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Lebanon News
August 2002 |
Lebanonwire/Lebanon Bar
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| August 31 |
| Israel warns Lebanon over
water use |
| Lebanese
leader accuses Israel of issuing warning over water |
| Turkey
tops Lebanon; Russia beats Venezuela |
| Saad Wins Lebanon Parliamentary Seat |
| Navy
opens fire on cigarettes smugglers, kills one, wounds another |
| Muslims
should withdraw their assets from US, says leading Shiite cleric |
| Rein
in Hizbullah or face attack, Israel tells Syria |
| Israel repeats warning over Shebaa: warns of ‘crushing
answer’ |
| Israel
Threatens to Punish Syria for Hizbullah Attacks |
| Lahoud meets members of new loyalist grouping |
| Ehden massacre suspect returns home |
| Lebanon refugees’ resentment rising |
| US immigration assurances end Iraqis’ protest |
| GCC offers vote of confidence; Lebanon gets backing from
gulf body |
| Would-be kingmakers come up against deadline in Sidon |
| Israel
Asks US for Help After Increased Violence on Lebanese Border |
| Iraq will not
fall as quickly as Afghanistan, vice president says |
| Government to take over cell firms on weekend |
| Siniora: Taxing T-bills will scare investors |
| News in Brief |
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| August 30 |
| Iraq's
vice president blames Washington for the freeze of U.N. dialogue |
| Syria
cited as key player in Iraqi military builup |
| Lebanese cleric says drop US
investments |
| Muslims
Urged to Withdraw Funds from U.S. |
| Lebanon at Loggerheads Anew with Israel |
| Chirac: Paris-2 This Autumn, Hariri Sees Khaddam |
| U.S.,
Yugoslavia Dominate Tourney |
| Israel warns
Syria over Hezbollah attack |
| Three Israeli soldiers hurt in Hezbollah shelling |
| Hizbullah breaks silence in Shebaa Farms |
| Hezbollah Shells Israeli
Positions |
| New pro-Syrian grouping set to meet with Lahoud |
| Chirac confirms ‘Paris II’ this fall ‘Our
country will assist’ |
| Phalange Party factions hurl barbs for auspicious event |
| Cabinet dissolves religious body after dispute over
rebuilding of mosque |
| World’s most powerful states criticized |
| Judiciary starts investigation into Murr TV |
| Sidon by-elections may see new candidate |
| Private hospitals take their medicine |
| Impounded bikes to be cleared en masse |
| Co-Op unable to compensate shareholders |
| Siniora stands firmly by 2003 budget draft |
| Beydoun predicts smooth sailing for spending cuts |
| Lebanon takes first steps toward WTO |
| News in Brief |
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| August 29 |
| Lebanese
team's arrival hindered by visa problem |
| Three Israeli soldiers
reportedly wounded in Hezbollah attack |
| Politician
Alone In Outcry Against Al-Najjar, U.S. Says |
| Mystery Shrouds U.S. Deportation of Palestinian Professor to Lebanon |
| Iraq
Continues Diplomatic Campaign, VP heads to Lebanon |
| Pro-Syrian front reshuffles political alliances |
| New Christian group meets with positive reaction |
| European envoys hope nation avoids US threat |
| AUB refuses to bow over dismissals |
| Refugee hunger strikers defy police |
| Lebanese environmentalist in trouble in S. Africa |
| Experts bemoan state of public bureaucracy |
| Private sector wants to see state cut down to size |
| Lebanon's power production up 3.7 percent |
| Port of Beirut sees 4.5 percent revenue drop in 1H 2002 |
| Banks association chief backs draft budget |
| Ministers to wind up budget talks next week |
| News in Brief |
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| August 28 |
| Israeli Mossad recruits former Lahd militias
members |
| Dialogue can solve all problems in the era: Lebanese President |
| Lebanon's Palestinians protest university fee rise |
| 42 Christian Politicians Form Parliament's Biggest Single Bloc |
| New loyalist group unveils founding document |
| MPs, parties rally round Syria as US Congress bill looms |
| Berri keeps up drumbeat of criticism over entry of
Palestinian professor |
| Politics blamed for showdown between AUB, Labor Ministry |
| Sidon by-election broadens with new challenger |
| GCC to press for implementation of Arab Peace Initiative |
| Man kills wife, self, as children play outside |
| UNRWA cutbacks rile Palestinians |
| Jounieh enjoys tourist revival |
| Efficiency project will aid environment, economy |
| Nabatieh factory upsets locals |
| Cabinet begins ‘difficult’ talks over 2003 budget
proposal |
| Economic bodies concerned about higher levies |
| ‘Time running out’ to solve country’s many
ills |
| TMA to offer discount shipping for farm produce |
| Cellis employees’ demands still unanswered |
| Lebanon's power sector undergoes privatization |
| LEBANON COURTS INTERNATIONAL APPEAL |
| News in Brief |
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| August 27 |
| Al-Waleed hints at becoming Lebanese PM |
| Lebanon's Palestinians mark killing of PFLP head |
| Libya seeks information on missing Lebanon cleric |
| Iraqi vice president leaves for visits to Syria, Lebanon |
| Murr Fields 500 Around-the-Clock Police Patrols Across Lebanon |
| Saudi prince leaves door open to becoming Lebanese prime minister |
| New Christian group to be officially unveiled on Tuesday |
| Lahoud-Qornet Shehwan meeting elicits positive reactions |
| Berri fumes over Najjar affair |
| Dusk-to-dawn ISF patrols ordered: Squads to include
anti-terrorist units |
| Top leaders already retooling draft budget |
| AUB, Labor Ministry clash over
permits |
| ST graduates blocked from new studies |
| Lebanese software industry reaches $150 million |
| War on deficit aims to inspire confidence |
| 2003 budget ‘will hit small traders’ |
| Cellis workers vow strike over indemnity deal |
| News in Brief |
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| August 26 |
| Syria frees 11 Lebanese detainees, families say |
| PLO dissident in Lebanon controls new
Fatah groups |
| Lebanon assembly head blasts taking Palestinian exile |
| Lebanon
criticizes American's deportation of Palestinian professor |
| Palestinian
deported from U.S. has nowhere to go |
| U.S. Plane Ejects Palestinian Deportee at Beirut Airport |
| Government Wraps Up 'Out-of-Abyss' 2003 Budget |
| 3 Grenades Fail to Explode Near U.S. Embassy in Aukar |
| Finance Ministry unveils
ambitious draft budget for 2003 |
| Qornet Shehwan defends talks with Lahoud |
| 20 years on, Bashir Gemayel’s death commands
remembrance |
| Phalange, Gemayel exchange jabs |
| Sidon by-election may turn into three-way contest |
| Grenades found near US Embassy |
| Lahoud urged to help renew faith in state |
| Environment Ministry calls for more bite |
| Beirut grants temporary refuge to Palestinian kicked out of
US |
| Lebanon's 2003 draft budget foresees drastic deficit drop |
| New Beirut road open for traffic |
| News in Brief |
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| August 25 |
| Deported
Palestinian professor lands in Lebanon |
| Police find three hand grenades near US Embassy in Beirut |
| Assad Regime Blasts Syria Accountability Bill in U.S. |
| Satterfield in Beirut Next Week |
| Palestinian deported from U.S. arrives in Lebanon |
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| August 24 |
| Investments shift likely to
benefit Sunnis in Lebanon |
| Influx of foreign funds to Lebanon carries risks as well as
rewards |
| Search set to begin for Lebanon offshore oil and gas |
| Lahoud-Qornet Shahwan Talks Trigger Off National Dialogue |
| Lahoud hosts Qornet Shehwan members |
| Fadlallah: America wants Iraqi oil, not freedom for its
people |
| AUB administration fires union leader |
| Former lifeguard remembers better times on Ouzai beach |
| Revolutionary treatment provides shortcut to weight loss |
| Government mulls increase in civil service work hours |
| Lebanon sees 2003 budget gap down to 23 pct/spending |
| News in Brief |
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| August 23 |
| Lebanon
cleric says oil key to U.S. hit on Saddam |
| Lebanon issues report for World Summit in Johannesburg |
| Syrian Scenario Sees U.S. Paratroopers Raining Down on Baghdad |
| Qornet Shehwan to meet with Lahoud at Baabda |
| Maronite patriarch offers ideas on religious media impasse |
| Hariri skips summit on development |
| Battle visits with Qabbani and Qabalan |
| Gabriel Murr in spat with ministry employee |
| Opinion poll gives favorable result for President Lahoud |
| Committee issues program details on boycott of US goods |
| Fires ravage South despite efforts of Civil Defense, army |
| Beirut municipality to amend ban on two-wheeled motor
vehicles |
| Two lesbians arrested for ‘unnatural’ sex |
| Nouhad Soueid injured in car accident |
| Lebanon
to boost pumping from Hatzbani River source springs |
| Summer festivals saved by high
attendance of Gulf tourists |
| Lebanon stocks up, led by Solidere |
| News in Brief |
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| August 22 |
| Lebanon Banks Hardly Feel Saudi Money Flight from U.S. |
| Experts speculate on
Mansour’s sanity |
| Budget cuts to dominate political talks |
| Jumblatt: Stick with Taif |
| Fatah takes steps to reassert authority in Ain al-Hilweh |
| Arrests break up nightclub drug ring |
| Parties gather to back intifada, Palestinians’ right of
return |
| Refugees protest resettlement delay |
| Panel urges jobs for the
disabled |
| Norway Helps Lebanon's Demining Program |
| Central Bank releases positive news on balance of payments |
| Transport workers protest over indemnities delay |
| Lebanon records $751.8 mln BOP deficit at end-June |
| Lebanon cbank says completes $3 bln debt swap |
| Lebanon's pound firm, market eyes budget draft |
| News in Brief |
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| August 21 |
| Hasbani water pipe may spark
Lebanon border tension |
| Lebanese security forces arrest money-laundering gang |
| Hopes rise for new Lahoud-Qornet Shehwan understanding |
| Christian broadcasters defiant |
| SSNP threatens to quit Hariri Cabinet |
| Sfeir stresses need to provide jobs for graduates |
| Fares: ‘I cannot be on one side’ |
| Pro-Hariri MP blames Christian division on infighting |
| Lebanese groups complain about violation of public freedom rights |
| Lebanese
national uses false documents to access Florida airport |
| Gen Aoun: 'I am Simply Working to Get Syria Out' |
| Diaspora groups warn of collective violence against Lebanese population |
| Private hospitals to again take State Employees’ Co-op
patients |
| Banque Libanaise pour le Commerce splits stocks in
restructuring drive |
| Industrialists angle to take bigger piece of Iraqi pie |
| Lebanon approves 1,132 building projects last month |
| News in Brief |
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| August 20 |
| Jumblatt prepares to receive Lahoud in the Chouf |
| MTV show hosts opposition figures in controversial debate on
graft |
| Pakradouni warns against ‘Islamic fundamentalism’ |
| MP flays health minister over slighting Christian leaders |
| Shatila children set to picture
their lives in a new light |
| South’s attractions await state help |
| Lebanese Hoops Players Get Visas |
| Bottom line of Lebanon's Banque Audi rises 5.8 percent in 1H02 |
| Insurance firms come under the spotlight |
| Transport workers see red over retirement payments |
| Lebanese public debt exceeds 30 billion US dollars |
| News in Brief |
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| August 19 |
| Syria
sounds alarm on US ambitions in Middle East |
| Army quells northern disorders as Palestinians overpower Dinniyeh group |
| Jumblat Urges S. Arabia to Withdraw Its $750 Billion U.S. Assets |
| Critics slam Qornet Shehwan Gathering’s latest stance
on Syria |
| Factions clash at Ain al-Hilweh |
| Army shoots man dead after feud turns violent |
| Aoun rejects reliance on America |
| Samir Franjieh: Qornet Shehwan won't solicit US to end
Syrian presence |
| State leaves National Social Security Fund short of cash |
| Scouts turn vacation into adventure |
| British firm to execute seismic oil study in Lebanon |
| Lebanon Aug 15 t-bills raise $246.08 million |
| News in Brief |
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| August 18 |
| Could Lebanon Be an Oil or Gas Wealthy Nation? |
| Lebanese,
Palestinian militants clash in camp, wounding one person |
| Islamist
Groups Clash in Lebanon Refugee Camp |
| Islamist
Groups Clash in Lebanon Refugee Camp |
| Outrage
Over Report on Arafat Ouster |
| Lebanese army kills man in clan clashes-sources |
| Sharon Plans to Deport Arafat to Lebanon |
| Lebanon gross fx reserves up to $4.52 bln mid-Aug |
| Lebanese pound stable on power sell-off plans |
| . |
| August 17 |
| Arafat's Militiamen, Abu Mohjen's Gunmen Square Off for New Battles |
| Qornet Shahwan Deplores Sedition Threats to Confirm Need for Syria |
| Berri Forecasts Israeli War on Lebanon, Syria |
| Qornet Shehwan seeks dialogue with President Lahoud |
| PM rumored to be musing security body cutback |
| Hamade denies plan to close down Tele-Lumiere |
| CDR opens new Hazmieh highway for public use |
| Berri denounces US threats against Iran |
| Nothing to offer but an empty hand on sustainable
development |
| Human rights training camp teaches awareness and activist
skills |
| Beirut stocks edge up, underlying sentiment weak |
| News in Brief |
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| August 16 |
| Sharon plans to deport Arafat to Lebanon or Libya |
| Israel
May Hit Lebanon, Syria Before Bush Attacks Iraq |
| Syria says U.S. seeks
Israeli dominance via Iraq |
| Court
sentences Lebanese singer, others for collaboration with Israel |
| Ain al-Hilweh clash
diminishes Fatah’s control |
| Qornet Shehwan rounds on detractors |
| Christians celebrate Assumption Day with parades across
country |
| In a land split by factionalism,
a new drive for unity |
| Municipality banishes motorbikes from Beirut |
| Survey reveals public not happy with politics or
politicians |
| Green activists blast ban on diesel as ‘political’ |
| PM to make speech at World summit |
| ‘Arab state’ urges follow-up meets on peace
initiative |
| Lebanese basketball
squad hit by US visa problems |
| News in Brief |
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| August 15 |
| 3
basketball team players unable to travel to U.S. because of visa delay |
| Dinniyeh Rebels To Disarm, Go to House Arrest Pending Deportation |
| Under pressure, Palestinian
groups take on Al Qaeda |
| State of Lebanon Goes on Summer Vacation |
| Uneasy calm takes hold in Ain al-Hilweh |
| House approves EDL sell-off |
| Cabinet tackles thorny issue of appointments |
| Jumblatt takes stock of proposed gathering |
| Mouawad, Franjieh clash over Syria |
| Magistrate questions mental health of Teachers Fund killer |
| Unlicensed religious media outlets seek saving grace ahead
of shake-up |
| ESCWA urges Arabs to unite for Johannesburg summit |
| Lebanese budget deficit goes down |
| Cell firm workers immobile in
face of lay-off threat |
| Government
to pay dlrs 38 million each to two cellular phone companies |
| Mini-bus drivers left in the
dark |
| Fransabank hands out advice on reviving Lebanese economy |
| News in Brief |
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| August 14 |
| Lebanon Islamists vow revenge at gunman's funeral |
| Beirut
resurrection woos tourists |
| Islamic insurgents stage last
stand in Ain al-Hilweh |
| Arafat's
men fight Lebanon Muslim rebels |
| Lebanese camp tension
explodes into war |
| Lebanon's Dinniyeh Afghans
Vow to Die in Ein El-Hilweh Tora Bora |
| Israeli invasion remembrance day takes decidedly pro-Syria
tone |
| MPs urged to create ties with US counterparts |
| Parliament sees lengthy debate before recess |
| Fighting
breaks out in Lebanese refugee camp |
| Two die in
Lebanon battle |
| Northern NGOs to be united under
umbrella organization |
| Lebanon Aug 15 treasury bill yields unchanged |
| EDL workers return to work after
government agrees compromise |
| Budget deficit drops thanks to higher tax revenues |
| Qordahi, Qanso to settle fate of cellular employees |
| Business leaders refuse to pay staff new allowance |
| News in Brief |
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| August 13 |
| Government
fears grow over violence in Lebanon |
| Two
killed, seven wounded in Lebanon camp clash |
| Report claims Iran running
Bekaa training camp |
| Lebanese
authorities confiscate huge quantity of hashish in Beirut |
| Arafat's
Police Clash with Dinniyeh Rebels in Ein El-Hilweh Camp |
| Four
Killed, in Worst Clash in Ein EL-Hilweh |
| Fatah militant killed,
six wounded in Lebanon camp shootout |
| Clashes rock Palestinian camp in Lebanon |
| Aounists
Contest 2004 Elections, Support Syria Accountability Act |
| Saved
by the Bell. No Lebanon Blackout |
| TV prosecutions questioned |
| US may seize Arab airports by force to attack Iraq : report |
| EDL workers turn up the heat with open-ended strike |
| Goksel seeking place to live in capital |
| Husseini praises outgoing Iranian ambassador’s help
with South |
| Moratinos to leave post in December |
| Tannenbaum's
children send birthday gift to captive father |
| Jordan's
al-Wihdat beats al-Nejmeh from 3-2 |
| Lebanon Jan-Jul budget gap down to 38.9 pct/spending |
| Striking Lebanon workers hint at power stoppage |
| Passenger traffic through Beirut airport up 37 percent in July |
| News in Brief |
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| August 12 |
| U.S. May Seize Arab Airports by Force to Attack Iraq |
| Sfeir Warns: 'Media Conflict May Herald a Dictatorship' |
| Amin Gemayel links Pakradouni to assassination plot |
| Woman killed as bombing rocks village of Batshay |
| Battle over rights of EDL staff looks set to escalate |
| Husseini says economy, not controlling media, is
‘urgent’ issue |
| Qordahi reveals cellular sector freeze on hiring |
| Lebanon's MEA buys six Airbus A321 planes |
| MEA is up, up and away on new track |
| News in Brief |
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| August 11 |
| Explosion
in home outside Beirut leaves one person dead, two wounded |
| Woman killed in bomb attack on Lebanese apartments |
| Aridi Lays Counter-Ambush for
Surete General Over Media Freedom |
| Israel
sends back two infiltrators from Lebanon |
| Threat of Total Blackout Looms over Lebanon |
| . |
| August 10 |
| MTV, LBCI Confront Government Attempts to Muzzle Media |
| Two Bearded Lebanese Scare Israel's Northern Command |
| Opposition blasts TV station charges |
| Antelias anniversary rally condemned for second day |
| Aridi left in the dark over legal proceedings against MTV |
| Gun-control nightmare: How do you disarm a loaded
population? |
| PLO man slams Battle comments |
| Administrative appointments back on political agenda |
| Bad, but not as bad as environmentalist expected |
| Two suspected Hizbullah men caught infiltrating into Israel |
| Dubai Islamic Bank inks $25m deal with Bank of Beirut |
| EDL workers to stage indefinite strike |
| Government reaches interim deal with cell firms |
| Out of the red: MEA records zero losses |
| Europeans publish details of financial input to Lebanon |
| GLC, industrialists lock horns over transport allowance |
| News in Brief |
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| August 9 |
| Hamas Says Will Target Israeli Leadership |
| Lebanese TV station
charged - BBC |
| Pro-Palestinians
against Estee Lauder in Beirut |
| IDF
captures two infiltrators near Lebanese border |
| Lebanon
files libel suit against Christian TV station |
| Government on Collision
Course with Lebanon's Free Media |
| Cabinet OKs cellular deal |
| Judiciary prepares to investigate charges against LBCI |
| MTV talk show falls foul of law |
| MTV
accused of slander over political show |
| Battle ‘encouraged’ by Ain al-Hilweh roundup |
| Jumblatt, parties slam rally marking Aug. 7 crackdown |
| PLO political chief urges Arabs to take ‘firm’
stand |
| Roumieh prison to be given a facelift |
| Archives boss demands media assistance |
| Israel
intends to block Belgian law meant to allow Sharon trial |
| Lebanon
approves financial plan for purchase of six Airbus jets |
| Lebanon mobile firm says government offer low |
| Lebanese pound steady on progress in mobile sector |
| Lebanon sets offer to mobile network operators |
| Bank of Beirut signs a revolving Murabaha facility |
| Brief News |
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| August 8 |
| Palestinian Fanatics Threaten
to Turn Lebanon into 'Pool of Blood' |
| Lebanon activists mark August 7
crackdown |
| Islamists threaten ‘bloodbath’ if more fugitives
handed over |
| Lahoud, Hariri rapprochement sets stage for Cabinet meeting |
| Maronite bishops urge state to respect human rights |
| Authorities turn spotlight on religious media |
| Jumblatt shuns protest memorial |
| PLO political chief arrives in Beirut for talks |
| Summer water shortages cripple Beirut |
| Road works to close key streets for a year |
| Iran Establishes Rocket
Training Centers In Lebanon |
| Beydoun touts improvements in collection of EDL bills |
| Brief News |
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| August 7 |
| Saudi
Arabia, Lebanon replace folk artistes |
| Belgian
bill would allow Sharon to be tried in absentia |
| Lebanon Islamists warn against arrest of militants |
| Fatah Threatens to Expel Dinniyeh Rebels by Force from Ein El-Hilweh |
| Speaker Berri Fires Cousin of Unesco Killer from Amal |
| US concerned over Lebanese-Iraqi trade ties |
| Abu Obeida's Trial Begins in Beirut Aug. 28 |
| Lebanon's Prime Minister receives Bulgarian counterpart |
| Ain al-Hilweh bomb linked to Islamist fugitives |
| MP speaks of those arrested in crackdown |
| Amal denies links to shooting spree gunman |
| LBCI chiefs charged over shootings report |
| Battle’s queries on trade with Iraq raise eyebrows |
| Government condemned over green policy |
| Chinese firm wins Beirut Port Authority crane tender |
| Lebanon cellular offer seen $5-6 mln per month |
| Brief News |
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| August 6 |
| Judge
orders investigation of leading Christian television station |
| Arab
Americans Feel Angry, Scared, Betrayed |
| Lebanon station may be charged over slayings cover |
| Small bomb explodes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon |
| 4th Bomb Blast in 5 Days Puts Ein El-Hilweh on Powder Keg |
| Bomb rips through car in Lebanon refugee camp |
| Shootout adds to tensions in Ain al-Hilweh |
| Opposition groups rally to protest Aug. 7 crackdown |
| South suffers summertime blues |
| Study suggests ‘terrorism’ not related to poverty |
| Ties with Bulgaria take step forward |
| Hammoud warns against US campaign in Iraq |
| Israel arrests Arabs spying for Lebanese groups |
| Aridi puts LBCI under ‘review’ |
| Four
Israeli Arabs accused of spying for Hizbullah |
| Conspiracy starts with exploding Ein El Helweh camp - Al Qanat, Arabic |
| Israeli
Arabs Arrested for Suspected Espionage |
| Bulgarian
prime minister meets Lebanese officials |
| 4 Israeli-Arabs arrested for passing intelligence
to Hezbollah |
| Lebanon's latest ABC mall to open in 2003 |
| Lebanon Brief News |
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| August 5 |
| Bulgaria PM in Lebanon to boost ties |
| Clashes in Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp, four wounded |
| Lebanese members of Parliament stress distinguished ties with Syria |
| Alarming Border Tension With Israel After Bus Slaughter |
| Patriarch: 'Unesco Murderer Shot Computer of Indemnity Records' |
| Maronite congress tops all-party meeting |
| Gemayel pinpoints country’s woes |
| Sfeir demands answers in wake of killing spree |
| Lahoud lays cornerstone for dam in Kesrouan |
| Minister says illegal weapons are widespread |
| Husseini slams Hariri, Berri for cellular impasse |
| Lebanon, mobile firms to start talks today |
| Lebanon Brief News |
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| August 4 |
| Three
wounded in inter-Palestinian fighting in Lebanon refugee camp |
| 26
militants charged for attempting to revive crushed Islamic party |
| Small
bomb explodes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon |
| Lebanese TV station to be
punished for alleged "inciting sectarianism" |
| Dinniyeh Fugitives Under Palestinian House Arrest |
| Grenade
explodes near Fatah member's house in 2nd attack in 2 days |
| Israel
jets fly over Lebanon, Hizbollah opens fire |
| Hamas
claims bus attack in Israel-Hizbollah TV |
| . |
| August 3 |
| Aridi sees red over LBCI’s coverage of shooting spree |
| Security concerns delay shooting crime re-enactment |
| Maronite bloc reaches out to other parties |
| Gathering to tackle rising sectarianism |
