Beirut- A Syrian-Lebanese summit scheduled for August 13 and 14 is to focus on the establishment for the first time of diplomatic relations including the opening of embassies between the two countries, a Lebanese government source said Tuesday.

"The establishment of diplomatic relations between Damascus and Beirut, and the opening of embassies in each other's country for the first time in their history will be at the focus of the discussions between the two state leaders," said the Lebanese official, who requested anonymity.

Beirut (Lebanon), August 7 : An archaeological excavation team from the British Musuem in Sidon, Lebanon, have unearthed a new grave containing human skeletal remains belonging to a Canaanite warrior, dating back to 4,000 years.

According to a report in The Daily Star, the delegation made the discovery at the “Freres” excavation site near Sidon’s crusader castle.

“This is the 77th grave that we have discovered at this site since our digging activities has started ten years ago with Lebanese-British financing,” said archeology expert and field supervisor Claude Doumet Serhal.

Beirut - A Lebanese soldier was killed and another was wounded on
Wednesday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a Lebanese army post
in Hermel, eastern Lebanon, security sources said.

Sadallah Khalil Yazbeck was killed and Mohammed al Khatib wounded
when gunmen fired at a post located 200 meters from the Syrian border.
The post was recently established to control smuggling in the border
region.

According to sources, army troops responded to the fire and a chase
was carried out for the gunmen who withdrew further east towards Syrian

Beirut - The Lebanese army said Thursday that Israel Air Force warplanes have violated Lebanon's airspace by flying over Beirut and elsewhere in the country.

"At least three enemy Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace overnight and Thursday morning," the Lebanese army said. "The planes flew over the Mediterranean off the coastal city of sidon and over the capital and its suburbs."

It added that other sraeli warplanes flew over the southern town of Rmeish, then headed north to Beirut, the Chouf mountains, south- east of the capital, and Hermel in the eastern part of the country.

Tripoli, Lebanon  - Lebanese army

Naqoura, Lebanon - The family of the longest-held Lebanese prisoner, Samir Kuntar, who was to be released later Wednesday as part of a swap deal between Israel and Hezbollah, were preparing to mee