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Lebanon News
April 2008 |
Lebanonwire/Lebanon Bar
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| April 30 |
| Lebanon squabbling over dialogue puts Berri's initiative
on hold |
| Qaeda shadow seen looming over Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 30, 2008 |
| Economists calm fears over wage hike |
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| April 29 |
| Lebanon: Fatah says it will take over security at all
Palestinian camps |
| Bush: US concerned over delayed election in Lebanon |
| UNIFIL denies Hezbollah cover-up in South Lebanon |
| Mofaz to Rice: Hezbollah controls south Lebanon |
| Arab League chief to return to Lebanon for new talks |
| Hariri Tribunal Registrar begins duty, bringing its
creation one step closer |
| Lebanon: A dozen Israeli Air Force jets buzzes Beirut |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 29. 2008 |
| Bahrain's Islamists enraged by Lebanese singer call for
ban |
| Lebanese stocks rally on political hopes |
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| April 28 |
| Hariri sets deadline for Lebanese presidential election |
| Jumblat slams Hezbollah after detention of French
lawmaker |
| Israel: UNIFIL is concealing information about Hezbollah |
| Spanish defence minister arrives in southern Lebanon |
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| April 27 |
| Hariri probe doesn't worry Syria, President Assad says |
| Hezbollah detains French Socialist official for 4 hours |
| Lebanese MP: Hezbollah involved in plan to naturalize
Iranians |
| French delegate to socialist meet in Beirut quizzed by
armed men |
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| April 26 |
| Syria's shadow still looms large over Lebanon |
| Lebanon sets May 13 new date to elect president |
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| April 25 |
| Assassinations shake Christian town |
| Lebanon prison mutiny, hostage-taking, ends |
| Lebanon protest demands that Egypt open Gaza border |
| Lebanon's economic riddle |
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| April 24 |
| Hezbollah building telecom network in Sidon: paper |
| Riots erupt at Lebanon's largest prison |
| UN: Armed Hezbollah a key challenge to Lebanon |
| UNIFIL faces new criticism from militants |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 24, 2008 |
| Lebanon: Driving Force |
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| April 23 |
| UN force in Lebanon takes latest al-Qaeda threats
seriously |
| Lebanon's Jumblat still open to dialogue with opposition |
| Lebanese army fires at Israeli jets flying over south |
| Lebanon: Little support for al-Qaeda attacks, says US |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 23, 2008 |
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| April 22 |
| Al-Qaida threat to UNIFIL is "bad omen"-
minister |
| Western and Arab powers urge end to Lebanon crisis |
| Lebanese politics totters into perilous absurdity |
| Deadlock leaves Lebanon in presidential limbo |
| UN peacekeeeping force confirms 'incident' in southern
Lebanon |
| UNIFIL finds Hezbollah arms, gunmen scatter peacekeepers |
| Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri slams UN presence in Lebanon |
| UN chief urges Lebanon election, disarming of Hezbollah |
| French, Syrian FMs meet on Lebanon |
| Lebanon fails to elect president for 18th time |
| Lebanon leaders trade charges over Zahle shooting |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 22, 2008 |
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| April 21 |
| Saudi Arabia warns Lebanon against foreign influence |
| Lebanon closes illegal crossings with Syria |
| UN urges Lebanon and Syria to redefine, normalize ties |
| Rice will discuss Lebanon crisis in Kuwait |
| Lebanon’s Zahle tense after deadly shooting |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 21, 2008 |
| Hotel occupancy in Beirut nosedives in 2007, remains
lowest in region |
| Beirut Stock Exchange mirrors political roller coaster |
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| April 20 |
| Shooting in Zahle kills two phalange members |
| Hezbollah describes new US accusations "as
baseless" |
| Palestinian refugees in Lebanon demand end To Gaza siege |
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| April 19 |
| Lebanon's parliament speaker sets stage for dialogue |
| Victims of 1983 attack on US Embassy in Beirut recalled |
| Rice marks 25th anniversary of Beirut embassy attack |
| U.S. to provide Lebanon high-level security, law
enforcement training |
| Lebanon puts off trial of suspect in alleged NY terror
plot |
| Kuwaiti firm acquires Lebanon's Monoprix and Giant for
$97 million |
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| April 18 |
| US marks 25th anniversary of Beirut embassy bombing |
| US says it knows who bombed Beirut embassy |
| Rice says US never left Lebanon |
| Bush: US backs Lebanon sovereignty, democracy |
| Berlusconi says Italy will keep troops in Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 18, 2008 |
| Geagea predicts more assassinations in Lebanon |
| Lebanon offers voluntary Eurobond debt exchange |
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| April 17 |
| Syria, US at odds over Hariri probe |
| Washington reiterates backing for Lebanese government |
| Assad says war with Isreal is a real possibility |
| Lebanon opposition warns against amending UNIFIL rules |
| Hezbollah kidnaps policeman in southern Beirut |
| Lebanon finds Berlusconi's engagement comment dangerous |
| Top US diplomat in Lebanon to meet with rival leaders |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 17, 2008 |
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| April 16 |
| Hezbollah slams international inaction over Israeli
incursions |
| UN Security Council calls for disarming Hezbollah |
| Lebanon: Muslims and Christians tackle migration together |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 16, 2008 |
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| April 15 |
| Hezbollah denies planning to launch war inside Israel |
| Israel says Syria arming Hezbollah despite UN resolution |
| Lebanon top Shiite cleric assails Israeli FM's visit to
Qatar |
| Moussa: Time is short before situation in Lebanon gets
worse |
| Lebanese govt defends detention of officers in Hariri
probe |
| Pro-Syrian speaker Berri discusses Lebanon Crisis In
Qatar |
| Seven Kuwaiti Shi'ites to face trial over Mughniyeh
eulogy |
| Lebanese demand knowledge of missing held in Syria |
| Hezbollah: We'll take fight to Israel's backyard |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 15, 2008 |
| Lebanon mandates Bank Audi, CS for bond exchange offer |
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| April 14 |
| Israeli soldiers make brief incursion into Lebanon |
| U.S. sees Iran's Beirut strategy in Iraq gambit |
| Lebanon: Hezbollah Sets Up In West Bekaa |
| Iran: Hezbollah Getting Training In Iran |
| Syria: Officers Executed In Connection With Mughniyah
Death |
| Syria: Missile Storage Facilities Completed |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 14, 2008 |
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| April 13 |
| Lebanon marks civil war amid new tensions |
| Israel fears Iran may ship Hezbollah arms via Beirut port |
| Jordan's king sees regional perils for Lebanon crisis |
| Lebanese speaker meets Mubarak, calls for dialogue to
solve crisis |
| Were Syrian officers involved in Mughniyeh killing? |
| Lebanon's Siniora arrives in Amman for talks on Lebanese
crisis |
| The terrible human cost of cluster bombs |
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| April 12 |
| Lebanon's chances for diminishing hatreds seem remote |
| Lebanon marks civil war outbreak as new conflict looms |
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| April 11 |
| Daniel Bellemare in a Race with the Culprits |
| Al Wattan: 20 Hezbollah men die in Iran training |
| General nabbed in Hariri case was asked to find
‘scapegoat’ |
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| April 10 |
| France denies killing Hariri probe witness |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 11, 2008 |
| UN erects barbed wire fence on Lebanon-Israel border |
| Syria accuses US of using Hariri probe as pressure tool |
| Hariri probe witness hiding in Europe: report |
| Lebanon "is at the crossroads" warns Qabbani |
| UN chief appoints Belgian's UN ambassador to coordinate
Lebanon ops |
| US Rice rules out deal with Syria in Lebanese probe |
| Witness in Hariri case goes missing |
| Syria: President's brother-in-law 'accused of US-backed
coup' |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 10, 2008 |
| Abdullah, Mubarak Discuss Lebanon, key regional issues |
| European Parliament torn over Lebanon crisis |
| Lebanon: Economy of Knowledge |
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| April 9 |
| France accused of killing witness in Hariri probe |
| U.S. sees Iran and Syria "Lebanon" gambit in
Iraq |
| Murr calls for electing Suleiman as president in a bid to
'salavage Lebanon' |
| Geagea sees more killings, deadlock in Lebanon |
| Bulgaria drugs trade funds Hezbollah: report |
| Head of UN Hariri murder probe seeks extended mandate |
| Indonesia: Hezbollah-owned TV begins broadcasts |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 9, 2008 |
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| April 8 |
| Syria: Saudis behind Mughniyeh's death say Iranian
sources |
| Syrian witness in Hariri murder probe missing in France:
FM |
| UN probe describes Lebanese network for political murders |
| Syria says cooperating with UN Hariri murder probe |
| Christian university in Lebanon takes precautions against
threat |
| Israeli drill delays Mughniyeh report: Paper |
| Exclusive: Major Assad regime row delays publication of
Mughniyeh probe |
| Air raid sirens sound in Israel civil defence drill |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 8, 2008 |
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| April 7 |
| Syria ready to help Lebanon overcome crisis |
| Israeli ministers tested in massive attack scenario |
| Lebanon's growth 4 pct in 2007 despite crisis |
| Israel downplays reports on Syrian MI chief arrest |
| 'Warning to Assad sparked tension' |
| Beirut's largest synagogue in danger of being demolished |
| Lebanon speaker in Syria for talks on political crisis |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 7, 2008 |
| Has the moment come to replace the US dollar? |
| Lebanon falls to 48th place on annual credit-access index |
| Lebanon's growth 4 pct in 2007 despite crisis |
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| April 6 |
| Hezbollah: Israeli drills are preparation for new war |
| Syrian MI chief under house arrest: Khaddam |
| Siniora accuses Syria of trying to hold Lebanon hostage |
| Israel reassures Syria, Lebanon ahead of missile drills |
| Lebanon on high alert as Israeli home front drill begins |
| Michel Suleiman perfect candidate for Presidency:
Siniora |
| Damascus risks more isolation on Lebanon |
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| April 5 |
| Barak: Northern front highly volatile |
| British fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran
strikes |
| Hezbollah to 'follow closely' Israeli drill along
Lebanese border |
| Israel: Brief alert following believed infiltration from
Lebanon |
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| April 4 |
| Lebanon PM wary of Israeli manoeuvres |
| Ramon: Hezbollah is 'wary' of retaliation |
| Israel assures Syria it doesn't seek war |
| 40 killed by Israeli cluster bombs in Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 4, 2008 |
| Merger talks boost Lebanon's Bank Audi -traders |
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| April 3 |
| Israel plays down risk of conflict with Syria |
| Bar closures threaten famed Beirut nite-spot |
| Lebanon army chief doubts political crisis will be solved |
| Syria confirms, Iran denies Israeli comments on listening
stations |
| Kuwait to mediate between feuding Saudi Arabia, Syria |
| Lebanon's teachers strike for better pay |
| MK Tibi's visit in Beirut sparks rage among Israel's
right wing |
| Israel worried Syrian army moves a preamble for Hezbollah
operation |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 3, 2008 |
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| April 2 |
| Hezbollah criticizes Saudi Arabia |
| Syria denies summoning reserves |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 2, 2008 |
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| April 1 |
| Syria risks more isolation over Lebanon |
| Barak warns Hezbollah not to 'test' Israel |
| Syria says offer made to trade presidential vote for
Hariri tribunal |
| Iran incites cold war with U.S. in Lebanon roiled by
Hezbollah |
| April Fool: Lebanon finally gets a president |
| Egypt says Lebanon solution would ease strained Arab ties |
| Lebanon Press Highlights: April 1, 2008 |
