'Tech to You stops in Wilson County

LEBANON, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University is making it easier than ever for Wilson County students to explore all the opportunities it has to offer, right in their hometown. The university’s “Tech to You” event series will make an Oct. 23 stop at...

Rahi Says Pope Leo Will Carry Message of 'Peace' to Lebanon

A well-informed Egyptian source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday that “talks for the second phase have not practically begun; they exist only in theory due to difficulties on the ground and Israel’s clear exploitation of loopholes, including the...

Contaminated Tannourine water from Lebanon 'exported to Syria'

Lebanese health authorities have recalled the water brand after possible contamination with a potentially harmful bacteria [Getty] Syria’s Health Ministry is investigating shipments of the Lebanese bottled water brand Tannourine after Lebanon and...

Tannourine water contamination raises alarm in Lebanon: New details emerge

Report by Ghida Fayad, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian A few days ago, the epidemiological monitoring team at the Lebanese Ministry of Health received a report indicating contamination in Tannourine water. The report followed social media...

Lebanese Health Ministry clarifies suspension of Tannourine water sales

Lebanon’s Public Health Ministry issued a clarification following reports circulating on social media and in the press regarding the temporary suspension of Tannourine bottled water sales due to contamination concerns. In a statement, the ministry...

The Silent Groves: How War and Climate Change Are Squeezing Lebanon’s Olive Oil Harvest

🔊 Listen to Post This year, the challenges facing Lebanon’s olive oil sector vary from one region to another. Prolonged drought has left its mark on olive trees across the country, compounded by unpredictable climate patterns and new environmental...

‘It’s Always Sunny In Lebanon’ For 58th Annual Show

Bob Ward and Brian Birch, all the way from Ashaway, R.I., offered a painting by Ellery Thompson (right), bronze statues, baskets and other items “across the board.” A customer walked away with a woven nightstand or side table for $50 as we left...

Michael Hicks: IEDC mess is bigger than one audit

Hicks Editor’s note: Michael J. Hicks is the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and an associate professor of economics in the Miller College of Business at Ball State University. Citations for this column are available at...

Drought has muted this year's leaf-peeping season | Hot off the Wire podcast

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: Drought has muted this year's leaf-peeping season. California engineer wins pumpkin contest with 2,346-pound gourd....

Lebanon’s legal assessment for journalists killed by Israel offers ‘fresh opportunity for justice,’ rights group says

Multiple investigations have found Israel deliberately fired tank shells that killed Issam Abdallah, injured colleagues on Oct. 13, 2023 ‘Abdallah’s killing a crystal clear message for Lebanon’s government that impunity for war crimes begets more...

Unifil warns Lebanon operations could be affected by cuts

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) has warned that its operations could be disrupted by a recent UN decision to reduce peacekeeping personnel worldwide by 25 per cent, following US funding cuts to the world body. A senior UN...

Capital Cities and Foreign Legal Research

Recently, I was tasked with a particularly complicated legal research question which involved one of my favorite topics: capital cities. The information and analysis we needed was only available to us once we managed to see the pieces through the...

Aurelien – Learning From The Defeat?…What is military technology actually for?

Before the War started, most people were vaguely aware of them: they would point excitedly to the sky, perhaps. When the fighting started they were simple, delicate machines with a short range, and capable of little more than reconnaissance roles,...

Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces

(Beirut) – Lebanon’s announcement on October 9, 2025, that it has tasked the Justice Ministry with assessing the legal measures that may be taken following Israeli attacks on journalists during the last war offers a fresh opportunity to achieve...

West Lebanon child care center struggles with staffing and funding challenges

Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. WEST LEBANON — Last January, Twin River Children’s Center on Seminary Hill Road was on the brink of closure, and it is not out of the woods yet. The child care...

Lebanese University investigates Kuwaiti students’ grade forgery

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 12: Lebanese media outlets have reported what they described as a “university scandal” involving the falsification of exam results for several Kuwaiti students enrolled at the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Lebanese...

The False Dawn: Lebanon’s Place in a New Middle East

🔊 Listen to Post Across the region, a language of peace is returning to the diplomatic stage. In Israel’s Knesset, Donald Trump proclaimed “the dawn of a new Middle East.” In Sharm el-Sheikh, world leaders gathered under Egyptian and American...

NGOs welcome Lebanon’s push for justice over Israeli attack on journalists

The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Lebanon to continue its pursuit of justice over a deadly Israeli strike two years ago that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters. The rights group said in a statement on Monday that...

Lebanon condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes after Gaza ceasefire

Published on: October 12, 2025 2:22 PM Lebanon has strongly condemned an overnight Israeli airstrike on its southern region that left at least one person dead and several others wounded. President Joseph Aoun denounced the attack as a “heinous...

Governments can't afford to be passive on AI, warns Lebanese minister at Gitex

Lebanon's Minister of Technology and AI said policymakers need to have flexible frameworks and collaborate to keep up with AI that is constantly changing. As artificial intelligence continues to evolve at a pace that far outstrips legislation,...