<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Daily Star &gt;&gt; News &gt;&gt; Local News</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News.ashx</link><description /><ttl>1</ttl><item><title>Army Intelligence sends Bekaa kidnappers to judiciary for trial</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-26/174718-army-intelligence-sends-bekaa-kidnappers-to-judiciary-for-trial.ashx</link><description>The Directorate of Army Intelligence sent Yousef Abdel-Hamid Izzeldin and Muhammad Majzoub, both Lebanese citizens, to the judiciary to be tried for kidnapping of Ahmad Ali Sakhr in Baaloul, in the Bekaa.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-26T13:37:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Efforts continue to retrieve body of man who drowned off Sidon coast</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-26/174716-efforts-continue-to-retrieve-body-of-man-who-drowned-off-sidon-coast.ashx</link><description>Saturday marks the second day in a row that divers from Civil Defense teams as well as the Lebanese Navy attempt to retrieve the body of Ahmad Audeh, who drowned off the coast of Sidon.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-26T13:02:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Sidon cell phone thief caught</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-26/174714-sidon-cell-phone-thief-caught.ashx</link><description>Army intelligence succeeds in apprehending Mahmoud Kamel Atiyeh, a twenty-something Syrian citizen, shortly after he robs a cell phone store in Sidon, south Lebanon.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-26T12:21:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Rotting body discovered in Beirut, burned corpse unearthed in Aley</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-26/174706-rotting-body-discovered-in-beirut-burned-corpse-in-aley.ashx</link><description>The rotting body of a man is found in his apartment in Nabaa, Beirut, and the burned corpse of a woman is unearthed in Rashmaya, Aley.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-26T10:41:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Lebanon's Arabic press digest - May 26, 2012</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-26/174702-lebanons-arabic-press-digest---may-26-2012.ashx</link><description>Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Saturday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-26T09:45:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Lebanon accuses Israel of Shebaa Farms violation</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-26/174698-lebanon-accuses-israel-of-violation-in-shebaa-farms.ashx</link><description>Lebanon files a complaint with the United Nations accusing Israel of constructing a road in the Shebaa Farms area, in violation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-26T09:17:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Lebanese kidnapped in Syria released, crowds eagerly wait at Beirut airport</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-25/174678-11-lebanese-kidnapped-in-syria-arrive-at-trukish-border-report.ashx</link><description>11 Lebanese men who were kidnapped in Syria earlier this week have been released to Turkish authorities and are on their way to Beirut.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-25T23:02:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Shepherd brutally attacked in Mount Lebanon</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-25/174659-shepherd-brutally-attacked-in-mount-lebanon.ashx</link><description>Lebanese shepherd brutally attacked by masked men in Kfar Nabrakh in Mount Lebanon, security sources said Friday.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-25T11:00:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Old artillery shell found in dump south of Beirut</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-25/174657-old-artillery-shell-found-in-dump-south-of-beirut.ashx</link><description>An old artillery shell was found Friday in a garbage dump in the coastal town of Naameh, south of Beirut.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-25T10:42:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Army detains 11 Syrians after brawl in east Lebanon</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-25/174649-2-syrians-injured-in-fight-over-unloading-of-shipment-in-east-lebanon.ashx</link><description>The Lebanese Army detains 11 Syrian workers following a fight between laborers over the unloading of a shipment in Zahle, east Lebanon.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-25T09:57:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Lebanese hostages in Syria to be released "within hours": sheikh</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-25/174640-syrian-rebels-to-release-2-kidnapped-lebanese-men-sheikh.ashx</link><description>Lebanese hostages kidnapped in Syria will be set free "within hours."</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-25T08:44:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Religious leaders hold meetings on violence</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-25/174638-religious-leaders-hold-meetings-on-violence.ashx</link><description>Separate meetings between religious leaders were held to discuss the way forward following recent armed clashes in Tripoli and last weekend’s killing of two sheikhs in Akkar.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-25T01:51:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Students, teacher get food poisoning in Marjayoun</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-25/174636-students-teacher-get-food-poisoning-in-marjayoun.ashx</link><description>Several students and a teacher in Shebaa Public School suffered from food poisoning Friday after having lunch during a school trip, the National News Agency reported.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-25T01:39:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Diab: Education level down due to foreign methods</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-25/174637-diab-education-level-down-due-to-foreign-methods.ashx</link><description>Local education is suffering by adopting foreign methods, according to Education Minister Hassan Diab.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-25T01:39:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Visiting Australian official hails role of Lebanese expats</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-24/174463-visiting-australian-official-hails-role-of-lebanese-expats.ashx</link><description>Barry O’Farrell, the premier of New South Wales, Australia met Wednesday with the mayor and municipal council of Bsharri.</description><category>Local News</category><author>Antoine Amrieh</author><pubDate>2012-05-24T02:41:00.0000000</pubDate></item><item><title>Syria conflict 'real threat' to Lebanon: Russia</title><link>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-23/174385-russia-syria-uprising-could-spread-to-lebanon.ashx</link><description>Russia says there is a "real threat" of violence from Syria spilling over to Lebanon, calling on all parties to avoid fresh unrest at all costs.</description><category>Local News</category><author /><pubDate>2012-05-23T12:28:00.0000000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
