22/1/08

Syria denies allegations of food blockade against Lebanon
Xinhua – China
“The Syrian customs has never issued instructions for preventing entry of these trucks into Lebanon,” Siori added. The Lebanese newspaper An Nahar reported …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/23/content_7475200.htm

Lebanese must guard Lebanon ‘the way we protect our homes’
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
The UN secretary general’s representative in Lebanon, Geir Pedersen, said after meeting Sfeir Tuesday that the UN “will always stand by Lebanon. …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=88295

Italian envoy promotes ties with Lebanon during visit to South
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
“My visit is aimed at detecting the points that should be developed in order to promote the ties of friendship between Italy and Lebanon,” Santinelli said …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=88279

Lebanon is living dangerously
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Apart from metaphorical destinations like hell and Somalia, though, Lebanon isn’t going anywhere. Instead, it is stuck in the same murderous spot, …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=88280

Transportation minister denies reports of border closure by Syria
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
BEIRUT: Transportation and Public Works Minister Mohammad Safadi denied press reports on Tuesday that said Syria had imposed a blockade of food supplies …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=88281

A Russian advantage that Syria would do well to exploit
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Whereas in the 1990s the volume of trade with Syria sharply dwindled and cooperation in a number of fields was curtailed, since 2000 the trade turnover has …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=88290

A failed Lebanon would impose heavy costs on Syria, too
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
By The Daily Star The increasing brazenness with which Syria is aligning its positions on Lebanon’s (supposedly internal) political crisis with those of …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&article_id=88292&categ_id=17

Amb. John Bolton 8th Herzliya Conference Lecture Summary – Iran …
Independent Media Review Analysis (IMRA) – Kfar-Sava,Israel We have seen the successful Israeli flight against a north Korea nuclear facility in Syria. I don’t understand the reason for strong Israeli censorship in …
www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=37806

John Bolton Reveals The Truth About The Lebanon War
By Freedom Fighter(Freedom Fighter)
We thought we would exploit the fighting to fundamentally change the situation, especially in Lebanon and Syria. But under the influence of her shock over Kana, the secretary of state changed her mind and only wanted an immediate end to …
joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2008/01/john-
bolton-reveals-truth-about-lebanon.html

Syria Calls World Intervention Gaza
Syria is calling for international intervention in the blockade by Israel of the Gaza Strip.
www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=54055

Syrian Communications Minister: Syria Blocking Websites For …
‘Amad Al-Sabouni has said that Syria is blocking websites for security considerations, and that this is not his ministry’s area of responsibility. Al-Sabouni added that his ministry was … January 22, 2008, 12:59 pm.
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4741.htm

Cartoon In Kuwaiti Paper On Arab League And The Lebanon Crisis
Under Arab League secretary Amr Moussa’s arm: “The Lebanon crisis.” In wheelchair: “The Arab initiative.” Source: Al-Jarida, Kuwait, January 22, … January 22, 2008, 1:18 pm.
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4749.htm

Up From the Pits – Daily Star – Lebanon- Break Up News
By admin
It has pioneered new financial instruments for institutions and attracted individuals ( see box ) with futures for stock indexes, real estate prices and the weather. Because its futures markets are de facto monopolies, CME, …
www.howtodealwithabreakup.com/breakup/235/
up-from-the-pits-daily-star-lebanon-break-up-news/

1 in 5 Iraqi refugees in Syria suffered torture or violence back …
UN News Centre –
22 January 2008 – One in five Iraqis registered with the United Nations refugee agency in Syria since January 2007 – more than 19000 individuals– are …
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=25366&Cr=&Cr1=

Syria: UN research indicates high levels of trauma among Iraqi …
[div class=excerpt]DAMASCUS, 22 January 2008 (IRIN) – Iraqi refugees in Syria are suffering from extreme levels of trauma, far higher than among refugees elsewhere from other recent conflicts, according to new figures released on 22 …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard
.php?az=view_all&address=102x3150744

Trauma survey in Syria
The results of a trauma survey carried out among Iraqi refugees in Syria have been issued today. A total of 754 people were interviewed, who provided information about themselves and their families (a…
www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/4795e6222.html

Signs on the wall
By Riemer Brouwer(Riemer Brouwer)
The last few days witnessed quite a few worrisome developments which makes the tense situation in Lebanon even tenser. Although each event in and by itself can be shrugged off as irrelevant, together they form a awful mosaic of a …
lebanon-update.blogspot.com/2008/01/signs-on-wall.html

Factions to meet in Syria on Palestinian infighting
Monsters and Critics.com – USA
Security sources told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that Iran’s ambassador arrived in Syria Tuesday, heading a delegation that plans to attend the meeting. …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1387938
.php/Factions_to_meet_in_Syria_on_Palestinian_infighting

In Lebanon, Facebook can land you in jail
By Catherine
COM) – In a unique case, the Lebanese security forces have briefly arrested four students of Saint Joseph University in Zahle in Eastern Lebanon, accusing them of electronic defamation against a female colleague on the social networking …
flyinghamster.com/post/52726

Lebanon: Sunni-Shi’ite violence rises amid political crisis
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By AP Long-simmering tensions between Lebanon’s Sunni and Shi’ite Muslim communities are increasingly turning into violent street fights, often over small …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=12005725188
77&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

SYRIA: UN research indicates high levels of trauma among Iraqi …
IRINnews.org – New York,NY,USA
DAMASCUS, 22 January 2008 (IRIN) – Iraqi refugees in Syria are suffering from extreme levels of trauma, far higher than among refugees elsewhere from other …
www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=76360

Trauma survey in Syria
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
The results of a trauma survey carried out among Iraqi refugees in Syria have been issued today. A total of 754 people were interviewed, who provided …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR
/6a40a96126e20ee42aea7be4d00b095c.htm

Sex outside marriage is legal in Syria, lawyer says
Al-Arabiya – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
He said much more scientific study is needed on the phenomenon of cohabitation in Syria. “Studies about this issue seem like taboo, and cohabiting couples …
www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/01/22/44558.html

Israel army chiefs want Olmert to take rap for Lebanon war
AFP –
The conflict between Israel and the Shiite militia killed more than 1200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and more than 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers. …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g21z2wqD9_pJGC9Wnt3_IplVK7Ew

Paper: Syria imposes food blockade on Lebanon
Xinhua – China
22 (Xinhua) — Syria has imposed a blockade of food supplies on Lebanon, local newspaper An Nahar reported Tuesday. The report, citing information received …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/22/content_7473664.htm

Kouchner: Syria Does Not Want Lebanon Presidential Elections
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner accused Syria bluntly of blocking Lebanon presidential elections and declared that a settlement to the crisis has …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/3D
FB8C80967D8733C22573D8001F140D?OpenDocument

Syria Imposes Food Blockade on Lebanon
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Syria has imposed a blockade of food supplies on Lebanon, the daily An Nahar reported Tuesday. The report, citing information received by Lebanese…
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/
C605EF97D726C93AC22573D800327444?OpenDocument

The first thing leaders need to do
Jerusalem Post – Israel
In fact, over the past decade, with the exception of the disastrous Second Lebanon War, terrorists have become reassured that beyond limited targeted…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=120057250
9792&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

UNICEF welcomes European Commission contribution for Iraqi refugee …
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
… agency UNICEF has welcomed a multi-million dollar contribution by the European Commission to support the education of Iraqi refugee children in Syria. …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900S
ID/THOU-7B48M4?OpenDocument

John Bolton on Israel’s Syria raid; you heard it here first
By Kevin
John Bolton, former American Ambassador to the United Nations, called on Israel Monday to divulge details of its bombing of a nuclear facility in northern Syria last September. Ambassador Bolton did just that when we asked him about it …
www.punditreview.com/2008/01/21/john-
bolton-on-israels-syria-raid-you-heard-it-here-first/

Syria says one thing in Cairo and another in Beirut
Khoury accuses Syria of being insincere in its pledges to help the Lebanese reach a solution to the political crisis wracking their country. Syria says it is serious about helping the Lebanese in front of the Arabs and the international …
www.opinionsource.com/article.jsp?article
identifier=23328&password=1200246652406

21/1/08

FT: ‘Iraqi Christians opt for Lebanon’
By Dan
Interesting article from the Financial Times about Iraqi Christian refugees resettling in Lebanon in relatively large numbers. Despite Lebanon’s terrible reputation for refugee treatment, the dwindling Iraqi Christian population is …
thegreenlineblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/
21/ft-iraqi-christians-opt-for-lebanon/

In Syria, Calls For Intifada Against Regime
MEMRI – Washington,DC,USA
Sources in the Committee for Monitoring Human Rights in Syria have said that following a recent sweep of arrests among all sectors of Syrian society, …
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4733.htm

Lebanese troops open fire on Israeli warplanes flying over south …
By tearsforlebanon
army on Israeli fighter jets flying over southern Lebanon was the second time since a UN-brokered ceasefire ended a 34-day war between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas in August 2006. Last year, Lebanese and Israeli soldiers …
tearsforlebanon.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/lebanese-troops
-open-fire-on-israeli-warplanes-flying-over-south-lebanon/

Putting off Lebanon, yet again
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Although Lebanon’s two feuding camps say they agree on army Gen. Michel Suleiman as the man for the top job, they continue to wrangle about the composition …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylon
beyond/2008/01/putting-off-leb.html

Bittersweet ‘Caramel’ shows another side of war-torn Lebanon
The Canadian Press –
BEIRUT, Lebanon – From a country more known for violent politics, a taboo-breaking movie about a group of ordinary women meeting at a Beirut beauty salon …
canadianpress.google.com/article/A
LeqM5hg81Ugyb9uQ3rYsDPJk_bVY_Q0tw

Syria and Iran Gain in Lebanon
By Eric Trager
On Sunday, the Lebanese parliament postponed its election of a new president until February 11, marking the thirteenth time it has done so since Syrian puppet Emile Lahoud’s term officially ended on November 23. …
www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/trager/1982