Provides the latest RSS feeds for Lebanon News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:53:50 -0400 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:53:50 -0400 30 Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The late Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko correctly predicted what would happen after the city’s first Mayor Daley died of a heart attack in office a few days before... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38505801&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:42:20 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38505801&cat=7948506725f8face A Lebanese prosecutor charged 84 people yesterday over involvement in a Sunni-Shia clash which killed three people in Beirut last month. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. The three peop... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38505800&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:39:23 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38505800&cat=7948506725f8face Realestate.com.lb, the leading Lebanese real estate directory, announced, beginning summer 2010, signing a partnership deal with MSN Arabia to support the Lebanese real estate market. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502858&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:51:52 -0400 AME Info http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502858&cat=7948506725f8face NICOSIA, Sept 9 - Lebanon's BLC Bank <BLC.BY> has signed an agreement with shareholders in Cyprus's USB Bank Plc <USB.CY> to acquire between 43.16 and 62.94 percent in the bank, th... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502855&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:32:53 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502855&cat=7948506725f8face Wednesday, Sep 08, 2010The past summer in Lebanon has been one of the hottest on record, and as a result demand for the country's inadequate electricity supply has surged, increasing power shortages a... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502856&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:32:50 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502856&cat=7948506725f8face Two industrial buildings in Lebanon will go to auction at 2 p.m. Sept. 14, the real estate group handling the auction today said. Read the full story here: http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502857&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:32:47 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502857&cat=7948506725f8face State Minister for Administrative Development Mohammed Fneish defended Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun after the former army general slammed President Michel Suleiman. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502859&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:54:19 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502859&cat=7948506725f8face Al-Liwaa newspaper, citing a ministerial source, on Thursday said a meeting between Hariri and Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will take place right after Eid al-Fitr. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502860&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:54:17 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502860&cat=7948506725f8face "We hear of demands to make Lebanon weapons-free. Yes, Lebanon is free from its politicians, its will, its media and everything else except from arms," Aoun said Sunday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502861&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:54:13 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38502861&cat=7948506725f8face Lebanon's draft budget for next year, which calls for a 12.7% increase in expenditure, has been forwarded by the ministry of finance to the cabinet, Bloomberg has reported. The budget aims to reduce t... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499718&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:42:16 -0400 AME Info http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499718&cat=7948506725f8face Wednesday, Sep 08, 2010The past summer in Lebanon has been one of the hottest on record, and as a result demand for the country's inadequate electricity supply has surged, increasing power shortages a... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499717&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:22:52 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499717&cat=7948506725f8face France was considering abolishing the re-enactment of the crime of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after giving it a second thought, As-Safir newspaper reported Thursday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499719&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:40:48 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499719&cat=7948506725f8face Hizbullah has maintained its campaign against false witnesses in ex-PM Rafik Hariri's assassination case, demanding arrest of the architects behind the fake witnesses. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499720&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:40:45 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499720&cat=7948506725f8face Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to make a two-day visit to Lebanon Oct. 13-14 for talks with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman and other Lebanese officials. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499721&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:40:43 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499721&cat=7948506725f8face Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday warned that the relaunched Middle East peace talks could raise tensions on the border with Israel and ignite clashes in Palestinian refugee camps. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499722&cat=7948506725f8face Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:40:39 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38499722&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: The Drug Combating Department arrested two Dutchmen for attempting to smuggle drugs out of the country, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Wednesday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487042&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:52:16 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487042&cat=7948506725f8face However, for the upcoming few days, traffic of a different kind will hit Ras Beirut in the form of the Maraya 2010 Hamra Streets festival, a celebration of Lebanese art, music, eating and shopping. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487674&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:52:12 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487674&cat=7948506725f8face A man of Armenian origin, identified as 60 year-old Zaven, shot and killed his 6-year-old daughter Julie and shot his 40 year-old wife Hazmik in the leg, before killing himself. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487673&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:52:08 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487673&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army’s communications and public outreach department will closely cooperate with the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC) in a bid to improve accessibility of info... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487675&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:52:06 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487675&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: The clashes that erupted on the Lebanese-Israeli border last month and the tensions that took place in Burj Abi Haidar a few days ago did not have any negative effects on the stability of the ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487671&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:52:04 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487671&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: The Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA) made several demands to the Cabinet on Wednesday in order to improve road security, a day after Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud announced immed... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487676&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:52:04 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487676&cat=7948506725f8face Updated 4:00 PM Wednesday, September 8, 2010 LEBANON — Adding an employee to the Public Works Department could lead to more work getting done on streets and in parks, but a shaky economy has s... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487670&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:22:26 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487670&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT: Located along Gemmayzeh’s picturesque St. Nicolas steps, the Laboratoire d’Art radiates the rustic appeal of the historic houses that surround it. Though just a stone’s throw... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487666&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:21:45 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487666&cat=7948506725f8face Rafik Hariri , the current prime minister's father. "We accused Syria of assassinating the martyred premier and this was a political accusation," he said. Syrian influence historically weighed heavy... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487668&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:21:42 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38487668&cat=7948506725f8face Lebanon to the Netherlands.A police statement said the shipment was packed in the form of gaming chips inside a secret compartment in the trunk of a car with European licence plates.The statement said... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38483592&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:01:39 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38483592&cat=7948506725f8face BEIRUT, LEBANON : Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Monday said that his claims that Syria was responsible for the murder of his father, former PM Rafiq Hariri, were mistaken and politically m... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38483594&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:01:36 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38483594&cat=7948506725f8face * Lebanon's 2011 projected deficit seen rising to $3.6 bln * Debt to equal 129 pct of GDP in 2011 By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT, Sept 8 - Lebanon's real GDP will grow 5 percent in 2011 while... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38483596&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:01:35 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38483596&cat=7948506725f8face LEBANON TWP. — The township Environmental and Open Space Committee hopes to use state Green Acres funding to buy 62 acres on Anthony Road. The township has $750,000 in Green Acres money avai... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38483597&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:01:33 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38483597&cat=7948506725f8face Alleged Israeli spy Ahmed Nasrallah has been secretly living in Israel since the televised disclosure of his identity, Al-Jazeera website said Wednesday. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38479487&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:57:22 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38479487&cat=7948506725f8face Police chief Gen. Ashraf Rifi on Wednesday hailed the intelligence department for its achievements, particularly in the fight against terrorist crimes and the discovery of Israeli spy networks. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38479488&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:57:17 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38479488&cat=7948506725f8face "We need to be fully alert to face up to the dangers, plots, and intrigues that are being hatched for both the Syrian and Lebanese people," Ali warned. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38479489&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:57:15 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38479489&cat=7948506725f8face The Lebanon Community Chorus welcomes all singers to begin the new concert season for 2010-2011. The Winter Classical Concert directed by Kevin Wong will feature Mozart’s “Regina Coeli,” and ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38475734&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:17:13 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38475734&cat=7948506725f8face LONDON – LONDON (AP) — The Metropolitan Police say they have charged a Lebanese man with murder in the case of a Canadian singer whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase at London's Heat... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38475732&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:17:12 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38475732&cat=7948506725f8face – The Borough Council learned Kasper Disposal, the borough’s trash hauler, is being purchased by Premier Disposal, effective Wednesday, Sept. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38475733&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:17:11 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38475733&cat=7948506725f8face President Michel Suleiman on Wednesday condemned plans by a small church in the U.S. state of Florida to burn copies of the Quran to protest the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38475735&cat=7948506725f8face Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:38:24 -0400 Naharnet http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38475735&cat=7948506725f8face