Lebanon-Syria News-Links 21 December 2007

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21 December 2007

21/12/07

Israel-Syria talk prospects hit impasse
JERUSALEM (UPI) — Diplomats say attempts to open diplomatic channels between Israel and Syria have faltered despite the efforts of Turkey and Germany to facilitate the contacts.
www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-277409-383120?source=1930

US and Syria must stop sniping at each other
GulfNews – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
US President George W. Bush says he has lost patience with Syria’s Bashar Al Assad and has ruled out opening a dialogue with him. …
www.gulfnews.com/opinion/editorial_opinion/region/10176524.html

Lebanon lagging in trade policies – report
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
BEIRUT: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranked Lebanon 86th out of 123 countries in terms of trade policies and development, …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&categ_id=3&article_id=87603

What if Lebanon’s politicians had a vested interest in peace?
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
By The Daily Star It is true that Lebanon’s squabbling political parties have paralyzed the country, but they have generally avoided violent clashes. …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?editi
on_id=1&article_id=87600&categ_id=17

US urges UN pressure on those blocking Lebanon polls
AFP –
Lawmakers had been due for the 10th time in three months to meet on electing a president, but hopes that a breakthrough between Lebanon’s two feuding …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iPgtDt-CJ34Iz9sr3AtVaxwHvGWw

Lebanon Presidential Vote Delayed to Dec. 29
BEIRUT-A Lebanese presidential election scheduled for Saturday was postponed until Dec. 29, the parliament speaker said on Friday, the tenth delay to the vote.Feuding Lebanese leaders have agree…
en.epochtimes.com/news/7-12-21/63180.html

Hezbollah Rejects Bush Lebanon Comments
The militant Hezbollah group denounced President Bush on Friday for urging Lebanon”s anti-Syrian lawmakers to push through their own choice for president if necessary to resolve a long political deadlock.
www.ktul.com/news/stories/1207/482439.html?122107

Report: 50000 Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon
The exhaustive report’s top recommendation: “Resolving the legal status of Iraqis in Lebanon who.
www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/5163

Bush ‘loses patience’ with Syria
“He doesn’t need a phone call, he knows exactly what my position is,” Mr Bush said at a year-ending news conference.
digg.com/world_news/Bush_loses_patience_with_Syria_2

Lebanon again postpones presidential vote
AFP –
BEIRUT (AFP) — The speaker of Lebanon’s parliament has again postponed, this time until December 29, a session that had been set for Saturday to elect a new …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpev-kcNa1VCeVBSYuS0DA1Q3vEQ

Lebanon presidential vote delayed to December 29
Reuters – USA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Lebanese presidential election scheduled for Saturday was postponed until December 29, the parliament speaker said on Friday, …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2188111320071221

Lebanon presidential election delayed again
Al-Bawaba – Amman,Jordan
Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has again delayed for the 10th time in three months the presidential election’s session, this time until December …
www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Lebanon/220254

Hezbollah delegation in Damascus to discuss Lebanon vote
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
Beirut – A delegation of Hezbollah left for Syria today to meet with the Syrian officials regarding the presidential election in Lebanon, a source told al …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/12/hezbollah_deleg.php

Hezbollah Rejects Bush Lebanon Comments
The Associated Press –
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group denounced President Bush on Friday for urging Lebanon’s anti-Syrian lawmakers to push through their own …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hML50
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Lebanon delays presidential vote
Swissinfo – Switzerland
Bush, accusing Syria of interfering in Lebanon, said that if the deadlock continued, the ruling group should vote using its simple majority of MPs.…
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Lebanon_delays_
presidential_vote.html?siteSect=143&sid=8560169&cKey=
1198264051000&ty=ti

Syria: Officers Arrested In Al-Hariri Case
Stratfor (subscription) – USA
Three ranking Syrian officers suspected of involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri are under arrest, …
www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php
?selected=Situation%20Reports&sitrep=1&id=300418

Attempt to exchange messages between Israel and Syria fails
Earlier this week, during a foreign ministers’ meeting at the Paris conference of donor nations for the Palestinian Authority, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attacked Syria for what she said was a missed opportunity at …
www.whatreallyhappened.com/archives/cat_syria.html#075276

Bush ‘loses patience’ with Syria’s Assad
JERUSALEM (UPI) — US President George Bush says he’s lost patience with Syria’s president Assad as attempts to open diplomatic channels between Israel and Syria falter.
www.arcamax.com/newsheadlines/s-277276-753482?source=1930

Top Hezbollah official blasts US President Bush, says Lebanon …
International Herald Tribune – France
AP BEIRUT, Lebanon: The militant Hezbollah group lashed out on Friday at US President George W. Bush for urging Lebanon’s anti-Syrian lawmakers to push…
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/21/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-US.php

Syrian FM: US Thwarted Syrian-French Attempt To Resolve Lebanon Crisis
MEMRI – Washington,DC,USA
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mu’alem has said that the US thwarted joint Syrian-French efforts to resolve the Lebanon crisis. …
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4225.htm

YEARENDER: Lebanon mired in instability, desperate for solution
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Beirut- The year 2007 in Lebanon ended with a focus on the slogan ‘Wake up, before it happens again’: a reference to the Lebanese civil war of 1975-1990 …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1382531
.php/YEARENDER_Lebanon_mired_in_instability_desperate_for_solution

Lebanon vote must take place, Sarkozy tells Syria
Reuters – USA
Syria has denied long-standing US accusations that it is interfering in neighboring Lebanon and trying to undermine its Western-backed government.…
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2161998420071221

World demands release of Syrian political activists
Menassat – Beirut,Lebanon
Syria is cracking down on political activists after a Dec. 1 opposition gathering. Human Rights Watch and others are demanding their release. …
www.menassat.com/?q=en/news-articles/2519
-world-demands-release-syrian-political-activists

Hezbollah says Bush proposal threatens Lebanon stability
Reuters – USA
By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah said on Friday a proposal by President George W. Bush for Lebanon’s Western-backed governing coalition to elect …
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL2113555420071221

MAG Lebanon – November Update
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Thousands of these are scattered accross southern Lebanon. – Visual search& clearance of 511755 sq/m of land through hand, electronic, …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/220485/11982330103.htm

Abu al-Geith: Efforts Underway to Salvage Lebanon as Contacts with …
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu al-Geith said Arab and international efforts are underway to end the Lebanon crisis, pointing out that contacts with …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/0/
D323545F3E6014ADC22573B800300090?OpenDocument

Hariri: Syria has the opposition negotiating paper in its pocket
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
Sharaa called this “triumph of Syria in Lebanon. “ – “Walid Moallem and Farouk Al-Sharaa speeches , provide new evidence on the Syrian intervention in the …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/12/hariri_syria_ha.php

Bush critical of Syria
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The United States has been siding with a coalition of pro-Western political groups in Lebanon that are struggling with pro-Syrian factions and others over …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-
bushforn21dec21,1,1338621.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Bush warns Syria away from Lebanon
Boston Globe – United States
WASHINGTON – President Bush yesterday warned Damascus against interfering in Lebanon’s political crisis, saying his patience with Syria’s President Bashar …
www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2007
/12/21/bush_warns_syria_away_from_lebanon

Delay of Lebanese Election Will Be Setback for US-Syria Relations
By BENNY AVNI
The expected delay of Saturday’s Lebanese presidential election will be a setback for recent American and French attempts to renew diplomatic ties with Syria, as Presidents Bush and Sarkozy say they have lost patience with the Assad …
www.nysun.com/article/68453

Syrian FM attacks US over Lebanon’s presidential vote
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem criticized on Thursday the United States in the Lebanese presidential crisis, accusing it of allegedly blocking Syrian and French efforts to end the deadlock that has paralyzed Lebanon. …
www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=2007-12-21&ID=214494

Hezbollah reorganizes in Lebanon
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
… as well as the 1992 bombings of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and the kidnapping of dozens of foreigners in Lebanon in the 1980s.
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/12/hezbollah_reorg.php

Hariri Scolds Syria, Urges Opposition to Cut Ties with Damascus
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Hariri accused Syria of blocking efforts to find a successor to Emile Lahoud as part of a plan with other regional powers to put the “chokehold” on Lebanon …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/0/
8F28C0ADACE399D9C22573B800147DC4?OpenDocument

Israel, Syria message exchange attempt ends in failure
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent An attempt to exchange messages between Israel and Syria in recent months has failed. European diplomatic sources said …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/936916.html

Hogasapian: ‘There is no US/ Syria deal at Lebanon’s expense
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
US ambassador Jeffrey Feltman said “ Aoun sounds more and more like Butheina Shaaban” , Syria’s Expatriates Minister and a regular critic of the US. …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/12/hogasapian_ther.php

Oil boom helps Lebanon economy grow
Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain
BEIRUT: A Gulf oil boom will help Lebanon’s economy grow by at least 2.5 per cent next year but the country’s full potential remains far from tapped because …
www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?
Article=203433&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=30276

Israel, Syria message exchange ends in failure
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Barak Ravid An attempt to exchange messages between Israel and Syria in recent months has failed. European diplomatic sources said that the reason for …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/936881.html

Hindrance to reforms in Syria
GulfNews – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By Marwan Kabalan, Special to Gulf News Like many other countries in the region, Syria struggles with a range of problems that need to be addressed sooner …
www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10176228.html

NEWS: Syria turned away AQ Khan
By Paul Woodward
Syria spurned atom smuggler approach in 2001: Assad Reuters, December 19, 2007 Syria rebuffed a possible approach in 2001 from Pakistani-led traffickers in nuclear arms technology, President Bashar al-Assad said. …
warincontext.org/2007/12/20/news-syria-turned-away-aq-khan/

Bush critical of Syria
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The United States has been siding with a coalition of pro-Western political groups in Lebanon that are struggling with pro-Syrian factions and others over …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bushforn
21dec21,1,1338621.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Israel, Syria message exchange ends in failure
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Barak Ravid An attempt to exchange messages between Israel and Syria in recent months has failed. European diplomatic sources said that the reason for …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/936881.html

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