The American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program awarded the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) its prestigious Magnet designation on June 23, according to a statement released by the university on Thursday.

The Lebanese Autism Society (LAS) held a ceremony on Tuesday in honor of individuals, organizations and corporations that have helped LAS and its children over the years. LAS is a non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in 1999 by parents of

Emails are being forwarded and text messages are being sent, both with a link to a petition asking the future head of government to nominate Ziyad Baroud as interior minister for the a second term. The petition, submitted by Nagi

Lebanese need not go abroad anymore to learn the intricacies of hotel management in a state-of-the-art facility, said Tanios Kassis, the dean of faculty of hospitality management at Beirut's Sagesse University.Kassis is visibly proud that his faculty has recently, at

War and armed conflict have had a profound impact on Lebanon and other countries affected by conflict, an opinion survey conducted by the Red Cross discovered Tuesday. Some 4,000 people in Afghanistan, Colombia, Congo, Georgia, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia and the

Police said militant commander Qari Zainuddin was in his office in Dera Ismail Khan when a gunman shot him, wounded one of his aides

They say politicians on both sides use them for their own agendas

Associated Press describes tour as tightly scripted

Chief minister says strength of police forces will be increased and their training updated to help enforce ban

Afghanistan's NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says hundreds of troops parachuted into town north of Lashkar Gah

Japanese coast guard officials say North Korean government sent them e-mail warning it will hold military drills off its eastern port of Wonsan between Thursday and July 10

Witnesses say hundreds of opposition protesters gathered in Tehran but were broken up by heavy police force, which used tear gas to disperse the crowd

President Barack Obama criticized for not being forceful enough on issue

White House says Obama has responded correctly to the violence in Iran

Guardian Council says there were no major polling irregularities but Interior Ministry will publish results of box-by-box vote count

The bombing Saturday near a Shi'ite mosque in northern Iraq wounded some 200 people

Series of blasts in Baghdad come as US troops prepare to pull out of Iraqi cities by month's end

ICRC's Charlotte Lindsey says people in war face a range of dangers to their lives, their health, their livelihoods, liberty, self-respect and their state of mind

Attack occurred near city of Kirkuk Saturday after noon prayers