Lebanese married to foreign men want equality (Dawn)
BEIRUT, Dec 14: Every year, Salha Solh spends half her small income of $3,600 just to keep her three sons and three daughters from being deported from their homeland.
Lebanese women wed to foreigners want equality (The State)
Every year, Salha Solh spends half her small income of $3,600 just to keep her three sons and three daughters from being deported from their homeland. Solh is Lebanese but her husband is Pakistani, and under Lebanese law she cannot pass her citizenship on to her children. They are Pakistanis in the law’s eyes and need expensive annual residency visas, even though they were born and raised here …
Jordan, Lebanon Urge Implementing Israel-Hezbollah Resolution (Nasdaq)
AMMAN (AFP)–Jordan and Lebanon Sunday called for “full implementation” of the U.N. Security Council resolution which ended the 2006 war between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah.
Call to act on Lebanon resolution (Gulf Times)
AMMAN: Jordan and Lebanon yesterday called for “full implementation” of the UN Security Council resolution which ended the 2006 war between Israel and the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah.
Lebanese opposition ministers use veto power for first time (People’s Daily)
Lebanese opposition ministers used veto power in the Saturday’s cabinet meeting for the first time since the national unity government was formed in July, An-Nahar daily reported Sunday. The veto power was used when the opposition disagreed with the pro-government ministers on the formation of an election campaign surveillance committee for the 2009 parliamentary elections, the report said. …
Lebanese women wed to foreigners want equality (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)—Every year, Salha Solh spends half her small income of $3,600 just to keep her three sons and three daughters from being deported from their homeland….
In Lebanon, rivals unconvinced by warlord’s apology (Los Angeles Times)
Samir Geagea, a fearsome Christian militia leader during Lebanon’s civil war, says he had a change of heart after studying mysticism and religion in prison. When the warlord finally tried to repent, no one would accept his apology.
Lebanese women wed to foreigners want equality (The Charlotte Observer)
(By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer) Every year, Salha Solh spends half her small income of $3,600 just to keep her three sons and three daughters from being deported from their homeland. Solh is Lebanese but her husband is Pakistani, and under Lebanese law she cannot pass her citizenship on to her children. They are Pakistanis in the law’s eyes and need expensive annual residency visas, …
‘Smarter bombs’ will allow Israel to hit Lebanon with impunity (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Israel is set to buy a “smart-bomb” system that will allow its pilots to strike Lebanese cities without leaving Israeli airspace, defense industry insiders from the Jewish state have said.Military acquisition chiefs in Israel are considering buying a bolt-on-kit that converts ordinary bombs into satellite-guided “smart” weapons.
