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14Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall! 2Take words with you and return to the Lord . Say to him: Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips. 3Assyria cannot save us;
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 24 November 2007 Lebanon's outgoing president, Emile Lahoud, has asked the army to take charge of security in the country, after members of parliament again failed to elect a successor, shortly before he left office at midni
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 17 December 2007 Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed a ninth time, as top political leaders again failed to reach a political deal that the Hezbollah-led opposition is demanding before a vote can take place. T
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 26 March 2008 Egypt says it is sending a junior minister to the Arab League summit scheduled for Damascus this weekend. Lebanon is boycotting the meeting, and Saudi Arabia will also send a low-level delegation. The
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 25 September 2007 Lebanon's parliament has failed to attain the required two-thirds quorum to elect the country's next president, forcing a postponement of the electoral session to October 23. Edward Yeranian reports for the
By Challiss McDonough Beiruit 24 May 2008 The Lebanese parliament is scheduled to elect a president on Sunday, ending an extended period of political turmoil that erupted earlier this month into violent clashes between Lebanon's U.S.-backed governmen
31In the eleventh year, in the third month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me: 2Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes: 'Who can be compared with you in majesty? 3Consider Assyria, once a cedar in Lebanon, with beau
The United States is cautioning Syria against new intervention in Lebanon following a terrorist attack in Damascus late last month that Syria has blamed on Lebanon-based militants. U.S. officials say they have been monitoring Syrian military activit
5When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. 2Solomon sent back this message to Hiram: 3You know that because
IN THE NEWS - Syria, Lebanon and the Killing of Rafik Hariri By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, February 19, 2005 February 19, 2005 I'm Doug Johnson with In the News in VOA Special English. Graphi
Democracy Demands in Lebanon May Shake Arab World They've dubbed it the cedar revolution, referring to the cedar tree, Lebanon's national symbol. In one protest march alone, close to one million Leban
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 October 2007 The leader of Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling coalition says he has information about a plot to kill him. He and other anti-Syrian politicians have been living under tight security for several years amid a str
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 14 December 2007 Lebanon's feuding political leaders joined in Friday's funeral of Brigadier General Francois al Hajj, honoring the late army officer who was killed in a car-bomb on the outskirts of Beirut Wednesday. Hajj is
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 19 December 2007 A political stalemate in Lebanon that started at the end of 2006 has dragged on through the entire year, culminating in a crisis that has left the country without a president. VOA Middle East Correspondent
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 19 September 2007 A powerful car bomb, targeting a pro-government Christian member of parliament, exploded in an east Beirut suburb, killing the legislator and six other people and wounding some20 others. Edward Yeranian rep
Lebanon's top political leaders are meeting at the presidential palace in a bid to reach a national reconciliation pact among feuding factions. Attempts to get the pro-Iranian Hezbollah to disarm, however, are threatening to derail the talks, as Edw
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 20 September 2007 Stores, banks and some government offices were closed in many parts of Beirut to mourn the slaying of Christian member of parliament Antoine Ghanem in a car bomb explosion, Wednesday. Edward Yeranian report
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 September 2006 Israel says it will lift its blockade of Lebanon's air and seaports on Thursday. It is a boost to the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hezbollah. A Lebanese soldier paints c
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 07 December 2007 Lebanon's parliament is scheduled to meet Friday to vote on the country's next president, but virtually nobody believes the vote will actually take place. It is likely to be postponed for a seventh time,
The British head of the U.N. Mine Action Program in southern Lebanon, Christopher Clark, and his 990-member team of mine clearers will receive the 2008 Nansen Refugee Award. The U.N. refugee agency says the prize recipients are being honored for the