Lebanese singer Fadel Chaker surrenders after more than 10 years on the run

Fadel Chaker yielded to Lebanon’s military intelligence service on Saturday, after spending more than a decade evading authorities over charges tied to his alleged involvement in the 2013 clashes in Sidon. The pop star, who recently returned to...

Unifil condemns Israeli grenade attack near peacekeepers in south Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has called on the Israeli military to halt attacks on its peacekeepers, civilians and Lebanese soldiers after grenades were dropped near their positions. Unifil peacekeepers have been working with the...

Lebanon: The Republic of Impunity *UPDATED*

The $14 million bail of Riad Salameh, Lebanon’s disgraced central banker, should have been a moment of reckoning. Instead, it proved what most Lebanese already knew: in Beirut, even justice is for sale. Bags of cash bought him freedom, while...

Engineering firm acquires Lancaster County company

Herbert, Rowland and Grubic Inc. has acquired Becker Engineering, LLC, a civil engineering firm with 12 employees based in Lancaster County. “Its services closely align to HRG’s with a strong emphasis on municipal engineering, water, wastewater,...

Kassir brothers: Hezbollah’s strategic planners from operations to logistics to economic initiatives

By Hiba Morad and Latifa al Husseini Two weeks into the Israeli regime’s offensive on Lebanon in September 2024, and just days after the martyrdom of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Israel assassinated two senior strategic figures within...

Engineer Says Lebanese firm Duplicated His Bridge Design

But the bridge design so proudly unveiled is the subject of a major intellectual property theft dispute tonight. Engineer Roque Matus says the Lebanese company whose name appears on the design documents stole it directly from his design which he...

Elizabethtown shuts down Lebanon to get back on winning track

One of the losing streaks had to end. The first, Lebanon’s years-long skid, was inching closer to state-record territory. The other, Elizabethtown’s two-gamer, had the Bears flirting in the danger zone of not being part of the playoff picture in a...

Small town of Lebanon rallies behind magenta makeover in push to replace aging Heath Stadium

Lebanon High School is hoping to get the votes needed to win a $1 million contest from T-Mobile to replace its crumbling stadium that was built in 1957. LEBANON, Ore. — Heath Stadium has been a fixture in Lebanon since 1957, hosting football...

US sends Lebanon $230 million  as it moves to disarm Hezbollah

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun speaks during the commemoration of Lebanese Army Day, in Baabda, Lebanon, July 31, 2025 in this screengrab obtained from a video. Tele Liban Pool/via REUTERS TV U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration approved...

South Korean peacekeepers mark UN Command’s 75th anniversary with roles in Lebanon, Sudan

South Korean troops in Lebanon and South Sudan are quietly carrying out a mission that their commanders say reflects not only the country’s growing global role but also a debt owed to the international community, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said...

Lebanon says Israel strike kills 2 engineers tied to Hezbollah-linked firm

Lebanese official media said Thursday that two engineers working for a company sanctioned by the United States over alleged Hezbollah ties were killed in an Israeli strike on the country’s south. Israel has been carrying out near-daily strikes on...

Interview: Lebanese agriculture suffers 800-mln-USD war damage, faces climate threat -- minister

BEIRUT, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's agricultural sector is reeling from the combined pressures of the Israeli war, climate change, and drought, Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani said on Friday, estimating war-related damages alone at 800 million...

Lebanon ceasefire exists 'in name only', says western diplomat

The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel exists “in name only”, a western diplomatic source has said, as Israel continues to hit Lebanon almost daily, despite a US-brokered deal that ended 14 months of fighting last November. “It’s a ceasefire...

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans to hold first powwow on ancestral homelands in 200 years this weekend in New Lebanon

The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians were driven west by expanding European settler colonialism in the early 19th Century after calling the Northeast home for millennia. Now, the Wisconsin-based community is preparing to return to...

Empower Me Center's Party on the Property celebrates construction of new campus

Empower Me Center held its annual Party on the Property to celebrate 27 years of serving individuals with disabilities and their families in the mid-state. This year’s party was held last Saturday, Sept. 27, at the site of Empower Me’s future...

<![CDATA[RISE Dispensary Opens 19th Pennsylvania Location in Lebanon]]>

In a recent press release, RISE Dispensaries, a cannabis retail chain that is owned by Green Thumb Industries Inc. (Green Thumb), disclosed that the company would be opening their newest location on Friday, October 3, 2025, in Lebanon,...

Lebanon says Israeli strike kills 2 engineers in country's south

Lebanese official media said Thursday that two engineers working for a company sanctioned by the United States over alleged Hezbollah ties were killed in an Israeli strike on the country's south. Israel has been carrying out near-daily strikes on...

Patriarch Raï Praises Lebanon Border Communities for Staying On Their Land

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Patriarch Raï praises Lebanon border communities for staying on their land Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Raï returned to southern Lebanon,...

Beirut Airport security officers complete UK-funded behavioral detection training

Lebanese airport security personnel have successfully completed a UK-funded behavioral detection training course at Beirut International Airport. The training took place over a three-week period, delivered in partnership with the Lebanese Armed...

Industrial Chemical Linked To Parkinson's Disease

Key Takeaways An industrial chemical appears linked to Parkinson’s disease Heavy exposure to airborne trichloroethylene increased Parkinson’s risk by 10% The closer people lived to one plant using the chemical, the greater their risk THURSDAY,...