesday, witnesses said, and the ... County added 641 jobs in 2006 Lebanon Enterprise - Feb 23 12:12 PM
There was a lot of good news to report in 2006, according to the Lebanon/Marion County Industrial Foundation. Six industries expanded and the number of unfilled industrial jobs declined even as more jobs were created.LAD and VALY meet in court Lebanon Express - Feb 23 3:22 PM
The estranged Lebanon Aquatic District (LAD) and the Mid-Valley Swim Club (VALY) were briefly gathered in the same room on Feb. 15 as representatives of the two groups met in small claims court.Man indicted on sex abuse charge Corvallis Gazette-Times - Feb 23 5:55 PM
A Benton County grand jury has indicted Robert Christopher Stom, of Lebanon, on one count of sex abuse and one count of unlawful sexual penetration. Stom was arraigned Tuesday, and pleaded not guilty to both counts.Israel in Golan war games to learn Lebanon lessons Khaleej Times - Feb 21 8:56 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel launched war games on the occupied Golan Heights Wednesday in a bid to learn the lessons of last summer s conflict in neighbouring south Lebanon, Defence Minister Amir Peretz said.String of bomb scares prompts businesses, citizens to take extra security precautions The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 23 12:47 PM
An unbroken string of security scares in Lebanon in the past two weeks has added to a national feeling of unease and led some businesses and residents to take extra precautions against potential threats. Bomb scares in the 10 days since the February 13 bus bombings outside Bikfaya have prompted malls and cinema complexes to bolster security.UPDATE: 8th grade team plays Saturday Lebanon Express - Feb 23 3:30 PM
Lebanon's 8th grade girls' basketball team will play North Albany at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26 at Seven Oak gym. If Lebanon wins, they will qualify for the playoffs to be held Feb. 28 in Corvallis.UAE grants 300 million dollar loan to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 6:47 AM
The United Arab Emirates has granted a soft loan of 300 million dollars to Lebanon, in the first batch of billions of dollars of international aid to help revive the country's ailing economy.Lebanese turn to pharmacies to cope with instability The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 23 12:47 PM
In an attempt to overcome agitation from the political skirmishes and economic difficulties that define daily life in Lebanon, more people say they are resorting to sedatives and antidepressants. Following the 34-day war with Israel last summer, which left 1,200 Lebanese dead, the country fell into an ongoing conflict between the government.EU aid program helps stimulate economic recovery The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 23 12:47 PM
Abbas Nehmeh stands in his barn surrounded by his five cows. Calmly stroking his white mustache, he explains how the summer 2006 war with Israel affected his livestock operation in Habboush, South Lebanon."I lost 50 percent of my livestock during this war," he says.