BEIRUT, July 27, 2007 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrives in Lebanon late on Friday on a delicate mission that observers say has little chance of ending a standoff between the country's political parties.
The advance marked a major step for the army in the battle to crush the militants and a rare venture by troops into a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon in four decades.
Top French diplomat Jean-Claude Cousseran on Wednesday wrapped up a three-day mission without making much progress in breaking an eight-month deadlock among Lebanon's feuding political parties.
A soldier serving with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon was killed in an explosion on Wednesday during demining operations in the south of the country, a UN spokeswoman told AFP.
Efforts were under way in Lebanon on Thursday to have the State Shura Council approve motions contesting the holding of by-elections in order to avoid a heated campaign battle that some fear could lead to more divisions on the Christian political scene.
Iran - Lebanon - Solution Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad-Reza Sheibani said on Thursday that Lebanese political leaders are able to adopt the best solution to the current crisis.
LEBANON - The Albany & Eastern Railroad Company will have new owners effective Aug. 1.
Lebanon — Some of Lebanon's vacant retail space may be getting a new lease on life. Developers are eyeing two of the city's vacant big box stores as future sites for family fun centers.
LEBANON — The Oregon Department of Education has placed the Lebanon Community School District on notice for employing two people who have not registered as teachers with the state’s Teachers Standards and Practices Commission.
The Lebanon Firemen's Picnic is over half a century old and still going strong, according to Lt. Adam Miller of the Lebanon Fire Department.