msnbc.com (blog) | Fitch: Lebanon rating can absorb sporadic clashes The Daily Star By Alaa Shahine Lebanon's credit rating can absorb sporadic bouts of unrest similar to this week's clashes in the most-indebted Arab country, Fitch Ratings Ltd. said. “The rating has a lot of tolerance for sporadic outbreaks of violence,” said Richard ... Syria violence shakes Lebanon's fragile stability Good Guys and Bad Guys in Lebanon 'Boiling point': On Lebanon's Syria Street, a civil war brews |
Boyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers | Lebanon bank manager charged in $196K theft Lebanon Daily News A 38-year-old man who managed banks in Berks and Lebanon counties is accused of stealing nearly $200000 from a customer's account. David Parsons of Shillington, Berks County, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday and was committed to Berks County ... Former banker accused of stealing nearly $200000 from customer's account |
Globe and Mail | Syria says sanctions have cost country $4 billion Seattle Post Intelligencer Earlier this month, the arrest of Shadi Mawlawi, an outspoken Lebanese critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad, set of several days of clashes in northern Lebanon that killed eight people. Mawlawi was accused of belonging to a terrorist group. Oil Sanctions Take Economic Toll, Syria Says Syria says sanctions have cost country $4B Sanctions on Syria have cost country $4 billion, oil minister says |
Lebanon Company Plays Role in Rocket Launch WKRC TV Cincinnati A new era in space travel is well underway. An unmanned, privately owned rocket is making its way to the International Space Station after Tuesday's launch. Space X is the company that launched the project, and as Larry Davis reports, a small, ... |
Mt. Lebanon holds off N. Allegheny in AAA semifinals Pittsburgh Post Gazette By Sam Werner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mt. Lebanon got on the board early and held on late Monday night to secure a berth in the WPIAL Class AAAA championship game. The Blue Devils beat North Allegheny, 3-2, at Burkett Sports Complex in Robinson to ... |
Judge: Mt. Lebanon senior with drug charges can't attend graduation Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Bobby Kerlik Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Judith LA Friedman denied a request Wednesday from a Mt. Lebanon High School senior that would have forced the district to allow him to participate in his graduation ceremony. |
Bombing Kills Lebanese Pilgrims in Iraq Wall Street Journal The attack, near Ramadi in the predominantly Sunni province of Anbar, came one day after several Lebanese Shiite pilgrims were abducted in northern Syria, ratcheting up sectarian tensions and further drawing Iraq and Lebanon into Syria's conflict. |
Atlanta Journal Constitution | Two dead in Beirut clashes after killing of anti-Assad cleric Chicago Tribune ALBIREH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Hundreds of Islamist gunmen fired in the air on Monday at the funeral of a Sunni Muslim cleric whose killing ignited street battles and brought the bloodshed from Syria's 14-month-old uprising spilling across the border ... Syrian Unrest Spills Into Lebanon; Battles in Beirut Syrian tensions spark clashes, worry in Lebanon's capital Lebanese court bails anti-Syrian activist |
Lebanon man gets life sentence for first-degree murder conviction Lebanon Daily News Bonilla was overheard while in prison threatening Tina Verna, a counselor at the Lebanon County prison, if he were convicted of homicide, Hess said. Verna is the wife of then-city police detective Anthony Verna, one of the detectives who investigated ... |
Dearborn to Host Miss Lebanon Emigrant Pageant Thursday Patch.com By Jessica Carreras The 2012 Miss Lebanon Emigrants USA pageant will be held May 24 in Dearborn. Miss Lebanon Emigrants USA This Thursday, the 2012 Miss Lebanon Emigrant USA will be named in Dearborn–a title highlighting local and national Lebanese ... |