6/12/07

Lebanon, Syria and General Suleiman
By Sean(Rashad)
Meanwhile, an editorial in today’s CS Monitor claims that Suleiman’s ties to Syria could, in fact, benefit the cause of regional peace and end the counterproductive isolation of Damascus.
blog.pomed.org/2007/12/lebanon-syria-and-general-suleiman.html

Elections in Lebanon: Implications for Washington, Beirut, and …
By Jeffrey Feltman, Tony Badran, and David Schenker
US ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman, Lebanese political analyst Tony Badran, and Institute Arab politics expert David Schenker discussed Lebanon’s deadlocked presidential elections at a special policy forum.
www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2690

Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis
By Sean(Rashad)
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met today with both March 14 and opposition leaders to bridge the standoff over Lebanon’s empty presidential office. While Kouchner would not say “whether there were obstacles. …
blog.pomed.org/2007/12/lebanons-presidential-crisis.html

UN Officials Fret Over a Leadership Void in Lebanon
By BENNY AVNI
UNITED NATIONS — Pro-Syrian politicians in Lebanon yesterday declared the political and constitutional crises in their country are “over,” but UN officials were concerned about “continuing delays” in filling a leadership void in Beirut, …
www.nysun.com/article/67591

Regional dynamics shape local crisis
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Although last week’s US-sponsored peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland,
made little headway in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Syria’s
presence …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?ed
ition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=87281

Ancient cemeteries found in Syria
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Syria’s Archaeological Department announced that the Bronze era cemeteries
are the third set of ancient graveyards found in less than a month. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=33886&sectionid=3510212

Syria cramps to the Lebanese trump according to the “to be or not to be”
law, and the president of the parliament in Beirut, Nabib Berri is also a
soldier …
www.arabtimes.com/portal/article_display.cfm?ArticleID=3850

ARMENIAN ANTI-HAIL EQUIPMENTS TO BE EXPORTED TO SYRIA
AZG Armenian Daily – Yerevan,Armenia
The delegation of Trade-Industrial Chamber of Armenia (TICA) and their
Syrian colleagues made similar arrangements during their visit to Syria
last month. …
www.azg.am/?lang=EN&num=2007120603

Qatar Int’l Islamic Bank plans Syria insurance firm
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
DUBAI: Qatar International Islamic Bank said it plans to help set up an
Islamic insurance company in Syria. Qatar International Islamic will own
20% of the …
www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2
&item_no=188587&version=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28

Family, torn apart by crackdown, fears US will ease criticism of …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP DAMASCUS, Syria: Syrian writer Ali Abdullah has been jailed three times
in the past 13 years. One of his sons is serving a five-year sentence for
his …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/04/news/Syria-Rights.php

Maybe the NIE Is Not So Good for Syria?
By Joshua
Atassi makes a very good point when he argues that the elimination of
the nuclear capability of Iran may actually harm Syria rather than help
it in so far as its main patron is not the nuclear power it thought it
was hiding behind. …
joshualandis.com/blog/?p=509

Landis: Syria Key to Middle East Peace Process
By Council on Foreign Relations
December 5, 2007. Joshua Landis, a leading Syria expert, says Syria’s
surprise attendance at last week’s Annapolis peace conference came
after heavy lobbying.
feeds.cfr.org/~r/cfr_main/~3/195682332/landis.html

US supporting sale of military equipment to Syria
By sasa(sasa)
The US is supporting a UN transfer of military equipment to Syria. $2
million worth of computers and surveillance equipment is being sent to
Damascus. It is for Syrian customs, but it is all being kept very quiet. …
saroujah.blogspot.com/2007/12/us-supporting-sale-of-military.html

CISCO-Syria: “The US is ‘quietly’ supporting a UNDP program to …
By GPC(GPC)
Official French sources claim that this has been greatly
accelerated “after Annapolis.”
friday-lunch-club.blogspot.com/2007/12/
cisco-syria-us-is-quietly-supporting.html

ANALYSIS: Détente with Syria
By Paul Woodward
Not only did it fail to name any Syrian suspects (contrary to original
reports in 2005) but also praised Syria’s cooperation in the UN
probe. Simultaneously, the US Department of […]
warincontext.org/2007/12/05/analysis-detente-with-syria/

Lebanon: A sellout to Syria?
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
A new president in Lebanon who has close ties to Syria might actually
benefit the country and the region. Events in Lebanon are rarely just about
Lebanon. …
www.csmonitor.com/2007/1206/p08s01-comv.html

Go home or go to jail, Lebanon tells Iraqi refugees
Times Online – UK
Thousands of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon are being threatened with jail if
they do not return to their war-ravaged homes, a rights groups warned
yesterday. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/
world/middle_east/article3007236.ece

UN chief ‘extremely concerned’ about delay in Lebanon’s …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Wednesday he was
“extremely concerned” about Lebanon’s delay in choosing a president and has
spoken …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/
06/news/UN-GEN-UN-Lebanon.php

Palestinian militants clash in Lebanon camp
AFP –
AIN AL-HELWEH, Lebanon (AFP) — A 10-year-old Palestinian girl was wounded
in an armed clash on Wednesday between rival factions in the Palestinian
refugee …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5izpp-CnG83qu92gm3NhW35jT8QZA

Once all ‘glitter and glamor,’ Lebanon’s showgirl business has …
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
It was then that Lebanon first crowned itself as the party capital of the
Middle East. “Lawyers, ministers and everyone who was anyone would come to
see us …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?e
dition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=87277

Indonesians celebrate 50 years relations with Lebanon
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
Beirut – The Indonesian peacekeeping force of the UNIFIL Lebanon celebrated
today the 50 years anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia
and …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/12/indonesia_celeb.php

5/12/07

Demand for health care soars as spending shrinks in Syria
Middle East Online – London,UK
DAMASCUS – Syria’s public health system is under severe strain. Although
the quality of its health care remains regionally strong, growing budget
deficits, …
www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=23382

Lebanon’s Berri sure army chief to be president
Lebanon’s army chief will be elected the country’s next president, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in remarks published on Wednesday. Berri, a leading member of the opposition, said rival Lebanese leaders had agreed on General …
www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=mod
load&name=News&file=article&sid=84452

LEBANON: BERRI ‘SULEIMAN WILL BE ELECTED PRESIDENT’
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
He was promoted head of the army in 1998 when Syria was strongly
controlling Lebanon. If there are no last minute surprises, on Friday he
will be elected by …
www.agi.it/world/news/200712051535-pol-ren0053-art.html

Lebanon and the Indispensable Historic Memory
Dar Al-Hayat – Beirut,Lebanon
Lebanon remains without a president, and the opposition’s sit-ins continue
to paralyze the national economy and trade as the Islamic Festival of
Sacrifice …
english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/12-2007/Article-
20071205-aac4f22e-c0a8-10ed-00c1-a41e035067e7/story.html

The Syrians are back
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
By Sami Moubayed DAMASCUS – A variety of signals have been coming out of
the international community proving that the nearly three-year embargo on
Syria has …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IL06Ak02.html

IDF Chief blasts upper brass for faults of Lebanon War, not troops
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Haaretz Service The Second Lebanon War unfolded as it did due to
problems in the upper echelons of the Israel Defense Forces and not because
of the …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/931468.html

Berri: Suleiman Certainly Lebanon President
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Michel Suleiman will be the next president for Lebanon. “Khalas,” Arabic
for enough, “the story is over. Army Commander Michel Suleiman has become
the …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/newsdesk.nsf/0/734
4661C5158B4E2C22573A8003113BE?OpenDocument