Read more Lebanon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/269/lebanon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:51:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73306/israel-captures-alleged-iranian-arms-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael has seized a cargo ship it says was being used to smuggle hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Though the ship has been sequestered, Israel tells the BBC it does not believe the crew was aware of the operation, and that the weapons were...http://www.newser.com/story/73306/israel-captures-alleged-iranian-arms-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:58:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71177/saudi-man-jailed-after-bragging-about-sex-on-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Saudi man has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and 1,000 lashes after boasting about his sexual promiscuity on a TV show. Broadcast in July, it features the man displaying sex toys and talking up his exploits. Three friends who appeared on camera got 2-year sentences, notes...http://www.newser.com/story/71177/saudi-man-jailed-after-bragging-about-sex-on-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 14:37:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69492/lebanese-madoff-shames-hezbollah.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Lebanese businessman's billion-dollar Ponzi scheme has left thousands of investors penniless and Hezbollah leaders seriously embarrassed, reports the New York Times . Salah Ezzedine—dubbed the "Lebanese Bernie Madoff" by the nation's press—has strong ties to Hezbollah, and many of the mostly Shiite investors in his scheme say that...http://www.newser.com/story/69492/lebanese-madoff-shames-hezbollah.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 1:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66011/aussies-bust-islamist-terror-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAustralian security forces today busted an Islamist terror outfit that was planning to attack an army base in retaliation for the country’s involvement in Muslim countries, the Australian reports. An undisclosed number of Australians of Somali and Lebanese descent were arrested in the sweep, which centered around the southern city...http://www.newser.com/story/66011/aussies-bust-islamist-terror-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 18:15:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61380/obama-effect-drove-lebanon-allies-to-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVoters in Lebanon had many reasons for backing American allies over a Hezbollah-led coalition in Sunday's bellwether elections, but political analysts say that Barack Obama's efforts to reach out to the Muslim world played a significant role in the outcome. For the first time in years, being linked to Washington...http://www.newser.com/story/61380/obama-effect-drove-lebanon-allies-to-victory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 7:18:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61245/pro-west-bloc-claims-victory-in-lebanon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLebanon's pro-Western coalition claimed victory a parliamentary election today, striking a blow against Iran and Syria, Reuters reports. "Congratulations to democracy, congratulations to freedom," coalition leader Saad al-Hariri said in a speech in Beirut. Official results are due tomorrow, but the Hezbollah led-bloc is already admitting defeat. "We accept the...http://www.newser.com/story/61245/pro-west-bloc-claims-victory-in-lebanon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 19:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60501/infamous-terrorist-flees-to-lebanon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA master bomb maker who once targeted commercial airliners and was suspected of aiding the Iraq insurgency has fled to Lebanon, an FBI official has confirmed. There is information that 73-year-old Abu Ibrahim was reportedly in Tripoli, a city in northwest Lebanon, the official said earlier this week. The official...http://www.newser.com/story/60501/infamous-terrorist-flees-to-lebanon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 18:25:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59818/biden-visits-lebanon-ahead-of-elections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVice President Joe Biden visited Lebanon today to reinforce US support for the government ahead of key parliamentary elections. The vote in two weeks could see a pro-Western majority ousted by a coalition led by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Biden is the highest-ranking US official to visit Lebanon in...http://www.newser.com/story/59818/biden-visits-lebanon-ahead-of-elections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 6:28:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59715/mogul-who-paid-for-exs-murder-faces-execution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Egyptian tycoon and the ex-cop he hired to kill his Lebanese pop singer ex-girlfriend have been sentenced to death by hanging, the BBC reports. The trial of billionaire Hisham Talaat Moustafa, an associate of president Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal, has gripped the Arab world. Although Suzanne Tamim was murdered...http://www.newser.com/story/59715/mogul-who-paid-for-exs-murder-faces-execution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 9:25:06 CDT