Aljazeera.com | Former Lebanon minister admits transporting explosives Aljazeera.com Former Lebanese minister Michel Samaha has admitted in court that he transported money and explosives from Syria for use in attacks in Lebanon. But the ex-information minister said he had been the victim of entrapment because he was not aware that his ... Lebanon ex-Interior Minister admits to planning attacks inside Lebanon Samaha admits to smuggling explosives Lebanon's ex-minister Samaha pleads guilty to all terrorism charges |
Yahoo News | Lebanon receives French arms for anti-jihadist fight Yahoo News Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon on Monday received the first French weapons in a $3 billion Saudi-funded programme intended to bolster its army to take on jihadist threats, particularly along its border with Syria. Lebanon receives first shipment of French weapons Lebanon gets first shipment of $3B worth of French arms Saudi-funded French weapons arrive in Lebanon |
Cincinnati.com | Lebanon schools pressed on racial bullying claim Dayton Daily News The calls for action came a week after Heather Allen, a Lebanon woman with children who attended the Lebanon schools, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights claiming the district and police had failed to respond ... Lebanon schools in hot seat over racism claims |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | A $110 million upgrade at Mt. Lebanon High School Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Students walk through a bright blue entryway that is part of Mt. Lebanon High School's $110 million renovation. When complete, the high school will include a fine arts wing. a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) wing, a cafeteria ... |
Lebanon sentences 5 over terror charges The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon's Military Court Monday issued sentences against five people convicted of terror-related charges, judicial sources told The Daily Star. The court sentenced Sheikh Omar Bakri Fustoq to three years in prison with hard labor after he was ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon demands Israel pay for 2006 oil slick The Daily Star BEIRUT: Israel must compensate Lebanon for the environmental destruction caused after it bombed a power plant during its 2006 invasion and sent more than 10,000 tons of oil into the sea, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said Monday. Speaking at a joint ... |
The Daily Star | activists summoned over migrant worker row The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon's General Security Monday interrogated an activist who campaigns against the deportation of the children of migrant workers, while a second received a summons to appear for questioning Tuesday. “This morning, a General Security unit ... |
Lebanon Council, Community Divided over Proposed Electric Hike OzarksFirst.com The Lebanon City Council and its constituents are now divided over a proposed electric rate hike after the city council did not take a scheduled vote on the issue April 13. Lebanon has not hiked rates since 2010, and keeps digging into reserves to run ... |
Belleville News Democrat | Crowd gathers to tour new Lebanon school, see 1938 time capsule contents Belleville News Democrat It was a day for the old and the new in Lebanon as standing room only crowds gathered Sunday to see the contents of a 1938 time capsule and then tour the town's new $8.1 million elementary school. Kids will move into the new building next school year ... Lebanon celebrates new school with time-capsule opening |
WSMV Nashville | Lebanon seeks input to tackle animal hoarding problem WSMV Nashville "We're having an increased problem with people that are hoarding animals," said Mike Justice, Lebanon's director of public safety. "Sometimes they have the best intentions picking up strays or animals they find out in the public. They take them back to ... |