Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanese opposition celebrates 3rd anniversary of MOU (Foreign Policy Blogs)
Lebanese opposition celebrates 3rd anniversary of MOU (Foreign Policy Blogs)
Lebanon’s two major opposition parties, Hezbollah and the Free Patriotica Movement (FPM), recently celebrated the third anniversary of their 2006 memorandum of understanding. This agreement brought together two seemingly disparate constituencies – one Shia and the other predominantly Christian – in what was commonly seen as a partnership of mere of political convenience. However, Al-Manar …
Lebanese president stresses army dedication for military institution (People’s Daily)
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said Friday that the Lebanese army dedication is only for the military institution, the Elnashra website reported. “The army dedication is not for the president or any other leader, but only to the military institution,” Suleiman said in a celebration on his honor at the defense ministry. He stressed that “Lebanon always accepts military aid, but with no …
A Lebanese Political Satirist With Hezbollah Among His Targets (New York Times)
Charbel Khalil?s show is the latest comedic broadside aimed at the vanities of Lebanese politics and society.
A Lebanese Political Satirist With Hezbollah Among His Targets (New York Times)
Charbel Khalil?s signature comedy sketch show is the latest comedic broadside aimed at the vanities of Lebanese politics and society.
Posted: 07-02-2009 , 04:21 GMT (Al Bawaba)
The famous Lebanese artist Elissa has finished filming a new video clip for the song “Awakher Al Shita” (The End OF Winter) from her last album “Ayami Beek” (My Days With You). Elissa worked with the Lebanese director Walid Nasif and the filming took place in the mountains in Lebanon.
In Lebanese camp, fears over Palestinian divisions (The Charlotte Observer)
(By SAM F. GHATTAS, Associated Press Writer) Palestinians in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp are watching the dispute over power between Hamas and the Palestinian president with dismay, fearing it will only make their dream of one day returning home even more distant. They also fear the tensions could spill over here: The refugees in the densely populated, impoverished camp are as divided as …
Israel deports Lebanese aid ship crew (People’s Daily)
Israeli authorities on Friday deported the 18 crewmembers of a Lebanese cargo ship intercepted by the Israeli navy on its way to challenge an Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip. Three of them, two Indians and a Briton, were taken to the Ben Gurion international airport for flights to their countries of origin, while the rest, who come from Lebanon and Syria, were transferred via a border terminal, …
In Lebanese camp, fears over Palestinian divisions (The State)
Palestinians in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp are watching the dispute over power between Hamas and the Palestinian president with dismay, fearing it will only make their dream of one day returning home even more distant. They also fear the tensions could spill over here: The refugees in the densely populated, impoverished camp are as divided as their fellow Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and …
Lebanese satirist (mostly) gets away with it (International Herald Tribune)
Charbel Khalil’s show “Democracy,” which first aired in September, is the latest in a career-long series of comedic broadsides aimed at the vanities of Lebanese politics and society.
In Lebanese camp, fears over Palestinian divisions (AP via Yahoo! News)
Palestinians in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp are watching the dispute over power between Hamas and the Palestinian president with dismay, fearing it will only make their dream of one day returning home even more distant.
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