Daily Star (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Civil Defense service on Sunday began putting out forest fires near the outskirts of several villages in Mount Lebanon. The fires were threatening the villages of Sarfand, Hajat, Jinsnaya, Hariss al-Jnoub, Faghal, Qabeet and Qamatiyeh and have thus far burnt 17 hectares of forested land in the area, said a LAF report.
News from TheMediaLine.org. (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
A Lebanese mufti, an Islamic scholar, sharply criticized Hizbullah, implying it was holding the Lebanese nation hostage after last week's prisoner exchange with Israel. Sheikh Muhammad 'Ali Al-Jouzu, the mufti of Mount Lebanon, said the Lebanese were happy to receive Samir Quntar and his companions, but the exchange was mainly a way for Hizbullah to shore up its standing. "We released the prisoners...
Sigmund, Carl and Alfred (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
From The Guardian: Samir Qantar, feted as a hero of the resistance in his native Lebanon this week, was reviled as a child-murdering monster in Israel, which freed him in exchange for the bodies of two soldiers killed by Hizbullah in the raid that triggered the 2006 war. Over four years Chen Kotes-Bar, an Israeli journalist [...]
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Tucked away on a winding road, Lebanon's silk museum resides in the sleepy town of Bsous, near Wadi Chahrour. The Bsous Silk Museum is housed in a beautifully restored former silk factory. As Donna Raad, a tour guide at the silk museum, explained, it "was built by the Fayad family and fully operational between 1901 and 1954."
Backspin (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
With all the coverage of the prisoner swap, these three out-takes deserve closer attention: • Acerbic commentary in Now Lebanon (via PJM) slams Hezbollah, says Lebanese public paid the real price for Samir Kuntar's freedom: Add to the two Israeli...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
The Lebanese Army and Civil Defense units put out a series of forest fires which erupted across Lebanon on Tuesday. The fires effected the areas of Barjeh and Roumieh in Mount Lebanon; Ansarieh, Nejarieh, Bnaafoul, Anqoun, Kfarmilki al-Mari, Haboush, Nabatieh, and Tiri in the South, and Batroun in the North.
Bed and Breakfast Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Pittsburgh travel agencies announce mergerBizjournals.com, NC - 2 hours agoMount Lebanon-based Worldview Travel LLC, the region's seventh-largest agency, and Green Tree-based MAC Travel, the region's 13th-largest, have combined …
The Arabist (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Links from my del.icio.us account for July 7th through July 8th: FT.com / World - Gulf states urged to rethink dollar pegs - Sooner or later it will happen Egypt summons Iranian diplomat over Sadat film - Reuters.com - Note that this happens as the Egyptian press is full of anti-Shia conspiracy theories Family history | Mount Lebanon’s [...]
Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Aintoura, Mount Lebanon - A 32 year old Lebanese citizen opened fire at construction workers, killing two Lebanese nationals and one Syrian citizen, before taking his own life on Friday.
Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Beirut- The Mufti of Mount Lebanon Sheikh Mohammed Ali al-Jouzou said that Hezbollah is using the Resistance as a pretext to put the state and its institutions, including the Lebanese army, in its service.
Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Beirut - MP Mohammed Qabbara of the Tripoli bloc said that Hezbollah is attacking Tripoli today after having attacked Beirut , Mount Lebanon and the Bekaa region.
ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
After years of pointing out mistakes to publishers and getting the brush, I can now report partial vindication in my quixotic, annoying campaign to set the record straight about the lives of Evelyn Nesbit and Harry Thaw. read more
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Long Over-due Birthright Israel Trip, Summer 2008
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
*Iraq reacts * 9 June 2008 UNDERSTANDABLY, Iraq is the first to react to the growing threat facing Iran, ruling out use of its land and air space for the expected US-Israeli strike to thwart Teheran’s nuclear ambitions. Nouri Al Maliki no doubt realises well just what havoc Iran is...
Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Beirut- MP Boutros Harb criticized Hezbollah seizure of was Beirut and its attack against the Druze of Mount Lebanon saying Hezbollah has committed a historic mistake .
