Italian Defense Minister Giampaolo Di Paola confirmed Friday his country's commitment to the security of Lebanon, saying it was crucial to the stability of the wider region.

Lebanon's animal rights activists are fighting to bring to national attention what they say are rampant trafficking and abuse, problems that are far from priorities in a country plagued with turbulence.

BEIRUT - Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.

BEIRUT€Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.

Lebanon School District has been awarded a nearly $1.5 million federal grant to continue a successful after-school enrichment program.

Students in their final year of the LPN to RN program at HACC's Lebanon campus were shocked Thursday afternoon when they learned they cannot complete their degree here.

A Syrian investigation determines that the Lebanese fishermen detained by Syria last week had strayed into Syrian territorial waters.

Lebanese employees will begin to receive their long-awaited salary increases from Feb. 1, after the official Gazette published the relevant decree Thursday.

Senior Lebanese and Israeli military officials met Thursday under the supervision of UNIFIL to discuss blue line violations and Israel's withdrawal from the northern part of Ghajar.

Senior Lebanese and Israeli military officials met Thursday under the supervision of UNIFIL to discuss blue line violations and Israel's withdrawal from the northern part of Ghajar.

Senior Lebanese and Israeli military officials met Thursday under the supervision of UNIFIL to discuss blue line violations and Israel's withdrawal from the northern part of Ghajar.

LEBANON Parked cars and a blocked standpipe caused problems at a New Year™s Eve fire in the Heights of Lebanon development on Conover Terrace, prompting a call among borough officials for better parking regulations in the long-unfinished complex.

Lebanon: Bank Audi announced, on Thursday, January 26, 2012, the launch of 'Novo', the first banking channel in the region that provides customers with a new interactive banking experience based on the concept of 'Forward Banking'. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Bank Audi announced, on Thursday, January 26, 2012, the launch of 'Novo', the first banking channel in the region that provides customers with a new interactive banking experience based on the concept of 'Forward Banking'. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Global travel services provider Travelport has announced the activation of a regional Levant hub in Beirut that will oversee its growing Galileo and Worldspan travel agency network in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Syria. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: The number of real estate transactions in Lebanon has seen a 12.02% decline last year to 82,984, compared with 94,320 transactions in 2010, The Daily Star has reported. The total value of transactions fell by $640m to $8.84bn in 2011, down from $9.48 billion in the previous year. However, the average real estate transaction value was 6.01% higher at $106,533 up from $100,496 in 2010. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Maroun Chammas head of Lebanon's Association of Oil Importers has said prices of gasoil and diesel are expected to fall by as much as 10% once the parliament approves a recommendation to remove the VAT from this commodity, The Daily Star has reported. "The measure will help alleviate social conditions and lessen the energy bill on households. It should also contribute to lowering production costs on agricultural products and bread," said Chammas. The parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee endorsed a draft law to permanently eliminate VAT on the two vital commodities. [AMEInfo.com]

A bar in the neighborhood of Gemmayzeh has canceled an event, originally scheduled for this Friday.

A decline in deposit interest rates hinges on increased confidence in Lebanon's political and macroeconomic performance, bankers told The Daily Star.

Southern areas have re-emerged as a battleground against alcoholic beverages.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The departing prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon met in Beirut with Lebanese leaders and legal representatives, the government said.

What Beirut seems to be known best for these days is what happens after dark. The clubs, bars and restaurants are international destinations in themselves.

Lebanon won both the boys and girls swim meets Tuesday against South Albany at the Albany Community Pool.

Lebanon's banking sector will abide by international sanctions against unrest-swept Syria, central bank governor Riad Salameh said on Tuesday.

A 25-year-old city man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges related to the strangulation death of his 31-year-old girlfriend in Lebanon earlier this month.

Lebanese judicial officials say a former army general has been sentenced to two years in prison for giving information to Israel.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of Italian Major General Paolo Serra as the new head of an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, the United Nations said.

Sidon, Jan 24: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Major General Paolo Serra of Italy as the new head of the United Nations mission responsible for helping foster stability in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon has asked the Syrian authorities to clarify the circumstances surrounding the weekend killing of a Lebanese teenager in the border town of Arida.

PSP leader Walid Jumblatt meets a delegation of families of Lebanese inmates jailed in various prisons across the country.

Lebanon: In a move that reflects the bank's efforts to cater to all its clients all over Lebanon, Al Mawarid Bank s.a.l., one of the leading banks in Lebanon announced the opening of its new branch in Jounieh's Square, the bank's first location in Keserwan. [AMEInfo.com]

The World Bank estimated Lebanon's external financing needs at 35.1 percent of GDP in 2012, or $15 billion.

Beirut - Lebanon criticised on Monday the Arab League's call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying Arab ministers had taken an unbalancedť approach to the crisis in Syria.

BEIRUT€ Lebanese Foreign and Expatriates Minister Adnan Mansour on Sunday called on the Arab League Council to issue a decision to annul the suspension of Syria's membership in the League and lift the economic sanctions against it, calling for voting on this issue if necessary.

A Lebanese-British Al Qaida official was killed when a U.S. drone fired three missiles at his vehicle in Somalia, according to a statement from Al-Kataib media foundation issued over the weekend.

The Cedars are on the cusp of progressing to the final round of World Cup qualifiers for the first time ever and prepared for next month's decider with a 1-0 win over Zico's Iraq