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	The Daily Star - Lebanon - The Middle East's Leading English Language Newspaper
		Rebuilding the shattered Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in North Lebanon will be one of the largest projects ever undertaken by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said UNRWA head Karen AbuZayd on Tuesday.
		Did the Lebanon Examiner help, hurt, or make no difference at all?
		The basic function of a daily newspaper is to provide useful information to its readers, a goal so theoretically simple that any child can understand it.
	www.dailystar.com.lb (798 words)

	Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lebanon is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south, with a narrow coastline along its western edge.
		A Middle Eastern country, Lebanon is bordered on the west by the Mediterranean (coast: 225 km) and to the east by the Syro-African Depression.
		Lebanon borders Syria for 375 kilometres to the north and to the east and Israel for 79 kilometres to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lebanon (6096 words)

	Lebanon, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first settler in what is now Lebanon was Ichabod Corwin, uncle of Thomas Corwin, who came to Ohio from Bourbon County, Kentucky and settled on the north branch of Turtle Creek in March 1796.
		Lebanon lies largely within the Lebanon telephone exchange, but parts are in the Mason and South Lebanon exchanges.
		The Golden Lamb Inn is located in Lebanon on the corner of S. Broadway and Main St. It is recognized as the Ohio's oldest inn being established in 1803.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lebanon,_Ohio (712 words)

	Lebanon, country, Asia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Later (11th cent.) the Druze settled in S Lebanon and in adjacent regions of Syria, and trouble between them and the Christians was to become a constant theme in regional history.
		Lebanon did not enter the Oct., 1973, Arab-Israeli War, nor did the Lebanese army interfere with Palestinian guerrillas operating in S Lebanon.
		Lebanon became embroiled in civil war among the Christians, Muslims, and Palestinians from early 1975 to late 1976.
	www.bartleby.com /65/le/Lebanon.html (2514 words)

	Lebanon, Lebanese, Maronites, Beirut - The Peace Encyclopedia
		Lebanon was divided between a pro-Arab, mostly Islamic camp, which supported the Palestinians, and a Lebanese nationalist, Christian inspired camp, opposed to the dilution of the country's historic identity.
		Lebanon continues to labor under the burden of Syrian occupation of its national territory resulting in control of its political and economic life and continued conflict in southern Lebanon.
		Lebanon is such a valuable prize, and an Israeli withdrawal may ring the bells for a Syrian withdrawal long overdue under the Taif terms.
	peace.heebz.com /lebanon.html (6179 words)

	Lebanon
		The president of Lebanon must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the Speaker of parliament a Shi'i Muslim.
		Lebanon is one of the smallest countries of the Middle East, and the change in nature is not connected to geographical distances, but altitudes.
		Lebanon is historically defined from the mountains, which have provided for protection for the local population.
	i-cias.com /e.o/lebanon.htm (136 words)

	The EU's relations with Lebanon - Overview
		Lebanon is a predominantly importing country characterized by substantial trade deficits, which are largely offset by net foreign income earnings, including capital inflows, remittances from the Lebanese diaspora and service earnings, namely tourism, banking and insurance.
		Lebanon submitted to the WTO Secretariat a foreign trade memorandum in May 2001, accompanied by a series of internal regulatory reform measures, such as the new customs law, in force since April 2001, which reduces tariff rates and establishes automated customs release procedures.
		Lebanon was urged to go further with its economic reforms, and to engage with the IMF, which is also a condition for EU macro-financial assistance.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/lebanon/intro (5115 words)

	Lebanon travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Republic of Lebanon [1] is a small country (10,452 sq km or 4076 sq mi in area with 3.7 million inhabitants) within the Middle East region with its capital at Beirut.
		Lebanon is a small country and it is possible to drive from north to south in under 3 hours.
		Lebanon's roads are generally in quite poor condition and Lebanese drivers are not known for their caution.
	wikitravel.org /en/Lebanon (1942 words)

	Lebanon
		Lebanon's new prime minister, Najib Mikati—a compromise candidate between the pro-Syrian and anti-Syrian groups—announced that new elections would be held in May. On April 26, after 29 years of occupation, Syria withdrew all of its troops.
		The commander of Lebanon's Republican Guard, the former head of general security, the former chief of Lebanon's police, and the former military intelligence officer were indicted for the February assassination.
		Lebanon and Syria: internal and regional dimensions: the following is an edited transcript of the twenty-fifth in a series of Capitol......
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107710.html (1929 words)

	Lebanon, New Hampshire
		Lebanon was the original home of the "Indian Charity School" from which Dartmouth is descended.
		Lebanon was incorporated as a city in 1957.
		Lebanon's population increased by 4,073 over fifty years, going from 8,495 residents in 1950 to 12,568 residents in 2000.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/lebanon.html (333 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Lebanon
		Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943 and developed one of the Middle East's most advanced economies as a trading center and financial hub.
		Lebanon's trade policy and fiscal burden of government scores are both 0.5 point better this year.
		Lebanon's banking regime is the region's most liberal, with few restrictions on domestic bank formation and few barriers to foreign banks.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Lebanon (904 words)

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		Later (11th cent.) the Druze settled in S Lebanon and in adjacent regions of Syria, and trouble between them and the Christians was to become a constant theme in regional history.
		Conflict among the religious communities, culminating in massacres of the Maronites by the Druze in 1860, led to intervention by France (1861), and the Ottoman sultan was forced to appoint a Christian governor for Lebanon.
		Lebanon became embroiled in civil war among the Christians, Muslims, and Palestinians from early 1975 to late 1976.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/world/countries/lebanon.html?nav=el (3018 words)

	Lebanon (02/07)
		Lebanon is a parliamentary democracy in which the people constitutionally have the right to change their government.
		Lebanon embarked on a massive reconstruction program in 1992 to rebuild the country's physical and social infrastructure devastated by both the long civil war (1975-90) and the Israeli occupation of the south (1978-2000).
		Lebanon participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and despite the 1948 Lebanon-Israel armistice, Lebanon's lack of control over the border region resulted in repeated border hostilities, initiated mainly by Palestinian exile groups from 1968 to 1982 and later by Hezbollah.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35833.htm (7061 words)

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		Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a Middle Eastern country which borders Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.
		Until the outbreak of the civil war in 1975, Lebanon was one of the Middle East’s primary centers of commerce, and Beirut was a busy financial and investment hub.
		As the Palestinian organizations strengthened their hold on southern Lebanon and the demographic balance shifted in favor of the Muslims, the Lebanese power -sharing arrangement of 1943 was threatened.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3284170,00.html (1645 words)

	lebanon map and map of lebanon information page
		Lebanon finally gained its independence in 1943, but was unfortunately ravaged by a 15-year civil war that thankfully ended in 1990.
		Recently, the country of Israel and Hezbollah forces within Lebanon are fighting a bloody war; one with thousands of civilians caught in the middle.
		Landforms Lebanon is a mostly mountainous country, east and west, separated by the fertile Bekaa Valley.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/lb.htm (696 words)

	PAGenWeb - Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lebanon County was formed from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties on February 16, 1813.
		The Lebanon County Historical Society is an especially valuable resource for genealogical research.
		Lebanon was incorporated as a borough on February 20, 1821.
	www.chm.davidson.edu /PAGenWeb (1064 words)

	CBC News In Depth: Lebanon
		From its independence to the start of the civil war in 1975, Lebanon was the wealthiest country in the region and was held up as an example of co-operation between different cultures and religions.
		Tensions between Muslim and Maronite Christian groups in Lebanon boil over when shots are fired at a church and a bus full of Palestinians is ambushed in East Beirut.
		Lebanon's Prime Minister Omar Karami and his cabinet resign, and Syria pulls the last of its troops from the country at the end of April.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/lebanon (2077 words)

	Intercountry Adoption Lebanon
		In Lebanon, only Christian institutions recognize adoptions as a legal convention and define the conditions, rights and duties thereof.
		Lebanese adoptions are complex, and it is highly recommended that couples considering adoption from Lebanon seek legal counsel in Lebanon before beginning this process.
		LEBANON ADOPTION AUTHORITY: Since adoption is overseen by religious institutions in Lebanon, the adoptions must be supervised by authorized church authorities and must be approved by these authorities as well as the Christian Court.
	travel.state.gov /family/adoption/country/country_412.html (3058 words)

	City of Lebanon, Indiana, USA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lebanon has state of the art medical facilities and plenty of social and civic organizations to meet any need.
		Lebanon is a city experiencing many new growth opportunities.
		Whether you are a new resident or visitor of "The Friendly City," I welcome and invite you to experience true Lebanon hospitality.
	www.bccn.boone.in.us /lebanon (157 words)

	Lebanon relief effort raises houses, questions - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jihad Construction is one example of Hezbollah's ability to create a parallel state in Lebanon, where it has organized more than two weeks of massive protests aimed at toppling the country's U.S.-backed government.
		The threat to Prime Minister Fuad Saniora's government is real, as Hezbollah tries to capitalize politically on the victory it claims in the war against Israel and on its efforts to repair the damage from the conflict, which even the government admits have been faster and more effective than official efforts.
		Then Hezbollah members distributed $12,000 — almost double Lebanon's $6,200 per-capita income — to each family that had lost a home so they could rent elsewhere for a year.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-12-17-lebanon-relief-effort_x.htm (1502 words)

	Lebanon, KS
		Because of its central location and surrounding farmlands, Lebanon is a crossroads to the nation during hunting seasons with hunters traveling hundreds of miles to hunt Pheasant, Quail, Doves, Ducks and Deer.
		Financed by the business and professional people of Lebanon, a stone marker north and west of town was dedicated on June 29, 1941.
		When Alaska and Hawaii were added as States, Lebanon's site became the Historical Geographical Center of the 48 States or the Contiguous United States.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/Lebanon/index.html (190 words)

	Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In light of the recent events in Lebanon and the resulting escalation in violence, including the closure of Beirut International Airport and the Port of Beirut, family members and non-emergency American employees of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut have been ordered to depart Lebanon.
		U.S. citizens who are in Lebanon despite this Travel Warning should exercise heightened caution when traveling in parts of the southern suburbs of Beirut, portions of the Bekaa Valley and areas south of the Litani River in South Lebanon.
		Updated information on travel and security in Lebanon may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_2123.html (518 words)

	Lebanon Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
		Lebanon (Shaded Relief) From Atlas of the Middle East 1993 (604k)
		Lebanon - Land Use From Atlas of the Middle East 1993 (126k)
		Lebanon - Population Density From Atlas of the Middle East 1993 (119k)
	www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/lebanon.html (248 words)

	Lebanon
		Human Rights Watch: Lebanon (New York): Press releases, testimonies, and reports on human rights situation.
		MERIA Research Guide: Lebanon (Travis L. Benson) Middle East Review of International Affairs.
		Perceptions and Misperceptions: Influences on Israeli Intelligence Estimates during the 1982 Lebanon War (Kristen E. Schulze, Journal of conflict studies.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Lebanon.html (212 words)

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