Beirut - The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al- Thani, arrived Friday in Beirut for a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with officials and tour areas of southern Lebanon.

Syria?s president Bashar al-Assad and Saudi Arabia?s King Abdullah have made an unprecedented joint visit to Beirut.

30 July 2010 Beirut - Quality Construction Company (Qualco), one of the fastest growing construction and general contracting companies in Lebanon, handed over the latest phase of work on the " Beirut Arab University Beirut Arab University " project in Debbiyeh.

Damascus/Beirut - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah arrived together in Beirut on Friday for talks with Lebanon's political factions and President Michel Suleiman, in an effort to ease rising tensions.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 30 (UPI) -- Syrian and Saudi leaders pledged to try to diffuse possible tensions if a U.N. tribunal indicts Hezbollah members in the death of a Lebanese leader. Lebanon - Syria - Hezbollah - Middle East - Beirut

Damascus/Lebanon - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah were to head to Beirut on Friday for talks with various Lebanese factions and President Michel Suleiman, in an effort to ease rising tensions in the city.

BEIRUT (AP) ? The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

As controversy continues over the role of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), set up to investigate the circumstances behind the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Al-Hariri in 2005, Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah told a press conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut last Thursday that the movement mistrusted the tribunal and might have difficulty respecting ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon's presidential palace says the leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia are expected in Beirut. The visit comes amid mounting tensions over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafik Hariri.

BEIRUT - Across four decades, Fairouz's songs of freedom, justice and love transfixed Arab audiences, moved millions to tears and gave hope to the Lebanese during the darkest days of their 15-year civil war.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia are to pay a joint visit to Lebanon to help defuse tension.

LEBANON - Voters in Lebanon City School District will be asked in November to renew a three-year operating levy that school officials say is vital for the district.

LEBANON - A new initiative in Lebanon City Schools invites alumni to donate old jerseys, graduation programs, photos and other historic school-related items to preserve and display in the future.

CAIRO: Lebanon's Bank Audi said on Wednesday it had acquired 90 percent of online brokerage Arabeya Online from the firm's chairman and majority owner Naeem Holding. "Bank Audi's investment in Arabeya Online comes in line with the bank's strategy to expand in the Middle East and North Africa," the Lebanese bank's chief executive officer, Samir Hanna, said

"There will be an

NICOSIA ? Lebanon has decided to bolster its military presence near the border with Israel. Officials said the Lebanese Army has been ordered to send a brigade, or about 1,500 troops, to the south.

LEBANON - Faye Bengal scanned the racks of clothing lining the floors of the Lebanon Goodwill store.

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Lebanon has decided to bolster its military presence near the border with Israel. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.

29 July 2010 Beirut - After completing the training program, Boecker Public Health Boecker Public Health and under the High Patronage of the Ministry of Public Health, presented certificates to the inspectors of the Ministry of Public Health and to the Caza medical practitioners, during a ceremony held at the Lebanese University, Mathaf area.

Beirut/Cairo/Damascus - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah will visit Beirut together to hold a summit with the Lebanese president, officials confirmed Thursday.

Beirut - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah are expected to visit Beirut together on Friday to hold a summit with the Lebanese president.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will accompany Saudi King Abdullah to Lebanon on Friday for a summit aimed at easing tensions in Lebanon, the Lebanese presidency confirmed on Thursday.

Lebanon: Lebanon's Civil Aviation Authority has announced plans to more than double previous expansion plans for Beirut Airport, in addition to building a second major airport in the north of country, Arabian Aerospace has reported. Work is due to begin early next year to increase its capacity from six million passengers a year to 18 million with the construction of a new terminal and 23 new gates, taking the total to 46, director general of Civil Aviation, Dr Hamdi Chaouk said. Up to seven of these gates would be designed to take the Airbus A380. "We have talked to Emirates and Qatar," he said, "They need to have an alternative airport for their routes from the Gulf to London and we can provide that. It also gives us opportunities to grow," Chaouk said. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon: Governments around the world are in a unique position to combine the vast amounts of research and data collected over the years with technology, the internet and social media to improve social services and public policy, according to Deloitte report, "Unlocking Government: How Data Transforms Democracy." [AMEInfo.com]

A second employee of Lebanon's mobile phone firm has been charged with spying for Israel and has been referred to a military court.

BEIRUT: Beirut First Investigative Magistrate Ghassan Oueidat interrogated on Wednesday Ali Ahmad Shuman, suspected of defaming Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on social-networking website Facebook. Shuman was arrested on Tuesday as soon as his Ukrainian International Airlines plane, arriving from Kiev, landed at Rafik Hariri International Airport

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 28 (UPI) -- As many as 50 members of Hezbollah could be indicted by a tribunal investigating the death of a former Lebanese prime minister, the group's leader said. Lebanon - Hezbollah - Hassan Nasrallah - Beirut - Middle East

BEIRUT (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is due to visit Lebanon on Friday along with Saudi King Abdullah amid fears of renewed conflict in the tiny Mediterranean country, a government official told AFP.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will visit Lebanon together on Friday to ease political tension over a U.N. tribunal set up after the 2005 killing of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri.

A Lebanese national has been arrested for allegedly insulting the republic's president, Michel Sleiman, on Facebook.

Lebanese judicial officials say authorities have released a German engineer detained on suspicion of spying for Israel.

BEIRUT (AFP) - A hand grenade exploded Wednesday in a parking lot near Beirut's engineering union and damaged several nearby cars but did not cause any injuries, a Lebanese army spokesman said.

A percussion bomb has exploded near the Egyptian embassy in Beirut, injuring one person, says a Press TV correspondent in the Lebanese capital.

Lebanon: Qatar National Bank (QNB) has announced it has received approval from the Central Bank of Lebanon to open a full service branch in the country. QNB's Lebanon branch will provide a full range of retail and corporate banking services. The new branch extends the lender's international reach to cover 24 countries across Europe, Asia and Africa. [AMEInfo.com]

Lebanon has apparently started to increase its standing army in the south of the country after UN French forces' reported incitation of local outrage in the area.

BEIRUT ? The future of Hezbollah, Lebanon's powerful Shiite political and paramilitary organization, has never looked more uncertain. Indeed, given rising tension with Israel and possible indictments of its operatives by the international tribunal investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic al-Hariri, Hezbollah appears to be hemmed in on all sides. The most immediate question ...

BEIRUT: Lebanon may be used as a regional base for the spread of gender equality, a representative from the Council of Europe (CE), a Europe-wide organization concerned with the promotion of human rights and the rule of law, revealed Tuesday. "We are hoping to use Lebanon as a hub for stretching out legislation against domestic abuse across the region

BEIRUT: If last minute contacts bear fruit a Saudi-Syrian-Lebanese summit is expected to be held in Beirut on Friday to tackle rising tensions in Lebanon and other Arab issues, well-informed sources said. The Central News Agency reported on Tuesday that if the tripartite summit takes place at the Baabda Presidential Palace, it will be a chance

LEBANON ? An unexpected $500,000 to $600,000 income shortfallhas prompted formation of a Budget Oversight Committee, only weeksafter the city council adopted the 2010-2011 budget.

WEST LEBANON - After surviving a scare from West Lebanon in the series opener, Indiana got the message loud and clear. With a seemingly newfound sense of urgency, the Blackhawks got back to their style of play Monday in Game 2, and Chris Sobota took care of the rest.

BEIRUT - A senior Lebanese security official says authorities have detained a German engineer working in Lebanon on suspicion of spying for Israel. The official says the army raided the "Liban Lait" dairy factory in the eastern Lebanese town of Talia where he worked and detained the man late Monday.

RJ plane lands safely in Beirut after bird strike

Lebanese authorities have reportedly arrested a German engineer on suspicion of spying for Israel. According to a local media report, Lebanese forces stormed a cheese factory in the early morning hours and arrested Peter Mug, who works at the plant.

BEIRUT (AP) ? The discovery of large natural gas reserves under the waters of the eastern Mediterranean could potentially mean a huge economic windfall for Israel and Lebanon, both resource-poor nations ? if it doesn't spark new war between them.

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblat on Monday called for dialogue among political factions in order to defuse rising tensions. Jumblat told Al Anbaa newspaper that dialogue is the only way to preserve "calmness" in Lebanon.

LEBANON TWP. -- ?We call it ?Woodlove,? because we love the woods,? said Lainie Beavin, with her eyes twinkling.

"I just met [Prime Minister Saad] Hariri and we discussed the UNIFIL issue," Dennis Pietton announced following talks at the Grand

BEIRUT: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit warned on Monday against undermining Lebanon's stability by resorting to force to resolve regional and international disputes. Abu al-Gheit made his statements ahead of scheduled talks between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz in Egypt on Wednesday

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Journalists Union (LJU) has formed a committee tasked with reconsidering its by-laws, a statement by the body said on Monday. A number of amendments should be introduced to the by-laws to accompany new facts established by consecutive LJU general assemblies over the past three decades, according to the statement

BEIRUT ? Saudi King Abdullah will visit Lebanon on Friday and will urge rival parties to exercise restraint amid tensions over the possible implication of Hezbollah in the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, a government official said on Monday.

Lebanon is sending about 3,000 additional troops to the country's south after residents clashed with U.N. peacekeepers in the tense region where many view the international force with mistrust, officials said Monday.

BEIRUT ? The Lebanese army is to deploy additional troops in south Lebanon, France?s ambassador to Beirut said on Monday, almost a month after a string of attacks on UN peacekeepers in the region.

LEBANON -- Lebanon Borough Elementary School began a special project this past school year incorporating all areas of the curriculum, enhancing students? learning and understanding with real life experiences.

Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram just completed filming the music video for the song ?Ayni Alaik? (My eyes on you) under the direction of Layla Kan?an. The song will be released along with Nancy?s upcoming album in the near future.

Sadly, Lebanese singer Dina Hayed is currently in isolated chamber at the Basture hospital in Paris France due to the fact that she was infected with a deadly virus.