The Daily Star | Nearly 5000 Syrian refugees in north Lebanon The Daily Star By Antoine Amrieh BEIRUT/TRIPOLI: The number of registered Syrian refugees in northern Lebanon has nearly reached the highs of April, which saw an influx of some 5000 displaced cross the border. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday that ... Syria's wounded seek refuge in Lebanon's second city More than 4500 Syrians sheltered in Lebanon ITALY SENDS HUMANITARIAN AID TO SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON |
New York Daily News | Prosecutors accuse Lebanon bank of laundering money for Hezbollah CNN Prosecutors said in their announcement, "Cash from the sale of the cars in West Africa was mixed with proceeds from narcotics trafficking, and then transferred to Lebanon through (Hezbollah)-controlled money-laundering channels," and "part of the ... Beirut Bank Seen as a Hub of Hezbollah's Financing US alleges huge Hezbollah money laundering web US cocaine habit funding Mideast terror via Mexican drug gangs: Feds |
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com | Lebanon Township tax collector sues over shared services agreement that ... Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com By Hunterdon County Democrat LEBANON TWP. — The township tax collector has filed another lawsuit against her employer, after being told her position was being eliminated. In early November, Lebanon and Tewksbury Townships each adopted resolutions ... |
Mt. Lebanon driver get 1-2 years in jail for killing jogger Pittsburgh Post Gazette By Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The man who struck and killed a mother jogging with her two young children last year in Mt. Lebanon was ordered to the Allegheny County Jail this morning. Benjamin T. Cope, 21, convicted of involuntary ... Man Gets 1 Year For Fatal Mt. Lebo Pedestrian Accident |
AFP | Lebanon banks fund Hariri court, seeking stability Reuters Tensions almost brought down the government, with Prime Minister Najib Mikati threatening to resign unless Lebanon paid its share of funding. Banks said on Thursday they wanted to cool any lingering political tensions and protect Lebanon's economy and ... Lebanon's private banks cover UN Hariri court funds New prosecutor could affect pace of STL trial A Turning Tide in Lebanon |
Hip-Hop Wired | Snoop Dogg -- Crisis in the Middle East ... Over Weed TMZ.com Snoop Dogg is in the middle of an international crisis ... accused of sparking a phattie burbatty blunt in the middle of Lebanon, which ignited a criminal investigation ... this according to a major Middle East concert promoter. TMZ has learned . ... Snoop Dogg Accused Of Smoking A Blunt In Lebanon Snoop Dogg Under Investigation for Smoking Weed During Lebanon Concert Lebanese concert promoter suing Snoop Dogg |
ABC News | American Used Car Dealers Funding Terrorists: Feds ABC News By RICHARD ESPOSITO and CINDY GALLI More than two dozen US car dealerships were allegedly involved in an international half-billion-dollar money laundering scheme run by Lebanon-based Hezbollah. (KTUL Tulsa/ABC News) More than two dozen US car ... How America's used cars helped fund Middle East terrorism DoJ civil suit in Hezbollah money laundering scheme seeks almost half a ... America's cocaine habit 'funding Middle East terror gangs and war against Israel' |
The Daily Star | Electricity woes costing Lebanon $6 bln a year The Daily Star BEIRUT: Energy and Water Minister Gibran Bassil said Friday that Lebanon is incurring $6 billion in losses each year as a result of the problems plaguing the electricity sector. Bassil, who was speaking in a conference on energy organized by the Issam ... |
AFP | Terrorist list US adds Abdullah Azzam Brigade Pakistan Observer Washington—Under Executive Order 13224, the US State Department added Saleh al Qarawi, a top leader of the Lebanon-based, al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigade, to the list of specially designated global terrorists. The designation allows the US to ... US blacklists leader of Lebanon-based militant group US slaps sanctions on leader of a militant group blamed for attacks on Israel ... US Designates Leader Of Lebanese Militant Outfit As Global Terrorist |
The Daily Star | Lebanon's Shura Council approves pay hike The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon's Shura Council approved Friday the Cabinet's decision to increase wages, recommending minor adjustments to the plan and criticizing the way the decision was made. In a statement released Friday, the Shura Council approved Prime ... Shura Council approves cabinet's wage increase bill |