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Lebanon's national day marked with parade
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora attend a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France ...
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Hezbollah TV rejects German ban as unjust
BEIRUT, Lebanon - The director of Hezbollah's satellite TV station says a German ban on the network violates international laws protecting media freedom.
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One killed in army-gunmen clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli
One people was killed and several others were wounded on Friday in clashes between Lebanese army troops and gunmen in Tripoli, some 80 kilometers north of Beirut, reported the state-run National News Agency.
Sleiman says independence requires sacrifices
BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman said Thursday that independence is not only an event that is celebrated every year, but "a continuous struggle."In a speech delivered before 165 university students at Baabda ...
Germany bans Hezbollah TV station Al-Manar, saying that it violates the country's constitution
Germany has banned Hezbollah's television station on grounds that it violates the country's constitution, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Friday.
Shootout with army kills one in Lebanon
By Sam F Ghattas Beirut, Lebanon - A Lebanese security official says a shootout between the army and a group of suspects in the northern port city of Tripoli left one suspect dead and two wounded.
Federal lawyer grills Ottawa professor accused in 1980 Paris bombing
A federal lawyer on Thursday grilled an Ottawa professor accused of a 1980 Paris bombing over his extensive travels and relationships with women for the past two decades.
Trial begins for 68 LAF men accused in January deaths
BEIRUT: Lebanon's military court on Thursday started trying three officers and 65 soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces over their alleged roles in the deaths of seven civilians during an anti-government ...
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One of Lebanon's sole remaining synagogues was set to get a restoration that has the rare blessing of all the factions in this divided country _ even that of the anti-Israeli Hezbollah. But the global financial crisis has scuttled the effort for now, leaving the Magen Abraham chained, padlocked, badly damaged and rife with weeds.
The synagogue, like the country's once-thriving Jewish community, fell prey to the savage 1975-90 civil war. Once the fighting ended, the few dozen Jews who remained could not maintain the proud old structure.
Lebanon: 'Arabs have heard Western promises before, Mr. Miliband'
Beirut, : Editorial It is telling that some of the loudest applause during British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's hour-long question-and-answer session at the American University of Beirut on Wednesday ...
Tourism Ministry unveils plans to host virtual visitors
Nov. 19--BEIRUT -- The Tourism Ministry and Global Distribution System launched on Tuesday a new online trade and directory services portal, Bab-ilu, and announced plans to introduce an online virtual tourism ...
Left alone by the anti-smoking lobby, puffing on a narghile - commonly known as a hookah or a hubbly bubbly - is catching the attention of health officials.
Free hijacked crew, Miliband urges
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called for the immediate release of the hijacked crew of a giant oil tanker - including two Britons - after the vessel anchored off the coast of Somalia.
Who Will Evict Israel from Lebanon?
Hezbollah's pressure on Israel will likely reward it at the polls. By Franklin Lamb - Northwest of Ghajar Village, South Lebanon "We, as Lebanese, are here to confirm that we cling to freeing every grain of our ...
100,000 Lebanese teachers protest
Beirut: At least 100,000 teachers in public and private schools are staging a one-day protest to demand better pay, forcing about 1 million students to stay home.
War, Death and Animation: Cartoon Film Stirs Israel's Conscience
An acclaimed new cartoon film has stirred Israel's conscience about its responsibility for the notorious 1982 massacre of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
Solidere International takes Ajman's Al Zorah to MIPIM Asia
Solidere International, one of the most prominent master and urban developers in the region, will bring its unique development initiatives to MIPIM Asia, the international property exhibition taking place at ...
Australian prosecutor seeks tough sentence for Lebanese
A Lebanese-Australian who became the second person convicted under Australia's tough anti-terror laws has been found guilty in absentia of terrorism charges in Lebanon, Australia's The Australian newspaper ...
Moroccan gets seven years for attempted murder
BEIRUT: A Lebanese court sentenced Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bzazi, a Moroccan national to seven years prison with hard labor for attempting to kill the owner of a money-exchange shop in the northern Beirut suburb of ...
Obama: The death of the American Dream?
Obama: The death of the American Dream? With the election of Barack Obama, one has to wonder if this the death of the American Dream.