Sidon, known locally as Sayda or Saida, is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. Tyre to the south and Lebanese capital Beirut to the north are both about 40 kilometres away. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within city limits, while its metropolitan area has more than a quarter-million inhabitants.
Rafic Bahaa El Deen Al Hariri was a Lebanese business tycoon and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on 20 October 2004.
The 2000 AFC Asian Cup was the 12th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 October 2000. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.
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The 2005 Lebanese general elections were held in May and June 2005 to elect the 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon. They were the second elections in thirty years without a Syrian military or intelligence presence in Lebanon. These elections were the first in Lebanese history to be won outright by a single electoral block and were also the first to be monitored by the United Nations.
Fouad Siniora is a Lebanese politician, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon, a position he held from 19 July 2005 to 25 May 2008. He stepped down on 9 November 2009 in favor of Saad Hariri, the late Rafik Hariri's son. He is the leader of the parliamentary group of the Future Movement.
Al Ahed Football Club is a football club based in Ouzai, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top flight of Lebanese football. The club was founded in 1964 as Al Ahed Al Jadeed, starting in the Third Division, before they first reached the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in 1996.
Bourj Hammoud, is a town and municipality in Lebanon located north-east of the capital Beirut, in the Metn district and is part of Greater Beirut. The town is heavily populated by Armenians. Bourj Hammoud is a mixed residential, industrial and commercial area and is one of the most densely populated districts in the Middle East. Bourj Hammoud has a major waterfront at Beirut's north gateway that underwent, however, an anarchic urban development.
Safa Sporting Club is a football club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League. Founded in 1939, they won three league titles, three domestic cups, one Super Cup, and two Elite Cups; they have also reached the 2008 AFC Cup final.
The 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as VIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie, were held from 27 September to 6 October in Beirut, Lebanon.
Shabab Al Sahel Football Club, or simply Sahel, is a football club based in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.
The Lebanese Elite Cup 2008 was the 11th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. It was held from August 27 to September 11, 2008 in Beirut and Sidon. This tournament includes the five best teams from the 2007-08 Saison and the Cup Winner. Since Al-Mabarrah finished 4th in the league and won the cup, Shabab Al-Sahel qualified to the tournament too.
Hagop Kassarjian is a Lebanese politician of Armenian descent.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation, also known simply as Tashnag, is an Armenian political party active in Lebanon since the 1920s as an official political party in the country after having started with small student cells in the late 1890s and early 20th century.
Homenetmen Beirut, or simply Homenetmen, is a football club based in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Third Division Group A. It is the association football branch of the larger pan-Armenian multi-sports and scouting organization of the same name.
The 2010 Lebanese Elite Cup is the 13th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. It will be held from August to September 2010. This tournament includes the six best teams from the 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League season.
The 2011 Lebanese Elite Cup is the 14th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. It will be held from 10 to 24 September 2011. This tournament includes the six best teams from the 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League season.
The 2014-15 edition of the Lebanese FA Cup is the 43rd edition to be played. It is the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Lebanon.
The Bourj Hammoud Massacre was a bloody armed robbery that took place in a jewellery shop in the Bourj Hammoud quarter, Lebanon, in 1985. Five people lost their lives; the three perpetrators were arrested by the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and sentenced to death but succeeded in escaping from prison and have since vanished without trace. An international warrant is out for their arrest.
