Yahoo News | Lebanon's Hezbollah urges backing for fight against IS Yahoo News And he called specifically on his fiercest critics in Lebanon to back his intervention across the border, warning that their support for Assad's opponents would not save them from jihadists. "Today we are facing a kind of danger that is unprecedented ... No place for jihadis on Arsal's outskirts: Nasrallah Latest from Iran Hezbollah calls Lebanese rivals to join 'existential' fight against ISIS |
Wall Street Journal | Lebanon Marks a Year Without a President With a Shrug Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—Lebanon will have gone a year without a president on Sunday, the longest such stretch without filling the country's top post since a power-sharing agreement ended the country's civil war more than a quarter century ago. And that is turning out ... One year on, still no president for Lebanon |
Vacuum curbs Lebanon's ability to face challenges The Daily Star “It [the presidential vacuum] has contributed to political polarization at a time when Lebanon must make a united effort to safeguard the country from the impact of the Syrian crisis,” Kaag said in a statement to mark the one-year vacuum in the post of ... |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | LaCrosse: Mt. Lebanon prevails in double overtime Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Brian Ward, left, celebrates Dan Lee's winning goal, with Ean Cafaro in double overtime, Mt. Lebanon winning 9-8 against North Allegheny WPIAL Div. 1 championship at Highmark Stadium on May 22, 2015. Final: Hampton 15-12 against Canon-McMillan ... Mt. Lebanon, Hampton capture WPIAL boys lacrosse titles |
Norwich Bulletin | Lebanon parade, ceremony honor military members' sacrifice Norwich Bulletin The parade featured marching bands from Lyman Memorial Middle School and High School, floats from local schools and community organizations, military and veterans groups, antique cars, Lebanon Fire Department trucks, Scout troops, Little Leaguers, ... |
Voice of America | New Approach Eases Refugee Suffering in Lebanon Camp Voice of America BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON—. Running his hands over the fresh produce with a grocer's pride, he is a born-again businessman — and a symbol that refugee camps can offer something more than the very basics. Mohammed Kiki oversees a vegetable shop ... |
New York Times | Maureen Abood's 'Rose Water & Orange Blossoms' Takes You to Lebanon New York Times We cooks may have fallen hard for Middle Eastern cuisine, but for the most part, we've done it haphazardly, stirring disparate elements of the region into one sun-drenched, sumac-flecked, tahini-laced stew. It's a lot like Americans' early love affair ... Abood stirs up a taste of Lebanon in cookbook |
The Daily Star | Spark of hope for the mentally ill in Lebanon The Daily Star “There's no mental health infrastructure for foreigners – and very little for the Lebanese,” echoed Dr. Brigitte Khoury, a clinical psychologist at AUBMC. She added that mental health problems were “immensely underreported and undertreated” in Lebanon. |
Lebanon's Mexican wave The Daily Star The sore point is that Lebanon has lost some of its best and brightest talents to that nation and the majority never returned – my great grandfather included. 'The Lebanese Immigrant' statue at Charles Helou Avenue serves as a poignant reminder of that. |
The Daily Star | Bus driver murdered in e.Lebanon gas station The Daily Star AL-AIN, Lebanon: A Lebanese bus driver was found lying in a pool of blood inside a room at a gas station in east Lebanon, a security source told The Daily Star. According to the source, Youssef Idris, a bus driver in his thirties, was found covered in ... |