Pittsburgh Post Gazette | Mt. Lebanon (2-1) at Hopewell (3-0) Beaver County Times Mount Lebanon is ninth in Class AAAA and Hopewell second in Class AAA. ... Mount Lebanon has an outstanding running back of its own in Luke Hagy. He rushed for 110 last week and is a NCAA Division I prospect. 1 Keep it Clean. ... Live Friday night blog - Shell needs 133 Hopewell running back Shell nears run mark Hopewell Running Back Breaks WPIAL All-Time Rushing Record |
The Daily Star | Lebanon knocked out of Asian Championships The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon crashed out of the 2011 Asian Championships Friday after they were swept aside by hosts and continental powerhouse China 68-48. Lebanon will now play Japan for the 5/8 place playoff Saturday while China join the Philippines ... China to London in three steps FIBA Asia – China looming, upsets threaten after Quarter-Finals South Korea defeats Japan to reach last four at FIBA Asia Championship |
AFP | Palestinians, Lebanese support Abbas bid, US issues warning The Daily Star BEIRUT: Palestinian groups in Lebanon and their allies mobilized in a show of support for the Palestinian bid for statehood Friday. Hundreds of Palestinians started to gather in the Mar Elias neighborhood of Beirut as early as 2 pm in anticipation of ... Palestinian UN bid: US alerts citizens in Lebanon UN bid gives little hope to Lebanon's Palestinians Palestinian refugees: How statehood bid at UN affects us |
Al-Arabiya | Christian leaders fail to agree on electoral reform The Daily Star BKIRKI, Lebanon: Christian leaders failed to agree upon proposed changes to the parliamentary electoral law Friday, as divisive remarks made by Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai concerning Hezbollah and Syria were briefly discussed. ... Lebanon: Syrian Affairs Assad Has No Friend in Lebanon's Christians Lebanese press round-up: September 23, 2011 |
AFP | Syrian refugees in Lebanon fear there is no going home AFP MASHTA HAMMOUD, Lebanon — Abir, her husband and two sons are bracing for their first winter as Syrian refugees in Lebanon's impoverished mountain area of Wadi Khaled, near the northern border with Syria. Locking the door behind her, Abir removes the ... Lebanese, Syrian authorities discuss joint border, weapons smuggling |
The Daily Star | ISF personnel freed at Roumieh after riots wound 20 The Daily Star Lebanon's prison commander, Col. Amer Zaylaa, said the hostages – an ISF lieutenant and nine soldiers – were freed at 8:50 am, nearly two hours after the riot began. “The hostages were freed in a unique operation carried out by an [ISF] special ... Ambassador of Italy, Interior Minister, launch the first national report on ... 9 injured in clashes in Lebanese prison Another riot in Roumieh prison, update |
FRANCE 24 | North protest backs Syrians, more refugees arrive The Daily Star TRIPOLI, Lebanon: A protest in solidarity with the Syrian people was held in the Qibbeh neighborhood of Tripoli following Friday prayers, as the number of Syrian refugees in North Lebanon approached 4000. ... North Lebanon protests in support of Syrian people |
Iran, Lebanon, others bash Israel at Durban III Jewish Telegraphic Agency NEW YORK (JTA) -- Representatives of Iran, Cuba and Lebanon blasted Israel at the Durban Review Conference at the United Nations. While some speakers in the Thursday morning session made reference to what Iran's representative called “the stonewalling ... |
The Express Tribune | Tennis: Lebanon agree to play Davis Cup in Pakistan The Express Tribune PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: Lebanon have given Pakistan tennis a massive boost by agreeing to tour for its scheduled Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 2 fixture next year, a move that will see resumption of Davis Cup in Pakistan after six years. ... |
The Daily Star | IMF projects Lebanon real GDP growth in 2011 at 1.5 percent The Daily Star BEIRUT: The International Monetary Fund projected economic growth in Lebanon at 1.5 percent in 2011, down from an April forecast of 2.5 percent, and compared to growth of 4 percent in the Middle East & North Africa. Lebanon's projected growth rate in ... |