World Bank Group | Lebanon: Developing an internet ecosystem to keep young talent at home World Bank Group With youth unemployment close to 34 percent—and little domestic demand for educated but inexperienced labor—it often takes university graduates in Lebanon a year to find a job. Political instability and economic uncertainty have limited the range of ... |
Al-Arabiya | Lebanon holds seven over Syria abductions Al-Arabiya He confessed to having kidnapped a member of the Syrian rebel group Ahrar al-Sham, and is also suspected of abducting a Syrian opposition member more than a month ago in eastern Lebanon and a sheikh he handed over to the Syrian authorities. Ancient Christian town in Lebanon perched at edge of deadly struggle Christians at risk: Will Lebanon go way of region? Water Shortages in Lebanon Devastate Syrian Refugees |
Open Democracy | Coping with displacement - Syrian refugees in Lebanon Open Democracy Syrians are being marked as Lebanon's “internal others”, people who partially belong and should be treated with generous hospitality, but who also pose economic and security threats. Lebanon's long experience with Palestine refugees since 1948 affects ... Tent school offers hope to Syrian child refugees |
PennLive.com | Lebanon man found with AK-47, synthetic marijuana during drug bust ... PennLive.com Tiffany Wade, 19, of the 100 block of Old Ebenezer Road, Lebanon, was charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with an incident on Oct. 15 in the first block of South 7th Street. Alberto Fernando Vasquez, 30, ... Ten arrested on drug related charges in Lebanon County |
Mt. Lebanon calls off controlled deer hunt Pittsburgh Post Gazette But a hastily concocted plan to reduce the deer population through a controlled bow hunt on public land fell apart Monday, when Mt. Lebanon announced that no more state doe hunting licenses were available. Unable to secure new licenses for the roughly ... Archery hunting in Mt. Lebanon called off for now |
Reuters | Lebanon says it needs French helicopters quickly to fight jihadis Reuters France and Lebanon signed a $3 billion Saudi-funded deal in early November to provide French weapons and military equipment to the Lebanese army, which has few resources to deal with the instability on its border and has been seeking to modernize its ... Syria calls on Lebanon to respect labor pact In Lebanon, Syrian newborns risk statelessness |
Lebanon rejects fired police chief's settlement request The Tennessean Lebanon has rejected a settlement package proposed by former Lebanon Chief of Police Scott Bowen, who was fired earlier this month. Bowen's settlement requests included payment for unused sick time, continued health insurance and retirement in good ... |
The Daily Star | Hariri: Let new year bring new solutions for Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: Wishing Lebanon a happy holiday, Future Movement leader Saad Hariri expressed hopes Wednesday that the New Year would carry with it solutions to a set of national problems. Ahead of the holidays, the former prime minister reiterated his call ... Lebanon: Berri Says Hezbollah-Mustaqbal Dialogue Positive Hezbollah and Future Movement Discuss in Lebanon Hezbollah, Future Movement hold dialogue in Lebanon |
Wall Street Journal | Iraqi Refugees Who Fled Islamic State Face Somber Christmas in Lebanon Wall Street Journal On Tuesday, several of the uprooted families stood in line at the cathedral in Baabda southeast of Beirut—the seat of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Lebanon—waiting for a food handout. As Rev. Youssef Denha —himself a refugee from Iraq—flipped ... |
Lebanon police investigating fatal shooting PennLive.com A man was found dead of gunshot wounds at a home in the 400 block of North 2nd Street in Lebanon early Wednesday. Police, who were called to the home just before 12:30 p.m., said the man was dead when they arrived and the injuries don't appear to be ... |