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Lebanon stands divided at Arab summit 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:27 AM
Lebanon has sent two separate delegations to Wednesday's Arab summit in Riyadh, underscoring the deep divisions still plaguing the country since the civil war ended 17 years ago.BOYS' TENNIS PREVIEW: LEBANON COUNTY The Patriot-News - 33 minutes ago
Coach: Don Trostle. 2006 record: 1-14 (1-9 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section II). The big picture: The Cedars took a lot of lumps last spring, but with Ramos and the return of Leeper, Trostle thinks his team will have a little more punch at the top.Deadly Crash Shuts Down Lebanon Pike; Kills One WKRN Nashville - 47 minutes ago
A deadly crash shut down part of Lebanon Pike Tuesday night. | | The crash happened just before 8:00pm at Lebanon Pike and Highland View Drive. | | Three cars were involved in the crash. | | Two cars going through yellow light at Highland View Drive caused the crash. | | A teenager was killed in the car that was broadsided. | | Another teenager in the same vehicle was taken to... Syrian, Saudi leaders meet for first time since Lebanon war Channel NewsAsia - Mar 27 3:30 PM
RIYADH - Saudi King Abdullah held a closed-door meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Riyadh Tuesday, the first since relations chilled after last summer's Lebanon war, a source in Assad's delegation to an Arab summit here told AFP.Lebanon's twin delegations get low-key welcomes The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 27 1:06 PM
Lebanon's two separate delegations arrived at the Arab summit in Riyadh Tuesday after Saudi-led attempts failed to resolve a rift between President Emile Lahoud and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and an agreement on the Lebanese statement to be presented at the meeting proved elusive.PLO resumes cash transfers to offices in Lebanon after nine-month hiatus The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 27 1:05 PM
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) transferred $12 million to its Lebanon offices on Friday, the first such transfer in nine months, a source close to the PLO said on Tuesday. PLO members were set to receive a lump sum of four months back pay, with the remaining five months' salary to be paid out in the near future, the source added.Brammertz is investigating political motives for the February 2005 killings that shook Lebanon [EPA] Aljazeera - Mar 27 10:43 AM
The UN Security Council has approved a 12-month extension to an investigation into the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri, Lebanon' s former prime minister, and other political killings.U.N. extends probe of Lebanon PM's death AP via Yahoo! News - 58 minutes ago
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri until June 15, 2008.Lebanon: poster child for credit risk The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 27 1:06 PM
International analysts have given a thumbs-down to Lebanon as a credit risk, as the country's ranking dropped markedly in the latest semi-annual evaluations by renowned international publications Institutional Investor and Euromoney. The sagging ratings reflect the worsening foreign view of Lebanon, as well as credible outside.Bulldogs rally to top Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 27 12:10 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.Syria, Saudi leaders in first contact since Lebanon war Khaleej Times - Mar 27 8:21 AM
RIYADH - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad on Tuesday flew in for the Arab summit to a traditional embrace from Saudi King Abdullah in their first contact since relations chilled after last year s Lebanon war.Rival teams to represent Lebanon BBC News - Mar 26 11:30 AM
Rival teams are to represent Lebanon at the Saudi summit, reflecting a continued failure to resolve the political impasse.Sunni militants take aim at 'soft' Lebanon The Washington Times - Mar 26 9:12 PM
BEIRUT -- 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.SAUDI ARABIA ARAB LEAGUE Some positive moves from Riyadh summit for Israel, not for Lebanon - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Mar 27 6:24 AM
Asia News SAUDI ARABIA ARAB LEAGUE Some positive moves from Riyadh summit for Israel, not for Lebanon saudi arabia arab league lebanon israel palestine syria iran iraq summit riyadh ehud olmert mahmoud abbas condoleeza rice king abdullah saudi 2002 peace plan ban ki-moon amr moussa émile lahoud fouad siniora The Arab League summit opens tomorrow as acceptance for Saudi peace plan increases.Lebanon: U.N. Gives Hariri Inquiry Another Year New York Times - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
The Security Council extended its investigation into the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri for another year, until June 2008.Residents weigh in on Mt. Lebanon luxury tax tiff Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Mar 26 9:09 PM
Most of those who spoke at a public hearing Monday evening opposed a controversial tax-increment financing plan for a proposed luxury condominium complex in Mt. Lebanon.Lebanon Catholic enjoys a laugher The Patriot-News - Mar 26 9:09 PM
Although they won't all be this easy, Lebanon Catholic rookie baseball skipper Ryan O'Donnell will take all the wins he can get as he tries to right the Beavers' ship.Shaler stops Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Mar 26 9:10 PM
Taylor Juran broke open a close game with a bases-loaded double in the sixth inning to lead Shaler (1-0) past visiting Mt. Lebanon (0-1), 10-6, in a non-section baseball game.Rollover crash kills Lebanon woman The Springfield News-Leader - Mar 26 7:51 PM
A Lebanon woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident that occurred at 4:10 p.m. today on Missouri 32, eight miles east of Lebanon, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. Melissa D. Greenwood, 35, died when her 2003 Dodge Dakota truck traveled off the road, overturned and came to rest on its wheels, a patrol report said. Greenwood was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, the report said.Lebanon's flower industry struggles to recover from war wounds The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 26 12:56 PM
As spring dawns on Lebanon, flower farmers hope for recovery in a market that wilted drastically following the summer 2006 war with Israel. Flower cultivator Rashid Debs said the war reduced the flower market to zero, that flowers had become a luxury and farmers did not "truly" benefit from normal peak periods such.Lebanon's legacy of gloom and doom hits stage and screen AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 26 9:32 PM
Doom and gloom are stark reality for the Lebanese, even on stage and screen. Plays and films now showing in Beirut reflect the deep disappointment of a nation continuously mired in strife and torment.GIRLS' SOCCER PREVIEW: LEBANON COUNTY ANNVILLE-CLEONA Little Dutchmen The Patriot-News - 20 minutes ago
Coach: Dan Figueroa. First season of varsity soccer. The big picture: While soccer isn't new to many of these girls, the initiation into varsity soccer could be rough at the beginning.Lebanon firm seeking ethanol alternatives New Hampshire Union Leader - 37 minutes ago
A Dartmouth College spin-off is one of five companies developing ethanol technology that will receive a total of $23 million from the U.S. Department of Energy over the next three years, the DOE announced yesterday.Letter from Lebanon: Divided We Fall Scoop.co.nz - 40 minutes ago
The Opposition in its concrete form: the protesters have been camped out on Martyr s Square since 1 December 2006. (BEIRUT 28 March 2007) One unified Lebanese delegation? Yeah, like that was going to happen.Local Girl Looking For Bone Marrow Match WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 1:30 PM
Amy Katz, 14, of Mount Lebanon, is fighting a chronic form of leukemia for which the only known cure is a bone marrow transplant.Al Qaeda real threat to Lebanon - ex-UN peacekeeper commander Russian Information Agency Novosti - Mar 26 10:30 AM
DAMASCUS, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - A former commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said Monday that it is Al Qaeda-connected Islamist terrorist groups, and not Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah, that threaten the country's security.U.S. Marines evacuate 1,000 Americans from Lebanon Tiscali - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Soothed by classical music from the USS Nashville s loudspeakers, evacuees on the ship s main deck appeared relieved their ordeal was ending. "It was total chaos," said Hisam Ajouz, 18, from Dearborn, Michigan. "Everyone was trying to shove their way to the (U.S.) checkpoint.Split Lebanon to send two delegates to Arab summit AlertNet - Mar 26 2:34 AM
Source: Reuters By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, March 26 (Reuters) - Lebanon will be represented by two rival delegations at this week's Arab summit, highlighting the failure of Saudi-backed efforts to resolve the country's ... LEBANON: Overcrowded and mismanaged prisons criminalising young offenders IRIN - Mar 26 1:23 AM
BEIRUT, 25 March 2007 (IRIN) - Khalil was only 15 years old when he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for murdering his friend. He has spent the past three years in the juvenile wing of Roumieh prison, 18km north-east of Beirut. It is one of Lebanon s more notorious jails.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.A year after polls, Israel's Olmert at an all-time low AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 4:59 AM
A year after bursting onto the political scene with an ambitious plan to redraw Israel's borders, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faces a historic low in public support over the war in Lebanon, corruption scandals and a bleak diplomatic horizon.03/26/2007 12:36 LEBANON Jihadists see divided Lebanon as a land of conquest AsiaNews.it - Mar 26 3:39 AM
» British Minister of State Kim Howells warns that infiltrations from Iraq are occurring. In Beirut opinions are divided over Lebanon s delegation to Arab Summit in Riyadh. Patriarch Sfeir warns that it is as if there are two 'Lebanons'. Lebanon's legacy of gloom and doom hits stage and screen The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 27 1:31 PM
Doom and gloom are stark realities for the Lebanese population, even on stage and screen. Plays and films now showing in Beirut reflect the deep disappointment of a nation continuously mired in strife and torment. "My play highlights the continued ordeal of the Lebanese," says Elie Karam.South girls beat Lebanon; West sweepsA Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 27 12:11 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.A1 Team Lebanon faces tough challenges in Mexico Middle East Online - Mar 27 6:59 AM
Unscheduled second pitstop drops Lebanese team back down order, to finish in 19th place.Lebanon War Diary Debka - Mar 27 9:14 AM
The IDF force, according to our military sources, is poised to cross the border opposite Moshav Avivim to clear the border area of Hizballah bomb traps like the four shaped explosives detected and safely detonated Monday, Feb. 5. If more bombs are found, the Israeli unit will proceed to destroy the Hizballah military position erected close to the border in the Aytarun and Maroun al-Ras area, in ...Lebanon stands divided at Arab summit Middle East Online - Mar 27 4:59 AM
Beirut is represented by both Lahoud and by delegation led by Western-backed Siniora.POLICE ROUNDUP The Patriot-News - 34 minutes ago
S. LONDONDERRY TWP. Dean Keener, 62, of Lebanon, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and disorderly conduct after an incident at 1:04 p.m. March 16 on South Forge Road at Mount Wilson Road, police said.Elco earns early edge in L-L III race The Patriot-News - 20 minutes ago
Elco's quest to become a serious challenger for the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section III girls' soccer title began yesterday with a 1-0 win over Pequea Valley in a tightly contested affair in Kinzers.Review of the Arab press UPI - Mar 27 7:26 AM
Arab press roundup for March 27: Lebanon's as-Safir commented Tuesday the Lebanese political crisis has taken a back seat in the priorities of the Arab ...Man arrested after police standoff The Patriot-News - 36 minutes ago
A domestic dispute turned into a standoff with police that lasted about an hour last night when a South Lebanon Twp. man threatened his live-in girlfriend and refused to leave the house when ordered, police said.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.One answer to pet food scare? Go raw Corvallis Gazette-Times - 36 minutes ago
LEBANON The minute officials announced that dogs and cats nationwide had been exposed to contaminated pet food, Daminana Smith s phone began to ring.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.Bicyclist Struck By Car Recovers At Local Hospital WKRN Nashville - Mar 27 4:13 PM
A woman riding her bike along Lebanon Road and struck by a car early Tuesday morning is recovering at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Tuesday night. | | At about 3:15 a.m., 23-year-old Rachael Moore was riding her bike home from work when a 1998 Honda Civic swerved up onto the sidewalk and hit her. | | Moore was knocked to the ground and the car drug her bike 250 feet where both the... Lahoud Urges Repatriation of Refugees Arab News - Mar 27 4:07 PM
RIYADH, 28 March 2007 Lebanese President Emile Lahoud called on Arab leaders yesterday to confront what he described as indirect challenges exerted on Lebanon by great powers with the aim of serving Israeli interests. 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. Palestinian envoys visit Sfeir to mark Land Day The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 27 1:05 PM
Palestinians in Lebanon marked the 31st commemoration of Land Day at the Press Federation headquarters in Verdun on Tuesday. Several Palestinian and Lebanese figures from civil society and the political sphere spoke at the gathering on what Land Day meant to them and their cause.Nurse enjoys helping others Lebanon Enterprise - Mar 27 11:03 AM
Twenty-seven years ago, Karen Rogers started her career as a nurse in Lebanon. This year, she was honored by the Lebanon-Marion County Chamber of Commerce as the 2006 Outstanding Emergency Personnel award recipient.Pedersen holds separate talks with Hariri, Berri The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 27 1:04 PM
Parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri met Tuesday with the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Geir Pedersen, in Qoreitem to discuss the recent political developments. Hariri also met with the National Liberal Party leader Dory Chamoun.Cedars, Beavers add girls soccer programs for 2007 Lebanon Daily News - Mar 27 8:58 AM
In the beginning, it was soccer, anyone? Now, it s soccer, everyone. Lebanon and Lebanon Catholic have added girls varsity soccer to their spring schedules this season, marking the first time all seven PIAA schools in Lebanon County will sponsor the sport.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. ... Results: Baseball, ice hockey Denver Post - Mar 27 1:22 AM
Baseball Class 5A Nonleague Arapahoe 4, Lebanon, Ore.Four indicted in check cashing scheme The Western Star - Mar 27 10:17 AM
LEBANON A former inmate and three accomplices face charges for forging checks from the Warren County Jail.Traffic Stop, Fugitive Arrested WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Mar 27 11:09 AM
A man who escaped a York County corrections center is arrested in Lebanon County after running a red light.POWs or illegal combatants? Haaretz Daily - Mar 27 11:21 AM
Two weeks before the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War, Muhammad Sarour was called by his Hezbollah commanders to reserve duty, and was sent to participate in a course at one of the organization's bases in the Bekaa.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.Cedars throw a shutout in season opener Lebanon Daily News - Mar 27 8:58 AM
The Lebanon High softball team hopes that this year will be different. And if its performance yesterday is any indication, it just might be. The Cedars, just 5-14 a year ago, opened the 2007 season on a very high note yesterday, routing Manheim Township 13-0 in a non-league encounter in Neffsville.Netting a tie Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 27 12:10 PM
The Lebanon and South Albany boys tennis programs enter the spring season in similar positions. Hopes of stronger team performances than in previous years are carried by squads with little varsity experience, but ones that also include talented newcomers.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 ... Beavers start season with romp over Country Day Lebanon Daily News - Mar 27 8:58 AM
The Lebanon Catholic baseball team has unfortunately been involved in its share of mercy-rule defeats over the years. But yesterday, the Beavers found out how the other half lives.Warriors top Bulldogs in conference opener Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 27 12:11 PM
pick-me-up from his teammates. Lebanon erased an early 3-0 deficit, and Greene was solid on the pitching mound the rest of the way as the Warriors took a 14-5 win against West Albany on Tuesday in the Mid-Willamette baseball opener for both teams.Prep baseball roundup Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 27 12:11 PM
West Albany earned a 9-4 win over visiting Lebanon Wednesday to even the series with the Warriors at one game apiece. Warrior pitcher Nathan Hiebert ran into trouble in the sixth as West rallied, scoring seven runs in the final two innings to get the win.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.Berlin Road closed for work Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 27 12:05 PM
LEBANON Berlin Road will be closed this week between Brewster Road and East Grant Street as crews replace the railroad tracks crossing the intersection. The closure is expected to continue through Friday.Old false name now thwarts M37 claim Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 27 12:07 PM
More than 20 years after being exonerated on charges of stealing his children from his former spouse, Ron Whitelaw of Lebanon is back in the news for legal reasons.LVC to display Viking sleds Lebanon Daily News - Mar 27 8:54 AM
Replicas of two 1,000-plus-year-old Viking sleds that were discovered buried in Norway will be put on display at Lebanon Valley College. The replicas were built by students at Minersville Area High School in Schuylkill County for their senior project.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.Candidates file for LBCC board Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 27 12:04 PM
Several candidates have filed for Linn-Benton Community College board positions. The election will be held May 15. Janice Horner of Sweet Home is a certified public accountant at Sundberg, Rauch, Benneth, Horner and McFetridge in Lebanon.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.UN council gives Hariri murder investigation one more year EARTHtimes.org - Mar 27 8:56 AM
New York - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended for another year the mandate for the commission investigating the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri and other assassinations. The commission, headed by Serge Brammertz of Belg...SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF COMMISSION INVESTIGATING HARIRI ASSASSINATION [Press Release] United Nations - Mar 27 12:10 PM
Affirming its willingness to continue to assist Lebanon in the search for the truth in the terrorist attack of 14 February 2005 that killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others, the Security Council this morning extended, until 15 June 2008, the mandate of the International Independent Investigation Commission it created to investigate that attack.'One of the last': WWI vet recalls Great War USA Today - 38 minutes ago
When the guns fell silent on Nov. 11, 1918, exactly 4,734,991 Americans had served in World War I. Four are known to be alive.Arab leaders to renew Mideast peace plan AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Tuesday that Israel should accept a broad land-for-peace offer that Arab leaders plan to revive at a summit here this week, expressing frustration at Israel's hesitation over the initiative.Mideast Leaders to Hold Talks Twice a Month New York Times - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said there would be no discussion of 'final status' issues, saying Israelis and Palestinians remain too far apart.Livestock doctors may be a dying breed BG News - Mar 27 5:33 AM
SOUTH LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's dwindling number of veterinarians who specialize in treating livestock say for them, a passion for farm life and the resourcefulness needed to treat their bulky patients is worth the trade-off of missing a regular schedule in an office.Daily Debriefing The Dartmouth - Mar 27 6:25 AM
Dartmouth French Professor Vivian Kogan pled not guilty to the misdemeanor charge of shoplifting in her arraignment on March 13 in the Lebanon District Court. Kogan, who was represented by counsel in the arraignment, has been accused of stealing a re...Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of March 26, 2007 ArabicNews.com - Mar 26 7:01 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!(AFX UK Focus) 2007-03-27 12:59 GMT: CBRL same-store sales fall in March Interactive Investor - Mar 27 5:04 AM
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - CBRL Group Inc., operator of Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores restaurants, said Tuesday its same-store restaurant sales fell 1 percent in March, impacted by bad weather.Curtis Blankenship Hartselle Enquirer - Mar 27 7:00 AM
Funeral for Curtis Blankenship, 87, of Falkville was Sunday, March 18, at 1 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tim Kinney officiating. Burial was in Lebanon Cemetery.World's third richest man has roots in South Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 26 12:51 PM
It is not uncommon for a Lebanese to join the club of the rich and famous. One of the first names that come to mind is late former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who made his huge fortune in Saudi Arabia in construction and contracting.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.Today in history - March 28 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 5:00 PM
Today is Wednesday, March 28, the 87th day of 2007. There are 278 days left in the year.Heart of Kentucky Baseball Classic Will Feature Big Names, Big Action The Chattanoogan - Mar 27 3:45 AM
The Heart of Kentucky Baseball Classic will deliver hard-hitting, fast-pitching high school baseball action to Lebanon, Ky. and Springfield, Ky. on April 4-7.Global arrogance trying to sow discord among Muslims - official Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 27 12:46 AM
Iran - Qods - Confab An Iranian official said here Monday that the global arrogance, after failure of its policies in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq, is trying to sow discord among different Muslim sects.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...Riyadh sees chance of reconciliation in Lebanon Middle East Online - Mar 26 4:14 AM
Saudi FM urges rival Lebanese parties to sit down for dialogue in bid to resolve political crisis.British reporter blasts U.S. policy in Iraq Lansing State Journal - Mar 27 1:35 AM
Three decades of reporting on conflicts in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq have sharpened Robert Fisk's criticisms of the governments that have waged wars in the Middle East and the journalists that report on them.Ohio man charged after high-speed chase in the South Hills Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Mar 26 9:08 PM
An Ohio man accused of leading police on a chase at speeds up to 90 miles per hour through residential streets in Green Tree, Scott and Mt. Lebanon was charged Monday with a variety of crimes.Prodi survives key vote on Italy's Afghanistan mission AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 1:24 PM
Prime Minister Romano Prodi's fragile centre-left coalition survived a key test on Tuesday over the highly sensitive issue of Italy's military mission in Afghanistan, a month after a similar vote sparked a major political crisis.CBRL Group Reports March Comparable Store Sales [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 27 4:00 AM
LEBANON, Tenn.----CBRL Group, Inc. today reported comparable store sales for its Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® restaurants and gift shops for the four-week period ending Friday, March 23, 2007.U.N. extends al-Hariri murder inquiry Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 10:30 AM
The U.N. Security Council approved a 12-month extension on Tuesday for an investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and other political killings.Bicyclist Injured In Hit And Run WKRN Nashville - Mar 27 6:12 AM
A woman riding her bike along Lebanon Road early Tuesday morning is in critical condition after being struck by a car. | | At about 3:15 a.m., the 21-year-old woman was riding her bike when a 1998 Honda Civic swerved up onto the sidewalk and hit her. | | Witnesses said the bike became stuck underneath the car and the driver attempted to back up to dislodge the bike. | | Eventually, the... Arabs set for peace offensive at Saudi summit AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 12:10 PM
Arab leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a summit which will formally relaunch a long-dormant Arab plan for Middle East peace and actively seek negotiations with Israel.Audio Wallace Talks To Yasmine Ryan Live in Beirut Scoop.co.nz - Mar 26 8:04 PM
KiwiFM Audio: (click here to listen) KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman talks to Kiwi journalist Yasmine Ryan who is reporting from Beirut in Lebanon. What's shaping in the Middle East and what is really going on inside the Lebanon political arena?In Austria, the war in Lebanon provided fodder for anti-Semites JTA - Mar 26 7:17 AM
Israel s monthlong war with Hezbollah emboldened the extreme-right segment of Austrian society, which is willing to use any pretext to fuel anti-Jewish sentiment ahead of parliamentary elections.UN panel gets another year to probe Hariri slaying AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 27 11:42 AM
The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended until June 15, 2008 the mandate of a UN panel probing the 2005 assassination of Lebanese ex-prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
