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Lebanon hosts rare Arab leader summit - AFP

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 22:30


Ha'aretz

Lebanon hosts rare Arab leader summit
AFP
The meeting between Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Saudi King Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was hastily organised amid fears of ...
Lebanon facing crisis if Hizbollah charged over political murderTelegraph.co.uk
UN-backed Lebanon tribunal rejects Hezbollah outcryReuters
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The cedar retribution - Foreign Policy

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 19:23


Telegraph.co.uk

The cedar retribution
Foreign Policy
With the announcement from Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah this week that Hizbullah members may be indicted for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime ...
Lebanon facing crisis if Hizbollah charged over political murderTelegraph.co.uk
UN-backed Lebanon tribunal rejects Hezbollah outcryReuters
Hariri hit suspect is Hizbullah bigwigJerusalem Post
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Obama renews asset freeze of people undermining Lebanon - AFP

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 19:16


msnbc.com

Obama renews asset freeze of people undermining Lebanon
AFP
... Beirut on Friday for a summit aimed at easing tensions in Lebanon, in his first visit since the 2005 assassination of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri ...
Syrian and Saudi leaders pledge support for LebanonBBC News
Syria Blasts US "Interference"CBS News
Syria: Ties with Lebanon must go through legal channelsDaily Star - Lebanon
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Lebanese, US armies discuss cooperation - Focus News

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:26


Lebanese, US armies discuss cooperation
Focus News
Lebanon and the United States discussed Thursday cooperation between armies of the two countries, Xinhua informed. According to the report, Lebanese army ...

UN envoy meets with Lebanese political party leader - UN News Centre

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:14


UN News Centre

UN envoy meets with Lebanese political party leader
UN News Centre
... for Lebanon, said that he expressed “our satisfaction that calm has been restored” during his talks today with Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Forces ...
U.N. envoy discusses Lebanese stabilityUPI.com

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Syrian Leader to Visit Lebanon - Wall Street Journal

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:10


Reuters (press release)

Syrian Leader to Visit Lebanon
Wall Street Journal
Israel and US officials have alleged that Syria transferred sophisticated weapons to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, a charge Syria, Lebanon and ...
Saudi-Syrian summit on LebanonBBC News
Syria Blasts US "Interference"CBS News
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Syria: Ties with Lebanon must go through legal channels - Daily Star - Lebanon

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 15:51


Kansas City Star

Syria: Ties with Lebanon must go through legal channels
Daily Star - Lebanon
High-ranking Syrian sources told the Lebanese daily that President Bashar Assad's expected visit on Friday was “a big event that carries great indications ...
Syrian and Saudi leaders pledge support for LebanonBBC News
Syria Blasts US "Interference"CBS News
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to visit Beirut for Arab mini-summitThe Guardian
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US to boost LAF aid 'to counter Syria, Hizbullah' - Daily Star - Lebanon

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 15:51


US to boost LAF aid 'to counter Syria, Hizbullah'
Daily Star - Lebanon
... Star BEIRUT: The US will boost the capabilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to balance against the influence of Syria and Hizbullah in Lebanon, ...
Hizbullah Slams US General Remarks: He Aims to Spur Civil StrifeNaharnet

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Lebanon builds up troops near southern border after attacks on UN peacekeepers - World Tribune

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 15:17


Lebanon builds up troops near southern border after attacks on UN peacekeepers
World Tribune
"This step announced by the Lebanese government is a positive development that will be met with praise by Lebanon's partner in UNIFIL," French ambassador ...

Lebanon simmers - Foreign Policy (blog)

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:23


Reuters India

Lebanon simmers
Foreign Policy (blog)
In years past, Lebanese politics at a similar simmer would have quickly boiled over, but erstwhile adversaries and regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and ...
UN-backed Lebanon tribunal rejects Hezbollah outcryReuters
Hariri tribunal takes Lebanon closer to crisisFinancial Times
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Saudi-Syrian summit on Lebanon - BBC News

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:09


The Guardian

Saudi-Syrian summit on Lebanon
BBC News
... Lebanese prime minister five years ago. Hezbollah is part of Lebanon's unity government and the main party in the parliamentary opposition faction. ...
Syria Blasts US "Interference"CBS News
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to visit Beirut for Arab mini-summitThe Guardian
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Israel violates Lebanese airspace again - Press TV

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 11:28


Press TV

Israel violates Lebanese airspace again
Press TV
It flew over south Lebanon and the western Bekaa region before leaving at 5:20 pm. Another surveillance aircraft violated the Lebanese airspace on 6:25 pm ...
Two Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspaceiloubnan.info

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LEBANON: Arrests over alleged Facebook slander of president - Los Angeles Times (blog)

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:17


LEBANON: Arrests over alleged Facebook slander of president
Los Angeles Times (blog)
But the Lebanese justice ministry found that the case met the criteria for a slander and defamation lawsuit. "Media freedom in Lebanon and any civilized ...

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Syria Blasts US "Interference" - CBS News

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:43


Ha'aretz

Syria Blasts US "Interference"
CBS News
Some witnesses have actually recanted, and four pro-Syrian Lebanese generals, jailed after Hariri's murder, were released last year for lack of evidence. ...
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Ayalon slams Lebanese aid flotilla - Jerusalem Post

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 06:47


Reuters India

Ayalon slams Lebanese aid flotilla
Jerusalem Post
... in Lebanon are denied, including owning property, working in various professions and access to a health care system that the rest of the Lebanese people ...
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UN-backed Lebanon tribunal rejects Hezbollah outcry - Reuters

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 06:33


Reuters India

UN-backed Lebanon tribunal rejects Hezbollah outcry
Reuters
... of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri on Thursday rejected charges by Lebanon's Hezbollah armed group that its work is politically motivated. ...
Hariri tribunal takes Lebanon closer to crisisFinancial Times
Three-party summit in Beirut to cool down tensions with no link to STL ...iloubnan.info
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Saudi king kicks off 'Arab unity tour' - Press TV

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:42


Ha'aretz

Saudi king kicks off 'Arab unity tour'
Press TV
The move will mark Assad's first visit to Lebanon since the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri -- the incumbent Lebanese premier's father. ...
Saudi King Begins 4-Nation Tour To Contain Lebanon TensionsRTT News
Saudi king eyes summit in LebanonDaily Times
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Arab intelligence agencies too busy protecting regimes - Ha'aretz

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 03:21


Ha'aretz

Arab intelligence agencies too busy protecting regimes
Ha'aretz
"Indeed," Dietl says, "Israeli intelligence failed in Lebanon, but in the end it was more a matter of luck than professional work. This time the Lebanese ...
Lebanon charges 2nd telco worker with Israel spyingReuters
Lebanon busts 2nd Mossad telecom spyPress TV

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Saudi King Begins 4-Nation Tour To Contain Lebanon Tensions - RTT News

Latest News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 01:31


Daily Star - Lebanon

Saudi King Begins 4-Nation Tour To Contain Lebanon Tensions
RTT News
Lebanese officials said there was a possibility that the Saudi King being accompanied by Assad on the latter's first visit to the Lebanon since Hariri's ...
Saudi king eyes summit in LebanonDaily Times
Abdullah starts Arab tour in EgyptAljazeera.net
Saudi king, Syrian president to visit Lebanon togetherReuters (press release)
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