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Israel: Lebanon cease-fire in jeopardy AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 10:50 PM
Israel's defense minister told the head of the United Nations on Saturday that the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon is endangered by Hezbollah militants, who continue to hold two captured Israeli soldiers and receive arms shipments from Syria.Lebanon Islamists recruit Palestinians to fight Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 24 1:17 PM
Bearded young Palestinians parade with rocket-launchers during training in north Lebanon organised by Fatah al-Islam, a tiny group accused of terror attacks and links with Al-Qaeda.Lebanon rejects blame for missing funds The Oneida Daily Dispatch - Mar 25 4:46 PM
LEBANON - The town has received the final audit report from the state Comptroller's Office on the activities of Ashli Scott, former town clerk and tax collector, confirming that $6,815 is missing from town funds.Bahia Hariri meets Fatah commander in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 25 1:04 PM
Sidon MP Bahia Hariri met Sunday with Fatah's commander in Lebanon Brigadier Sultan Abou al-Aynayn, who said after the meeting that the two discussed the "inhumane" situation Palestinian refugee camps. Asked about inter-Palestinian dialogue, Aynayn said that several meetings took place in March in order.LEBANON: Overcrowded and mismanaged prisons criminalising young offenders AlertNet - Mar 25 6:34 AM
Source: IRIN BEIRUT, 25 March 2007 (IRIN) - Activists say the Lebanese prison system is dangerously overcrowded, poorly managed and rather than rehabilitating its younger inmates, is actually criminalising them. They add that Lebanon's courts are failing young offenders. FEATURE-Palestinian militant leader in Lebanon spotlight AlertNet - Mar 25 4:04 AM
Source: Reuters By Nadim Ladki NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, March 25 (Reuters) - Moments before the cameras are switched on, Shaker al-Abssi adjusts his traditional Palestinian kaffiyeh headdress to cover his face. ... Israel: Lebanon Cease-Fire in Jeopardy ABC News - Mar 24 3:43 PM
Israel Tells U.N. Chief Hezbollah Militants and Syria Are Jeopardizing Lebanon Cease-FireFive years after leaving Lebanon, Israelis divided on wisdom of move JTA - Mar 25 1:03 AM
Shortly after the completion of Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, an Israeli soldier faces a group of Lebanese through the fence that now separates the two nations.Israeli government chooses "The Second Lebanon War" AlertNet - Mar 25 3:04 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, March 25 (Reuters) - Israel's government on Sunday officially named last year's conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas "The Second Lebanon War". The cabinet approved the name after ... Gaza creeps in after Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Mar 25 3:22 AM
A group of senior pilots in the reserves visited Israel Air Force headquarters last month for a briefing on IAF operations in the Second Lebanon War. The high point of their visit was a meeting with IAF Commander Major General Elyezer Shkedy.Abigail Adams Smith topic of Lebanon profile today The Post-Standard - Mar 25 2:11 AM
The town of Lebanon's most famous historical resident will be profiled at a lecture at Smith Valley Community Center in Randallsville at 2 p.m. today.Comptroller report shows Lebanon missing $6,815 The Post-Standard - Mar 25 2:12 AM
Lebanon town officials have received the final audit of former town Clerk Ashli Scott from the state comptroller's office that confirms $6,815 in missing town funds.Israel tells U-N chief Hezbollah jeopardizing Lebanon cease-fire Fox21 - Mar 24 11:53 PM
JERUSALEM Israel's defense minister has told the head of the United Nations that the U-N-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon is being endangered by Hezbollah militants.Sunni militants target Lebanon as 'soft target' Daily Telegraph - Mar 24 5:20 PM
Sunni militants are moving into Lebanon from Iraq because they regard it as a soft target for terrorist attacks, a British government minister has warned.Israel: Hezbollah, Syria Jeopardizing Lebanon Cease-Fire Nasdaq - Mar 24 2:46 PM
JERUSALEM (AP)--Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told the visiting U.N. secretary-general Saturday the continued captivity of two Israeli soldiers abducted last year by Hezbollah and Syrian arms shipments to the Lebanese militia are endangering the U.N.-brokered ceasefire in southern Lebanon.Bulldogs rally to top Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 24 10:56 PM
Jen Kollaer had just a split-second to make a decision Friday. She stood near third base as the ball got away from Lebanon catcher Nicole Barricklow, and it was either go or stay.Israel tells U-N chief Hezbollah jeopardizing Lebanon cease-fire KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Mar 24 6:12 PM
JERUSALEM Israel's defense minister has told the head of the United Nations that the U-N-brokered cease-fire in southern Lebanon is being endangered by Hezbollah...Peres: Lebanon war was a mistake, we weren t ready - Al Jazeera - Mar 24 4:03 AM
Contradicting previous statements by Israeli officials and PM, Vice Premier Shimon Peres, speaking to a panel investigating the government's handling of last year's war in Lebanon, admitted for the first time that Israel wasn t ready for war with Hezbollah.HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Lebanon improves to 2-0 with victory Bristol Herald Courier - Mar 23 9:30 PM
LEBANON The Lebanon Pioneers have quickly claimed bragging rights in Russell County thanks to a 9-4 win over Honaker on Friday afternoon. Lebanon (2-0) is undefeated on the young season and both wins have come against a county neighbor (Castlewood and Honaker).Peres calls Lebanon war a 'mistake' AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 9:52 PM
Vice-Premier Shimon Peres told a panel investigating the government's handling of last year's war in Lebanon that Israel's decision to invade was a mistake and the military was unprepared, according to testimony made public Thursday.Political crisis still grips Lebanon The Washington Times - Mar 23 4:38 PM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accuses his political opposition of "breaching the Constitution" to create a political crisis. Speaking on television Thursday, Siniora said dialogue between political parties is needed to end the crisis, The Lebanon Daily Star reported.Fitness classes offered in Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 23 11:08 PM
LEBANON The Albany Parks & Recreation Department, the cty of Lebanon, Cascade Performing Arts and the Boys & Girls Club of Lebanon will offer fitness classes beginning April 2. All last for a month, except the Tai Chi class, which is five weeks.The Professional Computer Association of Lebanon, Intel, MercyCorps, IESC, Microsoft, CISCO, CA and UNDP launch ... AME Info - Mar 25 3:51 AM
Under the auspices of Ms. Najat Rushdie, Project Manager at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP-ICTDAR), the PCA ICT Academy, a development project co-funded by the PCA, Intel, CA and others announced the opening of its fifth training and PICTA technology centre in the Qana Al-Jalil Center in Qana.Political crisis still grips Lebanon New Kerala - Mar 23 9:47 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 23: Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accuses his political opposition of 'breaching the Constitution' to create a political crisis.Group studies potential Harrisburg to Lebanon rail line WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Mar 23 3:00 PM
A group planning a so-called "Corridor One" rail line between Harrisburg and Lancaster is launching a study of a second potential line, between the state capital and Lebanon.Israel's Peres says wouldn't have entered Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 2:13 PM
Deputy Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, in testimony to a Lebanon war inquiry released on Thursday, said he would not have entered last year's war if the decision had rested with him.Hope fades for Lebanon deal ahead of Arab summit The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 23 2:20 PM
Chances of reaching a settlement to Lebanon's political crisis before the Arab League summit next week seemed slim on Friday as the country prepared to send two separate delegations to Riyadh. An official told the Central News Agency (CNA) on condition of anonymity that it was almost certain.Israel's Peres opposed starting Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 11:26 AM
Israeli deputy prime minister Shimon Peres told the commission investigating last summer's war in Lebanon that he opposed starting the conflict, according to witness statements made public on Thursday.Lebanon man pleads guilty to robbing bar Lebanon Daily News - Mar 24 8:08 PM
A 24-year-old city man, already facing a prison sentence for holding up a beer distributor, has pleaded guilty to robbing a northside bar in September.Arutz 7 TV Israel National News - 31 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Major Roi Klein, who fell in the Second Lebanon War, has been nominated for the IDF s highest medal, the Medal of Honor. Klein was killed in fighting in Bint Jbail, when he threw himself over a grenade to protect his soldiers. He left behind a wife and two small children.Leader of Lebanon's al-Qaeda cell pledges to strike America again The Scotsman - Mar 24 5:55 PM
DEEP in a violent and lawless slum just north of the Lebanese coastal city of Tripoli, 12 men whose faces were shrouded by scarves drilled with Kalashnikovs.Name that Lebanon-Israel war Detroit News - Mar 22 11:04 PM
JERUSALEM -- Was it the Second Lebanon War, or the first Israel-Iran conflict? Maybe, as one cynic put it, it was just The Last Tango in Lebanon.US 'prolonged Lebanon war' Gulf Daily News - Mar 23 1:52 PM
LONDON: The US resisted calls for an early cease-fire in last summer's Israel-Lebanon war in order to give Israel time to defeat Hizbollah, the former US ambassador to the United Nations said.Sending two delegations to summit 'risky,' Sfeir warns The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 25 1:05 PM
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir warned Sunday that for Lebanon to send two separate delegations to the Arab summit in Riyadh on March 28-29 was "risky" that could have "detrimental effects" on the country. "Lebanese are once again divided as if there are two 'Lebanons' and this is more dangerous than anything for a nation," Sfeir said during his Sunday sermon.South girls beat Lebanon; West sweepsA Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 24 10:57 PM
The Rebels outworked and outplayed the the Warriors on their own court, winning all the singles matches and all but one doubles match. The lone win for the Warriors came in the last doubles match. Rachelle Alley and Taylor Overbeck defeated Mitchell and Howell of South Albany.Panel to release Olmert's Lebanon war testimony Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 22 7:15 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's testimony to a Lebanon war inquiry will be made public within days, before the release of interim findings that could determine the unpopular leader's political future.Group plans Lebanon, Harrisburg rail study The Patriot-News - Mar 23 5:50 AM
It might be years before midstate commuters could ride a train to the attractions in Hershey or Lebanon County. But by the end of 2007, planners should know whether the idea of a rail line between Harrisburg and Lebanon is worth considering.Peres Calls Lebanon War a 'Mistake' ABC News - Mar 22 4:58 PM
Vice-Premier Shimon Peres Says Last Year's Lebanon War Was a Mistake on Israel's PartLearning The Ropes New London Day - Mar 25 7:15 AM
Olivia Rich, 11, of Bolton Girl Scout Troop 381, and her friends Elizabeth Keefe, 10, left, and Sara Fontaine, 10, of Lebanon Troop 5269, try ...Nassib Lahoud calls for ratification of Hariri court The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 25 1:05 PM
The head of the Democratic Renewal Movement, former MP Nassib Lahoud, said in a statement issued Saturday that no consensus was likely to be reached between Lebanon's divided political camps if the draft law for the establishment of an international court to try suspects in the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Druze Council holds monthly meeting The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 25 1:04 PM
The Druze Council held its monthly meeting Sunday at the sect's headquarters in Beirut. Participants at the meeting, which was headed by Druze Sheikh Akl Naim Hassan, discussed recent developments in Lebanon, as well as issues related to the council and the Druze sect. It also discussed the council's general bylaws.Bolton Defends Israel's War On Hezbollah CBS News - Mar 24 8:26 PM
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton on Thursday defended Israel's war with Hezbollah militia in Lebanon last summer as legitimate and one that had the support of several Arab countries as well as the United States.Former St. Francis business manager who stole more than $100,000 sentenced The Pulse-Journal - Mar 25 2:55 PM
The former business manager at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Lebanon was sentenced in the Warren County Court of Common Pleas Thursday to a year in prison for stealing from the church and ordered to pay $118,891 in restitution.Veterinary school plans for livestock specialist shortage WFMJ Youngstown - Mar 25 1:57 PM
SOUTH LEBANON, Ohio Ohio's only veterinary school is alarmed at the dwindling number of veterinarians who specialize in treating livestock.Veterinary school plans for livestock specialist shortage FOX 45 Dayton - Mar 25 1:37 PM
SOUTH LEBANON, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's only veterinary school is alarmed at the dwindling number of veterinarians who specialize in treating livestock.