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Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
"Outside of Iraq, whose Palestinian population fled en masse after the fall of Saddam, nowhere has the situation of the Palestinian refugees worsened so dramatically as in Lebanon. Since the early Sixties, Palestinians there have been barred from working in medicine, dentistry and the law. In 2001, the Lebanese parliament adopted an amendment to the country's property laws that prohibited the...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Madrid - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman on Monday stressed his country's interest in boosting relations with Spain. Spain's European Union presidency in the first half of 2010 and Lebanon's simultaneous membership in the United Nations Security ...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Madrid - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman on Monday began a state visit to Spain, during which he was to discuss the Middle East peace process and bilateral relations with Spanish leaders. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia welcomed Suleiman and his...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Beirut - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman left Beirut Sunday for a three-day visit to Madrid during which he would meet with King Juan Carlos and top Spanish officials. Suleiman, who is accompanied by a political and economic delegation, is to disc...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Beirut - Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Saturday he expected a breakthrough in a few days in the bid to form the long-awaited national unity cabinet. After meeting Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Hariri said: A breakthrough...
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Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Lebanese officials said more than 300 Lebanese nationals were deported by the United Arab Emirates in mid-2009. The Lebanese said the expulsion was part of a crackdown on the Iranian-aligned community in Dubai and Sharjah, where up to 100,000 Lebanese and 500,000 Iranians live. "We believe the UAE was acting under U.S. pressure," an expelled Shi'ite said. On Oct. 1, several of those deported...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Beirut - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero arrived in Beirut Friday for talks with Lebanese officials and also to inspect his country's troops in southern Lebanon. Zapatero was to hold talks with President Michel Suleiman, House Spe...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Beirut - The Sixth Francophone Games, the Jeux de la Francophonie , were formally opened in Beirut Sunday evening by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. The games running until October 6 are being attended by 42 countries. Suleiman said they reflect...
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THE OUTRAGED SPLEEN OF ZION (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Elder of Ziyon: Goldstone Commission problems, part 8 One of the major sources that the Goldstone Commission heavily relied on in testimonies was TAWTHEQ. TAWTHEQ is quoted in the context of the Gaza war more often than HRW and seems to be mentioned in the report body about as often as PCHR (although PCHR is mentioned more in footnotes.) In other words, it seems that Goldstone put a lot of emphasis...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
President Michel Suleiman has asked Saad Hariri, who won Lebanon's parliamentary elections in June, to resume a stalled attempt to form a government
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Beirut - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman will start parliamentary consultations to nominate a new prime minister on September 15 and 16, an official source said Friday. Hariri said Thursday he was stepping down as prime minister- designate after n...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed regrets on Thursday that prime minister designate Saad Hariri had to step down for failing to form a new government. Ban said he hoped that President Michel Suleiman's consultations with politic...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
Beirut - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Monday presented a 30-member cabinet lineup to President Michel Suleiman in order to form a much-delayed government across the country's sectarian lines. Speaking following talks at Suleiman's summer re...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana in Lebanon on Tuesday urged a quick formation of the country's new cabinet, and discussed a possible Palestinian-Israeli peace talks on the sidelines of UN general assembly at the end of this month. The fourth stop of Solana's Middle East trip after Syria, Israel and Palestinian territories, Solana met with the country's major leaders before he flew...