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Lebanon News
April 2006 |
Lebanonwire/Lebanon Bar
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| April 30 |
| Iraqis using 'new Hezbollah bombs' to kill US, British
troops |
| Hezbollah accuses Bush of 'state terrorism' |
| Aoun discredits dialogue, calls for early elections |
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| April 29 |
| Beirut
'missed out on $2.5 billion' by failing to tax quarries |
| High profile Lebanese delegation visits Dubai
eGovernment |
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| April 28 |
| Lebanon dialogue failed...to fail |
| Lebanon leaders again put off talks on embattled
president |
| Lebanon on verge of ending or 'institutionalizing'
dialogue |
| US: Relations with Syria worse |
| US highlights continued Syrian interference in Lebanon |
| Syria back in firing line over Lebanon |
| U.S.
courts grant Lebanon 50 days to settle with Libancell |
| Lebanese
government goes ahead with stalled Eurobond issue |
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| April 27 |
| Lebanon talks resume with no breakthrough in sight |
| Lebanon president poised to stay in power barring
'miracle' |
| New international pressure on Syria over Lebanon
interference |
| UN envoy says Syria diplomatic ties with Lebanon, border
are UN issues |
| Hezbollah children remember Qana bombing |
| US pushes for resolution on Syrian acts in Lebanon |
| Statement by U.S. Ambassador after meeting Patriarch
Sfeir |
| Iran role in Lebanon worries U.S. |
| Israeli Lt.-Col. convicted of spying for Hezbollah |
| Lebanon plans to ask for Hariri inquiry extension |
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| April 26 |
| France preparing draft UN resolution on Lebanon-Syria
ties |
| Bush freezes assets of Hariri assassination suspects |
| Divided Lebanon marks Syrian pullout in silence |
| A year on, some Lebanese lament Syria's withdrawal |
| Lebanon expected to ask for extending UN Hariri probe |
| Senior US, British military delegations visit Lebanon:
TV |
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| April 25 |
| UN probe chief meets Syria president over Hariri murder |
| A year after pullout Lebanon still wary of Syria
'timebombs' |
| Hezbollah pushes for decision on Aoun's nomination |
| Hezbollah: No accord among Lebanese to draw borders with
Syria |
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| April 24 |
| Syrian, Lebanese generals behind Hariri murder: Witness |
| UN investigator presses Hariri murder probe in Syria |
| Lebanese PM: Al-Assad threatened Hariri |
| Man seriously wounded in south Lebanon clash between
Islamist extremists |
| Lebanon: Qatar to finance new oil refinery |
| Plastic surgery is a booming business in Lebanon |
| Lebanon: Qatar to finance new oil refinery |
| Qatar signs MoU with Lebanon |
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| April 23 |
| Sectarian militias mushrooming in Lebanon |
| US expresses intent to defend Lebanon against external
perils |
| Tension escalates between Lebanon power groups |
| Lebanese real estate market booming with rising GCC
demand |
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| April 22 |
| Aoun-Hariri war of words threatens Lebanon dialogue |
| Lahoud moves to attack as Aoun escalates opposition |
| Lebanon making historic strides in self-governance:
Siniora |
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| April 21 |
| Siniora again urges Syria to establish diplomatic ties |
| Lebanon challenges Syria on disputed border area |
| Siniora: Syria still has agents in Lebanon |
| Taboo-breaking 'coco' monologues steal show in Beirut |
| UN report documents Syria threats to Lebanese |
| Return of international confidence to Lebanon |
| Return of international confidence to Lebanon |
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| April 20 |
| Siniora calls US help for Israeli withdrawal from Shebaa |
| Syria rejects UN Lebanon border call |
| Lebanon president rejects call to disband Hizbollah |
| Lebanon president rejects call to merge Hezbollah into
army |
| Lebanon presses for speedy Hariri murder tribunal |
| Annan Urges Iran to Cooperate in Lebanon |
| UN to see Syria's Assad over Hariri murder in days |
| UN details Syrian pressure on Lebanon election |
| Oil
spike carries nasty surprise for Beirut |
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| April 19 |
| Siniora Says Iraq resembles Lebanon civil war, urges
Arab role |
| Chirac, Mubarak urge diplomacy with Iran |
| Hezbollah blasts UN call to settle Lebanon-Syria border |
| Lebanon's Hizbollah dismisses UN demand to disarm |
| Annan urges Lebanon to disband militia, set borders |
| UN envoy urges Syria work with Lebanon to draw border |
| Lebanon central bank seeks to recover $163M frozen by
US court |
| Lebanon central bank seeks to recover $163M frozen by
US court |
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| April 18 |
| Bush says justice must be done in Hariri case |
| President Bush welcomes PM Siniora to the White House |
| Tragedy meets comedy in Lebanon’s South |
| Hezbollah warns Siniora not to offer compromises to US |
| Ethiopia to send 38,000 workers to Lebanon |
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| April 17 |
| Sfeir asks Lahoud to step down or step up: Paper |
| Lebanese premier leaves Beirut for US visit amid high
hopes |
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| April 16 |
| Lebanese PM seeks end to Syria crisis during US visit |
| Israel must quit Shebaa before Hezbollah disarms:
Siniora |
| March 14 alliance will be laid to rest on April 28: Aoun |
| Hezbollah links assassination plot to clashes in Iraq |
| Drug baron hunted in Lebanon |
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| April 15 |
| Hezbollah chief accuses US of plotting civil war in
Lebanon |
| Lebanon PM to seek Bush's help on Israeli pullout |
| Hezbollah chief says destroying Lebanon not permissible |
| Formation of pro-Syrian alliance underway in Lebanon |
| Arabs ask Hamas to adopt the Beirut 2002 peace
initiative |
| KIC and ADIH launch $158 million project in Lebanon
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| NSSF's
problems are major headache for all Lebanese |
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| April 14 |
| Lebanon opposition to Syria 'dwindling': Paper |
| Lebanon approves audit of public accounts to curb abuse |
| Lebanon top Shiite cleric raps Mubarak for remarks |
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| April 13 |
| Cyprus mulls proposal to host Hariri trial: source |
| Iranian ex-president meets radical Palestinian leaders
in Damascus |
| Hariri's Future Movement sponsoring Sunni-Shiite strife:
paper |
| President Lahoud's removal no longer an issue: Aoun |
| Lebanon
ranks first in Index of Economic Freedom |
| Lebanon
one step closer to DSL service |
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| April 12 |
| Sunni-Shiite tension rising in Lebanon |
| Lebanese PM wants to visit Syria as soon as possible |
| UN Hariri probe chief postpones trip to Damascus |
| Aoun volunteers to be messenger of peace to Syria |
| Siniora straightens internal house before White House
meet |
| Lebanon drops charges against Australia's 'most wanted'
terror suspect |
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| April 11 |
| Damascus bracing for Hariri probe endgame, say analysts |
| Shooting incident demarcates Lebanon battle lines |
| Lebanon admits terrorist group assassination plots |
| Bush to Host Lebanese Prime Minister |
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| April 10 |
| Nine held amid reports of plot to kill Hezbollah chief |
| Lebanese property boom boosts confidence |
| Lebanon denies report of Hezbollah assassination plot |
| Lebanon foils attempt to assassinate Hezbollah chief:
paper |
| Syria gates open to Siniora...with conditions |
| Kuwaiti PM defends Shiites after Mubarak statements |
| LibanCell dispute threatens
Lebanon's credibility |
| Lebanese property boom boosts confidence |
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| April 9 |
| Lebanon thwarts plot against Hezbollah chief: paper |
| Hezbollah slams Mubarak's Shiite comments |
| Former Syrian spy chief denies link to Hariri's murder |
| President should neither have army roots nor Syrian
boots: Siniora |
| Syrian military court charges former VP with conspiracy |
| Lebanese PM says Lahoud is 'symbol of an old era' |
| Acer partners with Logicom in Lebanon |
| Forum
touts reform as cure for MENA's woes |
| Saudi, Spain agree to boost investments |
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| April 8 |
| Jordan, Bahaa Hariri ink plan to build $5bn tourism city |
| Lahoud is staying and Larsen knows it: Hezbollah |
| Damascus puts Sinora's visit on hold ...indefinitely |
| Lebanon exiles to return form Israel: FPM |
| Lebanon opens Young Arab Leaders chapter |
| Jordan, Bahaa Hariri ink plan to build $5bn tourism city |
| Lebanese PM discusses Lebanon's needs with KFAED
Director |
| Gulf bankers get licences to enter Syrian market |
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| April 7 |
| Lebanese PM to meet Bush on donor conference |
| Jibril says humanitarian issues key to arms surrender |
| Syria rejects diplomatic relations with Lebanon |
| US condemns Syria warrants against Lebanese figures |
| Syria rules out diplomatic relations with Lebanon...for
now |
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| April 6 |
| Knesset okays grants to SLA families |
| Hezbollah ties with Iran, Syria are Lebanon's biggest
problem: Rice |
| Lebanon impasse turns to consensus over economic reform |
| Venezuelan
slayings shock Lebanon |
| Cabinet
votes to cut international calling rates up to 40 percent |
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| April 5 |
| A storm is raging in Lebanon but not in Cabinet |
| Sfeir declares Lahoud unfit to continue in his post |
| Lebanon to debate reforms ahead of donor conference |
| Syria's ruling party solidifies its power |
| KFAED, Lebanon sign loan agreement worth five million
Kuwaiti dinars |
| Lebanon's BOP records $390.9 mln surplus in Jan |
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| April 4 |
| Iran's spies watching us from south Lebanon, says Israel |
| Solidere profits double in 2005 despite political
turmoil |
| Indications point Lahoud will stay in office until end of
term |
| Commitment to Lebanon non-negotiable: Feltman |
| Islamic banking gains momentum in Lebanon |
| Solidere profits double in 2005 despite political
turmoil |
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| April 3 |
| Syria issues warrant against Jumblatt: Lebanese minister |
| Lebanon leaders put off talks on Lahoud fate to April 28 |
| Syria demands probe into deaths of workers in Lebanon |
| EU urges Lebanon to launch reforms after agreement |
| Chances of ousting Lahoud except by own choice dwindling |
| Lebanese daily’s publisher threatens to kill
stalkers |
| EU urges Lebanon to launch reforms after agreement |
| EU-Lebanon association agreement enters into force |
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| April 2 |
| Palestinian leader says road to Syria is paved for
Siniora |
| Strike on Iran could spark terror attacks worldwide:
Experts |
| Lebanese-Australian Muslims join jobless queues |
| Official:
Lebanese banks profiting from debt |
| Egypt's Bank of Alexandria headed for the block |
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| April 1 |
| Efforts underway to prevent Lebanon crisis from exploding |
| Rana Qoleilat extradition to Lebanon unlikely |
| Lebanon's cabinet crisis continues |
| Christians are 'moderating force' in Lebanon, says
leading politician |
