Colorless Syria
By admin
Mother and children stroll the gritty souk of Aleppo, Syria on market day. Well, almost colorless. . .this shabby facade, part Hollywood haunted house and part soda-shop-wafer, was everywhere in Aleppo.
www.glory-ho.com/?p=618

US Restricts Staff After Lebanon Blast
The Associated Press –
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The US Embassy restricted the movement of its staff Wednesday and urged Americans to be vigilant a day after a bomb hit one of its …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_DD4r0_
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Thailand satellite terminates Lebanon’s al-Manar TV test
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Bangkok – Thaicom has ended a test broadcast of Lebanon-based al-Manar TV, which is allegedly linked to the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, …
news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1387045
.php/Thailand_satellite_terminates_Lebanons_al-Manar_TV_test

Bombing of US Diplomatic Vehicle in Lebanon (January 15, 2008)
France Diplomatie (press release) – Paris,France
It also offers its sympathy to the United States and its representatives in Lebanon. France wishes to see a full investigation into this terrorist act and …
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/lebanon_294/
incidents_3269/bombing-of-us-diplomatic-vehicle-in-lebanon
-15.01.08_10652.html

Lebanon probes anti-US attack
By Jocelyne Zablit, AFP BEIRUT – Lebanon ramped up security in the capital today as investigators probed a bombing in Beirut against a US embassy car that left three people dead and further rattled the troubled country. …
www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=682657

BC-ME-GEN—Lebanon-Explosion,0883
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien,Austria
AP BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) – The US Embassy restricted the movement of its staff Wednesday and urged Americans to be vigilant a day after a bomb hit one of its …
www.pr-inside.com/bc-me-gen-lebanon-explosion-r388906.htm

EU expresses concern over violence in Gaza, condemns attack in Lebanon
Indian Muslims – San Diego,CA,USA
In a separate statement, the 27-member bloc “strongly condemned” recent terrorist attacks on UNIFIL troops and on the US embassy vehicle in Lebanon. …
www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/jan/15/eu_expresses_
concern_over_violence_gaza_condemns_attack_lebanon.html

Beirut bomb targets US Embassy SUV
Chicago Tribune – United States
A wave of more than two dozen bombings, several targeting leading pro-Western politicians and journalists opposed to Syria’s influence in Lebanon, …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/
chi-lebanon_wedjan16,1,7166835.story

Syria Grand Mufti condemns use of violence in the name of religion
By msaleem
Syria’s top Sunni Muslim religious authority, Ahmad Bader Hassoun, condemned the use of violence in the name of religion and called on the European Union to play a bigger role in the Middle East. Channel: Religion Tags: religion.
religion.propeller.com/story/2008/01/15/syria-grand-mufti-
condemns-use-of-violence-in-the-name-of-religion

The long and winding (and very bumpy) road
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
By Yoav Kaveh Before crossing into Syria, Timmo Friedmann erased all the Israeli telephone numbers in his cell phone. “We sent everything connected with …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/945096.html

Lebanon Bomb Targets US Embassy Car; 3 Lebanese Die (Update3)
Bloomberg – USA
``Their injuries are minor,’’ Major General Ashraf Reefi, director of Lebanon’s security forces, said in a telephone interview from the Lebanese capital. …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=2
0601087&sid=akBU3DIBEwl8&refer=home

Lebanon Warrants Issued Against ‘al-Qaida’
The Associated Press –
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A Lebanese military prosecutor issued arrest warrants Tuesday accusing 10 jailed al-Qaida suspects of planning to carry out terrorist …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gmr4_4
8AP1gq-F3SgFnzFoMDehvAD8U6J3QG0

Damascus Summit faces cancellation if Lebanon crises unresolved
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
“I hope that the crises in Lebanon will find its road to success without further delay so it won’t have harmful repercussions on the planned summit…
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/01/damascus_summit.php

Political Instability Affects Saudi Prisoners in Lebanon
Arab News – Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, 16 January 2008 — The political turmoil in Lebanon has overshadowed the justice system there where a Saudi prisoner who rightfully deserves to be …
www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=105697&d=
16&m=1&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

Saudi Arabia condemns bomb attack on US embassy car in Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
The bombing that killed three bystanders aimed to prevent Lebanon from reaching a solution over its crisis, said Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal, …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_13869
56.php/Saudi_Arabia_condemns_bomb_attack_on_US_
embassy_car_in_Lebanon

Targeting the US Again in Beirut
TIME – USA
Stability was finally restored when Washington green-lighted Syria’s heavy-handed enforcement of the peace. Today, the United States is once again ensnared …
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703737,00.html

Moussa heads Wednesday to Lebanon & Thursday to Syria
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
The objective of his trip is to secure Syria’s cooperation . He will return to Beirut to continue with his mission. A car bomb damaged a US diplomatic car …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/01/moussa_heads_we.php

Syria Grand Mufti condemns use of violence in the name of religion
European Jewish Press – Brussels,Belgium
STRASBOURG (EJP)--- Syria’s top Sunni Muslim religious authority, Ahmad Bader Hassoun, condemned the use of violence in the name of religion and called on …
www.ejpress.org/article/23204