Taxpayers filing their own returns can get free help using IRS Direct File and Direct File Oregon at Sweet Home and ...

Area taxpayers filing their own 2024 income tax returns can get free assistance using the new combination of IRS Direct File and Direct File Oregon when Oregon Department of Revenue volunteers visit the libraries in Sweet Home March 4 and Lebanon March 5. …

Syrians continue to flock to Lebanon after the regime’s fall

BEIRUT — Early Sunday mornings, the narrow, winding streets of Beirut’s Burj al-Barajneh camp are calm and quiet, save for an occasional moped. Some of the earliest risers—shopkeepers and day laborers—greet each other in passing in Syrian Arabic as they …

Israel Expands ‘Northern Shield’ Project Amid Continued Threats From Weakened Hezbollah Along Lebanon Border

Israel's Defense Ministry has expanded the "Northern Shield" project, allocating $330 million to construct 1,240 shelters in 17 northern border communities for civilian protection. The project involves eight contracting companies, with plans …

Lebanon’s Monoculture & Mismanagement

Lebanon is a land of ancient beauty, where the Mediterranean meets towering mountains and cedar forests. It is also home to a people known for their unwavering generosity and lust for life. Yet it has now entered its sixth year of severe economic, …

Cold wave disrupts daily life across Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon is grappling with a severe cold wave, with temperatures plunging seven degrees Celcius below seasonal averages, causing significant disruptions across the country, the Lebanese National News Agency reported Tuesday. The …

Bassil slams Hezbollah anew, says Lebanon has right to resist occupation

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Tuesday declared “positive opposition” to Nawaf Salam’s government, hoping it will not turn into “a fierce and comprehensive opposition.” “We will show you how opposition can be positive, constructive, …

Lebanon County set to receive $3.6 million in opioid settlement funds

The program aims to combat the opioid epidemic by providing treatment to inmates struggling with addiction. The remaining funds will support an outreach program to connect individuals with essential resources like healthcare, transportation, and housing. …

Lebanon's Berri suspends parliamentary session on ministerial statement, session resumes at 6 p.m.

Antoine Habib discusses housing loans for Lebanon with Qatar and Abu Dhabi officials

The Chairman and General Manager of the Housing Bank, Antoine Habib, visited the Head of the Council for Development and Reconstruction, Nabil El-Jisr, at his office on Tuesday. Habib briefed El-Jisr on the outcomes of his meetings in Qatar the Ministry of …

Israeli forces killed 3 Palestinians in Gaza & 3 in West Bank & one person in Lebanon breaking ceasefire agreements

By Abdul Adil (AA, Al Jazeera, Wafa, NNA, The Muslim News): GAZA Despite the ceasefire, at least three Palestinians have been killed and 11 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry says. Gaza’s Health Ministry has …