Lebanese president urges U.S. to press Israel to accept Arab initiative (People’s Daily)
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman urged the United States to put pressure on Israel to accept the Arab initiative for peace in the region, National News Agency (NNA) reported here Wednesday. “The Arab peace initiative is the only available chance for peace in the region,” Suleiman told visiting U.S. senator John Kerry during their meeting. Suleiman expressed fear that if the initiative is not …
ICG: Lebanon’s Palestinian camps a ‘time bomb’ (Middle East Online)
International Crisis Group blames successive Lebanese governments for catastrophic situation in camps.
Lebanese man admits spying for Israel (Moldova.org)
A supposedly earnest Palestinian supporter and family man in Lebanon has confessed to being a long-time spy for Israel, authorities say.Now awaiting a military trial in a Maraj, Lebanon, prison, Ali al-Jarrah, 50, has admitted a 25-year career of espionage, Lebanese investigators say, an elaborately disguised double life before his arrest last summer.A white-haired school administrator at home …
Lebanese minister stresses need to upgrade power plants (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian said Wednesday Lebanon urgently needed to replace the archaic power stations with more energy-efficient plants that run on coal. “I have submitted a short- and medium-term plan to the Cabinet to solve the electricity problem.
Lebanon’s Palestinian camps a ‘time bomb’: ICG (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps are breeding grounds for extremist groups and constitute a “time bomb” that needs urgent attention, the International Crisis Group think-tank said Thursday.
Lebanon to get higher-speed internet (Zawya)
BEIRUT: Internet speed in Lebanon is expected to become 20 times faster in two months once the country gets linked to a cable stretching from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria, a statement by the Telecommunication Ministry said on Wednesday.
Lebanese man admits spying for Israel (UPI)
MARAJ, Lebanon, Feb. 19 (UPI) — A supposedly earnest Palestinian supporter and family man in Lebanon has confessed to being a long-time spy for Israel, authorities say.
Iranian-Lebanese Shi’ite Relations (Payvand Iran News)
Next to the Arab-Israeli conflict, perhaps few other topics in the history of the modern Middle East have captured the interest of policymakers and scholars alike as has postrevolutionary Iranian-Lebanese Shi’ite relations, particularly the creation of Hizbullah. -Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr
Nurturing Instability: Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugee Camps (AlertNet)
Source: International Crisis Group Filled with hundreds of thousands of marginalised and heavily armed Palestinians deprived of basic political rights, Lebanon’s refugee camps are a time bomb that needs urgent attention.
Kerry: U.S. wants Syria’s help in disarming Hezbollah (People’s Daily)
U.S. Senator John Kerry said Wednesday during a short visit to Beirut that Washington wants Syria to help disarm Hezbollah, local Elnsahra website reported. “We want Syria to respect Lebanon’s political independence, and help in resolving issues with Hezbollah and the Palestinians,” Kerry was quoted as saying after meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. A U.S. embassy statement …
