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Lebanon: The Republic of Impunity
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...

Lebanon weighs legal path forward in Hannibal Gaddafi case
Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was arrested in Beirut in 2015 under an Interpol notice [Getty] Lebanon is examining a "legal and judicial solution" to the case of Hannibal Gaddafi, who has been held in the...

Hezbollah MP: Lebanon won’t be part of ‘Netanyahu’s map’
Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary Bloc, Ihab Hamade, has stated that Lebanon will refuse to be part of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s map. He made remarks on Friday during a memorial service for Martyr Issam...

AnalysisImpunity fears renewed in Lebanon as Riad Salameh walks free
The release of Lebanon's former central bank governor, on a record $14 million bail last month, has raised new concerns over lingering impunity in the corruption-ridden country. Riad Salameh, who is wanted internationally and is under...

FRIDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Ridgeview, Eastside, Lebanon still unbeaten; Chilhowie tops Honaker for key Hogo win; Eli Tweed (Holston), Deion Graham (Virginia High), Jamie Capshaw (Richlands), Kymani Johnson (Abingdon) also among cavalcade of stars
Bristol Herald Courier The Ridgeview Wolfpack remained unbeaten by delivering a beatdown in the Bluegrass State. Colin Hill and Alex Grant scored defensive touchdowns as Ridgeview earned a 41-0 football victory over the Paintsville Tigers on...
Those Who Call for Arms Monopoly in Lebanon Should Call First for Ceasing Israeli Aggression: Hezbollah MP
Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance MP Hasan Fadlalalh stressed on Friday that the resistance fulfilled its duty in liberating and defending the country. In an interview with Al-Manar, MP Fadlallah said: “After the war, the state announced...

Hezbollah chief: Some want electoral law ‘tailored to them,’ Lebanon must focus on reconstruction
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said the Lebanese government is responsible for protecting the country while Israel continues to pose a threat. Qassem called Israel’s “Greater Israel” project, fully backed by the United States, a danger, and...
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Lebanon County bank clerk cashes fraudulent check worth over $5K: PSP
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police in Lebanon County are investigating after a suspect reportedly cashed a fake check worth thousands of dollars in July. According to state police, a woman entered the First Citizens Community...

The Big Playback 10/3 Pt. 2: Bend loses shootout to Lebanon; Mtn View welcomes CC to the IMC; Top Plays from soccer action
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Bend High Lava Bears had a road game tonight, and traveled all the way to the valley. It was a high scoring afair and Bend was on the wrong side of it as they lost 52-35 to Lebanon. Mountain View was also on the road, but...

Israeli forces drop grenades near UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says Israeli forces have thrown grenades close to its peacekeepers in Nabatieh Governorate of southern Lebanon, denouncing the attack as a “serious violation” of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The...

Gyan Ezeta rushes for three scores in return as Lebanon handles Wilson Central

Lebanon man found guilty of multiple sex crimes against child
LEBANON, Va. (WCYB) — A Lebanon man was found guilty Thursday of multiple sex crimes against a child. David Walter Moore III, 54, was found guilty of 10 counts of object sexual penetration, one count of aggravated sexual battery, and one count of...

Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon safe after troops caught up in an Israeli grenade attack
The incident happened on Thursday in war ravaged southern Lebanon.(Image: Defence Forces) The Defence Forces have confirmed all their personnel in Lebanon are safe - after Irish United Nations peacekeepers there were caught up in an Israeli...

Weekend cartoonShadi's take on repeated Israeli strikes across Lebanon

Israeli grenades dropped near UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon UN says it is a serious violation of international law. Bernama 3 m ago
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (Unifil) said Friday that Israeli troops dropped grenades close to its personnel and Lebanese soldiers during a mission in a border village at the Lebanese-Israeli border, German Press Agency (dpa)...

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...

Cedar Crest’s Eli Beard puts “football player” mentality on display
LANCASTER — Eli Beard’s versatility has shined through the 2025 campaign so far, and Cedar Crest’s junior proved it in action once again. In the Falcons' Week 7 matchup at Manheim Township, the 5-foot-8 athlete showed up in all three facets of the...

Wilson Central, Lebanon meet in TSSAA football showdown
Lebanon High School's Jamonie Busby (6) runs the ball during their game against Wilson Central at Lebanon High School Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.Alan Poizner/For The TennesseanWilson Central High School's Topher Allen (0) catches a pass and runs the...