Press Releases: U.S. Delivers Police Vehicles to the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (U.S. Department of State)
U.S. Delivers Police Vehicles to the Lebanese Internal Security Forces Bureau of Public Affairs Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 2, 2009 The United States Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon turned over 120 Dodge Charger police vehicles to the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) on July 1, 2009. The vehicles, purchased by the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, …

Lebanon again plagued by power rationing amid tourist influx (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Lebanon is once again experiencing severe electricity rationing this summer as thousands of Lebanese and Arab visitors flock to the country, increasing strain on power stations that meet less than 60 percent of the country’s electricity needs.

Lebanese gov’t, Hezbollah criticize UN Secretary General’s report (People’s Daily)
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry and the Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah both criticized Thursday UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s 10th report on the implementation of UN resolution 1701, local Elnashra website reported. “The report did not consider the Israeli spying networks as a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty,” but only said that the alleged networks “could threaten the delicate …

Lebanon’s struggling fishermen angling for a catch (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) – Mustapha Shaalan yearns for the days when he would go out to sea and haul in 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of fish in the blink of an eye.

Capital intelligence raises Lebanon’s rating to stable (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Capital Intelligence, the international credit rating agency, on Thursday announced that it has raised Lebanon’s long-term foreign and local currency ratings to ‘B’ from ‘B-’ (B minus). The outlook is stable. The long-term foreign currency ratings of six Lebanese banks that were constrained by the sovereign’s rating.

Reforms for Lebanese drug culture? (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 2 (UPI) — The hashish trade in southern Lebanon has been largely tolerated by authorities, but traffickers and growers alike say they are embracing reform.

Lebanon again plagued by power rationing amid tourist influx (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Lebanon is once again experiencing severe electricity rationing this summer as thousands of Lebanese and Arab visitors flock to the country, increasing strain on power stations that meet less than 60 percent of the country’s electricity needs. Many areas in the country are already receiving less than 14 hours of electricity each day.

U.S. diplomat stressed support to Lebanese security forces (People’s Daily)
U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Michel Sison expressed Thursday her country’s strong support to the Lebanese security forces, Elnashra website reported. “It is necessary for you to be trained and ready to carry out your duties for the protection of the Lebanese people and state,” Sison told police members during the 98th training course graduation ceremony. She revealed that during the U.S. training …

Army arrests 21 over Lebanon clashes (Khaleej Times)
BEIRUT – The Lebanese army said on Thursday it has arrested 21 people over a street battle in west Beirut at the weekend that left a woman bystander dead.

Lebanon’s struggling fishermen angling for catch (Middle East Online)
Over-fishing, pollution and dynamite fishing have wiped out marine life off Lebanese coast.

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