Naharnet | Under siege, Syrians flee to Lebanon Detroit Free Press By Portia Walker, for USA TODAY By Portia Walker, Special for USA TODAY TRIPOLI, Lebanon (USA TODAY) — Maher Mohamed balances a laptop on his wasted legs so that he can browse Facebook. On his laptop there is a video. Syrian refugees in Tripoli pledge unity with under-siege Homs Eleven wounded Syrians transferred to North Lebanon 10 Injured Syrian Nationals Transferred into Hospitals in Northern Lebanon |
The Daily Star | Lebanon will not recognize SNC: foreign minister The Daily Star By The Daily Star BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said over the weekend that Lebanon would not recognize the Syrian National Council, one day after most Arab states moved closer to recognizing the opposition body as the exclusive representative ... Lebanon Not to Recognize SNC: FM Lebanon Rejects Transborder Anti-Syria Groups Fares calls on Jumblatt to not transfer Lebanese “sectarian strife” to Syria |
The Daily Star | Iran, Lebanon talk defence ties, slam Israel Iran Independent News Service Feb 26 - Iran and Lebanon talked up their defence ties and warned Israel against any aggression, during a visit to Tehran on Sunday by Lebanese Defence Minister Fayez Ghosn. Iran's defence minister, Ahmad Vahdi, said "reinforcing the Lebanese army is ... Iran: Boosting Lebanon army part of Mideast strategy Iran's strategic policy is to strengthen Lebanese army: defense minister Iran hosts Lebanese defense minister, as Tehran shores up regional alliances |
Lebanon's Garrett Urrutia wins state wrestling title Lebanon Express Lebanon's Garrett Urrutia, left, ties up Sandy's Kyle Bateman while on his way to winning the state championship at 160. (Amanda Cowan/Mid-Valley Sunday) PORTLAND — Garrett Urrutia remembered the pain he felt after Hood River Valley's Robert Frasier ... |
New York Times | 'House of Stone,' a Memoir by Anthony Shadid New York Times The pain and allure of departure, more than the satisfaction of arrival, run through the stories told in “House of Stone,” Anthony Shadid's elegiac, heartbreaking memoir of the year he spent restoring a long-abandoned family home in southern Lebanon. 'House of Stone' 'House of Stone': Anthony Shadid's homecoming, now heartbreaking |
Naharnet | Refugees From Syria on Edge in Lebanon New York Times TRIPOLI, LEBANON — The crackling of automatic gunfire coming from the speakers of 15-year-old Ahmed's laptop breaks the quiet in a sunlit wing of a private hospital on the outskirts of Tripoli, one of Lebanon's two largest cities. Trained in north Lebanon, Syrians return home to nurse wounded Injured French Reporter Urges Evacuation from Syria to Lebanon Dozens die in Syrian assault |
The Daily Star | Abboud unveils plan to revive tourism sector The Daily Star BEIRUT: Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud said over the weekend that the number of visitors to Lebanon in 2011 declined by 24 percent compared to 2010, but unveiled the ministry's plan to revive the tourism sector by 2015. “The crises in the Arab world did ... |
Tour of Lebanon County historic sites planned Lebanon Daily News Tickets are now on sale for a bus tour of historical sites in Lebanon County. On May 12, the Friends of Light's Fort will sponsor a bus trip to visit Bindnagle Lutheran Church in North Londonderry Township, Cornwall Iron Furnace, Light's Fort in ... |
West Lebanon malls slow to return WCAX Part of the 12A shopping corridor in West Lebanon, New Hampshire remains closed, including JC Penny and Kmart. The two plazas were flooded during the storm. Most stores have been able to reopen, but local business leaders say the loss of the big anchor ... |
The Daily Star | Arabian Studios roll into Lebanon The Daily Star Ali has been in Lebanon for the shoot of “Wahdon,” the first fiction short of Paris-based Palestinian writer-director Norma Marcos. He says he submitted Marcos' script to the Cannes film festival in advance of the shoot and that the programers of the ... |