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Lebanon News
January 2004 |
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| January
31 |
| Iraq Council Says Lebanon to Release Money |
| Swap-2
in the Works to Reveal Arad's Fate, Release Kantar |
| UNIFIL
Stays 6 More Months as Lebanon-Israel Border Buffer |
| The long road home: Bodies of fallen fighters repatriated |
| Freed captives given a hero’s welcome in their
hometowns |
| Former cellmates reunited in freedom |
| Tears of sorrow, tears of joy on the road South |
| Jumblatt: Time to fight ‘Zionist apartheid’ |
| Diamond sales add sparkle to economic gloom |
| Developers to break ground on eco-friendly bungalow vacation resort |
| Byblos Bank reports increase in net profits |
| Hoteliers predict Eid al-Adha bonanza |
| Push sales right up by dumbing it down! |
| World music event invites Lebanese artists |
| Economic hardship and social injustice main cause of suicide
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| Dealership
exclusivity extended |
| Cabinet session takes up Fares’ cellular report |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
30 |
| Peres: Hezbollah will destroy
Lebanon's unity |
| Israel attempts to prevent TV
broadcasts by Hezbollah |
| Israel, Hezbollah Complete Prisoner Swap |
| Lebanon bans bird imports from 12 Asian countries |
| Hezbollah: Group May Kidnap More Israelis |
| Attention now shifts to the remaining detainees in Israel |
| Israel, Hezbollah consider high-stakes Phase II deal |
| Hizbullah calls for respectful attitude toward Israelis |
| Historic overview of prisoner swaps |
| Prisoners receive rapturous welcome |
| Somber mood grips Israel as it receives kidnapped citizens |
| Mid-East prisoners
welcomed home |
| Agents Question
Freed Israeli Businessman |
| In what way is Lebanon today a ‘soft state’? |
| Stepping up the cultural development of the St. Nicolas stairs |
| When a bride is a child: The perils of early marriage |
| Regardless of politics and ideology, the notion of home is central |
| When social pressures suffocate individuality |
| Marathon Parliament session tackles issue of
monopolies’ protection |
| Conference examines youth unemployment dilemma |
| Open skies but Arab borders remain closed |
| Brighter forecast for the energy sector |
| Hariri kicks off 2004 shopping festival |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
29 |
| Israeli soldiers' bodies,
Tennenbaum arrive in Israel |
| Israeli,
Hezbollah Finish Prisoner Swap |
| Israel hands over bodies of
Lebanese fighters, frees Palestinian prisoners |
| Freed Hizbollah leader says feels born again |
| Freed
Lebanese Prisoners, Israel's Hizbullah Captives Airlifted to Germany |
| Tanenbaum
Happy Over his Treatment in Hizbullah Captivity |
| Hizbullah
Finally Admits 3 Israeli Captives are Dead |
| Teachers’ union to continue strike |
| Leftists put the formation of new party on agenda |
| French officer to take charge of United Nations troops in
South Lebanon |
| Lebanon prepares to welcome prisoners home |
| After 8 years, hunting ban finally lifted |
| Hermel fighter’s remains to stay in Israel |
| Plane carrying Tennenbaum, coffins of three Israeli soldiers, lands in
Germany |
| Report:Israel says Iranian
delegation in Beirut may have finding related to Arad |
| Defense officials tell family:
Tennenbaum is not a suspect |
| Transit Beirut: Portraits of a city in a time of upheaval |
| ‘The heroes, I’m afraid, all died early in this
war’ |
| Arab
Trade Finance Program extends $27m credit facility to Lebanese banks |
| Emircom
opens offices in Lebanon and Syria |
| World
Bank's MIGA keen to support Lebanese Investors |
| Hotels strain to accommodate tourists at start of Eid
al-Adha |
| Special standards needed for Islamic banking |
| Lebanon ranked 27th in region in development |
| Iraq car imports good for business at Tripoli port |
| Beirut to host economic forum focusing on Iraq |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
28 |
| Israeli Team Leaves for Prisoner Swap |
| Israeli High Court rejects
terror victims' petitions against prisoner swap |
| Victorious
Nasrallah is Acclaimed Even by Antoine Lahd |
| Kurdish
Party Official Accused of Slandering Lahoud, Assad |
| Lebanon
Returns Confiscated 19.5 Billion Dinars to Iraq |
| Teachers
Go on Strike in Lebanon, 1 Million Students Stay Home |
| $60 million World Bank loan endorsed by MPs |
| Villages across Lebanon set to receive released detainees |
| Leaders unanimous in praise for Hizbullah |
| First municipal elections in South since liberation likely
to be hotly contested |
| Financial scandals across Lebanon move toward resolution |
| New Red Cross clinic opens in Alma Shaab; 30,000 residents
to benefit |
| Private school teachers plan to hold nationwide strike on
Wednesday |
| Is lack of traffic civility the road to ruin? |
| Green activists set out to reclaim the streets from cars |
| A day in the life of one of the capital’s service
drivers |
| Beirut’s haircutting salons offer a distinct choice for the consumer |
| Beirut to host Iraq economic forum |
| With no relief in sight public debt looks set to keep
growing |
| Downtown balloon ride project to get off the ground soon |
| Regional transportation plan could earn Lebanon $50 million |
| In profitable year, BLOM receives best ‘financial
strength’ rating |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
27 |
| Sylvester Stallone seeking true Arab beauty in Lebanon |
| Hitmen could
be freed in deal |
| Lebanon Jewish mother admonishes Hezbollah |
| Mustafa Dirani denies
kidnapping MIA Ron Arad, selling him to Iranians |
| Arab prisoners driven to
lockup ahead of exchange deal |
| Diran Sues Israel for $1.3 million in damages, saying he was sexually abused |
| Germany
Sets Hizbullah-Israel Prisoners Swap in Motion |
| Dirani
Makes Hair-Raising Charges Against Israeli Torturers |
| Israeli
Public Feels Swap Deal Gives Hizbullah Upper Hand |
| Syria: Toppling Regime Is High On U.S. Military Agenda,
Paper Says |
| Oil for favors by Saddam alleged |
| Adnan
Abu Ayash Sues Brother Ibrahim, Rana for $2.5 Billion |
| Iraq
Wriggles Out of Money Airlift to Lebanon |
| Another deadlock on trial provisions |
| Syria: Toppling Regime Is High On U.S. Military Agenda,
Paper Says |
| South anticipates return of fallen fighters’ bodies |
| Mikati calls for ‘exceptional’ road safety
measures as country hit by storms |
| Final prisoner swap list drawn up;
Dirani, Obeid to be moved today |
| Israel releases lists of prisoners to be freed in swap with Hezbollah |
| French general to head UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon |
| Do you expect the truth from news? |
| The challenges of reconciling the histories of Lebanon |
| Controversial Palestinian-Israeli love story crosses new
borders |
| Appearances matter to which gender? |
| Food safety, more than a matter of taste |
| Nijmeh notch up record-breaking result |
| Results of power plant tender still unknown |
| Mobile networks to run for less? |
| Berri puts World Bank projects on agenda |
| Lebanese firm exports trade fair experience to Kuwait |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
26 |
| Israeli soldiers dig up bodies of Lebanese militants; ready
for prisoner swap |
| Iran: Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap a 'victory' for Lebanon |
| Nasrallah
Hints Israel's Missing Airman is in Lebanon, Dirani Disagrees |
| Mechanics
of Swap Operation Outlined by Israel, Hizbullah |
| Hizbullah,
Israel to Swap Prisoners in Germany This Week |
| Kantar
to be Freed in 2 or 3 Months Upon Determining Arad's Fate |
| Lahoud: Israel needs to ‘recognize’ Hizbullah |
| Israel, Hizbullah to look into more prisoner releases |
| Prisoner swap elicits joy from families |
| Germany pledges to free
prisoners in exchange for return of Ron Arad |
| Government failures piling up |
| Naameh residents protest landfill |
| Family seeks help in search for daughter |
| Ex-British schoolboy in Israel
prisoner swap |
| Saidi says accurate statistics vital |
| Banque Audi net profits up by 33.45 percent |
| Female migrant workers in the spotlight at AUB seminar |
| Kids, balloons and ice cream on a Sunday afternoon |
| Lebanon’s long-distance love affair |
| Champville takes Dubai championship |
| Economics is more than statistics and money: it’s about
the lives of people |
| Political squabbling halts reform, privatization program
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| Rebuild Iraq conference creates contacts |
| Hariri inks Egyptian gas pipeline deal in Amman |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
25 |
| Israel, Lebanon praise prisoner deal |
| Hezbollah leader says exchange to take place Thursday |
| Panel comprised of security
personnel readies for Tennenbaum interrogation |
| Lebanese Families Await Prisoners'
Return |
| Tennenbaum's
family is waiting |
| Nasrallah: Information on Ron Arad will help free Kuntar, others |
| Identity of Lebanese Prisoners on Swap Deal |
| Sharon says prisoner swap with Hezbollah correct |
| Syria denies receiving
Iraq arms |
| Saddam's WMD hidden in Syria, says Iraq survey chief |
| Sharon on prisoner swap: Gov't
made moral, responsible decision -
Haaretz |
| Sharon assured he will get information about missing
airman's fate |
| German mediator tight-lipped about
next stages of the deal - Haaretz |
| Israel
agrees to prisoner swap with Hizbollah - Independent |
| INTERVIEW-Syria's first private bank faces virgin
market |
| Hariri
Signs Gas Pipeline Accord with Syria, Jordan, Egypt |
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| January
24 |
| Israeli lawyer says prisoner swap with Hezbollah to happen
Tuesday - AP |
| Israel prisoner deal 'is
agreed' - BBC |
| Hezbollah demands US apology |
| Rana
Collapses in Tears Over 'Mother of All Banking Scandals' |
| Lebanon
Renews Hizbullah's Border Mandate, Overruling U.S. Demands |
| Janes: U.S. might strike Hezbollah in Bakaa |
| Obeid defends Hizbullah after UN urges calm |
| LBC satire program yanked from air after Bin Laden ruse |
| Jockeying for power: The race for the presidency has begun |
| Greek president hopes for peace |
| Winter storms batter capital’s |
| Vicious storm pummels country |
| Hizbullah commander vows resistance |
| Addoum denies reports that a US firm had suspended Cotonou
plane |
| Lebanese man escapes Iraqi nightmare |
| Arab Summit in Tunisia to take place in March |
| Focus on ‘high-end’ fashion the cure to textile
industry’s woes |
| Banque Audi considers Egypt expansion |
| Take a hint: Keep the beast at bay and stay cool under
pressure |
| Who needs the canon? Not Lebanon’s business students |
| Lebanon’s generation gap: Disenfranchised youth |
| Mariah Carey’s tour shows growing faith in Lebanon |
| Solidere to install broadband network in Downtown |
| Foreigners view investments in Lebanon as risky |
| Strong Euro seen to be changing trade patterns |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
23 |
| Bin
Laden hoax backfires in Lebanon |
| US
War on Terror May Spread to Syria, Report Says |
| Lebanon's Hezbollah accuses US of helping Israel's "systematic
terrorism" |
| Lebanon regrets US stance on bulldozer incident with Israel |
| Lebanon rejects U.S. demand to
rein in Hezbollah |
| Bin
Laden arrest "joke" causes uproar in Lebanon |
| Jail for Kuwaiti editor as ex-Miss Lebanon wins
libel damages |
| Lebanon
Defies U.S. Pressure to Curb Hizbullah |
| UN likely to continue peacekeeping mission in Lebanon |
| Battle calls for calm after border clashes |
| Stephanopoulos continues official visit |
| Abdullah gets 15 years for USAID fraud |
| LU student claims political persecution |
| No surprises expected in southern suburb elections |
| Stormy weekend weather ahead |
| South Lebanon Criminal Court begins hearing cases in new
building |
| IDF: Latest Hezbollah attack
on army bulldozer not coordinated with Syria |
| Saab's Arabian fantasy illuminates Paris finale |
| In the company of Cuba: US movie star is offered sparkling
Lebanese hospitality |
| Lebanese clubs score 2 wins over Egyptian counterparts |
| World Bank loans may be in jeopardy |
| Public transport’s road to nowhere |
| Advertisers locked in ‘fratricidal struggle’ |
| Greek investment encouraged |
| New bridges of business cooperation
between Greece and Lebanon |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
22 |
| Lebanon charges ex-minister in embezzlement case |
| Beirut blasts great powers bias
towards Israel |
| Lahoud, Greek president sign accord for stronger relations |
| Annan asks Israel and Hizbullah to halt attacks |
| Jumblatt calls judiciary a ‘farce’ |
| Berri and Parliament at odds: Interpretation of constitution
at issue |
| Life in the South returns to normal after Israel attacks
Hizbullah bases |
| Al-Madina probe to focus on monetary, credit laws |
| PLFP and PLO appear to be on the verge of rapprochement |
| New slopes, more attractions make Lebanon a winter-sports
hot spot |
| Marriage, Lebanese-style: What’s love got to do with
it? |
| Nabaa: A home for every outcast |
| The forgotten residents of the Gouraud barracks |
| AUB alums pay students’ tuition |
| Beirut reprises its role as jet set capital |
| Qordahi: LibanCell, Cellis shouldn’t bid |
| Finance Ministry blames deficit on failure to privatize |
| Ad campaign promotes more than just shopping |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
21 |
| Hezbollah vows to defend
lebanon's soereignity |
| Talks on Lebanese refugees in Germany |
| Southern Lebanon more fragile after six months of
tension: Annan |
| Israeli warplane overflies south
Lebanon |
| Greece's president holds talks with Lebanese officials |
| Hezbollah Allegedly Linked to Drug Ring |
| U.S.
Urges Syria to Curb Hizbullah as Jets Dive-Bomb S. Lebanon |
| U.S.
Urges Lebanon to Deploy Army Along Border with Israel |
| Lahoud
Puts Blame for Hostilities "Entirely" on Israel |
| President
of Greece Begins 3-Day State Visit to Lebanon |
| Rana,
Abu Ayash to Stand Trial on Charges Carrying 5 Years in Jail |
| 10,000 Illegal Lebanese Emigrants to Leave Germany |
| At least 700 people will be stripped of their nationality |
| Greek president arrives on official visit |
| Illegal immigration tops German official's visit to
Lebanon |
| Israel strikes Hizbullah targets in Lebanon |
| Army: destroyed bulldozer was 26 meters across border |
| Restaurant chain shows how the diaspora succeeds |
| Tyre preparing for a city-wide face lift, to some
residents’ dismay |
| Scenes from a new coffeehouse culture |
| Reality television the new gospel or a passing trend? |
| Metropolitan City Center announces new complex |
| Mouawad Investment Group targets Downtown |
| Banque Audi warns of further borrowing |
| Unemployment crisis persists in Lebanon |
| New type of loan available to displaced |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
20 |
| Powell blames Hezbollah for igniting new flare-up with
Israel |
| Israeli planes attack guerrilla targets in south Lebanon
- AP |
| Israeli war
planes bomb Lebanon in strike at Hizbollah - Independent |
| Air force retaliates for Hezbollah
rocket attack - Haaretz |
| Israel hits back
after army death - Guardian |
| Israeli planes raid south
Lebanon - BBC |
| Israel
Threatens to Reinvade Lebanon Behind Anti-Syria Air Assaults |
| Israel
Pulls Stricken Bulldozer Back from S. Lebanon |
| Prisoners of war return home from Iraq |
| Ministers’ trial debate ends in stalemate |
| Iraq currency smuggling investigation to continue |
| Lahoud says municipal polls will go ahead |
| Which kind of Lebanese are you? |
| Lessons learned: Principles for a successful career in journalism |
| Cabinet to re-assess EDL public tender |
| Syrian banking continues on its path of modernization |
| Cellular license tender probe begins |
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| January
19 |
| Israel blames Syria for attack that killed one Israeli
soldier |
| Israel's bulldozer hit by Hezbollah's anti-tank missile |
| Authorities release 3 businessmen who brought Iraqi money
but keep the cash |
| Israeli jets fly over Lebanon, drawing fire from army and Hezbollah guns |
| Assad
Avoids Commitment to Extending Lahoud's Presidency |
| Detainees
of 19.5 Billion Iraqi Dinars Remain in Prison |
| Assad
Avoids Commitment to Extending Lahoud's Presidency |
| Detainees
of 19.5 Billion Iraqi Dinars Remain in Prison |
| Government refuses to release Iraqi billions |
| Lebanese have second thoughts over death penalty |
| Hamade’s mother claims his innocence |
| Ignoring protests, government executes 3 men |
| Former MP Khazen passes away |
| Hariri Explains How to Rebuild an Economy |
| Studying Lebanese society and thinking beyond politics |
| Nijmeh still on top after beating Olympic Beirut 2-0 |
| A long and winding road: 50 years in journalism |
| Why Lebanon should become a skiers’ haven |
| Students see past the hype on tour of South |
| A flourishing relationship despite the odds |
| Farmers eager to wean Lebanese off powdered milk |
| New booklet seeks to clarify banking rules |
| Car sales revving up to overtake 2002 figures |
| AACO forges ahead with airline cost effectiveness |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
18 |
| Activists
say Lebanon executions were show of force |
| Billions
of dinars seized in Beirut are payment to British firm: Iraq |
| Twin
blasts at Lebanon refugee camp |
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| January
17 |
| Report links Hizbullah with Iraqi Shiite opposition movement |
| Lebanon: Israel exploiting US elections |
| Iraq
Asserts 19.5 Billion Dinar Shipment to Beirut is Legal |
| Lebanon executes three convicted murderers despite
international protests |
| Death penalty resumes in
Lebanon |
| Mouawad
announces she will run for president |
| Questions
raised by probe into smuggling case |
| Explosions
rock Sidon schools |
| Ain al-Hilweh tense before Hamade’s execution |
| Lahoud praises Lebanese-Polish ties |
| Protests mark 1st executions of Lahoud’s term |
| More than anything, Beirut is a city defined by creativity |
| Beirut challenges the world’s coolest cities |
| Male virginity: A sensitive subject for the Lebanese |
| Bringing the news the old-fashioned way |
| Tourism in 2003 passes million mark despite 2 ‘black
months’ |
| Exports rise by 40 percent to a total of $1.3 billion |
| Failure of cellular auction and tender will have long-term
fall out |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
16 |
| EU, human rights groups urge Lebanon to stop three scheduled
executions |
| Report: Syria considers Israeli summit |
| Lebanon's top Shiite cleric supports Sistani's call popular
vote in Iraq |
| International
Uproar Flares Against Lebanon's Scheduled Executions |
| 2
Italian Beirut-Bound Red Brigades 'Terrorists' Arrested in Cairo |
| Lebanese
Businessman Murdered in Richmond, Virginia |
| Rana
is Back in Jail, Detectives Raid her Apartment |
| First executions during Lahoud’s mandate scheduled for
Saturday |
| Hariri’s Damascus trip capped by accord signings |
| Hariri plays down rumors of renewed squabble with lahoud |
| Support grows for holding municipal elections next May |
| Benin crash probe enters 3rd week |
| Obeid presses a full agenda in Qatar |
| 4 arrested in smuggling probe at airport |
| Aussie tales of expat life relate to Lebanese experience |
| Public speaking the easy way |
| Physician performs first bladder transplant in Bekaa area |
| First-place Sagesse defeats Riyadi 85-67 |
| Lebanon forex reserves slip to $12.08 bln mid-Jan |
| Al-Alamiah offers range of IT services across the Middle
East |
| Lebanon tops Levant PC sales |
| Cattle-farming program debuts in Tripoli |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
15 |
| Man charged with conspiracy to provide material support to
Hezbollah |
| Authorities confiscate $15 million worth of Iraqi currency
aboard private jetliner |
| Report: Syrian President ruled
by old guard, unable to execute decisions |
| 3
Lebanese Murder Convicts to be Executed Saturday |
| Gen.
Aoun Forms New FPM Leadership, Drawing Angry Protests |
| Swiss-Banned
Jetliner is Grounded at Beirut Airport |
| Israel
Calls for 'Global Pressure' on Syria to Leave Lebanon |
| Hariri emphasizes Syria-Lebanon relations |
| Berri stresses responsibility to diaspora |
| Addoum hints at hidden plane crash evidence |
| Opposition maps election strategies |
| UNRWA to raise level of social services |
| Sidon merchants square up for election battle |
| Famed French astrologer predicts more hardships in 2004 |
| Quintessential reference to government |
| Going all the way with Belgian cuisine |
| Cellular tender left off Cabinet agenda |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
14 |
| Syria,
Lebanon sign economic agreements |
| Former hostage returns to Beirut |
| Lebanese
PM holds talks in Damascus |
| Plane
Crash 'Mystery Man' is not in Jail in Conakry |
| French
Peacekeeper Killed by Heavy Rain in S. Lebanon |
| Lahoud
to Argentina and Brazil Next Month |
| Hariri
in Damascus, then to Paris and then to S. Arabia |
| Lahoud vows to liberate occupied land |
| Christian opposition vows unity in municipal elections |
| Hizbullah denies any links to the UTA plane crash |
| Lahoud hopeful over UTA crash investigation |
| Women speak out against French ban on wearing hijab in
schools |
| ‘It’s your right to know what you are eating’
|
| Western television craze makes assured debut on
region’s networks |
| Bibliophile dreams of opening public library with his
collection of 40,000 books |
| Cafe Najjar back on top, defeats Champville 94-81 |
| Massive
tourist resort allegedly in pipeline |
| Government still has a chance to securitize cellular
networks |
| Islamic banking draft law slated for approval |
| Planet Lebanon to take place in July |
| Taxi drivers protest proposal to end NSSF subsidy |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| January
13 |
| Syria insists it will only resume peace talks from where
they left off |
| Israeli president renews peace talks offer to Syria |
| Benin pleads for patience in probe of West African plane
crash |
| Lebanon
to Extradite 'Mystery Man' of Cotonou Plane Crash |
| Press
Absolves Gebran Tueni from Speaker Berri's Complaint |
| Lahoud: Extremism due to lack of justice |
| Speaker slams US for ignoring Assad’s peace offer |
| Berri-Tueni squabble settled |
| EU Middle East envoy arrives for talks |
| Dora Bridge: Safe or dangerous? |
| Iranian delegation tours local media |
| Electoral battle engages merchants |
| Embezzler returns from Belarus to face the music |
| MP Saad: Constitutional amendments possible |
| Customs agent commits suicide in Gemmayzeh |
| Report: Sharon not willing to
give up all of Golan Heights for peace with Syria |
| Omar Sharif returns to form in Monsieur Ibrahim |
| APH president defends quality and cost of healthcare |
| Port sub-contractors strike for day |
| Taxi drivers’ situation goes from bad to worse |
| Islamic bank opens for business |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
|
| January
12 |
| Black
Box: Owner's Son Orders Pilot to Takeoff No Matter What |
| Trials for officials, cellular issue loom large |
| Benin air disaster probe nears conclusion |
| Stalled negotiations delay Abu Ayyash release |
| Amin Gemayel calls for national reconciliation in face of
looming crisis |
| Israel
Invites Assad to Jerusalem as Galilee Sea Quarrel Subsides |
| Israeli-Syrian talks unlikely to make progress |
| Abrash calls for US to take neutral stance on Syria |
| In shadow of 1999 slaying of 4 magistrates, new Justice
Palace unveiled |
| Nijmeh regains top spot Meanwhile, Homentmen suffer 8th loss of the season |
| Cafe Najjar suffers first defeat |
| Lebanon records $3.34 bln BOP surplus to end-Oct |
| Cellis, LibanCell may score extended contracts |
| Hilton project wins incentive package |
| MEA asked to fly African routes |
| First Islamic bank opens in Beirut |
| Lebanon public debt up to $30.58 bln by end-Oct |
| World Bank sees exponential debt growth in Lebanon |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
|
| January
11 |
| Israel Confirms Secret Talks With Syria |
| Israel: Syria must end support
for terror groups ahead of any new talks |
| Harris
Corporation to build Iraqi media with Kuwaiti and Lebanese firms |
| Lebanon's
LBC Trains Iraqis to Rerun Baghdad Radio, TV |
| Israel
Urges Syria to Stop Arming Hizbullah as 'Goodwill' Gesture |
| Prime intifada terror suspect is Israeli Arab from Taibeh,
now in Lebanon |
|
| January
10 |
| Bush advisers debating what to do about Syria |
| Syrian paper: Damascus asking
U.S. to help renew peace talks with Israel |
| Rice: No Evidence Iraq Moved WMD to Syria |
| Sharon calls on Syria to stop arming militants |
| An
Nahar Refrains from Crossing Lances with Speaker Berri |
| Sidon's
Justice Palace Launched 4 Years after Assassination of 4 Judges |
| Berri
to sue An-Nahar over UTA accusation |
| MPs
challenge government; Petition, vote of no confidence prepared |
| Syrian-Lebanese
relations in focus |
| Aridi
attacks Al-Madina Bank reconciliation, says public ‘fed up’ with scandals |
| Palestinian
refugees fight Canadian deportations |
| Experts
say Paris’ veil ban misunderstood |
| Iran denies sending arms on aid transports |
| Hezbollah an obstacle to Israel-Syria talk |
| Italian journalist recalls ‘When Beirut Was Crazy’
|
| Activists hold 2-day conference to raise awareness of
traffic laws |
| Champville trumps Riyadi in dying minutes |
| Ahd to do battle with Olympic Beirut |
| Lebanon drops ranking in economic freedom index |
| Proceeds of US wheat donation to aid schools program |
| World Bank says Lebanon projects lagging |
|
| January 9 |
| Israel
says Syria used aid planes for arms |
| UN envoy urges Israel to
exploit Syrian peace moves |
| Initial probe apparently supports view that Benin plane was
overloaded |
| Berri
complains of An Nahar editorial, in which Tueni demanded the truth |
| Lebanon
Scrambles to Avert a U.S. Invasion of Bekaa |
| Courts
Rescue 2 Senior Civil Servants from State Abuse |
| Government
Bewildered by Mobile License Bidding Fiasco |
| World Bank: Lebanon has ‘given up’ on Paris II |
| Fares rejects results of cellular auction |
| Landlords take umbrage at new draft law on rents |
| Aviation officials’ passports seized |
| Hoss launches legal aid group Fund will assist Palestinians |
| Tata asked back to thrill Armenian audiences |
| Lebanon gets $2 million shipment of U.S. wheat |
| JP Morgan decries Lahoud, Hariri rift |
| Byblos Bank’s Sudan operation gets lift |
|
| January 8 |
| Lebanon denies Rumsfled terror allegations |
| Lebanese Muslim women protest Chirac's move to ban head
scarves in schools |
| Rana's
Coup is Punctured by a Adnan Abu Ayash Veto |
| Rumsfeld
May Send U.S. Commandos to Hunt Down Bekaa 'Terrorists' |
| Assad’s visit to Turkey aids Lebanese ties with Ankara |
| Obeid predicts Arab peace initiative will be revived |
| Tragedy strikes South as man kills daughter |
| Maronite bishops mourn air crash victims |
| Interior Ministry official predicts ‘crisis’ if
waste management not addressed |
| New UNRWA director makes tour of Palestinian camps |
| Police arrest 2 in Sidon fraud probe |
| Mikati pledges full and thorough investigation of Benin
catastrophe |
| National Gathering meeting affirms need for full
investigation of Benin disaster |
| Speciali |
