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Reports: Israel ready before Lebanon war 
AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:46 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told an investigative panel that Israel began planning for war in Lebanon months before last summer's conflict against Hezbollah guerrillas, countering criticism that he was caught off guard and acted too hastily in launching the military operation, officials said Friday.Robert Fisk: Torture in Lebanon via a Toronto stage Independent - Mar 09 4:31 PM
Scorched is the right title for Wajdi Mouawad's play about Lebanon. The word "Lebanon" doesn't occur in the script and "the army invading from the south" - the Israeli army, of course - remains preposterously anonymous. But any playwright who calls a town "Nabatiyeh: or refers to a prominent Shia figure called "Shamseddin" - the late Mehdi Shamseddin was the leader of the Shia clergy in Lebanon - ...Sunni, Shiite leaders meet in Lebanon UPI - Mar 09 6:25 AM
Sunni and Shiite political leaders in Lebanon have taken the first step toward a possible easing of political and sectarian tensions in the country. Saad ...PLO official says Palestinian refugees "guests" in Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Visiting Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Politburo Chief Farouk al Kadoumy said on Friday that Lebanon-based Palestinian refugees were guests in Lebanon and abided by local laws and regulations.No one to be singled out over Israel-Lebanon war debacle: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 3:00 PM
An interim report on Israel's conduct during the Lebanon war will not single out individuals for criticism, Israeli television reported late Thursday.Top EU diplomat will visit Syria to bolster Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:41 PM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria next week in a bid to win its help in securing peace in Lebanon, resuming high-level contacts with Damascus after a two-year hiatus. At the end of a two-day summit in Brussels, EU heads of state and government sanctioned Solana's visit and expressed.Textbook's take on Syria-Lebanon relations sparks outcry The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:32 PM
The Lebanese political party Loubnanouna held a demonstration on Friday in Dekwaneh against the publication and the use of certain chapters in a government-administered "Civic Education" textbook. The material in question pertains to the relation between Lebanon and Syria.Reports: Israel Ready Before Lebanon War The Daily Comet - Mar 09 11:58 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel began planning for war in Lebanon months before last summer's conflict against Hezbollah guerrillas, countering criticism that he was caught off guard and acted too hastily in launching the military operation, Israeli media reported.Lebanon building holds old rail cars Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 09 1:44 PM
LEBANON Two rail cars of potentially historic value are housed inside the Scroggins Feed and Seed warehouse in Lebanon, a property that may go up for auction this year.Ehud Olmert's popularity has plummeted since the war in Lebanon last summer [AFP] Aljazeera - Mar 09 8:30 AM
An interim report into Israel's conduct of the war in Lebanon is unlikely to single out individuals for criticism despite the prime minister reportedly saying that the military was following a plan prepared months in advance.U.N. chief to visit Lebanon, Israel AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the Mideast peace process.Lebanon: Hariri, Berri hold positive talks Al Bawaba - Mar 09 11:10 AM
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri of the opposition and parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri said Friday, a day after their first meeting in months to end the political deadlock in Lebanon, that they have agreed on some topics, but that other issues needed further consultations.Lebanon Man Killed in One Vehicle Crash KOLR/KSFX Ozarks - Mar 09 6:35 AM
(Camden County, MO) A 38-year old Lebanon, MO man died when his car struck a tree in Camden County last night. The Missouri Highway Patrol says Richard L. Flores died around 11:00 pm Thursday when his car ran off the road, hit a tree.Israeli PM says Lebanon war was pre-planned: report Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 5:10 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified he launched last year's war against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he approved four months before, the Haaretz daily said on Thursday.Lebanon s Footloose production opens today Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 09 9:16 AM
I love musicals, said Lebanon High School student Morgan McGowan. It didn t matter what musical we were doing, I wanted to be in it. This year s Lebanon High musical theater production is Footloose, directed by teachers Debbie Edwards and Kevin Wong.Lebanon firefighters to be promoted Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 09 9:17 AM
The Lebanon Fire Department will hold a promotional ceremony during its fire board meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the main station, 1050 W. Oak St. Three department members will be formally promoted during the ceremony.Sunni, Shiite leaders meet in Lebanon EARTHtimes.org - Mar 09 6:25 AM
Sunni and Shiite political leaders in Lebanon have taken the first step toward a possible easing of political and sectarian tensions in the country. Lebanon war was planned before kidnappings - Al Jazeera - Mar 09 2:09 AM
Nearly two weeks ahead of the release of an interim report slamming Israel's war on Lebanon that s expected to not single out individuals for criticism , Israeli Prime Minister admitted that last summer s war against Lebanon was decided at least four months before any kidnap of Israeli soldiers.Sunni, Shiite leaders meet in Lebanon New Kerala - Mar 09 7:11 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 9: Sunni and Shiite political leaders in Lebanon have taken the first step toward a possible easing of political and sectarian tensions in the country.Supt. takes job in Lebanon County district York Daily Record - Mar 09 1:23 AM
Richard Nilsen, who led the Dover district during its intelligent-design controversy, starts new job July 1. Mar 8, 2007 Richard Nilsen, superintendent of Dover Area School District, has accepted the superintendent position at Eastern Lebanon County School District.Olmert 'planned Lebanon war before soldiers' kidnap' Independent - Mar 08 4:15 PM
Ehud Olmert's decision to go to war in Lebanon in response to abductions of soldiers was taken as early as March 2006, according to a leak of his evidence to the commission investigating the war.Lebanon motorist killed in tree collision The Springfield News-Leader - Mar 09 4:53 AM
A Lebanon man died last night after his 2001 Ford Mustang struck a Camden County tree, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. The Ford reportedly overcorrected around 11 p.m. on Missouri 5 just south of Valley Crest Road. Richard L. Flores, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene, a patrol report said.Lebanon war was pre-planned : Olmert The Peninsula - Mar 08 5:05 PM
JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified he launched last year's war against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he approved four months before, the Haaretz daily said yesterday.Reports: Israel Ready Before Lebanon War ABC News - Mar 09 12:00 PM
Reports: Olmert Says Israel Prepared for Hezbollah War Months Before Fighting BeganLebanon soldier recovering from Afghanistan injuries Lebanon Express - Mar 08 5:07 PM
Staff Sgt. Scot Noss, 29, formerly of Lebanon, is recovering at Bethesda Naval Hospital from injuries suffered in a helicopter accident in Afghanistan.Bend halts Lebanon's playoff run Lebanon Express - Mar 08 5:15 PM
The Warriors went one-and-out in the state 5A women's basketball playoffs, falling to Bend High School 64-47 on Feb. 28. Bend's stifling defense kept Lebanon to just one field goal in the entire first half and forced Lebanon into numerous turnovers.News :: The web edition of the Lebanon Express, Lebanon, OR Lebanon Express - Mar 08 5:14 PM
Some of the statistical information on crime in Lebanon was incorrect in a story in the Feb. 21 issue of the Lebanon Express.Key Lebanese leaders meet for first time AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:21 PM
In their first direct negotiations in four months, leaders of Lebanon's pro-government and opposition camps met twice in 24 hours and found some convergence of views on ending the country's political crisis.Beyer to hold forum on jobs in Lebanon Lebanon Express - Mar 08 5:09 PM
SALEM - State Senator Roger Beyer (R-Molalla) is sponsoring a town hall meeting in Lebanon to talk with the community and its leaders about economic development in the city and county.2 Belgians killed in Lebanon UPI - Mar 07 9:40 PM
Two U.N. peacekeepers from Belgium were killed and others were seriously injured in a traffic accident in Lebanon.IAOM Mideast and Africa District Moves Conference and Expo from Beirut, Lebanon to Muscat, Oman Grainnet.com - Mar 08 11:00 AM
The event was orginally scheduled for Oct. 21-24 in Beirut, Lebanon. Now the event will be held Dec. 8-11 at the Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in the Sultanate of Oman.Israeli PM says Lebanon war was pre-planned Gulf News - Mar 08 1:27 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified he launched last year's war against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he approved four months before, the Haaretz daily said yesterday.Lebanon eyes 20-acre rezoning The Western Star - Mar 08 9:11 AM
Lebanon City Council will decide the fate of 20 acres at the northeast corner of Monroe Road and Ohio Bypass 48 on Tuesday.After initial doubts on resolution, consensus emerging on Lebanon JTA - Mar 09 3:57 PM
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrive at a news conference in Tel Aviv, Sept. 8, a day after Lavrov pressed Lebanese leaders about the U.N. cease-fire resolution and kidnapped Israeli soldiers.Lebanese leaders upbeat after crisis meeting AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:31 PM
Two key opponents in Lebanon's political crisis, who met overnight in an effort to end the standoff, said on Friday that their talks had been positive and promised to continue their efforts.Lebanon arrests arms dealer with SAM 7 missiles AlertNet - Mar 08 5:16 AM
Source: Reuters BEIRUT, March 8 (Reuters) - Security forces in south Lebanon arrested a weapons dealer and his son in possession of three shoulder-mounted anti-aircraft missiles, an internal security forces statement ... Commentary: Al Qaeda in southern Lebanon Middle East Times - Mar 08 3:35 AM
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA -- According to a well-informed Arab politician speaking on condition of anonymity, Al Qaeda has begun to infiltrate parts of southern Lebanon, replacing Hezbollah militants who were forced out of the area by Israel during last summer's violent clashes.Lebanon board retains tension Albany Democrat-Herald - Mar 08 8:02 AM
LEBANON An attempt to get members of the Lebanon School Board to work as a team fell flat Monday when board member Rick Alexander said the ongoing philosophical rift was one he will not try to bridge.Nissan records highest market share in Lebanon in 2006 Mena Report - Mar 08 6:38 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.Lebanon war was 'pre-planned' News 24 South Africa - Mar 08 7:53 AM
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says he launched last year's war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he'd approved four months before.Israeli PM says Lebanon war was pre-planned -report AlertNet - Mar 08 2:17 AM
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, March 8 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified he launched last year's war against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he approved four ... Man from Lebanon gets 20-year prison sentence for child porn KY3 Springfield - Mar 09 3:08 PM
Waylon Kaus worked at the Boy Scouts' Camp Arrowhead near Marshfield but investigators say his victims were not Scouts.2 Belgians killed in Lebanon The Washington Times - Mar 07 9:38 PM
Two U.N. peacekeepers from Belgium were killed and others were seriously injured in a traffic accident in Lebanon. UNIFIL Spokesman Liam McDowall said the troops were killed in the Kfar Chuba region in southern Lebanon, Expatica reported.Turkey call making is Lebanon man's trade Belleville News-Democrat - Mar 08 1:07 AM
In a heated garage a few blocks south of Lebanon's downtown district, one of the world's renowned turkey call makers plies his trade.With son held prisoner in Lebanon, a soldier s family hopes and waits JTA - Mar 09 5:28 PM
Karnit Goldwasser, wife of kidnapped Israeli soldier Ehud Goldwasser, addresses the UJC General Assembly in Los Angeles on Nov. 12.Olmert say Lebanon offensive was pre-planned New Kerala - Mar 08 5:04 AM
Jerusalem, Mar 8: Under fire for his handling of last year's Lebanon war, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he had decided on a military operation in case of a kidnapping along the Lebanese border four months prior to the breakout.Lebanon's tourism to get aid AME Info - Mar 07 11:08 PM
Lebanon's government has promised to grant long term loans to tourism industry firms, in an attempt to help the sector get back on its feet, The Daily Star reported.EU ready to re-engage with Syria: Ireland Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:15 AM
The European Union plans to restart high-level contacts with Syria by sending foreign policy chief Javier Solana to Damascus for talks on Lebanon and the Middle East, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said on Friday.Analysis: Al-Qaida in south Lebanon UPI - Mar 07 6:56 AM
Al-Qaida has begun to infiltrate fighters in parts of southern Lebanon, replacing Hezbollah militants who were forced out of the area by Israel during last ...Controversy brews with Mt. Lebanon basketball Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Mar 07 9:14 PM
Mt. Lebanon boys basketball coach Joey David said there's an explanation for the way he handled recent discipline issues with his team.Lebanon officer, state troopers cited for drug busts, saving lives The Patriot-News - Mar 07 9:16 PM
The state police troopers who responded to the Amish schoolhouse shooting and a Lebanon police officer responsible for several major drug arrests have been awarded citations by the Fraternal Order of Police Pennsylvania State Lodge.PM: Plan for Lebanon war made months in advance Haaretz Daily - Mar 07 11:35 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Winograd Commission that his decision to respond to the abduction of soldiers with a broad military operation was made as early as March 2006, four months before last summer's Lebanon war broke out.Israel: Lebanon War Report Delayed New York Times - Mar 06 8:35 PM
The state comptroller, Micha Lindenstrauss, delayed presenting his interim findings on the government?s performance in protecting the ?home front? during the Lebanon war. His findings, the first of several investigations into the military?s and government?s handling of the 34-day war, were to be presented to a parliamentary committee, but under government pressure and claims that those under ...Lacrosse finds home in Lebanon The Western Star - Mar 07 8:38 PM
After years spent playing for various clubs around Southwest Ohio, Lebanon High School lacrosse players finally have a home.Key Lebanese leaders meet for first time USA Today - Mar 08 11:27 PM
The leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority and the parliament speaker of the opposition met late Thursday for the first time in four months, a move that marked the first tangible step toward ending a political crisis that has divided the government and paralyzed the nation.U.N. Security Council approves resolution to halt Lebanon conflict JTA - Mar 09 1:57 PM
The text of a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire, approved by the Security Council on Aug. 11 and Israel on Aug. 13, and set to begin on Aug. 14.Olmert Clashes With Watchdog Over Lebanon War Report Voice of America - Mar 07 2:18 PM
An investigation into Israeli efforts to protect civilians during last year's war in Lebanon has erupted into an open conflict, pitting the prime minister against the top government watchdog.Controversy Over Mt. Lebanon Basketball Team KDKA Pittsburgh - Mar 07 6:12 PM
An email sent from a high school student to his basketball coach has set off a controversy today at Mt. Lebanon High School.2 Belgians killed in Lebanon New Kerala - Mar 08 12:14 AM
BRUSSELS, March 8: Two U.N. peacekeepers from Belgium were killed and others were seriously injured in a traffic accident in Lebanon. UNIFIL Spokesman Liam McDowall said the troops were killed in the Kfar Chuba region in southern Lebanon, Expatica reported.Lebanon war strategy planned in advance: Olmert AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 2:39 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that Israel's military strategy during last year's war on Hezbollah was drawn up months in advance.2 UN Peacekeepers Killed, 2 Hurt In S Lebanon Road Accident Nasdaq - Mar 07 12:22 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)--Two Belgian U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Wednesday, a U.N. spokesman said.Israel ready before Lebanon war, reports say CTV.ca - Mar 09 3:46 AM
Lebanese parliamentary leaders met for the first time in four months in an effort to end a power struggle that has divided the government and paralyzed the nation.Olmert speech: a heavy price paid but a severe blow dealt to Hezbollah JTA - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert s speech at the Knesset, explaining Israel s acceptance of United Nations Resolution 1701, which calls for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, and Israel s eventual withdrawal from southern Lebanon.Papa Gino's pursuing more NH franchises New Hampshire Union Leader - 31 minutes ago
Besides Manchester, the firm is targeting Keene, Merrimack, Nashua, North Conway, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Tilton and West Lebanon.At halfway point, Iditarod musher in sixth place Lebanon Daily News - 47 minutes ago
An Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race team that has a quarter of its dogs sponsored by Lebanon County businesses is currently in sixth place in the race. After starting 54th, musher Ken Anderson has moved his team into sixth place roughly halfway through the 1,150-mile race.Key Lebanese leaders meet to end political crisis Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
BEIRUT In their first direct negotiations in four months, leaders of Lebanon s pro-government and opposition camps have met twice in 24 hours and found some convergence of views on ending the national political crisis.As states discuss outlines of force for Lebanon, the options seem grim JTA - Mar 07 10:12 AM
A French peacekeeper with the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon points his gun at members of the Shiite Amal militia in Marrakeh, Lebanon in 1996.2 Key Lebanese Leaders Meet New York Times - Mar 08 6:20 PM
The meeting was widely seen as a significant thaw in the months-long stalemate that has brought Lebanon to a political halt.Lebanon offers free softball clinic The Western Star - Mar 07 1:22 PM
For the seventh straight spring, the Lebanon Warrior softball program will be offering a free clinic for youth players ranging from T-ball to junior high.Fire guts Lebanon Junction house Louisville Courier-Journal - Mar 07 9:26 AM
The Southeast Bullitt Fire Department battled a fire that gutted a house near Lebanon Junction this morning. The fire was at 833 Pioneer Drive, which is off South Preston Highway just east of Interstate 65. There were no serious injuries, authorities reported. Calls to the chief of the department were not immediately returned.Key Lebanese leaders meet for the first time to end political crisis CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 09 1:11 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - Leaders of Lebanon's pro-government and opposition factions met for the first time in four months and called for an easing of tension as a first step toward ending the country's political crisis.Israel planned for Lebanon war in advance - PM Guardian Unlimited - Mar 08 6:17 PM
Olmert's leaked testimony contradicts earlier remarks.Israel planned for Lebanon war 'months in advance' Guardian Unlimited - Mar 08 5:45 PM
Ehud Olmert's leaked testimony contradicts earlier remarks.Israeli court delays release of Lebanon war report AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 11:51 AM
Israel's high court on Tuesday delayed the release of the first official report on the state's conduct during the Lebanon war, giving a respite to beleaguered Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Lebanon Man Under Arrest After His Wife's Body Was Found News 25 Evansville - Mar 07 3:55 PM
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.Saudi Arabia gives UNICEF in Lebanon $2 million The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 07 12:40 PM
Youssef Bekhit al-Rahmah, the coordinator of the Saudi Popular Campaign for Relief of the Lebanese People, said on Wednesday that his country would offer the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Lebanon over $2 million for projects in the South.Syria denies arms crossing border into Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 9:58 AM
Syria denied on Tuesday allegations that arms are making their way over the border into Lebanon and warned against any moves to station international troops along the frontier in Lebanon.Pedersen: Hariri-Berri talks 'a good sign' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:39 PM
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen said Friday that the meeting between Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri was "a good sign." "[MP Michel] Aoun and I believe that the meeting constitutes a good sign," Pedersen said after meeting with the head.Nasrallah urges Lebanese not to squander chance to resolve crisis The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:40 PM
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that Lebanon is at a "new juncture" and called on all the Lebanese to give this new opportunity "a chance" to end the four-month-old political deadlock in Lebanon. During the commemoration of the passing of the 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein.Seeing the world as an interwoven tapestry The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:32 PM
Canadian Alia Hogben is in Lebanon for the first time. "Fascinating," she says of the Mediterranean country that has garnered so much international attention in recent months."One has to tread very carefully. The country is fairly complex, more complex than I thought," she admits, adding that she hadn't realized how embedded the confessional system was.Qaddoumi visits top leaders amid 'rough times' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:39 PM
The Palestinian foreign minister said on Friday that Lebanon and Palestine were going through "rough times," despite "cunning" efforts by officials from both countries to resolve their respective governmental crises. "Dialogue and openness are likely to engender productive solutions on both the Lebanese and the Palestinian political scenes," said.Army surveys new sand berms on border The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:32 PM
The Daily Star. Syria began placing sand berms on its border with Lebanon on Thursday afternoon after Syria's foreign.Two Belgian peacekeepers die in Lebanon accident AlertNet - Mar 07 6:33 AM
Source: Reuters BEIRUT, March 7 (Reuters) - Two Belgian peacekeepers operating as part of a U.N. force in south Lebanon were killed in a vehicle accident on Wednesday, a spokesman for the peacekeeping force said. Two ... Judiciary responds to US report on human rights The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:39 PM
The Justice Ministry published a point-by-point reply to a report on human rights in Lebanon issued by the US State Department Friday. The US report devoted two sections to the status of the Lebanese judiciary. The first one addressed the ongoing detention of Lebanon's four former security generals, who the report noted have not been.County OKs pact for rail-trail repair Lebanon Daily News - Mar 09 9:57 AM
The Lebanon County commissioners yesterday awarded a Northumberland County company a $38,390 contract to repair a 5-mile portion of the Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail that was damaged by flooding last summer.UNIFIL peacekeeper dies of injuries sustained in road accident The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:39 PM
A Belgian UN peacekeeper died of his injuries Friday, raising the death toll to three from a road accident in Southern Lebanon earlier in the week, the Belgian Defense Ministry said. Two members of the Belgian battalion of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed outright during a reconnaissance mission.Olmert 'planned Lebanon war last March' The New Zealand Herald - Mar 08 3:26 PM
JERUSALEM - Ehud Olmert's decision to go to war in response to abductions of soldiers was taken as early as March 2006, according to a leak of his evidence to the Commission investigating the war.Key Lebanese leaders meet for first time in first step to end political crisis Boston Herald - Mar 09 6:48 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanese parliamentary leaders met for the first time in four months in an effort to end a power struggle that has divided the government and paralyzed the nation. No statements were...Russian diplomat warns against unipolar world The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:40 PM
The head of the Information Department at the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry cautioned on Thursday against a unipolar world with the United States at its helm, saying that the international community should reel in the superpower with the Middle East, and Lebanon, a necessary region to restart a multipolar discourse.Two Belgian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon accident Khaleej Times - Mar 07 7:23 AM
KFAR SHUBA, Lebanon - Two Belgian peacekeepers were killed on Wednesday and two injured in a road accident in southern Lebanon, a spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said.County treasurer, recorder of deeds choose to run again Lebanon Daily News - Mar 09 9:57 AM
Two Lebanon County row-office holders have formally announced they are running for re-election. Donna Lutz of Jackson Township will run for a third four-year term as recorder of deeds, and Sallie Neuin of Union Township will run for a second term as treasurer.Dems vow to clean up council Lebanon Daily News - Mar 09 9:57 AM
Two Democratic hopefuls announced their candidacies for Lebanon City Council last night one with a very familiar last name in city political circles and the other a relative unknown.Council could annex 13 acres The Western Star - Mar 09 9:56 AM
Lebanon City Council is considering an annexation of 13 acres north of the Wal-Mart property on U.S. 42. Ten homeowners on both sides of the road petitioned the city for annexation last August, but only three property owners on the east side of the road would be annexed.LVC names Russell as new hockey coach Lebanon Daily News - Mar 09 9:48 AM
ANNVILLE The Lebanon Valley College ice hockey program looked to its past to help build the future.Linking Palestine to Iraq Gulf News - Mar 09 3:12 PM
With the numerous unsolved problems in the Middle East that apply pressure in various directions on the US administration, especially in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq, the United States is trying to exert what is has described as "a great effort" to solve the Palestinian problem.Irish Foreign Min: EU's Solana To Visit Syria For Talks - BBC Nasdaq - Mar 09 6:51 AM
European Union Foreign policy chief Javier Solana plans to go to Damascus for talks on Lebanon and the Middle East, the foreign minister for Ireland confirmed, BBC News reported on its Web site Friday.Lebanon's Siniora: "We Don't Want to Be a Battlefield" Time Magazine - Mar 07 12:24 PM
The prime minister tells TIME his country is not sliding into civil war, but he can't ask Hizballah to disarm until Israel does LVC suffers sixth straight setback in Arizona Lebanon Daily News - Mar 09 9:48 AM
Despite some early-inning offense, the Lebanon Valley College baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Keystone College yesterday at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix.Car accident kills two Belgian peacekeepers: Lebanon EARTHtimes.org - Mar 07 8:41 AM
Beirut - Two Belgian peacekeepers were killed and two others wounded in a car accident in southern Lebanon, a spokesman of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Wednesday. Liam McDowall confirmed reports that two members of the Be...Jury clears man on attempted homicide charge Lebanon Daily News - Mar 09 9:58 AM
A jury yesterday cleared a 33-year-old man of charges related to the stabbing of a former two-time amateur boxing champion nearly three years ago in Lebanon.