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Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
In February 2005, shortly after the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, the pro-Syrian Lebanese government resigned. The day it happened, I warned against any stupid pro-American triumphalism : But whatever happens next in Lebanon, it would be a mistake to view it only through the lens of some kind of Middle Eastern "people power," a Cedar Revolution as soft and...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Arab foreign ministers to travel to Lebanon to broker a settlement after sectarian clashes left at least 38 people dead.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said the delegation would leave for Lebanon soon but did not give a date. No flights have gone into Beirut for four days because Hezbollah supporters have blocked the airport road. Moussa said the delegation would need to make security arrangements with the Lebanese army to go in.
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Arab foreign ministers urged warring Lebanese factions to immediately cease fighting and said Sunday they will send a delegation to try to broker a settlement between the Hezbollah-led opposition and U.S.-backed government…. Share This
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Swampland (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Herewith Paul du Quenoy's most recent missive from Beirut, sent a few hours ago: The settlement is touch and go. I slept very late today. Beirut seemed quiet, but there was word of fighting continuing in the northern part of the country, in Tripoli and Halba. The Sunnis are strong in the north and were out for revenge on the local Hezbollah forces. Gun battles had broken out in Aley and some of the...
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Arab foreign ministers to travel to Lebanon to broker a settlement after sectarian clashes left at least 38 people dead. Share This
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USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Heavy fighting broke out between pro- and anti-government supporters in northern Lebanon amid the country's power struggle, security ...
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Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday
DPA Choufayet (Lebanon), May 11 (DPA) A ceasefire between followers of Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and opposition followers failed Sunday after clashes broke out on Jumblatt's stronghold of Mount Lebanon. Shortly after Druze opposition leader Talal Arslan told DPA that “the ceasefire was established”, battles ragged in the axes of Aitat-Kayfoun. Kayfoun is a Shia village surrounded...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Arab foreign ministers urged warring Lebanese factions to immediately cease fighting and said Sunday they will send a delegation to try to broker a settlement between the Hezbollah-led opposition and U.S.-backed government.
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Global Security (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
New clashes have broken out in Lebanon between Shi'ite gunmen and pro-govt fighters
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Global Security (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
LEBANON: Opposition continues military takeover, enforces siegeBEIRUT, 11 May 2008 (IRIN) - Lebanon's worst sectarian violence since its 15-year civil war ended in 1990 has spread from Beirut to the Druze heartlands of Mount Lebanon and on to the second city of Tripoli in the north as Hezbollah and its opposition allies continued their military takeover of the country. Druze leader Waleed Jumblatt,...
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The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said Israel is braced for the possibility of tensions in Lebanon leading to a civil war......
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THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
M&C: A cautious calm prevailed Sunday night in Mount Lebanon following fierce clashes between followers of the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and opposition followers. A ceasefire was underway and the Lebanese army was setting up checkpoints, an army source on the ground told Deutsche Presse- Agentur dpa. "I have been in contact with Walid Jumblatt and we agreed that his fighters will hand over...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Cairo - Arab foreign ministers agreed at their emergency meeting Sunday to send a delegation to Lebanon to broker a road map for an end to the current crisis in the country. In a statement issued at the end of their hours-long meeting, the minister...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Choufayet, Lebanon - A cautious calm prevailed Sunday night in Mount Lebanon following fierce clashes between followers of the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and opposition followers. A ceasefire was underway and the Lebanese army was setting up checkpo...
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business news | 02/18/2008
Article #55879 LEBANON , Middle East , TOPICS: Conflict, Development, Industry / Commerce, 813 words LEBANON : MANY BUSINESSES PLAN TO EXPAND, DESPITE UNREST By Mona Alami MORE BY THIS AUTHOR BEIRUT , Lebanon , Feb. 6, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- The year 2008 has already been grim for most Lebanese businesses: Struggles with the nation's permanent protest movement, security problems, a brief war in a Palestinian...
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business news | 02/18/2008
Copyright 2008 IPS - Inter Press Service/Global Information Network IPS - Inter Press Service February 6, 2008 Wednesday 767 words LEBANON : MANY BUSINESSES PLAN TO EXPAND, DESPITE UNREST Mona Alami BEIRUT , Lebanon , Feb 6 2008 The year 2008 has already been grim for most Lebanese businesses: Struggles with the nation's permanent protest movement, security problems, a brief war in a Palestinian refugee...
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kalimatnews | 02/16/2008
BEIRUT (IPS) - A bomb tears through the bustling Chevrolet area on the outskirts of Beirut. Bad news travels fast: Captain Wissam Eid from the Internal Security Forces has been killed in the blast. This is a typical day for Lebanese citizens. The year 2007 has already been grim for most Lebanese businesses. Crisis after crisis has weighed down heavily on the Land of the Cedars. A permanent protest...
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