6/1/08

50000 Iraqis returned in late 2007
Radio Netherlands – Netherlands
Baghdad (5 January) – Around 50000 Iraqi refugees have returned from Syria over the past three months. The Iraqi Red Crescent says their return was prompted …
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/internationa
l/5587877/50000-Iraqis-returned-in-late-2007

Arab League sets out Lebanon plan
BBC News – UK
Arab League foreign ministers have backed Lebanon’s army chief, Gen Michel Suleiman, as the next president of the politically divided country. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7173579.stm

USAID and IESC coordinate with Partnership for Lebanon to …
AME Info – United Arab Emirates
IESC implemented the trade mission in coordination with Partnership for Lebanon. The project was made possible through funding by the United States Agency …
www.ameinfo.com/143126.html

Arab League unveils Lebanon plan
The Arab League backs Lebanon’s army head as the next president at crisis talks on the country’s future.
www.personalbee.com/101/25845834

Lebanon: Arab League urges ‘immediate’ election of Sleiman
AFP –
He said the foreign ministers called “for an immediate agreement on the formation of a national unity government” in Lebanon, constructed in such a way as …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h58cZgy13WY3Cr5GAqFIDnJEagKg

Syria gives endorsement to Lebanon army chief
Winston-Salem Journal – Winston-Salem,NC,USA
CAIRO, Egypt — Syria joined other Arab nations yesterday in endorsing the head of Lebanon’s army as that country’s next president, putting pressure on the …
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2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=117
3354100022&path=!nationworld&s=1037645509161

Israel used human shields in Lebanon War
A new report, written by a respected Israeli human rights organization, one representing the country’s Arab minority, not its Jewish majority, has unearthed evidence showing that during the fighting Israel committed war crimes not only …
digg.com/world_news/Israel_used_human_shields_in_Lebanon_War

46000 Iraqi Refugees Return from Syria
By rcade
Nearly 50000 Iraqi refugees returned home from Syria in the final 3 1/2 months of 2007, the latest sign of diminishing violence in this war-pocked country, according to new data from relief workers. “Security has definitely improved, …
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ARABS – INCLUDING SYRIA – AGREE TO BACK SULEIMAN FOR LEBANON ‘S …
By Reliapundit(Reliapundit)
CAIRO, Egypt: Arab foreign ministers, including Syria, agreed unanimously Saturday to back the head of Lebanon’s army, Commander Gen. Michel Suleiman, as the politically divided country’s next president. …
astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2008/01/ar
abs-including-syria-agree-to-back.html

Arab FM urged immediate Lebanon presidential election
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
The FM urged the Lebanese to immediately proceed with his election as Lebanon’s new president . – Urging all parties in Lebanon to reach an immediate …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/01/arab_fm_urged_i.php

5/1/08

Anti-Zionist author kicks off speaking tour of Lebanon
By CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD…(CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD…)
In a statement read at the news conference, Finkelstein noted that since his previous visit, “three brutal wars” have been fought in the region at the behest of the US, namely the invasion of Iraq, the 2006 Israeli war against Lebanon …
mparent7777-2.blogspot.com/2008/01/anti
-zionist-author-kicks-off-speaking.html

Lebanon seeks Arab help in political crisis
Xinhua – China
5 (Xinhua) — As political impasse is escalating, Lebanon is hoping that
Sunday’s Arab foreign ministers’ meeting can help resolve the crisis and
lead to …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/06/content_7371244.htm