13newsnow.com | Iowa Family Arrested in Guns to Lebanon Scheme NBCNews.com Four members of a Cedar Rapids family with ties to the Middle East were charged Tuesday in a plot to send weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Lebanon, federal prosecutors said. Ali Afif Al Herz, 50; his son, Adam Ben Ali Al Herz, 22; Ali ... US Charges 4 After Intercepting Gun Shipments to Lebanon Illegal guns bound for Lebanon stopped in Norfolk Cedar Rapids family accused of smuggling guns to Lebanon |
Beirut's new look: The hip designers reshaping Lebanon's fashion scene CNN But while the couture industry in Lebanon boomed, the more accessible ready-to-wear industry largely stagnated. Limited production infrastructure, regional instability and a market that prefers brands with international cachet over a 'made in Lebanon ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Frequent lockdowns around Lebanon parliament hurt businesses U.S. News & World Report Lebanese feed pigeons near the four–faced Rolex clock tower at the Parliament square, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Not even tourists can set foot anywhere in the area during the twice-monthly lockdowns as lawmakers meet. |
The Daily Star | Refugees most dangerous crisis in Lebanon, Derbas warns The Daily Star BEIRUT: The influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon is the “most dangerous” crisis Lebanon has experienced in recent years, Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas said Wednesday, sounding the alarm over the consequences of the Syrian presence in the ... |
The Daily Star | Hariri: Russia backs filling presidency The Daily Star Hariri said Wednesday that Moscow was committed to helping Lebanon end the year-long impasse over the vacant presidency, adding that Lebanon should distance itself from regional conflict and that the Lebanese people object to Hezbollah's involvement ... |
Lebanon chamber photo contest seeks entries Albany Democrat Herald The contest was created because of the high volume of requests for post cards of Lebanon at the Visitors Center. Photos should relate specifically to Lebanon and the surrounding area. The chamber and the Visitors Center plan to create postcards with ... |
The Independent | Rafiq Hariri tribunal: Was the former Lebanon PM's assassination the work of ... The Independent Indeed, I have in my library a book signed by Walid Jumblatt with a dedication that his father died “in the Syrian Anschluss” of Lebanon – a direct comparison between Assad's intervention in Lebanon in 1976 and Hitler's 1938 Austrian coup. Jumblatt ... |
Ya Libnan | Lebanon jails former pro-Assad minister over terrorism plot Middle East Eye The court said Samaha, arrested in August 2012, would be released at the end of this year taking into account time served and because the judicial year amounts to nine months in Lebanon. He was found guilty of "having tried to carry out terrorist ... Lebanon jails ex-official for 'facilitating' attacks |
Fox News | Israel Says Hezbollah Positions Put Lebanese at Risk New York Times Maps and aerial photography provided to The New York Times by Israeli military officials this week illustrate, they say, that Hezbollah has moved most of its military infrastructure into the Shiite villages of southern Lebanon and around their perimeters. Israel military intelligence official says Hezbollah stockpiles weapons in ... Israel sells its story on a new Lebanon war, and the 'Times' bites Israel looks to justify future strikes on civilian areas in south |
Maalouf's closing Friday; diners rush for one last taste of Lebanon Sacramento Bee (blog) Diners have been giving Abdul Maalouf a big send-off this week as he closes Maalouf's Taste of Lebanon on Fulton Avenue and prepares for a long-awaited visit to his native country. Layal Maalouf, the restaurateur's daughter, hostess, server and social ... |