Lebanon's ailing economy continues to suffer from a lack of foreign investment because of last year's Israeli offensive and the persistent internal political crisis, a Beirut conference heard on Friday.
Tens of thousands of Israelis called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign late Thursday in the first mass street protest since a government inquiry blasted his leadership of last year's Lebanon war.
The Lebanon Catholic defense did an admirable job of containing Northern Lebanon’s potent attack. But it may have come at the expense of the Beavers’ offense.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a new battle on Thursday, with tens of thousands of protestors expected to call on him to quit at the first mass street rally since a scathing Lebanon war report.
LEBANON — Lebanon Area Habitat for Humanity is searching for low-income renters who want to own their own home. Families are selected based on their need for adequate shelter, ability to pay for the Habitat home, and willingness to partner with Habitat.
Lebanon Police Sgt. Greg Burroughs shows one of Lebanon’s new Dodge Chargers to city councilors in front of the Santiam Travel Depot on Wednesday. The city recently traded in two older Crown Victorias and replaced them with two Chargers, which arrived this week.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied after sundown Thursday in a Tel Aviv square, demanding that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resign because of a government inquiry’s scathing criticism of his handling of the inconclusive war in Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to upgrade the Israeli military and set up a long-term budget for it, in the first steps to implement the lessons from last summer`s indecisive Lebanon war, his office said.
Lebanon softball coach Hank Feldt had plenty of reasons to be happy about his team's performance on Tuesday.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today an amount equivalent to SDR 50.75 million (about US$76.8 million) in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) to Lebanon in support of the authorities' economic program for 2007.