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Lebanon News
February 2004 |
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| February
29 |
| Tennenbaum
admits drug deal link |
| Iran
to help Lebanon establish armed forces |
| Assad
Warns Against Playing with Fire in Lebanon's Elections Year |
| Tehran
Says Sharon will Be in 'Great Pain' if He Attacks Iran |
| Tennenbaum admits went to
Dubai with Keis Obeid for drug deal |
| Iranians , Lebanese Cannot Remain Indifferent About
Imam Sadr's fate |
| Lebanon passes 1m tourists |
| IBM drives new PC technologies into Lebanese market |
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| February
28 |
| National unity in Lebanon helped defeating the Israeli enemy - Shamkhan |
| Libya boycotts APU meetings, protesting Lebanon's presidency
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| Czech Foreign Minister calls for constructive dialogue in the Middle East |
| US Greater Middle East Initiative Meant to Combat
Islam |
| Mouawad:
'Lebanon Must not be Ruled Against Syria or From Syria' |
| Lahd
Gets 20 Years in Hard Labor in Addition to Death |
| Lebanon asked to join group combating global spread of arms |
| Jumblatt’s call for referendum on Syrian presence draws
no interest |
| Al-Manar shows two versions of Ashoura commemorations |
| MP accuses officials of stealing from the people |
| LBC’s domestic abuse story stirs up trouble |
| Shepherd killed by Israelis is laid to rest in his village |
| Mistaken body exchange finally corrected in latest border
swap |
| Lebanese diaspora: One of the world’s most widespread |
| Children’s books that break down barriers and open up
possibilities |
| Parisian Can-Can enraptures and shocks audience with its nudity and
opulence |
| With a steady hand and unflinching heart, an artist pays tribute to a
patriot |
| Sidon
AIDS fair raises awareness |
| Lebanon loses to Saudi Arabia 2-4 |
| Lebanese economy blighted by political bickering, debt |
| Farmers say agriculture is on brink of crisis |
| Beirut is one of three cities vying to host planned
‘Armani’ resorts |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
27 |
| Iranian defense minister arrives in Lebanon |
| Israel makes deal with
ex-hostage |
| Lebanon
and Israel swap two bodies after error |
| Israel repatriates body of
Mohammad Birro after prisoner swap snafu |
| Franjieh
Severs Alliance with Hariri, Doubting His Loyalty to Syria |
| Bar
Association Asked to Reveal Fate of Lebanese Prisoners in Syria |
| Beirut
Okays New U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon |
| Lahoud wants cellular issue speeded up |
| Addoum expresses reservations about US State Department
report |
| US report on human rights notes some improvements in Lebanon
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| Lebanese-EU talks ‘satisfactory’ |
| Cardinal Sfeir Laments Efforts to Islamize Education in
Lebanon |
| Abortion is illegal in Lebanon, but available |
| As drug use peaks, so does candid discussion |
| Lebanese played a crucial role in shaping modern Egyptian
culture |
| Sagesse continue winning streak beating Riyadi 76-62 |
| Winter Olympics a possibility with the future Sannine Zenith
project |
| Costs of trade fairs for food industry to be met by agency |
| Intel education project gets underway |
| Improved service for bank customers |
| AUB launches new MBA for executives |
| New web site promoting tourism in rural Lebanon |
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| February
26 |
| Tennenbaum, prosecutors
finalize terms for possible plea bargain |
| Israel Returns the Body of a Lebanese
Infiltrator |
| Court extends order
restricting Tennenbaum's freedom of movement |
| Lebanese
suing Israel says would give away damages |
| Hariri
Escapes No-Confidence Vote Amid Shouting Battles |
| Israel
Seizes $Millions of Hizbullah 'Terror Money' in Palestinian Banks |
| U.S.
Speaks of Torturing Prisoners, Pressuring Courts in Lebanon |
| Confidence session ‘sabotaged’ by no quorum |
| The dance begins: Political talks underway in Baabda and
Aley |
| Hoss: Cabinet surviving cellular scandal may damage
Parliament |
| Lahoud hopes EU will increase peace profile |
| Coroners examine Sidon bodies |
| Plastic surgeons expand their fat wallets by shrinking noses
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| Nejmeh win in Bangladesh despite trying conditions |
| Standard Chartered forecasts likely 3 percent growth in 2004
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| Mar Elias shopping festival brings gloom not cash |
| Insurance consolidation recommended |
| State is determined to ease social burdens on taxpayers |
| Agreement brings Euro-Med free trade closer |
| New system to improve roads |
| MenaJet: New low-cost airline is getting ready to fly the
Mideast skies |
| Lebanon fast emerging as luxury travel destination |
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| February
25 |
| Hezbollah 'paying bonus
for Israeli deaths' |
| Iran ’s Defense Minister Heads for Syria, Lebanon |
| CIA
Warns of Hizbullah 'Terror War' Against U.S. if Syria is Invaded |
| Hizbullah's
Freed Hostage is Offered a Freedom Deal in Israel!! |
| Israel:
Hizbullah Pays Palestinians Bonus for Every Israeli Killed |
| Parliament in disarray over cell-phone issue |
| Lahoud’s meetings with Brazilian leaders promise
positive results |
| Obeid in Cairo to prepare for Arab summit in Tunis |
| Jumblatt pledging to call for vote on Syrian presence here |
| A flood of bad memories in Kfar Falous |
| Shepherd killed by Israeli fire near border; body pulled to
Israeli side |
| White House Undecided on
Syria Penalties |
| Deal being worked out that
would free Elhanan Tennenbaum |
| In Lebanon, some stores are more equal |
| Trying hard to get up close and personal with Mariah Carey |
| Pop
diva Carey delights fans in Beirut on first concert in Arab world |
| Lebanon on course for bright economic future |
| Political infighting over cellular sector continues,
ensuring lack of resolution |
| Hamade is happy with results of the European-Lebanese
meeting |
| Arab music labels strike back against piracy |
| Nokia unveils high-end smartphone with near-broadband speed |
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| February
24 |
| Beirut
Better Outside a Car Trunk, Says Terry Waite |
| Jumblat Calls for Referendum on Syria's Presence in
Lebanon |
| Israeli
Troops Kill Lebanese Shepherd in S. Lebanon |
| UNIFIL
Accuses Refugee Kurds of Killing U.N. Peacekeeper |
| Still no truce on cellular issue: Vote of confidence to take
place this week |
| Upcoming parliamentary session will be ‘heated’ |
| Obeid stresses ‘joint Arab action’ on visit to
Cairo |
| Country-wide demonstrations against separation barrier |
| Eight unidentified corpses found in a well in the Kfar
Falous area |
| MPs work on municipalities law |
| Trying hard to get up close and personal with Mariah Carey |
| As
more Westerners learn Arabic, Syria becoming country of choice |
| Lebanese environmental film wins prize at Tunis festival |
| Bringing mezza and kibbe to the land of bangers and mash |
| More students choosing both work and study |
| Lebanon’s societal restrictions squander the potential of half its
population |
| Hariri wary of cellular network revenue calculation |
| EU-Lebanon meeting to take stock of relations |
| BLC to be the first bank to provide micro-credit loans to
small businesses |
| Sabotage keeps northern Iraq oil line shut |
| Dubai bets on free economic zones not black gold |
| Kuwait
Lebanese Real Estate 2003 net soars |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
23 |
| UN
probing death of one of its peacekeepers in Lebanon |
| Patriarch
Laments Death of Lebanon's Middle Class |
| Hariri Takes Orders from No One as Lebanon's Premier, He
Says |
| Aoun urges Lebanese people to ‘wake up’ and reject
corruption |
| Politicians divided over cellular sector |
| Obeid calls US plans for region ‘fast food’ |
| Hariri-backed list to be contested in Beirut’s
municipal elections |
| Elections in South see alliances announced |
| Crackdown by police in Monnot area continues |
| Storms and high winds batter the country |
| Is 10 minutes time enough to get a Lebanese woman to hold your hand? |
| Lebanese founder has huge success with internet radio
Station |
| Galleries that charge artists for space risk doing damage to
their own market |
| Riyadi continue their winning streak |
| Najwa Karam sceptical about renewing her contract
with Rotana |
| Lebanon: cyclical strength, structural challenges |
| Unspoiled and underdeveloped, Cedars has yet to fill its
potential |
| Saudis urged
to invest in Lebanon |
| Lebanon Seeks New Investment |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
22 |
| U.N.
Peacekeeper Dies from Mysterious Shooting on Lebanon-Israel Border |
| Israel
denies receiving Hezbollah demand for 30 bodies following mix-up |
| Ghanaian
peacekeeper shot on Lebanese border |
| Arab experts in Beirut, Doha discuss educational
reforms |
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| February
21 |
| Monnot area affected by police
crackdown |
| Video games attract young to
Hizbollah |
| Aoun
Turns 68, Says Haret Hreik Dearer to him than Champs Elysees |
| Israel
Accuses Syria, Hizbullah, Iran of Engineering Palestinian Attacks |
| Lebanon
Returns $400 Million of Saddam's Money to Iraq |
| Hizbullah
Demands 30 Bodies from Israel for Jewish Man's Corpse? |
| Maronite Patriarch Sfeir promotes human values on the eve of
Lent |
| Daher: Delay in decentralization is hindering MPs |
| The ongoing problems of waste from the Beirut slaughterhouse
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| Monnot area affected by police crackdown |
| Visas for Lebanon and Brazil may be scrapped |
| Wrong body returned by Israel in the prisoner exchange |
| Nabatieh makes its final preparations for Ashoura |
| Discovery of old archives should aid land disputes in the
qada of Jezzine |
| Credit cards now more popular |
| BEMO’s profits show impressive growth |
| Have fun, get fit and learn self-defense |
| Lebanese young men seem seduced by the internet café |
| Rabbi and Muslim comedian discover it’s more fun to
make fun |
| The vital illusion: the war of Basous and why we tell tales |
| Lebanese American Returnees Society is smart and successful |
| Young couples no longer wedded to the idea of arranged
marriage |
| Business is booming for city’s wedding planners |
| Boom times for ski businesses |
| Egypt, Israel dance cautiously around pipeline deal |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
20 |
| Secret Knesset
Committee: Tenenbaum Case Is Grave |
| Another Complication In The
Tenenbaum Deal |
| Israeli Health Ministry: No request for DNA tests
on Lebanese bodies was made |
| Report: Israel sends to Hizbullah ''by mistake''
body of Jewish man |
| Bush
Takes 'Light' Sanctions Against Syria Over Lebanon, Iraq |
| A Lahoud Extension in Fall Applies to Berri, Harri
Following Spring |
| Guinea
Procrastinates on List of Lebanese Passengers Aboard Cotonou Plane |
| Lebanon, Brazil to hold economic summit |
| Plan to join Islamic
organization blocked |
| Pakradouni offers defense against smear campaign |
| Addoum orders Iraqi money to be handed back |
| Talk show host pressured to drop program
on Al-Madina scandal |
| Officials surprised by report from Roed-Larsen criticizing
Lebanon |
| Arab foundation highlights the need for
change in the region |
| Hariri: More women needed in politics |
| UN
Lebanon Mission Contains Regional Tension |
| Israel
doubts freed captive story |
| Lebanon to
Return More Than $15M to Iraq |
| Beggars are everywhere these days some even have
websites! |
| Aggression and beauty in the music at Al-Bustan |
| Sagesse beat their strongest challengers |
| Samir Yamout, the masabeh vendor of Hamra since 1978 |
| Budget delay may be good news |
| Ehden makes play for year-round tourism |
| Lebanon
film industry on the fast track to multi-million dollar growth |
| UN releases new tech findings |
| Central Bank: Debt situation is improving |
| Lebanon News in
Brief |
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| February
19 |
| Report:
Palestinian groups, Islamists plan ''huge'' attacks against Israeli targets |
| Ex-hostage
Waite free from bitterness |
| Syria
Asserts Peace Messages, Israel Demands Hizbullah Curbed First |
| Israel
Suspects Tannenbaum Passed "Most Damaging" Secrets to Hizbullah |
| Rana
Seeks Bail, Abu Ayash to Stand Trial in Absentia |
| Ex-Mount
Lebanon Governor Indicted as Embezzler |
| Terry Waite: 'I hope my captors have
done well...' |
| Tensions mount in Metn as local elections nearing |
| Two Lebanons: One at home, and one abroad |
| Waite, a former hostage, visits Palestinian camps |
| Diplomat says relations with Gulf set to improve |
| Amal, Hizbullah may organize common parade for Ashoura |
| Hizbullah calls for participation in elections |
| Prison recommended for embezzlers |
| Reaction to US proposal awaits details |
| They may be living abroad, but they are still Lebanese |
| A full life: From war protestor to Congressional candidate
to author |
| Anibal loses by one point in overtime, while Antranik is
crushed by 14 points |
| Lebanon gets annihilated 2-0 against South Korea |
| A life time spent digging graves to support a family and
nine children |
| Lebanon
records $3.25 bln BOP surplus by end-Nov |
| Lebanon says public debt up to $30bn by end
November |
| Air Arabia offers low-cost alternative |
| Pharmaceuticals on the agenda at European meeting |
| Industrialist calls for new markets to be opened to Lebanese
products |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
18 |
| Former hostage in Beirut says West fosters terror |
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| Ex-Premier
Hoss Calls for Pan-Arab 'U.S. Accountability Act' |
| Syria
May Support a Lahoud Extension for Only 2 Years |
| Lahoud
Hopes to Attend Arab-Latin American Summit in December |
| Government ready for new mobile auctions |
| Lahoud ready to discuss expatriate issues in Brazil |
| Former hostage returns to his land of capture with plan to help |
| Voters in South paying heed to local interests |
| Conference hope to promote dialogue between Islamic world
and Europe |
| Education reforms urged |
| Antoine Bassil reunited with family, denies any ‘contact’ with
Israel |
| Tabbara addresses judicial forum, speaks of Lebanese system |
| Ruwaida
Attia to launch her first album from Lebanon |
| Haifa Wahbi heads off to Hollywood |
| An imagination that knows few bounds: A modern tale of a
jeweler |
| A positive new way for dealing with female teenage outlaws |
| Getting away from it all, while still staying within the city |
| Lebanon: Previously conservative country becomes bikini
central |
| Riyadh hosts economic gathering |
| Qatar expands joint project with US universities |
| January deficit spending falls in 2004, revenues from taxes
rise by 8.56 percent |
| BIA takes off with increases in customers |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
17 |
| Ex-hostage urges Mid-East
peace |
| Tennenbaum's lawyer says
'doesn't seem' that his client will face charges |
| Devil
Worshippers Reenact Shaoul's Robbery Murder |
| Journalist
Bassil Serves Out 30 Months in Jail for Anti-Syria Agitation |
| Lahoud,
Hariri Reload Their Guns, But None Dares to Shoot the Other |
| Experts warn political instability will threaten the telecom
sector |
| The determined presidential campaign of Nayla Mouawad |
| Murr says devil worship suspected in Shaoul murder |
| Man arrested in connection with infant’s death |
| Bekaa badly hit by snowstorms over last few days |
| Man arrested at Beirut International Airport for smuggling
cocaine from Brazil |
| Journalist gets early release |
| Lahoud praises trade links with Brazil |
| Electoral system criticized for taking power from the people
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| Municipal elections gain momentum in Sidon |
| Bahrain takes the lead as e-banking takes off in the region |
| Teachers from around the world to gather in Beirut |
| A Lebanese expatriate in Muscat makes it in the construction business |
| Reality television, promoting a false and hollow way of
life? |
| ‘There aren’t only cedars in Lebanon’ |
| In north Lebanon, winter can be both magical and extremely
harsh |
| A rare treat for Liszt lovers at Al-Bustan Festival |
| Interview: Foreign firms eye Lebanon cellphone
tender |
| Lebanon forex reserves rise to $12.56 bln mid-Feb |
| Lebanon's budget deficit down to 21.9 pct end-Jan |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
16 |
| Yonah
Baumel: Syrian officials say my son is alive |
| Tank comrades from 1982 Sultan
Yaqub battle: Katz and Feldman were killed |
| Former hostage Terry Waite
returns to Beirut, will also visit Jerusalem, Gaza |
| Why I'm Going Back to
Beirut, by Ex-Hostage |
| Hizbullah
to Shoot Israeli Trespassers, Mine Infiltration Gateways |
| Thunderbolt
Sets Hizbullah Arms Dump Afire |
| Doubts
Persist Over Mobile Tender Despite Approval of Cordahi's Terms |
| Snows wreak havoc in North |
| Cabinet approves Qordahi’s cellular plan |
| Police say they are closer to solving Achrafieh murder |
| Asaad knocks Council of the South |
| Bathed in crimson light, the glitterati honor a humanitarian |
| A man who conjures opportunity out of adversity has a
message for Lebanon |
| Riyadi fined LL10 million |
| Blue Stars win in the last second |
| Lebanon to issue $1.9 billion in eurobonds |
| Les Echos: Lebanon demands $1.45bn from France Telecom |
| Lebanon paves way for new telecoms tender |
| Lebanon cabinet passes telecoms tender conditions |
| Auchi seizes opportunities to invest in Lebanon |
| Lebanon criticized for being lax on international copyright
laws |
| Government’s job on anti-piracy legislation is lauded |
| Combining tourism, health to attract more visitors to Lebanon |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
15 |
| Sultan Yaqub MIAs to be declared fallen soldiers |
| Nasrallah: Second phase of
prisoner exchange 'enters complete secrecy' |
| Israel intends to declare 3
soldiers missing since '82 as killed in action |
| 2
Lebanese Among Fallujah Attackers? |
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| February
14 |
| Lebanon
Tells FBI No Terrorists Planned Hostage-Taking Attack in Aukar |
| Unrelenting
Storm Kills 1 Motorist, Army Rescues U.S. Ambassador |
| Annan to attend Arab Summit in Tunis next month |
| Valentine's
Festivities Dampened by Murder of Ex-Minister's Son |
| Berri's
Amal Sacks Another Prominent Official from its Ranks |
| Storm
Hits Lebanon, Sinks Ships in Turkey, Closes Greek Airports |
| Experts say standards for universities need to be refined |
| National science council debunks earthquake probability
rumor |
| Visiting Australian mufti slams Arab world leaders as
‘semi-men’ |
| Innovative
Ways To Say "I love You" in Lebanon |
| Lebanon takes on a new, classier image |
| Knights of Malta to honor icons of humanitarianism |
| The perpetual mystery of St. Valentine’s Day |
| Everyone says ‘I love you’ but what do they
mean? |
| Pay a LL30,000 premium for roses? Why don’t we just
break up instead |
| Singletons try new ways of getting a date |
| City mix: Harvard celebration, Japan grants |
| Sick of licking envelopes? Libanpost offers new end-to-end
mail service |
| Shopping festival a smash Downtown |
| Arab countries foggy on intellectual property rights |
| ConocoPhilips to end projects in Syria |
| Business at Port of Tripoli is happily bouncing back to life
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| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
13 |
| 54 drug dealers arrested in Lebanon |
| Hariri
Abandons Mobile Companies to Salvage Truce with Lahoud |
| U.S.
Earmarks $35 Million to Lebanon for 2005 |
| Lahoud insisting Cabinet discuss new cellular plan |
| Cabinet overrules EDL, cancels tender |
| Qornet Shehwan leaders denying knowledge of Syrian visit
rumors |
| Judge says investigation of FPM and LF partisans is
‘invalid’ |
| Addoum questions MP Lahoud over allegations of Iraqi oil
gifts |
| US security delegation visits Blue Line |
| Palestinian nurse suspected of being liaison between Tanzim men, Hezbollah
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| Male belly dancer shimmies his way into people’s hearts
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| Garden of Forgiveness offers up treasures of antiquity |
| Jalex’ Beyt: Two musicians’ return to their
physical and spiritual roots |
| Merrill
Lynch still cautious over Lebanese public debt |
| TMA
makes case to get rid of workers |
| Zahrani
electricity plant workers stage open strike |
| Booming
satellite TV sector experiences growing pains |
| Businesses
put ‘strategy into action’ |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
12 |
| Israel jets break sound barrier over south Lebanon |
| FBI Probes Plot to Bomb U.S. Embassy in Beirut |
| Powell:
U.S. Sanctions Against Syria Within Weeks |
| Cordahi
Excludes Cellis, LibanCell from Mobile Tender |
| Jumblat
Prefers no Extension, Tickles Berri, Sells Ottoman Bey Title |
| Osbat
al Noor Vows to Murder Arafat's Top Lebanon Representatives |
| Jumblatt opposes Lahoud term renewal |
| MP Lahoud levels complaint over oil rumors |
| Ain al-Hilweh factions move to end feud after murder |
| Israel’s Mossad again on the prowl in region |
| Municipal draft law progresses |
| Global community chides US for lack of consultation on Mideast plan |
| Maronite icons are memorials of gratitude, piousness |
| At long last, phone booths hit the streets |
| Public transport: Late in a service, or squashed on a bus |
| An eclectic mix of performance and art at the Cryptonite show in Monot |
| Ethiopian Orthodox Mass brings together expatriate community |
| Lebanese national football team wins a last-minute victory over Bahrain |
| Blue Stars avenge earlier loss against Cafe Najjar |
| Lebanon to reap benefits of Arab energy grid by April |
| EDL gives Irish firm operational contract, abrogates
previous Cabinet decision |
| Health
tourism packages for Lebanon |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
11 |
| Earth Tremor Felt in Israel,
West Bank, Lebanon |
| Militant 'heir' killed in Lebanon |
| Ein
El-Hilweh Assassins Terminate Shreidi Dynasty, Civil War Looms |
| Teenage
militant shot dead in Lebanon camp ambush |
| Emile
Emile Lahoud's Dilemma About Saddam's Oil Coupons |
| Lahoud awards released detainees medals in Baabda Palace
ceremony |
| Hariri says US plans for region exclude Arabs |
| Obeid: Prisoner swap is ‘historic’ success |
| LU students predict more fights at Sanayeh campus |
| Amal, Hizbullah form committee to contain feud |
| Judiciary rejects US request on bomb case |
| Qandil calls the role of Syria a ‘safety net’ |
| Lebanon expected to emerge as regional hub for
healthcare tourism |
| Shopping festival 2004 draws crowds, but where are the
sales? |
| Contractors threaten to halt work to protest costs |
| MMS: Yet another way to stay in touch with friends |
| Living on manakeesh: Perhaps not such a bad thing at all for
bakers |
| Too hot to handle? Record companies shun political artists |
| Reading: The Near East invention that’s now in need of
resurrection |
| ALBA seminar tackles religion and faith in cinema |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
10 |
| Muslim terror groups stepping
up activities in Latin America |
| Ace Manipulator Rana Koleilat Squeezed by Australian
Extortionists |
| Lebanon
Betters France, Switzerland Security-Wise |
| U.N.:
17 Israeli Jets Terrorize Lebanon with Supersonic Forays |
| Damascus visits highlight presidential race |
| Hariri flies to Cairo in attempt to boost trade ties with
Egypt |
| Palestinian camps rocked by series of grenade explosions |
| Officials surprised by plans for ‘economic road
map’ |
| Environment Ministry is hampering the safe disposal of
hospital waste |
| ‘Tripoli Gathering’ calls for decentralizing
municipalities |
| Exiled Lebanon general won't return until Syria out
|
| Sexual abuse condemns children to years of torment |
| Bilal, a boy who’s had to grow up too quickly |
| A haven of Manakeesh in the midst of corn-fed America |
| Najwa
Karam tackles Lebanon's economy |
| Qordahi amends cellular contracts |
| Humayed makes his pitch for a regional power grid |
| Government implementing 10-year plan to eliminate water shotages |
| Gemmayzeh continues to boom with more new eateries opening every day |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
9 |
|
| Amal,
Hizbullah Activists Clash in S. Lebanon, 8 Injured |
| Sfeir
Laments Lebanon's Plight Amid Fresh Syrian Overtures |
| Israel persists with illegal overflights in Lebanon |
| Postponement of Cabinet session raises questions |
| Tabbara praises capture of judge’s drunken assailant |
| Obeid tells Hague court separation wall is
‘illegal’ |
| Hizbullah determined to gain ground in elections |
| Ain al-Hilweh Islamists criticize UN rights curricula |
| Hezbollah
Influence Grows in Mideast |
| Israel warplanes swoop on Lebanon, Hizbollah fires |
| Israeli Arab brothers deny
setting up Hezbollah-funded terror cell |
| Harb completes filming of TV drama |
| The Lebanese family: An important social institution |
| Despite shock departure of coach, national team wins |
| Sagesse knocks Cafe Najjar out of top position |
| New approach to solar power electrifies business |
| Media sector bemoans lack of support |
| Lebanon's economy grew by 3% in 2003 |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
8 |
| Aounists
Deplore Atallah's Prosecution as Muzzling Freedom |
| Assad
Raises Curtain for Lebanon's Presidential Election |
| 2
Arabs Indicted in Israel as Hizbullah Saboteurs |
| Iranian Foreign Minister: Iran
will do its best to help uncover Ron Arad's fate |
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| February
7 |
| Assailant
Who Beat Up Female Judge Arrested |
| U.S.
Changes its Ambassador to Lebanon |
| MP Lahoud invites investigation of bribe allegation |
| Kamal Kharrazi: Lebanon plans to question Samir Geagea |
| Kharazi says Geagea likely to hold information on envoys |
| LU campus sealed after fight breaks out between Amal and
Hizbullah students |
| Assault on judge called ‘clear and open threat’ |
| New safety measures take effect on slopes across the country
|
| Palestinian representative calls for refugee rights |
| Palestinian delegation thanks Lebanese officials for
solidarity |
| Palestinian group marks 22nd anniversary |
| Hollywood seeks Lebanon’s latest sensation
Haifa Wahbi |
| Laughter: the mighty sword in the face of impending peril |
| Ahweh: The vital fuel that powers the people and traditions
of Lebanon |
| Lebanon defeats Iran at tennis |
| Lebanese business group touts Abu Dhabi expo |
| Solidere quietly pursues strategy of land sales |
| Exports rising as trade deficit widens |
| Lebanon News in Brief |
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| February
6 |
| Lebanese legislator denies receiving bribes from Saddam
Hussein |
| Iranian minister says missing Iranians are alive in Israel |
| Lahoud
Undertakes 'Mission Impossible' to Reveal Fate of Missing Iranians |
| Qornet
Shahwan Calls for Geagea's Release, Aoun's Return |
| Geagea
in 'Excellent Shape' after Physical Checkup at Sacre Cœur |
| Syria
Said to Send Arms Again to Lebanon Guerrillas |
| Female Judge Severely Beaten at her Chambers |
| Lahoud vows to probe fate of missing envoys |
| Families of kidnapped diplomats hold out hope for their safe
return |
| TMA announces termination of 250 jobs in face of losses,
safety concerns |
| Salameh: Government cannot force return of Iraqi money |
| Hoss accuses Hariri administration of corruption and
irresponsibility |
| Should the Lebanese diaspora
have voting rights? |
| Colombian official arrives for talks |
| Victims of Hermel land-sale fraud hold protest demanding
justice |
| Winter’s delight: A master cook reveals (some of the) secrets to the
art of kishk |
| Divorce can leave children with scars lasting lifetime |
| UN report says Lebanon is no longer a regional leader in
information technology |
| Growth up by
3pc in Lebanon |
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