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Lebanon News
July 2005 |
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| July 31 |
| Lebanese PM looks to new future on Syria visit |
| Lebanon and Syria agree to smooth strained ties |
| Lebanese PM on fence-mending trip to Syria |
| Annan welcomes confidence vote for new Lebanon government |
| Lebanese cleric slams US "terrorism",
"program of hostility to Islam" |
| Lebanon is at the threshold of major telecom sector reform
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| Syria
expels hundreds of Lebanese managers |
| Salafranca:
European Union plans to provide Lebanon with financial aid |
| Pressure group questions Lebanon gem imports |
| Lebanon
prepares for change of all mobile-phone numbers |
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| July 30 |
| Lebanon PM wins confidence vote ahead of Syria visit |
| Debate over amnesty to SLA heats up in Lebanon |
| Lebanon PM to visit Syria Sunday |
| Lebanon parliament to vote on new government |
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| July 29 |
| Security Council extends UNIFIL mandate in Lebanon |
| Lebanon PM to pay first post-withdrawal visit to Syria |
| Lebanon debates amnesty for SLA |
| Lebanon parliament to vote on new government Saturday |
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| July 28 |
| Fear of roaming car-bombs prompts tighter Hariri security |
| Lebanon should disarm Hezbollah: US diplomat |
| New Lebanon government defends Hizbollah role |
| Qaddoumi's visit enhances Palestinian ties with Lebanon |
| Amin Gemayel: Israel ready to pull back from Shebaa Farms |
| Siniora pledges reforms ahead of confidence vote |
| Lebanon furious at Syrian blockade |
| Lebanon’s premier looks to heal rift with Syria |
| Siniora defends Hezbollah, promises solid ties with Syria |
| Hezbollah says 'no one can uproot us form Lebanon' |
| Police hunting for four cars identical to the one used in
Murr blast |
| Siniora optimistic about building ties with Syria: FT
interview |
| Meeting Sharon, Chirac blasts Syria's destabilizing role in
region |
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| July 27 |
| Releasing Geagea may not heal Lebanon's war wounds |
| New diplomatic strategy in Lebanon? |
| Fax says Zarqawi planning to assassinate nine Shiite leaders
in Lebanon |
| Syrian FM says Lebanese cabinet policy statement calls for
optimism |
| Lebanon police seize 'enormous' arms arsenal in Beirut |
| Chambers
of Commerce set for shake up |
| Will
a new, Syria-free government bring prosperity? |
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| July 26 |
| Lebanon MPs to debate new government Thursday |
| PLO official to discuss issue of Palestinian refuges in
Lebanon |
| Former Lebanon warlord arrives in France |
| Former Lebanon warlord freed in amnesty |
| Syrian state media demand public apology from Lebanon |
| New Lebanese Cabinet seeks good Syria ties |
| Aoun refuses to extend support to cabinet policy statement |
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| July 25 |
| Families of Syrian political prisoners set up committee |
| Lebanon Christian ex-warlord to leave prison, head to Europe |
| Syria extradites 12 Lebanon-linked militants to Saudia
Arabia |
| Hariri: 'fragile' Lebanon needs time to decide on Hezbollah |
| Lebanon policy statement adopts 'compromise formula' on
Hezbollah arms |
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| July 24 |
| Hariri voices confidence in UN probe of father's slaying |
| War of words heats up between Syria and Lebanon |
| Palestinian refugees protest in Lebanon over tighter
security |
| Inquiry into Hariri murder focuses on Lahoud's close aide |
| Bomb scare at Hariri murder spot sends hundreds running for
life |
| MP Franjieh accuses cousin's 'militia' of attack on his
house |
| Lebanon minister denies calling on US to open dialogue with
Hezbollah |
| Lebanon's
new Cabinet must resolve |
| Economist
slams Lebanon's destructive fiscal policies |
| One
is a lonely number |
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| July 23 |
| Arab press highlights Rice Syria 'snub' |
| Lebanese minister calls for direct US-Hezbollah dialogue |
| US shows signs of resignation to Hezbollah political role |
| Lebanon denies Syria workers deaths |
| 12 wounded in Beirut bomb blast |
| US says militias, Syria undermining Lebanon's central
authority |
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| July 22 |
| Bomb blast rocks Beirut hours after surprise visit by Rice |
| Rice pledges support for new Lebanon on surprise visit |
| Former warlord to leave Lebanon after prison release |
| Rice calls on Syria to unblock Lebanon border |
| Lebanese-Swede London blasts
suspect praises bin Laden, threatens Sweden |
| Geagea calls for a new start in Lebanon |
| Court order dethrones Kataeb Party leader Pakradoni |
| Three wounded in Beirut bombing hours after Rice visit |
| Rice makes surprise visit to Lebanon |
| Geagea, fellow inmates released after amnesty law is
published |
| Economist slams Lebanon's destructive fiscal
policies |
| Azour
aims to restore confidence in Lebanon |
| Turning
the Lebanese Diaspora into an asset |
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| July 21 |
| US pressures Syria over Hezbollah support, Iraq insurgency |
| Head of Hariri killing probe interview 'unauthorised': UN |
| US urges new Lebanese gov't to disarm Hezbollah militia |
| Hezbollah disarmament a threat to Syria, says PM |
| Damascus says 37 workers killed in Lebanon since February |
| Lebanese-Swede suspected of link to London bombings |
| Assad vows to resolve Lebanon-Syria border row: Kuwait FM |
| Iran to sue over diplomats' kidnapping in Lebanon |
| Lebanon's Aoun calls for new ties with Syria |
| Iran says Iranians kidnapped in 1982 still alive |
| Annan recommends renewing UN monitoring force in south
Lebanon |
| France Telecom called on carpet over Hezbollah TV |
| Lebanon
faces economic battle |
| Russia boosts business relations with Lebanon |
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| July 20 |
| Lahoud's aide said suspect in Hariri murder probe |
| Tough tasks ahead for Lebanon's new government |
| Syria-Lebanon tensions mount over weapons, workers |
| Lebanese Hezbollah minister accuses US of interference |
| UN investigator implicates security chief in Hariri killing |
| New government must implement UN
resolution: press |
| FPM vows to play role of 'a special opposition' |
| Lebanon faces economic battle |
| Lebanon: now for the hard part |
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| July 19 |
| US rejects contacts with Lebanese minister from Hezbollah |
| 20 years after hostage crisis, Lebanon gets first Hezbollah minister |
| New Lebanon PM: lieutenant finally set to follow slain boss |
| Hezbollah joins Lebanon cabinet for first time |
| Lebanon's tumultuous months after Hariri murder |
| List of Lebanese cabinet |
| Karami denounces move to free warlord Geagea |
| Lebanon president okays pardon for warlord |
| One killed in clashes as Christians hail Geagea amnesty |
| Former Iraqi PM escapes murder attempt in Lebanon |
| Explosion reported in PFLP base in Lebanon |
| UN urges Hezbollah to merge with Lebanese army |
| Truckers steam and fruit roasts as Syria chokes Lebanese
border |
| Lebanon set to announce first post-Syria cabinet |
| UN envoy discusses way forward on Lebanon with EU foreign
ministers |
| Syrian authorities release Lebanese fishermen, Beirut
sources say |
| MK Bishara meets with Lebanon election victor, Sa'ad
Al-Hariri |
| Three hurt in gun clash across Beirut's old Green Line |
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| July 18 |
| Lebanon amnesties jailed ex-militia leader Geagea |
| Lebanon struggles to form cabinet amid crisis with Syria |
| EU concerned about Lebanon, urges Syria to act |
| Parliament set to vote on Geagea release Monday |
| Lebanese-Autralian wins poker world series |
| Lebanon waives port fees to ease border truck ban |
| Lebanon braces for bleak summer tourist season |
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| July 17 |
| US administration holds talks with close Hezbollah ally |
| Arab League urges 'entente' between Damascus and Beirut |
| Syria-Lebanon border crisis heats up |
| Syria nets Lebanese fishermen, raising tensions |
| Lahoud, Seniora seen locked in discord over Lebanon
government |
| Syria captures five Lebanese fishermen as border crisis
continues |
| Western travellers, Arabs, Iranians flock to Syria despite
troubles |
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| July 16 |
| Assad’s Syria still resistant to change five years on |
| Lebanon's latest cabinet line-up |
| U.S. says Syria is trying to strangle Lebanon |
| Lebanon fragile economy hit by Syria truck ban |
| Lebanon PM designate proposes Hezbollah-backed gov't |
| Lahoud expected to approve latest cabinet line-up if Aoun
insists on staying out |
| U.S. says Syria is trying to strangle Lebanon |
| Lebanon fragile economy hit by Syria truck ban |
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| July 15 |
| Lebanon PM designate proposes Hezbollah-backed gov't |
| Lebanon PM designate proposes Hezbollah-backed gov't |
| Siniora excludes Aoun from new cabinet proposal |
| Lebanon majority split on government of technocrats |
| Khatami: Lebanon entitled to partial rejection of UN
resolutions |
| Jumblat slams Siniora's plan to form non-party cabinet |
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| July 14 |
| Lebanon hits out as Syria steps up border controls |
| UNIFIL launches Lebanon complaint |
| Lebanon PM designate eyes non-party cabinet |
| Lebanese carrier MEA's 2004 net more than doubled |
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| July 13 |
| New setback for Lebanon PM as Aoun pulls out |
| Targeted Lebanese minister tells of attack foretold |
| Siniora 'agrees' with Lahoud on a gov't of technocrats |
| Syria to help UN probe into Hariri killing |
| Aoun bloc says no to Lebanon government |
| Syria wants Lebanon to join it in any peace talks with
Israel |
| U.N. council condemns bombings in Lebanon |
| Murr's muder attempt said plotted at Ain El Helweh
Palestinian camp |
| Lebanon's tourism slide becomes a free fall in June
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| Lebanon
reports $1.4 billion balance of payments deficit |
| Industrialist
asks Gulf to sell Lebanon discount oil |
| MEA
cuts rates for embattled exporters |
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| July 12 |
| Lebanese PM-designate presents cabinet to president |
| Lebanon's pro-Syrian defence minister survives deadly blast |
| Images from the scene of the blast |
| US condemns attack on Lebanese defence minister |
| Annan condemns 'terrorist' bomb attack |
| Lahoud lashes out at 'enemies of Lebanon' after deadly
blast |
| Jordan condemns Lebanon car bomb |
| Moscow condemns Lebanon car bomb |
| Syria condemns Lebanon bombing as 'terrorist act' |
| Syria putting the squeeze on Lebanon |
| Siniora hopes new cabinet would be announced 'within 24
hours' |
| A
tool chest for building Lebanese economic reform |
| Latest bombing will damage an already sluggish tourist season |
| Syria putting the squeeze
on Lebanon |
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| July 11 |
| Assad suspends interior minister Ghazi Kanaan from office |
| Hundreds of Lebanese trucks trapped on Syrian border |
| Israel, Syria, Jordan asked to aid UN Hariri probe |
| New Lebanon cabinet expected by Wednesday |
| Cabinet formation closer as Aoun announces decision to
participate |
| Lebanon
launches software piracy crackdown |
| Workforce
timebomb drives MENA states to tackle economic reform |
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| July 10 |
| Syria deports 1,300 terror suspects |
| Former Saudi prisoners complain of Syrian abuse |
| Lebanon media: Syria closes its borders with Lebanon in
revenge |
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| July 9 |
| Lebanon's Aoun reconsiders decision not to join government |
| Hezbollah attacks US for 'role' in Lebanon domestic politics |
| U.S. urges Lebanon to form new government quickly |
| Focus shifts to Shiite knot as Aoun participation in
cabinet seemingly solved |
| Geagea's release gets closer as Lahoud signs session decree |
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| July 8 |
| Syrian border restrictions threaten Lebanon's economy |
| French investigation opens into murder of Samir Kassir |
| Palestinian refugees in Lebanon seek hope in Abbas visit |
| Palestinian disarmament not discussed in Beirut: Abbas |
| Palestinian leader on two-day visit to Lebanon |
| Palestinian Islamist group Hamas condemns London attacks |
| Lebanon fiscal reforms key to avoiding financial crisis:
Official |
| Syrian border restrictions threaten Lebanon's economy |
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| July 7 |
| Syria, Lebanon condemn London attacks |
| Trade between Beirut, Damascus victim of strained ties |
| Cabinet formation, Geagea's release take positive turn |
| US: Time for Lebanese army to take control of southern
border |
| Syria downplays Lebanon border congestion |
| Israel to shoot on sight at Lebanese border |
| LF demands listing Geagea's release on extraordinary session
agenda |
| Syrian-Lebanese trade balance tilts in favor of Lebanon:
official |
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| July 6 |
| Lebanese held in Israel wants release 'without concessions' |
| Siniora meets Lahoud, reports progress in govt formation |
| Siniora's list allocates FM portfolio to a non Shiite |
| Abbas starts landmark Syria visit |
| Lebanon urged to quickly clarify fate of kidnapped Iranian
diplomats |
| Lebanon seeks return of Hizbullah gunman's body |
| Jumblat says Lahoud, Aoun continuing Ghazaleh's Anjar rule |
| Saudi
Oger's Turk Telecom deal pushes it into major league |
| MEA
announces record $50m in profits |
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| July 5 |
| Rice offers rare praise for Syria |
| Lebanon drops charges against firebrand Aoun |
| Hezbollah says Israeli infiltration bid sparked deadly
clashes |
| Abbas to hold landmark talks with Syria's Assad |
| Abbas to pay first visit to Lebanon as PA head |
| Lebanon claims 110 Israeli air violations |
| Siniora threatens to quit over Shiite insistence on FM
portfolio |
| Aoun says fear of opening corruption files behind justice
portfolio ban |
| Gemayel says disarming Hezbollah needs consensus |
| Aoun: Door totally shot in face of our joining new cabinet |
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| July 4 |
| Hezbollah wants seats in new Lebanon cabinet |
| Smuggler pipelines channel people into U.S. from countries
with terror ties |
| Hezbollah admits death of fighter in Israel clashes |
| PM designate seeks new partners after Aoun rejection |
| An optimist's agenda for economic reform in Lebanon |
| Power rationing keeps most of Lebanon in the dark |
| Syria halts Lebanese trucks at border |
| Siniora
urged to bail Lebanon out of economic crisis |
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| July 3 |
| Justice portfolio keeps Aoun out of Lebanon's new cabinet |
| Political squabbling delays formation of new caninet |
| Hezbollah attempted to kidnap Israeli soldier: military |
| Second death from post-election shooting in Lebanon |
| Three dead as Syria troops clash with militants on Lebanon
border |
| Syria spy chief says he has no foreign assets for US to
freeze |
| Bush faces uphill battle prodding EU on Hezbollah |
| Terror-linked migrants, some with links to Hezbollah,
crossing into U.S. |
| Patriarch Sfeir seeks clemency for SLA refugees in Israel |
| Lebanon's post-election violence overshadows bid to form
new cabinet |
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| July 2 |
| Syria is hindrance to Mideast stability: US |
| Arab newspaper: Israel agrees to return body of Hezbollah
guerrilla to Lebanon |
| One dead, two wounded in post-election shooting in Lebanon |
| Kurds, emboldened by Lebanon, rise up in tense Syria |
| Two tons of hashish seized in east Lebanon |
| Second mobile operator launched in Armenia |
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| July 1 |
| US and UN keep up pressure on Syria |
| Lebanon's new PM faces Hezbollah dilemma |
| Latest information on Lebanon's cabinet formation |
| Woman hurt in Beirut car explosion |
| Beirut asks to extend UNIFIL madate for another 6-month |
| Israeli artillery shells south
Lebanon |
| UN Security Council calls anew for
Lebanon to implement full sovereignty |
| US blocks Ghazi Kaanan and Rustom Ghazaleh's assets |
| Text: US decision to
freeze Ghazi Kanaan and Rustum Ghazali's assets |
| Israel leaflets warn Lebanese of Hezbollah |
| Beirut most expensive city in Arab world |
| Siniora's
chance to fix Lebanon's economy |
| Local
business group buys control of Sannine mineral water plant |
| Hariri's Oger Telecom says it wins Turk Telekom bid |
