Compared to the limited water supply in the Middle East, Lebanon is perceived to be a water rich country. Yet, it faces a growing water supply problem due to many factors including increases in demand, inadequate investment in infrastructure, and deterioration of water quality. Being the foremost water resource in...
Corpses for prisoners - the last, grisly exchange of war The bodies of two Israeli soldiers whose abduction by Hizbollah triggered the 2006 Lebanon war were returned yesterday in a prisoner exchange which saw the Lebanese perpetrator of a notoriously murderous attack on Israelis freed to a...
Corpses for prisoners - the last, grisly exchange of war Yesterday was the last day of the 2006 Lebanon war, the final chapter of Israel's folly and Hizbollah's hubris, a grisly day of corpse-swapping and refrigerated body parts and coffin after bleak wooden coffin on trucks crossing...
LEADING ARTICLE THE MIDDLE EAST The macabre exchange that took place yesterday on the border between Israel and Lebanon is being widely presented as the final chapter in the ill-fated war of two years ago. And in many ways it is. Short, sharp...
ROSH HANIKRA, Israel -- Without pomp but with modest ceremony, Israel on Wednesday somberly brought home the bodies of two of its soldiers in black coffins, part of a long-awaited prisoner exchange with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. In return, at this cliff-top border crossing on the coast...
The mysterious fate of Ron Arad, a missing Israeli airman captured by Shia guerrillas 22 years ago, has been propelled back to the heart of public debate here ahead of this morning's prisoner swap at the Lebanese border. The exchange, given final approval by a majority of...
BEIRUT AFP — Five Lebanese prisoners freed by Israel arrived to a hero's welcome in Lebanon Wednesday, hours after Hezbollah handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized by its guerrillas two years ago. Among those freed in a prisoner swap greeted with triumph in Lebanon but...
NAHARIYA, Israel -- Moshe Sasson felt the gun pressed against his head, a Lebanese assailant poised to shoot, when the lights in the hall of his apartment building suddenly went out, allowing him to escape and take cover under a car. The gunman, Samir Kantar, went on...
NAQURA, Lebanon AFP — Five Lebanese prisoners freed Wednesday by the Israeli authorities, among them triple murderer Samir Kantar, have crossed into Lebanon, a Hezbollah official said. "The prisoners are now on Lebanese territory," the official told AFP. The prisoners were brought across the border in...
BEIRUT AFP — Five Lebanese prisoners freed by Israel arrived to a hero's welcome in Lebanon Wednesday, hours after Hezbollah handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized by its guerrillas two years ago. Among those freed in a prisoner swap greeted with triumph in Lebanon but...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare has made several key clinical appointments in preparation for expanding its TennCare Medicaid services in West and East Tennessee. Eric Paul, CEO of the health plan, which currently serves more than 180,000 TennCare beneficiaries in Middle Tennessee and manages TennCare services for...
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel gave the green light on Tuesday for a prisoner swap with Lebanon's Hezbollah after pardoning its longest serving Arab prisoner to bring home two of its soldiers, dead or alive. The release to take place on Wednesday of five Lebanese prisoners includes the perpetrator...
LEBANON, Ohio -- LCNB Corp. (OTCBB:LCNB) LCNB Corp. today announced net income of $1,698,000 ($0.25 basic and diluted earnings per share) and $3,142,000 ($0.47 basic and diluted earnings per share) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively. This compares to $1,597,000 ($0.25 basic and diluted earnings...
NAQURA, Lebanon AFP — Hezbollah on Wednesday handed over two black coffins believed to contain the remains of two Israeli soldiers captured two years ago, the first stage of a prisoner swap being celebrated in Lebanon but greeted with anguish in Israel. "Today we hand over Ehud Goldwasser...
Middle Eastern overtures deliver diplomatic coups at summit A gargantuan summit of European and Middle Eastern leaders in Paris has produced a series of breakthroughs and diplomatic coups for the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Israel agreed to release prisoners to smooth the way for...
First American Correspondent Bank to be Sued for Aiding Terrorist Organization Facing $650 Million in Damages NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighty five American, Israeli and Canadian victims of Hizbollah terror attacks have filed an historic civil action in the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan...
PARIS AFP — France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday under a cloud of controversy as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad joined dozens of leaders to watch the traditional military parade on the Champs Elysees. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was the guest of honour at the festivities with...
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel on Monday transferred four Lebanese detainees to another prison ahead of an exchange with the Shiite militant group Hezbollah set for Wednesday, a prison spokesman said. Khaled Zidan, Maher Kurani, Mohammed Sarur and Hussein Suleiman were moved under heavy security from the Ashalim prison...
PARIS AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Monday of last-minute difficulties in a proposed prisoner swap with Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, an aide told AFP. Olmert told the UN chief that a report provided by the militants on the fate...
PARIS AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Monday of last-minute difficulties in a proposed prisoner swap with Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, an aide told AFP. Olmert told the UN chief that a report provided by the militants on the fate...
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