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Syrian Crisis Hits Lebanon's Economy BEIRUT Early evening in Ashrafieh, a Beirut district known for its nightlife, the Couqley Restaurant is getting ready to open for dinner. Owner Ziad Kamel oversees the preparations. Business is tough. Since the Sy
Lebanon's Crisis Reflects Regional Strife In the two years since the conflict in Syria began, the fragile sectarian mix in neighboring Lebanon has become only more tense. In the northern city Tripoli, supporters of Syria's Alawite President Bashar al
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 15 December 2007 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch arrived in Beirut Saturday for talks with top political and religious leaders, in an apparent bid to jumpstart a presidential election scheduled in parliament fo
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 July 2007 Israel is marking the anniversary of last year's Lebanon war. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is still casting a wary eye over its northern border. Israeli gunners cover their ears
By Efam Dovi Accra 20 October 2006 Ghana has agreed to a U.N. request to contribute more troops to the peacekeeping force in Lebanon. The West African nation already has 700 soldiers serving in Southern Lebanon, where the security situation remains
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 27 July 2006 Smoke rises from extensive Israeli air strikes as Lebanese motorists speed away The conflict in southern Lebanon continues as Israeli forces battle Hezbollah guerillas. In this report from Washington, Seni
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 August 2006 Children assist their grandmother in front of their tent in the Debbine village, south Lebanon, Aug. 25, 2006 United Nations aid agencies are planning for reconstruction and rehabilitation of war-torn Lebanon. T
Pope Visits Lebanon Amidst Turbulent Time for Arab Christians Preparations are underway for a visit by the Pope to the small, religiously diverse nation of Lebanon, home to 18 official sects. Christians have lived in these lands for some 2,000 years,
Wounded Syrians Treated at Secret Clinic in Lebanon Amran, 6, is one of the youngest patients in this hospital. He has difficulty walking. When he shows his leg, its easy to see why. A chunk is missing from his shin. The hole is surrounded by red sca
Lebanon's 'Garden of Forgiveness' Aims to Nurture Peace Alexandra Asseily first came to Lebanon in 1966. She married a Lebanese man and raised her children in Lebanon. Then, in 1975, Lebanon's civil war broke out. During the war I became very distres
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Lebanon, twin brothers welcomed the new year with a work of art nearly a mile long. Mohamed and Omar Kabbani are 34-year-old graffiti artists. They painted the rooftops of more than 80 buildings lime green. Seen from above, the
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 19 July 2006 watch Leaving Lebanon report American citizens wearing protective head gear wait to board a US Marines helicopter on the grounds of the US Embassy at the northern edge of the capital Beirut in Lebanon Israel
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 14 February 2006 Central Beirut was awash in Lebanese flags as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to mark the first anniversary of the death of former Pri
By Lisa Bryant Paris 18 July 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, left, gestures as he adresses the media while standing next to EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday July 18, 2006 U.N. Sec
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 02 January 2008 Syria says it is breaking off contacts with France on the political crisis in Lebanon, responding to a similar gesture by Paris. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from our Middle East bureau in
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 08 August 2006 Vehicle traffic in southern Lebanon has come to a virtual standstill after the Israeli military warned residents that every single car on the road will be considered a target.Ambulances are no longe
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 September 2006 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will wind up its food assistance program in Lebanon by the end of October because of the country's rapid recovery from the war with Israel. A two-week assessment to evalua
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 07 March 2007 An investigation into Israeli efforts to protect civilians during last year's war in Lebanon has erupted into an open conflict, pitting the prime minister against the top government watchdog. As Robert Berger
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 13 June 2007 A car bomb in Beirut Wednesday killed a Lebanese member of parliament and nine other people. At least 10 more people are reported to be wounded. It is the sixth bombing near Lebanon's capital in the last month
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: There are millions of Syrian refugees who have fled their war-torn country. But last week, a few hundred returned with a nudge from the government of Lebanon. Many boarding the buses were elderly people who hope they can sa