and then
21/11/07
Lebanon Army-Police Send Reinforcements to Capital in Presidential …
Rapid Fire News=Teheran-Beirut-Damascus Watch-West Asia-North-Northeast Africa Theatre: Second Civil War About to Erupt in Lebanon More Devastating than the one from 1975-90 – 12000 European Troops on Lebanon/Israel Border Trapped …
digg.com/world_news/Lebanon_Army_Police_Send
_Reinforcements_to_Capital_in_Presidential_Crisis
US Electronic Surveillance Monitored Israeli Attack On Syria
The US provided Israel with information about Syrian air defenses before Israel attacked a suspected nuclear site in Syria, Aviation Week & Space Technology is reporting in its Nov. 26 edition.
www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_defens
e_story.jsp?id=news/ISRA112107.xml&source=rss
The Economist: Syria Struggling to Cope With Iraqi Refugees
By Dan
are leading questions on the whiteboard in an English lesson at an Iraqi refugee community centre in Sayyida Zaynab, a suburb on the edge of Syria’s capital, Damascus. The students can expect more such requests for personal data in the …
thegreenlineblog.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/the-
economist-syria-struggling-to-cope-with-iraqi-refugees/
Troops enter Beirut to guard parliament against pro-Syria takeover …
November 20, 2007 – Troops enter Beirut to guard parliament against pro-Syria takeover threat.
www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/
WTARC/2007/me_lebanon_11_20.asp
Lebanon girds for chaos as factional rift deepens
Globe and Mail – Canada
BEIRUT — Gilbert Doumit used to count himself among the optimists, one of
the few who believed that Lebanon might be able to free itself from the …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGA
M.20071121.wlebanon21/BNStory/International/home
Spain’s foreign minister to join efforts to end crisis in Lebanon
AFP –
MADRID (AFP) — Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos is to
leave for Beirut late Wednesday to join diplomatic efforts to end Lebanon’s
political …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iieldXtDb5QcHdSxOZSxgOVfKTTg
World Briefing | Middle East Lebanon: Presidential Vote Postponed
New York Times – United States
By AP A parliamentary vote set for today to elect Lebanon’s next
president has been put off until Friday as the country’s deeply divided
political factions …
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/world/
middleeast/21briefs-vote.html?ref=world
Moussa blames both sides in Lebanon’s presidential crisis
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
“There are two days left and I hope that the leaders of this country will
pick a candidate,” he said, adding that he planned to remain in Lebanon
until …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?ed
ition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=86940
Tensions Mount in Lebanon as Presidential Elections Draw to a Close
By David Schenker
Word from Lebanon is that the pro-West March 14th Government will not be able to elect one of their two preferred candidates (Boutros Harb and Nassib Lahoud) president. Instead, it now appears that the March 14th forces and opposition …
counterterrorismblog.org/2007/11/tensions_mount_in_lebanon_as_p.php
Getting it wrong on Lebanon and beyond
By bhounshell@ceip.org (Blake Hounshell)
Lebanon’s political crisis has everything to do with the changing makeup of the country. The Shiites have long demanded their fair share of political power and the Christian and Sunni populations that back the current government don’t …
blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/7106
Iraqi embassy in Syria organizing free trips home for Iraqi refugees
International Herald Tribune – France
AP DAMASCUS, Syria: With an ebb in the violence in Iraq, the country’s
embassy in Damascus is starting to organize free trips for Iraqis who want
to return …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/21/a
frica/ME-GEN-Syria-Iraqi-Refugees.php
Christian leader says Syria blocking Lebanon deal
Reuters – USA
By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s main anti-Syrian
Christian leader accused Syria and its allies on Wednesday of blocking a
deal on a new …
www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL21707749
Rice tells Syria to stop meddling in Lebanon
Reuters – USA
By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
told Syria on Wednesday to stop interfering in Lebanon’s stalled election
process …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2119668420071121
Israel-Syria peace talks?
By DrSteveB
Surprisingly, for those who follow the Bush administration’s anti-Syria/don’t-talk-with-Syria attitude, Syria is likely to be attending, along with many others from throughout the Arab world. This may be more important and more likely …
www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/11/21/93927/774
Are we Going to Occupy Iran and Syria, Too?
What is startling is that the US military has also asked us to prepare a bid for educational programs in IRAN and SYRIA (and, oddly enough, France — where we have had no presence since NATO was expelled in 1967 — probably a function …
www.whatreallyhappened.com/archi
ves/cat_current_events.html#073658
US Reaches Out to Saudi Arabia and Syria for Support of Annapolis
By Amanda(Rashad)
Helene Cooper and Isabel Kershner in the International Herald Tribune writes that the “Bush administration finally acknowledged publicly that it had issued formal invitations to 40 countries and organizations that it hopes will attend a …
blog.pomed.org/2007/11/us-reaches-out-to-saudi-arabia-and.html
Lebanon: Abolition of the death penalty linked to stability
By AI Death Penalty Team(AI Death Penalty Team)
LEBANON: Abolition of death penalty linked to stability Sonele Daas sits on death row in Lebanon’s central Roumieh prison, found guilty of murder almost one decade ago. The 60-year-old Bangladeshi had traveled to Lebanon to work and …
deathpenaltyinformation.blogspot.com/2007/
11/lebanon-abolition-of-death-penalty.html
Iraq grants Lebanon $2 million to ease refugee burden
he Iraqi government extended $2 million to Lebanon Tuesday to ameliorate the living conditions of the Iraqi refugees in Lebanon. The Iraqi Cabinet ratified a decision that gives Syria, Jordan and Lebanon $25 million “to [ease] the …
www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=mod
load&name=News&file=article&sid=84039
Recent history of Lebanon – Part 7
By Riemer Brouwer(Riemer Brouwer)
Despite the rumors about a backroom deal between Michel Aoun and the Syrian regime, he was still highly popular when he returned to Lebanon. Being a former general, most people still called him General and his supporters were convinced …
lebanon-update.blogspot.com/2007/11
/recent-history-of-lebanon-part-7.html
Berri postpones Lebanon parliament session until Friday – Summary
Earthtimes – London,UK
Beirut – Lebanon’s parliament speaker Nabih Berri went ahead as expected
Tuesday with postponing until Friday a parliament session to elect a
successor to …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/145305.html
Syria Wants Golan in Mideast Event
Damascus, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) Syria reiterated that her participation in the international conference on the Middle East is conditioned by the inclusion of return of the Golan Heights in the agenda.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B6047422F-D
051-4B33-A511-AF9BDA652D25%7D&language=EN
Growing Obfuscation of the Bombing of Syria
By Rowan Wolf
Back on November 6th, I explored the convoluted information (or disinformation) regarding the September 6, 2007 bombing of Syria in Who Bombed Syria? Did Syria Get Bombed?. Well Gareth Porter has returned to the topic with new …
www.bestcyrano.org/avenger212/?p=137
Ahmadinejad & Hezbollah blocking Lebanon presidential vote
MP Atef Majdalani on Tuesday accused Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his ally Hezbollah of blocking the presidential elections in Lebanon. Majdalani, in a statement to Naharnet, said the March 14 majority alliance is committed …
www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=2007-11-21&ID=208471
11/21/07 Meanwhile in Lebanon
By Catholic Sunni Shia(Catholic Sunni Shia)
Hailstorm Sets Off Bomblets in Lebanon: The season’s first hailstorm Tuesday was a blessing in disguise for cluster bomb-infested parts of southern Lebanon, triggering blasts from previously unexploded bomblets. …
palestineandiraq.blogspot.com/2007/11/112107-meanwhile-in-lebanon.html
MIDEAST: ON 27/11 ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE WITH SYRIA AND ARABIA
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
… who noted that in addition to Israel and the Palestinian Authority,
Washington has invited a group of Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and
Syria. …
www.agi.it/world/news/200711211109-pol-ren0015-art.html
Syria, Saudi Arabia invited to Annapolis
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Invitations to over 40 other countries and organizations, including Syria
and Saudi Arabia, were expected to be given out by the United States, …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=11
95546682182&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Is Syria Really So Unique?
Dar Al-Hayat – Beirut,Lebanon
With such presumption the Mashreq delegation of the European parliament
recently traveled to Syria. The purpose was to learn in depth current
situation …
english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/11-2007/
Article-20071121-61d08534-c0a8-10ed-0164-48ced255d0c7/story.html
SYRIA: Demand for health care soars as spending shrinks
IRINnews.org – New York,NY,USA
DAMASCUS, 21 November 2007 (IRIN) – Syria’s public health system is under
severe strain. Although the quality of its health care remains regionally
strong, …
www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75423
Health: Syria’s public health system under severe strain
By Mike Hitchen(Mike Hitchen)
Syria’s public health system is under severe strain. Although the quality of its health care remains regionally strong, growing budget deficits, ballooning demographics and the influx of an estimated 1.5 million Iraqis, …
ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com/2007/11/he
alth-syrias-public-health-system.html
Hailstorms set off cluster bombs in South Lebanon
By arbroath(arbroath)
Farran said international clearance teams, working with the Lebanese army and the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have removed about 135000 bombs already, but as many as one million could remain un-detonated.
arbroath.blogspot.com/2007/11/hailstorms
-set-off-cluster-bombs-in.html
Syrians Flocking To Lebanon To Use Facebook
By Mustapha
In December of 2005, I argued that Lebanon should provide sanctuary for Syrian dissidents * Also, don’t forget to read the previous article on how the Syrians could get around the Facebook ban. Share This.
beirutspring.com/blog/2007/11/21/syrian
s-flocking-to-lebanon-to-use-facebook/
Lebanon delays presidential election
BEIRUT – Deeply divided Lebanese leaders have postponed a presidential election until Friday to allow more time to agree a successor to the pro-Syrian incumbent, whose term expires that day.
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/
middleeast/2007/November/middleeast_November304.xml&s
ection=middleeast&col=
Presidential vote delayed in Lebanon
Boston Globe – United States
Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system requires the head of state to be a
Maronite. Political sources say the governing coalition wants parliament
member …
www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/
2007/11/21/presidential_vote_delayed_in_lebanon
Presidential consensus still lacking in Lebanon.
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
Urgent diplomatic efforts in Lebanon have so far failed to secure a
candidate for the country’s presidential election, which must take place
this Friday. …
www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=455022&lng=1
How Important is it for Syria to be at Annapolis?
Ever since the Geneva Conference in December 1973, Middle Easterners have become used to the suspense surrounding the question of whether the “bad boy” of Arab politics, Syria, will or will not take part in any meeting connected with …
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00340.htm
The United States invited over 40 countries including Syria to …
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – New York,NY,USA
The invitation to Syria comes despite the Bush administration’s efforts to
isolate the Bashar Assad regime because of its attempts to dominate Lebanon
and …
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/105447.html
A powder keg in Lebanon
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
It is no secret that Hezbollah’s arms and money come chiefly from Shiite
Iran, with help from Syria. Hezbollah denies that it is beholden to either
country. …
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-viorst2
1nov21,0,7917308.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail
Berri postpones Lebanon presidential vote for fourth time
Hariri left for a trip to Moscow early on Tuesday “to enlist the help of the Russians in ending Syrian interference in Lebanon” according to reports coming from his residence in Qreitem The presidential election was postponed for a …
www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=2007-11-21&ID=208445
Hail sets off Lebanon cluster bombs
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Hailstones from a storm in southern Lebanon have detonated hundreds of
unexploded Israeli cluster bombs, the country’s official news agency said.
…
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/37A400
91-E3F4-4868-A8DB-D69778A759B2.htm
Election a tinderbox for Lebanon
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon’s grave political crisis peaks this week with
feuding politicians in last-ditch negotiations to elect a new president,
…
www.csmonitor.com/2007/1121/p07s02-wome.html
When it rains, it pours in Lebanon
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Still many fear the political bickering could quickly descend into the kind
of violence that plagued Lebanon during the 1975-1990 civil war. …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2007/11/when-it-rains-i.html
Conference sheds light on the issue of torture in Lebanon
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Financial support is being provided by the EU and the Dutch Embassy in
Lebanon. Project officer Lala Arabian was delighted with the outcome of the
…
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?editio
n_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=86930
The hidden message of Lebanon’s latest political crisis
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
By The Daily Star Lebanon’s current crisis may or may not be the one that
causes the country to disintegrate. Either way, it has clearly demonstrated
the …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&article_id=86917&categ_id=17
What happens next in Lebanon is anyone’s guess
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
On the other hand, he said, Hizbullah’s backers in Syria might represent an
obstacle to consensus, as Syria is likely to use its remaining influence in
…
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?editio
n_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=86932
Annapolis date Nov. 27; Saudi Arabia, Syria to attend
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Palestinian and Egyptian sources said Tuesday that Syria and Saudi Arabia
would attend the meet aimed at launching negotiations for the creation of a
…
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/926307.html
Iraq to offer Syria funds for refugees
AFP –
BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq said on Tuesday that it will offer Syria 15 million
dollars to help pay the costs of sheltering Iraqi refugees during a visit
to …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gmjgLcsuTEbtEC8bOMU7Bx1sxI3w
French presidential aide in Syria for talks on Lebanon’s political …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy sent his top aide to Syria for
talks aimed at defusing the crisis over Lebanon’s presidential election,
…
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/20/eu
rope/EU-GEN-France-Syria-Lebanon.php
Iran, Syria said to be stepping up support of terrorists
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By YAAKOV KATZ A day after a young father was gunned down in a Palestinian
shooting attack near the settlement of Kedumim, IDF officers warned Tuesday
that …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=119554668
2609&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Syria demands Golan Heights be discussed at US conference
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
DAMASCUS, November 20 (RIA Novosti) – Syria will only take part in an
international Middle East conference next week in Annapolis if the return
of the Golan …
en.rian.ru/world/20071120/88866368.html
Lebanon presidential vote postponed again
Lebanon’s presidential election has been postponed for a fourth time amid last-ditch efforts by the Government and the Opposition to agree on a consensus candidate by a Friday deadline.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/21/2096536.htm
ABC News: Breaking Stories
www.abc.net.au/news/
“Lebanon bids President Lahoud farewell”
By GPC(GPC)
From Al Jazeera, here.
friday-lunch-club.blogspot.com/2007/11/leban
on-bids-president-lahoud-farewell.html
20/11/07
Syria Country Representative
Closing Date: 03 Dec 2007 Location: Syrian Arab Republic (Damascus) Source: AUSTCARE.
www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCH
A-79578V?OpenDocument&RSS20=07-P
Robert Gates Mostly Mum on North Korea-Syria Nuclear Cooperation
By thenospincrew
Andrew Semmel, acting deputy assistant secretary of state for nuclear nonproliferation policy, did not identify the suppliers, but said North Koreans were in Syria and that he could not exclude that the network run by the disgraced …
thenospincrew.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/robert-gate
s-mostly-mum-on-north-korea-syria-nuclear-cooperation/
Parliament session to elect Lebanon’s president in doubt amid …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP BEIRUT, Lebanon: A planned parliament session to elect a president on
Wednesday appeared increasingly unlikely as intense mediation between
Lebanon’s …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/20/
africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Election.php
Hailstorm Sets Off Bomblets in Lebanon
The Associated Press –
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The season’s first hailstorm Tuesday was a
blessing in disguise for cluster bomb-infested parts of southern Lebanon,
…
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gemUmT
fvF6e_bPbxQrGRw9qqKQbwD8T1G8P81
German FM, UN chief call for Lebanon election
Xinhua – China
20 (Xinhua) — German Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and
the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged all sides in Lebanon to conduct
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/21/content_7116938.htm
Lebanon postpones presidential vote to Friday
Africasia – London,UK
Lebanon’s presidential election has been postponed until Friday, the fourth
delay, a deputy with the ruling majority told AFP on Tuesday. …
www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.
php?area=mideast&item=071120121955.gdgtq97k.php
Lebanon is counting on Russia’ s help Hariri tells Putin
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
Beirut / Novo – Ogaryovo – Lebanon’s Parliamentary Majority leader Saad
Hariri urged Russia to help his country overcome the current political
crisis, …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/11/lebanon_is_coun.php
ThreatsWatch.Org – RapidRecon: Syria: Iran’s Secret Project Home?
By Steve Schippert
The Syrian story is far from over: in fact, on October 23, Al Seyassah ran a story about potential new secret nuclear sites in Syria. According to Western sources cited by the paper, it is possible that Syria is developing other nuclear …
threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2007/11/syria-irans-secret-project-hom/
King Abdullah’s visit to Syria, was it really about peace talks?
By LadyBird
Most of western news agencies used this headline Jordanian king arrives in Syria on rare trip ahead of Arab peace meeting, while the reality is the visit had nothing to do with Arab peace talks and Annapolis not even mentioned in the …
www.roadstoiraq.com/2007/11/20/king-abdullahs
-visit-to-syria-was-it-really-about-peace-talks/
Syria blocks Facebook
By Infidelesto
Syria ruling with an Islamic fist This is the problem with the Islamic 3rd world. Anything new and different would be considered un-islamic, therefore must be banned. Islamic countries can stick to their 7th century ideology while their …
infidelsarecool.com/2007/11/20/syria-blocks-facebook/
Syria sticks to Golan quest before Mideast talk
Reuters – USA
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria resisted international
pressure and insisted on Tuesday it would only attend a US-hosted Middle
East peace …
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2071642420071120
Bring Syria into the talks
International Herald Tribune – France
In contrast, Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, is not moderate, at times
resembles a Mafia chieftain more than a head of state and threatens war
with …
www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/20/opinion/edalpher.php
Putin Promises Hariri to Talk Syria-Iran into Facilitating …
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday promised parliamentary majority
leader Saad Hariri that he would hold “immediate” talks with Iran and Syria
to …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/81
E83AA854161A44C22573990055BB3D?OpenDocument
Iran, Syria Call for Unity in Lebanon
Tehran, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) Iranian and Syrian Foreign Ministers Manuchehr Mottaki and Waleed al Mualem, respectively, Tuesday emphasized that the next Lebanese president should be a symbol of unity.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B3B4454E2-9
331-4D8D-952B-BFE57ECEB7F7%7D&language=EN
Asia Times: Attack on Syria a US/Israeli Warning to Iran
By Faithful Progressive(Faithful Progressive)
WASHINGTON – Until late October, the accepted explanation about the September 6 Israeli air strike in Syria, constructed from a series of press leaks from US officials, was that it was prompted by dramatic satellite intelligence that …
faithfulprogressive.blogspot.com/2007/11
/asia-times-attack-on-syria-usisraeli.html
FACTBOX-Lebanon in critical week as president’s term ends
Reuters – USA
Nov 20 (Reuters) – Lebanon is in a crucial week with the term of pro-Syrian
President Emile Lahoud ending on Friday and deeply divided politicians yet
to …
www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL20423535
Lebanon presidential vote postponed for fourth time: deputy
AFP –
BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanon’s presidential election was postponed for a fourth
time on Tuesday amid last-ditch efforts for political rivals to strike a
deal by a …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iUpaI9WySS7VTN3fmGEctv_mTazw
Hailstorm causes cluster bomb blasts in S. Lebanon
Reuters – USA
BEIRUT, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A hailstorm has caused hundreds of cluster bombs
to explode in south Lebanon, the National News Agency said on Tuesday. …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL20172986
Lebanon president vote delayed to Nov. 23-source
Reuters – USA
BEIRUT, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The Lebanese presidential election will be
postponed for two days to Nov. 23 to give rival leaders more time to agree
on a …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL20410889
Hailstorm causes cluster bomb blasts in Lebanon
Lebanon’s national news agency reports a hailstorm has caused hundreds of cluster bombs to explode in south Lebanon.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/20/2096390.htm
Lebanon’s 2007 Presidential Election Spells Trouble
By Catholicgauze(Catholicgauze)
Trouble is on the horizon in Lebanon. Sometime between now and November 24th the parliament is suppose to elect a new president to replace the pro-Syrian Emile Lahoud. The parliament is just barely pro-West, anti-Syrian but probable …
catholicgauze.blogspot.com/2007/11/leb
anons-2007-presidential-election.html
A warning shot for Iran, via Syria
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON – Until late October, the accepted explanation
about the September 6 Israeli air strike in Syria, constructed from a
series of …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IK21Ak03.html
Vladimir Putin Rallied for War against Syria
Kommersant – Moscow,Russia
The son of late former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri arrived to
Moscow to ask the Russian leader to put pressure on Syria. This Wednesday,
Lebanon’s …
www.kommersant.com/p827263/Saad_Hariri_a
rrives_to_Moscow_to_secure_Kremlin_backing/
Syria bans travel for activists
The Times – Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
And student Mustafa al-Hayed from Aleppo in northern Syria has been barred
from travel abroad to pursue his studies. “These bans are illegal. …
www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=622667
Iraqi Cabinet grants $25 million to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon to …
Alsumaria – Iraq
Iraqi Cabinet ratified a decision that gives Syria, Jordan and Lebanon 25
million dollars in order to soothe the repercussions of the presence of
Iraqi …
www.alsumaria.tv/en/Economics-News-Iraq/3-10403-Iraqi-
Cabinet-grants-$25-million-to-Syria,-Jordan-and-Lebanon
-to-soothe-refugees%E2%80%99-burden.html
Lebanon army tightens security in president crisis
By – wcpn
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army tightened security in Beirut on Tuesday as rival leaders remained split over who should replace the pro-Syrian president before his term ends this week.
www.publicbroadcasting.net/wcpn/news.newsm
ain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1186092§ionID=13
Trying to Hold Lebanon Together
TIME – USA
But that is the dangerous scenario facing Lebanon this week. On Wednesday,
members of the country’s parliament are scheduled to vote on a replacement
for …
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1685586,00.html
Lebanon still in political deadlock
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer BEIRUT — Lebanon this
week faces its worst political crisis since its 15-year civil war, with
leaders …
www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection
/la-fg-lebanon20nov20,1,324577.story?coll=la-news-a_section
Vote on Lebanon president faces further delay
Reuters – USA
By Tom Perry BEIRUT, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s rival political camps
remained at loggerheads on Tuesday over who should replace its pro-Syrian
president, …
www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL20618912
Analysis: Syria becomes the Annapolis prize
Jerusalem Post – Israel
And in recent days the Annapolis conference has also turned into a meeting
that is to a large degree about Syria. Regarding the formation of a
moderate …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11951275
46643&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
This time, the IDF favors Syria
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Ashkenazi, who was GOC Northern Command toward the end of Israel’s presence
in Lebanon, is known to support an agreement with Syria at the specified
price, …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/925871.html
Lebanon on “the Brink of an Abyss”
About – News & Issues – New York,NY,USA
Lahoud was Syria’s man in Lebanon (at least one of Syria’s many men), and
back then when Syria demanded an extension to its chosen president’s term,
…
middleeast.about.com/b/2007/11/19
/lebanon-on-the-brink-of-an-abyss.htm
Iran ready for nuclear co-op with Syria
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Iran has proclaimed readiness for cooperation with Syria in the field of
peaceful nuclear activities in the event Syria is eager. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=31825§ionid=351020104
MP accuses Hezbollah of plot to change Lebanon’s regime
Member of Parliament Akram Shehayeb accused Hezbollah of plotting to control Lebanon and change its regime, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday. “Hezbollah is for a pre-emptive war to control state institutions … to torpedo the Taif …
www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=m
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Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch warns presidential elections …
Xinhua – China
19 (Xinhua) — Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir said on Monday
that if the country’s feuding political factions were not willing to make
…
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Mistaking unity for democracy in Lebanon
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Or, if the election is not held, Lebanon may face political instability and
further economic loss. Unfortunately, if the election takes place, …
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Comptroller slams IDF over Lebanon war
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By YAAKOV KATZ The army embarked into the Second Lebanon War made up of
units that had not trained in five years and lacked ammunition, according
to State …
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Lebanon : 48h before the civil war ?
Voltaire Network – Saint-Denis,France
But the return of the French foreign minister to Lebanon and the
international and regional indicators suggest that there is an attempt to
support the …
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Italy to finance $100 million in Lebanon projects
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
The second agreement, a 30-million-euro grant, comes as part of the
contribution to the reconstruction of Lebanon which Italy pledged at the
Paris III …
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