Aljazeera.com | Lebanon Sends Funds to Court New York Times Many in Lebanon's government, dominated by the militant group Hezbollah, had opposed cooperating with the court. The court has indicted four Hezbollah members as suspects in the 2005 killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. ... Hezbollah reassures Lebanon it won't stir up trouble over Hariri investigation ... Hezbollah seeks to reassure Lebanon over probe Nasrallah chooses stability despite ire |
The Daily Star | Lebanon ranks 13th in MENA on Corruption Perception Index The Daily Star BEIRUT: Transparency International, a leading non-governmental organization devoted to fighting corruption worldwide, released its annual Corruption Perception Index for 2011 that ranked Lebanon in 134th place among 183 countries worldwide and 13th ... |
New York Times | Whodunit on the Lebanon-Israel border Asia Times Online These four rockets were fired onto Western Galilee, territory that was famously targeted by Hezbollah during the 2006 war on Lebanon. They caused minimal damage and nobody was wounded or killed. They prompted retaliation from the Israelis, ... Lebanon: Hezbollah Digs In Rockets from Lebanon mar uneasy peace with Israel Restraint Urged After Salvos Over Lebanon-Israel Line |
Lebanon committed to rights, freedom: Sleiman The Daily Star 10, said Thursday that Lebanon has always been committed to freedom and human rights and has stood against violence and terrorism. “Lebanon is not only unique in the region because of its democratic political system which goes back to decades, ... |
The Daily Star | Ban welcomes Lebanon's increased support for Special Tribunal UN News Centre Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today Lebanon's decision to increase its financial support for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which was set up to try those alleged to be responsible for the 2005 assassination of former prime minister ... STL: Funding will facilitate key projects |
Patriot-News | Two Lebanon County men charged with nearly 100 home burglaries FOX43.com Lebanon City Police officers served an arrest warrant to Michael Gutekunst, 38, of Davis Lane in North Cornwall Township. Police Chief Daniel Wright said investigators have linked Gutekunst to 73 home break-ins going as far back as August 2009 in ... Two Lebanon County men charged in 97 burglaries 2 men charged in dozens of burglaries in Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster counties Lebanon County man faces charges connected to burglaries here |
Lebanon's Nine-Month Budget Gap Narrows to 2.1 Trillion Pounds BusinessWeek 1 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon's budget deficit narrowed in the first nine months of the year because of increased revenue from a telecommunications tariff. The deficit narrowed to 2.1 trillion Lebanese pounds ($1.39 billion) from 3 trillion pounds a year ... Lebanon's Nine-Month Budget Gap Narrows to 2.1 Trillion Pounds |
Lebanon external debt records 7th highest returns in EMEA markets The Daily Star BEIRUT: Figures issued by Merrill Lynch indicate that Lebanon's external debt posted returns of 6.03 percent in the first 10 months of 2011, constituting the seventh highest return among 28 markets in the Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) ... |
The Unionville Times | Lebanon County budget for 2012 holds taxes at current level Patriot-News By BARBARA MILLER, The Patriot-News LEBANON – The 2012 Lebanon County budget given preliminary approval today by the county commissioners holds the line on real estate taxes and freezes non-union wages next year. The $92.1 million budget is 0.6 percent ... County passes preliminary 2012 budget |
The Daily Star | Syria sanctions risk Lebanon trade routes The Daily Star BEIRUT: The prospect of Syria shutting its borders with Lebanon are haunting Lebanese officials and the private sector as they come under increasing pressure from the Arab League and the West to apply economic sanctions on Damascus in ... President al-Assad Meets Delegation of Muslim Scholars Gathering of Lebanon Iran Stresses Establishment of National Unity, Tranquility in Lebanon Tightening the noose on Syria |