ABC News (blog) | Syrian Refugees Flood Lebanon to Escape Civil War: 'We Have Nothing' ABC News (blog) One family of 20 from Homs had waited all day to cross at the Syrian-Lebanon border. One woman said they would stay in Lebanon as long as the situation was bad in Syria. “We have nothing. We will live with what we can,” she said. “I think we will build ... UN warns Lebanon could be drawn into Syria war Syria civil war threatens to pull Lebanon into conflict, UN says |
Cornell Wilson announces bid for Lebanon City Council seat Lebanon Daily News A city employee who also sits on the Lebanon school board has announced he is running for one of two seats on Lebanon City Council. Cornell Wilson, manager of the city's Elm Street Program, is the second candidate to announce his candidacy and the ... |
Lebanon police canine fund is growing Lebanon Daily News Lebanon City Council Chairman John Dissinger, fourth from left, accepts a $1,000 check on behalf of the Lebanon Eagles Club from club President Jeff Weidman during Monday night s council meeting. The check was one of two the police department ... |
Lebanon at Crossroads Between Tradition and Progress Al-Monitor Last weekend, the Lebanese capital Beirut witnessed two contradictory events. The first was the celebration of the first civil marriage in Lebanon, which was held at one of the largest hotels in Beirut. The second event was spearheaded by Salafist ... |
New York Times | Swollen With Syrian Refugees, Lebanon Feels Its Stitching Fray New York Times Lebanon's refugee crisis does not match the familiar image of vast, centralized tent camps and armies of foreign aid organizations. It is nowhere, and everywhere. Displaced Syrians seem to fill every nook and cranny: half-finished cinder block houses ... Freedom of Expression Takes Another Hit in Lebanon Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Too Often Forgotten Are Israeli drones being attacked in the skies above Lebanon? |
Al-Arabiya | Lebanon: In the absence of a nation, why have elections? Al-Arabiya One of the worst fates that befalls a nation is when both the rulers and the ruled become so confused to the extent they cease to differentiate between cause and effect; and thus everyone decides to ignore the truth until they reach the conclusion that ... |
Police: Lebanon man had sex with girl, 15 STLtoday.com BELLEVILLE • A Lebanon man was arrested Monday on allegations he engaged in sex acts with a 15-year-old girl. Seth J. Karrer, 21, of the 2900 block of Harvest Meadow Drive, is charged with one count of criminal sexual abuse. He's being held in the St. |
The Daily Star | IIF: GDP growth only 0.8 percent in Lebanon for 2012 The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Institute of International Finance estimated that Lebanon's GDP growth fell to 0.8 percent in 2012, down from 1.8 percent in 2011, saying the decline highlighted the need for a stable political environment and structural reform. The IIF ... |
Inside Lebanon's Civil War BBC News As a senior intelligence officer in the Christian militia during the Lebanese Civil War, Assaad Chaftari ordered the torture, kidnapping and murder of his enemies and says he felt no regret back then. But now he says he's dedicating the rest of his ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon signs $348 mln contract for power plants The Daily Star Under the contract, Danish BWSC and German Man Diesel will build two plants, with a maximum capacity of 272 megawatts, at the same locations housing Lebanon's two biggest power plants. Energy Minister Gebran Bassil has said that the construction ... |