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Israel declares Lebanon conflict a war 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 10:17 AM
Israel formally declared last year's fighting with Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas a war on Monday, but it is searching for a name for the 34-day conflict.Israel declares Lebanon conflict a 'war' AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 3:37 AM
An Israeli ministerial commission on Monday decided to officially declare last year's conflict in Lebanon a "war," after the government had previously refused to use the term.Mt. Lebanon School Board OKs tax break for condos Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 39 minutes ago
The Mt. Lebanon School Board on Monday night approved a controversial tax-increment financing plan for a proposed luxury condominium complex.Briefs: 4 arrested for DUI in Mt. Lebanon over weekend Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 40 minutes ago
Four motorists were arrested for driving under the influence during a Sobriety Patrol Operation held over the weekend by the Mt. Lebanon Area DUI Task Force.Israel declares Lebanon conflict a 'war' UPI - Mar 19 5:53 AM
The Israeli government on Monday officially declared that its conflict last summer in Lebanon was a "war."Assad advises unity Cabinet for Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:16 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad called in remarks published Monday for a unity government in Lebanon, saying early elections were the neighboring country's only other choice to resolve its political crisis. In an interview with the Saudi daily Al-Jazeera, he called the United States the main obstacle to a Middle East peace settlement, saying.West, Lebanon dancers win state titles Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 19 4:24 PM
West Albany and Lebanon came away with team titles in their respective divisions Saturday in the 2007 Dance and Drill State Championships at Memorial Coliseum in Portland.Israel declares Lebanon conflict a 'war' The Washington Times - Mar 19 6:08 AM
The Israeli government on Monday officially declared that its conflict last summer in Lebanon was a "war." Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Ya'acov Edri told The Jerusalem Post the government now will decide on a name for the war.Syria's Assad says backs Lebanon "unity government" AlertNet - Mar 19 8:06 AM
Source: Reuters RIYADH, March 19 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called in remarks published on Monday for a unity government in Lebanon, saying early elections was Lebanon's only other choice to resolve ... Lebanon conflict a 'war' News 24 South Africa - Mar 19 12:16 PM
An Israeli ministerial commission has decided to declare last year's conflict in Lebanon a "war," after the government had previously refused to use the term.Presentation on historical restorations, moves in Lebanon Norwich Bulletin - Mar 19 9:13 AM
LEBANON Glenn Pianka, owner of Olde New England Salvage Company, will provide a slide presentation on the craft of moving historic buildings, which involves deconstructing, documenting, packing and reconstructing a building.Nissan records highest market share in Lebanon in 2006 Mena Report - Mar 19 6:05 AM
Nissan Middle East recently announced, in partnership with Rasamny-Younis Motor Co. SAL (RYMCO), exclusive dealer of Nissan in Lebanon, its market share leadership across all motoring segments in Lebanon for last year, leading the market with a total of 14% market share, registering total sales of over 2000 units.New Lebanon man surrenders in fatal hit-run incident Dayton Daily News - Mar 19 12:03 AM
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County A 28-year-old New Lebanon man has been charged in the incident that killed a 61-year-old Harrison Twp. woman Saturday, according to authorities.Israel officially terms Lebanon conflict a "war" New Kerala - Mar 19 10:10 AM
Jerusalem, March 19: The Israeli government today officially declared last year's fighting against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon a "war". After refusing to use the term for a considerable time, an Israeli ministerial commission decided that the campaign in Lebanon will be explicitly called a "war".Israel declares Lebanon conflict a 'war' New Kerala - Mar 19 10:25 AM
JERUSALEM, March 19: The Israeli government on Monday officially declared that its conflict last summer in Lebanon was a "war." Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Ya'acov Edri told The Jerusalem Post the government now will decide on a name for the war.Hezbollah says US is obstructing solution in Lebanon EARTHtimes.org - Mar 19 6:55 AM
Beirut - The Lebanese Shiite Movement Hezbollah Monday accused the United States of obstructing a solution to end the political crisis in Lebanon. Hezbollah legislator Hussein Haj Hassan said the main obstacle to the success of the ongoing negotiatio...TRAFFIC: Wreck on Briley Pkwy past Lebanon Pike exit Fairview Observer - Mar 19 6:42 AM
Metro police are responding to a report of a wreck on Briley Parkway just past the Lebanon Pike exit. The wreck was reported at 8:28 a.m. There are no reports of injuries.Lebanon conflict a war : Israel Sunday Times - Mar 19 6:20 AM
JERUSALEM - An Israeli ministerial commission has decided to officially declare last year s conflict in Lebanon a "war," after the government had previously refused to use the term.Scantily clad models promote Lebanon ski resorts The Nation - Mar 18 10:23 PM
Beirut - Models in G-strings and lacy bras shivered from the cold as they strutted the catwalk at the foot of snow-covered slopes in Lebanon to promote the conservative Middle East's largest ski resort.03/19/2007 12:49 LEBANON Political crisis threatens social peace, says Sfeir AsiaNews.it - Mar 19 4:58 AM
» by Youssef Hourany Maronite patriarch demands law enforcement agencies be given the means to guarantee citizens peace and security. He congratulates police for capturing Aik Alak attackers. No one is injured in clashes in northern Lebanon and the Bekaa.Lebanon-Iran-S heibani Lebanon resistance against Zionist incursions, honor to Mulsim world - Ambassador Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 18 1:08 PM
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon praised the Lebanese nation's resistance against the Zionist regime in 2000 and 2006 events as honor to the Muslim world.Winning hearts, minds, bodies / In Lebanon, U.N. troops teaching yoga, computer skills San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 18 3:51 AM
Nepalese soldiers are teaching computing skills to the women of Houla, a Shiite Muslim village a little more than a mile from Lebanon's southern border with Israel. Elsewhere in the southeast part of the country, troops from Spain meet their Lebanese... Unprotected credit card usage soars in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 18 2:02 PM
As credit card usage becomes increasingly common in Lebanon, the country's banks are expanding their card portfolios to target middle-class consumers, but insurance to protect card-holders from theft is unavailable. The number of credit cards issued in Lebanon increased 40 percent in 2006 to 1.3 million - 1.24 million of which.Abigail Adams Smith, of Lebanon, to be profiled The Post-Standard - Mar 18 2:19 AM
The town of Lebanon's most famous historical resident will be profiled at a lecture at the Smith Valley Community Center in Randallsville at 2 p.m. March 25.Lebanon: NZ of Clearing Cluster Bombs Appreciated Scoop.co.nz - Mar 19 12:36 PM
Paul Mead, Officer in Charge of the BAC team (left), and team leader Lieutenant Commander Steve Lenik (right) in front of land that is now cluster bomb-free thanks to the NZ team.Recognizing the wokers at Lebanon's sewage treatment facility The Western Star - Mar 18 1:09 AM
Lebanon Seven workers versus an average of 2.8 million gallons of wastewater daily. That's the number of full-time workers Lebanon employs to treat all the waste coming from the city's sinks, showers and, yes toilets.Force needed on Syrian border, UN tells Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Mar 18 12:41 AM
NEW YORK - The United Nations recently proposed to Lebanon the deployment of a force under civilian authority along its border with Syria to stop arms smuggling from Syria to Hezbollah.Old stars shine brightest Lancaster Online - 1 minute ago
A future Division I prospect not named to the Intelligencer Journal's annual Lancaster-Lebanon Boys' Basketball All-League teamNot a single selection from a Lebanon squad that boasted the league's best record this seasonObviously, the 2006-07 edition of L-L boys' b...Lebanon woman injured in car crash The Springfield News-Leader - Mar 17 4:24 PM
A Lebanon woman suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident that occurred at 12:20 this afternoon on Green Hills Road, one mile east of Lebanon, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. Janice C. Feldmeier, 50, was injured when she drove her westbound 1993 Chevrolet Astro van off the right side of the road and overcorrected, causing the van to leave the left side of the road and hit a ditch, a ...Shahan Kandaharian: Armenian community of Lebanon is special PanARMENIAN.Net - Mar 19 5:15 AM
Beirut is the capital of the Armenian Diaspora, we say.Israel declares Lebanon conflict a 'war' EARTHtimes.org - Mar 19 5:56 AM
The government initially did not declare the conflict a war because of economic considerations, the Post reported. Parents of soldiers killed during the conflict accused the government of failing to honor their children by not naming the conflict.Will Olmert survive? Pressure against him builds JTA - Mar 19 4:07 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert opens a Cabinet meeting March 11 in Jerusalem. With a government commission of inquiry into the war in Lebanon about to issue its findings and challenges to his leadership mounting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is fighting for his political life.Israel decides Lebanon conflict was a war EARTHtimes.org - Mar 19 4:10 AM
Tel Aviv - Bowing to popular sentiment, Israel's government decided Monday that last summer's fighting against Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas can officially be termed a war, Israel media reports said. Since Israel never officially declared war when the...Lebanese cleric says Arab summit should not help Israel Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 19 3:03 PM
Lebanon - Fazlallah - Arab Summit Seyed Muhammad Hussein Fazlallah, a prominent Lebanese Shia cleric, warned that the Arab summit in Riyadh can turn into a bridge to save Israel after its defeat from Islamic resistance in Lebanon.Warren County to host state lacrosse championship The Western Star - Mar 19 2:31 PM
The first U.S. Lacrosse state championship is coming to Lebanon. Forty boys and girls U-15 teams from across the state will compete June 23 and 24 at Lebanon Sports Complex. Ohio is one of 14 states to host tournaments for boys and girls.UNIFIL marks 29th anniversary of deployment The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:14 PM
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked the 29th anniversary of its deployment in South Lebanon with a ceremony at its Naqoura headquarters on Monday. UNIFIL first deployed in 1978 under UN Security Council resolutions 425 and 426, which were issued following an Israeli invasion.USJ rector says universities must build 'tolerant society' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:06 PM
Lebanon's universities have a key role to play in building "multifaceted and tolerant society," the rector of the Universite Saint Joseph (USJ) said on Monday. "Democratic civility, human rights and liberty, conviviality and creativity are the main principles to be promoted in a university," Father Rene Chamusi said.PLO distances Palestinian cause from suspects in Ain Alaq bus bombings The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:15 PM
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) representative in Lebanon said Monday Palestinians "are innocent" of what he described as "that sick and weird phenomenon that calls itself Fatah al-Islam." "Fatah al-Islam has nothing to do with Palestinians or the Palestinian cause ... It is an illegal organization," Abbas Zaki said.Israeli commission declares summer 2006 war was 'a war' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:16 PM
Israel formally declared last year's summer conflict in Lebanon a war on Monday, but it is still searching for a name for the 34-day battle. A ministerial committee decided to designate the fight a "war." The chairman of the committee said he expected that a name would be found within a week in consultation.Retailers put NIS 5 million into Passover ad campaigns Haaretz Daily - Mar 19 4:47 PM
February marked the kickoff of the supermarket chains' annual campaigns to increase Passover sales. After suffering from drops over the last holiday season - Rosh Hashana and Sukkot - due to the second Lebanon war, the chains are hoping to make up for the shortfall with Pesach (April 2-9).Bekaa village awaits help to finish community center The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:14 PM
On April 29, 2005, Syria pulled its last troops out of Lebanon, ending decades of Syrian tutelage over this country. The Syrian occupation had left many indelible marks on the Lebanese landscape, not the least of which were two libraries in the Bekaa Valley whose paths permanently diverged on that April day two years ago.New UAE demining team arrives The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:14 PM
A team of demining personnel and field engineers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived in Beirut Monday to head demining and cluster bomb clearing missions in South Lebanon. The mission comes as part of the UAE Project for the Support and Reconstruction of Lebanon, launched following the summer 2006 war with Israel.Visiting mental-health volunteers open local eyes about revolutionary treatment for post-traumatic stress The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:05 PM
Volunteers from the self-described mental health equivalent of Doctors Without Borders arrived in Lebanon this week, facilitating a workshop for Lebanese therapists which introduced a post-trauma recovery treatment that relies on the blink of an eye.Monroe business owner indicted for drug possession The Hamilton Journal News - Mar 19 12:55 PM
LEBANON The co-owner of a local convenience store was indicted on several drug-related charges Monday.Monroe business owner indicted for drug possession The Western Star - Mar 19 12:52 PM
LEBANON The co-owner of a local convenience store was indicted on several drug-related charges Monday. Ahmed Ghazi, 25, was charged with two counts of trafficking in drugs (methamphetamine) and two counts of illegal assembly of chemicals.Fire Destroys Business WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - Mar 19 12:58 PM
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Fire destroyed a business in Lebanon County. The fire at Litzenberger's Liquid Hauling on the 400 block of Union Road in Bethel Township started around 3:30 a.m. today.Two wounded as Palestinian militants clash in North The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:06 PM
Clashes broke out at a Palestinian refugee camp in North Lebanon on Monday, leaving at least two gunmen wounded and many residents deeply shaken. A source close to the issue told The Daily Star that shooting broke out at the Nahr al-Bared camp near Tripoli between militants of Fatah al-Intifada and its off-shoot.UN chief to visit Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 5:57 AM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will pay an official visit to Lebanon on March 30, a government source told AFP on Friday.Siniora denies UN asked to patrol Syrian border The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:16 PM
The Lebanese government on Monday rejected claims that the United Nations had been pushing the deployment of international peacekeepers along the Syrian border, as reported by an Israeli newspaper over the weekend. The denial came on the same day as German and Lebanese police surveyed Lebanon's northern border with Syria.Berri confident negotiations will lead to consensus The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:16 PM
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Monday that the opposition protest in the heart of the capital which is well into its fourth month is a dead-end for the country, and that only efforts at dialogue would lead to a political breakthrough. On a day of prolific commentary by local leaders on Lebanon's political situation, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said.It s Y Man! Lebanon Daily News - Mar 19 9:48 AM
The new CEO for the Lebanon Valley Family YMCA doesn t claim to have superpowers, but he does have an alter ego with some who surfaced at the Y s recent Healthy Kids Day..: Albany Democrat-Herald :. News Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 19 2:39 PM
West Albany, above, and Lebanon, top, came away with team titles in their respective divisions Saturday in the 2007 Dance and Drill State Championships at Memorial Coliseum in Portland. West won the 5A large team title, and South Albany, right, finished third.Sayyed lawyer accuses Mehlis of fabricating evidence The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:15 PM
The lead lawyer for the detained former head of the Surete Generale, Jamil Sayyed, sent a letter on Monday to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon saying that his client "has become a political detainee in Lebanon as a result of the erroneous implementation of UN Resolution 1559." Sayyed is suspected of involvement in the February 2005.News Analysis From Israel: The Imminence of War with Iran, Part II Blogcritics.org - Mar 19 4:24 PM
Frankly, for all of the ink spilled printing newspapers in this country, there has not been much noteworthy news to chew over in more than a month. A combined European American fleet remains stationed off of Lebanon -- there since October 2006. The American fleet off the Persian Gulf remains and continues to grow while America makes noises about attacking Iran. German ships still remain off the ...Junk-tire collection slated for March 30 Lebanon Daily News - Mar 19 9:49 AM
If Lebanon County is able one day to retire its tire-recycling program, it won t be because residents are tired of it.Lahoud sends thank-you note to Saudi king The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 19 2:15 PM
President Emile Lahoud sent a letter Monday to Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz in which he thanked the king for inviting him to the Arab summit in Riyadh next week. In his letter, Lahoud also expressed hope that the king's efforts would succeed in ending the current political crisis in Lebanon. Lahoud also hoped that Arab leaders meeting in Riyadh.Warren County to host state lacrosse championship Middletown Journal - Mar 19 2:22 PM
The first U.S. Lacrosse state championship is coming to Lebanon.Old building proves a headache for Linn Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 19 2:42 PM
If the Linn County Commissioners could give away tomorrow the old Scroggins Feed and Seed building in Lebanon, they would. But state law requires the building to go through an auction process, said Kim Grooms, county property manager.Marshfield dance team finishes second at state The World - Mar 19 12:45 PM
Marshfield's dance team just missed repeating as state champion on Saturday, finishing second to Lebanon in the Class 5A small division. Lebanon finished with a total of 4,419 points over the two days of competition. Marshfield had 4,404 points.Lebanese Army Tightens Security at Camp to Press Militant Group New York Times - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The Lebanese Army maintained a heavy presence on Monday in a Palestinian refugee camp where an Islamic militant group is based.After planting trees in Lebanon, Canadian arrested for Israel ties JTA - Mar 17 12:07 AM
An evangelical Christian from Canada faces charges in Lebanon of collaborating with Israel. Before you continue...Mubarak urges both camps in Lebanon to compromise The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 18 2:00 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned of "threats" to Arab and regional security on Sunday, as hopes of a solution to the crisis in Beirut were dashed after five meetings between Speaker Nabih Berri and parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri made little progress. Mubarak told the Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai on Sunday.Two Men Rob Turkey Hill, Still On Loose, Police Say WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - Mar 19 7:14 AM
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. -- Police in Annville are looking for two men who robbed a Turkey Hill Store on the first block of East Main Street. The robbery happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday, according to officials.Feeling threatened, Hezbollah strikes at familiar enemy Israel JTA - Mar 19 3:38 AM
Israeli soldiers unload coffins containing the remains of Hezbollah fighters at the Rosh Hanikra border crossing between Israel and Lebanon on Nov. 25.Iran to back decisions leading to settlement of Lebanon's crisis Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 17 2:32 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Meet Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad-Reza Sheibani said here Friday that Tehran will support any decision made by the Lebanese people and political leaders to settle the ongoing crisis in the country.Meade House helps township preserve past, green space The Cincinnati Enquirer - Mar 19 2:45 AM
With its porch roof supported by four tall columns, the elegant Meade House looks as if it were plucked from a Southern plantation and set down on Lebanon Road.Two horse drivers hurt at Lebanon Raceway The Hamilton Journal News - Mar 16 10:40 PM
Paramedics had to take two horse drivers to a local hospital with minor injuries Friday after an accident during a race at the Lebanon Raceway.Israeli ministerial panel defines Israel-Hezbollah conflict as "war " People's Daily - Mar 19 4:44 AM
An Israeli ministerial committee decided on Monday that the Israel-Hezbollah conflict last summer in southern Lebanon will be officially defined as a war, the Yediaoth Ahronoth daily reported.Posted: 14-03-2007 , 13:13 GMT Mena Report - Mar 19 6:01 AM
A growing number of Indian pharmaceutical companies are looking towards the Middle East health industry to market their products and set up operations, in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Lebanon Jordan and Egypt to name a few.UM Board to conduct presidential search forums in Springfield tomorrow The Springfield News-Leader - Mar 19 6:24 AM
The University of Missouri Board of Curators will conduct open public forums in Springfield on Tuesday to discuss its search for the next president. Members of the Board of Curators from the area will attend. The forums are free and the public is invited and welcome. Curators Doug Russell of Lebanon and John C. Carnahan III of Springfield are expected at the Springfield forum, which runs from ...Sniper Wounds a Utility Worker in Israel New York Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, its first since a shaky cease-fire came into effect last November.Diasporan press works for maintenance of nation and language PanARMENIAN.Net - Mar 19 5:16 AM
Three Armenian dailies are issued in Lebanon and we published a joint edition dated to the visit of Turkish PM Erdogan, Shahan Kandaharian said.Early morning crash kills two Daily Journal - Mar 19 6:23 AM
Deerfield -- Two people were killed in an early morning car crash on Gershal Avenue, according to state police. The single-car crash occurred near the intersection with Lebanon Road, according to police.Egyptian parliament approves amendments AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 4:18 PM
Egypt's parliament on Monday approved a controversial set of amendments to the constitution that the opposition has denounced as a blow to democracy in this top U.S. ally in the Mideast.New Islamic militia forms in Lebanon UPI - Mar 16 5:08 AM
A new militant Islamic organization, Fatah al Islam, has formed at a refugee camp in Tripoli, Lebanon, under the leadership of a Palestinian fugitive.Toshiba anchors in Jebel Ali ITP.net - Mar 19 4:43 AM
Notebook vendor Toshiba has opened a logistics and distribution hub in Dubai s Jebel Ali Free Zone. The new hub will serve 21 countries across the MEA and Levant region, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt and Lebanon.Scoring the job of a lifetime Bristol Herald Courier - Mar 18 9:29 PM
LEBANON, Va. Judy Honaker makes a living doing something she never imagined getting paid to do. Scoring NASCAR races was a side job for years, a hobby she pursued in her weekends off from the bank where she worked. Now it s her main source of income and takes her to more than 20 races a year.Robert Fisk: US power games in the Middle East Independent - Mar 18 5:26 PM
The spring rain beat down like ball-bearings on the flat roof of General Claudio Graziano's office. Much of southern Lebanon looked like a sea of mud this week but all was optimism and light for the Italian commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, now 11,000 strong and still expecting South Korea to add to his remarkable 29-nation international army. He didn't recall how the ...Lebanon students enduring Ohio Graduation Test The Western Star - Mar 18 1:07 AM
If high school students don't face enough challenges on an everyday basis, many of them were put through the rigors of taking the Ohio Graduation Test this week.Assad says 'no cloud' over Syria, Saudi ties AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 11:13 AM
Syria and Saudi Arabia have overcome recently strained ties, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a Saudi newspaper in remarks published Monday.One Iraq war legacy: a softer US approach to remaining foes AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 11:18 AM
Four years of devastating war in Iraq has left America's global standing in tatters, and President George W. Bush is trying a softer approach to his remaining arch enemies -- North Korea, Syria and Iran.In Israel for two wars and intifadas, but she never really experienced war JTA - Mar 18 2:37 PM
In Israel during the Lebanon War, Gulf War and two intifadas, an immigrant translator writes how she never really experienced a war. Before you continue...Belgian FM urges direct Mideast talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 11:28 AM
Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht called on Monday for direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to keep the situation in the region from getting any worse.Fire Destroys Business WGAL via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 6:13 AM
The fire at Litzenberger's Liquid Hauling on the 400 block of Union Road in Bethel Township started around 3:30 a.m. today.Helping the Middle East's young businesswomen CNN.com - Mar 19 11:14 AM
Being a young woman trying to forge a career in business can be difficult enough at the best of times.Lebanon Jaycees bestow service awards Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 16 1:43 PM
LEBANON - The Lebanon Jaycees presented the 58th Annual Distinguished Service Awards to a packed house at the American Legion Club Tuesday night. More than 200 people attended the ceremony, which honored five citizens and one community group for their work during 2006.Posted: 18-03-2007 , 21:42 GMT Al Bawaba - Mar 18 2:57 PM
Israel's Army Radio claimed on Sunday that French President Jacques Chirac pledged support for an Israeli strike on Syria during the the Israeli-Lebanon war in the summer of 2006. Chirac allegedly suggested that Israel topple Syrian President Bashar al Assad's regime and viewed Syria as responsible for giving orders to Hizbullah to attack and for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime ...Diane Perlman: Is "Pro Israel" an Oxymoron? Seduction into a Catastrophic War HuffingtonPost - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
What if, by attempting to prevent a second Holocaust, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert--in collusion with AIPAC, the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee known as "America's Israel Lobby"-- encourages the Bush administration to launch a catastrophic war against Iran? And how is it that many well-meaning, mostly war-opposing American Jews are being convinced that a war with Iran ...Beneath 'Lebanese' label, an array of allegiances The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 18 1:59 PM
National identity in Lebanon is undergoing a fundamental shift as the public reshapes its foreign allegiances. This comes amid dramatic global and regional power shuffles. Crucial transformation of national identity in modern Lebanon began with the decline of pan-Arabism following the 1967 war.Sfeir decries 'drastic effects' of volatility The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 18 2:00 PM
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said on Sunday that the current "state of chaos" in Lebanon was not only affecting political life but was also having "drastic effects" on "the social and intellectual lives of the Lebanese." "Lebanese from all social classes and religions are complaining about the uncertain situation in Lebanon.Months after war, tension high for Israel, Hezbollah San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 18 3:51 AM
During last summer's 34-day war, which began on July 16 after Hezbollah fighters crossed the Lebanon border into Israel and captured two Israeli soldiers, Hezbollah fired nearly 4,000 rockets into Israel and attacked Israeli tanks with sophisticated armor-... Iran backs decisions to settle crisis in Lebanon IranMania.com - Mar 17 9:45 PM
LONDON, March 18 (IranMania) - Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad-Reza Sheibani said that Tehran will support any decision made by the Lebanese people and political leaders to settle the ongoing crisis in the country, IRNA reported.WVU Spring Practice: Mountaineers' DL gets honest, rare compliment Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8 minutes ago
Read this article ]Contradictions in Hamas-Iran links MSNBC - Mar 19 10:26 AM
Hamas and Iran bound by common strategic interests have solidified their relationship in the last year, creating a growing worry for both some Arab countries and for Israel.Fashion Agenda: 03/20/07 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 25 minutes ago
Read this article ]Belgian foreign minister arrives today The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 18 2:00 PM
Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht is expected to arrive in Beirut on Monday, where he will meet Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, in addition to a number of other Lebanese officials and politicians to discuss recent developments in Lebanon and the region.Outside View: A new Middle East covenant UPI - Mar 19 10:52 AM
The Bush administration has agreed to support a Saudi Arabian peace plan for Israel and Palestine. Superficially, the plan, with no substantive difference, ...Syria's Assad says Saudi ties have been "cloudy" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 19 2:53 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on Monday that relations with Saudi Arabia had passed through a "cloudy" patch, but he hoped this month's Arab summit will help patch up differences.Taliban kidnappings rise, but style differs from Al Qaeda The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 19 2:45 PM
The release of an Italian reporter in Afghanistan Monday sheds light on Taliban tactics. NZ mercenary 'to relax with family' AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Mar 18 4:01 PM
A New Zealander, jailed in Lebanon for helping a mother snatch her children from their father, wants to relax with his wife and family, his brother says.