Lebanon News

BEIRUT: Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said Wednesday that Lebanese banks will fully comply with Basel III recommendations three years before the deadline set by the committee.

LEBANON , Mo - School's out for the summer and many parents are trying to make sure their kids get off the couch and hopefully not get too far removed from the classroom.

Craig Armstrong, who has been the general manager and promoter of I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri for the past 14 months, will now be spear-heading the communications efforts at the 7/8 mile Newton facility.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A psychologist practicing in the Lebanon, Mo., area has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of more than one million dollars.

Lebanon's credit rating can absorb sporadic bouts of unrest similar to this week's clashes in the most-indebted Arab country, Fitch Ratings Ltd.

JOPLIN, Mo. -- A 2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD Legacy shown by driver John O'Keefe won Best in Show honours at this year's Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition.

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Syria marked Traffic Day this month with five programs on state-run television and radio fostering road safety and responsible driving.

BEIRUT: The heightened tension which spilled over to the capital Sunday has prompted some concerned citizens to convert their Lebanese pound accounts to U.S. dollars, even as the Central Bank reassured that it is in full control of the monetary situation.

Key Iranian and American officials arrived in Lebanon last week to assess the strength of their local allies in the fast approaching and crucial legislative elections, the escalating spillover effects of the Syrian uprising in North Lebanon and presumably other ways each country can remain key players in this cross-roads/cross-hairs quasi-country.

SAINT ROBERT, Mo. - Police in St. Robert have announced their plans to participate in another "click it or ticket" traffic enforcement mobilization effort.

Eight people have been indicted for fraudulently getting tornado disaster benefits from last May's Joplin tornado.

Police reported that on Monday, April 30, Lillian Faye Harris, 54, of Lebanon, had been driving eastbound on Interstate 44 at mile marker 157.2 when her rear passenger tire came apart at 5:30 p.m. and she lost control of her white 2002 Ford Ranger, causing her to run into the median and strike a pole holding the barrier cables.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BEIRUT: Lebanon intends to provide 15,000 reduced-cost tablet PCs to public school students soon, ministers launching the initiative said Tuesday, adding that the step aims to improve the quality of education and boost a knowledge-based economy.

BEIRUT: Under what many bankers around the world consider an intrusive new set of regulations resulting from a recent international agreement with the United States, any U.S. passport holders working or banking abroad must have their accounts open to scrutiny by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

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Lebanon's Central Bank governor Riad Salameh speaks during the opening of the Arab Economic Forum 2012 held at a hotel in Beirut May 10, 2012.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks during his opening speech for the Arab Economic Forum held at Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel on Thursday, May 10, 2012.

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh is seen in this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 file photo.

A The Holmdel Theatre Company invites the community to it's 3rd reading in their new Monthly Play Reading Series this evening, Monday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Duncan Smith Theater, 36 Crawfords Corner Road.