Kamala Harris Announces $385 Million in Aid for Lebanon Humanitarian Crisis
WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris announced in a statement on Friday that the United States will provide nearly $157 million in additional humanitarian aid to Lebanon. The funding will address the growing needs…
Hezbollah Pagers Across Lebanon Suddenly All Explode at Once in Suspected Hacking Attack
In a dramatic escalation of tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, more than 1,000 people were injured on September 17, 2024, when communication pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon. The explosions…
Lebanon County Woman Wins $1 Million Mega Millions Ticket
JONESTOWN, PA — A $1 million Mega Millions ticket winner received a commemorative check at BG’s Value Market in Jonestown, Lebanon County, where the lucky ticket was sold. The Pennsylvania Lottery and…
Lebanon County Store Sells Million-Dollar Mega Millions Ticket
Middletown, PA – A Lebanon County retailer, BG’s Value Market in Jonestown, sold a Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million for last Friday’s drawing. The ticket matched all five white balls—1, 12,…
Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon reopen airspace after Iran attacks
CAIRO (Reuters) -Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon have reopened their airspace on Sunday after closing it late on Saturday as Iran launched drone and missile attacks against Israel, the three countries said on…
Lebanon to complain to UN, saying Israel disrupts navigation systems
CAIRO (Reuters) – Lebanon will file an urgent complaint with the U.N. Security Council over what it called Israel’s violation of its sovereignty by disrupting its navigation systems, the foreign ministry said…
Israeli military says it killed ‘significant’ Hamas member in Lebanon strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said it killed Hamas member Hadi Ali Mustafa in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. It said Mustafa, who was struck in the Lebanese city of Tyre, was…
Israeli strike kills woman and child in south Lebanon, sources say
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli air strike killed a woman and a child in south Lebanon on Wednesday, sources in Lebanon said, days after Hezbollah said it would inflict a price on Israel…
Lebanon Man Sentenced for Cocaine Possession and Firearm Offense
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA – Warionex Martinez-Medina, 35, from Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 106 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson. The sentence is for attempting to…
Hezbollah says four of its fighters killed in southern Lebanon
(Reuters) – Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said on its Telegram account on Monday that four of its fighters were killed in southern Lebanon. The statement gave no detail about how the four…
DUI Crash in South Lebanon Township Leads to Child Endangerment Charges
LEBANON, PA – On November 18, a South Lebanon Township Police Officer was called to a motor vehicle collision in the 2500 Block of East Cumberland Street. The investigation revealed that Jeffrey…
Hezbollah missile from Lebanon kills Israeli civilian -military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A guided-missile attack from Lebanon killed an Israeli civilian in northern Israel on Thursday, Israel’s military spokesperson said and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Beirut would be turned “into…
Lebanon buys about 30,000 metric tons wheat from Ukraine- traders
HAMBURG (Reuters) – The Lebanese government is believed to have purchased about 30,000 metric tons of milling wheat in a tender this week expected to be sourced from Ukraine, European traders said…
Three killed in Lebanon as Israel, Hezbollah resume fire
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli shelling killed three people in south Lebanon on Friday, Lebanon’s state news agency reported, as the collapse of a truce between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas prompted…
Hundreds gather in Istanbul to mourn two Turks killed in Lebanon
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Several hundred mourners gathered outside a mosque in Istanbul on Friday to lament the death of two Turkish men who militant Islamist group Hamas said were killed earlier this…
Lebanon Man Sentenced To 300 Months In Prison For Attempted Online Enticement And Sexual Exploitation Of Children
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Mason Morey, age 27, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on November 20, 2023, to 300 months in prison…
Lebanon County Murder-Suicide Under Investigation
LEBANON, PA – The Lebanon City Police Department is investigating a case classified as a Homicide/Suicide after two individuals were found deceased in a residence on November 4. At 314 S 9th…
White House says ‘heartfelt prayers’ are with families of Reuters journalist killed in Lebanon
AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s prayers are with families of a Reuters news videographer who was killed while working in southern Lebanon, White House spokesperson Olivia Dalton told…
Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, saying the use of such weapons puts civilians at risk…
Lebanon on edge after deadliest border clashes since 2006
By Ahmed Al Kerdi and Mohamed Azakir DHAYRA, Lebanon (Reuters) – Many residents of south Lebanon who just days ago were preparing to harvest their olives have instead fled for fear of…
Lebanon risks being ‘ostracised’ if presidential vacuum lingers -French envoy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon risks being “ostracised” by the international community if its nearly year-long presidential vacuum drags on further, France’s special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian told a local Lebanese newspaper in…
US embassy in Lebanon ‘not intimidated’ by shots fired towards it – ambassador
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea on Friday said the embassy was “not intimidated” by a gunman’s shots towards its entrance earlier this week and that Lebanese authorities were…
Shots fired near US embassy in Lebanon, no injuries -embassy spokesperson
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Shots were fired near the U.S. embassy in Lebanon late on Wednesday but no injuries were reported, embassy spokesperson Jake Nelson said. “At 10:37 PM local time, small arms fire…
Lebanon central bank will limit access to new FX platform, vice governor says
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank will restrict access to a new currency exchange platform set to launch within weeks to ensure U.S. dollars traded on the system are…
$9 Million in Antiquities Stolen by Trafficker in New York Returned to Lebanon
MANHATTAN, NY – The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has returned 12 stolen antiquities, valued at over $9 million, to Lebanon. Nine of these items were recovered as part of an ongoing criminal…
Man Charged for Repeated Abuse of Two Minors in Lebanon
LEBANON, PA – Steve Jacobs, 37, was recently charged by the Lebanon County Detective Bureau for repeated sexual abuse of two minors. The first victim alleges that Jacobs abused her daily between…
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