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The Stream Of Syrian Refugees Strains Lebanon - NPR (blog) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:56:09 GMT

NPR (blog)

The Stream Of Syrian Refugees Strains Lebanon NPR (blog) Now in Lebanon, she says she has to beg for transportation money just to get to the registration center. The center itself sits about a quarter-mile behind a large black metal gate patrolled by U.N. workers. Um Ahmed flags down a woman wearing a blue U ... 'Don't Mess With Syria'; Lebanon, Jordan Warned Against Flow Of Militants ...International Business Times all 52 news articles »

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Five Syrian shells land in Lebanon despite warning - Reuters Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:45:45 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Five Syrian shells land in Lebanon despite warning Reuters CHTAURA, Lebanon (Reuters) - Five shells fired from Syria landed in Lebanon on Wednesday, one day after Lebanese President Michel Suleiman warned that Syrian strikes on its neighbor were an unacceptable violation of its sovereignty. Witnesses said ... Lebanon condemns Syria strike on border townAljazeera.com Syria aircraft strike 2 east Lebanon sites: municipality officialThe Daily Star Shelling from Syria spills into LebanonAhram Online GlobalPost -Press TV -Sydney Morning Herald all 68 news articles »

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Police arrest woman after 11 buildings in downtown Lebanon damaged by spray ... - WRTV Indianapolis Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:25:00 GMT

WRTV Indianapolis

Police arrest woman after 11 buildings in downtown Lebanon damaged by spray ... WRTV Indianapolis LEBANON, Ind. - Lebanon police are stumped on a motive after a 47-year-old woman was arrested in connection with spray paint vandalism aimed at landmark buildings over the weekend. Officers arrested Sandra Kay Harlan on one felony and eight ... Lebanon police arrest 47-year-old woman suspected of vandalismIndianapolis Star Courthouse, other buildings damaged by painted graffitiLebanon Reporter all 7 news articles »

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Politics, money overhang ambitious Lebanon telecom reforms - Reuters UK Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:30:53 GMT

Politics, money overhang ambitious Lebanon telecom reforms Reuters UK DUBAI (Reuters) - Lebanon is embarking on an ambitious plan to bolster its telecommunications industry with a tender to run its two state-owned mobile telephone operators. But as with many of the country's economic plans, politics and entrenched ... and more »

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Advocates for elderly and disabled rally in Lebanon - Lebanon Daily News Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:01:17 GMT

Advocates for elderly and disabled rally in Lebanon Lebanon Daily News Mack Richard and Frances Van Couer, both of Womelsdorf, urge passing motorists to Stand up for seniors! and Protect Medicare, Medicaid and Society Security during rally Wednesday at Eighth and Cumberland streets, Lebanon. Congress is debating cuts ...

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Reports of Syrian jet fire into Lebanon called 'significant escalation' - CNN International Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:56:14 GMT

Reports of Syrian jet fire into Lebanon called 'significant escalation' CNN International Also, Lebanese state-run news agency NNA reported that Syrian warplanes attacked sites in northern Lebanon. The government's use of fighter jets to fire rockets into Lebanon is a "significant escalation," U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria ...

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Lebanon County court: Gilberto Escobar sentenced to state prison for drug ... - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:33:26 GMT

Lebanon County court: Gilberto Escobar sentenced to state prison for drug ... Lebanon Daily News "The jury was placed in an untenable position because of the scheme you and Justene (Sanchez) created," Charles said Wednesday before sentencing Escobar of Lebanon to 22 months to 5 years in state prison on drug-possession charges. "You and ...

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Soldiers among wounded in n. Lebanon shootout - The Daily Star Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:40:32 GMT

The Daily Star

Soldiers among wounded in n. Lebanon shootout The Daily Star TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Three people including two soldiers were wounded in a shootout at a government hospital in Tripoli Wednesday, the Army said, adding to the already simmering tensions in the northern city. Witnesses, however, said two people from Jabal ... One killed in Lebanon's northern city of TripoliGlobalPost 1 killed, 4 injured in northern Lebanon's clashesNzweek all 5 news articles »

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Lebanon's Catholics fear incursion of Islamic fundamentalism - GlobalPost Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:04:41 GMT

GlobalPost

Lebanon's Catholics fear incursion of Islamic fundamentalism GlobalPost BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two decades after the end of the Lebanese civil war, Beirut's once-destroyed downtown is largely rebuilt, and the crucifixes atop St. Maron Church shine brightly as parishioners file out from evening Mass. But sectarian scars and ... and more »

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At around 5.30 pm another rocket from the Syrian side of the border fell in ... - The Daily Star Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:25:31 GMT

The Daily Star

At around 5.30 pm another rocket from the Syrian side of the border fell in ... The Daily Star BAALBEK, Lebanon: Several rockets from the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon struck near a border town in the Hermel, northeast of the country. The five 107-mm rockets fell at around 10 a.m. just west of the border town of Al-Qasr, some 10 ... and more »